May: Oh, my God, Wendy, is that you?
Wendy: Oh, hi, May. Long time no see.
May: Yes, we haven’t seen each other since elementary school. I miss you so much.
Wendy: Yeah. So what’s new?
May: Nothing much except I’ve got in a very exciting school.
Wendy: Really? What school is that?
May: Joy Chain High School. How about you?
Wendy: Oh, me? I am at the Affiliated High School of Peking University.
May: Wow, you are always so great!
Wendy: Say, what time is it?
May: 4:00 p.m. Why?
Wendy: Oh, God! I’ve got to run. I’ve got an appointment with my foreign teacher at 4:30. She helps me with my oral English.
May: That’s great. So where are you going?
Wendy: The Olympic Park. You can go with me if you like. Where is the nearest stop for Bus No.713?
May: Listen honey. Turn left at the first intersection and go straight to the end of the road.
听看学
阿美:哦,天哪,温迪,是你吗?
温迪:哦,嗨,阿美。好久不见。
阿美:是啊,小学毕业后我们就一直没有再见面。我很想念你。
温迪:我也是。你最近怎样?
阿美:也没什么,不过我进了所不错的学校。
温迪:真的吗?是什么学校?
阿美:卓成高中。你呢?
温迪:哦,我吗?我现在在北大附中读书。
阿美:哇,你总是这么棒!
温迪:对了,现在几点了?
阿美:四点了。怎么了?
温迪:天哪!我得走了。我约了外教四点半见面。她帮我练英语口语。
阿美:太好了。那么你要去哪里?
温迪:奥林匹克公园。如果你愿意,可以和我一起去。最近的有公共汽车713的公交站在哪?
阿美:听着。在第一个路口往左拐,一直走到路的尽头就是了。
经典背诵 Recitation
Wendy: Hi, I am Wendy, May’s classmate in elementary school. We haven’t seen each other for a long time. May has entered a good school. And she is having a very exciting school experience. I entered another good school. That’s why I’m having an English class with a foreign teacher to improve my oral English.
生词小结
elementary adj. 初步的,基本的
study vt. 学习
affiliated adj. 附属的
university n. 大学
appointment n. 约定
foreign adj. 外国的,外国人的
help with 帮助
oral adj. 口头的
注释
Long time no see. 好久不见。
So what’s new? 这句话多用于两个朋友见面互相询问彼此近况。最近有什么新情况,或者最近过得怎么样之类的。
Nothing much except I’ve got in a very exciting school. Nothing much是指Nothing much new,没有什么新的动向。
Grammar 语法小结
不定冠词和定冠词
1.不定冠词a 和an
不定冠词a和an 表示“一(个,只,支,本……)”,放于可数名词单数前表示“泛指”,也可表示某人或某物属于某一种类。
a 限用于读音为辅音开头的单数可数名词之前。如:a book(一本书),a bike
(一辆自行车)等。an限用于元音读音(a, o, e, i, u )开头的单数可数名词之前。如:an apple(一个苹果),an orange (一个橘子),an egg(一个鸡蛋)。如果该名词前有个修饰语,则以该修饰语的第一个字母读音是辅音还是元音而定。如:
a desk 一张课桌——an old desk 一张旧课桌——a big desk 一张大课桌
an apple 一个苹果——a nice apple 一个好吃的苹果——a green apple 一个青苹果
a car 一辆车——a Chinese car 一辆中国造的车——an English car 一辆英国造的车
2.不定冠词the
(1)定冠词the 是特指,表示“这个,那个”
I have two pens. The red one is more expensive than the blue one.
我有两支钢笔。红色的那支比蓝色的那支贵。
(2)定冠词的用法
a. 乐器前加the。
play the piano 弹钢琴 play the violin 拉小提琴
b. 宇宙独一无二的东西前加the。
The earth moves around the sun. 地球绕着太阳转。
c. 表示“方向”时加the。
the north 北方 the south 南方 the east 东方 the west 西方
d. 在固定短语中加the。
in the morning / afternoon / evening 在上午/ 下午/ 晚上
e. 再次提到上文提到过的人或物,加定冠词the。
May has an apple, the apple is big and red. 阿美有个苹果,苹果又大又红。
f. 指谈话双方都知道的人或物。
Let’s go and give it to the teacher. 咱们去把它交给老师吧。
g. 用在表示“姓”的复数名词前,表示一家人或夫妇二人。
The Whites 怀特一家/ 怀特夫妇二人
(3)零冠词
零冠词就是不用冠词,以下两种情况不用冠词:
a.在星期、月份等名词前。
on Monday 周一 in March 三月
b.在球类运动、一日三餐和语言的名词前。
play basketball 打篮球 have supper 吃晚餐 in English 用英语
家庭总动员 Do it together
两人一组,一方朗读下面的中文句子,另一方挑选出合适的翻译。
1.我家离奥运公园很近。
2.请跟医生保持联系。
3.妈妈爱弹钢琴。
4.她有很多油画。
5.我在北大附中读书。
1.She has many pieces of oil paintings.
2.Please keep in touch with the physician.
3.I am at the Affiliated High School of Peking University.
4.My house is close to the Olympic Park.
5.Mom likes playing the piano.