1、A pretty carpet,Lesson 52,單詞,inch n. 英寸(度量單位 foot 英尺(pl. feet ); mile 英里 space n. 空間 actually adv. 實(shí)際上 in fact,句中知識(shí)點(diǎn),1. We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. 我們剛剛搬進(jìn)一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一個(gè)上午。 Have been working 是現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí)結(jié)構(gòu)，表示從過(guò)去某時(shí)刻一直繼續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動(dòng)作。 2. I have been trying to

2、get my new room in order. 我試圖把我的新房間收拾整齊。 get / put in order “把 整理好”， in order 的含義之一為“整齊”、“井然有序”； “以 順序” ： Just give me five minutes to put/get my desk in order. 給我5分鐘整理一下我的辦公桌。 in alphabetical/numerical order 按字母/數(shù)字順序,3. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. 這并不容易，因?yàn)槲矣?,000多本書。

3、 have, own & Possess own 和 possess 都強(qiáng)調(diào)所有物，own表示 “合法地?fù)碛小?，而possess是一正式用語(yǔ)，可以用來(lái)代替 own或have, 特別表示 “擁有一些重要或貴重的東西，又或者是非法的東西”；have是三個(gè)動(dòng)詞中最不正式的一個(gè)，在口語(yǔ)中經(jīng)?？梢源媲皟烧摺Ｔ谝饬x上，have 和 possess更接近。,例句： Who owns this house ? 誰(shuí)是這所房子的主人？ John was found guilty of possessing heroin. 約翰被裁定非法擁有海洛因。 How much money does he possess/

4、have? 他有多少錢？ 比較 ： I have a brother and two sisters. (對(duì)) I own / possess a brother and two sisters. (錯(cuò)),4. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. 更糟糕的是房間還非常小，所以我暫時(shí)把書放在了地板上。 (1)to make matters worse是個(gè)插入語(yǔ)，與主句之間要用逗號(hào)隔開。 matters（復(fù)數(shù)形式）可以表示“事態(tài)”、“情況”

5、。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)是個(gè)慣用語(yǔ)： I lost my way in the forest, and to make matters worse, it became dark. 我在森林里迷了路。更糟糕的是，天開始黑了。 (2) temporarily adv. 暫時(shí)地, 其形容詞形式是temporary, 也可表示 “臨時(shí)的”， A lot of work now is temporary or part-time. 如今有許多工作都是臨時(shí)或兼職性的。,5. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have

6、to walk on them to get in or out of the room. 這會(huì)兒，書把地板的每一點(diǎn)空隙都占據(jù)了，我實(shí)際上是踩著這些書進(jìn)出房間的。 （1）at the moment表示“此刻”、“目前”： At the moment, Im busy preparing for the exams. 目前我正忙著準(zhǔn)備考試。 （2） space n. 在表示 “空間”時(shí)為不可數(shù)名詞，與room意思相近。 A piano takes up a lot of room/space. 鋼琴很占地方。 （3）place是指某一塊特定的空間，即 “地點(diǎn)、場(chǎng)所、地方”。 Is there a

7、ny room for me to sit down in here? 這兒有我坐的地方嗎？ Yes, theres a place in the corner. 有，那個(gè)角落里有個(gè)地方。 而area 指地區(qū)，區(qū)域，不是確定的某個(gè)地點(diǎn),6. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 幾分鐘前

8、，我妹妹幫我把一個(gè)舊書櫥抬上了樓。當(dāng)她看到地板上的那些書時(shí)，大吃一驚。 7. This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen. She said. “這是我見過(guò)的最漂亮的地毯,” 她說(shuō)。 ever adv. 曾經(jīng)；無(wú)論何時(shí) Has she ever talked to you about such matters? 她曾同你談起過(guò)這些事嗎？,8. She gazed at it for some time then added, You dont need bookcase at all. You can sit here in your spare

9、 time and red the carpet! 她盯著 “地毯”看了一會(huì)兒，又說(shuō)：“你根本用不著書櫥，空閑時(shí)你可以坐在這兒讀地毯.” (1) gaze at 凝視 stare與gaze相近，都可表示 “凝視，注視”，但gaze表示以愛慕的眼光或愉 快地凝視，而stare表示驚訝地、恐懼地、憤怒地或若有所思地凝視： We stood gazing at the beautiful scenery. 我們站著凝視著那美麗的景色。 He stared at me, trying to remember who I was. 他凝視著我，努力回憶我是誰(shuí)。 Glance是匆匆一看，粗略一看等；gli

10、mpse表示瞬息地一瞥，暗指由于距離遠(yuǎn)或物體移動(dòng)而看不清楚，看不完全。 She cast a quick glance at herself in the mirror. 她匆匆地照了一下鏡子。 I got a brief glimpse of her. 我隱約瞥見了她。,(2) not at all (強(qiáng)調(diào)) 一點(diǎn)也不，完全不 They obviously werent at all happy. 他們顯然一點(diǎn)兒也不高興。 Do you mind if I stay for a bit longer? 你介意我再呆一會(huì)兒?jiǎn)幔?Not at all! 當(dāng)然不介意。 (3) spare adj. 備用的，空閑的 spare time空閑的時(shí)間，比如： what do you do in your spare time?,短語(yǔ),move into 搬進(jìn) get a big surprise