Lesson 63 She was not amused
Part 1: Text
Geoffrey Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his fine sense of humor--everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Geoffrey's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Geoffrey loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Geoffrey was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Geoffrey asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
Part 2: New words and expressions
1 circle ['s :k l] n.圈子
2 admire [ d'mai ] v.赞美,钦佩
3 close [kl uz] a.亲密的
4 wedding ['wedi ] n.婚礼
5 reception [ri'sep n] n.执行会
6 sort [s :t] n.种类
★ circle
1. n. 环形物,圈
They formed a circle and sang "Auld Lang Syne" 围成一圈坐下
2. n. 集团,同伙,社会,…界(常用复数)
the upper circles 上流社会
business circles 商业界
3. v.转,旋转,回旋,盘旋
The airplane circled over our farm.飞机在我们的农场上空盘旋。
Ultimately it will be the students’ own business to break the circles in which they are trapped. 最后只能由学生自己打破他们束缚自己的牢笼。
★admire
1)vt. 钦佩,赞赏
I admire his music more than anyone else’s. 我比其他人更加赞赏他的音乐。
admire sb. for sth. 因为……羡慕某人
I admire him for his knowledge. 我羡慕他的学识
2) vt. 欣赏,观赏
当在欣赏一座新建筑的时候,我听见有人在叫我的名字。
While admiring the new building, I heard someone calling my name.
3) vt. (口语)夸奖,称赞
她喜欢别人赞赏她的孩子。
She likes to hear her children admired.
★close
1)adj. 亲密的
close friend 亲密的朋友
2) v. 关 <门、窗户等> ,闭上 <眼睛、嘴巴等>
所有的门窗都关起来了
All the doors and windows have been closed.闭上眼睛
Close your eyes. 闭上眼睛
★reception n. 招待会
reception = party
婚宴 wedding reception
新闻发布会, 记者招待会 news conference
★sort n. 种类
type 种类, 有特殊特征的一般情况都用kind, sort
sort和kind有时可以互换,但在下面两种情况下用sort:
1) that sort of person 那种人
2) sort可含有讽刺意味
你不得与那种人交往。You mustn’t mix with that sort of people.
It takes all sorts to make a world.
世界上有各种各样的人
sort of (口语)有些,有几分,有点,稍微
他有些生气了。He was sort of angry.
Part 3: Notes on the text
★Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
1.have a large circle of friends
=sb. has/have a lot of friends[
他有很多朋友
He has a large circle of friends.
He has a good many friends.
2.Circle在这里的含义是(具有共同利益或兴趣等的人形成的)圈子,……界
在商业圈中从来不讨论这样的事情
Such things are never talked about in business circles.
Jeremy曾经有很多朋友,但是他现在喜欢自己一个人。
Jeremy used to have a large circle of friends, but now he likes being alone.
★verybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
1.admire… for 钦佩……的……
我不同意她的意见,但是我很钦佩她能够坚持自己的原则。
I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
2.that is为插入语,一旦插在句子当中, 是作为固定结构
意思是“那就是说,亦即”,起解释作用
他下个周一回家,也就是4月5日。
He is coming home next Monday, that is, April 5th.
3.sense of humor 幽默感
乔治一点幽默感都没有
George has no sense of humor.
他是个不幽默的人。
He is a man without humor/humorless.
★Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
1.ask sb to do sth 请求某人做某事
他要求我们离开房间
He asked us to leave the room.
请叫邻居们不要这样喧哗
Please ask the neighbors not to make so much noise.
2.prepare sth. 准备做……
两个技术人员正在准备一个计划。
Two technicians were preparing a plan.
★This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny.
sort of 种类
那就是我所要的东西
That's the sort of thing I want.
你想要哪种书?
What sort of book do you want
★He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success.
1.Include 包括,包含所有飞机上的人,包括驾驶员在内,全部丧生
All on the plane were lost, including the pilot.
include包含,只是里面内容的一部分
contain强调容器里的包含, 后面一定要把所有的东西都列举出来
那水罐可容纳足够我们全体饮用的水
The pot contains enough water for all of us.
2. inclusive:
The monthly rent is $ 15, inclusive of light and water.
每月租金15美元, 包括水电费在内.
Some papers thought they had an exclusive.
一些报纸认为自己是独家报道。
★As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.
1.be disappointed by… 因为……感到失望
他对考试成绩感到失望。
He is disappointed by his mark.
2.as +从句 如同……那样,以……的方式(方式状语从句)
按告诉你的做 do as you are told
这鱼不是按我喜欢的方式做的。
This fish isn’t cooked as I like it.
★On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't.
1.Enjoy sth/doing sth 喜欢某事/做某事
我希望你在我国的访问会过得愉快
I hope you'll enjoy your visit to our country.
2.To one’s surprise 另某人惊奇的是
我人生中第一次开始努力工作。令我惊奇的是,我发现我喜欢这种感觉。
I started working hard for the first time in my life. To my surprise, I found I liked it.
★Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
1.why this was so
this 可以作主语, 也可以作宾语
so 只能作宾语, 只能放在动词后面
I think so. 我也这样认为。
I hope so. 希望如此
I guess so. 我猜是这样I guess so.
Part 4: Grammar&Difficult points
直接引语VS间接引语
引述别人的话时,一般采用两种方式:一是引用别人的原话,把它放在引号内,称为直接引语;二是用自己的话加以转述,被转述的话不放在引号内,称为间接引语。间接引语在大多数情况下是一个宾语从语。直接引语变成间接引语时,要注意以下几点:人称变化、时态变化、宾语从句要用陈述句语序。
一. 引导词
1.直接引语是陈述句,变成间接引语时,由连词that 引导。
例如:
She said, "I am very happy to help you."→She said that she was very happy to help you.
2.一般(选择/反意)疑问句
直接引语是一般(选择/反意)疑问句,变成间接引语时,由连词whether或if 引导。
例如:
He asked me, "Do you like playing football "→
He asked me if/whether I liked playing football.
注意:大多数情况下,if和whether 可以互换,但后有or not,或在动词不定式前,或放在介词后作连接词时,一般只用whether。例如:
She asked me whether he could do it or not.
3.直接引语是特殊疑问句,变成间接引语时,由相应的疑问词who, whom, whose, how, when, why, where 等引导。例如:
My sister asked me, "How do you like the film "→
My sister asked me how I liked the film.
4.直接引语是祈使句,变成间接引语时,把动词原形变成动词不定式,并在动词不定前加tell, ask, order 等的宾语。例如:
The captain ordered, "Be quiet."→
The captain ordered us to be quiet.
注意:此种情况的否定句,在动词不定式前加not。
My teacher asked me, "Don't laugh.“
→My teacher asked me not to laugh.
时态不变的情况
直接引语是客观事实、普遍真理等,变成间接引语时,时态不变。例如:
They told their son,"The earth goes round the sun."→
They told their son that the earth goes round the sun.
相应的变化
直接引语变间接引语时, 指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等要作相应的变化。如:this/that→ these/those, now →then, today →that day, yesterday →the day before, last year →the year before, ago →before, here →there等。例如:
He said, "I haven't seen her today."→
He said that he hadn't seen her that day.
注意:如果转述时就在原来的地方,就在说话的当天,就不必改变指示代词、时间状语、地点状语等。
语序
间接引语一般要用陈述句的语序,即主、谓、宾的顺序。例如:
He asked Lucy, "Where did you go "→He asked Lucy where she went.
Tom said, "What do you want, Ann "→Tom asked Ann what she wanted.
Part 5: Homework
1.背诵lesson 63单词&课文
2.Retell the text
3.练习总结课文