(完整版)新概念英语第二册第13课

Lesson 13 The Greenwood Boys 绿(lu)林少年

The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

group [ɡru:p] n. 小组，团体pop singer 流行歌手club [klʌb] n. 俱乐部

performance [ pəˈfɔ:məns] n. 演出occasion [əˈkeiʒən] n. 场合

参考译文

“绿林少年”是一个流行歌曲演唱团。目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出，明天就要到达此地。他们将乘火车来，镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们。明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出。“绿林少年”准备在此逗留5天。在此期间，他们将演出5场。同往常一样，警察的日子将不好过，他们将设法维持秩序。每逢这种场合，情况都是这样。

1.The Greenwood Boys 绿(lu)林少年

2. The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.([ˈsɪŋə]) “绿林少年”是一个流行歌曲演唱团。

1) group的含义是“组”、“群”、“群体”、“团体”。通常用a group of 表示一群或一个团体：

e.g. 我在回家的路上遇见了一群学生。On my way home, I met a group of students.

你可以看到湖的中央有一群岛屿。You can see a group of islands in the middle of the lake. group [ɡru:p] n./v.

n. [c] 1. a number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in some way组；群；批；类；簇

e.g. 一群姑娘；一片树林/房子a group of girls/trees/houses

学生们成群地站在周围等待成绩。Students stood around in groups waiting for their results.

讨论；学习小组a discussion/study group

2. (business商) a number of companies that are owned by the same person or organization集团

e.g. 报业集团a newspaper group

3. (rather old-fashioned) a number of musicians who perform together, especially to play pop music(尤指流行音乐的)演奏组，乐团，乐队

e.g. 她是摇滚乐队的歌手。She sings in a rock group.

v. 1. ~(sb./sth.)(round/around sb./sth.) / ~(sb./sth.)(together) to gather into a group; to make sb./sth. form a group(使)成群，成组，聚集：

e.g. [vn] 孩子们聚集在老师周围。The children grouped themselves around their teacher.

[v] 我们全体围着这棵树照了张相。We all grouped around the tree for a photograph.

2. vt. to divide people or things into groups of people or things that are similar in some way将…分类；把…分组

e.g. 这些书按科目分类。The books are grouped together by subject.

(subject[ˈsʌbdʒikt] n. 1. [c] 学科；科目；课程2. [c] 主题；题目；话题；题材；问题3. [c] 主语) 人可以分成数种类型。People can be grouped into several types.

2) pop [pɔp]

n. [u] modern popular music of the sort that has been popular since the 1950s, usually with a strong rhythm ([ˈriðəm] n.节奏,韵律)and simple tunes([tju:n]n. 曲调)流行音乐；流行乐曲adj. [only before noun]

1. connected with modern popular music流行音乐的；通俗风格的

e.g. 流行音乐乐队/歌手组合/歌手a pop band/group/singer

你喜欢流行歌曲/音乐吗？Do you like pop songs/music?

2. made in a modern popular style通俗的；现代的e.g. 通俗文化pop culture

3. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. 目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出，明天就要到达此地。

1) 时间状语at present意义与now相同，意为“目前”、“现在”，是个固定短语：

e.g. 医生现在非常忙。你明天上午来吧。

The doctor is very busy at present. Come here tomorrow morning.

present

vt.[priˈzənt]

1. ~sb. with sth/~sth (to sb.) to give sth to sb, esp. formally at a ceremony把…交给；颁发；授予；赠送；

e.g. 布朗先生离开这个公司时，公司经理赠给他一块金表。

When Mr. Brown left the firm, the manager presented a gold watch to him.

2. ~sth. (for sth.)/~sth (to sb.) to show or offer sth. for other people to look at or consider提供；递交；提出

e.g. 什么时候项目组呈交他们的报告？When will the project team present their report?

委员会将于六月向议会提交最后的报告。

The committee [kəˈmiti] will present its final report to Parliament [ˈpɑ:ləmənt] in June.

3. ~sb. with sth./~sth. to cause sth. to happen or be experienced使发生；使经历

e.g. 洪水使该省面临种种严重问题。

The flood presented the province[ˈprɔvins] with severe[siˈviə] problems.

你的请求应该不会给我们造成任何问题。

Your request shouldn’t present us with any problems.

4. ~itself(to sb.) (of an opportunity, a solution, etc.机会、答案等) to suddenly happen or become available突然出现；显露；产生

e.g. 一有机会，她就会另谋新职。

As soon as the opportunity presented itself, she would get another job.

这个问题自然而然地浮现在我的脑海中。The question naturally presented itself in my mind. 5. ~sb.(to sb.)(formal) to introduce sb. formally, esp. to sb. of higher rank or status[ˈsteitəs]正式介绍；引见

e.g. 请允许我向您介绍我的未婚夫。May I present my fiancé['fi:ɑ:n sei]to you?

他很荣幸地被引见给女王。He had the honour of being presented to the Queen. (have the honour of sth./of doing sth. (fml) 得到某殊荣；有幸做某事)

adj.[ˈprezənt]

1.[not before noun]~(at sth.) (of a person人) being in a particular place 出现；在场；出席（作表语和后置定语，后常跟at引导的介词短语：be present at）

e.g. 开会时他一直在场。He had been present at the conference.

有多少人出席会议？How many people were present at the meeting?

有一名摄影师在场。There was a photographer [fəˈtɔgrəfə] present.