新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons48

The box was so heavy that she couldn't lift it.

箱子太重了，她搬不起来。（so+形容词+that表示“如此……以至于”）

The thief got such a fright that he dropped the bag.

那个小偷吓得把提包都扔了。（such〈a〉+名词+that表示“如此……以至于”）

Billy is not at home at present. He's at school.

比利现在不在家，他在学校。（at+名词的用法）

词汇学习 Word study

1．pull vt.,vi.

（1）拉，拖，牵，扯：

I felt someone pulling my arm.

我觉得有人在拉我的胳膊。

They pulled the heavy bag into a room.

他们把那个重袋子拖到一个房间里。

You have to pull hard.

你得用力拉。

（2）拔，抽：

You've pulled out the wrong teeth!

你拔错了牙！

He pulled an address book from his pocket.

他从口袋里抽出一本通讯录。

2．nod

（1）vt.,vi. 点头，点头示意／招呼：

I asked him if he wanted to come and he nodded his head.

我问他是否想来，他点了点头。

When we meet each other in the office, he always nods at me.

我们在办公室见面时，他总是向我点头打招呼。

（2）vi. 打盹，打瞌睡（常与off连用）：

He used to nod off during the French class.

他过去常在上法语课时打瞌睡。

As he was very tired, he nodded over his reading.

因为他很累，所以他一边看书一边打盹。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1．难点练习答案

A 1 which              2 denied                3 fetched

4 too                 5 jobs                   6 One…a…who

7 past                8 next                 9 watching

10 continually     11 remarked          12 robbed

B (sample sentences)

I'm sorry to cause you such trouble.

Have you ever seen such beautiful pictures before? It's such a nice day that we can't stay indoors!

I'm feeling so tired that I shall have to stop work.

C 1 He had no sooner come home than they rang him up from the office.

2 The plane had no sooner taken off than it returned to the airport.

D 1 made  2 do  3 make  4 do  5 Do  6 make 7 made8 does

E 1 out  2 up  3 up  4 up…away  5 up  6 out 7 back  8 up with  9 up with

F (sample sentences)

If you don't stop that noise at once, you'll have to go to bed. I'm at a loss to know what to do.

It's stopped raining at last!

He's very busy and can't accept any more work at present. I'll be at home tonight.

2．多项选择题答案

1c  2b  3c  4b  5a  6c

7b  8 b  9 d  10 a  11b  12 c