新概念英语第一册第141-142课听力-Sally’s first train ride.docx

新概念英语第一册第141-142课听力:Sally’s first train rideLesson 141 Sally”s first train ride萨莉第一次乘火车旅行　　Listen to the tape then answer this question.Why was the mother embarrassed?　　听录音，然后回答下列问题为什么母亲感到为难？　　Last week, my four year old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children’s party.　　上周，我4岁的女儿萨莉被邀请去参与一个儿童聚会 I decided to take her by train. Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before. 　　我打算带她乘火车去萨莉特别感动，由于她从未乘过火车。

She sat near the window and asked questions about everything she saw. 　　她靠 车窗坐着，对她所看到的一切都要问个 明白 Suddenly, a middle-aged lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally. 　　突然，一个中年妇女上了火车，坐在萨莉的对面 “Hello, little girl.” She said. Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously. 　　“你好，小姑娘，”她说萨莉没答复，却奇怪地看着她 The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat. 　　那位妇女穿着一件蓝色的外套，戴着一顶大而滑 稽的帽子 After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact. 　　火车开出车站后，那位妇女翻开了手提包，拿出了粉盒。

She then began to make up her face. 　　然后她开头装扮起来 “Why are you doing that?” Sally asked. 　　“你为什么要那样做呢？”萨莉问 “To make myself beautiful,” the lady answered. She put away her compact and smiled kindly. 　　“为了把自己装扮美丽啊，”那位妇 女答道她放好了粉盒，慈爱地微笑着 “But you are still ugly.” Sally said. Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed! 　　“可是你仍旧难看呀，”萨莉说萨莉感到很好玩，而我却很为难 New words and Expressions生词和短语 　　excited　　adj. 兴奋的 get on 　　登上 middle-aged 　　adj. 中年的 opposite 　　prep.在……对面 curiously 　　adv.奇怪地 funny 　　adj. 可笑的，滑稽的 powder 　　n. 香粉 compact 　　n. 带镜的化装盒 kindly 　　adv. 和气地 ugly 　　adj. 丑陋的 amused 　　adj. 好玩的 smile 　　v. 微笑 embarrassed 　　adj. 为难的 Notes on the text课文解释 　　1 my four-year-old daughter，我那4岁的女儿。

　　four-year-old是名词daughter的定语，经常用连字符连在一起，组成一个复合形容词留意在这个复合词中仅用year，而不用复数　　2 Sally was invited to a children”s party.　　这是一个被动语态的例子在英文中，假如想避开用含混不清的词(如someone等)作主语，经常可使用被动语态被动语态由相应的be动词加上过去分词组成　　3 she had never travelled on a train before,　　副词before通常用于完成时(现在完成时或过去完成时)的句子里，ago用在过去时的句子里　　4 be dressed in…，穿戴着……　　5 make up her face，往她的脸上施脂粉　　6 make myself beautiful，把自己装扮美丽。