Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

词汇

beggar n. 乞丐
构成：beg v. 祈祷，祈求
口语：I beg you pardon?
　　　您再说一遍好吗？
表示人的后缀复习：-er=-or=-ar=-ee ……的人
　　　　　　　　　-ist 专家
　　　　　　　　　-ese=-an ……国家的人

food n. 食物【不可数】
相关：junk food 垃圾食品
　　　fast food 快餐
　　　Chinese food 中餐
　　　finger food 零食
　　　snack 零食
　　　dessert 甜品
　　　seafood 海鲜

pocket n. 口袋
和包相关的词汇：bag n. 包
　　　　　　　　wallet n. 钱夹
　　　　　　　　handbag n. 手提包
　　　　　　　　purse n. 小包
　　　　　　　　folder n. 文件夹

call v. 呼唤，叫来，邀请；称为，取名；认为；打电话
例句：你能邀请你家人来吃晚饭吗？
　　　Can you call your family to the dinner?
搭配：call the doctor 叫医生
　　　call a taxi 叫出租车
例句：请叫我Tom.
　　　Please call me Tom.
　　　你认为这是一只猫？
　　　Do you call this a cat?
口语：Call me after! = Call me later! 打给我！=再见！
再见的说法：See you. See you later. See you after. See you.
特殊场合：Have a nice day!
搭配：call on / call at 拜访
用法：call on sb.
　　　call at + 地点或场所
例句：我昨天拜访了史密斯一家人。
　　　I called on the Smiths yesterday.
　　　我昨天去了史密斯家。
　　　I called at the Smith’s yesterday.

课文部分

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbor told me about him. Every body knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

语言点

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.
我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。
just: 出现在句子前半段，通常是完成时标志
just then 就在那时候【过去时标志】
move to + 地点 搬家到……地区
move in + 建筑 搬进……房子
move on: 走出困扰，继续人生
例句：他搬到了北京。
　　　He moved to Beijing.
复习：move v. 搬动，挪动；搬家，迁移；感动
例句：不许动！Don’t move!
　　　让我们出发。Let’s move.
　　　她看完《泰坦尼克号》很感动。
　　　She was moved after watching ‘Titanic’.
固定搭配：
在街上：in the street 英国
　　　　on the street 美国
例句：我们正在街上走。
　　　We are walking in the street.

Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.
昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门。
固定搭配：
knock sth. 敲……
knock down sb. 打倒，放倒……
knock off + sth./sb. 撞毁……
Knock it off! = Stop! 停下来
knock + 地点 + over 抢劫……
take a knock 遭受打击
例句：有人正在敲门。
　　　Someone is knocking at the door.
　　　我把Leo放倒了。
　　　I knocked Leo down.
　　　飞机撞毁了大楼。
　　　A plane knocked off the building.
　　　Leo昨天受到了沉重的打击。
　　　Leo took a knock yesterday.

He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
他问我要了一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
用法：ask sb. for sth. 跟某人要……
　　　ask sb. to do 要求某人做……
例句：我跟妈妈要了10块钱。
　　　I asked my mother for 10 dollars.
　　　我要求妈妈给我10块钱。
　　　I asked my mother to give me 10 dollars.

In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
作为回报，那乞丐头顶地倒立起来，嘴里还唱着歌。
搭配：in return for … 作为……的回报
例句：作为那件事的回报，他给了我一颗糖。
　　　In return for that, he gave me a candy.
stand on one’s head 倒立
例句：我能倒立。
　　　I can stand on my head.

Later a neighbor told me about him.
后开，一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。
later: 过一会，后来
搭配：tell sb. about + 事 告诉某人某事
例句：告诉我一些你的事情。
　　　Tell me something about you.

Everybody knows him. 大家都认识他。
注意：不定代词作主语，动词用三单。
everybody 每一个人
everyone 每一个
everywhere 到处
everything 每个东西
例句：在这个村子里没有人去上学。
　　　Nobody goes to school in this village.

He calls at every house in the street once a month.
他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次。
once a month 每月一次
例句：我们每个月都要考一次试。
　　　We will take an exam once a month.