新概念英语第二册lesson4 课文及翻译和习题和词汇练习

1、An exciting tripAn exciting trip 激动人心的旅行课文内容:I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Au

2、stralian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin , from there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.参考译文我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信, 他正在澳大利亚。 他在那儿已经住了 6个月了。 蒂 姆是个工程师,正在为一家大公司工作,并且已经去过澳大利

3、亚的不少地方了。 他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车,现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。 他不久还将到达尔文去, 从那里, 他再飞往珀斯。 我弟弟以前从未出过国, 因此, 他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。Notes on the text 课文注释1 He has been there for six months. 他在那儿已经住了 6个月了。关于动词 的现在完成时。2 a great number of, 许多,用于修饰复数可数名词。3 in the centre of, 在中部。Comprehension1. Only one of these statements is true. Whi

4、ch one?(a The writer has been in Australia for six months.(b Tim is a mechanic and hes working in Australia.(c Tim is working for an Austrian firm.(d Tim is working for a big firm as an engineer.2. Only one of these statements is true. Which one?(a Tim has been in Darwin for six months.(b Its the fi

5、rst time Tim has ever been to another country.(c Perth is in the centre of Australia.(d Tim s brother has never been abroad before.Structure3. Tim is in Australia. He went _ Australia six months ago.(a to (b in (c at (d into4. Tim is in Australia. How long _ there?(a is he (b has he been (c has he (

6、d was he5. Tim has been in Australia for six months. His brother hasnt seen him _January. (a for (b since (c from (d by6. He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one _.(a a short time ago (b a long time ago (c last year (d six months ago 7. He has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never _ t

7、here before.(a went (b being (c been (d was1. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. (他正在为一家大公司工作,并且已经 去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。(1 work for指“在上班/任职”:表达“上班”这个意思时还可以说 work at:She works at a department store.她在一家百货商店上班。(2 a number of 只能接可数名词的复数形式。 通

8、常, number 前有 great, large, good, small, certain等形容词,数量大小也随之改变:A large/ great number of our students are Danish.我们的学生中有许多是丹麦人。There are a small number of spelling mistakes in your homework.你的家庭作业里有少数几个拼写错误。2. He will soon visit Darwin. 他不久还将到达尔文去。will 表示将来要发生的事。这句话的时态是一般将来时。(cf. 第 12课语法 下一句话 From the

9、re, he will fly to Perth也是一般将来时。3. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting. 我弟弟以前从未出过国,因此,他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心。(1 这句话由两个简单句组成, 后一句由连词 so 引导, 为表示结果的状语从句。(2 find 作“发现”、“发觉”讲时宾语往往带补足语(一般为形容词,说 明宾语的状况、性质等:I find the film very interesting.我觉得这电影很有趣。She found Tons room v

10、ery dirty.她发现汤姆的房间非常脏。She has already found herself wrong.她已经发现自己错了。需要注意的是, find 一词很少用于进行时态,一般用于过去时、完成时及一般 现在时等。词汇学习 Word study1. receive vt.(1接到,收到,得到:When did you receive that letter?你什么时候收到那封信的?Susan received a gift/card this morning.今天上午苏珊收到了一份礼物/一张卡。receive 是“收到”,指的是一个被动的动作,主观上接受与不接受并不清楚。 take

11、则是主动地“拿”、“取”:He told me to take the keys from his pocket.他让我从他口袋里把钥匙拿出来。I received a beautiful pen from my uncle. My brother took it from me yesterday.我叔叔给了我一枝漂亮的钢笔。昨天我弟弟把笔拿走了。(2招待,接待:You need a large room if you are going to receive so many guests. 如果你要接待这么多客人,你就需要一个大房间。We usually receive guests on

12、 Saturday.我们通常星期六招待宾客。2. different adj. (名词为 difference(1不同的,相异的(经常与 from 连用:Desks are different from tables.书桌与桌子不一样。My room is different form yours.我的房间与你的不同。We are planning something different this year.我们今年有不同的打算。(2各种各样的,不同的:He has visited many different places in China.他去过中国的不少地方。This departmen

13、t store sells a large number of different things. 这家百货商店出售许多各种各样的东西。课堂笔记【 NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS】 生词和短语exciting adj. 令人兴奋的excite:激动excited:-ed: 自己感到-ing:令人感到exciting boyinteresting manThe man is interesting.The news exciting,I am excited其宾语一定是人The news excited me.让后面的人感到.interesting:令人感到有趣的intere

14、sted: 感到有意思的The book interests me.receive v. 接受,收到accept :同意接收receive:客观的收到This morning I received a bunch of flowers from a boy,but I didnt accept it.take take the exam:接收考试; take advice接收建议receive/havereceive/have a letter from somebody.firm n. 商行,公司companydifferent adj. 不同的centre n. 中心abroad adv.

15、 在国外副词,直接和动词连用go aroadlive abroadstudy abroad1. Jim has been studying _ for 3 years .a. abroad b. aboard c. road d. broad2. Willam felt very happy because he _ a letter from Cambridge University . a. sent b. lent c. borrowed d. received3. Ann is a kind girl so she has _ friends.a. a great much of b.

16、 a great number of c. the much of d. the little of4. Tim went _ America 6 months ago .a. to b. into c. at d. in5. Tom is in Austria. How long _ there?a. is he b. was he c, has he been d. has he 6. Xi an is a city in the _ of China.a. middle b. centre c. front d. back7. I have just _ an invitation to

17、 their wedding this morning .a. taken b. set c, made d. done 8. _ people called to ask about her health.a. A great many of b. A large number c. A great many d. Large number 9. How is this book different _ that ?a. from b. about c. of d. to10. How long _ at this job? Since 1990.a. were you employed b

18、. have you been employedc. had you been employed d. will you be employedreceived a letter from just和完成时连用months one month two monthsIhave arrived in Beijing. has beenHe has been in Beijing for one year.has been + in 地点He has been in America for tow years.连读work for work in 强调地点 work for强调 workI am w

19、orking for a school.I am working in the New Oriental school.a great number of :a lot ofa great number of 后面一定要加可数名词复数a lot of 可加可数名词也可加不可数名词i have a lot of friendsI have a great number of friends.has gone to :去了某地没回来has been to :曾经去过某地,现在不在那个地方Have you been to Paris?soon:很快(时间from there:从那地方起from 即可

20、以加时间又可以加地点from half past 8 to half past 11from Beijing to Tianjingfly to Perth: go to Perth by airbefore 副词,在此之前 现在完成时态的标志find trip excitingfind +宾语 +形容词做宾补 find the room cleanfind her happyis finding Im finding.Vocabulary8. Tim is working for a big firm. He is working for a big _.(a society (b comp

21、any (c factory (d store 9. He has visited a great number of different p1aces. He hasnt stayed in _p1ace. (a the only (b a similar (c the same (d alike 10. Alice Springs is a small town. A town is usually _. (a bigger than a village but smaller than a city (b bigger than a city (c the same size as a

22、city (d the same size as a village 11. He will soon visit Darwin. He will visit Darwin _. (a quick1y (b for a short time (c shortly (d in a hurry 12. He will fly to Perth. He will go there _. (a with air (b in air (c by air (d through air 语法 Grammar in use 1现在完成时与现在进行时 现在完成时的时间概念有时是不确定的，我们所关心的是现存的结果

23、，或者过去 发生的事对现在的影响。现在完成时不能和明确表示过去的副词（如 ago, yesterday 等） 连用。 经常和现在完成时连用的副词和副词短语有： before （now） （在此以前）；so far（到目前为止）；up to now （直到现在）；just （刚刚）；already（已经）；lately（最近）；now（现在）；疑问句和否定句 中常用 ever, yet, never, not ever 等。现在进行时经常用于表示在短期内 正在进行的动作或存在的情况，因此往往不需要和时间状语连用。 2同位语 (Appositives 一个名词（或短语等）与另一个名词（或短语）并列

24、而作为其说明或限定成分时 称为同位语。 同位语与它所补充说明的成分之间用逗号隔开。课文中有两句话含 有同位语： I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. 我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信。（Tim 是 my brother 的同位语。它们指的是同一 个人。Tim 用来补充说明 my brother 的名字） He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. 他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。 （在这句话中 a small town in the centre of Australia 是 Alice Springs 的同位语，补充说明这是个多大的镇子，在什么地方） 在译成汉语时，同位语或者插入主句中，或者另译为一句，很少像英语中那样用 逗号隔开。请参阅课文中两个句子的译文。同位语如果太长，可以另译为一句。 如课文中第二个例句的后半部分可以译为：“现在去了艾利斯斯普林斯。这是澳 大利亚中部的一个小镇。” 同位语的其他例子如： This is John, one of my bes