新概念第二册Lesson1 A private conversation课文详解

- 1 - Lesson 1 A Private Conversation

词汇学习

★ privacy (n.)

private (adj.) privately (adv.)

private industry / private enterprise 私人企业

state-owned (nationalized) business (enterprise) 国有企业

private life 私生活 private school 私立学校

adj. 普通的 private citizen 普通公民

private soldier 大兵

public adj. 公众的，公开的(private的反义词)

public school 公立学校 public letter 公开信

public place 公共场所 privacy n.隐私

privation 贫困，匮乏，丧失n. lack (v./n.)

★ conversation 谈话，交谈

conversation, dialogue, talk , chat辨析:

(1)conversation :一般用词,指两个或更多人互相交换意见的交谈.

subject of conversation 话题

They are having a conversation.

(2)talk 通用词,可与conversation换用, Let’s have a talk.

但当talk用作复数时指正式交谈.如:

six-party talks:六方会谈

phone talks:电话会谈

peace talks:和谈(和平谈判)

(3)dialogue 对话, 可以指正式国家与国家会谈 ,也指剧中的对白

China and Korea are having a dialogue.

(4)chat 闲聊，就是北京人说的“侃”，说的是无关紧要的事,强调谈话的亲密性和非正式性。

conservation保存，保护 conservative（保旧的） conserve 保存，保护

★theatre n.剧场, 戏剧cinema n.电影院

★seat n.座位

have a good seat/place，这里的seat指place(指地点)，而不是chair.

take a seat/take your seat 坐下来, 就坐

Is the seat taken? 这个位置有人吗?

请坐的3种说法 :

Sit down, please. (命令性)

Take your seat, please.

Be seated, please. (更礼貌)

作为动词的seat与sit的区别

sit(sat，)vi. 就座He is sitting there.他坐在那儿。

seat vt.让某人就座Seat yourself.

seat sb. 让某人就坐，后面会加人

You seat him.你给他找个位置.

- 2 - be seated=take a seat 就坐

★angry adj. 生气的

★angrily adv. 生气的 angry =cross

I was angry. /He was cross.

annoyed: 恼火的;

be blue in the face 脸上突然变色

程 I was annoyed.

度 I was angry/cross.

加 I was very angry.

深 I am blue in the face. (脸色都青了,相当生气)

★attention n. 注意

Attention ,please. 请注意(口语)

pay attention 注意pay attention to … 对……注意

You must pay attention to that girl.

pay a little attention 稍加注意pay much attention 多加注意pay more attention

更多注意pay no attention 不用注意pay close attention 特别注意

★bear(bore, born) v. 容忍

① vt. 承受，支撑，承担，负担

Can the ice bear my weight?

Who will bear the cost? 谁来承担这笔费用？

② vt. 忍受(与can/could连用于疑问及否定句中)

She eats too fast. I can’t bear to watch/watching her.

How can you bear living in this place?

bear =stand =put up with I can't bear/stand you.

endure:忍受,容忍、put up with :忍受

I got divorced(离婚).I could not put up with him

bear/stand/endure 忍受的极限在加大

bear n.熊 white bear 白熊

bear hug :热情(热烈)的拥抱give sb. a bear hug

★business n. 事, 生意

① n. 生意 business man :生意人/do business: 做生意 go to some place on

business:因公出差

② n. 某人自己的私人的事情

It's my business. (指私人的事, 自己处理的事)

It's none of your business. 不关你的事。

★rudely adv. 无礼地, 粗鲁地rude adj.

★pay vt. &vi. 支付

① vt. &vi. 支付(价款等)

You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds… 您可以先付30英镑的定金……I’ll pay

by installments.

(pay…for sth. 花/支付……(钱)买……)

② vt. &vi. 给予(注意等)；去(访问)

They did not pay any attention.

We paid a visit to our teacher last Sunday.

③ n. 工资，报酬I have not received my pay yet.

- 3 - Last week I went to the theatre. 上星期我去看戏。 go to the theatre:去看戏

动词go的原义是离开一个地方去另一个地方，与介词to连用后，常加上主语所要去的目的地来代表主语的动作目的。

go to the +地点 表示去某地干嘛

go to the theatre = go to the theatre to

see a play去剧场看戏

go to the cinema =see a film 去电影院看电影

go to the + 人 + 's 表示去这个人开的店

go to the doctor's 去看病；

go to the butcher's 买肉

以下短语中名词前不加冠词：

go to school 去上学；

go to church 去做礼拜；

go to hospital(医院) 去看病；

go to bed 上床，睡觉；

go home（跟home相连一定表示没有事情可做,回家休息）

I am at home. 在家休息

I had a very good seat. The play was

very interesting.我的座位很好，戏很有意思， V.–ing 修饰物（令人……） or V.-ed

修饰人 (某人……)

interesting intersted

exciting excited

surprising surprised

amusing amused

boring bored

shocking shocked

delighting delighted

frightening frightened

moving moved

woryying worried

- 4 - I did not enjoy it. 但我却无法欣赏。 enjoy的用法:

① enjoy +n. 喜欢,从当中得到一种享受（后面不能跟人）

I enjoy the music.

enjoy the dinner/film/program/game

② enjoy oneself/代词 玩的开心

We always enjoy ourselves.

③ enjoy +动名词

Jane doesn’t enjoy swimming. She

enjoys going to the theatre.

enjoyable 快乐的 enjoyment乐趣 享受

A young man and a young woman were

sitting behind me. They were talking

loudly. 一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。

I got very angry. 我非常生气， I got very angry.

get在这里有“逐渐变得”的含义，接近become，是个表示过程的动词，表示状态的变化。而I was very angry则仅表示当时的状态是生气，并不暗示过程。

I am/was angry. 是一个事实

I got angry. 强调变化过程

It is hot.

It got hot.

got取代be动词,可以直接加形容词。

I could not hear the actors. 因为我听不见演员在说什么。 hear+人:听见某人的话

I could not hear you. Beg your

pardon?

I couldn't hear you./I couldn't

hear a word./I couldn't catch your

words.

I couldn't hear you clearly./I

couldn't catch your words.

Beg your pardon? /I couldn't catch

your words.

听： hear 强调结果 listen to强调过程

look at 强调过程 see强调结果

see / hear sb. do sth. 看见/听见某人做某事（强调整个过程）see / hear sb. doing sth. 看见/听见某人正在做某事 （强调正在发生）