我的家
— 你的家在哪里?
— 在上海。
— 噢,你住得离钢铁厂近吗?
— 近,我父亲就是钢铁厂的工人。
— 你母亲是做什么的?
— 她在幼儿园工作。
— 你有兄弟姐妹吗?
— 有,我有两个兄弟和一个姐姐(妹妹)。我哥哥在部队,弟弟在上学。我姐姐(妹妹)在杭州的一家医院里当护士。
NOTES TO THE TEXT
a day at college
at college 是指“在大学念书”,college泛指大学,没有特指的含义,所以前面不用加冠词。例如:go to college 上大学
Wang Qing gets up very early.
get up 起床
get up early 起得早
an early bird 习惯早起的人
He dresses, washes, and goes out to do exercises in the fresh morning air.
此句中dresses, washes, 和goes是同一主语所带的连续三个谓语动词,表示一连串的动作;句中dress和wash都用作不及物动词,但实际意思中却含有宾语;不定式短语to do exercises作状语,do exercises可以指“做练习”或“锻炼身体”,在这里的意思是“锻炼”。
Then he has breakfast
have dinner 吃晚饭
For most of the morning he attends lectures or practises his English.
1)for most of the morning中,for表示经历的时间。例如:
He often watches TV for hours. 他经常连着几个小时地看电视。
He stays with his friends for quite some time every week. 他每周都要和朋友们在一起呆上相当一段时间。
2)attends lectures意思是“听课”。
其他含有attend的短语:
attend a meeting 开会
attend a wedding 参加婚礼
attend school 上学
3)practises his English是“练习英语”,在此出现物主代词his是英语习惯用法,不能省略,但可不必译出,例如:
He reviews his lessons after class. 他课后复习功课。
He does his homework in the afternoon. 他下午做作业。
Open your books. 把书打开。
其他包含动词practise的短语:
practise the piano 练习弹钢琴
practise qigong 练气功
After lunch Wang Qing takes a nap.
take a nap 午休
take / have a rest 休息一下
take / have a break (短暂)休息一下
Then he has an hour for sports.
has an hour for sports是“花了一小时运动”,介词for表目的;hour一词因为发音是以元音开始,所以前面的冠词用an。
He runs round the track or plays ball games.
1) runs round the track意思是“沿着跑道跑步”,介词round也可以用around来替换,作介词时两词用法相同,round用于英国而around多用于美国。
2) play ball games 意思是“打球”,英语中说“打球”或“踢球”要用play。例如:
play basketball 打篮球
play football 踢足球
play volleyball 打排球
play tennis 打网球
play golf 打高尔夫球
After supper he often goes for a walk in the college gardens.
go for a walk 出去散散步
take a walk 出去散步
take a walk round the lake 沿着湖边散散步,round意为“沿着,围绕着”。
Sometimes he listens to the English broadcast.
listen to 听
listen to the radio 收听广播
listen to music 听音乐
listen to me 听我说
He goes to bed at half past ten.
go to bed 上床睡觉
此短语表示一种惯常的行为,在表示惯常行为时名词前不需加冠词,例如:
go to school 上学
go to work 上班
go to church 去教堂做礼拜