§ Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐?

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★until  prep.直到

直到...才; 直到...为止

后面加(时间状语)从句,前面就是主句

1) His father didn't die until he came back. (肯定)

直到他回来,他爸爸才死.

2) His father was alive until he came back.  (否定)

直到他回来为止,他爸爸都是活着的.

到他回来这一点之前,没死 : not die;  活的 : 不加not.

把until作为时间终止线

从句的时间终点之前,这个动作做了还是没做?

做了——肯定;

没做——否定.

For he ___A(C)___(wait) until it stopped raining.

A.    waited           B.didn't wait

A.leave     B.left      C.didn't leave

I stay in bed until twelve o'clock.

I didn't get up until 12 o'clock.

★outside  adv. 外面

作状语

He is waiting for me outside.

It is cold outsid.

ring(rang.rung)  v.(铃、电话等)响 (刺耳的)

[注]这种响是刺耳的, 往往是提醒人做某事

The telephone(door bell) is ringing.

而风铃等响要用jingle

jingle(bell): (铃儿) 响叮当

给某人打电话 : ring sb.

Tomorrow I'll ring you.

打电话(名) : give sb. a ring

Remember to ring me/remember to give me a ring

戒指(名词) n

★aunt n.姑,姨,婶,舅妈(所有长一辈的女性都用这个称呼)

与此相同, 男性则是uncle: 叔叔 

他们的孩子 : cousin : 堂兄妹(不分男女)

cousin的孩子 : nephew : 外甥, niece : 外甥女[记 : “捏死” ]

★repeat  v.重复

【课文讲解】

On Sundays: 所有的星期天,每逢星期天

never: 从来不 (可以直接用在动词前面)=not (变成否定句,前面一定要加助动词)

I don't like her.=I never like her.

因为是上个星期,所以时态不是一般现在时.

look out of :朝窗外看 out of是固定搭配

从...里:from, out of

dark: 天很黑

What a day?

What + a + n.——感叹句

It is a terrible day.==> What a terrible day!

what+a/an (+a.)+n.(+主语+谓语)

What a terrible day!

省略 : 1.主、谓随时可省

what a good girl (she is)!

2.省形容词

What a day! 有上下文和一定的语境, 才能省略形容词.

just then: 就在那时

It was my aunt Lucy.

如果不知道对方性别, 可以用it取代

Who are you?/Who is it ?

just只会出现在 “现在完成时”

by train

by 直接加交通工具(不能有任何修饰词, 复数)

如果加修饰词, 就要换掉by用in或on

I go out by bus.

若是两辆 : I go out in/on two buses.

I'm coming to see you. 我将要来看你.

用 come 的现在进行时态 be coming 表示一般将来

同样的用法还有 : go,come,leave,arrive,land,meet,die,start,return,join...

前4个一定要记住

天哪!英国人说Dear me!或My dear!

美国人说 : My god! [] ([]发啊的音)注意美英的发音不同.

It’s one o’clock! 注意下划线要连读!

【Key structures】　关键句型

本课的重点句型是现在进行和一般现在.

Now,often and Always 表示现在和经常发生的动作

Now——现在进行时(说话的当时正在发生, 现阶段正在发生)

Often , Always——一般现在时

"现阶段":I am working as a teacher.

I do.../he does...

I get up...