新概念英语第二册70-02

DINK-丁克家族 : D－double; I－income; N－no; K－kids

Kid n.哄骗, 取笑, 开玩笑, 小孩, 小山羊 v.哄骗, 取笑, 开玩笑, 欺骗

★trunk n 树干

trunk n.干线, 树干, 躯干, 箱子, 主干, 象鼻 vt.把...放入旅行箱内 adj.树干的, 躯干的, 干线的, 箱形的

【课文讲解】

被动语态－> 据说: it is said that...

called / sth called ... 和地点相连的词的名字 : of, 跟城市, 村庄的名字连

the city of Beijing : 名叫北京的城市

the village is said to+动词+...

be said to

it is said that village possesses a ‘cursed tree.

he is said to be very good据说他人非常好 ＝It is said that he is very good.

mention: 提到, 提及

My father ofter mentions you.

in a newspaper : 强调报纸里面的内容

on the newspaper : 与报纸内容无关, 如你自己在报纸上记了什么东西时用 “on”

the number of / a number of : 后面都加可数名词的复数

a number of＝lots of做复数看待(从前往后翻, 强调后面的东西), a number of students 许多学生