Lesson 13
The Greenwood Boys
绿林少年
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★group n. 小组,团体
group:指合唱团
band n.乐队
★pop singer 流行歌手
pop :popular adj.受欢迎的
pop song(music)流行音乐
pop star:歌星
★club n. 俱乐部
night club 夜总会
★performance n. 演出
-mance 名词标志
★occasion n. 场合
中文:在某种场合,某种条件下,某种环境中
英文:occasion = time:时候
this occasion; on the(this)occasion.
occasionally adv.=sometimes 有时候,偶尔
on the occasion; occasionally
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
Why will the police have a difficult time?
The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers' Club. The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.
参考译文
“绿林少年”是一个流行歌曲演唱团。目前他们正在全国各地巡回演出,明天就要到达此地。他们将乘火车来,镇上的大部分青年人将到车站迎接他们。明晚他们将在工人俱乐部演出。“绿林少年”准备在此逗留5天。在此期间,他们将演出5场。同往常一样,警察的日子将不好过,他们将设法维持秩序。每逢这种场合,情况都是这样。
【课文讲解】
全文几乎都是将来时态
汉译英要学会缩句:找谓语动词
...are a gruop of six girls.
at present 目前
up to now/so far 到目前为止
nowadays adv.目前
be doing 正在做某事
visit v.拜访、参观;(歌手)巡演
all parts of the country 全国各地
all parts of the world 全世界各地;介词用in
in all parts of the world 在全世界各地
visit+地点,表示去某地
They stay in all parts of the world.
某某人到中国访问 visit china
带有职业相关目的 visit some place
The headmasters of the New Oriental school visited Lanzhou.
将要到达这里 be arriving here
will be doing 将来进行时态;理解为一般将来时的另一种形式;
将来进行时态的意思往往等于一般将来时态。
We will be acting.我们将要行动了
...will be coming by train...
,..will be meeting them...
and conj.连接
the young people in the town 镇上的年轻人
most of the young people in the town 镇上的大部分年轻人
most of...大多数的
most of the books; most of the time
most of + the...
most of the young people
most young people
most students/most of the students.
tomorrow evening 明天晚上
...will be singing...将演出,避免重复,使用sing
at the Workers'Club 在工人俱乐部
yesterday evening 昨天晚上
this evening 今天晚上
night:last night 昨天夜间;tonight 今天夜间;
tomorrow night 明天夜间; next night 第二天晚上
逗留五天...will be staying here for five days
演出五场...give five performances
as usual 象往常一样
The police will have a difficult time...
have a good time 玩得开心; have a hard time 生活得艰辛
have a difficult time.日子不象平时那样惬意
try to do 设法做某事,尽力做某事
keep order 维持次序
...on these accasion(s)每逢这种场合
the same 表示情况相同
Why are you late?
What took you so long?
注意同一意思的多种表达方式
【Key structures】
将来进行时
用一般将来时和将来进行时所表达的含义是一致的。
一般将来时:shall/will + 动词原形
1.表示将要发生的动作或存在的状态。
2.将来时的其他结构;
基本结构:shall/will + 动词原形
Ⅰ:be going to do something 打算做某事;be gonna[美语]
He'll lose.
与打算无关含义的句子,will与be going to do 不能互换
be going to 与will对比;下列情况须用will
* I'll be sixteen years old next year.
Ⅱ:be + to do sth.表示计划安排在某事或用来征求意见
Eg: I am to have a holiday.
Ⅲ:be about to do sth.即将做某事。
Ⅳ:will be doing 表示将要做某事
Ⅴ:be doing(瞬间动词)表示将来时态
go,come arrive,leave,die,land,join
Ⅵ:be 一般现在时表示将要发生
Eg: if it rains,...
【Special difficulties】
名词所以格:
(a)在单数名词及不以 -s 结尾的人名后加 's;
(b)在规则的复数名词的 -s 后面加所有格符号 ';
(c)在以 -s 结尾的单数名词后加 -'s;
(d)在以 -s 结尾的人名后面即可以用 's 也可以用所有格符号 ';
in twenty minutes' time
3 minutes'walk(drive)
how much minced meat...?
I want ten pounds' worth of minced meat.
Exercise 8. how much damage was there?
哪儿有多大的损失?
A.There was a hundred pounds'worth of damage.
〖语法精粹〗
4.I want...
A.a dollar worth candy
B.candy a dollar's worth
C.a dollar's worth of candy
D.a dollar worth's candy
Answer : C is right.
【Multiple choice exercises】
5....in...
during this time: 在这段期间
during和in之间有区别,但是它们之间却是近义词
during this time=in this time
this time: 这一次
6.....
as usual:像往常一样
7.....b....
the people,the police,the cattle,复数
8...c...
pop=popular:受欢迎的,everyone likes;folk:民间的,民族;public:公众的
12....d...
on these occasions:在一个时候
situation: 情况,in the situation
condition: 状态,条件,in the conditon
11....
recital:朗诵,演出(对外公开)
execution: 演出(倾向技巧),
play: 戏剧
songs: 歌子
【Grammars】一般将来时
1."The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 o'clock"
"But__c___a delay."
A.it will be B.there'd be
C.there will be D.there is
schedule:按计划, delay:延迟,拖延和耽误
将来时态
it be:它是,be动词的后面一旦加名词,往往认为主语和名词之间是等号关系
there be:哪儿有,有某事发生
There will be a meeting.
There was a fire.
2.He'll leave for Paris before you__c___next week.
A.will come back B.will be back
C.come back D.came back
before,状语从句的标志
在状语从句中不可能出现将来时,都被一般现在时态取代
3.Our next meeting__c___on 1st December
A.has been held B.will hold
C.is to be held D.is holding
be to,将来的标志,是将来还是被动
4.Where__c___a will,there is a way.
A.there will have B.has been there
C.there is D.there has been.
有志者事竞成
where 引导的是地点主语从句
5.It_____be Wednesday tomorrow.
A.is going to B.will
C.is about to D.is to
一般的情况可以互换,遇上没有办法打算和计划安排的,只能用will be
be about to:计划打算; be to:计划打算;be going to :计划打算
will,单纯的表将来