Lesson 87 A car crash车祸
Listen to the tape then answer this question.Can the mechanics repair Mr. Wood's car?听录音,然后回答问题。修理工能否修复伍德先生的汽车? Mr Wood: Is my car ready yet?
伍德先生:我的汽车修好了吗?
Attendant: I don’t know, sir. What’s the licence number of your car?
服 务 员:我不知道,先生。您的汽车牌号是多少?
Mr Wood: It’s LFZ 312 G.
伍德先生:是 LFZ312G。
Attendant: When did you bring it to us?
服 务 员:您什么时候送来的?
Mr Wood: I brought it here three days ago.
伍德先生:3天前。
Attendant: Ah yes, I remember now.
服 务 员:啊,是的,我现在记起来了。
Mr Wood: Have your mechanics finished yet?
伍德先生:你们的机械师修好了吗?
Attendant: No, they’re still working on it. Let’s go into the garage and have a look at it.
服 务 员:没有,他们还在修呢。我们到车库去看一下吧。
Attendant: Isn’t that your car?
服 务 员:这难道不是您的车吗?
Mr Wood: Well, it was my car.
伍德先生:唔,这曾是我的车。
Attendant: Didn’t you have a crash?
服 务 员:难说您没有出车祸吗?
Mr Wood: That’s right.I drove it into a lamp post. Can your mechanics repair it?
伍德先生:是啊。我把汽车撞在电线杆上了。 你们的机械师能修好吗?
Attendant: Well, they’re trying to repair it, sir. But to tell you the truth, you need a new car.
服 务 员:啊,他们正设法修呢,先生。不过说实在的,您需要一辆新车了。
New words and Expressions生词和短语
attendant
n. 接待员
bring(brought, brought)
v. 带来,送来
garage
n. 车库,汽车修理厂
crash
n. 碰撞
lamp-post
灯杆
repair
v. 修理
try
v. 努力,设法
Notes on the text课文注释
1 在英文中可以用一般疑问句的否定形式来表示期待、请求或希望得到肯定的答复,如课文中的Isn't that your car?和Didn't you have a crash?
2 Well, it was my car.
well造感叹词。在这里表示“哎”。was用斜体.表示‘过去是,现在不是了”。was要重读。
3 drive into是‘撞倒...‘的意思。
4 they're trying to repair it.他们正在设法修理。try 后面常接to+动词不定式。
Lesson 88 Have you…yet?你已经...了吗?
Lesson 87-88 自学导读 First things first
课文详注 Further notes on the text1.When did you bring it to us? 您什么时候送来的?
bring表示“送来”、“带来”和“拿来”的意思,在方位上多指朝说话人而来。
2.…they're still working on it. …他们还在修呢。
work on 表示“从事”、“干”(某事)。 still是“仍然”、“还在”的意思,此处在句中对 working on it起了强调的作用。
3.have a look at it, 看一下。
这里的 it指 car,以避免重复。这里的 look是名词,have a look at与 look at意思是一样的。
4.Isn't that your car? 这难道不是您的车吗?
Didn't you have a crash? 难道您没有出车祸吗?
在英文中可以用一般疑问句的否定形式来表示期待、请求或希望得到肯定的答复。
语法 Grammar in use
现在完成时的疑问式及否定式
现在完成时的构成是 have/has+ 过去分词,因此其疑问式是将have/has提到主语之前,否定式则在have/has后加上not即可如:
Have they lived here for 10 years ?
他们在这儿住了10年了吗?
No,they haven’t lived here for 10 years
没有,他们在这儿没有住了10年。
How long have they lived here?
他们在这儿住了多久?
They’ve lived here only for 5 years.
他们在这儿仅住了5年。
Has she left the office ?
她离开办公室了吗?
No,she hasn’t left the office yet.
没有,她还没有离开办公室。
What have they just done?
他们刚干了什么事情?
They have just made their beds.
他们刚铺好床。
词汇学习 Word study
1.repair v.
(1)修理;修复;修补:
I'll have to get the bicycle repaired.
我得请人把自行车修理一下。
She looked into the mirror and began to repair her face.
她向镜中望去,开始往脸上重敷脂粉。
(2)弥补;修复;赔偿:
How can I repair the mistake I have made?
我如何才能弥补我所犯的错误呢?
It will take a while to repair the confidence of the general public.
要恢复公众的信心尚需要一些时间。
2.try v.
(1)试图;设法,努力:
They tried hard to repair the damaged car.
他们竭尽全力修理那辆被损坏了的汽车。
He is trying to move the book shelf.
他正试图搬动那个书架。
(2)尝试,试用;试验:
She's trying her new car.
她正在试她的新车。
I'll try that Italian restaurant next time.
下次我要到那家意大利餐馆去尝尝他们的菜