新概念英语第三册第二课十三等于一笔记

§ Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一

【New words and expressions】生词和短语

◆equal v. 等于

◆raise v. 募集；筹（款）

◆vicar n. 牧师

◆torchlight n.电筒光

★equal v. 等于

A equal B

与… 相匹敌None of us can equal her, either in beauty or as a dancer. eg:Mary is quite equal to John in brains.

be equal to + n: 1. 与…相匹敌

2. 有能力做某事to- 介词

eg: I am equal to running the company.

★raise v. 募集；筹（款）

raise money 筹款

raise price 提高

raise a horse饲养

raise a family 供养

raise wheet 种植小麦

raise an army 招募

raise a shout 发出喊声

★vicar n. 牧师

★torchlight n.电筒光

【Text】

§ Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一

Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.

One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

'Whatever are you doing up here Bill ?' asked the vicar in surprise.

' I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.' I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.'

'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'

'That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. 'It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one

o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.'

'We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. 'Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.'

【课文讲解】

现在进行时和always 等频度副词的搭配——表示说话人带有的情感色彩

Tom is always doing homework.

Tom is always does his homework.

He is always making noises.

one or another 表示某种、这样或那样

get enough money 筹集足够的资金来做某事

I have to get enough money to have my house repaired.

have the church clock repaired-----have sth. done 找某人来做某事

have the plane repaired have hair cut

某人所遭受到的意外某种情况-----主语必须是发出动作的人

His wallet was stolen. He had his wallet stolen.

used to:过去常常做，而现在不再发生的事情了

He used to smoke every day.

however 用于口语，主要用于句首，作文中，最好用在句中、句尾，要用逗号分隔开来He said that it was so, he was mistake, however.

or: He said that it was so, however, he was mistake.

I know his story, however, I wouldn’t like to tell you.

I know his story, I, however, wouldn’t like to tell you.

however 可用nevertheless nonetheless 替换

start: 惊跳、惊奇

Eg: The voice made him start.

What a start you give me.你真吓了我一跳

He stood up with a start.

before …才

Nearly a week past before he could explain what had happen to him.

Armed with a torch…

现在分词和过去分词的用法looking

分词做状语/定语时，一定要注意它和逻辑主语要呼应一致