Lesson 03 Please send me a card 请给我寄一张明信片

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    Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

 

参考译文:
    明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语，之后还借给我一本书。我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。我每天都想着明信片的事。假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片。到了最后一天，我作出了一项重大决定。我早早起了床，买来了37张明信片。我在房间里关了整整一天。然而竟连一张明信片也没写成！

 

New words and expressions:

    send  寄，送               postcard  明信片                spoil  使索然无味，损坏        museum  博物馆        public    公共的

    friendly  友好的           waiter  服务员，招待员        lend  借给                           decision  决定           whole  整个的

    single  唯一的，单一的

 

课文精解：

1. Postcards always spoil my holidays.
   语法：always 表示频度，总是。所以后面的动词用原型spoil ；因为它总是毁掉我的假日，所以holidays用复数（不只一次的毁掉我的假日）。
2. Last summer, I went to Italy.
   语法：Last summer，时间状语。所以后面要用went （原型go）。
3. I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
   语法：visited 继续上面的时态；and 并列连词。
4. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
   语法：后跟可数名词复数，意思是一些。
5. Then he lent me a book.
   语法：borrow与lend的区别：
   从基本词义上看：borrow指借入，lend指借出。
   从句型搭配上看：borrow sth from sb 向某人借某物；lend sth to sb 把某物借给某人。
   是否接双宾语：lend 可接双宾语(即可用于 lend sb sth)，但 borrow 则不能接双宾语。
6. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word.
   语法：
7. Every day I thought about postcards.
   语法：Every day 每天，think about 考虑。
8. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends.
   语法：past 可以做名词，意思是过去；也可以做形容词，意思是过去的。
            pass 做名词时一般是当通行证、护照解释，做动词时是通过和传递的意思。
9. On the last day I made a big decision.
   语法：On the last day  最后一天；make a decision 做决定。
10. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards.
    语法：get up 起床；
11. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!