【新概念】第二册Lesson 40

1、Lesson 40.【单词】Hostess. 女主人【拓展词】host.n.主持人、主人Unsmiling.adj.不笑的，严肃的Tight.adj.紧身的Fix.v.凝视Globe.n.地球Despair.n.绝望=【精读】1. Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.在上星期一次宴会上，女主人安排我坐在了兰伯尔德夫人的身旁。【拓展】cocktail party 鸡尾酒会 birthday party 生日聚会tea party 茶话会 dinner party 宴会eveni

2、ng party 晚会 garden party 游园会weekend party 周末晚会 Christmas party 圣诞晚会【动词搭配】sit next to sb. = sit close to sb 坐在某人的旁边2. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严肃的女人，穿着一件紧身的黑衣服。【语法】前置定语：large 和 unsmiling两个形容词修饰lady.【搭配】男人“胖”：strong，heavy，sturdy；女人“胖”：large，plump。

3、3. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.当我在她旁边坐下时，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。【短语】look up意为“向上看”4. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.她的眼睛盯着她的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。【短语】fix on = stare at = gaze at = focus on 盯着【词语用法】busy=occupied表达某人忙于做某事时，常用以下两种表达：1) be busy doing

4、sth. I am busy preparing supper. 2) be busy with / at sth. The students are busy with / at homework in the classroom.5. I tried to make conversation. 我试图找个话题和她聊聊。【短语】make conversation是指出于礼貌闲谈几句。6. A new play is coming to “The Globe” soon , I said.Will you be seeing it ? “一出新剧要在“环球剧院”上演了，”我说，“您去看吗？”【

5、语法】be coming to ：即将.7. No, she answered.“不，”她回答。【语法】请初学者特别注意英语中的回答方式必须前后一致：前肯后肯；前否后否。Have you eaten? Yes, I have eaten. 或 No，I have not eaten.注意，Yes. I have not eaten.是错误的。8. Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? I asked.“您今年准备到国外去度假吗？”我问道。【语法】will be spending是将来进行时，will是礼貌问法。例：Will y

6、ou be staying for our party? 你会留下来参加我们的晚会吗？9. No, she answered. “不，”她回答。 语言点 参考上面第7句的分析。10. Will you be staying in England ?I asked.“您就待在英国吗？”我问。参考上面第8句分析。11. No, she answered.“不，”她回答。 参考上面第7句的分析。12. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.失望之中我问她饭吃得是否满意。【语法】 whether在此引出间接引语，作“是否

7、”讲。13. Young man,she answered,if you ate more and talked less,we would both enjoy our dinner! “年轻人”她回答道，“假如你多吃点，少说点，我们两个都会吃得好的。”【语法】是一个标准的对当时情况进行假设的虚拟语气。If you helped me, I would be grateful.【词语】both：两个都=【语法】一句话总结：虚拟语气只用于非真实条件句中，表达假设的或实现可能性不大的情况，通常表达的只是一种愿望、假设、怀疑或是推测。条件从句时态 主句时态与现在事实相反：一般过去时 should / would / could / might + 动词原形与将来事实相反：should.动词原形 should / would / could / might + 动词原形与过去事实相反：过去完成时 should / would / could / might + have + 过去分词If we left now, we should arrive at th