新概念英语第二册 Leason 59

Lesson 59 In or out?
西方狗文化
• 西方世界，享有“Man’s best friend ”的狗，在西方具体 文化表现中也大多数突显了其较高的地位。
• 第一，用“dog”来形容人，常常表示对一些人的赞扬， 信任，这在汉语中是从未出现的。如a lucky dog(幸运 儿）、a big dog(大款，保镖等）、a top dog(一个身居 要职的人）。 • 第二 ，在西方，人们养狗的方式也与西方大相径庭。在 一些英美国家，人绝不让狗吃人剩下的残羹冷炙，狗有专 门的狗食。在超市， 狗食与人的食品放在一起销售，还 有一些专门为狗提供服务的设施和商店，如：狗食店、狗 餐厅、狗医院、狗旅社等。另外，还有专门为狗树碑立传、 歌功颂德的。因此，狗成了他们的朋友，受到与人平等的 尊重。
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However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate.
going out shopping 加了out 强调外出
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Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. every time＝when 每当，每次，无论何时（every time 在这里为连词引导一个时间状语从句，表示“每次”、 “每当”，主句中的would表示过去的习惯性动作。) Every time we met, we would talk for a while. 我们每次见面都要聊一会儿。 He brought a present every time he came to visit us. not… until 直到…才 主句中的动词为非延续性动词 we’ll stay at home until the rain stops. We won’t start until the rain stops.
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表示目的的几种方式：
to, in order to, so as to, so that, in order that
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As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again.
★remove v. 拆掉, 取下 remove the dishes 撤去碗碟 remove one’s hat 脱掉帽子 My husband removed the gate. 拆门 The player was removed from the team. 开除 remover 迁移者，搬运工；清除剂
②develop the film
冲洗胶卷
★habit n. 习惯(指个人习惯) Stop biting your nails. It’s a bad habit. She has a habit of playing with her hair while reading. He has the habit of staying up late他有熬夜的习惯。 fall into the habit of doing sth get into the habit of doing sth develop a habit / form a habit / make a habit 养 成… 习惯 I’ve got into a habit of turning on the TV as soon as I get home. 我养成了一回家就看电视的习惯。 fall into bad habit / get into bad habit 养成坏习惯 kick the habit of get rid of the habit of 戒除某嗜好/习惯 You’d better get rid of the habit of biting your nails.
★paw n. 脚爪 The cat’s paw was burnt. My dog’s paw was bleeding. cat's paw 被利用的人(由寓言而来) I don‘t want to be a cat’s paw. 我才不想被人利用 。
★latch n. 门闩 You can’t walk in because the door is on the latch. on the latch 仅上门闩的，关着的，未上锁 的 off the latch 未上门闩的，虚掩的 v. 用门闩栓牢或用撞锁锁住 Don’t forget to latch the front door when you leave. 你离开的时候别忘了把前门锁上。
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As the neighbors complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. sb. spend time (in) doing sth./on sth. （人作主语） I spent two weeks (in) reading this book. He has spent a lot of time on this project. It takes sb. some times to do sth.（事情做主语） train sb. to do sth. 训练某人做某事 press his paw on the latch = press the latch press the button = press the figure on the button let sb. in 让某人进来 ； let sb. out 让某人出去 let sb. do sth. 让某人做某事 let sb. down 让某人失望 Don’t let any stranger in when you are alone at home. He let himself out through the window.
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Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. front gate 前门 would＝used to 过去常常 Would表示过去的习惯性动作，在一般过去时的 句子中经常与“ever time”连用： Every time we met, we would talk for a while. Every time he came to the restaurant, he would first ask for a cup of tea.
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Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
so…that…如此…以至于，结果状语从句，可以 省略一个词，so 或 that 都可以 . He was so excited he could not say anything. since(在句尾) = since then : 从那时起到现在为 止,一般与完成时连用。
★bark v. 狗叫 The dog is barking. sb. is barking. 某人在咆哮 The dog barked at the visitor. crow [krəu] 公鸡喔喔叫 mew [mju:] 猫喵喵叫 quack [kwæ k] 鸭子嘎嘎叫
★press v. 按, 压 ① vt.&vi. 按，挤，压 Can you press that button for me please? ②vt. 催促，敦促，竭力劝说 I don’t like to be pressed. 我不喜欢被人催促。
★develop v. 养成 develop a habit ① vt. &vi. 发展，扩展 The village has developed into a town now. developing country 发展中国家 ； developed country 发达国家 V-ed 强调已经，V-ing 强调正在，有时态的区别 boiling water 滚开水 ； boiled water 开水
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Since then, he has developed another bad habit. develop 发展，扩展 The village has developed into a town now. It’s hard to develop your business in this city. 在这个城市扩展你的业务是困难的。 显现出，产生，获得，养成 She developed an interest in swimming.
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Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. become an expert at doing sth. 成了……能手/专家/权威 Expert常与介词at,in,on,with连用 John is an expert at driving a car. She is an expert in flowers. Sam is an expert on that problem.