新概念英语第二册课文和笔记 Lesson 7:Too late 为时太晚

【NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS】

★detective　n. 侦探
detective story 侦探小说

★airport　n. 机场
★airfield　n. 飞机起落的场地
port 港口；airport航空港
field 田野；airfield 停机坪
at the airport
on the airfield

★expect　v. 期待，等待
except 除……之外
expect／ik'spekt/ v. 期待，等待
I think so.
I expect so.我希望如此〔口语〕
expect sb.to do sth.期待某人做某事
expect sth.及物动词：I expect your letter.
I expect you to write back.
wait for sth./wait for sb.不及物动词
expect:心理上的等待
wait for:动作上的等待
I wait for my mother.
I expect my mother to come back.

★valuable　adj. 贵重的
★precious　adj. 珍贵的

value n.---valuable adj.有价值的
sth.is valuable/sth.is precious
precious 带有感情色彩的
precious photo 珍贵的照片
price 价格；priceless adj.-less 表否定；没有价格的，无价的
valueless adj. 没有价值，不足道的
worth 值：worthless adj. 无价值的

★parcel　n. 包裹

★diamond　n. 钻石
precious stone 宝石
crystal 水晶; jade 玉
diamond ring 钻石戒指

★steal　v. 偷
steal,stole,stolen
steal sth. 偷（某物）
rob sb. 抢(某人)
My wallet was stolen.
I was robbed.
rob the bank

★main adj. 主要的
main building; main street
main sentence; main idea
不与人连用

★guard　n. 警戒，守卫
life guard 救生员/body guard　保镖

★stone　n. 石子

★sand　n. 沙子

本课重点：过去进行时，一般过去时

一般过去时与现在完成时
共同点：动作在过去都做过了。
区别：过去式只能强调过去的事，和现在没有任何关系。
I ate a piece of bread.
现在完成时，过去的事情对现在产生的影响。
I have eaten a piece of bread this morning.I'm not hungry.
The clock stopped.陈述事实
The clock has stopped.过去的事实对现在造成影响
It snowed yesterday.
It has snowed yesterday.强调对现在造成影响

　　First listen and then answer the question.
　　听录音，然后回答以下问题。
　　Did the detectives save the diamonds?

　　The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

参考译文

　　飞机误点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。他们正期待从南非来的一个装着钻石的贵重包裹。数小时以前，有人向警方报告，说有人企图偷走这些钻石。当飞机到达时，一些侦探等候在主楼内，另一些侦探则守候在停机坪上。有两个人把包裹拿下飞机，进了海关。这时两个侦探把住门口，另外两个侦探打开了包裹。令他们吃惊的是，那珍贵的包裹里面装的全是石头和沙子！

【课文讲解】

all morning=all the morning
The plane was late 飞机晚（点）了
The bus was late./The train was late.
detectives 没有强调一些侦探或者那些侦探，强调侦探这种人
　　　　　 笼统感念，可不加some,the
....were waiting... 故事背景，用进行时态
They were expecting...期待着心理上的等
They were waiting for...
a valuable parcel of diamonds
a cup of tea 强调的是茶
South Africa 南非
a few hours earlier 几个小时以前
a few hours before/a few hours ago
someone had told...过去完成时，过去以前发生的事情
...that thieves would try to...
would+do 过去将来时,间接方式，转述，站在过去看未来
that 从句．典型的宾语从句，起转述作用
steal sth.
one...the other.../some...others...　
others=other+名词复数
...the plane arrived,...were waiting inside the main building
while others were waiting on...
when; while 当……时候
while能用when代替；　但是when却不一定能用while代替．
while+从句，动作一定会延续
when+延续性动词／瞬间动词；when he arrived
when he died
when,while强调动作同时发生