课文
One good turn deserves another「礼尚往来」
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money from you,’ Harry said, ‘so now you can pay for my dinner!’
译:
我正在一家饭馆吃饭,托尼.斯蒂尔走了进来。托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作,而现在正在一家银行上班。他的薪水很高,但他却总是向朋友借钱,并且从来不还。托尼看见了我,就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。他从未向我借过钱。当他吃饭时,我提出向他借20英镑。令我惊奇的是,他立刻把钱给了我。“我还从未向你借过钱,”托尼说道,“所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了!”
词
turn:n.行为One good turn deserves another「一个好的行为应得到另一个好的行为(礼尚往来,好人有好报)」
n.轮流的机会
It’s my turn.「轮到我了」
My turn had come.「我的机会来了」
v.旋转
turn left/right/round「左转/右转/转头,转弯」
v.变得
Her face turned red.「他的脸变红了(turn为系动词)」
He worked really hard,and he deserved the promotion.「他工作很努力,值得晋升」
You deserve it!「你应得的!(褒义),你活该!(贬义)」
wages:n.工资「社会阶层较低的蓝领工人,常指体力劳动所得薪水,如时薪,日薪等」
borrow与lend:borrow「借入」,常与from连用Can I borrow $20 from you please?「我能从您这借20美元吗?」
lend「借出」,常与to连用
He refused to lend any money to Tom.「他不肯借钱给汤姆」
句子
前10单元时态
一般现在时,现在进行时,现在完成时,一般过去时,过去进行时,被动语态:
You once worked in a bank, didn’t you?「你曾经在一家银行工作过,是不是?(once指过去曾经,和现在无关)」
-Yes, but I’m working in a factory now.「是的,但现在我在一家工厂上班」
Tony usually swins in the river.「托尼经常在河里游泳」
-Well, he’s swimming in the lake today.「不过他今天正在湖里游泳」
Have you seen Mary?「你见到玛丽了吗?」
-She was cooking lunch when I saw her last.「我最后一次看见她时,她在做午饭」
He was taught to read by his mother.「他由他母亲教会读书」
Who taught him to read?「谁教他读书的?」
-His mother did.「他母亲」
动词+名词/代词+带to不定式
某些动词后可有名词或代词再加带to的不定式,某些直接跟带to不定式:
I want to speak to John.「我想和约翰谈谈(=I will speak)」
I want you to speak to John.「我希望你和约翰谈谈」
有一些动词后用不定式作宾语时,后必须跟名词或代词,如:allow, advise, help, teach, tell, request等,这类词可用于被动语态,也可用于主动语态:
Mr.Turner did not allow us to see the picture.「特纳先生没让我们看那副画」
We were not allowed to see the picture.「人们不许我看那副画」
He taught me to paint.「他教我绘画」
课文句子
He gets a good salary…「他的薪水很高…」
good在这里意为「相当大/多的」:
It takes me a good three hours to get there.「我花了整整3小时才到那里」
but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.「但他却总是向朋友借钱,并且从来不还」
连词and在这意为「并且,另外」
pay这里意为「偿还」,还可意为「支付」,既是及物动词,又是不及物动词:
How much did you pay for that dress?「那件衣物你花了多少钱?」
I paid the bill.「我付了账」
He has never borrowed money from me.「他到现在都从未向我借过钱」
对比:
He borrowed money from me.「他之前从未向我借过钱(没提到现在借没借)」