新概念 II 讲课稿 Lesson 4 (权威版).doc

Lesson 4 An exciting tripNew words and Expressions1. exciting adj. excited adj. excite v. The news excited us. I have never been to Australia. It must be an exciting trip.He is finding this trip very exciting. We are excited at the news. be excited at sth The excited girl is looking forward to her exciting first date with her “Mr. Right”.（白马王子）The excited children were expecting Christmas presents.surprising surprised interesting interested shocking shocked satisfying satisfied disappointing disappointed moving moved touching touched embarrassing embarrassed 2. receive v. receive sth from sb receive a letter receive a present receive a phone call receive good education You will receive a warm welcome whenever you come to my home.He has just received his fortnights pay. Cf: receive accept take bring I received an invitation to the party, but I didnt accept it.I received an apology from him but I didnt accept it.I have just received a letter from my brother. receive a letter from sb =hear from sbSomeone has taken my pen. The waiter brought me a glass of beer. receiver 1, 2He put down the receiver angrily. =He rang off angrily. 3. firm 1) n. (尤作口语)eg. He is working for a big firm. The firm of Johnson $ Johnson. company (更口语化)corporation enterprise group 2) adj. eg. The leg of that chair is not very firm. eg. Prices are still firm. as firm as rock a firm foundation 3) adj. 坚定的，坚决的eg. His reply to the request was a firm “No!”.4. different adj. （opp: same） （Br）A is different from B. (Br) A is different to B.The word “receive” is different from ”accept”.Everyone is different from others. 每个人都和别人不一样。（Am）A is different from B. A is different than B.eg. You look different than before difference n. tell the difference between A and B eg. We can easily tell the difference between the twins. ant/ent adj - ance/ence nimportant importance patient patience distant distance 5. centre (U.S. -ter)shopping center training center service center That girl likes to be the center of attention. Beijing is the center of politice, economics and culture of China.left, right and center =here and there eg. Ive been looking for you left, right and center. Where have you been?6. abroad adv. （in or to another country overseas）be abroad go abroad live abroad travel abroad A great number of outstanding young Chinese want to study abroad.He will go abroad next month. Text Exciting trip I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.1. I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.just received a letter from sb = hear from sb write to sb 2. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months.Australia Australian for six months He went there six months ago. He has been there since six months ago. He has been there for six months. for + 一段时间 since + 时间的一点 3Tim is an engineer. engineer n. engine n. a steam engine engine-driver (Br) = engineer (U.S.) 火车司机4. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. a number of + A large number of books are stolen. the number of + eg. The number of stolen books is 25. eg. A number of people apply for this job. The number of applicants is 70. number n. My telephone number is 6229897. . The company is No. one in the oil business. 5. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. buy bought bought sell sold sold bring brought brought have gone to have been to eg. Where is Jackson? He has gone to Canada, and he has been there a great number of times. a small town in the centre of Australia. 6. He will soon visit Darwin. 7From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting. fly flew flown 1) vieg. Birds fly. fly to Paris The children flew to meet their mother. Its late now. I must fly. How time flies! Pigs might fly. 猪都会飞了。 即使有奇迹也不太可能出现的东西。（表示对某事不相信）eg. Tom gives up smoking? Yes, pigs might fly!2) vtfly a kite fly a plane fly the Atlantic 2) n. eg. There is a fly in the soup. before 1) prep. Before lunch before 10 oclock 2) conj. eg. Do it before you forget it. 3) adv. eg. Ive seen the film before. eg. He has never been abroad before. he is finding this trip very exciting very exciting find + sth+ adj eg. I find English difficult but interesting. eg. I find the room empty. eg. They find the girl diligent and beautiful. Key structures 现在完成时构成： have/has + 动词的过去分词 He has gone to Canada. I have lived here for eighteen years. go went gone drive drove driven sleep slept slept 功能：1) 表示过去发生的动作对现在存在的影响。(通常与already, yet ,just, ever, never 等表示不确定时间的时间副词连用。)eg. He has already finished his homework. eg. I have never been to Paris. eg. I have just received a letter from my borther, Tim. eg. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs. eg. He has been there for six months. eg. He has already visited a great number of different places.eg. My brother has never been abroad before. eg. He has retired now. eg. Have you ever been to Australia? eg. Have you read any good books lately? 你 eg. I havent been very successful so far. eg. The train hasnt arrived yet. yet 通常放在否