Lesson 34 Quick work 破案“神速”

1.原文

2. 参考译文

3. New words and expressions

★station n. (警察)局 (一定是与军方, 警方有关系的)post office 邮局 police office 警局I went to the police. 我去警察局
communication bureau 交通局 (bureau n. 局)
★most adv. 相当, 非常
① adj. 用于最高级，表示“最……”
This is the most beautiful car I’ve even seen.
② adj. 大多数的大部分的Most doctors don’t smoke.③ adv. 非常，很(相当于very，但通常用于表达主观感情、见解等)
只有加“the”时为“最”加“a”或什么也不加时译为“非常，相当”(“very” 的概念)，常与形容词作用的过去分词连用。a most interesting book 非常有趣的书

4. 课文讲解

1、Quick work
quick adj. 动作的快； fast adv. 速度的快； soon adv. 时间快have a quick meal quick freeze 速冻
2、Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police. the local police 当地警察局
local adj. 地方性的，当地的，本地的
local color 当地色彩, 地方色彩
local people 当地人 ； local call 市话
native n. 土著人；adj. 土生土长的
3、In the letter he was asked to call at the station.
call at (some place) 拜访某地call on sb. 拜访某人
ask/tell/expect/want/allow/request/order sb. to do sth.
sb. was told 某人被告知；有人告诉某人
4、Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police, but he went to the station yesterday and now he is not worried any more.
want用于被动语态时可以表示“想与(某人见面、谈话等)”或“缉拿，追捕”
Please wait a minute. I’m wanted on the phone. 请等一下，有我的电话。
This is the man (who is) wanted by the police.
not…any more = no more 不再, 再也不
5、Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.
pick up (偶然地、意外地)找到、获得、学会
five miles away这一类结构可以直接做定语, 放在被修饰词后面The school is five miles away. 学校在五里外 the school five miles away 五里外的学校
6、It is now being sent to his home by train.
这句语是被动语态用于现在进行时，其结构为“am/is/are +being +过去分词”

5. letter writting

在地址中我们通常使用缩略形式, 如 : “St.” (Street); “Rd.” (Road); “Sq.” (Square); “Ave.” (Avenue); “Pl.” (Place),而有些词则不用缩略形式, 如 “Lane” 和“Drive”(行车道)
pics.[ pictures； secs. seconds

6. Special Difficulties

与call有关的短语动词
① call on sb. 拜访，探望
② call (sb.) up 给某人打电话(美语)
③ call at +地点 对(某人家或地方)进行短暂访问
④ call out 大声叫喊
⑤ call off 取消(某项活动)
⑥ call in 召集
Exercise 练习  
2  It’s too late to go to the pictures. Why don’t we call the whole thing ______?go to the pictures 去看电影 call the whole thing off 取消