新概念英语第二册笔记-第二十一课.doc

1、单词学习mad adj. 发疯的be mad 发疯，发狂 （强调状态）go mad 发疯，发狂 （强调转变）drive sb mad 逼疯/send sb madbe mad about sth 对疯狂的，狂热的/be mad on sthbe mad on football 对足球狂热be mad on pop musicbe mad on jazzbe mad about/on sth/be crazy about 对着迷go mad 发疯，发狂/go crazy/go insane insein(歌曲 “Right Here Waiting”中，”I slowly go insane”)

2、the insane 精神病人go bananas (sl.) become mad or angry, act very foolishly. 发疯，发怒，傻里傻气go nuts 发疯nut: (sl.) foolish, eccentric or mad personmental patient 精神病患者mental hospital 精神病医院like mad 拼命地，猛烈地，疯狂地reason1) n. 原因reasonable adj. 合情合理的，良好的，尚可的at a reasonable price 以合理的价格eg. The plane is in a reasonable

3、 condition. 飞机的状态良好cause 导致某事发生的起因the cause of the fire 大火的起因eg. Smoking is one of the causes of lung cancer. 吸烟是肺癌的起因之一。reason1) n. 原因for this reason 由于这个原因for some resson 由于某个原因( some: 某一个，加可数名词单数)/for a certain reasongive a reason 提出理由the root reason 根本原因the reason is that 理由是the reason whyis tha

4、t 的理由是eg. The reason why I study English is that I envy those who speak English well. 我学习英语的理由是我羡慕那些讲英语很好的人。the reason for sth 理由eg. Whats the reason for your absence? 你缺席的理由是什么？the reason to do sth 做某事的理由eg. Is there any reason to go there? 有去那儿的理由吗？2) 理性，正常心智eg. Only man has reason. 只有人类才有理性。lose

5、ones reason 丧失理智beyond all reasons 毫无道理bring a person to reason 使（某人）明白道理，使不做糊涂事sum1) n. 金额，款项a sum of money 一笔钱表“许多”的短语：a great many + pl.a number of + pl.a great number of + pl.a large number of + pl.a sum of (money)an amount of (money)a large sum of money 一大笔钱the sum of incomes 收入总计2) n. 大意，要旨the

6、 sum of a speech 演讲大意sum up(1) 合计sum up all the expenses 把所有的花费加起来(2) 总结，概括eg. To sum up, he agrees with us. 总的来说，他同意我们的观点。in sum = in a word / in short / in brief 总之，要言之determined adj. 有决心的，坚定的determine vt. 决定，确定，影响determine a date for a meeting 确定开会的日期eg. The environment determines ones character.

7、 环境决定人的性格。determine on sth 决定做某事/determine to do stheg. We determined to study English hard. 我们决定要努力学习英语。eg. I am determined to stay here. 我决定留下来。eg. I am determinrd to succeed. 我下定决心一定要成功。“决定做某事”的表达：determine to do sthmake up ones mind to do sthdecide to do sthmake a decision to do sth( decision n.

8、)be determined to do sthdetermination n. 判断力，决心a woman of determination 有判断力的女人eg. He showed great determination. 他显示了坚定的决心。课文讲解driveeg. He drives his car very badly. 他开车技术非常糟糕。eg. The farmer drove the cattle in the field. 那位农夫把牛赶进田里。eg. Our army drove the enemy back. 我们的军队把敌人赶回去了。eg. During the war

9、, many people were driven out of their homes.战争期间，许多人被赶出家园。passing planes can be heard night and day(in fact the noise of passing planes can be heard night and day) （借喻）eg. I couldnt hear the actors. I couldnt hear the actors words.night and day/day and nightfor some reason 因为某种原因some: 某种（个）+ 可数名词单数

10、to some extent 在某种程度上in some way 在某种意义上someonesomebodysomethingeg. Some Mr. Wang wanted you on the phone. 一个王先生打电话找你。come into use 投入使用（永无被动，物作主语）eg. When did this word come into common use? 这个词什么时候广泛使用的？eg. The airport came into use last year. 这个机场去年投入使用。go out of use 停止使用eg. The present phone boxe

11、s will go out of use next year. 现有的电话亭明年停止使用。over: more thanmust have done 对发生完的事情有把握的判断must have been done （被动形式）leftleave-left-leftleft作定语常放n.后eg. There is only 2 yuan left in my pocket. 我的口袋里只剩下2元钱。eg. There is nobody left in the room. 房间里一个人也没有留下。sometimes 有时候sometime （过去或将来）某时候some time 一段时间som

12、e times 几次，几倍 （本博注：这是中国人的用法，地道的说法是：several times）关于knock的短语：knock at 敲knock at doorknock at windowknock off 下班；从碰下去；优惠，折扣knock over 撞翻，打翻，撞倒knock down 撞倒knock out 打昏eg. Knock it off. 住手！；住口！offer vt. 提供，给予offer help 提供帮助offer a sum of money 提供一笔钱offer a job 提供一份工作offer sb sthoffer sth to sbgive sb s

13、thgive sth to sb被动 sb be given sth sb be offered stheg. He was given a job.eg. He was offered a job.被动 sth be given to sb sth be offered to sbeg. A job was given to him.eg. A job was offered to him.be determined to do sth 下定决心要做I must be mad 有把握的判断eg. You must be hungry now.They are probably right.

14、他们可能是对的。They may be right. （可能性的判断）They might be right. ( might比may更加委婉，对判断的把握性更小一些)Special Difficulties:home and houseeg. After work I always go home. 下班后我总是回家。eg. I stay at home during the weekend. 周末我呆在家里。eg. There is no place like home. 没有任何地方像家一样。eg. They are building many new houses in our dis

15、trict. 他们正在我们这个区建大量的新房子。eg. Houses are very expensive. 住宅很昂贵。eg. I paid a lot of money for a new house. 我付一大笔钱买了一栋新房子。eg. House is a mans castle. 家是男人的城堡。eg. Thera is no place like home. 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝。eg. East or west, home is best. 不管东南西北，家最好。homeland/ motherland/native land 祖国Exercises: 用house(s)或home填空1. It was raining heavily and I was glad to get home.2. The government plans to build thousands of houses next year.3. He is very rich. He owns a house in the country.