新概念英语第二册06_Percy Buttons

Lesson 6: Percy Buttons

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Key words and expressions

• move
• beggar 乞丐
• knock at the door 敲门
• in return for ... 作为报答
• stand on one's head 倒立
• a piece of cheese 一块奶酪
• pocket 衣服口袋

Questions on the text

1. Who knocked at the writer's door yesterday?
   1. It was a beggar.
2. What did this man ask for?
   1. He asked for a meal and a glass of beer.
3. What did he do to thank the writer?
   1. He stood on his head and sang songs.

Language points

• He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. 向某人要。。。
  • You can ask him for help.
• Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. (knock v.)
  • Did you hear the knock at the door? (knock n.)
  • It's past 6 now so let's knock off. 收工，休息
  • The shop assistant knocked 10% off the bill. 打折
  • The car knocked the boy over. 撞倒
• In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
  • to return the favour 报答
• Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.
  • a piece / set of furniture 一件家具
  • two pieces of cheese 两块奶酪
• He calls at every house in the street once a month .
  • call in (at) 拜访
    • You can call in or ring me up.
  • call by (at) 顺便去
    • I'll call by at the shops on my way home.
  • call on sb. 拜访人
    • I shall call on him tomorrow.
  • once every two months
    • twice a month
    • tress times a week

Key structures and usage

1. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a picec of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him.

2. 用在可数名词前，表示数量的修饰词：

   1. a(an), some, a few, many a great number of, a great many, lots of
      1. a meal, an egg, some books, a few words
      2. many pictures, a great number of students
      3. a great many places, lots of things

3. 用不不可数名词前，表示数量的修饰词：

   1. some, a little, much
      1. some tea, a little money, much information
   2. a great deal of, a lot of
      1. a great deal of food
      2. a lot of rain

4. 计量单位， 不可数名词

   1. a glass of milk
   2. two bags of flour
   3. a bar of soap
   4. a cup of tea
   5. a piece of cloth

Extension

stunt /stʌnt/ n.&v.

1. a dangerous and difficult action that sb does to entertain people, especially as part of a film/movie（尤指电影中的）特技表演
   • He did all his own stunts.所有特技都是他自己演的。
   • a stunt pilot特技飞行员

spare some change 给些零钱吧

Beggars cannot be choosers! 乞丐不得挑三拣四。