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新概念英语第二册第21课Lesson 21 Mad or not? 是不是疯了Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.New words and expressions生词和短语mad adj. 发疯reason n. 原因sum n. 量determined adj. 坚定的，下决心的Notes on the text课文注释1. Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. 飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯。
drive someone mad, 逼疯。
2. passing planes can be heard night and day, 过往飞机日夜不绝于耳。
新概念英语第二册第21课:Mad or not?Lesson 21 Mad or not?是不是疯了?First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why do people think the writer is mad?Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.飞机正在渐渐把我逼疯。
我住在一个机场四周，过往飞机日夜不绝于耳The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use.机场是很多年前建的，但由于某种缘由当时未能启用。
然而去年机场开头使用了Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.有100 多人确定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.我是少数留下来的人中的一个。
有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I amdetermined to stay here.他们曾向我供应一大笔钱让我搬走，但我打算留在这儿Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.大家都说我确定是疯了，或许他们说的是对的。
Lesson 21 Mad or not?【New words and expressions】mad [mæd] a.发疯reason ['ri:zən] n.原因sum[sʌm] n.量determined [di'tə:mind] a.坚定的，下决心的【Text】Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.是不是疯了？飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯. 我住在一个机场附近, 过往飞机日夜不绝于耳. 机场是许多年前建的, 但由于某种原因当时未能启用. 然而去年机场开始使用了. 有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得已经弃家远去, 我是少数留下来的人中的一个. 有时我觉得这房子就要被一架飞过的飞机撞倒. 他们曾向我提供一大笔钱让我搬走, 但我决定留在这儿. 大家都说我肯定是疯了, 也许他们说的是对的。
新概念21课课文Why do people think the writer is mad?Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.Key words and expressionsdrive sb. mad 使某人发疯passing adj.过往的night and day 日夜不停的come into use 开始被使用knock down 撞倒be determined to do sth.offer vt 提供,开价可跟双宾语同giveLanguage points一drivedrive sb. crazy/insane 使某人发疯①Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. drive away 把…赶走②I was driven by my curiosity to look into the window. 驱使③what are you driving at? 说明…二for some reason 由于某种原因for one reason or another 由于这样或那样的原因for various reasons 由于各种原因for different reasons 由于不同的原因三come into use 开始被使用when did the bank note come into use?=> be out of use 不再被使用that telephone is out of use now.四I am one of the few people left. Few :少数, 比a few 的数量还要少.Very few people know this. There is nothing left. Left 剩下来的五be determined to do sth. 下定决心做某事=decide to doDetermined 下定决心的坚定的Key structure 被动语态文中划线部分加by强调动作执行者,可省略. 可翻译成有人…1．何时运用被动语态：（1）强调动作的接受者：America was discovered by Columbus.（2）不知谁是动作的执行者：You are wanted on the phone.（3）作客观说明：It is said that the meeting has been put off.（经典句型）2．主动变被动的基本方法：（说起来容易，掌握起来需要用心！）（1）主动语态中的宾语变为被动语态的主语。
新概念英语第二册笔记第二十一课课文讲解driveeg. He drives his car very badly. 他开车技术非常糟糕。
eg. The farmer drove the cattle in the field. 那位农夫把牛赶进田里。
eg. Our army drove the enemy back. 我们的军队把敌人赶回去了。
eg. During the war, many people were driven out of their homes.战争期间，许多人被赶出家园。
passing planes can be heard night and day(in fact the noise of passing planes can be heard night and day) （借喻）eg. I couldn’t hear the actors.→I couldn’t hear the actors’ words.night and day/day and nightfor some reason 因为某种原因some: 某种（个）+ 可数名词单数to some extent 在某种程度上in some way 在某种意义上someonesomebodysomethingeg. Some Mr. Wang wanted you on the phone. 一个王先生打电话找你。
come into use 投入使用（永无被动，物作主语）eg. When did this word come into common use? 这个词什么时候广泛使用的？eg. The airport came into use last year. 这个机场去年投入使用。
go out of use 停止使用eg. The present phone boxes will go out of use next year. 现有的电话亭明年停止使用。
Lesson 21 Mad or not?【New words and expressions】(4)★mad adj. 发疯sb. is mad“为……而疯狂(着迷)”的表示方法：be mad about…I'm mad about English.be crazy about…go insane adj. 患精神病的，精神病患者的，极愚蠢的)I slowly go insane/go crazy/go mad/go bananas.go bananas (go+adj. 变得……)They are going bananas. =go crazy=go mad (变疯了)★reason n. 原因for this reason 由于这个理由、原因For this reason,I was late.as+句子because+句子由于……★sum n. 量a sum of +不可数名词一笔……a large sum of 大笔的…… (large 指数量的大)a large sum of money 一大笔钱a great many + 可数名词复数a great number of + 可数名词复数plenty of… 足够多的……★determined adj. 坚定的, 下决心的be determined to do sth. 下定决心做某事make up one's mind 下定决心decide to do sth. 决定做=make a decision to do sth.determine v.下定决心【课文讲解】1、Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.drive sb. mad 逼某人发疯2、I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.night and day 日日夜夜，夜以继日(注意连读)passing planes 过往飞机(passing是现在分词，作定语，起形容词作用，修饰planes，“经过的(路过)，过往的”) He forgot the man with passing time. 随着时间的消逝，他忘掉了那个人。
