[新概念英语II 笔记] Lesson 3: Please Send Me a Card

　　发现身边很多程序员都能看懂英文技术文章的60%-80%内容，但大家都有一个毛病，就是不会说，不会写作，在逛英文技术社区的时候，想发表点什么评论，总担心自己写的话有错误。究其原因， 我觉得主要原因是因为平时生活中用得少。新概念英语第一册到第三册看似虽然简单，一篇课文貌似看下来几乎没有生词，而且都能看懂；但如果要你写这样简单的文章，你能和写中文一样写出来吗？或用英语讲一个这样的故事，你能流利的讲好它吗？如果不能，就和我一起从简单开始坚持学习新概念英语吧，每天背一篇，你在面试填写个人信息的时候，就可以信心满满地在英语听、说、读写能力的“优秀”勾选框上打勾了。

生词和短语

1. send  v. 寄, 送

寄信 : send a letter

用法 : send sth to sb/send sb sth

类似的用法还有give,take,pass,read,sell...

send/take children to school

区别 :

take : 强调某人亲自送;

eg:take flowers to his wife 自己送

send则是通过第三人去送

eg:send flowers to his wife 叫店里的人送

2. postcard  n. 明信片

简写为card, 由此引申出 :

namecard/visiting card : 名片

ID card:身份证; ID : identification, identity

credit card:信用卡

cash card 现金卡, 储蓄卡, 工资卡

[注意]发音规则：当出现两个爆破音时，前者失去爆破音, 如postcard的t不发音。

3. spoil(spoiled or spoilt) v. 使索然无味, 损坏

几种破坏 :

break: 打破; break the windows 打破玻璃

damage: 破坏, 程度不一定很重

destroy : 破坏, 彻底摧毁

以上三个是指物理上的破坏, 而spoil主要指精神上

spoil: 把东西的质量变得不好;使不顺心;宠坏. eg:

His parents spoiled the boy.

This spoiled my day.

What you said spoiled me.

His arrival spoiled my hoilday.

4. museum  n. 博物馆

Palace Museum:故宫

5. public  adj. 公共的

这个词我们在第一课见过了, 基本用法和private一起记. 下面再说两点 :

public house简称pub:酒吧; public place 公共场所

in public:公开的; in private:私下里的.eg:

Let’s have a conversation in private.

Why not have a conversation in public?

6. friendly  adj. 友好的

以-ly结尾是形容词, 同样的还有lovely adj.

eg: in a friendly way

7. waiter  n. 服务员, 招待员

只出现在餐馆里 waiter 男服务员, waitress女服务员

领班 : chief waiter

商店里的店员 : shop assistant

其他公共场所的服务员:attendant

8. lend  v. 借给

lend to / lend sth.to sb/ lend sb.sth.

借进 : borrow: borrow from,不能用 borrow sb sth.

9. decision  n. 决定 (v. decide)

make a big/great dicision (重大/伟大, 更重大)

10. whole  adj. 整个的

all the... : all the day (the可省略)

the whole.. : the whole day.

all of后面如果加代词, 代词前面不需要修饰词

一旦要加名词, 前面一定要加the. eg:

all of us;all of the students

课文

Please send me a card

Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

参考译文

明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁. 去年夏天, 我去了意大利. 我参观了博物馆, 还去了公园. 一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语, 之后还借给我一本书. 我读了几行, 但一个字也不懂. 我每天都想着明信片的事. 假期过得真快, 可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片. 到了最后一天, 我作出了一项重大决定. 我早早起了床, 买来了37张明信片. 我在房间里关了整整一天. 然而竟连一张明信片也没写成!

课文讲解

1. I went to Italy.

Italy['ɪtəlɪ] 和Italian[ɪ'tæljən], 注意读音不同.

2. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.

teach sb.sth. eg:He teacher us English.

语言不可数, 所以要用a little Italian，可以用a few words of Italian. eg:

I can speak a little English/a few words of English

3. Everyday I thought about postcards.  

think about/of 考虑, 思考, think of还可指想到

think over:仔细考虑

4. On the last day I made a big decision.

last:表示 “上一个” 或 “最后一个” , 表示 “最后一个” 时要加冠词the.

　 last summer里的last表示 “上一个”.

具体到一天及一天的早中晚都要用on.

5. I spend the whole day in my room.

spend+时间+地点: 在某地点我花费/度过了多少时间

I spend three hours in the sea.

I spend my weekend at my mother's.

I spend three hours in the classroom everyday.

I spend a lot of time in traffic jam (交通堵塞) .

关键句型

双宾语：直接宾语(表示动作结果)和间接宾语(动作目标)

give sb.sth./give sth to sb

sb: 间接宾语

sth: 直接宾语

间接宾语在后面时, 其前必须加to(对……而言)或for(为……而做)

give a book to me.

I buy a book for you

take flowers to my wife.

order soup for you.

可以翻译为 “给” 、 “替” 、 “为” 的, 就用for; 如果只能翻译为 “给” 的, 就用to.

与for相连的  buy,order,make,find.

find sth.for sb.

另外还有do sth for sb.

eg: Do a favor for me please. = Do me a favor please.

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