新概念英语第二册lesson-4-An-exciting-trip

1、Less on 4 An excit ing trip激动人心的旅行课文内容：I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He hasbee n there for six mon ths. Tim is an engin eer. He is work ing for a big firm andhe has already visited a great nu mber of differe nt places in Australia. He hasjust bought an Austr

2、alia n car and has gone to Alice Sprin gs, a small tow n in the cen tre of Australia.He will soon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, sohe is finding this trip very exciting.Notes on the text课文注释1 He has been there for six mon ths.他在那儿已经住了6个月了。关于动词

3、的现在完成时，可以参看第1册第83至87课。2 a great number of许多，用于修饰复数可数名词。3 in the cen tre of在,中部。本文参考译文我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚。他在那儿已经住了6个月了。蒂姆是个工程师，正在为一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久还将到达尔文去，从那里,他再飞往珀斯。我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。【课文】First liste n and the n an swer the questio n.听录音，然后回答以下

4、问题。Why is Tim finding this trip excit ing?I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He hasbee n there for six mon ths. Tim is an engin eer. He is work ing for a big firm andhe has already visited a great nu mber of differe nt places in Australia. He hasjust bought an Au

5、stralia n car and has gone to Alice Sprin gs, a small tow n in the centre of Australia.He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, sohe is finding this trip very exciting.Less on 4 An excit ing trip激动人心的旅行【课文翻译】我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚。他在那儿已经住了6个

6、月了。蒂姆是个工程师，正在为一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久还将到达尔文去，从那里,他再飞往珀斯。我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。【生词和短语】excit ingadj.令人兴奋的receive v.接受，收至U firm n.商行，公司differe nt adj.不同的centre n.中心abroad adv.在国夕卜【知识点讲解】1 receive动词，得到、接到；接待（客人、成员等）、接纳或承认某人。receive sth from sb./ sth.例句：I rec

7、eived a letter from my teacher.我收到了老师的来信。receive sb. with sth例句：She was received with warmapplause .大家以热烈的掌声欢迎了她。词语扩展：received形容词公认为正确而普遍接受的received opinion公认为正确的看法2work for sb./ sth.做工作；从事体力劳动或脑力劳动例句：He works for a supermarket to make a livi ng.他在一家超市谋生。短语扩展：work sth. off除去，消除work out结果是；事情演变为；计算出w

8、ork sb. out了解某人的秉性例句：Have you worked out the cost?你计算出花费的金额了吗？3 firm 名词公司，商号；商行a firm of acco untants会计师事务所词语扩展：这个词做形容词也很常见，表示坚实的，结实的；牢固的；坚定的，坚决的The ice on the lake is not firm eno ugh to walk on.湖上的冰不够结实，不能在上面站立。短语扩展：be on firm grou nd对事实确信无疑；立场坚定hold firm to sth.不放弃原则、理论等firm sth. up使某物最后达到固定的形式或状

9、态例句：He is on firm ground that Lily wins the match.他确信是莉莉赢得了比赛。4 a great number of 许多.，用于修饰复数可数名词英语中表示 许多”的短语有很多。plenty of,a lot of,lots of,a quantity of,quantities of,a supply of,suppliesof,a mass of,masses of可与可数名词和不可数名词连用a number of,a variety of,varieties of,a good/great many后接可数名词复数a great amount

10、 of,amounts of,a great/good deal of后接不可数名词a sum of修饰货币例句：A large quantity of dictionaries has been sold out.许多字典已经卖出。I spe nt a great deal of money on this project.我花了很多钱在这个项目上。5 He is working for a big firm.这是一个现在进行时句型。构成方法：现在进行时由am/is/are加现在分词构成。用法说明：1表示此时此刻或现阶段正在进行的动作。例如：Theyre having a meeting.他

11、们在开会。He is si ngi ng happily in the KTV.她在KTV唱得正high呢。2表示计划或安排好了的将来动作，常与一个表示将来的时间状语连用。如：Mike is coming home on Thursday.迈克星期四回来。Theyre having a party next week.他们下周将举行一个派对。注意：表示安排将要做的事，人作主语宜用现在进行时，事物作主语，宜用一般现在时。试 比较：Im not going out this evening.今晚我不准备出去。（不宜说I dont）The concert starts at 7: 30.音乐会七点半开始。3现在进行时与always, ofte n, forever等连用表示赞扬、厌烦等语气。如：Youre always interrupting me!你老