新概念英语第三册+Lesson+46+Do+it+yourself+课堂笔记讲义

Lesson46Doityourself自己动手、Sogreatisourpassionfordoingthingsforourselves,thatwearebecomingincreasinglylessdependentonspecializedlabour.Noonecanpleadignoranceofasubjectanylonger,（forthesearecountlessdo-it-yourselfpublications原因状语从句）.现在我们自己动手做事的热情很高，结果对于专业工人的依赖越来越少了。由于出版了不计其数的教人自己动手做事的书报杂志，没有人再能说对某事一无所知。so…that…如此…以致于…（结果状语从句）（倒装句）haveapassionfordoingsth.对…有激情increasingly(adv.)越来越…eg.increasinglyintelligent越来越聪明plead(v.)乞求，恳求pleadwithsb.forsth.为某事恳求某人pleadwithsb.todosth.恳求某人做某事辩称ignorance(n.)of无知，愚昧ignore(v.)忽视countless(adj.)数不清的=endlesspublication(n.)出版物——publish(v.)出版2、Armedwiththerighttoolsandmaterials,newlywedsgailyembarkonthetaskofdecoratingtheirownhomes.Men,particularly,spendhoursoftheirleisuretimeinstallingtheirownfireplaces,layingouttheirowngardens;buildinggaragesandmakingfurniture.新婚夫妇找来合适的工具和材料，喜气洋洋地开始布置新房。特别是男人，常利用空闲时间安装壁炉、布置花园、建造车库、制作家具。非谓语动词armed(done)表被动gay(adj.)快乐的=happygaily(adv.)快乐地embark(vi.)ontheship上船embarkonsth.开始做某事（尤指新或难的事）=startdoingsth.eg.Theyembarkedonalongjourney.他们开始了漫长的旅行。embarkonatoughtask开始一项艰巨的任务sb.spendsometime(in)doingsth.某人花…时间做某事leisure(adj.)闲暇的(n.)空闲lay(v.)laidlaid放置=putlayout布置3、Somereallykeenenthusiastsgosofarastobuildtheirowncomputers.有些热衷于自己动手的人甚至自己组装电脑。keen(adj.)热衷的，热情的=enthusiasticenthusiast(n.)狂热者，热衷于…的人=fanbekeenondoingsth.热衷做某事=beenthusiasticaboutdoingsth.gosofarastodosth.甚至竟然notgosofarastodosth.不至于4、Shopscaterforthedo-it-yourselfcrazenotonlybyrunningspecialadvisoryservicesfornovices,butbyofferingconsumersbitsandpieces（whichtheycanassembleathome）.Suchthingsprovideanexcellentoutletforpentupcreativeenergy,butunfortunatelynotallofusarebornhandymen.为了满足自己动手热的需要，商店不仅为初学者提供专门的咨询服务，而且为顾客准备了各种零件，供他们买回家去安装。这些东西为人们潜在的创造力提供了一个绝妙的用武之地。但不幸的是，我们并非人人都是能工巧匠。caterfor迎合craze(n.)狂热——crazy(adj.)狂热的notonly…but…不仅…，而且…advisory(adj.)咨询的advice(n.)建议advise(v.)建议novice(n.)新手=greenhandassemble(v.)组装，装配outlet(n.)积压已久的名品店outletfor发泄penpentpent围住，关押住pentup积压已久的，压抑已久的handyman(n.)手巧的人5、Somewivestendtobelieve（thattheirhusbandsareinfinitelyresourcefulandcanfixanything宾语从句）.Evenmen（whocanhardlydriveanailinstraight定语从句）aresupposedtobebornelectricians,carpenters,plumbersandmechanics.妻子常常认为她们的丈夫无比聪明能干。甚至那些连一枚钉子都钉不直的男人都被认为是天生的电工、木匠、水管工和机械师。infinitely(adv.)无限地=endlesslyresourceful(adj.)足智多谋的driveanailintothewood把钉子钉入木头6、（Whenlightsfuse时间状语从句）,furnituregetsrickety,pipesgetclogged,orvacuumcleanersfailtooperate,somewomenassume（thattheirhusbandswillsomehowputthingsright宾语从句）.每当电灯保险丝烧断、家具榫头松动、管道堵塞、吸尘器不动时，有些妻子认为丈夫总有办法。fuse(n.)保险丝(v.)断电rickety(adj.)摇晃的，松动的clogged(adj.)堵塞的7、Theworstthingaboutthedo-it-yourselfgameis（thatsometimesevenmenliveunderthedelusion[thattheycandoanything主语从句）同位语从句],even（whentheyhaverepeatedlybeenprovedwrong时间状语从句）.Itisaquestionofprideasmuchasanythingelse.自己动手的例子中最糟糕的是，有时甚至是男人尽管接连失败却还误以为自己什么都行，原因就是要面子。beunderthedelusionthat…有…的错觉，误以为asmuchas与其说…不如说是，主要就是8、Lastspringmywifesuggested（thatIcallinamantolookatourlawnmower宾语从句）.Ithadbrokendowntheprevioussummer,and（thoughIpromisedtorepairit让步状语从句）,Ihadnevergotroundtoit.Iwouldnothearofthesuggestionandsaid（thatIwouldfixitmyself宾语从句）.去年春天，妻子让我请人检查一下我家的割草机。那台割草机去年夏天就坏了，尽管我答应修，但一直没抽出时间，我不愿听妻子的建议，说我自己会修。suggest+that+sb.(should)dosth.(虚拟语气)建议某人做某事lawnmower除草机人+breakdown崩溃机器+breakdown出故障，抛锚previoussummer去年夏天=lastsummer(adj.)上一个getroundto抽空（口）9、OneSaturdayafternoon,Ihauledthemachineintothegardenandhadacloselookatit.AsfarasIcouldsee,itneededonlyaminoradjustment:aturnofascrewhere,alittletighteningupthere,adropofoilanditwouldbeasgoodasnew.一个星期六的下午，我把割草机拉到了花园里，仔细检查了一番。在我看来，只需稍加调整即可。这儿紧紧螺丝，那儿固定一下，再加几滴油，就会像新的一样了。haul(v.)拖，拉=dragasfaras只要minor(adj.)较小的(n.)辅修科目adjustment(n.)校准，调试adjust(v.)校准，调试eg.adjustthefocus/watch/plantight(adj.)紧的——tighten(v.)收紧10、Inevitablytherepairjobwasnotquitesosimple.Themowerfirmlyrefusedtomow,soIdecidedtodismantleit.Thegardenwassoonlitteredwithchunksofmetal（whichhadoncemadeupalawnmower定语从句）.ButIwasextremelypleasedwithmyself.Ihadtracedthecauseofthetrouble.事实上，修理工作远不是那么简单。修完后割草机还是纹丝不动。于是，我决定把它拆开。一会儿工夫，割草机便被拆成一个个金属零件，乱七八糟地堆在花园里。但我却非常高兴，因为我找到了毛病所在。inevitably(adv.)不可避免地=unavoidablydismantle(v.)拆卸反：assemble(v.)组装belitteredwith到处散落bepleasedwith对…满意=besatisfiedwith=begladwith11、Oneoflinksinthechain（thatdrivesthewheelshadsnapped定语从句）.AfterbuyinganewchainIwasfacedwiththeinsurmountabletaskofputtingtheconfusingjigsawpuzzletogetheragain.驱动轮子的链条断了一节。我买来一根新链条后，面临的就是如何把这些令人眼花缭乱的拼板重新组装起来。snap(v.)（象声词）啪一声断了befacedwith面对insurmountable(adj.)难以克服的mount(v.)登上，攀登mountain(n.)山脉后缀：-able(adj.)(形容词后缀)jigsawpuzzle拼图12、Iwasnotsurprisedtofind（thatthemachinestillrefusedtoworkafterIhadreassembledit宾语从句）,（forthesimplereason（thatIwasleftwithseveralcuriouslyshapedbitsofmetal（whichdidnotseemtofitanywhere.Igaveupindespair原因状语从句/同位语从句/定语从句）.Theweekspassedandthegrassgrew.等我装完后，那台割草机仍然一动不动，对此我倒并不感到吃惊。原因很简单，因为还剩下几个形状奇特的零件似乎哪里也装不上去。我无可奈何，只好罢休。几个星期过去了，草长了起来。assemble(v.)装配reassemble(v.)重新装配13、（Whenmywifenaggedmetodosomethingaboutit时间状语从句）,ItoldherthateitherIwouldhavetobuya