新概念英语教材详解：第一册 Lesson9-10

课文详注 Further notes on the text

1.How are you today?你今天好吗?

这是朋友或相识的人之间见面时问对方身体情况的寒暄话，一般回答语为：

Fine, thank you.

很好，谢谢。

I'm fine, thank you.

很好，谢谢。

I'm very well, thank you.

很好，谢谢。

如问及对方的先生或太太的情况，可以说 How is Tony?或How's Emma?等。

相应的回答可为 He's fine，thanks 或 She's very well，thankyou等。

2.And you?你好吗?

是And how are you?的简略说法。在回答对方问候健康的话之后反问时用。

3.数字21与22的英文写法

21—twenty-one 22—twenty-two

语法 Grammar in use

1.How…?

的一些社交上的用法

how 是一个表示“如何”的疑问词，可以用来引导一些用于社交场合的套话：

(1)用于询问健康状况或一般生活情况：

How are you?

你好吗?

How is Helen today?

海伦今天好吗?

How have you been?

你一向可好?

(2)How do you do?(你好吗?)是正式介绍中的一句套话，从不用来询问健康：

(3)how 经常用在询问目前状况的疑问句里，如：

How's life?

生活如何?

How are things?

情况怎样?

How's work?

工作怎么样?

2.形容词的意义与作用

(1)形容词修饰名词所指的人、物等。我们用形容词说明人、物等是什么样或看上去是什么样的。例如，形容词可以表示质量、大小、新旧、温度、形状、颜色、产地。

(2)许多形容词可用以回答 What…like?这样的问题，并可根据上下文给出笼统的或确切的信息。

(3)英语中形容词作定语时一般置于名词之前，如：

a young nurse 一位年轻的护士

an old mechanic 一位老机械师

a lazy housewife 一个懒惰的家庭主妇

a thin woman 一个瘦瘦的女人

词汇学习 Word study

1.look v.

(1)看，瞧，观，望：

Look at that man. Is he thin?

瞧那个男人。他瘦吗?

Look carefully before you cross the street.

过马路前要仔细看清来往车辆。

(2)面向，朝向：

The room looks on the sea.

房间面向大海。

Two windows look to the south.

两扇窗子朝南。

2.fine adj.

(1)健康的;舒适的：

How is Steven today?

史蒂文今天怎么样?

(2)极好的，优秀的：

a fine view 美好的景色

a fine teacher 一位优秀教师

(3)优雅的，雅致的：

He is a man with fine manners.

他是一个举止优雅的男人。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

Lesson 10

A

1 Mr. Blake isn't a student. He's a teacher.

2 This isn't my umbrella. It's your umbrella.

3 Sophie isn't a teacher. She's a keyboard operator.

4 Steven isn't cold. He's hot.

5 Naoko isn't Chinese. She's Japanese.

6 This isn't a German car. It's a Swedish car.

B

1 Look at that man. He's very fat.

2 Look at that woman. She's very thin.

3 Look at that policeman. He's very tall.

4 Look at that policewoman. She's very short.

5 Look at that mechanic. He's very dirty.

6 Look at that nurse. She's very clean.

7 Look at Steven. He's very hot.

8 Look at Emma. She's very cold.

9 Look at that milkman. He's very old.

10 Look at that air hostess. She's very young.

11 Look at that hairdresser. He's very busy.