新概念英语第二册 L70-71 讲义 史上最全！

Lesson 70 Red for danger

【New words and expressions】（16）

bullfight drunk wander ring unaware bull matador remark apparently sensitive criticism charge clumsily bow safety sympathetically

★sensitive adj. 敏感的，神经过敏的，易生气的，介意的（常与to+名词连用） Mary is sensitive to smells.

You’re too sensitive. 你太敏感了（太容易生气）。 Mary has a sensitive ear. ★charge v. 冲上去 ① vt. &vi. 要价，收费

They charged us too much for repairs. How much do you charge for this dress? ② vt. 指控，指责

The police charged him with murder. He charged Gary with speeding.

③ vt. &vt. 猛攻，冲向，冲锋，向前冲 The bull charged at the drunk. ★bow v. 鞠躬

① vt. &vt. 鞠躬，欠身，低下（头等）

The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.

As she couldn’t answer the question, she bowed her head. ② vi. 让步，屈服，服从

Why did you bow to their decision?

He finally bowed before money and married the other girl. ③ vt. 压弯，压倒

My mother is bowed with age. 我母亲因年老而腰弯背驼。 The little tree is bowed with snow.

【课文讲解】

1、The crowd began to shout, but the drunk was unaware of the danger. be unaware of? 不知道，没有觉察??

While she read the book, she was unaware of the noise around her. I was unaware that you were coming. 2、The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. catch sight of? 突然看到??

As I came out of the shop, I caught sight of Dan in the crowd. 3、The drunk, however, seemed quite sure of himself. be/feel sure of oneself 有自信心 She’s always so sure of herself.

4、Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk. sensitive to criticism 对挑衅/批评敏感

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charge at ? 向??攻击

5、The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. break into cheers 突然喝起彩来

break into? 突然发出，突然??起来 On hearing the news, she broke into tears.

When Sally saw the woman wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse, she broke into laughter. 6、Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador. look on 旁观，观看

Many people just looked on while the two men robbed a woman. out of the way 不碍事，不挡路

While making meat pies, I always order the children to keep out of the way. 在做肉馅饼时，总是命令孩子们不要碍事。

【Key structures】

与 for，with，of，to，at，from，in，on和about 连用的形容词 与 for 连用的形容词：eager for（渴望），enough for（足够），famous for（以??而闻名），fit for（合适），grateful for/to（因??而感激），qualified for/in（能胜任），ready for/to（准备好），responsible for（对??负责），sorry for（对??感到遗憾），sufficient for（充足的），thankful for/to（感谢），valid for（有效期为??） We have enough apples for the children.

They were eager for the performance to begin. My aunt is famous for her beauty.

与with连用的形容词：angry with sb./at sth.（因某人或某事生气），busy with/at（忙于??），consistent with（与??一致），content with（对??满足），familiar with/to（与??熟悉），patient with（有耐心），popular with（为??所喜爱） Why was Mary angry with you? She wasn’t content with her life.

Uncle Sam is always popular with children. 与of 连用的形容词：afraid of（害怕），ahead of（在??前面），aware of（知道），capable of（能够），careful of/with（小心），certain of（确信），conscious of（意识到），envious of（妒忌），fond of（爱好），guilty of（有??罪的），ignorant of（不了解），independent of（独立于），jealous of（妒忌），kind of/to（对??和蔼），north/south/east/west of（在??的北/南/东/西面），short of（缺乏），shy of（顾虑），sure of（肯定），worthy of（值得） She is careful his coming. 她注意衣着。 I was short of money at that time.

与to连用的形容词：close to（接近于），contrary to（与??相反），cruel to（对??残忍），dear to（对??很重要），equal to（与??相等），faithful to（忠于??），fatal to（对??是致命的），harmful to（对??有害的），identical to（与??相同的），indifferent to（对??不关心），inferior to（劣于??），liable to（对??有义务的），new to（对??没有经验），obedient to（对??服从），obvious to（对??清楚的），polite to（对??有礼貌），previous to（先于），rude to（对??粗暴无礼），sensitive to（对??敏感），similar to（与??相似），useful to（对??有用）

Most people are sensitive to criticism.

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Though the bicycle is old, it is very dear to me. 虽然这辆自行车破旧，但我很珍视它。 All these words are new to me. 所有这些单词我都是第一次遇到。 It’s obvious to everyone that he’s lying. 大家都清楚他在撒谎。 My car is similar to yours. 我的车与你的车相似。 与 at 连用的形容词：bad at（不善于??），clever at（擅长），efficient at（能胜任的），expert at/in（能熟练做??），good at（善于），indignant at（对??感到愤慨），quick at（很快），sad at/about（因??而悲伤），slow at（对??迟钝），skillful at/in（熟练） I am good/bad at swimming.

Tom is quick/slow at learning new things.

与from 连用的形容词：away from（距??远的），different from（与??不同的），far from（远离），safe from（无危险的）

The man was far from comfortable while being confined to the wooden box. 那人被闷在木箱里时一点儿也不舒服。 与 in连用的形容词：deficient in（缺少），fortunate from（在??很幸运），honest from（对??很诚实），weak from（在??薄弱的）

You’re fortunate in having a house of your own. Frank is honest in business. I’m weak in/at chemics.

与on连用的形容词：dependent on（依赖于??），intent on（专心于??），keen on（热心于??）

She was keen on tennis.

You shouldn’t be so intent on making money. Are you still dependent on your father?

与about连用的形容词：curious about（对??好奇的），doubtful about/of（对??有疑问），enthusiastic about（对??热心），reluctant about/to（勉强），right about/in（在??是正确的），uneasy about（对??感到不安）

She is uneasy about her future. 她为自己的前途担心。 I’m doubtful about/of his word

Lesson 71 A famous clock

【New words and expressions】（9）

parliament erect accurate official Greenwich observatory check microphone tower

【课文讲解】

1、When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben, the famous clock which can be heard all over the world on the B.B.C.

the B.B.C. =British Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司

2、If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.

the Houses of Parliament 国会大厦（英国议会是由上议院（House of Lords）和下议院（House of Commons）组成） burn down （使）烧成平地，烧毁 The hospital was burned down last month.

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3、Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. take one’s name from 以??命名

Sir用于英国人的全名（或名字）之前时表示“爵士”（不单独用于姓之前），如Sir John Gilbert（约翰.吉尔伯特爵士）或Sir John（约翰爵士），但不能称为Sir Gilbert。 be responsible for 对??需负责任/承担责任的 Who is responsible for the accident?

John is responsible for the building of the bridge.

-ing形式前面无冠词时可直接跟宾语：making the clock；-ing前有冠词时则其后不能直接跟宾语，而必须用of：the making of the clock。

4、It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. be of? 表示人或物的特征 We are of the same age/size. This letter is of great importance. 5、Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.

go wrong （机器等）发生故障，出毛病 My watch/the engine of the car has gone wrong. Something has gone wrong with my car.

6、A painter who had been working on the tower hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down!

slow down （使??）慢下来/减速（可分开使用） He slowed his car down while driving in heavy traffic.

【Special Difficulties】

Official, Employee and Shop assistant official n. 官员，公务员，高级官员 Bank officials get high salaries.

Before he retired, Jeremy had been a government/city official. employee n. 雇员，雇工（包括各个层次的） Later he became a government employee.

shop assistant 零售店的店员（美语中用salesclerk）

The shop assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.

Hang/Hung and Hang/Hanged hang（hung，hung） vt. 悬挂 I’m hanging this picture on the wall.

hang（hanged，hanged） vt. 绞死，吊死，上吊 As he has murdered three men, he ought to be hanged. I wonder why she hanged herself.

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