新概念英语第二册笔记_第52课.

Lesson 52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯

【Text】

What is the writer's carpet made of?

We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'

【课文翻译】

我们刚刚搬进一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午。我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐，但这并不容易，因为我有1，000多本书。更糟糕的是房间还非常小，所以我暂时把书放在了地板上。这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。几分钟前，我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼。她走进我的房间，当她看到地板上的那些书时，大吃一惊。“这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯，”她说。她盯着“地毯”看了一会儿，又说：“你根本用不着书橱，空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯！

【New words and expressions】（4）

temporarily adv. 暂时地inch n. 英寸（度量单位）

space n. 空间actually adv. 实际上

一．单词讲解：

★temporarily adv. 暂时地

temporary adj. 暂时的, 临时的n. 临时工

←→permanent ['pə:mənənt] adj. 永久的, 持久的n. <口> 烫发

temporary arrangement 临时性安排

temporary employment [经] 临时职工, 临时工作

eg：That is only a temporary solution to the problem.

temporarily adv. 暂时地, 临时地

eg：I temporarily put my books on the floor. 我暂时把书放在了地板上

impermanent [im'pə:mənənt] adj. 暂时的, 非永久的

★inch n. 英寸（度量单位）

变化形名复inches 变化形动变inched inched inching

foot n.脚，足；英尺；最下部，底部（1 foot ＝12 inches）

eg：My foot ！去你的！胡说！

on foot 步行

put one’s foot in one’s mouth 祸从口出、说错话

inch n.英寸；少量，短距离v.(使)缓慢地移动

eg：Don’t move an inch . 不要乱动

by inches 险些、差一点

eg：The car missed my dog by inches . 差几英寸就撞上我的狗

every inch

⑴整个地方

eg：The police examined every inch of the hose .

警方为寻找线索彻底检查了整所房子

eg：Search every inch of a room. 搜遍了整间屋子

⑵完全、不折不扣、彻头彻尾

eg：He looked every inch a gentleman . 他看上去完全是正人君子. give sb an inch and he’ll take a mile . 得寸进尺

★space n. 空间

同义词extent, expanse, measure, dimension

反义词time 变化形名复spaces

变化形动变spaced spaced spacing

⑴outer space太空, 外层空间

⑵（c）空白、空隙、空地

The spaces between words 字与字之间的空隙、字间距

eg：Is there a space for my car ？是否有空间，停我的车？

⑶（u）空地方，空处room

eg：There isn’t much space left for your luggage .

剩下的地方不太够你放行李的

eg：The table takes up too much space . 这张桌子占地方太多。

＝The table takes up too much room.

space / room / place / seat 房间、建筑物、车辆等中可容纳人或物的范围space / room 不确定的范围，可容纳下某物或符合某目地的范围

space （c）/（u）

room （u）

place / seat （c）具体空处，通常指座位

eg：We’ll try to get places . 我们要设法弄到座位.

seats at the front of the theatre 剧场前排好座位

★actually a dv. adv. 实际上, 事实上adv. 居然, 竟然（表示惊讶）

＝real

an actual happening 一件真实事情

the actual conditions 实际情况