新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第4课(2)

Lesson 4 An exciting trip

课文内容：

I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. Heis in Australia. He has been there for six months.Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firmand he has already visited a great number ofdifferent places in Australia. He has just boughtan Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs,a small town in the centre of Australia. He willsoon visit Darwin From there, he will fly to Perth. Mybrother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.

精讲笔记：

4.Tim is an engineer.

蒂姆是一名工程师。

语言点 engineer: one who operates an engine工程师，即操作或修理发动机的人

1)engine(发动机)+er(表人)——engineer

2)fire engine消防车

3)engineer(=design/devise)设计：The villa is very well engineered.这套别墅设计得很好。

5. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of differentplaces in Australia.

他在一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚很多不同的地方了。

语言点1 【辨】work，job，career,works

work指抽象工作，不可数名词;job指具体工作，可数名词;career指事业，等同于profession;works泛指作品;工程;工厂。

语言点2 “大量，很多”有多种表达方式：

1)many常修饰可数名词：many mistakes许多错误;many books许多书

2)a lot of=lots of既可修饰可数名词，又可修饰不可数名词：a lot of excitement许多刺激;lots ofwords很多单词

3)a great/good lot大量，许多(口语)：a great /good lot fun大量的玩笑

4)a whole lot of一大堆，许多：a whole lot of paper一大堆纸

5)a great number of很多的(多用于写作中)，常修饰可数名词

6)a great many很多的(多用于写作中)，常修饰可数名词

6.He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town inthe centre of Australia.

他刚买了一辆澳洲产的小汽车，现在去了在澳大利亚中部的一个小城镇，艾莉斯普林斯。

语言点1 比较两个句子：He has gone to the cinema.他去了电影院。(还没有回来)

He has been to the cinema.他曾经去过电影院。(现已回来)

语言点2 Alice springs, a small town in the center of Australia后者为前者的同位语，对前者进一步说明。

语言点3 a small town in the centre of Australia此部分为介词短语做后置定语的结构，in the centre ofAustralia为介词in引导的短语，修饰a small town，说明其地理位置。