新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第30课(1)
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across thepark near my home. I like sitting by the Wayleon fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday,soI went and sat on the river bank as usual. Somechildren were playing games on the bank and therewere some people rowing on the river. Suddenly,oneof the children kicked a ball very hard and it wenttowards a passing boat. Some people on the bankcalled out to the man in the boat， but he did nothear them. The ball struck him so hard that he nearlyfell into the water. I turned to look at the children,but there weren‘t any in sight: they had allrun away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. He called out to the childrenand threw the ball back to the bank.
语法归纳：定冠词the的用法
一句话总结：定冠词the可用于单数可数名词、复数可数名词和不可数名词前表示特指。
用于表示世界上独一无二的事物和江、河、海洋、山等，如：the earth 地球 the moon 月亮 the YellowRiver 黄河 the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋 the Rocky Mountains 落基山脉
特别注意：在海岛、山峰、湖泊前不用冠词，如：Lake Honghu 洪湖 Hainan Island 海南岛
2)由普通名词构成的专有名词前要加定冠词：the People’s Republic of China 中华人民共和国 Ae UnitedStates of America 美利坚合众国 the New York Times 纽约时报 the Palace Museum故宫博物馆 theBritish Broadcasting Corporation 英国广播公司
3)在乐器前面要加定冠词：play the violin 拉小提琴 play the piano 洋钢琴 play the drum 敲鼓
4)用在部分形容词前表示特有的一类人：the strong 强者the sick 病人 the ugly丑陋的人 the poor穷人the stupid 傻子 the wise 聪明人
5)用在序数词或形容词最髙级前
精讲笔记：
1. The Wayle Is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.
烕尔河是条横穿我家附近公园的一条小河。
语言点1 本句中that引导限制性定语从句，修饰river。
语言点2 small”小的”，常用于以下短语：feel small感到惭愧 speak small低声说话 small potato 小人物small years 小时候small talk 闲聊small nature 小心眼
比较学习：small, little, diminutive, minute, tiny
1) small指面积、体积等小的，如：
This suit is too small for my father.这件西装我父亲穿着太小了。，
2) little指具体人或物小时，常有赞赏、爱怜等感情色彩，如：
Mary is a smart little girl.玛丽是一个聪明的小姑娘。
3) diminutive指较通常来说为小的，有时指很小的，如：
My grandmother’s feet are diminutive.我奶奶的脚长得很小.
4) minute指微小的，如：
a minute observer 一位细心的观察者
5) tiny指极小的，如：
In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns…are placed into the water when the festival isover.在滨海城镇中，这些小灯笼在节后就放在了水里。
语言点3 cut across = cut through 横穿
2. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons.
我喜欢在天气明朗的下午到河边坐坐。
like “喜欢，爱好”，常见的用法如下：
1) like sth./to do/doing 喜欢(做)
I like lobster but it does not like me.我喜欢吃龙虾，但它不宜于我的健康。
He likes swimming.他喜欢游泳。
I don’t like to bother you.我不想打扰你。
2) should / would like 想，希望
1 should like to stay in bed.我想躺在床上。
语言点2 by和beside作“在……旁边”讲时有细微的区别：beside多用于靠近某人，而by多用于靠近某物。
Please sit beside your brother.请坐在你弟弟旁边。
I am standing by the desk.我站在桌子旁。
语言点3 fine afternoons晴朗的下午
表达“晴朗的”的词汇：fine, fair, serene, sunny, sunshiny
3. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual.
上星期日很暖和，我和往常一样又去河边坐着：
语言点1 这是一个由so连接的并列句，请参考Lesson 25。
语言点2 as usual = as per usual和往常一样
