Lesson 32 Shopping made easy 购物变得很方便

1.原文

2. 参考译文

3. New words and expressions

★once adj. 曾经, 以前
① once = long long ago 很久以前
② once 一次I③ once 连接从句，表示“一旦”
★temptation n 诱惑
temptation to do sth. ……的诱惑
resist the temptation to do sth. 抵抗不了……的诱惑 (resist vt. 抵抗, 反抗, 抗, 忍得住)
★article ① n. 文章 This is a good article.
② n. 物品, 东西(强调的是商店里的一个一个的东西, 是可数名词, 单独的东西, 独立的个体)
thing n. 指任何的东西(和article不可相互取代)cargo n. 船货, (车、船、飞机等运输的)货物
goods n. 货物, 商店里的货物的总称
★wrap v. 包裹
wrap sth. up 把……打包
pack v. 打包(指为了携带, 运输的方便而打包)
I will take/get/have it. Please wrap them for me. /★simply adv. 仅仅simply = only = just
★arrest ① vt. 逮捕，扣留
(criminal n. 罪犯, 犯罪者；adj. 犯罪的, 犯法的, 罪恶的)② n. 逮捕，扣留sb. be under arrest 某人被逮捕control/under control 控制/被控制
③ vt. 吸引(注意等)arrest one’s attention 吸引某人的注意

4. 课文讲解

1\People are not so honest as they once were.
as…as… 和……一样(as+ adj./adv. +as +比较对象)
as…as…的否定形式是not so…as…/not as…as…
I am taller than you/you are not as tall as I.
less +原级 +than＝not as…as…=not so…as… 不如……那样……(比较状语从句)
once表示“以前，曾经”时只能与动词的过去式连用：
2、The temptation to steal is greater than ever before–especially in large shops.
The temptation to smoke is strong for him. 要表现现在与过去的比较, 有两种方式 :
① they are 与 they were 或 it is /it was等在用不同时态比
they are 与 they were 在用不同时态比
You are more beautiful than you were. You look better than you were. (省略句 : You look better.)
You were worse. (表示You are better.你过去更差劲, 表示现在比以前更好了)
I think 我想……I thought 我原以为……
② 用短语than ever before
People are not so honest as before. = People are not so honest as they once were.
3、A detective recently watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings.
watch v. 观察, 监视; 当心(口语中)watch the enemy. watch sth. 当心 Watch your head! (威胁)
“well+动词的过去分词”组成复合形容词，做定语
well-designed 设计得不错well-educated 有教养的
4、One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop than usual when the woman came in, so it was easier for the detective to watch her.
as usual 象平常 ；than usual 比平常
It be动词+形容词+for sb. to do sth. 对某人来说做什么事……out of politeness 出于礼貌 (politeness n. 有礼, 优雅)
5、After a little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible.
after a little time 过了一会儿
hand…to… 递给(比较有权威的人)
(前一个以 “o” 结尾, 后一个以 “元音” 开头的, 读时需再在它们之间加一个[]音, 又如：my heart go on. [])
pass sth. to sb. 一个一个的传递(更常用)
hand in 上交wrap sth. up for sb. 为某人打包……as … as possible 尽可能……
6、When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter.
find out 发现……(后跟的宾语一般是抽象的)
find out the truth 发现真相
find sth. 找到……(sth. 是看得见, 模得着的, 具体的)
7、The girl ‘gave’ her mother a free dress once a week !
free adj. 免费的
fee adj. 交费 fee parking 收费的停车场
“once a +表示时间的名词”可以表示频率：

5. Key structures

比较状语从句
比较状语从句含有或暗含有“与……相比”的意思。除了than…或more…than…这种结构外，它还包括as+形容词/副词+as…，not so/as…as…，less…than…等结构。当句子里两动词相同、时态也一样时，则第二个动词可省略，比较从句就成了含蓄的从句。如果对比的东西很明显，那么为了避免重复，从句中有些成分、甚至整个从句都省略，因此这类句子往往不完整 People aren’t so kind as they used to be.
little和few的用法
little和a little与不可数名词一起使用。little表示否定，有“几乎一点儿也没有”的含义，在口语中常用not much；a little表示肯定，具有some的含义。
few和a few与复数可数名词连用。few表示否定，与little相似，在口语中多用not many；a few表示肯定，有some的含义。little的比较级为less，few的比较级为fewer。

6. Special Difficulties

A and One
不定冠词a通常用于表示不确定的人或事物以及第一次提到的人或事物，a强调的是后面的名词； one强调的是 “一个” 的意思.不表示强调时，a和one有时可以互换：叙述故事时常将one+表示时间的名词用于句首，而不用a：