新概念英语第一册125_Tea for two

Lesson 125: Tea for two

Lesson 125

Watch the story and answer the question

1. Does Susan have tea by herself?
   1. No, she doesn’t.

Key words and expressions

• water v. 浇水
• terribly adv. 非常
• dry adj. 干燥的，干的
• nuisance 讨厌的东西或人
• mean 意味着(meant/ment/, meant/ment/)
• surprise 惊奇，意外的事

Language points

1. Susan: Can’t you come in and have tea now, Peter?

2. Peter: Not yet. I must water the garden first.

3. Susan: Do you have to water it now?

4. Peter: I’m afraid I must. Look at it! It’s terribly dry.

5. Susan: What a nuisance!

6. Peter: Last summer it was very dry, too. Don’t you remember? I had to water it every day.

7. Susan: Well, I’ll have tea by myself.

8. Susan: That was quick! Have you finished already?

9. Peter: Yes. Look out of the window.

10. Susan: It’s raining! That means you don’t need to water the garden.

11. Peter: That was a pleasant surprise. It means I can have tea, instead.

12. must 必须

    1. I must finish my homework first, and then I can watch television.

13. have to 不得不（强调客观需要）

    1. Did you have to water the garden yesterday?
    2. Will you have to water the garden tomorrow?

14. terribly

    1. I’m terribly sorry.
    2. I’m terribly tired.

15. What a nuisance!

    1. I’ve forgotten my ticket.

16. by myself

    1. I’m terribly busy. You’ll have to go by yourself.
    2. She cleaned the house all by herself.

17. That was quick!

    1. We had a quick meal and then ran to catch the train.
    2. He runs fast.
    3. My watch is 5 minutes fast.

18. finish + n. / 动名词

    1. finish a task
    2. finish watering the garden

19. don’t need to = don’t have to

20. That was a pleasant surprise.

    1. I’m pleasantly surprised.

21. instead

    1. instaed of watering the garden

Sentence patterns

不得不、必须、不必

1. have to/do not need to
   1. She has to leave early.
   2. Does she have to leave early?
   3. She doesn’t need to/have to leave early.
2. must/needn’t 不必/mustn’t 不允许
   1. She must leave early.
   2. Must she leave early?
   3. She needn’t leave early.

Lesson 126: Have to and do not need to 不得不和不必要

• immediately adv. 立即地

Pattern drill

• go/leave
  • Do you have to go now?
  • Yes, I have to leave immediately.
• get up
  • Do you have to get up early tomorrow morning?
  • Yes, I’ll have to get up at six o’clock.
• take a taxi
  • Did you have to take a taxi?
  • I’m afraid I had to. I couldn’t get a bus.
• wait
  • Hasn’t your friend arrived yet?
  • How long have you hat to wait?
  • I’ve had to wait for two hours!
• water the garden
  • Do you have to water the garden?
  • No, I don’t need to water it now. It’s going to rain.
• walk to the station
  • Do we have to walk to the station?
  • No, we don’t need to. We can catch a bus.
• change some money
  • Tom must change some money.
  • What about Mary?
  • Mary has to change some money, too.
• meet
  • I don’t have to meet her at the station.
  • What about Tom and Alice?
  • They don’t need to meet her at the station, either.