Lesson 21 Mad or not

Lesson 21 Mad or not

词汇

mad a. 发疯的
搭配：1. be mad about … 为……发狂
例句：我痴迷英语。
　　　I’m mad about English.
搭配：2. be mad at … 对……发火
例句：我妈又跟我发火啦。
　　　My mum was mad at me again.
搭配：3. be crazy for sb. 被……倾倒
　　　　be crazy about sth. 为……疯狂
例句：他为巧克力而疯狂。
　　　He is crazy about chocolate.
近义词：insane a. 患有精神病的，极愚蠢的
例句：他彻底失去理智了。
　　　They are totally insane.
口语：… go bananas / insane … 变疯了
例句：我慢慢地变疯了。
　　　I slowly go insane.
搭配：… drive sb. banana ……把……逼疯了
例句：这个婴儿把我逼疯了。
　　　This baby drives me banana.

reason n. 原因
搭配：for this reason 由于这个原因
例句：由于这个原因，我迟到了。
　　　For this reason, I was late.
搭配：as the reason of … 由于……的原因
例句：由于天气原因，飞机又一次延误了。
　　　As the reason of bad weather, the flight delayed again.
搭配：the reason why … ……的原因
例句：我这么说的原因是，我知道这件事的真相。
　　　The reason why I said that is I knew all the truth about this case.
搭配：for some reason 不知何故
例句：不知道为什么我今天感到难过。
　　　I felt sad today for some reason.

sum n. 量
搭配：a sum of + 不可数名词 一笔……
　　　a large sum of … 一大笔……
　　　a great many + 可数名词复数 许多……，大量……
　　　a great number of + 可数名词 许多……，大量……
例句：他给了我一大笔钱。
　　　He gave me a large sum of money.
v. 合计，总和
搭配：to sum up 综上所述
例句：综上所述，他比我好。
　　　To sum up, he is better than me.
sum n. 算术题
例句：他的算术比我好。
　　　He is better at sums than I am.
相关：summary n. 总结

determined a. 坚定地，下决心的
表示“下决心”的说法：
be determined to do …
make up one’s mind
decide to do …
make a decision to do …
例句：他下定决心要减肥。
　　　He is determined to take off his fat.
构成：determine v. 决定，下决心
　　　= decide v. 决定
用法：determine to do …
口语：我还没决定呢。
　　　I haven’t determined yet.
例句：他已经第十二次决定要戒烟。
　　　He has determined to give up smoking for the twelfth time.

课文部分

Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day. The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.

语言点

Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
飞机正在慢慢地把我逼疯。
drive sb. mad 逼某人发疯
复习：drive v. 开车，驾车；驱使，使变得；车道；努力，拼搏
例句：我开车送他去机场。
　　　I drove her to the airport.
　　　老师让我们变得疲惫不堪。
　　　The teacher drives us bloody tired.
例句：即使赢得比赛，他们还要继续拼搏。
　　　Even after winning the game they continue to drive.

I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.
我住在机场旁，经常能听到来往飞机的嗡鸣声。
night and day 日日夜夜，夜以继日
= day and night
passing planes 过往的飞机
passing：现在分词作定语，当形容词用
翻译成：经过的（路过），过往的
例句：随着时间的消逝，他忘掉了那个人。
　　　He forgot the man with passing time.

The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.
好几年前机场就建成了，但处于某种原因它并没有被使用。
years前不加确定的数词时，一般表示“许多年”
years ago = many years ago
复习：some + 不可数名词/可数名词复数一些……
　　　some + 可数名词单数 某一……
　　　for some reason 由于某个理由
例句：我们改日再谈。
　　　We’ II talk about it some other time.

Last year, however, it came into use.
然而去年机场开始使用了。
however 然而 [用于句首，句中，用逗号隔开]
类似于but，语气较弱。
come into use 启用，开始被使用
例句：新的火车什么时候被启用。
　　　When did the train come into use?

Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
有一百多人因为飞机的噪声被迫搬家。
复习：must have been done 推测过去发生的事[被动]
　　　away from 从某地离开
　　　= out of somewhere从某地出来
例句：从这里滚出去。
　　　Get away from here.

I am one of the few people left.
我是剩下的钉子户之一。
one of … + 可数名词复数 …之一
例句：C罗是最好的运动员之一。
　　　Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players.
left表示被留下来的，leave的过去分词，left作定语放在被修饰词的后面
例句：我落下了一个包。
　　　I have a bag left.

Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.
有时我会觉得这栋房子可能会被一架飞机撞倒。
knock down 撞倒
复习：knock v. 敲
搭配：knock at 敲……
　　　knock off 关闭， 切断…
例如：knock off the TV 关棹电视
　　　knock on … 来袭，突然到访[坏事]
例句：一场暴风雨突袭了这所城市。
　　　A storm knocked on this city yesterday.

I have been offered a large sum of money to go
away, but I am determined to stay here.
他们曾向我提供一大笔钱让我搬走，但我决定留在这儿。
offer v. 提供(=given) n. 录取通知书，要约
例句：这个酒店提供早餐。
　　　This hotel offers breakfasts.

Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.
所有人都说我肯定疯了，也许他们说的是对的。
everybody = everyone 每个人
注意：不定代词做主语，当作单三对待
　　　probably adv. 或许，可能
　　　= Probably! 也许是这样吧!