Lesson 19 Sold out

Lesson 19 Sold out

词汇

hurry v. 匆忙
动词格式变化：
过去式：hurried
过去分词：hurried
ing形式：hurrying
三单形式：hurries
表示“快”的单词：
quick a. 快的【动作】
quickly adv. 快地
fast a. 快的【速度】
speedy a. 快的
hurry v. 快而慌乱
hurried a. 慌乱的
例句：咱们得快点，咱们比他们落后多了。
　　　Let’s hurry a bit, we are far behind them.
常用搭配：
in a hurry 匆忙，着急
例句：我急着做完作业。
　　　I have to finish my home work in a hurry.
in no hurry 不匆忙
例句：我不急，你慢慢来。
　　　I am in no hurry. Take your time.
搭配：Hurry up! 快点的!
例句：我着急去学校！
　　　I hurry to school!
区别：come in 进来
　　　hurry in 匆忙地进来
　　　go out 出去
　　　hurry out 匆忙地出去

ticket office 售票处
ticket n. 票，罚单，商品标签
ticket 搭配：
book a ticket 订票
check a ticket 检票
one-way ticket 单程票
single ticket 单程票
round-trip ticket 往返票
return tickets 往返票

pity n. 令人遗憾的事 v. 同情
同义词：sorry a. 遗憾的，抱歉的
用法：It’s a pity that … ……事太遗憾了。
　　　What a pity! 真可惜呀！
例句：很遗憾他不能来。
　　　It’s a pity that he can’t come.

exclaim v. 大声说
构成：claim v. 声明，声称
　　　ex-向外
区别：outcry n. 高声喊叫，反对
　　　scream v. 尖叫 [害怕]
例句：他大声说那不是的。
　　　He exclaimed that it was untrue.

return v. 退回，还给
vi. 回，返回
例句：Tim刚从澳大利亚回来。
　　　Tim has just returned from Australia.
vt. 把……送回，归还，退回
例句：他把书还给了图书馆。
　　　He returned the books to the library.
return money = pay back = repay 还钱

sadly adv. 悲伤地，丧气地
构成：sad a. 悲伤的
　　　-ly 副词后缀
相关：sadness 悲伤
大多数形容词+ly 都变成副词
例外：lovely a. 可爱的
　　　friendly a. 友好的
　　　lonely a. 孤单的
　　　silly a. 傻的

课文部分

‘The play may begin at any moment,’ I said.
　　‘It may have begun already,’ Susan answered.
　　I hurried to the ticket office. ‘May I have two tickets please?’ I asked.
　　‘I’m sorry, we’ve sold out,’ the girl said.
　　‘What a pity!’ Susan exclaimed.
　　Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
　　‘Can I return these two tickets?’ he asked.
　　‘Certainly,’ the girl said.
　　I went back to the ticket office at once.
　　‘Could I have those two tickets please?’ I asked.
　　‘Certainly,’ the girl said, ‘but they’re for next Wednesday’s performance. Do you still want them?’
　　‘I might as well have them,’ I said sadly.

语言点

‘The play may begin at any moment,’ I said.
‘It may have begun already,’ Susan answered.
“剧马上就要开演了，”我说。
“也许已经开演了呢，”Susan回答说。
at any moment=at any time 随时
相关：at this moment = now 此时此刻
　　　at that moment = then 那时
may begin 一种可能性的判断
相关：must+原形：指比较肯定的判断
　　　cannot+原形:指否定性的判断
　　　may+原形：指可能性的判断
情态动词表示推测：
例句：你一定是蒂娜，我见过你的照片。
　　　You must be Tina. I’ve seen your picture.
　　　你不可能是蒂娜，她已经出国了。
　　　You can’t be Tina. She has been abroad.
　　　她可能是蒂娜，但我确定不了。
　　　She may be Tina, but I’m not sure.
may have done 对发生完的事情一种可能性判断
must have done 对发生完的事情一种肯定性判断
can’t have done 对发生的事情一种否定性判断
例句：我找不到包，一定是被偷了。
　　　I can’t find my bag. It must have been stolen.
　　　简从我身旁走过没说话，她一定是没有看见我。
　　　Jane walked past me without speaking. She can’t have seen me.
　　　书包可能是被偷了。
　　　The bag may have been stolen.

I hurried to the ticket office. ‘May I have two tickets please?’ l asked.
‘I’m sorry, we’ve sold out,’ the girl said.
我匆匆赶到售票处，问：“我可以买两张票吗?”
“对不起，票已售完。”那位姑娘说。
May I have two tickets please? = May I buy two tickets please?
不规则变化：sell-sold-sold buy-bought-bought
搭配：sell out 售完 sell out of sth. 卖光
例句：所有的票都卖完了。
　　　We’ve sold out of all the tickets. = All the tickets have been sold out.
搭配：be sold out 售光
　　　be sold out of sth. 卖光存货、票等
例句：先生，星期天的报纸已经卖完了。
　　　We are sold out of Sunday newspaper, Sir.
搭配：sell well 畅销
相关：sell badly 滞销
例句：这部戏的票卖座。
　　　The tickets for the play sold well.
　　　这部戏的票不卖座。
　　　The tickets for the play sold badly.
搭配：sell for + 价格 以……价格出售
　　　sell at + 价格 以……价格卖出
例句：这件古花瓶至少要卖5000美元。
　　　The antique vase will sell for 5O0O dollars at least.
　　　今年包菜的价格很高。
　　　Cabbage is selling at a high price this year.
相关：seller 售货人 buyer买方
搭配：a good seller 畅销的商品
　　　a bad seller 滞销的商品
　　　a best seller 畅销品
　　　sale n. 卖品
搭配：for sale 待售
　　　a house for sale 待售的房
　　　not for sale 非卖品
搭配：on sale 出售，上市，廉价，特价
例句：那天鸡蛋特价销售。
　　　They sell eggs on sale that day.
相关：salesman 男外卖员，推销员
　　　saleswoman 女店员，女推销员
　　　an insurance salesman 保险椎销员

‘I might as well have them,’ I said sadly.
"我还是买下的好,"我垂头丧气的说。
may as well = might as well do
例句：你认为你会通过考试吗？决不会，我还是放弃的好。
　　　Do you think you’ll pass the exam? I’ll never pass. I might as well give up.
　　　你想和我一起去看电影吗?
　　　Do you want to come to the cinema with me?
　　　我反正没事可做，还是同你一起去吧。
　　　I haven’t got anything to do, so I may as well come with you.