裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记 第92课

Lesson 92 Asking for trouble自找麻烦

【New words and expressions】（5）

fast adv. 熟（睡）ladder n. 梯子

shed n. 棚子sarcastic adj. 讽刺的，讥笑的tone n. 语气，腔调

★fast （1）adv. 熟（睡）（soundly）

eg：He is fast asleep . ＝He is sleeping soundly .

＝He is sleeping deeply . 他睡得很熟.

（2）快（rapidly [ˈræpidli]ad.迅速地）

eg：Airplanes can go much faster than trains . 飛機遠比火車快。

eg：He ran to school fast . 他飛快地跑到學校。

（3）牢固的、堅固的

eg：His feet were stuck in the mud . 他的腳陷在泥裡

★ladder （1）n. 梯子

put up a ladder against a tree 請把梯子靠樹放

＝set up a ladder against a tree

climb up a ladder 爬上梯子←→climb down a ladder 爬下梯子eg：Walking under a ladder is considered bad luck .

從梯子下面走過會帶來厄運。

（2）（發跡、成功於）階段、手段

the ladder to success ＝the ladder of success 成功的階梯

climb up the social ladder 踏上發跡之途

knock down the ladder ＝knock away the ladder 過河拆橋

★shed （1）n. 棚子、小屋、存放地

a cattle shed 牛棚； a wood shed 木棚子

（2）v. 滴、掉落shed – shed –shed

eg：She shed tears when she heard the news of his death .

當她聽到他死亡的消息她就流淚了。

（3）v.落葉、脫毛

shed leaves 落葉；shed skin 脫皮

（4）v. 散發（光、熱、香氣等）, 放射、帶來

eg：The girl shed happiness on people around her .

這女孩給身邊的人帶來快樂。

★sarcastic a dj. 讽刺的，讥笑的

sarcasm [ˈsɑ:kæzəm, ˈsɑr-] n.諷刺

irony [ˈaiərəni] n.反語，冷嘲；具有諷刺意味的事，嘲弄

與irony 相比，sarcasm 通常含有欲傷及對方的敵意

★tone （1）n. 语气，腔调

eg：She spoke in a low tone . 她用低沉的口氣說話。

eg：She spoke in an angry tone . 她用惱怒的口氣說話。

eg：He described the new building in tones of disapproval .

他以不以為然的語氣描述那座建築物。

（2）音色、音調

the sweet tone（s）of a clarinet 單簧管的甜美音色

（3）色調、濃淡

eg：The mountains were in several tones of green .

群山呈現出各種色調的綠色。

v-ing（參見KS 20, 44, 68）在巨中做主語、賓語、表語、定語

eg：Eating is always a pleasure . 吃總是一種享受。

eg：His job is keeping the hall clean . 他的工作是保持大廳乾淨

eg：I hate telling lies . 我討厭說謊。

a swimming pool 游泳池

Exsecises ：完成以下句子

I am accustomed to ……我習慣了...

→I am accustomed to staying up late .

Fancy …….想像

→Fancy meeting you here ！

I always avoid ……我總是避免...

→I always avoid going to expensive restaurants .

He accused me of ……. 他指責我的...

→He accused me of telling lies .

【Text】

Why did the policeman ask the writer to come to the police station?

It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window. I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.' I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman. I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'

'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone. 'Excuse my interrupting you. I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'

'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said. 'You see. I've forgotten my key.'

'Your what?' he called.

'My key,' I shouted.

Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.

★Asking for trouble自找麻烦

make trouble 鬧事, 搗亂、惹麻煩