新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第2課(4)

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Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch

課文內容:

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. Isometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday Igot up very late. I looked out of the window. It wasdark outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought. "It's rainingagain." Just then, the telephone rang. It was myaunt Lucy."I've just arrived by train," she said. "I'm coming to see you. "

"But I'm still having breakfast," I said.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"I'm having breakfast," I repeated.

"Dear me," she said. "Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!"

精講筆記：

10."I've just arrived by train," she said. "I'm coming to see you."

“我剛下火車，”她說，“我就要來看你了。”

語言點1 “by+交通工具”表示“乘坐……”：by air/by airplane乘飛機;by boat/ship乘船;by bike騎自行車;by bus乘公交車;by car乘小汽車;by train乘火車

但表達“步行”時，不可說by foot, 應為on foot.

語言點2 瞬間性動詞用于進行時態(tài)時表示即將開始的動作。

這些詞主要有：come來;leave離開;arrive到達;land著陸;meet見到;die死;start開始;retur返回;join加入

He is leaving。他就要準備走了。

We are starting。我們準備開始了。

Most young people will be meeting the pop singers at the airport。大多數年輕人即將在機場迎接這些流行歌手。

11."But I'm still having breakfast," I said.

“但是我還在吃早餐呢，”我回答道。

語言點 still意為“仍然，還在”，在句子中起強調作用。

Today the best jobs are still given to men.現在最好的工作還是給了男人。

He came yesterday and he is still here.他昨天來的，現在仍在這里。

12."What are you doing?"she asked.

“你在干嗎呢?”她問道。

語言點 doing表示正在做某事，前句用having，此句用doing，問答一致。

此句意思可隨語調改變，聲調表示疑問，降調則轉變?yōu)樨煿帧?/p>