新概念英语第二册92课

课文讲解
• 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.
★ sarcastic adj. 讽刺的，讥笑的 • 讥讽的笑 • a sarcastic smile • Sarcastically adv. 讥讽地 • Caroline讥讽地小声说到“真是个惊喜！”。 • `What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically. • sarcasm n.諷刺 • irony 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
• I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night. • Need/want doing sth = Want/need to be done • 需要做某事、被需要做某事 • 教室需要打掃. • The classroom needs cleaning . • 這件襯衫需要熨燙 • The shirt needs ironing .
• 'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone. • so do I ，當前面一句話的謂語也適用後一句時， 可用 so（肯定）或neither（否定）開頭，後 面接倒裝語序 。 • 他讀了很多書，我也是。 • He reads a lot and so do I . • 他沒有讀了很多書，我也沒有。 • He doesn’t read much and neither do I . • 他能游泳，我也能。 • He can swim and so can I . • 他不能游泳，我也不能。 • He can’t swim and neither can I .
• '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?' • excБайду номын сангаасse one’s doing sth＝excuse sb for doing sth 原諒某 人做某事 • 她原諒了他的遲到。 • She excused him for being late . • ＝ She excused his being late . • hate to do 不喜歡做 • hate to do 表目前這次不想做某事 • hate doing 不喜歡做某事，并且是一直的喜好 • 我不想打擾你，但我可以進來嗎？ • I hate to disturb you , but may I come in ？ • 我不喜歡在人家忙時打擾他人。 • I hate disturbing people when they are busy . • be busy doing 忙於做某事
• 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.
• ‘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.' • regret doing sth 後悔做過某事 • regret to do sth 遺憾（要）做某事 • 我没能帮助你,深感遗憾 • I regret being unable to help you. • 很抱歉的告诉你,史密斯先生卧病在床 • I regret to say that Mr. Smith is ill in bed. • enjoy doing sth 喜歡做某事 • 我喜歡坐在船上，做麼也不做。 • I enjoy sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all .
• It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home. • must have done 对过去事实肯定的推测 • 昨晚你一定喝酒了。 • You must have drunk last night. • 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. • try to do sth 試圖做某事 • wake sb up ＝ wake up sb 叫醒某人 • wake up to 覺醒 • 最後他們才發覺事態嚴重。 • At last they woke up to the seriousness of the situation .
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Asking for trouble 自找麻烦 make trouble 鬧事, 搗亂、惹麻煩 不可以再给你的老师带来麻烦 You must not make any more trouble for your teacher. get into trouble 陷入困境, 惹上麻煩 have trouble with sb 與某人有矛盾 (谚)祸不单行 Troubles never come singly. His troubles are over. 他的苦恼已结束了(常指死去不久的人而言)
★ ladder （1） n. 梯子 • 請把梯子靠樹放 • Please put up a ladder against a tree. • 爬上梯子 • climb up a ladder • ←→ climb down a ladder 爬下梯子 • 從梯子下面走過會帶來厄運。 • Walking under a ladder is considered bad luck . • （2） （發跡、成功於）階段、手段 • 成功的階梯 • the ladder to success ＝ the ladder of success • 過河拆橋 • knock down the ladder ＝ knock away the ladder
★ tone • （1） n. 语气，腔调 • 她用低沉的口氣說話。 • She spoke in a low tone . • 她用惱怒的口氣說話。 • She spoke in an angry tone . • （2） 音色、音調 • 高[低]调 • a high [low] tone • （3） 色調、濃淡 • 群山呈現出各種色調的綠色。 • The mountains are in several tones of green .
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'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' prefer to do 更願意做某事 我更喜歡看電影。 I prefer to go the movies 他們寧願兒子去上大學。 They preferred their son to go to college . prefer not to do 更（不）喜歡做某事 我寧可不要去那裡。 I prefer not to go there . prefer to do + rather than（to） do 寧願作某事，而不 願作某事 我寧願去看電影，也不願意待在家裡。 I prefer to go to the movies rather than (to) stay home . Prefer doing to doing I prefer going to the movies to staying home .
★ shed • （1）n. 棚子、小屋、存放地 • 牛棚 • a cattle shed • （2） v. 滴、掉落 （shed – shed –shed） • 當她聽到他死亡的消息她就流淚了。 • She shed tears when she heard the news of his death . • （3）v.落葉、脫毛 • 树在秋天落叶 • Trees shed their leaves in autumn. • （4） v. 散發（光、熱、香氣等）, 放射、帶來 • 這女孩給身邊的人帶來快樂。 • The girl shed happiness to people around her .
Lesson 92 Asking for trouble
单词学习
• • • • • fast ladder shed sarcastic tone • • • • • adv. 熟（睡） n. 梯子 n. 棚子 adj. 讽刺的，讥笑的 n. 语气，腔调
★ fast （1）adv. 熟（睡）（soundly） • 他睡得很熟. • He is fast asleep . • ＝ He is sleeping soundly . • ＝ He is sleeping deeply . • （2） 快（rapidly 迅速地） • 飛機遠比火車快。 • Airplanes can go much faster than trains . • （3）牢固地 • 他的腳牢牢地陷在泥裡 • His feet were fast stuck in the mud.