Lesson 54 sticky fingers 粘糊的手指
【New words and expressions】（14）
sticky adj. 粘的 finger n. 手指
pie n. 馅饼 mix v. 混合，拌和
pastry n. 面糊 annoying adj. 恼人的
receiver n. 电话的话筒 dismay v. 失望，泄气
recognize v. 认出，听出 persuade v. 说服，劝说
mess n. 乱七八糟 doorknob n. 门把手
sign v. 签字 register v. 挂号邮寄
一．單詞講解：
★ sticky adj. 粘的
同義詞adhesive, tacky, gluey, glutinous
變化形 形變stickier stickiest
sticky fingers covered with jam
meet a sticky end [口]落得不好的下場，得到極不愉快的結果
惨めな結末｛けつまつ｝になる
stick
⑴ n.棍，手杖
collect dry sticks to make a fire
walking-stick 手杖
the carrot and the stick 胡蘿蔔與棍子，獎賞與懲罰、軟硬兼施政策
cancer-stick 香煙、香煙（因吸煙易患癌症，故名）
⑵ vt. 插於, 刺入, 豎起
eg：The needle stuck in my finger.
⑶ vi. 釘住, 粘貼, 堅持 stick a stamp on a letter
Lesson54 Sticky fingers
🌻Part 1: Text
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to market. It was still
early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work
and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some tarts for tea. In a short time I
was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more
annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed
when I recognized the voice of Mrs Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to
ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my
fingers, on the telephone, and on the door-knobs. I had no sooner got back to the
kitchen than the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
阅读理解：
1. Why did the writer just use two fingers to pick up the receiver?
Because she didn’t want to mess up the receiver.
2. Why was the writer dismayed when she recognized the voice of Helen
Bates? Guess.
Maybe Helen Bates is a talker.
单词详解
1. sticky adj. 粘的
派生：stick v. 黏贴
翻译：Well, I still stick to my point. 我仍然坚持我的观点。
2. finger n. 手指
扩展：sticky fingers 表示手脚不干净，偷拿别人东西的人
3. pie n. 馅饼
谚语：She likes to have a finger in every pie. 她喜欢多管闲事。
（【学生版不出现】教学说明：老师可以用以上图片说明pie有饼图的意思，以及上图双关之“笑果”）
4. mix v. 混合，拌合
翻译：Never mix with such people.
不要同这种人打交道（混在一起）。
派生：mixture n. 混合物
5. pastry n. 面糊
6. annoying adj. 恼人的
派生：annoyed adj. 感到生气的
7. receiver n. 电话的听筒
8. dismay v. 失望，泄气 = disappoint
翻译：It dismayed us that the project had been canceled.
计划取消了，这让我们非常失望。
9. recognize v. 认出，听出
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
生词和短语
★sticky adj. 粘的，湿热的，闷热的
as sticky as glue 和胶水一样粘
stick v 把…粘住，坚持于…
★finger n. 手指
thumb 大拇指 index finger 食指 middle finger 中指 ring finger 无名指 little finger 小指 toe 脚趾
★pie n. 馅饼
★mix v. 混合，拌和 mixture n.混合，混合物
★pastry n. 面糊
★annoying adj. 恼人的 It is annoying. annoyed 感到烦恼的，比anger的语气弱
★receiver n. 电话的话筒
★dismay v. 失望，泄气 dismay sb. 让某人感到失望
dismaying 令人失望 dismayed 感到失望
★recognize v. 认出，听出，承认
Sorry，just now I didn’t recognize your voice.
The people in that country wouldn’t recognize the government.
★ persuade v. 说服，劝说
persuade sb (not)to do sth:劝某人（不）做某事
persuade sb that+从句It’s no use trying to persuade them that you’re innocent.
Persuasive:有说服力的，有口才的How can I argue with a persuasive person like you.
try to persuade:劝说 reason with sb 劝说
