(完整word版)Unit_8_Surprise_Endings(Reading)課文詳解

1、Unit 8 Surprise endingsReading課文注解1. Three times Della counted it. 德拉數(shù)了三遍。Three times 置于句首，起強(qiáng)調(diào)作用，強(qiáng)調(diào)其連續(xù)數(shù)了三遍。該句句子的一般語序是counted it three times.Della2. Jim and Delta had two possessions which they were both proud of. 吉姆和德拉有兩件引以為豪的物品。be proud of 意為 " 為 感到驕傲；為 感到自豪 " 。如：Your achievements are som

2、ething to be proud of. 你的成就是值得驕傲的。He was proud of himself for not giving up.他為自己沒有放棄而感到驕傲。3. Della put m her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. 德拉披上了她那件掠色的舊外套，戴上了那頂 棕色的舊帽子。put on, in, wear, dress 和 have on 都含有 " 穿；戴 " 之意，但用法不同。1) put on 強(qiáng)調(diào) " 穿；戴 "的動(dòng)作，后接衣服、鞋帽等。如：I want you to

3、 put on this coat and this hat. 我要你穿這件外杳，載這頂帽子。2) in 是介詞，后接表示衣服或顏色的詞，著重于服裝的款式或顏色。它所構(gòu)成的短語只能作表語或定語。如：He is in a black jacket today.令天他穿著黑色夾克衫。(in a black jacket在這個(gè)句子里作表語）This is a picture of a young man in black.這是一張穿著黑色衣服的年輕人的照片。(in black是 young man 的定語）3) wear 表示狀態(tài)，賓語可以是衣帽，也可以是飾物、獎(jiǎng)?wù)碌?。如：You'd bet

4、ter wear blue or black pants with brown shoes. 穿掠色鞋子的時(shí)後，最好穿蓋色或黑色褲子。Everyone at the meeting wore a badge. 與會(huì)者都佩載了徽章。4） dress 的賓語通常是人，意思是" 給 穿衣服 "。dress oneself或 get dressed表示給自己穿衣。如：She dressed her daughter in her blouse. 她給女兒穿上了村衫。My son is now able to dress himself. 我兒子現(xiàn)在會(huì)自己穿衣服了。It s time

5、 to get up and get dressed! 該起床穿衣服了！be dressed in 的意思是 " 穿著 "，表示狀態(tài)。如：She is dressed in a fur coat. 她穿著毛皮大衣。dress叩的意思是 "盛裝打扮 ;喬裝打扮 "。如：I'd like you to dress up for my birthday party tonight. 我希望你為我合晚的生日派對打扮一下。Young kids often dress up and have fun at Halloween. 萬圣節(jié)前夕，小孩子常常界裝打扮

6、，玩得很 開心。5） have on 的含義與wear 相近，也表示一種狀態(tài)。如：I'll have on black pants and a grey shirt tomorrow. 明天我會(huì)穿一條黑色的轉(zhuǎn)子和一件灰色的襯衫。4. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street. 然后她走出了門，下了樓，走到了大街上。這句話中 go 后面連用了多個(gè)介詞，其中 out of 表示 " 從 出去 " ， down 表示 "沿著 往下" ， to 表示 ”到”。展現(xiàn)了 D

7、ella 外出時(shí)的一系列動(dòng)作。5. The sign in front of the store read "Hair Goods".店門口的招牌上寫著" 專營各類頭發(fā)用品"。read 在這里意為 " 寫著；寫成 " ，相當(dāng)于 have something written on it 。 如： ' 丁 he sign read 'No smoking". 告示牌上寫著 " 禁止吸煙 " 。I've changed the last paragraph. It now reads a

8、s follows. 我已經(jīng)修改了最后一段?，F(xiàn)在是這樣寫的。6 Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim. 接著德拉就一家一家店地尋找她要送給吉姆的禮物。search, search for 和 look for 都有 " 搜查；尋找 " 的意思。search在課文中作不及物動(dòng)詞。當(dāng)它作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，指"搜查某地或搜身" ，其賓語可以是房屋、人身、衣袋等名詞。如：They searched her home without any reasons. 他們毫無理由

9、地搜查了她的家。They searched him but found nothing. 他們搜了他的身，但什么也沒有找到。search for 指 " 搜尋、搜索某人或某物" 。如：They searched for him everywhere. 他到處搜尋他。試比較：They searched his clothes. 他們搜查了他的衣服。（看是否藏有東西）They searched for his clothes. 他們搜尋了他的衣服。（要找到衣服）search . . for . .指" 在某處搜尋某人或某物" 。如：They searched

10、 the house for the thief. 他們在屋內(nèi)搜尋翁賊。另外， search也可用作名詞，in search of 是個(gè)常見短語，意為"尋找；尋求 " 。如：The kids went in search of something to eat. 孩子們?nèi)フ覗|西口乞。look for 意為 "尋找；尋求 "，與 search for 意義大體相同。但 search for 強(qiáng)調(diào)大力搜尋、正式搜尋； 而 look for 則較為通俗，常用于日常用語。如：I looked for my missing pen everywhere.我到處找我

11、丟失的那支鋼筆。7. She found it at last. 最終她找到了（它）。at last 意為 " 終于；最終 " 。如：At last they solved the difficult Physics problem.最終他們解出了這道物理難題。8. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read. 他的眼睛注視著德拉，那是一種德拉無法讀懂的眼神。fix. on 意為 " 集中（目光、注意力等)于" 。如：S

12、imon fixed his eyes on the TV screen. 西蒙盯著電視屏幕看。我們還常用其被動(dòng)形式be fixed on 表示 "聚集于 ;聚焦于 " 的意思。如：His attention is always fixed on sci-fi novels.他的注意力總是集中在科幻小說上。9. Jim,“ ”she cried, "don't look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present." " 吉姆， " 她驚叫道， &

13、quot; 不要那樣看著我。我把頭發(fā)給賣了，給你買了件圣誕禮物。'that way 表示 " 那樣 "的意思，表示某種方法，在句中常作狀語。如：If my parents heard you talking to me that way, they would think you were crazy. 如果我父母聽你對我那樣說，會(huì)認(rèn)為你瘋了。10. Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table. 吉姆從他的口袋里拿出一只盒子，放在了桌 子上。draw . from . 意為 " 從 中掏出

14、；從 中拿出 "，如：He drew several pieces of paper from the drawer. 他從抽屜里抽出了幾張紙。11. There lay the set of combs that she had always wanted.里面是她夢寐以求的一套發(fā)插。本句是一句倒裝句，其正常語序是The set of combs that she had always wanted lay there. 。表不地 占的 here, there 位于句首時(shí)，句子往往采用完全倒裝的形式。. had always wanted 使用了過去完成時(shí)，表示過去某一時(shí)間或動(dòng)作以

15、前已經(jīng)發(fā)生或完成了的動(dòng)作， 它表示動(dòng)作發(fā)生的時(shí)間是 "過去的過去 "。其結(jié)構(gòu)是：所有人稱 +助動(dòng)詞 had+動(dòng)詞的過去分詞。如：We had learnt 30 lessons by the end of last month.到上個(gè)月月底前，我們已經(jīng)學(xué)習(xí)了30 課。（上個(gè)月月底是 " 過去 " ，而月底之前則是 "過去的過去 "，所以使用過去完成時(shí)）He said we hadn't seen each other since I left Beijing. 他說自從我離開北京，我們還沒見過面。（" 他說話的時(shí)間是

16、在過去，而這個(gè)動(dòng)作發(fā)生在說話之前，是過去的過去”）過去完成時(shí)是高中階段的學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容，此處僅要求理解其含義即可。12 Now they were hers, but her hair was gone. 現(xiàn)在她得到了發(fā)插，但她的頭發(fā)已經(jīng)沒有了。本句中的gone 為形容詞，意為"不復(fù)存在；一去不復(fù)返"。如 .The days are gone when you could leave your door unlocked at night. 夜不閉戶的時(shí)代已經(jīng)一去不復(fù) 返了。此外， gone 還有如下的常見含義和用法：1）用完了；用光了，相當(dāng)于used叩。如： Where'

17、;s the coffee? 伽啡在哪兒？ It's all gone. 喝光了。2）走了；離開了；不在，相當(dāng)于away from a place 。如：一 Is Tom here?湯姆在這兒嗎？一 No, he was gone before I arrived. 不在，我到之前他就走了。13. She smiled and held out Jim's present. 她笑了，遞出了吉姆的禮物。hold out 意為 " 遞出 "。如：He held out his bag to show it was empty. 他遞出了包，給周圍的人看它是空的。

18、14.I hunted all over town to find it. hunt 意為 " 搜尋；搜索本句中的為了找到它，我逛遍了整個(gè)鎮(zhèn)子。" ，相當(dāng)于look for something that is difficult to find的意思。如：I've hunted everywhere but I can't find it. 我到處都搜遍了，就是找不到它。當(dāng)我們要表示 " 搜尋某物 " 時(shí)，常用hunt for something 如：She is still hunting for a new job.她還在找新工作。a

19、ll over 意為 "遍及 " 。如：Many people dream of travelling all over the world.很多人都夢想周游世界。15. I want to see how it looks on it.我要看看它掛在手表上的樣子。前者指代 Della 買給 Jim 的表鏈，后者指Jim 的懷表。繳注意本句中的兩個(gè)it。16. Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled. 沒有按照德拉所說的話做，吉姆坐了下來，把手放到了腦袋后面，笑了。

20、instead of 是一個(gè)重要的介詞短語，意為 " 代替；替代 " ，但在實(shí)際使用中，常會(huì)出現(xiàn)不同的翻譯方法?，F(xiàn)將其用法簡述如下：1）作為介詞短語，instead of 后常跟名詞、代詞和動(dòng)名詞。如：Could I have tea instead of coffee? 我不喝伽啡喝茶行嗎？（后跟名詞）I will go instead of you.我會(huì)代替你去的。（后跟代詞）I have got a cold, so I am lying here in bed instead of working. 我得了感冒，所以躺在床上，沒去 上班。（后跟動(dòng)名詞）2) inst

21、ead 單獨(dú)使用的時(shí)候是副詞，常用于句末，有時(shí)也位于句首。如：It will take days by car, so let's fly instead. 坐嬌車得好幾天時(shí)間，所以我們還是改乘飛機(jī)吧。 Peter didn't read in the library today. Instead, he read under a tree. 彼得令天沒有在圖書館里讀書，而是在樹下讀書。3) 用 instead 的句子也可以改成用instead of 的句子。如：Jim never studies. Instead, he surfs the Internet all day.

22、 吉姆從不學(xué)習(xí)。相反，他整天上網(wǎng)。Instead of studying, Jim surfs the Internet all day.吉姆成天上網(wǎng)，而不是學(xué)習(xí)。練習(xí)鞏固Complete the sentences with proper words from Getting ready and Reading. Change their forms if necessary. (用 Getting ready 和 Reading 板塊出現(xiàn)的新單詞完成下面的句子。如有必要，須改變單詞的形式。）1.Theof scissors cost me about 250 yuan.2.I receiv

23、ed manyat my birthday party.3.Put on thein your hair and it llmake you look prettier.4.Pleasethe money to see how much we have got altogether.5.I will leave school soon. Who will come to my?6.What can I do with just 20? Just buy a packet of sweets?7.We are not rich enough tosuch a big flat.8.Whatwou

24、ld you buy for Maybirthday?s9.Judy got down on herand swept the floor.10.The policementhe house but found nothing.11.The kids started to do their homework when they heard theof their mother.12.The watchis made of gold.13.Can you see that? That's the place where I work.14.Thefor the electricity w

25、e have used this month is 403 yuan.15.Ithree hundred yuan from my wallet and gave it to my son.Complete the sentences with the phrases from the box. Change their forms if necessary. Use eachphrase once only. (從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)脑~組完成下列句子。如有必要，須改變詞組的形式。每個(gè)詞組 僅使用一次。）hold out all over fix . . . on go out of look f

26、or search for at last be proud of instead of that way1 Would you please give up doing things? I think you can try a new method.2 Our hotel welcomes guests fromthe world.3 The young manhe bag to show to everyone it was empty.4 After he had waited for three hours, he became impatient andthe door.5 Aft

27、er a long time of hard work, they succeeded.6 The parents aretheir lost son everywhere around.7 Maybe you can go to the meetingme.8 The young manhis eyesthat beautiful lady for a few seconds.9 The police havethe thief for almost 20 days but didnthave any progress.10 Imy son, for he has won first pri

28、ze in the Singing Competition.C3 Reading comprehensionDear Dennis,How is Denmark? I hope you are en joying yourself and your school life there. How was Your?Christmas? I've just had the most wonderful Christmas in my life!Do you remember Pete, the friend I mentioned in my last letter? Just when

29、I was wondering how to spend this first Christmas in England by myself, he invited me to join his family.When we were walking out of the train station in Surrey, a choir? was singing Christmas carols with their angelic voices. The further I walked into the town centre, the more amazed I was. The lit

30、tletown was filled with the festive atmosphere. People were wearing smiles on their faces everywhere I went. Children were running around, carrying big packages and small packages of presents, laughing.Although there were no extensive Christmas lights like those in my hometown, Christmas was certain

31、ly there. A wreath? made of evergreen branches and holly leaves was hung on the front door of every house we walked by. Balls of mistletoe were also hanging from the ceiling inside some houses. Christmas was everywhere.When I entered Pete's home, I was immediately struck by the cosy environment.

32、 In the living room, a real fire was burning in the hearth? and there was a big Christmas tree, with lots of presents under it. Their fox terrier was wagging its tail. It was, at the same time, busily following the footsteps of Pete s mother when she was taking the food out. Mrs Mills was a magician

33、! One minute she was faking a huge turkey out of the oven, the next minute she was taking a tray of vegetables out, and stilt the next, she was faking a tray of potatoes. The dinner was so yummy' After a hearty meal, we exchanged presents. Petes family were really nice. They treated me as if I had been part of the family. It was so touching!That was probably the warmest Christmas I'd ever had' How was yours? I hea