新概念英语第二册Lesson 95 A fantasy学习笔记

新概念英语第二册Lesson 95 A fantasy
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch,his wife got a shock.He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
'What has happened 'she asked.'How did your clothes get into such a mess '
'A fire extinguisher,my dear,'answered the Ambassador drily.'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'
'Good heavens!'exclaimed his wife.'And where were you at the time '
'I was in my office as usual,'answered the Ambassador.'The fire broke out in the basement.I went down immediately,of course,and that fool,Horst,aimed a fire extinguisher at me.He thought I was on fire.I must definitely get that fellow posted.'
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions,when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
'And how can you explain that 'she asked.
'Oh,that,'said the Ambassador.'Someone fired a shot through my office window.Accurate,don't you think Fortunately,I wasn't wearing it at the time.If I had been,I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
自学导读
课文详注Further notes on the text
1．How did your clothes get into such a mess 你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂？
mess表示“脏乱状态”时通常与in连用或与get into连用（cf．第54课课文详注）：
When she returned from the market,the children had got the room into a terrible mess.
她从市场回去后，孩子们已经把房间里弄得一塌糊涂。
Why was her hair in such a mess
她的头发怎么会那么乱？
2．University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。
set on fire为固定短语，表示“使……燃烧”、“放火烧……”：
In 1834,someone set the Houses of Parliament on fire.
1834年，有人放火点着了国会大厦。
Have you found out who set my car on fire
你们是否已经查出是谁烧了我的车？
3．The fire broke out in the basement.地下室突然着火。
break out可以指火灾、战争等“突然发生”、“爆发”：
World War I broke out in 1914.
第一次世界大战于1914年爆发。
When the fire broke out in the ship,Sally was frightened out of her wits.
当轮船突然着火时，萨莉吓得惊慌失措。
4．The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions…
大使夫人继续提出问题……
go on+动名词表示某个动作“继续不停”：
We went on talking till after midnight.
我们继续谈话直到午夜以后。
go on+不定式则指做不同的事：
After making the bed,she went on to cook breakfast.铺好床后，她接着便做早饭。
5．Someone fired a shot through my office window.有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪。
fire在这里是动词，表示“发射（枪、弹等）”：
When the prisoner of war tried to escape,a guard fired a gun at him.
那战俘试图逃跑时，一名卫兵向他开了一枪。
A young man fired on the British Ambassador to Japan.
一位年轻人向英国驻日本大使开了枪。
词汇学习Word study
1．aim
（1）vt.,vi.（把……）瞄准／对准：
He aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
他把灭火器对准了我。
He aimed at the dog but missed.
他瞄准了那只狗，但没打中。
（2）vi.目标在于，志向：
What he aims for is money.
他追求的是金钱。
She aims to be a painter.
她想成为一名画家。
（3）n.目的，目标，志向：
What is your aim in life
你的生活目的是什么？
You've missed your aim again.
你又没击中目标。
2．post vt.
（1）派任，委派（与人连用）：
I must definitely get that fellow posted.
我一定要把那个家伙打发走。（get…posted为使役式）
Two months ago,Horst was posted to Paris.
两个月以前霍斯特被派往巴黎。
（2）邮寄（与物连用，美国英语用mail）：
He posted me a Christmas card last year.
去年他给我寄了一张圣诞卡。
Would you please post this parcel for me
你替我把这包裹寄了好吗？
词汇讲解
1 ambassador
n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表
参考例句：
He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
2 frightful
adj.可怕的；讨厌的
参考例句：
How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。
3 embassy
n.大使馆，大使及其随员
参考例句：
Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
He's a U.S.diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。
4 imposed
自己担负的
参考例句：
The decree imposed strict censorship of the media.这个法令强制实行严格的媒体审查制度。
The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew.军队强制实行黄昏至黎明的宵禁。