Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch
课文内容:
It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. Isometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday Igot up very late. I looked out of the window. It wasdark outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought. "It's rainingagain." Just then, the telephone rang. It was myaunt Lucy."I've just arrived by train," she said. "I'm coming to see you. "
"But I'm still having breakfast," I said.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"I'm having breakfast," I repeated.
"Dear me," she said. "Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!"
精讲笔记：
10."I've just arrived by train," she said. "I'm coming to see you."
“我刚下火车，”她说，“我就要来看你了。”
语言点1 “by+交通工具”表示“乘坐……”：by air/by airplane乘飞机;by boat/ship乘船;by bike骑自行车;by bus乘公交车;by car乘小汽车;by train乘火车
但表达“步行”时，不可说by foot, 应为on foot.
语言点2 瞬间性动词用于进行时态时表示即将开始的动作。
这些词主要有：come来;leave离开;arrive到达;land着陆;meet见到;die死;start开始;retur返回;join加入
He is leaving。他就要准备走了。
We are starting。我们准备开始了。
Most young people will be meeting the pop singers at the airport。大多数年轻人即将在机场迎接这些流行歌手。
11."But I'm still having breakfast," I said.
“但是我还在吃早餐呢，”我回答道。
语言点 still意为“仍然，还在”，在句子中起强调作用。
Today the best jobs are still given to men.现在最好的工作还是给了男人。
He came yesterday and he is still here.他昨天来的，现在仍在这里。
12."What are you doing?"she asked.
“你在干吗呢?”她问道。
语言点 doing表示正在做某事，前句用having，此句用doing，问答一致。
此句意思可随语调改变，声调表示疑问，降调则转变为责怪。