新概念第二册Lesson89 A slip of the tongue 口误.doc

Lesson89 A slip of the tongue 口误 A slip of the tongue a slip of the tongue 口误，说走了嘴，失言 Are you sure that it was just a slip of tongue? 你确信那只是一时口误吗？ ★slip [slip] n.小错误 n. 小错误，失误，疏漏 You’ve made some slips (of the pen) in your report. When he was nervous, he would sometimes make a slip of tongue. slip:动词:滑倒,失误 Somehow she slipped and hurt her ankle.不知怎的她滑倒了并伤了她的脚踝. Sorry, it slipped my mind.对不起,我把这事忘记了. slippers:拖鞋 slippery:湿滑的 Watch the slippery floor.小心地面湿滑. People will do anything to see a free show--even if it is a bad one. 人们总要想尽办法看不花钱的演出——哪怕是拙劣的演出。 free ① adj. 免费的，无偿的 She has got some free tickets to the comedy show.她有这场喜剧表演的一些免费入场券。 The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week！那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服！ The people are free to choose who will govern them. ② adj. 自由的，没束缚的，不受控制的，空闲的 You are free to make your own decision.你有权作出自己的决定。 I’m free on Friday evening.我星期五晚上没空。 single adj. 单身的，独身的，未婚的 I enjoy being single.我喜欢独身生活。 Are you married or single?你结婚了还是单身？ a single parent 单亲（独自一人养育儿女的父亲或母亲） There are more and more single women in modern cities.现代城市里单身女人越来越多了。 anything用于肯定句时表示“不论什么，任何事情”，to see a free show表示目的，也可以用for +名词形式： He will do anything to save his child’s life.他要想尽办法挽救他孩子的生命。 He will do anything for the child. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. 当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后，我们都赶紧跑去观看。 此时，that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company为news的同位语从句，因为从句较长，便与它所修饰的news隔开了，放在谓语动词之后，以免句子头重脚轻。这一点和定语从句一致,都体现了英语当中的”尾重原则”. The news is now known that he comes a long way from India.大家都知道了,他是从印度远道而来. The news is now known that I heard in the city the day before yesterday.我前天在城里听到的那条消息大伙都知道了. The order has been retrieved that soldiers should wear neat uniforms.要求每个士兵都穿干净制服的命令被收回了. The order has been retrieved that made every new-comers upset the whole night.那个让每个新来者整晚都忐忑不安的命令已经被收