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***课文学习***
Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Who made the only funny joke that evening and why?
1.美音
nce2-lesson 89 Am English.mp3音频:00:00/01:48
2.英音
nce2-lesson 89 Br English.mp3音频:00:00/01:49
People will do anything to see a free show ---- even if it is a bad one. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: ‘This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!’
New words and expressions生词和短语
slip /slip/n.小错误
dull /dʌl/adj.枯燥,无味
comedy /'kɑmidi/n.喜剧
artiste /ɑ:'ti:st/n.艺人
present /pri'zent/v.演出;adj.出席,到场的
advertiser /'ædvətaizə/n.报幕员
queue /kju:/v.排队
Notes on the text 课文注释
1.a slip of the tongue,说走了嘴;失言。
2.do anything to see a free show,想方设法看不花钱的戏。
3.when the news got round that…,当……的消息一传开,这是一个时间状语从句,get round作“四处传遍”讲。
4.need not have felt disappointed,本来不必要感到失望。
need后接不定式的完成式表示不必做某事而实际已经做了。
5.who should have appeared 是定语从句,修饰artistes。should +不定式的完成式表示本来应该做而实际未做的事。
6.…what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was…,这个可怜的人本应说什么,但实际他所说的却是……。
这里两个what都是连接代词,指所说的话(=the words which…)。should和actually两词都用斜体印出,这是强调“应该”和“实际”,形成了对比,应重读。
参考译文
口误
人们总要想尽办法去看不花钱的演出-哪怕是拙劣的演出。当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后,我们都赶紧跑去观看。我们不得不排了好几个小时才进得场去。在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了。不幸的是,这次演出是我们看过的最乏味的演出了。那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望,因为很多应该出场的专业演员都没有来。那天晚上唯一有趣的事情是节目开始时那个报幕员的开场白。他显然非常紧张,局促不安地在麦克风前站了好几分钟。但他刚一开口说话,人们便哄堂大笑起来。我们都明白那个可怜的人应该说些什么,而他实际说的却是:“这是‘浦伊’鸟食公司,好女士们,晚上和先生们!”
1.A slip of the tongue,(标题)说走了嘴,失言。
slip在这里表示“不经心的错误”、“失误”、“疏漏”:
You've made some slips (of the pen) in your report.
你的报告中有一些小错(笔误)。
When he was nervous, he would sometimes make a slip of tongue.
当他紧张时,他有时就会发生口误。
Are you sure that it was just a slip of tongue?
你确信那只是一时口误吗?
2.People will do anything to see a free show…人们总要想尽办法去看不花钱的演出……
anything用于肯定句时表示“不论什么”、“任何事情”,to see a free show表示目的,也可以用for+名词形式:
He will do anything to save his child's life.
他要想尽办法挽救他孩子的生命。
He will do anything for the child.
为了这孩子,他干什么都愿意。
3.When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company…当“皮尤”鸟食公司将在我们当地影院演出喜剧节目的消息传开后……
(1)when引导的这个时间状语从句中含有一个同位语从句,即the news that…。由于that引导的同位语从句较长,便与它所修饰的news隔开了,放在谓语动词之后,以免句子头重脚轻。同位语从句中用了被动语态的过去将来时形式。
(2)get round在这里表示消息、谣言等“传开”(也可以用get around/about):
The word soon got round that there was buried treasure in that cave.
那个洞里有宝藏的消息很快便传开了。
Bad news gets round quickly.
坏消息传得快。
4.…there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.……在演出开始前场内肯定已有好几百人了。
Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.
那些没能进到场内的人没有必要感到失望,因为很多应该出场的专业演员都没有来。
must+have+过去分词表示对过去发生的事进行推测(其否定式为can't+have+过去分词;need+have+过去分词表示过去不必做但实际已做了的事(cf.第41课语法);should/ought to+have+过去分词表示本来应该做而实际未做的事(cf.第65课语法):
He had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
他发现了5只空的威士忌酒瓶子,这肯定是鬼魂前天晚上喝的。
The examiner must have been pleased with my performance.
主考人对我的表现想必是满意的。
You needn't have said that.
你没必要这么说。(实际已经说了)
You needn't have told him about my plans.
你本不必把我的打算告诉他。(实际上已告诉了他)
He should have gone along a side street.
他应该走一条小街。(实际上他走了主要街道)
5.As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.
但他刚一开口说话,人们便哄堂大笑起来。
burst out为固定短语,其含义之一为“突然……起来”,后面通常接动名词,也可以接in/into+名词:
At the sight of the drunk, everyone burst out laughing/in laughter.
一看见那醉汉,大家便大笑起来。
When she heard that her father had died in the accident, she burst out crying.
当她听说她父亲在那次事故中丧生时便大哭起来。
6.We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was…
我们都明白那个可怜的应该说些什么,而他实际说的却是……
用should+have+过去分词表示过去应当做而并没有做的事时,它后面经常跟but(actually)以形成对比:
I should have left home before 9 o'clock, but actually I didn't.
我本该在9点以前离开家,但实际上我没有。
You should have written the word ‘too’, but what you actually wrote was ‘to’.
你本该写“too”,但实际上你却写了“to”。
词汇学习 Word study
1.free与single
(1)free可以表示“免费的”、“无偿的”:
The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week!
那姑娘每星期“送”她母亲一件免费的衣服!
She has got some free tickets to the comedy show.
她有这场喜剧表演的一些免费入场券。
free还可以表示“自由的”、“没束缚的”、“不受控制的”、“空闲的”等含义:
You are free to make your own decision.
你有权作出自己的决定。
I'm free on Friday evening.
我星期五晚上有空。
(2)single可以指人“单身的”、“独身的”、“未婚的”:
I enjoy being single.
我喜欢独身生活。
Are you married or single?
你结婚了还是单身?
There are more and more single women in modern cities.
现代城市里单身女人越来越多了。
a single parent单亲(独自一人养育儿女的父亲或母亲)
2.queue与row
(1)queue可以作不及物动词,表示“排队”:
We had to queue for hours to get in.
我们不得不排了好几个小时队才进了场内。
She has to queue for the bus every morning.
她每天早上都得排队等公共汽车。(通常与for连用)
queue也可以作名词,表示按顺序等待的人、车等的“行列”、“队”:
There's a long queue/line of people waiting for the bus.
人们排着长队等公共汽车。
We'd better join the queue for tickets.
我们最好加入买票的队伍。
(2)row可以指人或物的“一排”、“一行”,通常为横的(queue通常为纵队):
You can see me in this old photo, standing in the back row.
你可以在这张老照片中找到我,我当时站在后排。
Please put the desks in four rows.
请把课桌摆成4排。
3.funny adj.
(1)funny通常表示“有趣的”、“滑稽的”、“逗人发笑的”,与amusing同义:
I don't find Jim's jokes very funny.
我并不觉得吉姆的笑话很有趣。
He included a large number of funny stories in his speech.
他在演讲词里面加进了大量逗人的故事。
(2)在口语中,funny也可以表示“反常的”、“古怪的”、“奇怪的”等含义:
I thought there was something funny about the parcel, so I phoned the police.
我觉得那个包裹有点古怪,所以就给警察打了电话。
This morning I saw her wearing a funny hat which looked like a lighthouse.
今天上午我看见她戴了一顶滑稽的、看上去像个灯塔的帽子。
***视频讲解***
***课文练习答案***
1.关键句型练习答案
C 1 must not 2 need not
D 1 had to go 2 should have gone 3 should begin
2.难点练习答案
A 1 queue 2 single B (sample sentences)
1 It was so funny that I still laugh whenever I think about it!
2 It's funny (that) he hasn't replied to your letter.
3.多项选择题答案
1. a
根据课文第1行 People will do anything to see a free show..., 可以判断出a. they didn't cost anything 是课文所暗示的情形,而其他3个选择虽然是课文所提及的内容,但不是There was a big demand of tickets 的原因. 所以应该选a.
2. a
根据课文第9-10行,可以看出,只有a. 与课文内容相符合,而其他3个选择都与课文内容不符。所以选a.
3. d
只有选d. bad 才符合语法。而其他3个选择都有语法错误。a. badly 是副词,不能用在动词be 后面做表语;b. had one 前面应该有冠词a 才正确;c. bad 是形容词,前面不应该有冠词a.
4. a
本句是以How long 提问的疑问句,因此后面需要主谓倒置的疑问句语序,才合乎语法。只有a. did they have to 是疑问句语序。而 b. they had to 是陈述句语序;c. had they to 不是正确的表达方式,意思不通;d. they did have to 语序也不正确,应将did 提前,所以选a.
5. d
前一句There must have been several hundred people present(肯定有好几百人到场)中的must+不定式完成式,表示对过去发生的事情的推测.
只有选d. I think there were(我想是的)才与前一句含义和时态上相符合.
a. there had to be 没有"推测"的含义,不合乎题目意思.
b. There must be 虽然表示推测, 但不是对过去情况的推测,同前一句时态不一致.
c.It was necessary to be 意义讲不通.
6. d
a. ought to appear (应该出场);b. should appear (应该出场)这两个选择意义相同,都是现在时,而本句的时态是一般过去时,它们都与本句的时态不一致。c. had to appear (必须出场,不得不出场)意思不符合这个句子;只有d. ought to have appeared (早应该出场而实际却没有)最符合题目意思,所以d. 是最佳答案。
7. a
c. on top of (在……顶上);d. instead of (代替,而不是)这两个选择都不符合题目意思;a. in front of 和b. ahead of 都有“在……前面”的含义,但ahead of 主要强调“(在时间上)在……前面”‘而 in front of 则表示“(在时间和空间上)在……前面”,它也有“面对着……”的含义;in front of 更符合这个句子的要求,所以应该选a.
8. d
本句是对A comedy show(喜剧表演)的解释说明,需要一个能够说明喜剧性质的形容词.
a. serious(严肃的,庄重的)
b. different(不同的)
c. unusual(不寻常的,庄重的)
d. light(轻松的,有趣的,消遣性的)
这4个词中,只有d. light 能较准确说明喜剧的性质,所以选d.
9. b
本句需要选一个合适的名词同wait 构成固定短语,并与前一句中的queue (排队)含义相同。a. queue (队列);b. turn (依次轮流的顺次,轮班);c. row (行列,排)和d. line (线,线路)中,只有b 能同wait 构成固定短语wait one’s turn (等轮到自己)与to queue 的含义相吻合,所以应该选b.
10. d
本句需要选一个同前一句中的形容词dull (枯燥的)含义相同的词。a. disinterested (公正的,不关心的);b. uninterested (不感兴趣的,不关心的);c. interesting (有意思的,有趣的) 和d. uninteresting (枯燥无味的)中,只有d. 与dull 含义相同,所以选d.
11. d
本句需要选一个同前一句中的形容词nervous (紧张的,不安的)含义相近的词。a. angry (气愤的,生气的);b. bad-tempered (脾气坏的);c. annoyed (使烦恼的,苦恼的);d. anxious (焦虑的,心神不安的)中,只有d. 与nervous 含义最接近,所以选d.
12. b
只有选b. laughter 才合乎语法,并与前一句意义相符合.
a. laughs 不合乎语法,laugh 是动词,很少作为名词,其名词形式是laughter.
c. laughings 也不符合语法,因为它是复数形式,不能同There was 配合.
d. laugh 也不合乎语法.
所以只有b.对.参加奇速英语思维阅读营有什么效果?
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