新概念英语第一册课文和笔记:第42课

Lesson 125 Tea for two

[词汇]

water v. 浇水

terribly adv. 非常

dry adj. 干燥的，干的

nuisance n. 讨厌的东西或人

mean(meant/meant) v. 意味着，意思是

surprise n. 惊奇，意外的事

waters 水域 / watermelon 西瓜

I'm afraid I must water the garden now.

very / terribly / awfully

I'm very happy.

I'm very sorry.

terribly/awful 表示负面的意思，very可以表示负面的意思，也可以表示下面的意思。

It is cool today. It is a good day for picnic.

It is very cool.

It is terrible/awful cool.

It's dry this year.

It's very/terribly/awfully dry this year.

It is a nuisance!

The man is a nuisance.

What a nuisance (it is)!

mean person/small person

That man is really very mean. / He is a small person.

by all means 想尽办法，不择手段

I want to pass the band six exam by all means.

You must go Home.

You must water the garden.

What do you mean?

What do you know?

I know he is a good person.

I mean you must go Home.

It's raining.

It means (that) I needn't (don't need to) water the garden.

I need to go Home.

I needn't (don't need to) go Home.

It's a surprise.

pleasant

It's a pleasant surprise.

Listen to the story about a man and his wife.

His wife wants the man to have a cup of tea with her in the living room.

But it's dry. The man thinks that he must water the garden now.

But the wife wants the man to come in and have a cup of tea with her.

And the man doesn't want to come in.

The lady is a little bit angry.

So she wants to drink a cup of tea by herself.

But later, it's raining/ it begins to rain.

Then that is a good news for the man.

That means the man needn't water the garden.

And he can come in and have a cup of tea with his wife.

have to/ has to/ will have to/had to/ have had to/ has had to

must/ have to 必须

1 must是情态动词；have to是复合动词

2 must没有时态变化；have to有时态变化，have to在变为否定和疑问形式时要根据不同的助动词来变化（一般现在时don't/doesn't；将来时后边直接变化；过去时didn't；完成时have not had to）

3 have to是客观需要，must主观的必须

take a taxi

I must take a taxi.

I have to take a taxi.

I don't have to take a taxi.

Do you have to take a taxi?

I have to take a taxi every day.

I don't have to take a taxi every day.

Do you have to take a taxi every day?

She has to get up early tomorrow.

She doesn't have to get up early tomorrow.

Does she have to get up early tomorrow?

I had to water the garden every day last year.

I didn't have to water the garden every day last year.

Did you have to water the garden every day last year?

I have waited for you for two hours.

I have had to wait for you for two hours.