新概念第二冊(cè)76課

1、.,Lesson 76April Fools Day,.,Calabria is a region in southern Italy.,.,Questions on the Text,When was there a special news bulletin on television? On April 1st. 2. How did the bulletin end? By giving the date, April 1st. 3. What is grown in Calabria? Macaroni. 4. How long has it been grown there? Fo

2、r over 600 years. 5. Who are Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante? Two of the leading growers in the area.,.,6. What have they been expecting this year? A splendid crop. 7. Has harvesting already begun? Yes, it has. 8. The film showed two workers, didnt it? Yes, it did. 9. What had they just finis

3、hed cutting? Three cart-loads of golden brown macaroni stalks. 10. Have all the villagers been working day and night? Yes, they have.,.,11. Why have they been working day and night? Because they want to finish gathering and threshing the crop before the September rains. 12. Whose wife appeared in th

4、e film? Riccardo Brabantes. 13. How long has she been helping him? For thirty years. 14. Who was she talking to? The manager of the local factory.,.,fool n. 傻瓜v.愚弄例:Only a fool will believe he can turn paper to money. April Fools day愚人節(jié)make a fool of someone愚弄某人，讓某人出丑Any fool can see he is drunk. 傻瓜

5、都看得出來(lái)他喝醉了。相關(guān)表達(dá)： foolish adj.傻的,.,Bulletin n. 1）（電臺(tái)或電視臺(tái)的）新聞簡(jiǎn)報(bào) News bulletin專題新聞 2）公告，布告 A medical bulletin on the Presidents health The library bulletin is a good place to put up your tutorad.,.,Announcer n. 主持人；（機(jī)場(chǎng)車站）廣播員 host,.,Leading adj. (無(wú)比較級(jí)、最高級(jí)) 1)一流的,卓越的 a leading university the leading count

6、ries of Europe 2) 主要的; 主角的,主演的 play the leading part role Due to unhealthy food choices, the leading cause of death in North America is heart disease.,.,gather 1）gather sth (together/up) 收攏，歸攏 2）認(rèn)為，猜想；推斷；理解 I gather from your letter that youre not enjoying your job,.,Process n. & v. 1) n. 過(guò)程；進(jìn)程 Were

7、 in the process of selling our house. 2) n. 工藝流程；工序 Manufacturing processes 3) v. 加工；處理 我們買的大部分食品都用某種方法加工過(guò)。 Most of the food we buy is processed in some way,.,Present Adj. 1). 當(dāng)前的 In the present situation/case 在當(dāng)前形勢(shì)/情況下 目前我們沒(méi)有進(jìn)一步消息 We do not have any more information at the present time 2) 出席 presen

8、t at 只有少數(shù)人出席會(huì)議 Only a few people were present at the meeting.,.,Present n. up to the present至今,到目前為止 at present = new現(xiàn)在,目前 Eg: Im sorry hes out at present,.,Sentences and Expressions,To end our special news bulletin, 目的狀語(yǔ) 表示“為了,以便”的目的狀語(yǔ)從句可以由that, so that, in order that等詞引導(dǎo)。 You must speak louder so

9、that /in order that you can be heard by all. 當(dāng)從句主語(yǔ)與主句主語(yǔ)相同時(shí)， 可用(in order) to或 so as to短語(yǔ)取代該目的狀語(yǔ)從句。 He came so early in order to catch the first train.,.,You can try.,Id like to arrive 20 minutes early _ I can have time for a cup of tea. A. as soon as B. as a result C. in case D. so that,.,were going

10、over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. （1）go over表示“往走過(guò)去”，暗示中間原有一段距離：我走到那個(gè)盲人身邊，幫他過(guò)馬路。 I went over to the blind man to help him across the road. （2）field指“（一塊）田”、“塊”，為可數(shù)名詞，常用復(fù)數(shù)： Many people are busy harvesting in the rice fields. 稻田里許多人正忙著收割。,.,field (活動(dòng)、研究的) 領(lǐng)域,范圍of the field of medicine be outsid

11、e out of ones field Many scientists are working in this .,.,Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. between作介詞時(shí)含義之一是“作為共同努力的結(jié)果，協(xié)力”： Between them they killed the snake. Between us we pulled down the tree.,.,Between an

12、d Among 1）between prep. 在（兩者）之間 I picked up the receiver between two sticky finger. Can you tell the difference between Indian music and jazz?,.,2）among prep. 在中間，被環(huán)繞（指三者以上） 教堂位于群山之中。 The church lies among mountains. Among those boys, Dan is the tallest.,.,The whole village has been working day and

13、night gathering and threshing this years crop before the September rains. rain n. 當(dāng)rain指“雨季”、“季節(jié)性的雨”，尤其是熱帶地區(qū)的雨季時(shí)，要用復(fù)數(shù)形式： the September rains 9月雨季,.,harvesting has begun earlier than usual 1）usual通常為形容詞，表示“通常的”、“平常的”、“慣常的”等： It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. as us

14、ual“像平常一樣”、“照例” 既可以作定語(yǔ)，又可以作表語(yǔ) It is usual for him to sit up late at night. I parked the car at the usual place. 我在往常那個(gè)地方停了車。 2）usually 頻率副詞，表示“平?！?、“通?！保?He usually gets up late. 他通常起得晚。 When do you usually have supper?,.,The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this y

15、ears crop before the September rains. She turned a suitcase into a bed and put the children inside it, covering them with all the clothes she could find.,.,You can try.,This is the museum _ you visited a few days ago? A. where B. that C. on which D. the one,.,Grammar 定語(yǔ)從句,限制性 和 非限制性 定語(yǔ)從句 限制性定語(yǔ)從句是先行詞

16、不可缺少的部分，去掉它主句意思往往不明確。 This is the house which we bought last month. 非限制性定語(yǔ)從句是先行詞的附加說(shuō)明，它與主句之間通常用逗號(hào)分開。 The house, which we bought last month, is very nice. 注意：關(guān)系代詞 that和關(guān)系副詞 why不能引導(dǎo)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句。,.,The tree, _ is four hundred years old, is very famous here. Light travels faster than sound, _we all know. I

17、decided to buy a birthday present for my mother, _ lives alone in the countryside. He said he would come to my house to see me tomorrow afternoon, _ I will have some other friends to play together. Im to fly to Kunming, _ it is warm in this season.,You can try.,which,as,who,when,where,.,You can try.

18、,These are all the pictures _ I have seen. This is the very dictionary _ is of great help. This is the best English film _ I have ever seen. 只能用that作為定語(yǔ)從句的關(guān)系代詞的情況: 在there be 句型中，只用that，不用which。 在不定代詞，如：anything, nothing, the one, all, much, few, any, little等作先行詞時(shí)，只用that，不用which。 先行詞有the only, the ve

19、ry修飾時(shí)，只用that。 先行詞為序數(shù)詞、數(shù)詞、形容詞最高級(jí)時(shí)，只用that。 先行詞既有人，又有物時(shí)。,.,Sentences and Expressions,Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.,.,Grammar -現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),1.動(dòng)作發(fā)生在過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻并已結(jié)束，但該動(dòng)作對(duì)現(xiàn)

20、在產(chǎn)生了影響，與現(xiàn)在情況具有因果關(guān)系。 He has turned off the light. 2.動(dòng)作開始于過(guò)去某一時(shí)刻，一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，或可能還要繼續(xù)下去。 He has lived here since 1978.,.,Grammar -現(xiàn)在完成時(shí) (havehas done),與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用的常用詞語(yǔ) 1. 副詞: already，just，ever，yet，never等 I have already finished my homework He has just had his meal Have you ever sung this English song？ They ha

21、vent started yet We have never heard of it,.,Grammar -現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用的常用詞語(yǔ) 2. since (自從)： 作介詞，接一個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)，如since 1980，接“一段時(shí)間+ago” ，如: since three years ago, since two months ago等。 作連詞，引導(dǎo)一個(gè)過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。如：We have known each other since we went to college.,.,Grammar -現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用的常用詞語(yǔ) 3. for： 常跟一個(gè)時(shí)間段，指某個(gè)動(dòng)作到

22、現(xiàn)在為止已持續(xù)了多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。如：for three years, for half an hour等。,.,Grammar -現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用的常用詞語(yǔ) 4. so far(到目前為止): We havent had any trouble so far. 5.up to until now(到現(xiàn)在為止): I have heard nothing from him up to now.,.,Grammar -現(xiàn)在完成時(shí),與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用的常用詞語(yǔ) 6. in during the past last years (在過(guò)去年中): In the past two years Ive

23、seen him little. I have been here during the last month. 7. Its will be the first time (second, third.) that: Its the first time Ive come here. Itll be the first time Ive spoken in public. (End),.,Grammar -現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時(shí),It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago and it is still raining. How long has it been raining? It has been rainin