新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第63课(1)
Lesson 63:She was not amused 她并不觉得好笑
Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadn't. Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
句子讲解：
1、Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.
杰里米•汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。
真题测试 测试语言点：be popular at/with...
By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular children as Coca-Cola.
(1997 年 6 月 CET4,第 59 题)
A. for B. in C. to D. with
答案：选D
分析：be popular with sb.受到某人的欢迎;be popular at somewhere受到某地的欢迎
翻译：到了1929年，米老鼠和可口可乐一样，受到孩子们的欢迎。
2、Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour~~everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.
除了他那个六岁大的女儿珍妮之外，每个人都因为他的幽默感而敬佩他。
语言点 admire sb. for sth.因为某事而钦佩某人：We admire Liu Xiang for his great racing speed.我们都因为刘翔惊人的赛跑速度对他钦佩不已。
3、Recently, one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
最近，杰里米的一个最好的朋友邀请他在一场婚礼上祝词。
真题测试 测试语言点：动词短语辨析
She Japanese when she was in Japan. Now she can speak it freely.
(2006年高考福建卷，第28题)
A. picked out B. made out C. made up D. picked up
答案：选D
分析：pick out选择;make out应付;make up构成;pick up学会;根据句意，选D。
翻译：她在日本时学会了日语，现在说得很流利。
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