新概念英语第二册Lesson 60 The future 卜算未来 讲义

Lesson 60 The future 卜算未来 At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: 'A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That is all.' As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 'Where have you been hiding ' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already.' As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair. New words and expressions 生词和短语 future n. 未来，前途 fair n. 集市 fortune-teller n. 算命人 crystal n. 水晶 relation n. 亲属 impatiently adv. 不耐烦地 参考译文 在一个乡村集市上，我决定去拜访一位称作别林斯基夫人的算命人。我走进她的帐篷，她叫我坐下。我给了她一些钱后，她便查看着一个水晶球说道：“您的一个亲戚就要来看您了。她将于今天傍晚到达，并准备住上几天。您一走出这个帐篷，就会大吃一惊。一位您很熟悉的女人将向您冲来。她会对您说点什么，然后带您离开这个地方。就是这些。” 我一走出帐篷，就把别林斯基夫人给算卦的事忘得一干二净了，因为我的妻子正匆匆向我跑来。“你躲到哪儿去了？”她不耐烦地问，“再有不到一个小时你姐姐就要到这儿了，我们得去车站接她。现在就已经晚了。”当她走开时，我也跟着她出了集市。 课文解释 1．At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellingsky. 在一个乡村集市上， 我决定去拜访一位称作别林斯基夫人的算命人。 1) a village fair指“在一个乡村里举办的集市”，即：乡村集市。但如果说成：a fair in the village，含义虽然一样，但用词显然不如前者简洁。英文中为了行文简洁，经常会采用这种名词+名词形式的复合名词。其中，前一个名词的功能相当于形容词，起着定语的作用，而后一个名词是核心词。关于这种复合名词的详细解释，大家可参看本课语法中的相关内容。 2) decide to do (sth.)的意思是“决定要去做某事”。 英文中的谓语动词后面再接一个动词作宾语时，分为三种情况：一种是既可以接不定式，也可以接动名词，如：begin, start，remember, forget, try, mean, want,need, require,等。第二种是只能接不定式，如：agree, afford, ask, choose, decide, demand, expect, hope,offer, plan, pretend, promise, wish,等。第三种是只能接动名词, 如：(mind, miss), enjoy, give up, (admit,avoid), finish, escape, practice, stop, 等(注：第三种动词通常被称为“megafeps”，即这些动词的首字母合拼而成。为方便记忆，通常被谐音为“霉咖啡不是”)。所以，decide属于第二种情况。 除了动词不定式可以作为decide的宾语之外，decide后面还可以接名词、名词从句。decide用作不及物动词时，后面常和on或about连用。例如： We decided to postpone our vacation for a week. 我们决定将假期推迟一周。 I can't decide what to do. 我决定不了要做什么。 The judge will decide the case on its merits. 法官将会根据是非曲直来断案。 The last goal decided the match. 最后一个进球决定了比赛的胜负 ... ...