Lesson 52 A pretty carpet
【New words and expressions】(4)
temporarily adv. 暂时地
inch n. 英寸(度量单位)
space n. 空间
actually adv. 实际上
★inch n. 英寸(度量单位)
foot 英尺(pl. feet ); mile 英里
★space n. 空间
★actually adv. 实际上
=in fact
【Text】
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
参考译文
我们刚刚搬进一所新房子, 我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午. 我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐, 但这并不容易, 因为我有1,000多本书. 更糟糕的是房间还非常小, 所以我暂时把书放在了地板上. 这会儿, 书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了, 我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的. 几分钟前, 我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼. 她走进我的房间, 当她看到地板上的那些书时, 大吃一惊. “这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯,” 她说. 她盯着 “地毯” 看了一会儿, 又说 : “你根本用不着书橱, 空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯!”
【课文讲解】
1、We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning.
现在完成进行时用来强调动作在某一段时间内一直在进行,而且动作有现在的结果。现在完成时表示在漫长地时间段,过去发生的, 还一定要对现在产生影响;在过去发生的动作, 一直延续到现在,现在完成时, 动词一定是延续性动词
It has rained for half day.
It has been raining.
2、I have been trying to get my new room in order.
get sth. in order 使……有秩序,把……整理好(get 使役动词)
in order 整齐,井然有序,有秩序, 有次序
Get/Put everything in order before you leave the room.
3、This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books.
★own
① vt. 拥有
I own over a thousand books.
② vt. &vi. 承认
He owned to stealing the wallet.
He owned (that) he had made a mistake.
③ adj. 自己的
He has a car of his own.
He lives in his own house.
4、To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
to make matters worse 更糟糕的是……,插入语
I lost my way in the forest, and to make matters worse, it became dark.
rather adj. 相当的
5、At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
at the moment = now 现在,此刻,目前
every inch 每一英寸(夸张)
Gold covered every inch of the ground in America.
It is worth every penny of it.
6、A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
help sb. (to) do sth. 帮某人做某事(to 可省略)
help sb. with sth. 帮某人做某事
He help me to learn English.
He help me with my English.
with one’s help 在某人的帮助下
With your help i made great progress.
7、'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said.
“I have ever seen” 做定语从句出现, 是最高级的标志
8、She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
gazed at 对……向往, 羡慕
not at all 完全不,起强调作用
in one’s spare time 某人空闲的时候,spare表示“空闲的,多余的”
I like to read in my spare time.
Have you got a spare moment? 你(现在)有空吗?
【Key structures】
现在完成时,现在完成进行时
现在完成时:have done,表示已完成的动作
现在完成进行时:have been doing,强调动作在某一段时间内一直在进行,而且动作现在有结果。到现在为止,该动作可能已不再继续进行,也可能还在继续进行,这要根据上下文来确定。句子中常含有all+表示时间的词语如all day,all morning等或for和since。
I have read the book. 书已看完
I have been reading the book. 还没看完, 还要继续
表示持续性的动词,如learn,lie,live,rain,sleep,stand,可以同since或for副词短语连用,也可用于以how long开头的疑问句中:
I’ve been working for Exxon for 15 years.
现在完成进行时还可以表示经常重复的动作:
Jim has been phoning Jenny every night for the last week.
与段时间连用可以用现在完成时, 也可以用现在完成进行时, 但跟次数连用的, 一定只能用完成时, 不能用现在完成进行时
He has rung me up five times since 12 o’clock.
【语法精髓】
1、You should go to bed. You _____ (watch) TV for 5 hours.
2、I _____ (write) letters since breakfast.
3、I _____ (write) 3 letters since breakfast.
4、Sorry, but Mr.Smith _____ (leave) for Beijing.
5、I _____ (look) for him everywhere, where can he be?
1、have been watching/have watched
2、having been writing
3、have written
4、has left
和现在完成进行时连用的, 一定不能是次数;和现在完成进行时连用的动词, 一定不能是短暂动词,leave是瞬间动词
5、have been looking 通过 “where can he be?” 这句话可知人没找到, 还要继续找
【Special Difficulties】
形容词、相应的副词及其用法:
许多副词,特别是表示方式的副词,皆由形容词加-ly构成,如easy(容易的)/easyly(容易地),beautiful(漂亮的)/beautifully(漂亮地)。一些频度副词也如此构成,如usual(通常)/usually(通常地)。还有少数几个表示程度及观点的副词也都以-ly结尾:high(高的)/highly(高度地),real(真的)/really(真正的)。
大多数形容词加 “ly” 变为副词 : 如 beautiful--beautifully,但是不是所有的形容词都可以加ly(asleep);不是所有的副词都一定以ly结尾(late);不是所有的加ly的都是副词(lovely)
有些副词虽然由形容词加-ly构成,但在意义上与其相应的形容并不相同,如hard(勤奋的,困难的)/hardly(几乎不),cold(冷的)/coldly(冷淡的),late(迟到的,晚的)/lately(最近,近来),near(近的,接近的)/nearly(几乎,差不多,差点儿)。
有些副词有两种形式。有的意义相同,如cheap(廉价的)/cheaply(廉价地),但有的意义不同如late(迟,晚)/lately(近来),hard(努力地,猛烈地)/hardly(几乎不)。
late<adj. , adv.> 迟 ; lately adv. 近来(=recently)
hard<adj. , adv.> 努力地(表示程度深), 困难地(=difficult) ;hardly几乎不
high<adj.>高的 ,〈adv.>高度地 ;highly〈adv.> 高度地 (不能用尺度测量的, 抽象的)
deep<adj. , adv.> 深的; deeply 〈adv.> 深度地 (不能用尺度测量的, 抽象的)
near<adj. , adv.> 在旁边的 ;nearly 〈adv.> 几乎, 将近
有些副词在形式上与形容词相同,如fast,past,far等。
大多数方式副词的位置一般在宾语或动词前面,表示时间的副词常位于句尾,有时也可位于句首。程度副词,如almost,enough,hardly,nearly,quite,rather,too等,大部分用在它们所修饰的动词之前。
副词修饰动词(walk quickly), 形容词(very beautiful), 副词词性本身(very much), 还可以修饰句子
Quite and Quiet
quite adv. 完全,相当,很
I’m quite ready. 我已全准备好了。
Are you quite certain? 你敢完全肯定吗?
quiet adj. 安静的,平静的,静止的,寂静的
The sea was very quiet this morning. 今天上午上海很平静。
The house became quiet again when the children were gone.
【Multiple choice questions】
3 He has been working all morning and he ___c___hard.
a.still works b.has still worked c. is still working d.still worked
still works 一般现在时是一种习惯
4 He's been trying to get his room in order. He wants to ___a___.
a.make it tidy b. keep it tidy c. made order d. keep order
keep order 保持秩序
动词+宾语+形容词(做宾补),此类动词常见的有 : get, keep, make, find (其中get make 是使役动词)
7 The writer ___c___bookcases.
a.needn't b.needs not c. doesn't need d.isn't needing
needn’t 情态动词后面不能加动词
need not 实义动词后面不能加not,need 不用进行时态
10 He actually has to walk on them. He can't do ___c___.
a.else b.different c.otherwise d.other
else一定放在不定代词和疑问代词后面anything else,anybody else,who else,what else等
different形容词, 动词后应加副词或名词做宾语, 而不是形容词
other形容词;the other代词
★otherwise
conj. 否则, 不然
Hurry up, otherwise you will miss train.
② adj. 另外的, 其他方面的
③ adv. 另外, 否则, 不同地, 别的方式 (=differently)
12 You can sit here in your spare time. You can sit here when you're ___d___.
a.working b.studying c.not working d.reading
spare time = not work
在考试时没上下文是答案为c;在本课文中应为d
【语法 Grammar in use】
1.现在完成时与现在完成进行时
在第4课、第28课的语法中,我们学习了现在完成时的用法以及经常与它连用的时间副词(或短语)、介词等。现在完成进行时由have been+现在分词构成,强调动作在某一段时间内一直在进行,而且动作现在有结果。到现在为止,该动作可能已不再继续进行,也可能还在继续进行,这要根据上下文来确定。句子中常含有all+表示时间的词语如all day, all morning等或for和since。一般说来,现在完成表示已完成的动作,现在完成进行时则可表示尚未完成的动作。有些动词,如learn, lie, live, rain, sit, sleep, stand, study, wait, work等本身就有持续性,现在完成时形式与现在完成进行时形式可以互换,惟一的区别是后者更强调动作的持续性:
2.形容词、相应的副词及其用法
(1)许多副词,特别是表示方式的副词,皆由形容词加-ly构成,如easy(容易的)/easily(容易地),beautiful(漂亮的)/beautifully(漂亮地)。一些频度副词也如此构成,如usual(通常的)/usually(通常)。还有少数几个表示程度及观点的副词也都以-ly结尾:high(高的)/highly(高度地),real(真的)/really(真正的)。这些副词与它相应的形容词的意义区别不大,比较容易掌握:
She is very happy now.
她现在很快乐。
She lives happily with her mother.
她和母亲一起快乐地生活。
(2)有些副词虽然由形容词加-ly构成,但在意义上与其相应的形容词并不相同,如hard(勤奋的,困难的)/hardly(几乎不),cold(冷的)/coldly(冷淡的),late(迟到的,晚的)/lately(最近,近来),near(近的,接近的)/nearly(几乎,差不多,差点儿)。有些副词有两种形式。有的意义相同,如cheap(廉价地)/cheaply(廉价地),但有的意义不同如late(迟,晚)/lately(近来),hard(努力地,猛烈地)/hardly(几乎不)。有些副词在形式上与形容词相同,如fast(快),past(过去),far(远)等。
(3)大多数方式副词的位置一般在宾语或动词后面:
Look at this photo carefully.
仔细看这张照片。(宾语后面)
It snowed heavily last night.
昨天夜里雪下得很大。(动词后面)
Why don't you try to work hard?
你为什么不努力工作呢?(动词后面)
表示时间的副词常位于句尾,有时也可位于句首:
This morning I got up very early/ late.
今天早上我起得很早/晚。(句首或句尾)
程度副词,如almost, enough, hardly, nearly, quite, rather, too等,大部分用在它们所修饰的词之前:
The film was quite good.
这个电影相当不错。(修饰形容词)
I nearly cried out with surprise.
我惊讶得几乎叫了起来。(修饰动词)
副词的位置比较复杂,大部分要看具体情况。
现在完成时(Present Perfect Tense)用来描述过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响或结果,或者是从过去某一时间点开始一直延续到现在的动作。它由助动词have/has和动词的过去分词构成。
例句:I have finished my homework.(我已经完成了我的作业。)
现在完成进行时(Present Perfect Continuous Tense)则强调动作在过去某一段时间内一直在进行,且可能持续到现在或刚刚停止。它由have/has been加上现在分词构成。
例句:I have been working on this project for two months.(我已经在这个项目上工作了两个月。)
两者的区别在于,现在完成时强调动作的完成性和对现在的影响,而现在完成进行时强调动作的持续性和进行的过程。
形容词用于修饰名词或代词,表示人或事物的特征或属性。副词则用于修饰动词、形容词或其他副词,表示动作或状态的方式、程度、时间等。
许多副词是由形容词加上-ly后缀构成的,表示方式或程度。
形容词:easy(容易的)
副词:easily(容易地)
有些副词虽然形式上是由形容词加上-ly构成,但意义上并不相同,例如hard(努力地)和hardly(几乎不)。
形容词:hard(困难的)
副词:hardly(几乎不)
副词的位置取决于它所修饰的词和句子的结构。方式副词通常放在宾语后面或动词后面。
例句:She sings beautifully.(她唱得很美。)
表示时间的副词通常放在句尾或句首。
例句:He has lived here for ten years.(他在这里住了十年。)
程度副词通常放在它们所修饰的词之前。
例句:He is almost ready.(他几乎准备好了。)
副词的使用要根据具体语境和句子结构来确定。
通过以上的梳理,我们可以更好地理解和掌握现在完成时与现在完成进行时的区别以及形容词和副词的用法,这将有助于提高我们的英语水平和语言运用能力。