Lesson21: Mad or not New words: mad a. 发疯的 reason n. 原因 offer v. 提供 sum n. 量 determined a. 坚定的 probably ad. 可能地 Why do people think the writer is mad Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day, but for some reason it could not be used then. Last year, however, it came into use. Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. I am one of the few people left. Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane. I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here. Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right. Notes: Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad. 飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯。 drive sb. mad， 逼疯，抓狂 e.g. The noise will drive me mad. 翻译：她的行为使我发疯。 _____ 整天坐在办公室要把我逼疯了。_____ but for some reason it could not be used then, 由于某种原因当时未能启用。 for some reason 由于某种原因 e.g. For some reason I just dislike her. 翻译：由于某种原因，我的衣服大多都是粉色的。_____ come into use, 启用 e.g. The new bridge will come into use next month. 翻译：这座新机场将于下周投入使用。_____ Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise. 有一百多人肯定是被噪音逼的离家远去。 must have done: 表示对过去事情的肯定推测。 e.g. It must have been one of the hardest decisions they had to make. 翻译：那时他一定八十岁了。_____ 她昨天一定都把作业都完成了。_____ drive away 赶走，逼走 e.g. How can I drive away these feelings of sadness 翻译：你必须从心里赶走恐惧。_____ knock down 拆掉(建筑物等)；(开车)撞倒；降低(价格) e.g. Why doesn’t he knock the wall down 翻译：一个喝醉酒的司机撞倒了那个老人。_____ 商场可能在周末降低价格。_____ be determined to do sth. 决定做…事 e.g. You must be determined to change your lifestyle. 翻译：她决定每天跑步30分钟。_____ Lesson22:A glass envelope New words: receive v. 收到 stranger n. 陌生人 channel n. 海峡 regularly ad. 定期地，有规律地 certainly ad. 当然，必定 throw v. 扔，抛 (threw-thrown) How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls writ to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster. Notes: dream of receiving a letter, 想到会收到一封信。 dream of 作“梦想，幻想，渴望”讲 e.g. As a schoolgirl, she had dreamed of becoming a doctor. 翻译：他梦想在未来能去美国旅游。_____ Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane …, 去年，当我们横渡英吉利海峡时…。 这是过去进行时的一种用法，用来叙述故事情节的背景。过去进行时描述背景，由此引出一般过去时表示的新动 ... ...
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