新概念英语第二册Lesson76AprilFool'sDay课文详解重点词汇语法语法填空讲义

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文本AprilFools’Day'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,'saidthevoiceofthetelevisionannouncer,'wearetakingyoutothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twooftheleadinggrowers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRicardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegunearlierthanusual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkerswho,betweenthem,havejustfinishedcuttingthreecartloadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.Thewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnightgatheringandthreshingthisyear'scropbeforetheSeptemberrains.Ontheright,youcanseeMrsBrabanteherself.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.MrsBrabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocal

factorywherethecropisprocessed.Thislastsceneshowsyouwhatwillhappenattheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianmacaronieatingpetition!SignorFratelli,thepresentchampion,haswoniteveryyearsince1961.Andthatendsourspecialbulletinfortoday,Thursday,April1st.Wearenowreturningyoutothestudio.'文本解析一〕词汇学习Wordstudy1.usual与usually〔1〕usual通常为形容词，表示“通常的〞、“平常的〞、“惯常的〞等：ItwaswarmlastSunday,soIwentandsatontheriverbankasusual.上星期日天气温和。于是我和平常一样，又去河边坐着。〔asusual表示“像平常一样〞、“按例〞，它有时可放在句首〕OneMonday,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusual.有一个星期一，这家商场里的人比平常少。Itisusualwithhimtogetuplate.他常起床起得晚。Iparkedthecarattheusualplace.我在平常那个地方停了车。〔usual既可以作定语，又可以作表语〕〔2〕usually为频度副词，表示“平常〞、“通常〞：Heusuallygetsuplate.他通常起得晚。Whendoyouusuallyhavesupper?你平常几点吃晚饭？2.between与among?〔1〕介词between表示“在〔两者〕之间〞：Ipickedupthereceiverbetweentwostickyfinger.我用两根黏糊糊的手指拿起了话筒。CanyoutellthedifferencebetweenIndianmusicandjazz?你能辨别出印度音乐和爵士乐吗？Betweenthemtheyfinishedcuttingthreecarloadsofmacaronistalks.他们协力割下了3车通心粉秸。当表示两两之间的相互关系时，between可用于3个〔或3个以上〕的名词前：Thevillageliesbetweenariver,amountainandaroad.这个村子位于一条河、一座山和一条公路之间。〔2〕among表示“在……中间〞或“被……环绕〞，指3者以上：Thechurchliesamongmountains.这教堂位于群山之中。Amongthoseboys,Danisthetallest.那些男孩中丹最高。3.manager,director与headmaster这3个都是表示职务的词，manager通常译为“经理〞，director可表示“主任〞、“董事〞等，headmaster那么指“〔中学〕校长〞：Ienteredthehotelmanager'sofficeandsatdown.我走进饭店经理的办公室，坐了下来。Beforeheretired,Frankwasthedirectorofaverylargepany.弗兰克退休前是一家特别大的公司的主管。Ihaven'tmettheheadmasterofthisschoolyet.我没见过这个学校的校长。

二〕课文详注Furthernotesonthetext1.…we'regoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.……我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。〔1〕goover表示“往……走过去〞，示意中间原有一段距离：Iwentovertotheblindmantohelphimacrosstheroad.我走到那个盲人身边，帮他过公路。〔2〕field指“〔一块〕田〞、“块〞，为可数名词，常用复数：Manypeoplearebusyharvestinginthericefields.稻田里很多人正忙着收割。〔3〕macaroni指“通心粉〞，是加工过的面粉。它不行能像wheat,rice一样长在田里，不该与fields连用，但由于是愚弄人的玩笑，所以这篇文章通篇都是以通心粉长在地里为前提进行的描述。由于macaroni是意大利语，很可能有人会以为是某种没听说过的新的粮食品种。2.betweenthem,由于他们共同努力的结果。between作介词时含义之一是“作为……共同努力的结果〞、“协力〞；Betweenthemtheykilledthesnake.他们一起杀死了那条蛇。Betweenuswepulleddownthetree.我们协力把树拉倒了。3.theSeptemberrains,9月雨季。rain一般指“雨水〞：Therainisfallingheavily.雨下得很大。Wehaven'thadmuchrainthisyear.今年雨水不多。当rain指“雨季〞、“季节性的雨〞，尤其是热带地区的雨季时，要用复数形式：We'dbetterleavethedistrictbeforetheAprilrains.我们最好在4月的雨季之前离开这个地区。Sometimesspringrainsarereallyannoying.有时绵绵春雨真让人心烦意乱。三〕语法

Grammarinus同位语从句Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.(L4)中Tim是mybrother的同位语同位语从句:在同位语位置上的从句。同位语从句多在news,order,word(=news/order),idea,hope,suggestion,information,plan,thought,doubt,fear,belief等抽象名词后，说明其详细内容；e.g.I’veefromMr.Wangwithanewsthathewon’tbeabletoseeyouthisafternoon．

同位语从句与所说明的名词有时会被谓语所分开e.g.Thethoughtcametohimthatmaybetheenemyhadfledthecity．引导同位语从句的有that,whether和连接副词when,where,why,how等，但绝大多数由that引导，留意同位语从句不能用which引导。Thequestionwhetherweshouldcallinadoctorwasdeterminedbythefamilydoctor.

翻译填空：1.有一项建议是布朗应当离队。Therewas

asuggestionthatBrownshouldleavetheteam.2.战斗爆发的消息传来了。Newscame

thatthewarbrokeout.

六、文本翻译愚人节

“作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾，〞电视播送员说，“我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。通心粉在这个地区已经种植了600多年了。两个主要种植者，朱塞皮.莫尔道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告知我，他们始终期盼着今年获得一个大丰收，收割工作比往年开头要早些。这里您可以看到两个工人，他们协力割下了3车金黄色的通心粉秸。全村的人都日夜奋战，要赶在9月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打完场。在屏幕的右侧，您可以看到布拉班特太太本人，她已经帮了她的丈夫30年了。布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加工厂的经理交谈。这最终一个镜头向您展现了收获之后将发生的事情：闻名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大赛！目前的冠弗拉特里先生，自1991年以来，年年获胜。今日4月1日，星期四的专题新闻节目到此结束。现在我们回到电视演播室。〞七、语法填空Whatwasthejoke?'Toendourspecialnewsbulletin,'saidthevoiceofthetelevision1._____(announce),'we'regoingovertothemacaronifieldsofCalabria.Macaronihasbeengrowninthisareaforoversixhundredyears.Twoofthe2._____(lead)growers,GiuseppeMoldovaandRiccardoBrabante,tellmethattheyhavebeenexpectingasplendidcropthisyearandharvestinghasbegun3._____(early)than

usual.Hereyoucanseetwoworkers4._____,betweenthem,havejustfinished5._____(cut)threecartloadsofgoldenbrownmacaronistalks.Thewholevillagehasbeenworkingdayandnight6._____(gather)andthreshingthisyear'scrop

before

theSeptemberrains.Ontheright,youcanseeMrs.Brabante

7._____.Shehasbeenhelpingherhusbandforthirtyyearsnow.Mrs.Brabanteistalkingtothemanagerofthelocalfactory

where

thecropisprocessed.Thislastsceneshowsyou

what

8._____(happen)attheendoftheharvest:thefamousCalabrianmacaronieatingpetition!Signo