Lesson 19 Tired and thirty
[词汇]
matter n. 事情 尤其强调麻烦
children n. 孩子们 (child 的复数)
kid one child policy Tom is a lovely child.
childhood 童年 -hood 后缀 通常表达一种状态,做儿童的状态 my childhood 我的童年
motherhood 做母亲的那种状态 → 为人母 fatherhood 为人父 neighborhood 街坊
Tired adj. 累,疲乏 tire n. 疲劳
Well, I’m dog-tired. 非常累,累死了。(想象狗累得吐舌头时的样子。)
I’m tired of the teacher. be tired of 对什么感到很累,引申为“厌烦,讨厌”。
Lily is tired of her boyfriend. sick 生病,难受,尤指恶心的那种。
I’m sick of it. 我特烦那事。 be sick of 一见到…就恶心,引申为“讨厌”。
boy n. 男孩
Boy! 我的天啊! 单独使用并大写首字母,可以充当一个感叹词。
Thirsty adj. 渴, 干旱, 渴望的 (for, after连用)渴望的,热望的 thirst n.渴,干旱,渴望
Mum n. 妈妈 (儿语)
sit down 坐下 两个爆破音“t d”在一起时第一个爆破音“t”失去爆破。
right adj. 好,可以 all right = ok
ice cream 冰淇淋(有时可数,有时不可数)
cream 乳酪, 奶油, (护肤)面霜 scream尖声叫
The boy was screaming with pain. 这男孩痛得尖叫起来。
ice 不可数名词 ice tea 冰茶 icy ['aisi] a. 冰凉的,冰爽的 名词后加“y”的这种变化形式多为该名词的形容词。
★matter n. 事情
① n. 事情,事件
It’s a private matter.
He’s not very interested in financial [fai'nænʃəl, ,fi-] matters.
② n. 麻烦事,困难
What's the matter? = Tell me what’s wrong? = What’s wrong?
What’s the matter with sb.
What’s the matter with you(and your girlfriend)today? 你今天怎么回事?
What's the matter with the children / my watch / your T-shirt?
It doesn't matter. 没关系
It matters. 有关系
Does it matter? 有关系吗?可以吗?
★thirsty adj. 渴
① adj. 渴的,口干的
② adj. (工地等)干旱的
a dry and thirsty land 干旱的土地
③ adj. 渴望的,渴求的(for / after)
The students there are thirsty for knowledge. 那里的学生有强烈的求知欲。
[语法]
There be 句型
there be 句型:表示某处有某物
there is 可数名词的单数/不可数名词
There is a pen, two books and a knife on the desk.
课桌上有一枝钢笔、两本书和一把小刀。(第一个并列名词是单数,所以用is)
there are 可数名词的复数形式
常见方位介词:in、on、over、under
on:在…上面,接触物体表面
over:越过,垂直上方,不接触表面
in:在…里面,物体里面
to:往,向,表示去向方向
into:进入…里面,从外到里进入的过程
out of:在…外,从里面出来
across:横穿[在物体表面横穿],从平面穿过
through:从里面(中间)穿过
under:在……下面
deside:在……旁边
near:在……附近
between:在……两者之间
among 在…中间(两者以上)
over:从斜面穿过
介词用法:
1.跟在be动词之后
2.跟在一些不及物动词之后
[课文]
MOTHER: What's the matter, children?
GIRL: We're tired …
BOY: … and thirsty, Mum.
MOTHER: Sit down here.
Are you all right now?
BOY: No, we aren't.
MOTHER: Look!
There's an ice cream man. 卖冰淇淋的人 注意这种表达
倒装句 an ice cream man 为主语,表语there在句首。也称there be句型,表示“那儿有…”。
MOTHER: Two ice cream, please.
Here you are, children.
CHILDREN: Thanks, Mum.
GIRL: These ice creams are nice.
MOTHER: Are you all right now?
CHILDREN: Yes, we are, thank you!
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