新概念2精选课程38-40

1、Lesson 38Did you want to tell me something?pull v. 拔pull vt拔,拉,. 反义词 push vt,推pull ones leg 开某人玩笑You are pulling my leg. 你在开我玩笑Dont pull my leg any more. 不要再开我玩笑You are kidding. 你在开玩笑no kidding! 不要开玩笑了!You are joking.collect v. 搜集collect salary 领工资 collect money 筹集资金collect stamp 集邮 collect children

2、 收养孩子collection n. 收藏品, 收集品 a collection of一批，一些；许多的；nod v. 点头nod to sb.向某人点头a nodding acquaintancegive someone/thing the nod First listen and then answer the question Why did the writer become very worried? Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. Be busy doing

3、 /be busy with sth 我的朋友们正忙于准备我的生日宴会。 My friends are busy preparing my birthday party. My friends are busy with my birthday party. search out 找出，搜寻 你已经搜出我需要的书吗 Have you searched out the books I needed?Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. where = 介词 + which这是我

4、住的房子 That is the house which/that I lived in That is the house in which I lived 。 That is the house where I lived. Lesson 39The end of a dreamtired adj. 厌烦的 be tired of sth / sb / doing sth 对。感觉厌倦 Im tired of staying at home and doing nothing. 我厌倦我的男朋友了 I am tired of my boyfriend. Be tired from doin

5、g. 因。感到累包了一天的饺子让我很累 I was tired from making dumplings the whole day. Be tired out 筋疲力尽 在去北京长途旅行后，他精疲力竭 He was tired out after his long trip to Beijing. real adj. 真正的 (强调东西不是假的) true adj 真挚, 真诚, 符合标准 (强调符合某个标准) real man 真人 true man 男子汉，好汉 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true

6、man. smash v. 碰碎, 摔碎 vt.&vi. 打碎，摔碎，（使）碎裂 The cup smashed on the floor. smash sth. into pieces 把摔成碎片 tear sth. into pieces 把撕成碎片 The bed was smashed to pieces. The letter was torn to piece. crash v. 受挤压而变碎 The egg is easy to crash. vt.&vi. 重击，殴打，猛砸/撞 Why didnt you smash the man with your fist

7、? First listen and then answer the question How did the dream end ? For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. He became the proud father of a baby. 我自豪的成为一个孩子的父亲了. Be proud of=take pride in 让你的姐姐知道你是爱她的，并为她骄傲 Let your sister know that you lo

8、ve her and are proud of her. Let your sister know that you love her and take pride in her He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. for the first two nights 头两天晚上 I study hard for the first three days. for the last three nights 最后三天晚上 for the first time in

9、 ones life 平生第一次 他生平第一次吃当了父亲 He became a father for the first time in his life. blow up 风越刮越大(程度在加深)，（指暴风雨）出现并加剧；刮起Lesson 40A pretty carpet inch n. 英寸(度量单位 foot 英尺(pl. feet ); mile 英里 actually adv. 实际上 in fact First listen and then answer the question What is the writer s carpet made of ? 1. We have

10、 just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. Have been working 是现在完成进行时结构，表示从过去某时刻一直继续到现在的动作。 2. I have been trying to get my new room in order. get / put in order “把 整理好”， in order 的含义之一为“整齐”、“井然有序”； “以 顺序” ： Just give me five minutes to put/get my desk in order. in alphab

11、etical/numerical order 按字母/数字顺序 3. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. own 和和 possess 都强调所有物，own表示 “合法地拥有”，而possess是一正式用语，特别表示 “拥有一些重要或贵重的东西，又或者是非法的东西”；have是最不正式的，在意义上，have 和 possess更接近。 Who owns this house ? John was found guilty of possessing heroin. How much money does he

12、possess/have? 4. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. (1)to make matters worse是个插入语，与主句之间要用逗号隔开。 matters（复数形式）可以表示“事态”、“情况”。 I lost my way in the forest, and to make matters worse, it became dark. (2) temporarily adv. 暂时地, 其形容词形式是temporary

13、, 也可表示 “临时的”， A lot of work now is temporary or part-time. 5. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. （1）at the moment表示“此刻”、“目前”： 目前我正忙着准备考试目前我正忙着准备考试 At the moment, Im busy preparing for the exams. （2） space n. 在表示 “空间”时

14、为不可数名词，与room意思相近。 A piano takes up a lot of room/space. （3）place是指某一块特定空间，即 “地点、场所、地方”。 Is there any room for me to sit down in here? 这儿有我坐的地方这儿有我坐的地方吗？吗？ Yes, theres a place in the corner. 有，那个角落里有个地方。有，那个角落里有个地方。 而area 指地区，区域，不是确定的某个地点 6.She gazed at it for some time then added, You dont need bookcase at all. You can sit here in your spare time and red the carpet! stare与gaze相近，都可表示 “凝视，注视”，但gaze表示以爱慕的眼光或愉 快地凝视，而stare表示惊讶地、恐惧地、愤怒地或若有所思地凝