新概念第二册Lesson40

对将来的愿望
对过去的愿望
would/ might/ could＋动词原形
过去完成时
I wish (that) I were a bird. I wish (that) I could fly.
I wish (that) I had forgotten it.
2.用于表示命令、建议、要求等一类词后面的宾语从句。 insist, order, command, suggest, advise, propose, require, request, demand, decide 等 We suggested that the meeting (should) be put off. They insisted that the boy (should) go with them. 注意：suggest 当表示“暗示、表明“讲时，insist 表示”坚持认为“之意时，应用陈述语气。 The smile on his face suggested that he was satisfied with our work.
想迫使对方做出明确答复时，将来进行时可以 显得比一般将来时will更委婉客气。
3. Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. 介词at通常用于小型集体活动之前，比较大型的活动会用介词in。 at a meeting（在会议上）；at a concert（在音乐会上）；at a wedding（在婚礼上）等等。 4. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. unsmiling的反义词是smiling（微笑的，喜气洋洋的）。有些形容 词前面可以加上前缀un－l来表示相反的意思，比如： comfortable－uncomfortable；true－untrue；interesting－ uninteresting等等。 5. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Take a seat和take one’s seat都表示“让某人坐下”，这种用 法要比sit down更加正式。 by/beside是贴近的旁边；而near是有一段距离的附近。所以，句 子中的beside可以用by互换

Lesson 40 Food and talk进餐与交谈单词讲解hostess n．女主人host1)n．待客的主人hostess 女主人the host nation 东道国，主办国例: China is the host nation of the 2008 0lympic Games.中国时2008奥运会的主办国。

Who will play host to the next Olympic Games?谁将举办下一届奥运会。

2) n．在…上作主人，招待例: The Parwells are such good hosts.巴维尔一家非常热情好客。

He acted as host to his father's friends.他作为主人招待他父亲的朋友。

3) n．旅店的老板，酒店老板landlord男老板；landlady 女老板waiter服务员waitresshost 男主人hostess 女主人prince ['prins] 王子princess [prin'ses]公主actor 男演员actress女演员hospitable adj．乐于待客的好客的hospitality n．好客：殷勤待客hostile adj．敌意的，不友好的hostility n．敌意，敌对unsmiling adj．不笑的，严肃的un:否定前缀unhappy 不快乐的unlucky 不走运的uncomfortable 不舒服的unsure 无把握的unsparing 不吝惜的，不宽恕的unsteady 不坚固的；不稳的untrue 不真实的unused 不习惯的smiling adj．微笑的laughing adj．笑脸laughing faces 笑脸be no laughing matter 不是开玩笑的事a smiling policeman 一个微笑的警察a smiling face 一个笑脸smile 1) n．微笑，笑容，喜色force a smile 强颜欢笑wear a smile 面带笑容例：She was all smiles．她满面笑容。

If my whole family were..., ...
Exercise
lost don't apologize
were tries
will burn would have to
won
1. “Are you tired?” she asked. She asked if you were tired.
he talk about the holidays or not? (and) 4. Did she answer his questions briefly or not? 5. Did he ask her if she was enjoying her dinner or not?
What did she answer? (Then…and)
Discus and Answer
Answer these questions. 1. Where did the writer sit at the dinner party? 2. Did he try to make conversation or not? Was she busy
eating or not? (but) 3. Did he talk about the new play at ‘The Globe’ or not? Did
2.“Will you be staying in England?”I asked. I asked if you would be staying in England.
3.“Will you be seeing it” I asked. . I asked if you would be seeing it.
signs.

新概念英语第二册Lesson40~42课文注释新概念英语第二册Lesson40课文注释1.next to, 挨着。

它既可以表示座位挨着也可以表示地理位置上挨着：Who was the man sitting next to you during the meeting?开会时坐在你旁边的那人是谁?There's a field/shop next to our house.我们家房子边上有一片田野/一个商店。

2.Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严肃的女人，穿一件紧身的黑衣服。

(1)unsmiling的反义词为smiling(微笑的，喜气洋洋的)。

有些形容词前面可以加上前缀un-来表示相反的意义：comfortable (舒服的)/uncomfortable(不舒服的)，true(真实的)/untrue(不真实的)， interesting(有趣的)/uninteresting(无趣味的，乏味的)。

(2)in在这里表示“穿着”、“戴着”：A young man in a blue dress is inquiring for you.有位穿蓝衣服的小伙子在找您。

3.take one's seat, 在指定的位置上就座。

take a seat表示“坐下”，比sit要正式：Please take a seat.请坐。

take one's seat则表示位置事先已安排好：After everyone had taken his seat, the meeting/dinner party began.大家各自就座后，会议/宴会便开始了。

4.Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. 她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。