[新概念英语第一册74课课文翻译]新概念英语第一册课文翻译及学习笔记Lesson141

【课文】

　　Listen to the tape then answer this question. Why was the mother embarrassed?

　　Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children's party. I decided to take her by train. Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before. She sat near the window and asked questions about everything she saw. Suddenly, a middle-aged lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally. ‘Hello, little girl,’ she said. Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously. The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat. After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact. She then began to make up her face. ‘Why are you doing that?’ Sally asked. ‘To make myself beautiful,’ the lady answered. She put away her compact and smiled kindly. ‘But you are still ugly,’ Sally said. Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!

　　【课文翻译】

　　听录音，然后回答问题。为什么母亲感到很尴尬?

　　上周，我4岁的女儿萨莉被邀请去参加一个儿童聚会。我决定带她乘火车去。萨莉非常激动，因为她从未乘过火车。她靠车窗坐着，对她所看到的一切都要问个明白。突然，一个中年妇女上了火车，坐在萨莉的对面。 “你好，小姑娘，”她说。萨莉没回答，却好奇地看着她。那位妇女穿着一件蓝色的大衣，戴着一顶大而滑稽的帽子。火车开出车站后，那位妇女打开了手提包，拿出了粉盒。然后她开始打扮起来。“你为什么要那样做呢?”萨莉问。“为了把自己打扮漂亮啊，”那位妇女答道。她放好了粉盒，慈祥地微笑着。“可是你仍然难看呀，”萨莉说。萨莉感到很有趣，而我却很尴尬。

　　【生词】

　　excited adj. 兴奋的

　　compact n. 带镜的化妆盒

　　get on 登上

　　kindly adv. 和蔼地

　　middle-aged adj. 中年的

　　ugly adj. 丑陋的

　　opposite prep. 在......对面

　　amused adj. 有趣的

　　curiously adv. 好奇地

　　smile v. 微笑

　　funny adj. 可笑的，滑稽的

　　embarrassed adj. 尴尬的，窘迫的

　　powder n. 香粉

　　二【知识点讲解】

　　(一)单词扩展

　　1)decide v. 对......做出抉择，决定;影响......的结果

　　例句：I can't decide what to wear.

　　我拿不定主意穿什么。

　　decide on /upon sth. 决定，选定

　　2)compact

　　这个词既可作名词，也可作形容词，还可作动词

　　①作名词 表示带镜小粉盒，也可在口语中表协议，合约。

　　②作形容词 表示袖珍的，体积小的，紧凑的

　　a compact camera 袖珍照相机

　　③作动词 把......紧压在一起

　　3)get on 登上，乘上(指乘车，飞机，或船)

　　4)embarrassed adj. (犹指在社交场合)窘迫的，尴尬的

　　句型：be embarrased about /at sth.

　　be embarrassed to do sth.

　　financially embarrassed (口语)拮据的，经济困难的

　　例句：He felt embarrassed at being the center of attention.

　　他因自己成为众人注目的中心而感到尴尬。

　　(二)【语法讲解】

　　1. my four-year-old daughter 我那四岁的女儿

　　four-year-old 是名词daughter的定语，常常用连字符连在一起，组成一个复合形容词。注意在这个复合词中仅用year，而不用复数。

　　同类型的词还有a five-year plan　一个五年计划 a three-day holiday 三天的假期

　　2. Sally, was invited to a children's party.

　　这是一个被动语态的句子。在英文中，如果想要避免用含混不清的词(如someone等)作主语，常常可使用被动语态。被动语态有相应的be动词加上过去分词组成。

　　3. she had never travelled on a train before,

　　副词before通常用于完成时(现在完成时或过去完成时)的句子里，ago用在过去时的句子里。

　　4. be dressed in... 穿戴......。

　　例句：He is dressed in a blue T-shirt and looks energetic.

　　他今天穿了件蓝色T-恤，看起来很有活力。

　　5. make up her face, 往她的脸上施脂粉。

　　6. make myself beautiful, 把自己打扮漂亮

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