新概念英语第一册第109-110课:A good idea

  Lesson 109 A good idea好主意

Listen to the tape then answer this question.What does Jane have with her coffee?
 听录音,然后回答问题。喝咖啡时简吃了什么?
  Charlotte: Shall I make some coffee, Jane?
 夏洛特:我来煮点咖啡好吗,简?

 Jane: That’s a good idea, Charlotte.
 简:这是个好主意,夏洛特。

 Charlotte: It’s ready. Do you want any milk?
 夏洛特:咖啡好了,你要放点奶吗?

 Jane: Just a little please.
 简:请稍加一点。

 Charlotte: What about some sugar? Two teaspoonfuls?
 夏洛特:加些糖怎么样?两茶匙行吗?

 Jane: No, less than that. One and a half teaspoonfuls please. That’s enough for me.
 简:不,再少一些。请放一勺儿半。那对我已足够了。

 Jane: That was very ice.
 简:太好了。

 Charlotte: Would you like some more?
 夏洛特:你再来点吗?

 Jane: Yes, please.
 简:好的,请再来一点。

 Jane: I’d like a cigarette, too. May I have one?
 简:我还想抽枝烟。可以给我一枝吗?

 Charlotte: Of course. I think there are a few in that box.
 夏洛特:当然可以。我想那个盒子里有一些。

 Jane: I’m afraid it’s empty.
 简:恐怕盒子是空的。

 Charlotte: What a pity!
 夏洛特:真遗憾!

 Jane: It doesn’t matter.
 简:没关系。

 Charlotte: Have a biscuit instead. Eat more and smoke less!
 夏洛特:那就吃块饼干吧。多吃点,少抽点!

 Jane: That’s very good advice!
 简:这是极好的忠告啊!

 New words and Expressions生词和短语
 idea
 n. 主意

 a little
 少许(用于不可数名词之前)

 teaspoonful
 n. 一满茶匙

 less
 adj. (little 的比较级)较少的,更小的

 a few
 几个(用于可数名词之前)

 pity
 n. 遗憾

 instead
 adv. 代替

 advice
 n. 建议,忠告

  Notes on the text课文注释
 1 less than that,意思是“比那稍微少一些”,其中的that指上文中的two teaspoonfuls。
 2 I' d=I would
 I'd like… 我想要…
 3 What a pity!真遗‘憾!英语中常用“What a+可数名词”和"What+不可数名词”的结构来表示感叹。

  Lesson 110 How do they compare?它们的比较级和最高级是什么?



 New words and expressions生词和短语

 most
 adj.(many.much的最高级)最多的
 least
 adj.(little的最高级)最小的,最少的
 best
 adj.(good的最高级)最好的
 worse
 adj.(bad的比较级)更坏的
 worst
 adj.(bad的最高级)最坏的

  Lesson 109-110 自学导读 First things first

  课文详注 Further otes on the text  1.Just a little, please.请稍加一点儿。
 a little (=some),一些/一点,用于修饰不可数名词。又如:
 a little money/ water/coffee
 一点儿钱/水/咖啡
 a few (=some,severa1) 则用于可数名词。

 2.One and a half teaspoonfuls, please.请放一勺儿半。
 在英语中,比1大的东西,即使比2小,也需用复数表示。

 3.May I...?我可以...吗?
 表示“请求”或“请求允许”

 4.It doesn't matter.没关系。
 这是表示此意的几种常用说法之一。

 5.省略
 more than you have中 have后省略了 got。下文中的 less than you have和fewer than you have同此。more than表示“比……多”; less than表示“比……少”; fewer than表示“比……少”(用于可数名词)。
 I've got the most中 most后省略了 chocolate。形容词的最高级之后的名词在意思清楚的时候可省略。下文中的 the least同此。 the fewest后省略了 mistakes。

 6.I've ever seen,我所见过的。
 定语从句,分别修饰 the best,the worst。


  语法 Grammar in use
 1.不规则形容词的比较级和最高级
 不规则形容词的比较级和最高级例举如下:
 good----better----best
 bad----worse----worst
 many/much----more----most
 little----less----least
 far----farther----farthest
  ----further----furthest
 2.名词的数与修饰词
 可数名词的多与少,用many与few来表达;不可数名词的多与少,则用much与little来表达:
 I’ve got some biscuits.
 我有些饼千。
 You’ve got more biscuits than I have.
 你的饼干比我的多。
 I’ve got fewer than you have.
 我们拥有的比你的少。
 I’ve got very few.
 我有为数很少的(几块)。
 I’ve got some chocolate.
 我有些巧克力。
 You’ve got more chocolate than I have.
 你的巧克力比我的多。
 I’ve got less than you have.
 我所拥有的比你所拥有的少。
 I’ve got very little.
 我所有的为数很少。

  词汇学习 Word study
 1.smoke v.
 (1)抽(纸烟、烟斗等):
 He smokes cigars.
 他抽雪茄。
 Eat more and smoke less!
 多吃点,少抽点!
 (2)冒烟;冒雾气:
 She could see a chimney smoking in the earby village.
 她可以看到附近村子里的烟囱在冒烟。
 Is the fireplace smoking?
 壁炉在冒烟吗?
 (3)熏制(鱼肉等):
 Do you know how to smoke hams?
 你知道如何熏制火腿吗?
 2.instead adv.
 (1)作为替代:
 I'm tired and can't attend the meeting; you could go instead.
 我累了,不能去开会了,你可以代替我去。
 She did ot want to go to the university. Instead, she decided to become a singer.
 她不想上大学,而是决定成为一名歌手。
 (2)代替,而不是(of):
 She wanted to have milk instead of juice.
 她想要牛奶,而不是果汁。
 She prefers buying books instead of borrowing them from the library.
 她宁可买书而不愿到图书馆去借。