新概念英语第二册lesson4Anexcitingtrip.doc

新概念英语第二册lesson4AnexcitingtripLesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行课文内容：I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs， a small town in the centre of Australia He will soon visit Darwin From there， he will fly to Perth My brother has never been abroad before， so he is finding this trip very exciting。

Notes on the text 课文注释1 He has been there for six months 他在那儿已经住了6个月了关于动词的现在完成时，可以参看第1册第83至87课.2 a great number of…， 许多…，用于修饰复数可数名词3 in the centre of…, 在……中部.本文参考译文我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚他在那儿已经住了6个月了蒂姆是个工程师，正在为一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车,现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯.他不久还将到达尔文去,从那里，他再飞往珀斯.我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心课文】First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题Why is Tim finding this trip exciting？I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia。

He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs， a small town in the centre of Australia He will soon visit Darwin From there， he will fly to Perth My brother has never been abroad before， so he is finding this trip very exciting.【课文翻译】我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚他在那儿已经住了6个月了蒂姆是个工程师，正在为一家大公司工作,并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了.他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯他不久还将到达尔文去，从那里，他再飞往珀斯我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心生词和短语】exciting   adj. 令人兴奋的receive   v 接受，收到firm   n 商行，公司different   adj 不同的centre   n. 中心abroad  adv。

在国外【知识点讲解】1 receive   动词,得到、接到；接待(客人、成员等）、接纳或承认某人receive sth from sb/ sth.例句：I received a letter from my teacher我收到了老师的来信receive sb. with sth例句：She was received with warm applause.大家以热烈的掌声欢迎了她词语扩展：received   形容词 公认为正确而普遍接受的received opinion  公认为正确的看法2  work for sb/ sth   做工作；从事体力劳动或脑力劳动例句：He works for a supermarket to make a living.他在一家超市谋生短语扩展：work sth. off  除去，消除work out  结果是；事情演变为；计算出work sb. out  了解某人的秉性例句：Have you worked out the cost?你计算出花费的金额了吗?3 firm  ［名词] 公司，商号；商行a firm of accountants  会计师事务所词语扩展：这个词做形容词也很常见，表示坚实的，结实的;牢固的;坚定的，坚决的The ice on the lake is not firm enough to walk on.湖上的冰不够结实，不能在上面站立。

短语扩展：be on firm ground  对事实确信无疑；立场坚定hold firm to sth.  不放弃原则、理论等firm sth up  使某物最后达到固定的形式或状态例句：He is on firm ground that Lily wins the match他确信是莉莉赢得了比赛4 a great number of… 许多……,用于修饰复数可数名词英语中表示“许多”的短语有很多.plenty of ，a lot of ,lots of ，a quantity of ，quantities of,a supply of ，supplies of，a mass of，masses of 可与可数名词和不可数名词连用a number of ,a variety of ,varieties of，a good/great many  后接可数名词复数a great amount of， amounts of ，a great/good deal of 后接不可数名词a sum of 修饰货币例句：A large quantity of dictionaries has been sold out.许多字典已经卖出.I spent a great deal of money on this project.我花了很多钱在这个项目上.5 He is working for a big firm.这是一个现在进行时句型。

构成方法:现在进行时由 am/is/are 加现在分词构成用法说明：①表示此时此刻或现阶段正在进行的动作.例如：They’re having a meeting.他们在开会.He is singing happily in the KTV她在KTV唱得正high呢②表示计划或安排好了的将来动作，常与一个表示将来的时间状语连用如：Mike is coming home on Thursday 迈克星期四回来.They’re having a party next week.他们下周将举行一个派对注意:表示安排将要做的事，人作主语宜用现在进行时，事物作主语，宜用一般现在时.试比较:I'm not going out this evening.今晚我不准备出去不宜说I don't…）The concert starts at 7： 30. 音乐会七点半开始.③现在进行时与always， often, forever等连用表示赞扬、厌烦等语气.如：You’re always interrupting me！ 你老打断我的话！(抱怨)【上期作业回顾】将下面的三个句子翻译成英语不要在公共场合吸烟！Don't smoke in public places.我向他借了支笔。

I borrowed a pen from him她曾经是个演员.She was an actress课后作业】将下面句子翻译成英语你收到我的短信了吗？他为出国做了很多努力她正在希腊旅行。