Lesson 25 Mrs. Smith's kitchen史密斯太太的厨房

1．冠词

课文中refrigerator一词出现了两次，它前面分别用了两种不同的冠词：a（不定冠词）和the（定冠词）。第1次提到时用不定冠词a。（请参见Lessons5～6语法部分。）第2次时就不再是泛指任何一个，而是特指所指的那个了，因此要用定冠词the。（请参见本课语法部分的说明。）

2．数字3，000，5，000，10，000的英文写法

3，000----three thousand; 5，000----five thousand; 10，000----ten thousand

语法 Grammar in use

1．定冠词the

（1）定冠词the不论指人还是指物、单数还是复数，其形式都不变。

（2）the的发音：the在辅音前读/J+/，如：the floor, the table, the bed, the desk; the在元音（即一般前面用an的词的首字母）之前发/J!:;;;;:/,如the engineer, the ice cream, the old man, the open window。当我们想使听话者非凡注重the后面的名词时，the就读为/J!:/，意思是“这一个而且只是这一个”或“主要是这一个”。

（3）the的基本用法：

A the通常有明确的所指（即以说话人或听话人已知的人或物为前提）；

B the可与单数可数名词、复数可数名词及不可数名词（总是单数形式）连用。

2．where引导的非凡疑问句

where用来询问地点（或是确切的情况，或是一般的情况）。对where疑问句的回答可以是整句、短语或单个的词。如：

Where is the refrigerator? 冰箱在哪里？ On the right./It's on the right. 在右边。

词汇学习 Word study

1．cup n.

（1）杯子（一般带柄，用于盛热饮料，如茶或咖啡）：

I have a beautiful set of tea cups. 我有一套漂亮的茶杯。

I'd like a cup of tea. 我想喝一杯茶。

（2）一杯饮料；一杯咖啡：

Would you like another cup? 你要再来一杯吗？

You can get a good cup at Lucy' s Café. 你能在露西咖啡馆喝到一杯上好的咖啡。

2．glass n.

（1）玻璃杯或有脚的玻璃杯：

Give me a glass of water, please. 请给我一杯水。

There's a clean wine glass on the table. 桌上有一只干净的酒杯。

（2）杯中物；酒：

He has had a glass too much. 他多喝了一杯（或喝醉了）。

I'd like to enjoy a glass now and then. 我喜欢不时喝点酒。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

Lesson 26

A

1 Give me a glass. Which glass? The empty one.

2 Give me some cups. Which cups? The cups on the table.

3 Is there a book on the table? Yes, there is. Is the book red?

4 Is there a knife in that box? Yes, there is. Is the knife sharp?

B

1 There's a cup on the table. The cup is clean.

2 There's a box on the floor. The box is large.

3 There's a a glass in the cupboard. The glass is empty.

4 There's a knife on the plate. The knife is sharp.

5 There's a fork on the tin. The fork is dirty.

6 There's a bottle in the refrigerator. The bottle is full.

7 There's a pencil on the desk. The pencil is blunt.