新概念二Lesson 20

我喜欢读书。 （宾） I enjoy reading books. 他一言不发就走了。 （介宾） He left without saying a word.
Exercise
C Join these pairs of sentences with the words given in parentheses. Make any other necessary changes. 1. He went out of the restaurant. (without) He did not pay the bill. He went out of the restaurant without paying the bill.
1. Fishing is my favourite sport. 钓鱼是我最喜爱的一项运动。
fishing 钓鱼，动名词 作主语。
若主语是不定式，动名词或从句时，视为 单 数。
烹饪占去了她大部分时间。 Cooking takes most of her time. favourite 最喜爱的 没有 比较级和最高级
8. Where have you spent whole mornings? I have spent whole mornings on the river.
9. What do you always go home with? I always go home with an empty bag. 10. What do your friends say you must do? They say that I must give up fishing.
After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. ‘You must give up fishing!’ my friends say. ‘It’s a waste of time.’ But they don’t realize one important thing. I’m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
4. Are all fishermen unlucky? No, they aren’t.
5. But some are, aren’t they? Yes, they are. 6. What do they catch instead of fish? They catch old boots and rubbish. 7. Why do you think you are even less lucky than these fishermen? Because I never catch anything.
2. 比较 interesting / interested, excited / exciting, amused / amusing, shocked / shocking, surprised / surprising 这些形容词由动词变化而来, 以-ed结尾的有 人； 被动含义, 表示 “感到…” 修饰 , 以-ing结尾的词是主动的, 表示 “令人…”， 修饰 物或某件事。
பைடு நூலகம்
2. She bought a pair of boots. (instead of) She did not get a pair of shoes. She bought a pair of boots instead of getting a pair of shoes. 3. She was afraid. (of) She did not spend the night alone. She was afraid of spending the night alone.
Text
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything --- not even old boots.
Grammar
1. 动名词：动词词尾加 -ing （构成法与现在 分词一样）, 在句中发挥名词功能的词。具 有名词性, 可有复数形式, 有所有格、形容 词等修饰。
主动语态 一般式 完成式 被动语态
doing having done
being done having been done
动词性质：可有宾语, 状语, 组成动名词短语 他希望你别介意我说的话。 He hoped you didn’t mind my saying it. 名词性质：在句中可以做主语、宾语 出国旅行很让人激动。 （主） Travelling abroad can be very exciting.
4. (After) She heard the news. She fainted. After hearing the news, she fainted. 5. Think carefully. (before) Answer my question. Think carefully before answering my question. 6. (On) I saw the plane coming towards me. I On seeing the plane dashed for cover. coming towards me, I dashed for cover.
没有向父母要钱，这个男孩就去上学了。 Without asking his parents for money, the boy went to school.
3. But this does not worry me. 但我从不为此烦恼。
worry sb. 使某人担心
房子使我担心。The house worried me.
He wastes a lot of money on cigarettes.
realize
v.
意识到
realize sth. / that 从句 意识到… 他还没意识到自己的错误呢。 He hasn’t realized his mistakes yet. 我意识到我错了。I realized that I was wrong. 实现梦想 realize one’s dream
我担心女儿。My daughter worried me.
worry about sb./sth. 担忧，担心… 没什么可担心的。 There’s nothing to worry about.
3. There was some (excited) ———— (exciting) news on the radio. 4. He is not an (interesting) (interested) ————— person. 5. He is an explorer. He leads an (excited) ———— (exciting) life. 6. I am not (interesting) ————— (interested) in other people’s affairs.
Listening
1. What’s your favourite sport? Fishing is my favourite sport. 2. Does it worry you if you don’t catch anything? No, it doesn’t. 3. Do you often fish without catching anything? Yes, I do.
3. it’s = it is / it has its + n. 它的… 天气很热。 It’s hot today. （is） 下过雨了。 It’s rained. （has） 这只狗喝了牛奶，然后就洗自己的耳朵。 The dog drank its milk and washed its ears.
4. realize 意识到（起初不明显的事情） understand 懂得或理解（…的意思）
我不知道已经这么晚了。
I didn’t realize how late it was. 她不懂现代音乐。 She can’t understand modern music.
Choose the correct words in the following. —————— he was not 1. I (realized) (understood) telling me the truth. 2. This poem is difficult. (It’s) —— (Its) impossible for you to (understand) (realize) ————(its) (it’s) —— meaning.
catch
v.
抓到, 抢取, 感染（疾病）
最近他得了重感冒, 不能上班。He has recently caught a bad cold and can’t go to work.
赶车 catch a bus
v. 精神上把握, 理解 我没太明白他的意思。 I don’t quite catch his meaning. v. 吸引 无论她走到哪里, 都能吸引别人的注意。 She catches people’s attention wherever she goes.
2. I often fish for hours without catching anything.
我经常一钓数小时却一无所获。
for + 时间 表示动作 持续一段 时间。 without （adv. / prep.）= not having 没有水，鱼不能活。 Fish can’t live without water. without + v.-ing “不，未…”， 动名词 作 介词宾语。
11. What do they say about fishing? They say that it’s a waste of time. 12. What don’t they realize? They don’t realize one important thing.
13. What are you really interested in? I’m really interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.
fisherman
nc.
钓鱼人, 渔民
（复） fishermen
waste
n. （单）浪费
a waste (of sth.)
那是在浪费时间/金钱/食物。 It’s a waste of time / money / food. nu. 废物, 废料, 垃圾
v. waste sth. on sb./sth. 因（做）…而浪费 in doing sth. 他把钱浪费在香烟上。
Lesson 20 One man in a boat
独坐孤舟
Words
catch /kætʃ/ v. 抓到 （caught /kɔ:t/, caught） fisherman / ’fiʃəmən/ n. 钓鱼人，渔民 boot /bu:t/ n. 靴子 waste /weist/ n. 浪费 realize / ’riəlaiz/ v. 意识到