新概念第二册Lesson 50

Lesson 50 Taken for a ride
阅读理解
1. What did the writer realize when the bus stopped?
The writer realized with a shock that he was the only passenger left on the bus.
2. Why didn’t the writer get off at Woodford Green?
Because the conductor forgot to put him off.
单词详解
1. ride n. 旅行
扩展：其它表示旅行的词travel / journey / trip
ride还可以解释为：
翻译：It’s only a five-minute bus-ride to the park. 5分钟的车程派生：ride v. 骑rode（过去时）ridden（过去分词）
2. excursion n. 远足
翻译：We shall make an excursion to Hangzhou this weekend.
这个周末我们将去杭州远足。

3. conductor n. 售票员
4. view n. 景色
翻译：We got the French window to get a good view of sea.
为了看到海景，我们装了落地窗。

派生：view v. 视……为……
e.g. We view every student as a friend.
课文解析【趣味知识】
课文标题“Taken for a ride”翻译为“乘车兜风”，还有一种版本的翻译是“受骗、上当”。

如：Oh no! I got taken for a ride.
天啊，我被骗了！
【思考1】
sea-view room是什么意思呢？
海景房
1. I love travelling in the country, but I don’t like losing my way.
●词组：love / like doing V.S. love / like to do
love / like doing习惯性的，长期的行为
love / like to do 一次的，偶尔的行为
翻译：我喜欢逛街，但我今天不想去购物。

I like shopping, but I don’t like to shop today.
●词组：lose one’s way 迷路
2. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.
●词组：go on an excursion 进行一次短途旅行
●结构：比较级+句子
翻译：这次考试比我们预想的要难。

The examination was more difficult than I expected.
3. ‘I’m going to Woodford Green,’ I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, ‘but I don’t know where it is.’
●句式：as引导时间状语从句
where引导宾语从句
4. ‘I’ll tell you where to get off.’ answered the conductor.
●结构：wh- + to do （详见语法重点）
5. I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.
●词组：in the front of 在……的前面（某一范围内的前面部分）
反义词：at the back of
辨析：in front of 在……的前面（某一范围外的前面）
反义词：behind
●语法：动词不定式作目的状语（详见语法重点）
6. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
●语法：现在分词作时间状语（复习Lesson 49，Glancing at the
bits of wood and metal that lay around him, …）
●结构：with + 名词，表示方式，如：
翻译：教师们带着某种惊异的目光看着她。

Teachers looked at her with a sort of surprise.
●语法：过去分词作后置定语，如：
翻译：这个地区发现的金子都属于国家。

Gold found in this area belongs to the country.
7. ‘You’ll have to get off here,’ the conductor said. ‘This is as far as we go’.
●词组：as far as + 句子直到……为止（表示范围，程度）
翻译：You’ll be accompanied as far as the border, and then you must find your own way.
有人送你到边境，然后你必须自己走了。

扩展：as far as 就……而言
翻译：就我所知，他人不错。

As far as I know, he is nice.
8. ‘Is this Woodford Green?’ I asked.
‘Oh dear,’ said the conductor suddenly. ‘I forgot to put you off.’●词组：put sb. off = drop sb. off 让某人下车
●词组：forget to do 忘记去做【思考2】
L1有这样一句话：I could not bear it. 用as far as 如何转换呢？
It is as far as I can bear.
V.S. forget doing 忘记做过
翻译：记得把信寄掉。

Don’t forget / remember to send the letter.
我忘记之前见到过你了。

I forgot meeting you before.
9. ‘It doesn’t matter,’ I said. ‘I’ll get off here.’
‘We’re going back now,’ said the conductor.
‘Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,’ I answered.
●词组：in that case 既然这样
●词组：prefer to do 更喜欢，宁愿
扩展：prefer A to B / prefer doing A to doing B
翻译：猫和狗之中我更喜欢猫。

I much prefer cats to dogs.
我喜欢步行更甚于骑自行车。

I prefer walking to cycling. 【思考3】
与forget相同用法的还有它的反义词remember, 你知道remember to do 和remember doing 的区别吗？remember to do 记得去做remember doing 记得做过
语法重点
✓动词不定式形式：to do
否定形式：not to do
可充当成分：主语、宾语、状语、定语等
✓to do作目的状语，常位于句末，可替换成in order to do / so as to do 翻译：我父母省钱是为了送我去大学。

My parents saved money (in order / so as) to send me to college. Complete the following sentences in description of your purpose（描述目的）.
1. Many people use email __________________________________________.
2. I _______________________________________________ in order to relax. （本题为开放式答案）
✓特殊疑问词＋不定式结构
特殊疑问词who, what, which, when, where, whether, how+ to do
翻译填空：
1. 什么时候去伦敦还没有决定呢。

When to leave for London has not been decided yet.
2. 我还没决定是走还是留。

I haven’t decided whether to go or not.
3. 我在考虑如何才能在短短的一年内获得成功。

I am considering how to succeed in only one year.
4. 现在他们面临的问题是从哪里去搞到钱。

The problem they meet now is where to get money.
【Challenge yourself!】
【Easy】Choose the correct answer.
( B ) 1. He loved _______ around the world.
A. travel
B. traveling
C. travels
D. traveled
( A ) 2. Lucy forgot _______ her friend a postcard as she enjoyed the trip all the way.
A. to send
B. send
C. sent
D. sending
【Medium】Circle the correct answer.
3. Do you ________ (expect / wait for) him to change his mind?
4. He ________ (expected / waited) at the street corner for over half an hour before his mother arrived.
【Hard】Translation
5.假日，我更愿意呆在家里。

I prefer to stay at home in the holidays.
6. Jack是唯一一个通过这次考试的学生。

Jack is the only student who passed / passing the examination.。