新概念2Lesson23-24

Lesson 23 A new house
【New words and expressions】
★complete v. 完成(喜欢与建筑工程连用)
① vt. 完成，结束complete the building
② adj. 完整的，全部的
《鲁迅全集》中的“全集” 就用“complete”
This is a complete family.
③ adj. 十足的，彻底的，绝对的
There is complete silence in the room.
近义词：finish v. 完成finish/complete homework
finish/complete doing sth. 某事做完了
★modern adj. 新式的, 与以往不同的，现代的
现代史/ 现代艺术
modernization n.现代化
★strange adj. 奇怪的(表示因为对一个东西不熟悉而觉得奇怪, 陌生的)
① adj. 外地的，异乡的
Living in a strange land is not always a pleasant thing.
② adj. 陌生的，生疏的
That morning, he saw a strange face in the classroom.
Sth be strange to （sb）对……来说不习惯, 对……陌生
这个城市对我来说很陌生
be strange at sth. 对……是个外行
n. 陌生人
③ adj. 不平常的，奇特的，奇怪的，古怪的
The house looks strange to some people.
★district n. 地区，行政划分的区域, 城市内的
district n. 地区，行政区，地域，地带，通常隶属于某个整体或具有某些地理特征 e.g. CBD= the central business district
E.g. The Lake District of Northern England is very beautiful. 英国北部的湖区非常美丽。

Baoshan District
区别：area n. 地段 e.g. rural area
region n.地带，区域，地方，(世界上某个特定的)地区, (艺术,科学等的)领域, (大气, 海水等的)层 e.g. forest region/the region of literature
【课文讲解】
1. have a letter from sb= head 收到某人的来信
2、If she comes, she will get a surprise.( 主从)
get a surprise 感到惊奇（这里surprise是可数名词，指“令人惊奇的事，意想不到的事”）
It’s a surprise to me that they can’t sell their flat.
surprise也可以作不可数名词，表示“惊讶”
in surprise 吃惊的，在惊慌中
She looked at the man in surprise.
to one's surprise 与后面的句子用逗号隔开。

做动词时：what surprises sb is that ……令某人吃惊的是…
e.g
令我吃惊的是她居然会打篮球
3、We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.
a beautiful new house离一个名词最近的词跟该词的关系最密切（或者说客观的形容词离名词进）, 冠词肯定是放在最前面的
大红旗
3、Work on it had begun before my sister left.
work（工作，作业）是抽象的不可数名词，“……的工作”后面必须用介词on 4、In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us.
stay with 跟……暂住在一起（stayvi. 暂住，逗留）
stay up stay for [to] 留在某人家里吃或喝; 为...而逗留
Lesson 24 If could be worse
➢manager n. 经理，管理人
1) v. 经营，管理n. 管理eg. I want to manage my own company one day. 我想有一天经营自己的公司。

Manage/run/operate a shop 经营一家商店manage money 理财
2) manage to do sth
➢upset
1) adj. 苦恼的，心烦的，不安的
eg. He was upset at not being invited. 他因没有被邀请而感到苦恼。

2) v. 使哭恼，心烦意乱，弄翻，打乱，使（肠胃）不适，意外击败
upset-----upset----upset vt. ~sb
eg. A tall bottle upsets easily. 高瓶子容易翻倒。

eg. He upset his stomach by eating too much rich food.
他吃了太多油腻的东西感到胃不舒服。

eg. Don’t be upset by trifles ['traifl] . 不要为小事烦恼。

3) n. 翻倒，打乱，（在比赛中）意外失败
eg. Their team suffered an upset. 他们队意外地失败了。

➢sympathetic [,simpə'θetik] adj. 表示同情的
be sympathetic to/ towards/with sb 对某人表示同情
feel sympathetic towards the beggar 对那个乞丐表示同情
n. [U] 同情
express /show sympathy to/ towards sb 对某人表示同情
/feel sympathy for
sympathy n. [U] 同感，共鸣，支持，一致←→antipathy [æn'tɪpəθi:] n. 反感，厌恶，憎恶
eg. I have sympathy with his opinion. 我赞成他的意见。

sympathize ['simpəθaiz]vi.同情, 支持
sympathize with sb 同情某人
eg. I don’t want you to sympathize with me. 我并不想要你同情我。

➢complain v. 抱怨
1) complain to sb about/at sth 对某人抱怨某事
eg. I don’t like you. You are always complaining! 我不喜欢你。

你总是抱怨。

2) complain of 诉说；主诉病情
3) complain that… 抱怨
eg. He complained that nothing came out the way he had expected.
他抱怨说没有什么事情按他所期待的去发展。

n.抱怨, 诉苦；投诉, 控告；疾病
eg. I have no complaint about my pay. 我对工资没什么不满的。

➢wicked['wikid] adj. ---er ---est
1) 指人或人的行为不道德的，缺德的，邪恶的
a wicked deed 邪恶的行为 a wicked lie 邪恶的谎言
It is wicked of sb to do… 某人做…真坏
eg. It is wicked of you to let your dog die of hunger. 让你的狗饿死，你可真缺德。

wicked weather 恶劣的天气（口）
➢contain / hold v. 容纳，包含，内装该词不能用于进行时态
区别：include 包括，该部分是整体的一部分，可分离出来
contain 含有，该内容是整体中不可分离的成分或“容纳，内装”
eg. These are 15 girls in the class, including me. 班上有15个女孩子，包括我。

eg. The whisky contains a large percent of alcohol. 威士忌酒里含有大量的酒精。

container n. 容器
include ←→ exclude[iks'klu:d] 排除，不包括
➢honesty n. [U] 诚实←→dishonesty n. adj. 诚实的
it is honest of sb to do 某人做…是正直的
eg. It is honest of you to tell the truth. 你说出事实真相，你是正直的。

to be honest （with sb）坦白说（通常置于句首）
eg. Honestly, that’s exactly what she said. 老实说，那就是她说的原话。

经常用在作文或阅读中的短语：honestly speaking 坦白说
generally speaking 一般来说frankly speaking 坦白地说
1. I entered the hotel manager's office and sat down.
区别：enter v. 进入enter for 参加
entrance （to）n. 入口entrance to the building 这栋大楼的入口
2. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.
lose---( ) vt遗失，失落，丧失
eg. She lost her husband in the crowd. 她和丈夫在人群中走散了。

lose one’s job 失业lose temper lose labor 白费力气
lost adj. 失却的，丢了的
recall one’s lost youth 回忆某人失去的青春
loss n. 损失suffer a great/heavy loss 遭受巨大损失
be at a loss 不知所措，困惑
eg. She was at a loss for an answer. 她不知怎样回答。

3. 'I left the money in my room,' I said, 'and it's not there now.'
leave sth somewhere 把…留在…
eg. I left my homework at home. 我把作业落在家里了。

5. Everyone’s losing money these days, he said.
用进行时表示不断重复的动作:频率副词+进行时态（还可以表示）
eg. You are always complaining. 你总是在抱怨。

6. He started to complain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a
knock at the door.
start to do/ start doing（begin）
complain to sb about 对…抱怨…
eg. He is always complaining to me about his fate. 他总是对我抱怨他的命运。

7. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $50. 'I found this outside this gentleman's room,' she said. 'Well,' I said to the manager, 'there is still some honesty in this world!'
Well相关短语：
be well off 经济宽裕反义词：富裕
eg. His family is not very well off. 他家不大富裕。

as well 也区别：as well as
eg. He sent me a letter and some money as well. 他寄给我一封信还有一些钱。

be well up in sth 精通
might as well do as do 与其…不如…
eg. You might as well throw money away as spend it in gambling.
语法：
1) What…,How…（such…..so….）
---What + 冠词+ adj. + n. + (主语+ 谓语动词，包括联系动词在内)
---How + adj. + 冠词+ n. + 主语+ 谓语动词
表示惊奇，愤怒，赞赏，喜悦等感情
eg. What a wonderful garden (it is)!
/What a wonderful garden!
eg. How wonderful a garden it is!
2) 直接宾语与间接宾语
buy sb sth / buy sth for sb
give sb sth / give sth to sb
hand sb sth / hand sth to sb。