新概念英语第二册课文和笔记 Lesson 21:Mad or not?是不是疯了

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★mad　adj.　发疯
sb is mad.
mad 为...而疯狂
be mad about
I'm mad about English.
crazy 为……而疯狂的
be crazy about
go insance
I slowly go insance.
go+adj.　变得...
They are going bananas. =go crazy=go mad

★reason　n. 原因
as+句子
because+句子
for this reason 由于这个理由、原因
For this reason,I was late.

★sum　n. 量
a great many + 可数名词复数
a large ...
a great number of + 可数名词复数
plenty of 足够的
a sum of　一笔
a large sum of　大量的
a large sum of money

★determined　adj. 坚定的，下决心的
determine v.下定决心
make up one's mind
decide to do sth.
make a decision：decision
make a decision to do sth.
be determined to do sth.下定决心做某事

　First listen and then answer the question.
　　听录音，然后回答以下问题。
　　Why do people think the writer is mad?

　　Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.