新概念第二册第4课

【辨】 abroad, foreign, overseas
【辨】 abroad, foreign, overseas abroad adv. 在国外，到国外： My brother has never been abroad before. 我弟弟以前从未出国。 foreign adj. 外国的，国外的： I am on business in a foreign city. 我在国外的一个城市出差的。 overseas adv./ adj. 在海外； 外国的： One of my classmates lives overseas. 我的一个同学住在国外。
get abroad 出去, 出门; (谣言)传出去, 传开 go abroad 去国外 live abroad 到国外定居 study abroad 到国外学 She is hungry for news of her husband working abroad. 她渴望得到国外工作的丈夫的消息。 他在国外生活了许多年。 He lived abroad for many years. 你出国度假吗？ Are you going abroad for your holidays? 他有生以来从未到过国外。 He’s never been abroad in his life.
■a (great) number of: “许多”，修饰可数名词 的复数 比较：a number of / the number of A number of the workers are unskilled. 许多工人技术不熟练。 The number of skilled workers is small. 熟练工人数较少。
■receive v.接受，收到（客观的收到） 1.接受，收到，接受 她收到了一份礼物。 She received a present. receive a letter from sb. =hear from sb. 收到~~的来信 I received a letter from my brother. Have you received any letters today? This morning I receive a bunch of flowers. receive an invitation [a letter] from sb 接到某人的邀请函[信] 2.接待，接见 You need a large room if you are going to receive so many guests. 如果你要接待这么多客人，你就需要一个大房间。 We usually receive guests on Saturday. 我们通常星期六招待宾客。
区别用法：receive, accept, take
accept（主观情况）总表示主动而且高兴地 接受 I accepted the invitation. 我接受邀请。 She received his present, but she didn’t accept it. 她收到了他的礼物，但是没有接受
区别用法：receive, accept, take
区别用法：receive, accept, take这三个词都 有“接受”的意思。 receive（客观情况）只表示被动地接受 Then he smiled and told me I would receive an extra ￡100 a year! 后来他笑了，并且告诉我说，我将一年收到 一百英镑的额外收入！
-ed自己感到 interested, bored, -ing令人感到interesting,boring, I am interested in this book. This is an interesting book.
surprising 令人惊喜的 surprised 感到惊喜的 interesting令人感兴趣的 interested感到感兴趣的 shocking令人震惊的 shocked 感到震惊的 satisfying令人满意的 satisfied 感到满意的 disappointing令人失望的 disappointed感到失望的 touching 令人感动的 touched 感到感动的
区别用法：receive, accept, take
take所表示的接受包含着有人赠给的意思
Did you take his advice? 你接受了他的建议了吗？ He takes anything he is given. 给他什么他就要什么。
firm 1) n.（尤作口语）公司 He is working for a big firm.他在一家大公司工作。 company (更口语化）公司 corporation 公司，法人，团体 enterprise 事业单位，企业，公司 group 集团公司 2） adj.牢固的，稳固的，坚实的 Prices are still firm.物价仍旧很稳定。 as firm as rock 坚如磐石 a firm foundation 坚实的基础 3）adj.坚定的，坚决的 His reply to the request was a firm “No”! 他坚决地拒绝了这个要求。 【补充学习】有关“公司”的表达：firm 中小型公司； company正规公司；business商行；
■ centre n.中心，中央 （美式center） the center of town 市中心 town centre= downtown 市中心，市区
经典用法： in the center of: 在中间, 在中央 ＝ in the middle of
in the centre (of sp),
★exciting adj. 令人兴奋的（主语是物或事）
• • • • • • The news is really exciting.这个消息真让人兴奋。 excited adj.感到兴奋的（主语是人） I am excited.我感到很兴奋。 excite v. 激动 ，令…兴奋 The news excites me.这个消息让我激动。 The excited girl is looking forward to her exciting first date with her Mr.Right.
■different —— same相同的 各种各样的，不同的：
He has visited many different places in China.
他去过中国的不少地方。 This department store sells a large number of different things. 这家百货商店出售许多各种各样的东西。 adv. differently, n. difference
Perth
Alice Springs
Darwin
同位语 (Appositives)
一个名词（或短语等）与另一个名词（或短语） 并列而作为其说明或限定成分时称为同位语。 同位语与它所补充说明的成分之间 用逗号隔开。
课文中有两句话含有同位语： I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. （Tim是my brother的同位语。它们指的是同一个 人。Tim用来补充说明my brother的名字） He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. （在这句话中 a small town in the centre of Australia是Alice Springs的同位语，补充说明 这是个多大的镇子，在什么地方）
■exciting adj.令人兴奋的, 令人激动的，振奋 人心的 这是多么令人兴奋的消息！ What exciting news this is! 那是一场令人兴奋的比赛。 That is an exciting game. 这是一本非常扣人心弦的书。 This is a very exciting book. exciting a.令人兴奋的, 使人激动的 This news is very exciting . excited a.（自己）感到兴奋的 We are very excited about this news.
★different adj. 不同的 （反：same)
A is different from B. A和B是不同的 • We are planning something different this year. • 我们今年有不同的打算。 • My room is different from yours.我的房间与你的 不同。 • Everyone is different from others.每个人都和别 人不同的。 • difference n.区别，差别 • tell the difference between A and B 辨认A和B的 区别 • We can easily tell the difference between the twins. • 我们很容易辨认双胞胎的区别。
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
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寄，送 send
明信片 postcard 损坏 spoil
友好的 friendly
服务员 waiter 借给 lend
spoilt/spoiled
决定 decision 整个的 whole
唯一的 single
博物馆 museum
公共的 public
Lesson 4 An exciting trip
adj. central中央的，中心的
以ant/ent结尾的为adj. 以ance/ence结尾的为n. important 重要的 importance 重要性 patient 耐心的 patience 耐心 distant 遥远的 distance 距离
■abroad adv. 在国外，到处，海外，广泛
• 这个兴奋的女孩渴望着和他的白马王子的第一次激 动人心的约会。 • 一般来说，带-ed 的词表示人的感受，带-ing 的词 表示物的性质和状态。
【辨】 exciting, thrilling ['θrɪlɪŋ] exciting 通常来形容让人很激动的人或事； thrilling 用来形容让人激动或害怕的发抖、令 人难以控制情绪的事
同位语如果太长，可以另译为一句。如课文中 第二个例句的后半部分可以译为：“现在去了 艾利斯斯普林斯。这是澳大利亚中部的一个小 镇。”
如： This is John, one of my best friends. 这位是约翰。他是我最好的朋友之一。 Mrs. Smith, my neighbour, has never been abroad. 我的邻居史密斯夫人从来没有出过国。