走遍美国文本及笔记13-3.doc

ACT 3-1 “你想得真周到。”【故事梗概】Harry和Michelle 来Stewart家看望Max。Marilyn很喜欢Michelle为Max选的婴儿服。Marilyn: Thanks, Michelle.Michelle: I hope you like it.Marilyn: Isnt this baby outfit adorable? With his name on it-“Max. ”Thanks so much, Harry and Michelle.Richard: We really appreciate it.Harry: Im glad you like it. Michelle picked it out.Michelle: Yes. I told Daddy to pick blue ones. Blue is for boys, and pink is for girls.Grandpa: And Max is some boy.Richard: Hes a real Stewart.Grandpa: Right!Ellen: That was so thoughtful of you, Michelle. Especially to pick it out in blue.Susan: Would you like to see baby Max, Michelle?Harry: Could she? Could we?Michelle: Could I?Marilyn: Take them upstairs, Susan. Harry and Michelle can watch Max sleeping.Susan: Lets go.Harry: Come on, Michelle. Before Max wakes up.Marilyn: Will you please take this upstairs, Susan?Susan: Uh-huh.Marilyn: Thank you.【语言点精讲】1. I hope you like it. 希望你喜欢。送别人礼物时，英文一般说“I hope you like it.” 如果对方表示喜欢，我们可以说“Im glad you like it.”2. Isnt this baby outfit adorable? With his name on it-“Max. ”Thanks so much.这套婴儿装可真叫人喜欢，不是吗？上面还有他的名字Max。非常感谢你们。接受别人的礼物时, 一般要表示喜欢并致谢。baby outfit: 婴儿装。3. We really appreciate it. 我们真的很感谢。致谢的常用表达。4. Blue is for boys, and pink is for girls.在美国，给新生的婴儿送礼物时，特别是礼物为婴儿用品时，如果知道婴儿是男孩，习惯上会选蓝色的物品，婴儿是女孩则选粉色。不知道婴儿的性别是通常会选黄色。5. And Max is some boy. Max可是个不寻常的男孩子。some指了不起的，出色的。从这句很自豪的话可以看出Grandpa对这个曾孙的喜爱。6. That was so thoughtful of you. 你想得真周到。It /That + be+形容词+ of + sb.: 表示某人具有何种品质, 经常用在这个结构中的形容词有kind, thoughtful, helpful, clever等。7. Would you like to see baby Max? 你想看看小Max吗？Would you like to? : 你想吗？表示一种建议或邀请，与“Do you like to?” 不同，后者询问对方的爱好。8. Harry and Michelle can watch Max sleeping. watch Max sleeping: 看Max睡觉。watch除了接不带to的动词不定式之外, 也可接现在分词表示观看的动作正在进行。ACT 3-2 “在这儿谁能插进一句嘴？”【故事梗概】趁Susan, Harry和Michelle 上楼去看Max 的空，Stewart一家人评论了一下Susan和Harry的关系。 Susan, Harry, and Michelle go upstairs. Philip: Michelle is very grown up for a ten-year old, huh?Ellen: Shes smart and sensitive for her age.Grandpa: Growing up without a mother is difficult. You mature quickly.Ellen: Susans like a mother to Michelle. They have a good relationship. Do you think Susan and Harry will get married?Robbie: Yeah. You can count on it.Philip: I think so. Yes. They get along so well.Grandpa: I like him. Hes good for Susan.Ellen: Hes a little quiet.Richard: Its hard to do anything but listen in this family.Ellen: How can anybody get a word in around here?Marilyn: Youre right, Ellen.Philip: Oh, really?Richard: Its the way it should be. The Stewarts are the Stewarts!Grandpa: They always were, and they always will be.Richard: Right!Grandpa: Theyve always got an opinion. Always got something to say.Marilyn: And now theres Max Stewart, and if he talks as loudly as he cries, were all in for trouble.Robbie: Hes quiet now.Marilyn: Mmm-hmm. Thats because hes sleeping.【语言点精讲】1. Michelle is very grown up for a ten-year old, huh?米歇尔作为一个十岁的小姑娘显得很成熟，是吧？grown up 本意是“长大，长成人”, 这里指Michelle虽然小但很成熟。for: 在这里是表示“相对于来说，如此是不一般的”。下面Philip说的“Shes smart and sensitive for her age.”中的for也是这个用法。除谈到年纪以外，还可以有别的所指，例如You are heavy for your height. （相对于你的身高来说你有点重。）Its unusually warm for November. （对于11月来说这么热很不寻常。）a ten-year-old: 这里指的是“一个10岁的孩子”。2. You can count on it. 你尽管相信好了。相当于You can be sure about that.count on: 指望，依赖，相信。3. They get along so well. 他们相处得很好。同义的表达有：They have a good relationship.get along so well: 相处得很好。也可在这个短语后加with sb. , 表示“与相处得好”。4. Its hard to do anything but listen in this family. 在我们家里，外人除了听，还能怎么样。anything but: 根本不；绝对不；除以外任何事；一点也不。but后面带没有to的不定式5. How can anybody get a word in around here?在这儿谁能插进一句嘴？get a word in: 插话，插嘴。6. Its the way it should be. 事情本该如此。7. They always were, and they always will be.他们过去一直是这样，他们将来也一直会是这样。8. And now theres Max Stewart, and if he talks as loudly as he cries, were all in for trouble. 现在又添了Max Stewart，要是他说话的声音像他哭声一样大，我们大家伙就要有麻烦了。as loudly as: 像一样响。asas结构，用于表示同级之间的比较。be in for trouble: 会有麻烦, 会吃不消。be in for 常表示无可避免地将要遭到某种不愉快或意外的事。如口语中常用的“be in for it”指的是要遭到麻烦或惩罪，这里的it泛指某种倒霉的事。ACT 3-3 “没有必要小声说话。”【故事梗概】在Marilyn和Richard的房间里。Susan, Harry和Michelle 在看Max 睡觉的样子。这时Max突然哭起来了，这让Susan不知该如何才好。Harry: Hes really cute.Susan: Its not necessary to whisper, Harry. A baby gets used to voices.Harry: I remember now. We always whispered when Michelle was born.Michelle: And I didnt sleep well. Daddy told me. I never slept. And when I did, I woke up when I heard someone speak.Susan: I bet you were cute.Harry: She sure was.Michelle: Not as cute as Max. Hes like a little doll.Michelle: Oh, good. Now I can help diaper him.Susan: Lets get Marilyn. What do you do when he cries like that?Harry: You pick him up.Susan: Hes so littleso new. Lets call Marilyn.Marilyn: Time for a feeding and time for a diapering. Youre a real Stewart.【语言点精讲】1. Its not necessary to whisper, Harry. A baby gets used to voices. 没有必要小声说话，Harry。婴儿会习惯于听见人声的。be necessary to do sth.: 有必要做某事。gets used to: 习惯于。get used to后接名词或动名词。get表示逐渐变化而达到某一状况的过程，也可以用be来替换。2. And when I did, I woke up when I heard someone speak. 即使睡着的话，一听见人说话我就醒来了。did: 睡了。此处的did代替动词slept。助动词经常可以代替动词，使话语更简炼。当助动词代替动词时要重读。3. She sure was. 她确实是（很逗人喜欢）。这是非正式用法，正式用法是: She certainly w