新概念英语第2册Lesson7~9逐句精讲
新概念英语第2册Lesson7逐句精讲
1、The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.
飞机晚点了，侦探们在机场等了整整一个上午。
语言点1 late在此译为“晚点了”比译为“迟了”要好。
The train was late again.飞机又晚点了。
语言点2 all morning=the whole morning整个上午
2、They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa.
他们正在等候从南非运来的一个装有钻石的贵重包裹。
语言点1 原文上一句谓语动词用wait，此句用expect，均表示“期待，等待”，避免了重复用词。
语言点2 有关“一包，一条，一排”的表达：
1)a pocket/bag of sth.一袋
2)a packet/pocket of sth.一包
3)a bar of sth.一长条
4)a block of sth.一块
5)a row of sth.一排
语言点3 South Africa南非
总结学习“七大洲”：Asia亚洲，Africa非洲，Oceania大洋洲，Europe欧洲，North America北美洲，South America南美洲，the Antarctic南极洲
3、A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
几个小时前，有人向警察举报说一群贼想设法偷走这些钻石。
语言点1 a few hours earlier=a few hours ago几个小时前
语言点2 the police警察(总称)一般为复数。
定冠词指“某一类”时的两种不同用法：
the+名词：the lion狮子
the+形容词：the poor穷人
语言点3 tell sb. that...意思是“告诉某人关于某事”，that引导的宾语从句的内容为真正讲述的内容，作直接宾语，而sb.为间接宾语。
He told us that the bus was late.他告诉我们公交车晚点了。
语言点4 would用于过去将来时态，其原形为will。因为事情发生在相对于过去时间的将来，故用would.
My mother said that she would leave 20,000 dollars for me.我妈说她会留两万美金给我。
语言点5 比较学习：
1)try to do sth.尽力做某事
Bill tried to write an English book.比尔在竭尽全力写一本英语书。
2)try doing sth.试着做某事
The little boy tried phoning his home number.这个小男孩试着给他家里打电话。
文中选用try to steal the diamonds,可见这小偷有多么“敬业”。
4、When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.
当飞机到达时，部分侦探在主机楼里等着，其余的全在停机坪山守候着。
语言点1 比较学习:when,as while
1)when既可接延续性动词，又可接非延续性动词。
When the wind blows up, all the windows rattle.只要一刮风，所有的窗户都吱吱地响。
2)as用法非常灵活，经常可以替换when。
As I came home, my mother was cooking supper.我回家时，我妈妈正在做晚饭。
3)while多接延续性动词。
While the manager was walking down the sreet, I followed him.当经理在街上走路时，我跟着他。
语言点2 others=other+名词,这里的others相当于other detectives,指其余的侦探。
5、Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.
两个人把装有钻石的小包从飞机上取了下来，进了海关。
语言点1 take sth. off somewhere=take sth. down from somewhere=take sth.away from somewhere把某物从某处拿下来
The teacher took one book down from the shelf.老师把一本书从书架上取了下来。
语言点2 carry sth. into somewhere把某物拿进某地
Please carry the rice into the kitchen.请把大米扛到厨房里。
6、While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
当两位侦探守住门口时，另外的两位侦探打开了包裹。
语言点1 keep guard at the door把门，守门
语言点2 关于“在……旁”的表达：
1)near在附近(可近可远)
2)by在……边
3)next to紧挨着，紧紧相连
4)at在……旁(常接门、窗、桌子)
5)beside在……旁边
7、To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!
让他们吃惊的是，这个所谓的贵重的包裹里面被塞满了石头和沙子!
语言点1 to one's surprise让某人吃惊的是
To his surprise, I gave him two glasses of beer immediately.让他感到意外的是，我马上给了他两杯啤酒。
类似结构的表达有：to one's amusement让某人感到好笑的是
to one's disgust令人反感的是
语言点2 be full of sth.充满某物
The small ship is full of water.这条小船里全是水。
新概念英语第2册Lesson8逐句精讲
1.Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town.
乔.桑德斯拥有我们镇上最漂亮的花园。
语言点 most为级标志，而than为比较级的标志。
better than(比较级) more than(比较级)
best/most+in somewhere(级) best/most+of all...(表范围)(级)
2.Nearly everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition' each year。
我们镇上几乎所有的人每年都报名参加“最漂亮的花园”比赛。
语言点1 nearly everybody=almost everybody,但后者包括的范围更广。
语言点2 关于“参赛”的表达：enter for参加(报名) take part in参加(参与)
join/join in参加(加入) attend出席，参加(主动去)
语言点3 复合不定代词作主语时要看做单数形式：
1)everyone, everybody, everyhing;
2)someone, somebody, something;
3)anyone, anybody, anything;
4)nobody, nothing, no one;
5)each one, each person;
Nobody wants to talk to him.没有人想和他说话。
3.but Joe wins every time.
但是乔每次都拿冠军。
语言点 深入总结win的用法：
1)win+sth.赢得某物
2)win不可加sb.(对手)，赢了某人、打败某人的表达为：beat sb.或defeat sb.：
They were defeated in the basketball match.他们在篮球比赛中输了。
4.Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's.
比尔.弗里斯的花园比乔的花园大。
语言点 比较级和级一定都是在同类事物间作比较，花园和花园相比，人和人相比。文中是两个人的花园作比较，因此than后面应用所有格Joe's.
5.Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting.
比尔比乔更加努力地劳作，在花园里种植了很多花草和蔬菜，但是乔的花园却显得更有生机。
语言点 比较学习：plant, grow
plant种植(强调种的动作);grow种植(强调种植以后的栽培、管理过程)
植树节翻译为"Tree Planting Day"。
6.He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
他在花园里开辟了一条条整洁的小径，还在池塘里修建了一座木桥。
语言点1 make a new path修建一条新路=break a new way开辟一条新路=dig a new road挖掘一条新路
语言点2 over的含义是指高于某物但没有接触：
flew over a pool从水池上飞过;jump over the little bridge从小桥上跳过
7.I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work.
我也喜欢花园，但我很懒。
语言点 but表示语气上的转折，要重读并稍作停顿。
I'd like to go, but I have to do my homework.我也想去，但我必须做家庭作业。(最终没去)
He tried to climb the tree, but he could not.他尽力爬树，但是没有成功。(结果没有爬上去)
8.Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
每年我也都报名参加花园比赛，但总是只获得镇上最差花园奖!
语言点1 always等表示频率的副词一般放在实义动词前，如此句中放在了win之前。
语言点2 win sth.for因为某事而赢得……
My brother won a pair of shoes for this race.我和弟弟参加赛跑，得到了一双鞋作为奖励。
新概念英语第2册Lesson9逐句精讲
1.On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall.
在星期三的晚上，我们去了市政厅。
语言点 the Town Hall=the City Hall市政厅
hall意为“大厅，大堂;过道，走廊”：school hall礼堂;meeting hall会议厅;exhibition hall展览厅;the Great Hall of the People人民大会堂
2.It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
这是一年的最后一天了，很多人都自发地聚集在市政厅的钟下。
语言点 last的常用意义：
1)上一个：last year去年;last month上个月;last summer去年夏天
2)(=final)最后的：on the last/final day of summer vacaion在暑假的最后一天
3.It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.
再过20分钟，大钟将敲响12下。
语言点1 "in+一段时间"可表示“一段时间之内”;也可用于表示“一段时间之后”，多用于将来时。
1)在……内：The bird covered the distance in 3 minutes.这只鸽子只用了3分钟就飞越了这段距离。
2)在……之后(多与将来时连用)：I will come back in 5 days.我将在5天后回来。
语言点2 would在此处表示过去将来时。
4.Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.
15分钟过后，在12点差5分时，钟停了。
语言点1 时间段+passed and then=时间段+later……(多长时间)过后
语言点2 时间表示法：表示几点差几分用to，表示几点过几分用past，通常在半小时之内：
5:40 twenty to six 5:20 twenty past five
12:16 sixteen past twelve 1:32 twenty-eight to two
语言点3 比较学习：pass;past
pass v.通过;n.通行证;及格
past n.过去;adj.过去的;prep.越过
5.The big minute hand did not move.
巨大的分针不走了。
语言点 move这里作“移动”讲，如：Move away from the window.从窗户那儿移开。
6.We waited and waited, but nothing happened.
我们等啊等啊，但情况依然没有变化。
语言点1 用and连接两个重复的动词，表强调，用于形容动作的程度和频率。
语言点2 What happened to you?你怎么了?/What happened to your car?你的汽车出什么事了?
7.Suddenly someone shouted, It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!'
突然有人大叫道：“已经是12点过2分了，大钟早就停了!”
8.I looked at my watch. It was true.
我看了看手表，果然如此。
语言点1 有关look的短语：look at看着;look for寻找;look after照顾
语言点2 比较学习：
1)true真实的，强调符合事实或名副其实的：true love真爱;true friendship真正的友谊
It's true.是真的。
2)real真正的，强调人或事物是真实存在的：real life真实的生活;real reason真正的理由;real story真实的故事
9.At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.
在那一刻，每个人都开始又唱又笑地庆祝新年。
语言点 at the moment=just then在那一刻
