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篇1：新概念英语第二册第37课:The Olympic Games

Lesson 37 The Olympic Games奥林匹克运动会

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

When was the last time this country hosted the Olympic Games?

The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special railway line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.

参考译文

4年以后，奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行。由于将有大批的人到我们国家来，所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池。他们还将修筑一些新的道路和一条铁路专线。奥运会就在首都市郊举办，整个地区将被称作“奥林匹克城”。工人们将在今年年底前把新路铺好；到明年年底，他们将把新体育场建成。这些巨大的现代化建筑是由库尔特.冈特设计的。大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成。我们都非常激动，盼望着奥运会的到来，因为在这个国家里还从未举办过奥运会。

New words and Expressions生词和短语

Olympic

adj. 奥林匹克的

hold

v. 召开

government

n. 政府

immense

adj. 巨大的

stadium

n. 露天体育场

standard

n. 标准

capital

n. 首都

fantastic

adj. 巨大的

design

v. 设计

Lesson 37 自学导读First things first

课文详注 Further notes on the text

1．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。

（2）这句话的语态是被动语态用于一般将来时（will be held）。

（3）in four years' time，4年之后。 in的这种用法在第9课的语法中已经讲过，它通常与将来时连用表示“……时间之后”：

I'll be back in ten minutes or half an hour.

我10分钟或半个小时以后回来。

名词的所有格用于表示时间在第13课的语法中已经提到过：

He will arrive in three hours' time.

他3小时以后到达。

2．As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. 由于将有大批的人到我们国家来，所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池。

（1）连词as用于表示原因时通常位于句首，这是因为它所表明的原因对于讲话对象可能是已知的，因此没有必要再予以强调。

连词 because任何时候都可以代替as来说明一种或几种原因，但是as则不一定总能代替 because：

As you can't type the letter yourself, you'll have to ask Susan to do it for you.

既然你自己不能用打字机打这封信，那你就请苏珊替你打吧。

because 一般跟在主句后面，强调讲话对象可能不知道的原因：

Jim's trying to save more money because he wants to buy a car.

吉姆正设法多攒些钱，因为他想买辆车。

（2）building 后面的成分为它的3个并列宾语，每个宾语前面的冠词都不可省略。

（3）Olympic-standard 是个“形容词+名词”形式的复合形容词，作定语。虽然字典中通常不把它作为一个词条，但它的含义是一目了然的。第32课中出现的 well-dressed 也是个复合形容词，其构成为“副词+过去分词”，它已被大家接受，作为固定的词条出现于一般字典中。

3．a special railway line，一条铁路专线。

special 在此处表示“专门的”、“特设的”。line 既可以笼统地指两地间的“铁路线路”，又可以具体地指包括路基、枕木等的“铁路轨线”。

4．by the end of this year，在今年年底前。

by表示“在某时之前”、“并不晚于某时的任何时间”。它不能与表示一段时间的名词连用，只能与表示时间点的名词或词组连用，用于肯定句与用于否定句时有一定区别：

I'll have left by Monday.

到星期一我将已离开了。(星期一之前的任何时间)

I won't have left by Monday.

我星期一之前不会离开的。(我星期一还在这儿)

5．Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up．大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成。

（1）watch 在此处表示“关注”而不是真的盯着看。

（2）as在这里为连词，相当于while，表示“当”、“正值”，它引导的从句虽然表示将来的动作，但要用一般现在时。

（3）go up 为短语动词，其含义之一为“（建筑物）被兴建起来”：

Many new houses are going up in this district.

这个地区正兴建许多新房子。

语法 Grammar in use

一般将来完成时（The future perfect simple tense）

（1）在第12课和第13课的语法中，我们学习了一般将来时和将来进行时。

一般将来时除了可以用来预言将来发生的事以外，还可以表示“意愿”，如允诺、建议、请求、提议等：

The radio hasn't been mended yet.

收音机还没有修好。

Never mind! I'll mend it for you.

别担心！我会给你修的。（允诺）

Will you open the door for me please!

请你帮我开一下门好吗？（请求）

Shall we go for a swim tomorrow?

我们明天去游泳好吗？（建议）

将来进行时除了表示最近或不久的将来正在进行的动作外，

还可以表示计划或安排好的事：

A great many people will be visiting the country.

许多人将到我们国家来。（将来正在进行的动作）

The government will be building new roads.

政府准备修筑一些新的道路。（计划好的事）

（2）将来完成时用于表示到将来某一时刻已经完成的动作：

They've started to repair the car.

他们已开始修车了。(现在完成时)

I hope they'll have finished it in time for the journey.

我希望他们能在旅行开始前修好。(将来完成时)

将来完成时由will have+ 过去分词构成。它常与by和not…till/ until+ 表示时间的名词连用：

I expect you will have changed your mind by tomorrow.

我希望到明天你就会改变主意了。

词汇学习Word study

1．hold vt.

（1）拿着，抓住，抱住：

Please hold the baby while I take off my coat.

我脱外衣的时候请帮我抱一下孩子。

Why are you holding my bag?

你为什么抓住我的包？

（2）容纳，装得下，包含：

This cup can't hold much water.

这杯子装不了多少水。

The stadium can hold 20,000 people.

这个体育场能容纳两万人。

（3）举行（会议、会谈等）；庆祝（节日）：

The Olympic Games will be held just outside the capital.

奥运会就在首都市郊举办。

When are we going to hold the next meeting?

我们什么时候举行下次会议？

2．look的一些固定短语

（1）look forward to常用于表示高兴地

“盼望”、“期待”，to为介词，因此后面只能跟名词、代词和动名词，不能接动词原形：

We are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.

我们盼望着奥运会的到来，因为这个国家还从未举办过奥运会。

I look forward to seeing you during the weekend.

我盼望着周末见到你。

（2）look out 除表示“朝外看”以外，

还可以表示“注意”、“留神”，尤其在祈使句中：

You should always look out when you walk across a road.

你过马路时要留神。

Look out! There's something in the middle of the road.

小心！马路中间有东西。

（3）look up 的含义之一为“（在字典、参考书等中）查找”：

He looked up the word in several dictionaries.

他在几本字典中查了这个单词。

它还可以表示“看望”、“拜访”某个人，一般用于口语中：

I'm going to look up Mary this afternoon.

我打算今天下午去看望玛丽。

3．design

（1）vt．，vi．设计图样：

These modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.

这些现代化建筑是由库尔特·冈特设计的。

George has designed a new bridge.

乔治设计了一座新桥。

（2）vt．，vi．打算（做……），计划：

He designed to enter for the competition.

他打算报名参加竞赛。

This book is designed for foreign tourists.

这本书是为外国游客设计的。

（3）n．图样，图纸；设计：

Here is the design of the new house.

这是这座新房子的图纸。

Susan has just drawn a design for a new dress.

苏珊刚画了一个新的衣服样式。

Lesson 37 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

篇2：新概念英语第二册第70课

Lesson 70 Red for danger危险的红色

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

How was the drunk removed from the ring?

During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. The crowd suddenly grew quiet. The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunk to safety. Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.

参考译文

在一次斗牛时，一个醉汉突然溜达到斗牛场中间，人们开始大叫起来，但醉汉却没有意识到危险。当时那公牛正忙于对付斗牛士，但突然它看见了醉汉，只见他正大声说着粗鲁的话，手里挥动着一顶红帽子。对挑衅显然非常敏感的公牛完全撇开斗牛士，直奔醉汉而来。观众突然静了下来，可这醉汉像是很有把握似的。当公牛逼近他时，他踉跄地住旁边一闪，牛扑空了。观众欢呼起来，醉汉向人们鞠躬致谢。然而，此时已有3个人进入斗牛场，迅速把醉汉拉到安全的地方。好像连牛也在为他感到遗憾，因为它一直同情地看着醉汉，直到他的背影消逝，才重新将注意力转向斗牛士。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

bullfight

n. 斗牛

drunk

n. 醉汉

wander

v. 溜达，乱走

ring

n. 圆形竞技场地

unaware

adj. 不知道的，未觉察的

bull

n. 公牛

matador

n. 斗牛士

remark

n. 评论；言语

apparently

adv. 明显地

sensitive

adj. 敏感的

criticism

n. 批评

charge

v. 冲上去

clumsily

adv. 笨拙地

bow

v. 鞠躬

safety

n. 安全地带

sympathetically

adv. 同情地

Lesson 70 自学导读First things first

课文详注 Further notes on the text

1．…the drunk was unaware of the danger.……醉汉没有意识到危险。

While she read the book, she was unaware of the noise around her.

她看那本书时没有觉察到周围的噪音。

I was unaware that you were coming.

我不知道你要来。

2．it suddenly caught sight of the drunk,突然它看见了醉汉。

catch sight of是个固定短语，意为“看见”、“发现”：

As I came out of the shop, I caught sight of Dan in the crowd.

当我从商店里出来时，我在人群中看到了丹。

3．sensitive to criticism,对挑衅／批评敏感。

sensitive表示“敏感的”、“神经过敏的”、“易生气的”或“介意的”等，通常与to+名词连用，也可作定语：

Mary is sensitive to smells.

玛丽对气味很敏感。

Mary has a sensitive ear.

玛丽的耳朵很灵敏。

You're too sensitive.

你太敏感了（太容易生气了）。

4．The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself.可这醉汉像是很有把握似的。

be/ feel sure of oneself 表示“有自信心”：

She's always so sure of herself.

她总是这么自信。

5．The crowd broke into cheers…观众欢呼起来……

break into 的含义之一是“突然发出／做出”、“突然……起来”，有控制不住的含义：

On hearing the news, she broke into tears.

听到消息后，她大哭起来。

When Sally saw the woman wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse, she broke into laughter.

当萨莉看到那妇女戴着一顶像灯塔一样的帽子时，她大笑起来。

6．Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador. 好像连牛也在为他感到遗憾，因为它一直同情地看着醉汉，直到他的背影消逝，才重新将注意力转向斗牛士。

这个句子很长。for引导的句子与它前面的分句为并列句。for引导的分句中有两个时间状语，一是until引导的从句，二是before引导的动名词短语，其作用也相当于一个从句，由于主语也是it，用动名词形式更简洁些。

（1）look on可以表示“观看”、“旁观”：

Mary people just looked on while the two men robbed a woman.

当那两个人抢劫一位妇女时，许多人只是旁观。

（2）out of the way为固定短语，可以表示“不挡道”、“不碍事”：

While making meat pies, I always order the children to keep out of the way.

我做肉馅饼时，总是命令孩子们不要碍事。

语法 Grammar in use

与 for, with, of, to, at, from, in, on和 about连用的形容词

在第22课与第46课的语法中，我们学习了与of, from, in, on, to, at, for和with连用的动词，知道许多动词都有固定搭配的方式（如believe in, borrow from, occur to, account for 等）。另外，许多动词可以与不同的介词搭配（如 dream of/about, look at/for/after等）。与动词的情况相似，形容词大部分也有与自己固定搭配的介词，并且有些形容词也可以与不同的介词搭配。

（1）与 for连用的形容词（包括eager, enough, ready, sorry, famous等）：

My aunt is famous for her beauty.

我姑姑因貌美而驰名。

Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him.

甚至连牛好像也在为他感到遗憾。

I'm ready for the journey.

我已做好旅行的准备。

We have enough apples for the children.

我们有足够给孩子们吃的苹果。

They were eager for the performance to begin.

他们热切地等待演出开始。

（2）与with连用的形容词（包括angry, busy, content, popular 等）：

The bull was busy with the matador at the time.

当时那公牛正忙于对付斗牛士。

Why was Mary angry with you?

玛丽为何生你的气？

She wasn't content with her life.

她对自己的生活不满。

Uncle Sam is always popular with children.

萨姆叔叔总是很受孩子们的欢迎。

（3）与of连用的形容词（包括afraid, aware, unaware, careful, certain, kind, north, south, east, west, short, shy, sure等）：

The drunk was unaware of the danger.

醉汉没有意识到危险。

Wallis Island is a long way west of Samoa.

瓦立斯岛位于萨摩亚群岛以西很远的地方。

I used to be afraid of ghosts.

我以前很怕鬼。

The drunk seemed quite sure of himself.

醉汉像是很有把握似的。

It's very kind of you to come to the wedding.

非常感谢您来参加婚礼。

She is careful of her dress.

她注意衣着。

Are you certain of his coming?

你确信他会来吗？

I was short of money at that time.

那时我正缺钱。

（4）与to连用的形容词（包括close, cruel, dear, new, obvious, polite, sensitive, rude, useful, similar等）：

Most people are sensitive to criticism.

大部分人对别人的批评很敏感。

He was never rude to his parents.

他对父母总是以礼相待。

I can't understand why he was so cruel to his brother/good to that dog/polite to you.

我无法理解他为何对他兄弟如此残忍／对那条狗那么好／对你如此客气。

Though the bicycle is old, it is very dear to me.

虽然这辆自行车破旧，但我很珍视它。

All these words are new to me.

所有这些单词我都是第一次遇到。

Our house is close to a river.

我们家紧挨着一条河。

It's obvious to everyone that he's lying.

大家都清楚他在撒谎。

These books are useful to/for foreign students.

这些书对外国学生有用。

My car is similar to yours.

我的车与你的车相似。

（5）与at连用的形容词（包括good, bad, clever, expert, quick, slow等）：

Jane is good/bad at swimming.

简擅长／不擅长游泳。

George is expert at/in flying a plane.

乔治驾驶飞机的技术高超。

Sally is not/very clever at mathematics, but she's clever at making dresses.

萨莉不是很擅长数学，但她擅长做衣服。

Tom is quick/slow at learning new things.

汤姆学新东西学得快／慢。

（6）与 from连用的形容词（包括away, different, far, safe等）：

It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.

它虽然与现代汽车大赛不大相同，但激动人心的程度并不亚于现代汽车大赛。

While you're away from home, I'll look after the children.

你不在家时，我会照顾孩子的。

The lake is far from London.

这湖离伦敦很远。

The man was far from comfortable while being confined to the wooden box.

那人被闷在木箱里时一点儿也不舒服。

The village is safe from floods.

这个村子没有遭洪水袭击的危险。

（7）与in连用的形容词（包括 fortunate, honest, weak等）：

You're fortunate in having a house of your own.

你很幸运，有自己的房子。

Frank is honest in business.

弗兰克做生意老实。

I'm weak in/at chemics.

我化学较差。

（8）与on连用的形容词（包括dependent, intent, keen等）：

She was keen on tennis.

她热衷于打网球。

You shouldn't be so intent on making money.

你不应当如此一心只想赚钱。

Are you still dependent on your father?

你还靠你父亲生活吗？

（9）与about连用的形容词（包括 curious, doubtful, right, uneasy 等）：

She is uneasy about her future.

她为自己的前途担心。

He was curious about the strange noise.

她对那奇怪的响声好奇。

I'm doubtful about/of his words.

我对他的话怀疑。

词汇学习Word study

1．charge

（1）vt., vi.要价，收费：

They charged us too much for repairs.

他们向我们要的修理费太多了。

How much do you charge for this dress?

这件衣服要多少钱？

（2）vt.指控，指责：

The police charged him with murder.

警方指控他犯了谋杀罪。

He charged Gary with speeding.

他指责／指控加里驾车超速。

（3）vt.,vi.猛攻，冲向，冲锋，向前冲：

The bull charged at the drunk.

公牛直奔醉汉而来。

Suddenly a dog barked and charged out of the house.

突然，一条狗狂吠着从那所房子里冲了出来。

2．bow

（1）vi.,vt.鞠躬，欠身，低下（头等）：

The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.

观众欢呼起来，醉汉向人们鞠躬致谢。

The beggar bowed his thanks when people gave him money.

当人们给他钱时，那乞丐便欠身致谢。

As she couldn't answer the question, she bowed her head.

她因为不会回答这个问题，便低下了头。

（2）vi. 让步，屈服，服从：

Why did you bow to their decision?

你们为什么服从他们的决定？

He finally bowed before money and married the other girl.

他最终屈从于金钱的力量，娶了另一位姑娘。

（3）vt. 压弯，压倒：

My mother is bowed with age.

我母亲因年老而腰弯背驼。

The little tree is bowed with snow.

大雪压弯了那棵小树。

Lesson 70 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

篇3：新概念英语第二册第64课

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel海峡隧道

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Why was the first tunnel not completed?

In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel. This platform would serve as a port and a railway station. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it. Forty-two years later a tunnel was actually begun. If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed. The world had to wait almost another 100 years for the Channel Tunnel. It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.

参考译文

1858年，一位名叫埃梅.托梅.德.干蒙的法国工程师带着建造一条长21英里、穿越英吉利海陕的隧道计划到了英国。他说，可以在隧道中央建造一座平台，这座平台将用作码头和火车站。如果再建些伸出海面的高大的烟囱状通风管，隧道就具备了良好的通风条件。1860年，一位名叫威廉.洛的英国人提出了一项更好的计划。他提议建一条双轨隧道，这样就解决了通风问题。因为如果有列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。42年以后，隧道实际已经开始建了。如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵，隧道早已建成了。世界不得不再等将近1才看到海峡隧道竣工。它于1994年3月7日正式开通，将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。

New words and Expressions生词和短语

tunnel

n. 隧道

port

n. 港口

ventilate

v. 通风

chimney

n. 烟囱

sea level

海平面

double

adj. 双的

ventilation

n. 通风

fear

v. 害怕

invasion

n. 入侵，侵略

officially

adv. 正式地

connect

v. 连接

European

adj. 欧洲的

continent

n. 大陆

Lesson 64 自学导读First things first

课文详注 Further notes on the text

1．a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel，建造一条长 21英里的隧道的计划。

twenty－one－mile作 tunnel的修饰语，注意 mile为单数。plan for +名词／动名词表示“……的计划”：

They always make plans for their holidays, but, in the end, they always stay at home.

他们总是为假期制订各种计划，但是，末了，他们总是呆在家里。

He came with a plan for (building) a bridge over the river.

他带来了在这条河上建一座桥的计划。

2．serve as，充当，起……的作用（也可以说 serve for）。

The books on the floor may serve as/ for a carpet.

地板上的书可充当地毯用了。

This sofa can serve as/ for(a) bed.

这张沙发可以当床用。

3．a better plan was put forward, 提出了一项更好的计划。

put forward为固定短语，可分开用，其含义之一是“提出（计划、建议等）”：

You know they wouldn't accept your plan. Why did you put it forward?

你知道他们不会接受你的计划。你为什么要提出来呢？

Has he put forward any suggestion?

他提出什么建议了吗？

4．He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built.他提

议建一条双轨隧道。

suggest后面跟从句时，从句的谓语动词形式为 should（可省略）+动词原形（cf．第63课语法）：

He suggested (that) they (should) change the plans.

他建议他们改变计划。

suggest后面也可以跟名词或动名词形式。（cf．第47课词汇学习）

5．It was officially opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britain to the European continent.它于1994年3月7日正式开通，将英国与欧洲大陆连到了一起。

现在分词 connecting 引导的短语相当于一个并列分句。connect表示“连接”、“连结”，可与to或with连用：

This road connects the willage with/to London.

这条公路连接着这个村子与伦敦。

The lake and the canal are connected by a river.

这个湖与运河之间由一条小河相连。

语法 Grammar in use

第3类条件句

（1）在第16课的语法中，我们学习了用第1类条件句表示将来很可能发生的事：

If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it.

一旦你把汽车停错了地方，交通警便很快就会发现。

在第40课的语法中，我们学习了用第2类条件句谈论想像中的情况或描写完全不可能的事：

If you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!

如果你多吃点，少说点，我们两个都会吃得好的！

If I were you, I would not go to London tomorrow.

如果我是你，我明天就不去伦敦。（婉转的建议）

（2）第3类条件句的基本结构与前两类都不一样，if从句需用过去完成时，主句用 would have/should have+过去分词形式：

If it had rained, we would have stayed at home.

要是下雨，我们就会呆在家里了。

第3类条件句在if从句里设想纯粹想像的事情，在主句里讲述想像的结果。它与第2类条件句有一定的相似之处。但是，第3类条件句所谈的是没有或永远不可能有的结果，因为它们指的是过去没有过的事情。它们是所谓的“假设条件句”：

If I had worked harder at school, I'd have go a better job.

要是我上学时勤奋一些，我就会有较好的工作了。（事实是现在的工作不太好）

在 if从句中可用 could have+过去分词代替 had been able to +动词原形:

Why didn't you read the book yesterday?

你昨天为什么没有看这本书?

I'd have read it if I could have bought it!

如果咋夭我能买到这书我就会读的!

词汇学习Word study

1．fear vt.

（1）害怕，畏惧：

If, at the time, the British had not feared invasion, the tunnel would have been completed.

如果不是因为那时英国人害怕入侵，隧道早就建成了。

She fears speaking in public.

她害怕当众讲话。

（2）恐怕，猜想（比 be afraid要正式）：

We fear/It is feared/ We're afraid that many lives have been lost in the crash.

在这次撞车事故中恐怕有许多人丢了性命。

I fear that she has lost her way in the forest.

我担心她在森林里迷路了。

2．动词 draw 的一些短语

动词draw的主要含义之一是“拉”、“拖”，它与不同的小品词连用可以有不同的含义。

（1）draw in，使……进入；吸入：

If a train entered the tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.

如果有一列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽了进来。

The smell of flowers in the shop drew us in.

花的香味使我们走进了这家商店。

（2）draw back，后退，后缩；收回，撤回：

If you take part in the race, you mustn't draw back.

你如果参加比赛，就一定不能退出／后退。

You must finish the work by yourselves now. They have drawn back their people.

你们得靠自己完成这项工作。他们已把他们的人员撤走了。

（3）draw up，停住，使……停住；起草，制订，拟订：

I was waiting for Jill in front of a shop when a taxi drew up beside me.

我正在一家商店门口等吉尔时，一辆出租车停在了我身边。

Have any new agreements been drawn up between the two countries?

这两个国家之间又签订什么新协议了吗？

（4）draw off，撤走，离开：

The villagers had to draw off because of the flood.

由于洪水的缘故，村民们不得不撤走。

When the others were talking loudly, he quietly drew off.

其他人大声交谈时，他悄悄地离开了。

Lesson 64 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

篇4：新概念英语第二册第63课

Lesson 63 She was not amused她并不觉得好笑

First listen and then answer the question.

Why did Jenny want to leave the wedding reception?

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!

参考译文

杰里米.汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感 -- 人人，就是说，除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。最近，杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。他认真准备了讲稿，带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼。他的祝词里面加进了大量逗人的故事，自然大获成功。他刚一讲完，珍妮就对他说她要回家。这不免使杰里米有点扫兴，但他还是按照女儿的要求做了。在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。使他吃惊的是，她说她不喜欢。杰里米问他为何不喜欢，她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他！

New words and Expressions生词和短语

circle

n. 圈子

admire

v. 赞美，钦佩

adj. 亲密的

wedding

n. 婚礼

reception

n. 招待会

sort

n. 种类

Lesson 63 自学导读First things first

课文详注 Further notes on the text

1. Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.杰里米·汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。

（1）circle的含义之一是“（具有共同利益或兴趣等的人形成的）圈子”、“……界”：

Such things are never talked about in businese circles.

商业界的人士从来不谈论这种事。

Jeremy used to have a large circle of friends, but now he likes being alone.

杰里米以前交游甚广，但现在他喜欢独处。

（2）popular在这里表示“受欢迎的”、“得人心的”：

She is now a popular actress.

她现在是个走红的演员。

Mary is always popular with/among children.

玛丽总是很受孩子们的欢迎。

2．his great sense of humour,他那绝妙的幽默感。

humour可以指“幽默”、“幽默感”，sense of humour指“幽默感”：

He has a good/great sense of humour.

他很有幽默感。

George has no sense of humour.

乔治没有幽默感。

He is a man without humour.

他是个没有幽默感的人。

3．…everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

……人人，就是说，除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。

（1）that is为插入语，表示“那就是说”、“亦即”，用于补充说明everybody。

He is coming home next Monday, that is, April 5th.

他将于下星期一也就是4月5号到家。

He is coming home next Monday, that is, if he does not change his plan.

他将于下星期一到家，就是说，如果他不改变计划的话。

（2）Jenny为his…daughter的同位语。

（3）数词加名词构成复合形容词可以用于表示年龄、时间、度量等，名词通常用单数：

a twenty-year-old man 一位20岁的男子

a four-hour meeting 历时4小时的会议

a six-foot hole 一个6英尺深的洞（也可以说a hole six feet deep,这时foot用复数）

a three-hour journey 一次3小时的旅程

4．This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。

sort表示“种类”、“类型”，常与of连用：

There are all sorts of flowers in his garden.

他家花园里有各种各样的花。

You mustn't mix with that sort of people.

你不得与那种人交往。

5．…he did as his daughter asked.……他还是按照女儿的要求做了。

as引导的是方式状语从句，其含义为“如同……那样”、“以……的方式”：

This fish isn't cooked as I like it.

这条鱼不是按我喜欢的那样做的。

6．to his surprise,令他吃惊的是。

to sb's surprise是固定短语：

To my surprise, they can't sell their flat.

使我惊讶的是，他们的那套房子居然卖不出去。

7．Jeremy asked her why this was so…杰里米问她为何不喜欢……

this was so代指前面提到的情况，即she hadn't enjoyed the speech, this指“上述之事”，so表示“如此的”。

语法 Grammar in use

间接引语：祈使句的转述

（1）在第15课与第39课的语法中，我们分别学习了陈述句和疑问句变为间接引语的情况，它们基本上都是引述词(say, tell 等)+（间接宾语）+从句：

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.

他告诉我，公司支付不起这么庞大的工资开支。（间接陈述句）

He asked if Mr. Gilbert's operation had been successful.

他问吉尔伯特先生的手术是否成功。（间接疑问句）

（2）祈使句的情况有所不同。表示命令、请求、建议的祈使句通常可用适当的动词后跟不定式来转述。常用的这类动词有

advise, ask, tell, order, command, warn, invite等，这些动词后往往有间接宾语：

“Remeber to turn off all the lights”she said.

她说:“记着把所有的灯关掉。”

She reminded / told me to turn off all the light.

她提醒/告诉我把所有的灯关掉。

转述这类祈使句的否定形式时，必须将not放在带to的不定式之前：

I advise you not to buy her anything.

我建议你别给她买任何东西。

（3）动词suggest和insist用于转述建议、要求时，其结构为suggest/insist+that从句（用should）：

Why don't they sell the flat?

他们为什么不把那套房子卖掉?

He suggests that they should sell the flat.I hope they won't sell the flat.

他建议他们把那套房子卖掉。我希望他们不把那套房子卖掉。(suggest后面的that可省略;不论suggest是现在时还是过去时，后面都用should)

词汇学习Word study

1．admire vt.

（1）钦佩，赞赏：

Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour.

大家都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感。

I admire his music more than anyone else's.

比起其他人的音乐来我更赞赏他的。（表示喜好，不可用进行时）

（2）欣赏，观赏：

Frank is admiring your garden.

弗兰克正在欣赏你家的花园。

While admiring the new building, I heard someone calling my name.

正当我在观赏那座新建筑时，我听到有人叫我的名字。

（3）（口语）夸奖，称赞：

Don't forget to admire her new dress.

别忘了赞美她的新衣服。

She likes to hear her children admired.

她喜欢听到她的孩子们受到夸奖。

2．laugh vi.

（1）（大）笑：

You're very kind to laugh when I tell a funny story.

我很感激你在我讲一个逗人的故事时发笑。

Everybody laughed out loud when he said that.

他说那话时大家都放声大笑。

（2）嘲笑（介词用at）：

If you go round saying things like that, everyone will laugh at you.

如果你到处说那种话，所有的人都会嘲笑你的。

She did not like to see so many people laughing at him.

她不愿意看到那么多人嘲笑他。

如果 laugh at后面跟的是物，则表示“因……而发笑”：

You're very kind to laugh at my funny stories.

我很感激你因我讲的逗人的故事而发笑。

Lesson 63 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

篇5：新概念英语第三册第37课:The Westhaven Express

Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express开往威斯特海温的快车

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What was the mistake the author made?

We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. After years of conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables. Ships may be delayed by storms; flights may be cancelled because of bad weather, but trains must be on time. Only an exceptionally heavy snowfall might temporarily dislocate railway services. It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong. The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.

After consulting my railway timetable, I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven. It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted mere hour and seventeen minutes. When I boarded the train, I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well. At the time, this did not strike me as odd. I reflected that there must be a great many local people besides myself who wished to take advantage of this excellent service. Neither was I surprise when the train stopped at Widley, a tiny station a few miles along the line. Even a mighty express train can be held up by signals. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder, It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty. One hour and seventeen minutes passed and we had not even covered half the distance. I asked a passenger if this was the Westhaven Express, but he had not even heard of it. I determined to lodge a complaint as soon as we arrived. Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven. When he denied the train's existence, I borrowed his copy of the timetable. There was a note of triumph in my voice when I told him that it was there in black and white. Glancing at it briefly, he told me to look again. A tiny asterisk conducted me to a footnote at the bottom of the page. It said: 'This service has been suspended.'

参考译文

我们已经习惯于相信火车总是准点的。经过多年的适应，大多数人对火车时刻表产生了一种不可动摇的信念。轮船船期可能因风暴而推延，飞机航班可能因恶劣天气而取消，唯有火车必然是准点的。只有非同寻常的大雪才可能暂时打乱铁路运行。因此，一旦铁路上真出了问题，人们便不加思索地责备铁路当局。事实上，差错很可能是我们自己，而不是铁路当局的。

我查看了列车时刻表，满意地了解到有一趟去威斯特海温的快车。这是趟直达车，旅途总共才需1小时17分钟。上车后，我不禁注意到许多当地人也上了车。一开始，我并不感到奇怪，我想除我之外，想利用快车之便的也一定大有人在。火车开出几英里即在一个小站威德里停了下来。对此，我不觉得奇怪，因为即便是特别快车也可能被信号拦住。但是，当火车一站接着一站往前蠕动时，我便产生了怀疑。我突然感到这趟快车并没以时速90英里的速度呼啸前进，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行，时速仅30英里。1小时17分过去了，走了还不到一半路程。我问一位乘客，这是不是开往威斯特海温的那趟快车，他说从未听说过有这么一趟快车。我决定到目的地就给铁路部门提意见。两小时后，我气呼呼地同威斯特海温站站长说起此事。他说根本没有这趟车。于是我借他本人的列车时刻表，我带着一种胜利者的调子告诉他那趟车白纸黑字。明明白白印在时刻表上。他迅速地扫视了一眼，让我再看一遍。一个小小的星形符号把我的目光引到了那页底部一个说明上。上面写着： “此趟列车暂停运行。”

New words and expressions 生词和短语

express

n. 快车；adj. 高速的

punctual

adj. 准时的

condition

v. 使习惯于

unshakable

adj. 不可动摇的

faith

n. 信任

cancel

v. 取消

exceptionally

adv. 例外地

dislocate

v. 打乱（计划等）

blame

v. 责怪

consult

v. 请教，查阅

direct

adv. 径直地

odd

adj. 奇怪的，异常的

reflect

v. 细想

advantage

n. 优势

mighty

adj. 强大的，有力的

dawdle

v. 慢吞吞地动或做

chug

v. 咔嚓咔嚓地响

lodge

v. 提出

complaint

n. 抱怨

triumph

n. 胜利

asterisk

n. 星号（*）

conduct

v. 引向，引导

Notes on the text课文注释

1 they are more likely to be ours than theirs，这些错误往往是我们而不是铁路当局造成的。

they指mistakes; ours, theirs此处用斜体字表示强调，应该重读。

2 I could not help noticing that…，我不禁注意到...，can't help doing是“禁不住...”的意思。

3 strike me as odd，使我感到奇怪。

4 take advantage of,利用。

5 Neither was I surprised，这是以neither 开头的句子，要用倒装语序。

6 It suddenly dawned on me ...，我突然明白了，……。

7 a note of triumph，胜利者的调子。

8 in black and white，白纸黑字。

Lesson 37 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

篇6：新概念英语第四册第37课:The process of ageing

Lesson 37 The process of ageing衰老过程

First listen and then answer the following question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What is one of the most unpleasant discoveries we make about ourselves as we get older?

At the age of twelve years, the human body is at its most vigorous. It has yet to reach its full size and strength, and its owner his or her full intelligence; but at this age the likelihood of death is least. Earlier, we were infants and young children, and consequently more vulnerable; later, we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigour and resistance which, though imperceptible at first, will finally become so steep that we can live no longer, however well we look after ourselves, and however well society, and our doctors, look after us. This decline in vigour with the passing of time is called ageing. It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries which we all make that we must decline in this way, that if we escape wars, accidents and disease we shall eventually 'die of old age', and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person, so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty. Some of us will die sooner, a few will live longer -- on into a ninth or tenth decade. But the chances are against it, and there is a virtual limit on how long we can hope to remain alive, however lucky and robust we are.

人体在12岁时是生命力最旺盛的时期。虽然这个时期人的身材、体力和智力还有待发展和完善，但在这个年龄死亡的可能性最小。再早一些，我们是幼儿和小孩子，身体较脆弱；再迟一些，我们就要经历生命力和抵抗力逐步衰退的过程。虽然这个过程起初难以觉察，但最终会急转直下，不管我们怎样精心照料我们自己，不管社会和医生怎样对我们进行精心照顾，我们也无法再活下去了。生命力随着时间的流失而衰退叫做衰老。人类发现的最不愉快的一个事实是：人必然会衰老。既使我们能避开战争、意外的事故和各种疾病，我们最终也会“老死”；衰老的速度在人与人之间相差甚微，我们最可能死亡的年龄在65至80岁之间，有些人会死得早一些，少数人寿命会长一些 -- 活到八十几岁或九十几岁，但这种可能性很小。不管我们多么幸运，多么健壮，我们所希望的长寿实际上是有限度的。

Normal people tend to forget this process unless and until they are reminded of it. We are so familiar with the fact that man ages, that people have for years assumed that the process of losing vigour with time, of becoming more likely to die the older we get, was something self-evident, like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. They have also assumed that all animals, and probably other organisms such as trees, or even the universe itself, must in the nature of things 'wear out'. Most animals we commonly observe do in fact age as we do, if given the chance to live long enough; and mechanical systems like a wound watch, or the sun, do in fact run out of energy in accordance with the second law of thermodynamics (whether the whole universe does so is a moot point at present). But these are not analogous to what happens when man ages. A run-down watch is still a watch and can be rewound. An old watch, by contrast, becomes so worn and unreliable that it eventually is not worth mending. But a watch could never repair itself -- it does not consist of living parts, only of metal, which wears away by friction. We could, at one time, repair ourselves --well enough, at least, to overcome all but the most instantly fatal illnesses and accidents. Between twelve and eighty years we gradually lose this power; an illness which at twelve would knock us over, at eighty can knock us out, and another 700 for the survivors to be reduced by half again.

衰老的过程，不经提起，正常人容易忘记；一经提醒，才会记起。我们对人总是要衰老的现象并不陌生，多年来就已认识到。生命随着时间流失而丧失活力，人随着年龄的增长而接近死亡，这是不言而喻的，就像一壶热水迟早会凉不来，一双鞋渐渐会磨破一样。人们不但认识到所有的动物，大概也认识到所有的有机物。如树木，甚至宇宙本身，从事物的本质上来说都会“磨损掉”。我们通常看到的大多数动物，即使能让它们活得足够长久的话，也会像我们一样衰老的。像上紧发条的手表那样的机械装置，或太阳，也都会消耗完其能量（整个宇宙否如此，目前沿有争论）。不过，这些衰老的情况同人并不相似。手表停了依然是只手表，还可以重上好发条。然而一只老掉牙的手表，磨损太厉害，老得一点儿不准了，最终不值得修理了。但是，手表决不会自行修理，它不是由有生命的部件组成，而是由金属组成，而金属可以随着磨擦而磨损殆尽。而我们人，在一定时间内是可以自行修复的，除了暴病死或意外事故外，至少足以克服一切疾病和事故。在12岁至80岁之间，我们逐渐丧失这种能力。能使我们在12岁时病倒的疾病，到了80岁可能会使我们一厥不振而进入坟墓。假如我们能保持12岁时的旺盛生命力，那么我们当中的一半人过7才会死去，剩下的一半人再过700年，才会又减少一半。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

likelihood

n. 可能性

infant

n. 婴儿

vulnerable

adj. 脆弱

imperceptible

adj. 感觉不到的

steep

adj. 急转直下

ageing

n. 老化

odds

n. 可能性

virtual

adj. 实际上的

robust

adj. 强健的

organism

n. 有机体

thermodynamics

n. 热力学

moot

adj. 争论未决的

run-down

adj. 破旧的

friction

n. 摩擦

Notes on the text课文注释

1 at its most vigorous, 生命力最旺盛的时候。

2 with the passing of time, 随着时间的流失。

3 It is one of the most unpleasant discoveries ... that...,that...,and that... ，3个以that引导的从句是discoveries 的同位语。

4 a wound watch,上紧了发条的表。

Lesson 37 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

篇7：新概念英语第二册第75课:SOS

Lesson 75 SOS呼救信号

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

How did the woman get help?

When a light passenger plane flew off course some time ago, it crashed in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was miles away. When it grew dark, she turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes passing overhead and wondered how she could send a signal. Then she had an idea. She stamped out the letters 'SOS' in the snow. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.

参考译文

不久前，一架轻型客机偏离了航线，在山区坠毁，飞行员丧生。机上仅有的乘客，一位年轻的妇女和她的两个女婴却平安无事。此时正值隆冬季节，地上积着厚厚的雪。这位妇女知道，即使最近的村庄也有数英里远。天黑下来的时候，她把提箱当作小床，把两个孩子放了进去，又把所有能找到的衣服都盖在了孩子们身上。夜里，天冷得厉害。这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去，只是箱子太小了。第二天一大早，她听到头顶上有飞机飞过，但不知道怎样才能发个信号。后来她有了一个主意。她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。幸运得很，一位飞行员看到这个信号，用无线电给最近的城镇发了报。不久，一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

thick

adj. 厚的

signal

n. 信号

stamp

v. 跺，踩

helicopter

n. 直升飞机

scene

n. 现场

survivor

n. 幸存者

Lesson 75 自学导读First things first

课文详注 Further notes on the text

1． flew off course,飞离航线。

off表示“偏离”，为介词：

Our office is off the main street.

我们的办公室不靠大街。

During the storm, the ship went off course.

在暴风雨中，船驶离了航线。

2． her two baby daughters, 她的两个女婴。

baby在这里是形容词，指“幼小的”。

3． Snow Iay thick on the ground.地上积着厚厚的雪。

lie表示“处于某种状态”时，后面常跟形容词或分词：

When I saw her yesterday, she lay ill in bed.

昨天我见到她时，她正卧病在床。

The old man lies ill and neglected in bed.

老人卧病在床，无人照管。

4． The woman kept as near as she could to the children…这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子……

keep在这里表示“保持（某种状态）”。 as…as one can/could和 as…as possible同义，都表示“尽可能……”：

He got through as much food as he could and set out.

他吃了尽可能多的食物，然后出发了。

Tell Jim to come to my office as soon as he can.

让吉姆尽快到我的办公室来。

5. She stamped out the letters‘SoS’ in the snow.她在雪地上踩出了“SOS”这3个字母。

out在这里为副词，表示“出现”、“显露”等：

The writer has brought out another book.

这位作家又出版了一本书。

He wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.

他开列一张长长的单子，上面列了所有禁吃的食物。

6. It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash. 不久，一架直升飞机飞抵飞机失事现场，来搭救这几个幸存者。

（1）to引导的不定式为目的状语。

（2）It was not long before…为固定句型，表示“不久就……”（也可以用 It will not be long before…表示将来可能发生的事），

其含义与before long（不久）相近，只是before在课文这个句型中是连词，而在before long中为介词：

It was not long before they learnt the news.

他们不久就知道了这消息。

It will not be long before he gets over his illness.

他大概不久就会痊愈。

词汇学习Word study

1．可以表示“变成”的一些动词

grow, turn, go, get, come, fall等动词均有“变成”的意思，但它们在用法上有时有差别。

（1）grow表示“（逐渐）变得”，比get要正式些：

He has grown fat.

他长胖了。

He has grown to like studying mathematics.

他渐渐喜欢学数学了。

It was growing hot.

天渐渐热了起来。

（2）turn表示“把（状态、性质）改变（成）……”或“使变颜色”等：

Leaves will turn yellow in autumn.

秋天时树叶将会变黄。

Jasper hopes the stone Medusa will turn cars and their owners to stone.

贾斯珀希望这个石头的蛇发女怪美杜莎会把汽车和汽车

主人们都变成石头。

A colony of be had turned the engine into a hive

一群蜜蜂把发动机变成了蜂房。

（3）go表示“变成（某种状态）”，通常表示不好的变化：

Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.

“大本”钟很少出差错。

Some foods go bad easily.

有些食品容易变质。

（4）get在口语中使用较多，表示“成为（某种状态）”：

Things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet.

近来情况变得如此糟糕，以致他决定节食。

It's getting warmer and warmer.

天气越来越暖和了。

（5）come可以表示“变成”、“成为”、“达到”等，与true连用时表示“实现”：

Her dream to swim across the channel has come true.

她横渡海峡的梦想实现了。

（6）fall也可以表示“变成……的状态”：

You fell asleep while I was talking to you.

我和你说话时，你就睡着了。

He fell ill last week, so he didn't come to your wedding.

上星期他病了，所以没来参加你们的婚礼。

2．scene n.

（1）（事件发生的）地点，现场：

A helicopter soon arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors.

一架直升飞机很快飞抵出事现场，搭救幸存者。

These things were found at the scene of the murder.

这些是在谋杀现场找到的物品。

（2）风景，景色；景象：

A beautiful scene always makes me delighted.

美丽的景色总使我高兴。

I have just seen a sad scene.

我刚见到一个悲惨的景象。

Lesson 75 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer

篇8：新概念英语第二册第73课:The record-holder

Lesson 73 The record-holder纪录保持者

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

Did the boy go where he wanted to?

Children who play truant from school are unimaginative. A quiet day's fishing, or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again, is usually as far as they get. They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles. He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais. No one noticed the boy as he crept off. From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry. The driver gave him a few biscuits and a cup of coffee and left him just outside the city. The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border. There he was picked up by a policeman and sent back to England by the local authorities. He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.

参考译文

逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。他们通常能够做到的，至多也就是安静地钓上一天鱼，或在电影院里坐上8个小时，一遍遍地看同一部电影。而有那么一个小男孩，他在逃学期间旅行了1,600英里，从而使上述所有逃学的孩子们都相形见绌了。他搭便车到了丹佛，天快黑时钻进了一条船，想找个地方睡觉。第二天早上他醒来时，发现船在这段时间已经到了加。当男孩从船里爬出来时，谁也没有发现他。从那里他又搭上卡车到了巴黎。司机给了他几块饼干和一杯咖啡，就把他丢在了城外。男孩截住的下一辆车，没有像他希望的那样把他带到巴黎市中心，而是把他带到了法国和西班牙边界上的佩皮尼昂。他在那儿被一个警察抓住了，之后被当局送回了英国。他无疑为成千上万梦想逃避上学的孩子们创造了一项纪录。

New words and expressions 生词和短语

record-holder

纪录保持者

truant

n. 逃学的孩子

unimaginative

adj. 缺乏想像力的

shame

n. 惭愧，羞耻

hitchhike

v. 搭便车旅行

meantime

n. 其间

lorry

n. 卡车

border

n. 边界

evade

v. 逃避，逃离

Lesson 73 自学导读First things first

课文详注 Further notes on the text

1．Children who play truant from school are unimaginative. 逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。

（1）play truant from school表示“逃学”，上下文清楚时也可以省略 from school,直接说 play truant. truant也可以单用，表示“逃学者”。

As a boy, Tom used to play truant (from school).

汤姆小时候常逃学。

The three boys who are fishing over there are truants and ought to be sent back to school.

那边那3个钓鱼的孩子都是逃学者，应当被送回学校。

（2）unimaginative的反义词为imaginative（富于想像力的，爱想像的）：

Painters should be imaginative.

画家应当富于想像力。

He is an imaginative painter.

他是位富有想像力的画家。

2．A quiet day's fishing, or eight hours in a cinema seeing the same film over and over again, is usually as far as they get. 他们通常能够做到的, 至多也就是安静地钓上一天鱼，或在电影院里坐上8个小时，一遍遍地看同一部电影。

（1）这句话的主语是is前面的两个并列短语。第1个短语的主要

成分是动名词fishing，第2个短语的主要成分可以看做是eight hours（作为一个时间总量，它后面要跟动词单数形式）。

它实际上是省略了动名词 sitting for(eight hours),seeing引

导的为分词短语，表示伴随动作。

（2）over and over again为固定短语，表示“一再地”、“反复许多次地”：

As my grandmother can't hear very well, I had to say it over and over again.

由于我奶奶听力不大好，我不得不反复说好几遍。

（3）as far as在这里表示“到……程度”、“就……而言”，是连词，与距离没有关系：

As for as I know, his operation is successful.

就我所知，他的手术是成功的。

3．put…to shame,使……蒙羞，使……相形见绌。

What he has done put his parents to shame.

他的所作所为使他的父母感到羞耻。

He saved the child at the risk of his own life and put all those who looked on to shame.

他冒着生命危险救了那个孩子，使所有旁观者都相形见绌。

4．in the meantime,在此期间（相当于meanwhile）。

I feel tired and would like to take a nap. In the meantime, you may do some reading.

我觉得累了，想打个盹儿。在此期间，你可以看看书。

5．The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French- Spanish border.男孩截住的下一辆车，没有像他希望的那样把他带到巴黎市中心，而是把他带到了法国和西班牙边界上的佩皮尼昂。

这个句子的主语是 The next car,谓语动词是take, into和but to引导的是两个并列状语。the boy stopped为 car的关系从句，前面省略了作宾语的关系代词 which/that; as he hoped it would则为方式状语从句。

6．There he was picked up by a policeman…他在那儿被一个警察抓住了……

Pick up的含义之一是“逮捕”、“拘捕”：

After the accident, he was picked up by the police.

事故之后，他被警方拘捕了。

词汇学习Word study

1． creep vi.

（1）爬行，匐匍，（像爬行似地）慢慢前进：

A snake crept into the garden while she was writing a letter.

她写信时，一条蛇爬进了花园。

The old car crept along the country road.

那辆旧车在乡间小路上慢慢行驶。