Lesson 59 In or out? 進來還是出去？
First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然後回答以下問題： Why did Rex run away?
聽三遍錄音，然後對照附文再聽一遍，尤其是剛才沒有聽懂的句子，要特別留意
【原文】In or out?
Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
【譯文】進來還是出去？
Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate.
我家的狗雷克斯，過去常坐在大門外面叫。每當它想到花園裡來時，便汪汪叫個不停，直到有人把門打開。
As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.
由於鄰居們對狗叫很有意見，所以我丈夫花了幾個星期的時間訓練它用腳爪按住門閂把自己放進來。雷克斯很快成了開門的專家。
However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out!
然而上星期我正要出去買東西時，發現它正呆在花園裡邊靠門的地方。這次，它叫著讓人把它放出去。
Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts.
從那以後，它養成了另外一種壞習慣。它從外面把門一打開，就走進花園，等著門自動關上。
Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again.
這之後他就坐下汪汪叫起來，直到有人來把它放出去。出去之後，它又馬上把自己放進來，接著再開始叫。
Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
昨天，我丈夫把門卸了下來，雷克斯很生氣，此後我們便再也沒有見到它。
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
★bark v 狗叫
the dog is barking
somebody is barking某人在咆哮
★press v 按, 壓
pressure n.壓, 壓力, 電壓, 壓迫, 強制, 緊迫
★paw n 腳爪
cat's paw被人所利用的人(由寓言而來)
I don't want to be a cat's paw我才不想被人利用
★latch n. 門閂
bar門閂,但與latch是有區別的
★expert n. 專家
expert at/in在某一方面是專家
expert at/in doing sth : expert at/in opening the door.
★develop v 養成
develop the film沖洗膠捲
develop : 發展
developing skills: 發展技巧 / fluency in English : 流利英語
fluency n.流利, 流暢, 雄辯
developing country : 發展中國家 / developed country發達國家
-ed 強調已經,-ing 強調正在,有時態的區別
boiling water滾開水 / boiled water開水
★habit n 習慣(指個人習慣)
custom : 風俗, 習俗 / customs海關 / customer顧客
★remove v 拆掉, 取下
remove sth from從...挪走
【課文講解】
let sb do
let sb in讓某人進來 / let sb out讓某人出去 / let sb down讓某人失望
let’s 省略式,口語
front gate 前門
would＝used to 過去常常
every time＝when 當什麼時候,後面可以是點,可以是段
the monment＝as soon as
when 當什麼時候,後面可以是點,可以是段
the monment一...就...(強調的是瞬間)
every time : 每次, 每當
every time I turn to lesson 59, i will remember my teacher
The dog used to bark the front gate to let(make) somebody open the door.
complaim of抱怨
spend time doing花費某段時間去做某事
it takes sb 事情做主語
sb spend time人做主語
train sb to do 訓練某人做某事
press his paw 可省略為press the latch
press the button / press the figure on the button
button n.鈕釦, [計]按鈕 v.扣住, 扣緊
going out shopping 加了out 強調外出
so that : 以便於, 為了(表達目的)
after this
got : 是謂語動詞 / have seen 也是謂語動詞
so annoyed (that)
so...that...如此...以至於, 結果狀語從句, 可以省略一個詞,so 或 that 都可以
so that:目的狀語從句必須具備一個特徵, 在動詞前面一定要出現情態動詞
since(加在句尾上) = since then : 從那時起到現在為止
【Special difficulties】難點
表達目的幾種方式:to / in order to / in order that / so as to+原形/so that+目的狀語從句
to+動詞原形, that+從句
目的狀語從句必須具備一個特徵, 在動詞前面一定要出現情態動詞
目的狀語從句當中不存在want, 只有to do
非謂語動詞的否定形式在結構前面
如果發現do的動作不是由主語做的, 而是由其他人做的, 在to的前面加for sb
不定式的邏輯主語for sb to do sth
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