Lesson 87 A car crash车祸
Listen to the tape then answer this question.Can the mechanics repair Mr. Wood&39;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&39;t that your car?和Didn&39;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&39;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&39;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&39;t that your car? 这难道不是您的车吗?
Didn&39;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&39;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&39;s trying her new car.
她正在试她的新车。
I&39;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