宜立特大学英语1 Unit4-2 Text A

1.DoyouknowtheoriginofThanksgiving?SharewhatyouhavelearnedaboutThanksgivingwithyourclassmates.,In1620,agroupofEnglishpuritanstookashipcalled“MayFlower”toarriveatAmerica.Theyhaveencounteredthedifficultweather,sufferedfromhungerandcoldness.Thegood-heartedIndianstaughtthemhowtohunt,tocatchfish,toplantcornandsoon.UnderIndianshelp,theimmigrantshaveobtainedabigharvestfinally,thustheydecidedtothankGodandalsothanktheirIndianfriendssincerehelpbyinvitingthemtocelebratetogether.,2.DoyoucelebrateThanksgiving?Whatdoyouusuallydoonthatday?,Yes.ThisisnotonlybecauseitsgettingmoreandmorepopularinChina,butalsobecauseitsquitemeaningfultoshowourthankstopeople,whoraisedandsupportedus,namely,ourparents,andwhohelpeduslikeourfriendsandclassmates.ThesearethethingsIfindquitemeaningfultodoonthatday.,Thetextismadeupofthreeparts.Trytogiveeachpartaheading.Thefirsthasbeengiven.,Wetalkedaboutthisyearwhileweate.,6-10,11-12,Weclosedournighttogetherandshowedourgratitude.,HappyThanksgiving,(1)OnesnowynighthalfwaythroughDecember,wehostedhousechurchatourhouse,andIdecidedtocookaThanksgivingdinner.Yes,withaturkey.Yes,eventhoughIbarelyknowhowtocookbonelessskinlesschickenbreasts.Yes,eventhoughIhaveanewborn.Yes,severalweeksaftertheactualholiday.,ByShaunaNiequist,(2)Butithadbeenagessincewedhostedhousechurch,sincebeforeHenrywasborn,andImissedit,missedthecookingandthetablesettingandthesoundsoftheirvoicesinourhome,andIwantedittobespecial,tofeellikeapartyoraholiday.AndIrealizedaswellthatIwantedtocelebratetheholidaywiththem.Wetalkaboutbeingoneanothersfamily,andthathasbecomesotruethatwhenafamilytimecomes,likeaholiday,itdoesntfeelrighttospenditwithoutthem.,(3)IhadtwoThanksgivingdinnersalreadythisyear,onewithmyparentsandAaronandHenry.ItwastheWednesdaybeforeThanksgiving,actually,whichwasmymomsbirthday.IhadwatchedafamousAmericanTVchefmakestuffingonhershowwithonionsandapples,soItriedthat,andbecausetherewereonlyafewofus,wedidalittleturkeybreast,insteadofthewholedeal.Thenextday,atAaronsparentshouse,wehadafabulousmeal.Mymother-in-lawwasplanningoncooking,butshehadapainintheback,andsooneoftheirfriends,acaterer,cookeddoubleandbroughtoverhisamazingfancyThanksgivingfood.Mymother-in-lawwasagreatcook,butwewereallalittlethankfulforherbadluckwhenwetastedthesausageandmushroomstuffing.,(4)Allthattosay,eventhoughIdidthemealpartofThanksgivingtwice,Ineverdidthethankspart,thepartwhereyoustopandthinkabouttheyear,andthinkaboutwhatyourethankfulfor,orwhatyouvebeengiven,orthegratitudeyoufeeltowardthepeopleyouloveandtoGodforHisgoodgifts.(5)Andso,Thanksgivingatourhouse,inDecember.,(6)Whentheturkeyfinallydecidedtobedone,wesatinthetwinkly,candlelitdiningroomandatestuffingandsmashedpotatoes.Whileweate,wetalkedaboutthetimewedspentwithourfamiliesovertheholiday,aboutthethingsthatchangedandthethingsthatneverdo.Joe,whoisanexpertatnottalkingaboutthingshedoesntwanttotalkabout,invitedusdirectlyandhonestlyintosomeofthedecisionshesmakingthisyear.Westayedatthetableforanextralongtime,havingsecondsandlistening.Wetalkedaboutgratitude,andabouthowtherearethingsthatareeasytobethankfulfor.Henry,forexample,isanuncomplicatedhappiness,asismyfamilyandmymarriageandthehousechurch.,(7)WhatIvefoundthisyear,though,isadifferentkindofgratitude.WhenIleftmyjob,inthegreatpainandconfusionofthatseason,afewpeopletoldmethatatsomepoint,Iwouldbehappyforthis,thankful,even.Thatdidntsitwellwithme,anditfeltevenworsethantheclichsaboutclosingdoorsandopeningwindows.Itfeltcruel:notonlywasIsupposedtonotbesad,Iwassupposedtobethankful?IsworetomyselfthatevenifIhealedsomeday,evenifthepainabated,evenifIwashappyagain,Iwouldnevereverbethankfulforthis.Iwouldneverbelikeoneofthosepeoplewhorethankfulforcancerbecauseofwhatittaughtthem,orthankfulforthedivorceforteachingthemtobeindependent.Iwouldneverbethankfulforthis.,(8)Andthen,theweekofThanksgiving,Iwentwithmyfamilytothehouseofsomewonderful,generousfamilyfriends.ThelasttimeIhadbeentherewasthedayafterIleftmyjob.Andbeingthereagainbroughtmerightbacktothatplace,andshowedme,tomysurprise,thedistanceIhadtraveledintheinterveningmonths.Ilookedbackthroughmyjournal,andIstoodintheplacesIrememberedstandingonthatfirsttrip,andIlookedoutattheoceanatthesametimesofday,toseethesamecolorsonthesamesky,andIrealizedIamdifferent.Andnotonlydifferent,butbetter,andnotonlybetter,butthankful.,(9)Iamthankful,Irealizedinthosemoments,thankfulforthebreakingofthingsthatneededtobebroken,thatcouldnthavebeenbrokenanyotherway,thankfulfortheseveringthatallowedmetofallallthewaydowntothecenterofmyfearandlookitintheface,thankfulforbeingsetfreefromsomethingIdidntevenknowIwasenslavedto.TheonlyphraseIcanfindtocaptureitisthatitisthefeelingofhavingnothingtolose.Ihavenothinglefttolose.BecauseIwasembarrassedandashamedinsuchadeepway,andtomysurprise,Imstillhere.Imhappyinanewway,freeinanewway.,(10)Whileourbabiessleptupstairs,andtheleftoversandturkeyboneslitteredthetable,wetoldthestoriesthatnoonetells,thestoriesofthedarkestplaces,themostpainfulmoments,andthewaysGodhasheldthosemomentsupandturnedthemfromashtoluminousthings,treasures,andhope.(11)Whenwestoodinacircletoprayandcloseournighttogether,weheldhandsandthankedGodforthedarkness,andforthewaythedarknesshadbecomelight,andinthatmoment,wepracticedThanksgiving.Thanksgivingfortheuncomplicatedhappinessofbabiesandfriendshipandfood,andfortheverycomplicatedjoysthatcomefromloss,fromfailure,fromreachingthebottomandpushingbackuptothelight.(12)ThatsaHappyThanksgiving.,感恩节快乐,(1)在十二月中旬一个下雪的夜晚，在我们的房子里我们举办了一个家庭教会，而且我决定做一个感恩节晚餐。是的，做一只火鸡。是的，尽管我几乎都不知道如何做无骨无皮的鸡胸肉。是的，尽管我有一个刚出生的孩子。是的，在真正假期的几周后。,肖娜尼库斯特,(2)自上次我们在家里举办教会已经过去很久了，那次还是在亨利出生以前。对此，我非常想念，想念做晚餐的过程和餐桌的布置，想念他们在我家交谈的声音。而且，我想让此更特别些，感觉像一个聚会或者节日。同时我也意识到我想和他们一起庆祝这个节日。我们平常就像彼此的家人那样交谈，现在家庭聚会的节日真实来到了，若不和他们一起度过就实在说不过去了。,(3)今年我已经吃过两次感恩节大餐了。一次是和我的父母，亚伦还有亨利一起。那是在感恩节前的一个星期三，那天实际上还是我妈妈的生日。我曾经看到过一位美国著名的厨师在他的电视节目里用洋葱和苹果做火鸡的填料，我就照此尝试了一下。因为我们人比较少，所以我们没有做完整的大餐，只是做了些火鸡鸡胸肉。第二天，在亚伦的父母家里，我们享用了一个美味晚餐。我的婆婆本来打算做晚餐，但她背痛得厉害，因此他们一位厨师朋友做了双份，给我们带来了他精美绝伦的感恩节大餐。我的婆婆是位做饭的好手，但当我们品尝着美味的香肠和蘑菇时，心里都有点暗自庆幸她的背痛了。,(4)尽管感恩节晚餐我已经吃过两次了，但感恩那部分我却都没做，也就是，停下来想想过去的一年，想想要感谢什么，想想接受的别人的馈赠，想想对所爱的人们和给予自己礼物的上帝的感激。(5)因此，我决定在十二月在我们家里再过一次感恩节。,(6)火鸡终于做好了，我们坐在烛光闪烁的餐厅里，吃着火鸡填料和土豆泥。我们一边吃，一边谈论着这个假期和我们的家人一起度过的时光，谈论着发生的变化和一些亘古不变的事情。乔碰到他不愿谈论的事情就不参与，他很直接并真诚地邀请我们谈谈他今年做的一些决定。我们在餐桌旁多待了一些时间，又吃了一份食物，听了一会儿音乐。我们谈到感恩，谈到一些很容易就让我们感激的事情。比如，亨利，对我来就是简单的幸福，就如同我的家庭，我的婚姻和在我家举行的这次聚会一样。,(7)尽管如此，我还是发现今年的一些不同。在我失去了我的工作，身体遭受巨大痛苦，感到困惑迷茫时，有人告诉我在某种程度上我应该为此感到高兴，甚至感恩。这种劝说不适合我，比关上门打开窗户的陈词滥调还糟糕。我不但不应感到悲伤，还应为此心存感激？这对我来说太残忍了。我暗自发誓，即使有一天我痊愈了，即使疼痛不再，即使我又很幸福了，我也永远不会为此心存感激。我永远不会像一些人们，因为患癌而学会的一些东西而感谢肿瘤，因为离婚教会他们独立而感谢离婚。我永远不会为此而心存感激。,（8）后来，在感恩节的那个星期，我跟我的家人一起到了我们一些非常好的朋友的家里。上次我在那里时正是我丢了工作的第二天。使我感到惊奇的是，再一次到那里不但让我重回故地，还让我发现了这其间几个月的距离之长。我看着日记回想过去，我站在记忆中上次所站的地方，在一天的同一时间向海上望去，我看到了同一片天空的同一抹色彩，我却意识到我已经不同了。不仅不同了，而且更好了，不仅更好了，而且心存感激了。,(9)在那一时刻，我意识到我非常感激，感谢需要打破的东西被打破，否则以别的方式是做不到的；感谢让我坠落到我内心恐惧的谷底，再一次重新审视；感谢让我摆脱了一些还不为我所知的枷锁。我唯一能捕捉到的就是一种没什么可失去的感觉。我已经没有什么可以失去的了。我曾经如此深切地感到尴尬和羞愧，然而让我吃惊的是，我还是我。我以一种全新的方式获得了幸福，以一种全新的方式获得了自由。,(10)孩子们在楼上睡着了，剩菜和火鸡骨头散落在桌上，我们讲述着别人没有讲述过的故事，最黑暗的故事，最痛苦的时刻，以及上帝是如何拖延那些黯淡时刻并转化成光明，财富和希望。(11)我们站成一圈一起祈祷，结束我们的这个夜晚。我们手牵手，感谢上帝，感谢黑暗，感谢黑暗变成光明。在那一刻，我们一起感恩。感谢那些简单的幸福快乐，如孩子，友谊和食物；感谢那些来之不易的幸福，那些从失去，失败，到达谷底又重见光明中得到的快乐。(12)一个快乐的感恩节。,OnesnowynighthalfwaythroughDecember.,1.WhendidtheauthorhaveThanksgivingdinneratherownhouse?,感恩节晚餐ThanksgivingisusuallycelebratedinDecember.,ShehadhadtwoThanksgivingdinnersalreadythatyear,onewithherparentsandAaronandHenry,andtheotherwithAaronsparentsatAaronsparentshouse.,2.HowmanyThanksgivingdinnershadtheauthoralreadyhadthatyear?Whatwerethey?,Wasauthormarried?Foramarriedcouple,itsquitecommontocelebrateaholidayintwofamilies.,EventhoughshedidthemealpartofThanksgivingtwice,sheneverdidthethankspart,thepartwhereyoustopandthinkabouttheyear,andthinkaboutwhatyourethankfulfor,orwhatyouvebeengiven,orthegratitudeyoufeeltowardthepeopleyouloveandtoGodforHisgoodgifts.,3.WhatdidtheauthornotdoduringtheprevioustwoThanksgivingdinners?,Onthanksgivingday,peoplenotonlyhaveabigmeal,butalsogivethankstoothersaswhatsdoneinthestoryofitsorigin.themealpart:toenjoythedeliciousfood;thethankspart:toexpressourthanks,Whiletheyate,theytalkedaboutthetimetheyhadspentwiththeirfamiliesovertheholiday,aboutthethingsthatchangeandthethingsthatneverdo.,4.Whatdidtheytalkaboutwhiletheyate?,thetime,thefamily,thingshappenedinthepast?,Thosepeoplewhorethankfulforcancerbecauseofwhatittaughtthem,orthankfulfordivorceforteachingthemtobeindependent.,5.Pleasetrytofindtwoexamplesinthearticletoillustratetheclichaboutclosingdoorsandopeningwindows.,closingdoorsandopeningwindows:discoveringopportunityintimesofchallengeandfindingthegoodinbadsituations(suchas,disease,oldage,greatloss,),Thatyeartheauthorleftherjob,inthegreatpainandconfusionofthatseason,butlatersherealizedshewasdifferent.Andnotonlydifferent,butbetter,andnotonlybetter,butthankful.,6.Whydidtheauthorsaythatshehadfoundadifferentkindofgratitudethatyear?,Usually,weshowourgratitudetopeopleorthingsthateitherhelpedorbeneficialtous,hereby“adifferentkindofgratitude”,isitpossiblethattheauthorisreferringtosomethingbadwhichhappenedtoher?,Theuncomplicatedhappinessofbabiesandfriendshipandfood,andtheverycomplicatedjoysthatcomefromloss,fromfailure,fromreachingthebottomandpushingbackuptothelight.,7.Whatweretheuncomplicatedhappinessandcomplicatedjoysthattheauthorandherfriendswantedtogivethanksfor?,thegoodthingsinourlife;theseeminglybadthingsinourlife,butfromwhichweactuallycanlearnsomething.,Parallelism.Ingrammar,parallelism,alsoknownasparallelstructureorparallelconstruction,isabalancewithinoneormoresentencesofsimilarphrasesorclausesthathavethesamegrammaticalstructure.Theapplicationofparallelismimproveswritingstyleandreadability,andisthoughttomakesentenceseasiertoprocess.,8.Whatsthemosttypicalwritingstylethattheauthoradoptsinthisarticle?,Para6:(thesimilarstructure)Whileweate,wetalkedaboutthetimewedspentwithourfamiliesovertheholiday,aboutthethings;Wetalkedaboutgratitude,andabouthowtherearethingsthatareeasytobethankfulfor.,halfwayad.,Theywouldntstophalfwayhowevergreatthedifficultiesmightbe.,goinghalftheway,atthemiddle,notthorough中途的；中间的；不彻底的,不管困难多大，他们也不会半途而废。,almosteveryChinesecityhashousechurchmembers.,每一个城市都有家庭教会。,housechurchn.,家庭教会,ItstraditionalinEnglandtoeatturkeyonChristmasDay.,圣诞节时吃火鸡是英格兰的传统。,turkeyn.,火鸡；火鸡肉,Peopleoftendrinkwhitewinewithturkey.,人们经常边吃火鸡肉边喝白葡萄酒。,Wehavebeenwaitinganage/forages.,我们已经等了很久了。,agen.,(colloq)verylongtime（口）很长时间；很久,ofanage,指“同年龄的”,oftheage,指“当代的”,ofage,指“成年的”,EveryoneherethinksthatthestuffingisthebestpartofThanksgivingdinner.,amixtureoffoodthatisputinsideabirdsuchasachicken,oravegetablesuchasapepper,beforeitiscooked（烹饪前塞入鸡或辣椒等食物内的）填料,在场的每个人都认为感恩节晚餐最美味的部分是填料。,stuffingn.,Chickenisoftencookedwithasageandonionstuffing.,烹饪鸡肉时常放洋苏叶、洋葱等填料。,planon,IplanongoingtothemoviesafterIfinishmyhomework.,intendto打算；想要,我打算完成家庭作业后去看电影。,amazevt.,Well!Lookatthatamazingsight!,fillwithgreatsurpriseorwonder使大为惊异；使惊愕,天呐！快看，多么不可思议的美景！,得知她仍在写小说我很惊讶。,Iwasamazedtolearnshewasstillwritingherstories.,fancyn.,1.powerofcreatingmentalpictures想象力2.sth.imagined想象之物；幻想3.liking,desire爱好；喜爱,Ihaveafancyforsomewinewithmydinner.,我喜欢吃饭的时候喝点酒。,Thatsaveryfancypairofshoes!,那双鞋的质量很好。,4.brightlycolored颜色鲜艳的；悦目的5.notplainorordinary特别装饰的6.(U.S.,ofgoods)superiorinquality品质优良的,sausagen.,腊肠；香肠,Ilivedinaroomaboveasausageshop.,我住在香肠店楼上的一个房间里。,mushroomn.,Aftermydelicioussupper,roastmuttonandfriedmushroom,Iwenttothecinema.,蘑菇；菌类植物,在吃过可口的晚饭，烤羊肉和煎蘑菇后，我去了电影院。,gratituden.,Wecanhardlyexpressourgratitudetoyouforyourtimelyhelp.,对您如此及时的帮助，我们难以言谢。,thankfulness,beinggrateful感谢；感激,gratitudetosb.,感激某人,expressgratitude,表达感谢,debtofgratitude,人情债,twinklevi.,shinewithalightthatgleamsunsteadily闪烁；闪耀,空中星光闪烁。,Starstwinkleinthesky.,Starstwinkleinthesky.,twinklya.,他的声音和他的微笑对他的女婿是一种鼓励。,闪烁的；闪耀的,Hisvoiceandhistwinklysmilewereanencouragementtohisdaughter-in-law.,complicateda.,madeupofmanyparts;difficulttodoorunderstand复杂的；难懂的,计算机能在几秒内完成复杂的运算。,Acomputerdoescomplicatedcalculationsinafewseconds.,uncomplicatea.简单的aneasygoing,uncomplicatedyoungman一个随和、率直的男青年,sitwellon,suit,fit适合；合身,新的显赫地位很适合他。,Thenewdignitysitswellonhim.,besupposedto,beexpectedorrequiredto应该,作为中立的观察员，我的分析应该客观。,Asanimpartialobservermyanalysisissupposedtobeobjective.,swearto,Isweartoalwayssupportyou.,郑重地说；强调；发誓,我发誓会一如既往支持你。,healv.,Themedicineandrestwillsoonhealyourwound.,(causeto)becomehealthyandsound治愈；痊愈,服药后休息，你的伤口很快会痊愈的。,generousa.,Heisgenerousingivinghelp.,giving,readytogive,freely;noble-minded慷慨的；大方的；思想高尚的,他总是慷慨施以援手。,bringbackto,Itsbeyondmortalpowertobringadeadmanbacktolife.,calltomind,restoreto使记起；恢复,让死去的人复活是凡人做不到的。,toonessurprise,MuchtomysurpriseithadstoppedrainingbythetimeIwantedtogoout.,使某人吃惊的是；居然,令我吃惊的是，我刚要出去时，雨就停了。,journaln.,ThefindingappearsinthejournalScience.,dailynewspaper,otherperiodical日报；杂志,这项发现发表在科学期刊上。,Whenyouhavearealization,writeitdowninyourjournal.,dailyrecordofnews,events,businessaccounts,etc.日记；日志,当你有所领悟时，把它们记在你的日记里。,setfree,Themaninsistedthathedidntstealanythingandheshouldbesetfreeatonce.,grantfreedomto释放；使自由,这位男子坚称他没偷任何东西，而且应该立即释放。,enslavevt.,Peopleenslavethem,beatthem,theneatthemtoo.,makeaslaveof使成为奴隶；奴役,人们奴役它们，鞭打它们，还将其吞咽。,embarrassvt.,Iamembarrassedbymycompleteignoranceofhistory.,maketofeelawkwardorashamed;causementaldiscomfortoranxietyto使困窘；使局促不安；使焦急,我对历史一无所知，这让我很难堪。,ashameda.,(of/that/todosth.)feelingshame感到羞耻的；惭愧的,Youshouldbeashamedofwhatyouhavedone.,你应该为你的所作所为感到羞耻。,holdup,delay耽搁；阻延,Continuingviolencecouldholdupprogresstowardsreform.,持续的暴力活动可能会阻延改革的进程。,Readthefollowingparagraphandlearnitbyheart.Payparticularattentiontothepronunciationandintonation.,Andthen,theweekofThanksgiving,Iwentwithmyfamilytothehouseofsomewonderful,generousfamilyfriends.ThelasttimeIhadbeentherewasthedayafterIleftmyjob.Andbeingthereagainbroughtmerightbacktothatplace,andshowedme,tomysurprise,thedistanceIhadtraveledintheinterveningmonths.Ilookedbackthroughmyjournal,andIstoodintheplacesIrememberedstandingonthatfirsttrip,andIlookedoutattheoceanatthesametimesofday,toseethesamecolorsonthesamesky,andIrealizedIamdifferent.Andnotonlydifferent,butbetter,andnotonlybetter,butthankful.,Readthefollowingparagraphandlearnitbyheart.Payparticularattentiontothepronunciationandintonation.,Iamthankful,Irealizedinthosemoments,thankfulforthebreakingofthingsthatneededtobebroken,thatcouldnthavebeenbrokenanyotherway,thankfulfortheseveringthatallowedmetofallallthewaydowntothecenterofmyfearandlookitintheface,thankfulforbeingsetfreefromsomethingIdidntevenknowIwasenslavedto.TheonlyphraseIcanfindtocaptureitisthatitisthefeelingofhavingnothingtolose.Ihavenothinglefttolose.BecauseIwasembarrassedandashamedinsuchadeepway,andtomysurprise,Imstillhere.Imhappyinanewway,freeinanewway.,Chooseanappropriatewordorphrasefromtheboxbelowtofillinthefollowingblanks.Changetheformifnecessary.,1.Ithinkallcagedbirdsshouldbe_.,2.Theconstantconflictsbetweentheyoungcouplefinallycaused_.,3.She_bespeakingaboutsalesfigures,butshekeptwanderingoffthesubject.,setfree,divorce,wassupposedto,4.Althoughthedoctorsdideverythingtheycould,theywerentableto_him_tolife.,bring,back,5.Youcangetalongwithoutexpensiveclothesand_restaurantfood.,6.Iwishtoexpressmy_toKathyforherimmensepracticalhelp.,7.HewasawriterfortheNewYorkTimesandsomeother_.,Chooseanappropriatewordorphrasefromtheboxbelowtofillinthefollowingblanks.Changetheformifnecessary.,fancy,gratitude,journals,8.Anemergencysituationoftencauses_inthemindofthevictim.,confusion,1.Iam_whetherIcansolvethepuzzle,butIllhaveatry.,V.Thesuffix-fulcanbeaddedtosomenounstoformadjectivesmeaning“fullof”,or“giving”.Changetheformofthewordsbelowandputthemintothefollowingsentencesproperly.,doubtful,Extensions:moreexamplesofthiskindofsuffixare:-less(boneless,helpless,homeless),-ive(active,attractive,creative),-ous(humorous,poisonous,dangerous).,2.Wesatdowntoa_mealpreparedbymyuncle.,wonderful,3.A_companymustkeepupwiththepaceoftechnologicalchanges.,4.Iamvery_thatyourcompanycanprovidesuchajobformyyoungerbrother.,5.Remarkslikethatbroughtback_memories.,successful,thankful,painful,6.Thegorgeousdecorationinthepalacecomesfromthehandsof_craftsmen.,skillful,7.Thefollowinginformationmaybe_toreaders.,8.Hermotherhadmentionedhow_theyardwas,nowthatspringhadarrived.,helpful,colorful,数词有基数词和序数词两类。1.基数词表示数量的大小，如one，two，three，four等。(1)三位数的读写法：个位与十位之间用连字符“-”；百位与十位之间加and；十位为零时也要加and。如：365读作threehundredandsixty-five。(2)大于三位数的读写法：从个位起每三位打一个撇号“,”，第一个撇号读thousand，第二个撇号读million，各撇号之间的数按三位及三位以下的数的读法读。如：23,589读作twenty-threethousandfivehundredandeighty-nine。,数词,数词,2.序数词表示序数，如first，second，third，fourth等。基数词变为序数词的规则：(1)第一至第十九一般是在基数词后加th，但变化特殊的有onefirst，twosecond，threethird，fivefifth，eighteighth，nineninth，twelvetwelfth。(2)逢十的twenty，thirtyninety，分别改y为ieth，如twentytwentieth。(3)表示第几十几或第几百几十几，只需将个位数改为序数词。如：56fifty-sixfifty-sixth，635sixhundredandthirty-fivesixhundredandthirty-fifth。,3.英语分数由基数词和序数词组成。分子用基数词，分母用序数词，若分子大于“1”，则分母要用复数。如：Threequartersofthestudentshavepassedtheexam.四分之三的学生考试及格了。但是有些分数的表示比较特别，如“二分之一”通常说成a(one)half，“四分之一”通常说成aquarter。Threequartersofthetheaterwasfull.剧院的座位坐满了四分之三。,4.英语百分数由“基数词+percent”构成。如About60percentoftheworkersinthiscompanyareyoungpeople.这个公司约60%的工人是年轻人。,数词,Pleasereadthefollowingnumbers.248265,4682/33/479%1.568:453/42013-3-24,Whentheturkeyfinallydecidedtobedone,wesatinthetwinkly,candlelitdiningroomandatestuffingandsmashedpotatoes.Whileweate,wetalkedaboutthetimewedspentwithourfamiliesovertheholiday,aboutthethi