Lesson 47 A Thirsty Ghost 新概念英语2

Lesson 47 A Thirsty Ghost
a. Key points
a. complex preposition
b. the usage of suggest
c. review the grammars that have been learnt
b. Warm up
a.Topics for the student to discuss
If you wanted to buy a house, what kind of things would persuade you to buy it and make you decide not to buy it? If the house is haunted, will you still buy it? Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? Have you ever had a strange experience you could not explain? Tell us about it. Are there any ghosts around us? What do you think of the mysteries that can’t be explained?
b.two stories
1.A drunkard in a bar saw a man coming in with a duck under his arm and asked,"What are you doing with the pig?" The new comer said it was a duck, not a pig.
"I was talking to the duck,not to you,"the drunkard replied.
酒鬼
在酒吧间，有一个酒鬼看见一个人腋下夹着一只鸭子走了进来，便问：“你和猪在一起干什么？”
新进来的人说是鸭子，而不是猪。

“我在和鸭子说话，不是和你说话。

”酒鬼回答说。

2."What's this I hear, old pal? Your wife's left you, old man? Well, why don't you go home and drown your sorrows in booze?"
"Impossible." "No booze?" "No sorrow."
●booze = alcohol
●to drown your sorrows = to drink until you forget your problems
c. Grammar
复杂介词，又叫“多词介词”，指由两个或两个以上单词构成的起介词作用的结构。

本课主要介绍双词介词，例：up for except for除。

外according to按照ahead of超过as to关于because of因为but for要不是close to接近due to应给的instead of代替next to几乎owing to由于save for除。

外thanks to多亏，由于
d. New words and expressions
a.Thirsty adj.①渴的②渴望的
I am thirsty to death. He is thirsty for money and power.
thirst n.[u] 渴望the thirst for knowledge
Thirst for something/somebody
b.Ghost n.鬼，幽灵
We often tell ghost stories at night, after hearing them, she often looked as if she had seen a ghost., because she was as white as a ghost.
a ghost of一点，微量 a ghost of worry / smile
Spirit Devil Satan
c.Haunt vt.①鬼魂（出没）②萦绕心头③常去
The ancient house is haunted.
I am often haunted by his last words to me.
He frequently haunts that disco.
Somewhere be haunted = the ghost is living in the place
d.Block n. 阻塞物traffic block/jam /一栋大楼a block of apartments 大块物a block of ice
vt.堵住，阻止block the door with a table
My nose is all blocked up and I can hardly breathe.
e.Furniture n. [u] 家具
A piece of furniture 一件家具the furniture of one’s pocket 钱财
He didn’t notice the new furniture around the house.
f.Whisky n. 威士忌（进口）whiskey (本地)
Whisky neat / whisky sour / wildcat whisky / whisky hot [cold]
Cocktail Vodka Champagne Wine Beer Soft drinks Ginger ale
Soda water Orange juice
g.Suggest vt.①暗示，间接表明②建议
当suggest 表①的意思时，后面的宾语从句用直陈语气；当suggest表②的意思时，从句用虚拟语气。

即suggest that…(should) do
His smile suggested that he liked the present.
I suggested we (should) meet outside the school.
h.Shake v.①摇动，舞动②挥去，抖落③握手④摆脱
My house shook when the plane passed.
The elephant shook an apple from the tree.
Shake hands with sb. shake the head -----nod
shake one’s shoulders shake one’s fist at sb. her situation is very shaky
i.Accept vt.接受
Accept the situation听天由命Will you accept my apologies?
Acceptation acceptance acceptable
e. The text
a. Listen to the tape and answer these questions below:
1.What is up for sale?
2.Who is the present owner?
3.Has he owned in for long?
4.Why is he going go sell it?
5.Why couldn’t he go to sleep one night?
6.Where was it coming from?
7.When did he find the doors blocked?
8.What had been moved?
9.When had Mr. Thompson turned the lights off?
10.Were they on or off in the morning?
11.How many empty whisky bottles did he find?
b.explaination
1. A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale.
Public house=pub酒馆be up for sale 供出售I am not up for sale.
2.Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.
3.He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise
coming from the bar.
Go to sleep=fall asleep入睡coming 现在分词作宾补
Hear see watch notice…感官动词后可跟现在分词作状语也可跟不带to的不定式作宾补。

跟分词式强调正在进行，更生动。

4.The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture
had been moved.
5.Though Mr. Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in
the morning.
On adj.通电的Is the TV on?
6.He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have
drunk the night before.
Must have done对过去的事情的肯定猜测。

You know a lot of thing about medicine, you must have been a doctor.
7.When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink. Mr. Thompson
shook his head.
Free drink The drink is for nothing.
8.The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away. Even if引导让步状语从句。

f. Homework
1.exercise
The day .......... terribly. My alarm .......... and I .......... the house with only 1 hour to spare before the plane .......... due to take off. Luckily there .......... very little traffic and I .......... at the airport with 30 minutes to spare. I .......... in at the gate and .......... for a coffee. Just as I .......... down , the announcer .......... my flight. I .......... my coffee quickly, too quickly in fact as I .......... some on my shirt. I .......... the sign to the departure gate and .......... through passport control. I .......... down in the departure lounge. It .......... full of teenagers, obviously a school trip. They .......... a terrible noise. And then I .......... that terrible announcement, the one you don't want to hear. There ..........
a problem with the engine. I .......... around for a place to get another coffee. I .......... a drinks machine so I .......... over to get some. I .......... in my money and .......... the button for black coffee. When I .......... up the cup, it .......... only water. At that moment, the hostess .......... that the plane was delayed because of bad weathe
2.retell the story
1.Public house-recently-by Mr. LAN Thompson-up for sale
2.Going to sell-haunted
3.Told me-couldn’t go to sleep-noise-from the bar
4.Morning-doors blocked-furniture
5.Lights off before-bed-on-morning
6.Five empty-ghost must have-night
7.I suggested-villagers-shook head
8.Won’t accept-even-gives it to him
3.others
there are many words to express the human feelings, try to list some of them:
a.Tired
b.Thirsty
c.Hungry
d.Sleepy
e.Awake
f.Happy
g.Sad h.Upset
i.Angry j.Calm k.Nervous l.Glad m.Excited n.Interested
o.Frightened p.Scared
q.Anxious
r.Curious
s.Willing
t.Depressed u.Disappointed v.Satisfied w.Rude
x.Polite
y.Pleased
z.Forgetful aa.Considerate bb.Thoughtful cc.Humorous dd.Strict
ee.Tender
ff.Friendly gg.Kind
hh.Helpful
ii.Modest
jj.Odd
kk.Diligent ll.Responsible mm.Helpful nn.Sweet。