Lesson 63 She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑
【New words and expressions】(6)
circle n. 圈子
admire v. 赞美,钦佩
close adj. 亲密的
wedding n. 婚礼
reception n. 招待会
sort n. 种类
★circle
(1) 圆,圆周,圆形空间
eg. Use your compasses to draw a circle. 用你的圆规画一个圆。
(compass 指南针; compasses 圆规)
(2) 一圈…
eg. a circle of trees 一圈
We sat in a circle. 我们坐成一圈。
a circle of lookers-on 一圈围观者
square 正方形
triangle 三角形
(3) (有共同兴趣、职业等的人形成的)圈子,阶层,界
eg. have a large circle of friends 交游广阔
in theatrical circles 在演艺界
in business circles 在商业界
in political circles 在政界
(4) 循环,一周
eg. the circle of the seasons 四季的循环
go round in circles 无进展,瞎忙
★admire v. 赞美,钦佩,羡慕
(1)赞美,钦佩,羡慕
admire sb. for…/ admire sth. for… 羡慕某人/某事物
eg. I admire you for your success in business. 我真羡慕你事业有成。
We admire him for his sense of humor. 我们羡慕他的幽默感。
I was admiring his new car. 我真羡慕他的新车。
remember to admire her new dress 记得去称赞她的新裙子(口)
admirer n. 称赞者,羡慕者
eg. She has a lot of admirers. 她有许多羡慕者。
admiring adj. 赞赏的,羡慕的
eg. admiring glaces 羡慕的眼光
admiration n.[u]钦佩,羡慕
eg. We had great admiration for his courage. 我们非常钦佩他的勇气。
look at a picture with admiration 羡慕地看着一幅画
= look at a picture in admiration
a mutual admiration society 相互吹捧的社会
★close adj. 亲密的
(1)v. 关
eg. close the door 关门
close your eyes 闭上眼睛
close one’s eyes to sth. 视而不见
= turn a blind eye to sth.
close one’s mind to sth. 不愿思考
(2)adj. (在空间或时间上)接近
eg. The church is close to the school. 教堂离学校很近。
(3)adj. 亲密的,亲近的
eg. a close relative 近亲
a close friend 亲密的朋友
(4) adj. 势均力敌的
eg. a close match 势均力敌的比赛
a close election 水平相当的选举
closed adj. 关着的(反义词:open)
★wedding n. 婚礼
= marriage ceremony
eg. wedding breakfast 婚宴
a wedding ring 结婚戒指
marriage 结婚,婚姻,婚礼
marry sb. 嫁(娶)某人
get married to sb. 和某人结婚
= be married to sb.
marry money 嫁给有钱人
single 单身,未婚
married 已婚
★reception n. 招待会
(1)n. 接受,接纳
eg. give a warm reception to sb. 热情的接待某人
(2)n. 接待处
eg. Wait for me at the reception. 在接待处等我。
receptionist n. 接待员
reception desk 服务台
(3)招待会,欢迎会,宴会
eg. hold a wedding reception 举行婚宴
receive v. 收到
eg. receive a letter 收到一封信
★sort n. 种类,类型(常与of连用)
(1)n. 种类
kind与sort用法基本相同,kind比较正式,sort多用于口语与商业用语,有时含轻蔑、讽刺的意味。
eg. that sort of person 那种人
I’ll do nothing of this sort. 这种事我不干。
How did you get this sort of idea into your head
你脑子里怎么有这种想法啊?
type侧重外观,‘式样’,‘风格’的意思。
eg. Her beauty was of another type. 她的美是另一种。
(2)v. 分类,区分
eg. He sorted (through) the old cards. 她把旧名片分类。
sort of … 几分,有些,稍微
I felt sort of embarrassed. 我感到有些尴尬。
a sort of … 一种…的,像…的
eg. a sort of scholar 还算是学者的人
of a sort 蹩脚的,还称得上是…
eg. a poet of a sort 蹩脚诗人
【Text】
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy 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. Jeremy 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. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
参考译文
杰里米·汉普登交际甚广, 是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人. 人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感——人人, 就是说, 除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人. 最近, 杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词. 这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情. 他认真准备了讲稿, 带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼. 他的祝词里面加进了大量逗人的故事, 自然大获成功. 他刚一讲完, 珍妮就对他说她要回家. 这不免使杰里米有点扫兴, 但他还是按照女儿的要求做了. 在回家的路上, 他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词. 使他吃惊的是, 她说她不喜欢. 杰里米问她为何不喜欢, 她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他!
【课文讲解】
1、Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
have a large circle of friends 有一个很大的朋友圈子, 交际很广
= sb. has/have a lot of friends
circle的含义之一是“(具有共同利益或兴趣等的人形成的)圈子,……界”
popular adj. 流行的,受欢迎的,得人心的
be popular with 受…的欢迎
eg. The nurse is very popular with little children.
护士很受孩子们的欢迎。
be popular among… 在某人中间受欢迎
eg. Chinese food is becoming popular among Americans.
中餐很受美国人的欢迎。
popular newspaper 大众报纸
popular opinion 舆论
popular government 民主政治
party
聚会,团,一行,一伙
eg. at parties 在各种聚会中
have a party 聚会
= give a party
a party of tourists 旅行团
the climbing party 登山者一行
The president and his party started for Geneva.
总统一行启程前往日内瓦。
当事者,关系人
the party concerned 当事者
2、Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
admire sb. for sth. 钦佩某人某事
a sense of humor 幽默感
sense
了解…的感觉
eg. a musical sense 音乐感
He has no sense of business. 他没有经商意识。
意念,意识
eg. sense of hunger 饥饿感
sense of humour 幽默感
sense of shame 羞耻感
sense of responsibility 责任感
moral sense 道德观
辨识力,判断力,常识
mon sense 常识
a man of good sense 通情达理的人
正常的精神状态,神智
eg. She lost her senses when she heard the news.
听到这个消息,她失去了理智。
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 = that is to say
six-year-old只可作前置定语
a face-to-face talk 面对面的交谈
3、Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
one of Jeremy’s closest friends 杰里米最亲密的一个朋友
= a closest friend of Jeremy’s (双重所有格)
make a speech 做演讲,(本文中)祝词
4、This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.
that Jeremy loves 定语从句修饰thing
all sorts of … 各种各样的
= all kinds of
a sort of … 一种…有,像…的
eg. a sort of scholar 还算是学者的人
That’s the sort of bick I want. 那正是我想要的摩托车。
(the sort of, the kind of的后面加单数)
5、He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny.
prepare a speech 准备讲稿
prepare for sth. 为……作准备,后面不一定跟内容有关系
go to the wedding 参加婚礼
6、He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success.
include 包含,包括
反义词:exclude 排除
eg. The price includes postage charge. 这个价钱包含邮资。
I am included in the team. 我是这个队里的。
include: 包含内容一部分
contain: 包含整个内容
a large number of … 许多,大量的
a funny story 有趣的故事
a funny fellow 有趣的家伙
eg. What’s so funny about that joke
那个笑话有什么好笑的?
7、As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.
as soon as 一…就…
8、Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.
a little 稍微, 有一点(表程度)
be disappointed by… 因为……感到失望
as his daughter asked 按照他女儿要求的
as +从句 如同……那样,以……的方式(方式状语从句)
as conj. 依照…
eg. I will do as you advise. 我会按照你建议的去做。
Please try to pronounce the words as I do.
请试着像我那样去读单词。
She stayed in bed as the doctor had ordered.
她按照医生所要求的那样卧床休息。
Leave as it is. 维持原状好了。
9、On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.
on the way to… 去某地的路上
enjoy
喜爱
eg. enjoy one’s speech 喜欢某人的祝词/演讲
enjoy a movie 喜欢一部电影
享受,享有
eg. enjoy large sales 畅销
enjoy good pay 支领高薪
enjoy oneself 玩得愉快
speech
(1)[c] 演说,讲演
eg. He made a speech on peace. 他作了一个关于和平的演讲。
an opening speech 开幕词
a closing speech 闭幕词
(2) [u] 说话能力
eg. lose one’s speech (因惊吓等)不能说话
(3)[u]说话
eg. the freedom of speech 言论自由
Speech is silver, silence is golden. 雄辩是银,沉默是金。(谚)
10、To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
to one’s surprise 令某人吃惊的
to one’s joy 令某人高兴的是
to one’s astonishment 令某人震惊的是
to one’s sorrow 令某人伤心的是
to one’s disappointment 令某人失望的是
why this was so (宾语从句)
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)
that she didn’t like to see so many people laughing at him!(宾语从句)
I think so. / I hope so. / I guess so. / I expect so.
I refuse to do so. 我拒绝这样做。
like to do… (一次性的)
like doing… (长期性的)
see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在作某事
see sb. do sth. 看见某人做过某事(已经做完了)
laugh at… 嘲笑某人
【Key Structures】
间接引语(参见15,39课关键句型)
在转述祈使句时,我们通常用一个简单句,这个请求或命令由一个复合宾语体现出来:
eg. He said:‘Get everything ready in two hours.’
He ordered us to get everything ready in two hours.
He told us to get everything ready in two hours.
在引述祈使句时,我们不一定都用say, tell, ask这几个动词,还可以用suggest, insist等。
eg. ‘Stay to lunch’, he insisted.
He insisted that I should stay to lunch.
‘Come with me’, he suggested.
He suggested that I should go with him.
注意:suggest表“建议”,insist表“坚持要求”时,后面的从句中,谓语动词为(should)do … 形式。