2011-09-26 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．Do you call that a hat? （标题）你把那个叫帽子吗？Do you call that +（冠词）+名词这个结构可以表达一种轻蔑的含义：Do you call that a house／a dog?你把那个叫房子／狗

2011-09-26 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．…we stopped at a square to have a rest.……我们在一个广场上停下来休息。stop 后面跟不定式时，表示停下其他活动去做不定式表示的动作：On the way to the station, I sto

2011-09-26 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．Am I all right？（标题）我是否痊愈？all right 在不同的上下文中会有不同的含义。当指人的健康状况时，它可以表示
“安然无恙的”、“良好的”：I was not very well last

2011-09-26 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．next to, 挨着。它既可以表示座位挨着也可以表示地理位置上挨着：Who was the man sitting next to you during the meeting?开会时坐在你旁边的那人是谁？There's a field/sh

2011-09-25 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years'time. 4年以后，奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行。（1）作为专有名词的一部分时 games 的第一个字母要大写。

2011-09-25 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country．过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。（1）dream of 在这里不表

2011-09-25 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．…she hopes to set up a new world record．……她希望创一项新的世界纪录。set up 是个固定短语，它的含义之一为“创立”、“建立”，可以指某个具体的事物，如set up a sch

2011-09-25 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．A short while ago, however, he became a bus driver and be has not regretted it．然而就在前不久，他开上了公共汽车，也并不为此而感到后悔。（1）while作名词表示“一会儿

2011-09-24 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her. 几乎过了一个星期，那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇。（1）
这句话有两个从句。before一直

2011-09-24 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．Dan Robinson has been worried all week. 丹·鲁宾逊焦虑了整整一个星期。worried 在这里可以当成是形容词，
表示“焦虑的”、“担心的”。worry 也可以作及物动词，表示“

2011-09-24 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company, but as a boy he used to work in a small shop. 在退休前，弗兰克是一家非常大的商业公司的经理，

2011-09-24 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．People are not so honest as they once were. 人们不再像以前那样诚实了。（1）“not so + 形容词+ as”引导的是比较状语从句，表示较低的程度，通常译为“不如……那样……”

2011-09-23 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．The‘taxi’is a small Swiss aeroplane called a‘Pilatus Porter’.这辆“出租汽车”是一架小型瑞士飞机，叫“皮勒特斯·波特”号。（1）taxi加引号是因为它不是一辆真正的出

2011-09-23 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. 威尔河是横穿过我家附近公园的一条小河。在这句话中，that引导的定语从句修饰 a small river，关系代词

2011-09-23 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．…the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.……孩子们在田野中央搭起了帐篷。in the middle of表示“在……当中”、“在……中间”，既可以用于表示地理位置，又

2011-09-23 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀·怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。在第21课的课文详注中，我们曾经提到“one of +名词／

2011-09-22 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．They always tell you what a picture is‘about’.（他们）总是告诉你一张画的“意思”是什么。This is a book about Australia.这是一本关于澳大利亚的书。They are talking

2011-09-22 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．Do the English speak English? （标题）英国人讲的是英语吗？English在这里均为名词，但意义不同。第1个指“英国人”，为总称，后面的动词必须用复数；第2个指“英语”。指语

2011-09-22 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．I had a letter from my sister yesterday. 昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信。have在这里相当于 receive。（cf. 第18课语法）2．She lives in Nigeria… We are now living in a bea

2011-09-22 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset. 我刚刚丢了50英镑，感到非常烦恼。（1）lose指“遗失”、“丢失”时，宾语一般为钱物：Don't lose your ticket/key.别把你的票

2011-09-21 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．A glass envelope, （标题）玻璃信封。因为第一封信是装在瓶子里的，瓶子便成了那张写有地址的纸条的玻璃信封。2．My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter f

2011-09-21 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．I often fish for hours without catching anything. 我经常一钓数小时却一无所获。without 通常表示“缺乏”、“没有”：I can't repair the car without your help.没有你的

2011-09-21 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. 我住在一个机场附近，过往飞机日夜不绝于耳。（1）passing 是现在分词，作形容词用，表示“经过的”

2011-09-21 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．The play may begin at any moment. 剧马上就要开演了。The guests may arrive at any moment.客人们马上就要来了。It may/might rain(at) any moment.这天气随时都可能下雨。

2011-09-20 所属栏目:新概念英语第二册自学导读

课文详注 Further notes on the text1．She must be at least thirty-five years old. 她至少也有35岁了。（1）at least 是一固定短语，表示“至少”：He borrowed at least five books from the library.他从图书馆