课文
Mad or not?「是不是疯了?」
Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.
译:
飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯。我住在一个机场附近,过往飞机日夜不绝于耳。机场是许多年前建的,但由于某种原因当时未能启用。然而去年机场开始使用了。有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去,我是少数留下来的人中的一个。有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒。他们曾向我提供一大笔钱让我搬走,但我决定留在这儿。大家都说我肯定是疯了,也许他们说的是对的。
词
mad:adj.发疯,生气「drive drove driven」be mad at sb.「对某人生气」
I know I was wrong. Please don’t be mad at me.「我知道我错了,请不要对我生气」
go mad「发疯了(自己表达)」
drive sb. mad「把某人逼疯了」
His behavior really drives me mad.「他的行为真的快把我逼疯了」
for some reasons「一些原因(some表示一些后接可数名词复数或不可数名词)」
for some reason「某一个原因(some表示某一种后接单数)」
for one reason or another「种种原因」
reasonable「adj.合理的」
unreasonable「adj.不合理的」
a large sum of money「大量的钱」
to sum up「总之」
be determined to do sth.「下定决心做某事」
He is determined to go abroad for further education.「她下定决定出国深造」
We are determined to hold on to the last.「我们下定决心要坚持到最后」
句子
被动语态与时态结合
完成时被动:have/has/had + benn done「现在的之前被…」
现在进行时的被动:am/is/are + being + done「现在正在…」
eg:
Our morning paper is read by over 200000 people every day.「晨报每天有超过200000人阅读」
Last night my favourite TV program was interrupted by a special news bulletin.「昨晚我最喜欢的节目被一个特别的新闻节目打断了」
His bike will be repaired by his grandfather tomorrow.「他的自行车会被爷爷修好」
The new machine has been used in our factory for two weeks.「这个在工厂的新机器已经使用三个周了」
被动语态与情态结合
The letter must be sent immediately.「这封信必须马上寄出」
doing修饰名词作定语「动词不可修饰名词」
表示主动、正在进行
passing planes「正在飞过的飞机」
a waiting car「一辆正在等待的车」
a sleeping baby「一个正在入睡的婴儿」
boiling water「正在煮沸的水」
a developing country「一个发展中国家」
长的doing一般往后放:
a woman wearing a white coat「一个正穿白色外套的女人」
done修饰名词作定语「动词不可修饰名词」
被动、已完成:
used cars「被使用的车」
wasted time「被浪费的时间」
a deserted car park「被遗弃的停车场」
a ploughed field「被耕的土地」
长的一般放后面「left(被落下)等少数除外」:
a car called Blue Bird「一辆车被叫做蓝色鸟」
the few people left「少数人被落下了」
课文句子
I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.「我住在一个机场附近,过往飞机日夜不绝于耳」
passing现在分词,作形容词,表示「经过的,过往的」
He stopped a passing car.「他挡住了一辆过往汽车」
night and day「日日夜夜,夜以继日」:
He worked night and day.「他夜以继日的工作」
The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.「机场是许多年前建的,但由于某种原因当时未能启用」
years前不加数词时,一般表示「许多年」,weeks等用法也相似
He left the city years ago.「他多年前就离开了这座城市」
I have not seen years weeks.「我已经好几星期没见他了」
some表示是「某个,某种」,不是「一些」
I‘ll tell you someday.「有一天我会告诉你的」
I am one of the few people left.「我是少数留下来的人中的一个」
one of特指一群人/一些东西中的一个,后面名词用复数
You can take one of these bags.「你可以从这些提包中拿走一个」
left意为「who are left(谁被留下)」