新概念英语第二册04_An exciting trip

Lesson 4: An exciting trip

Key words and expressions

• exciting 令人兴奋的
• receive a letter 收到信
• firm 商行，公司
• a great number of 许多
• different 不同的
• Alice Springs 艾利斯·斯普林斯
• Darwin 达尔文
• Perth 珀斯
• abroad adv. 在国外

Questions on the text

1. How long has Tim been in Australia?
   1. Tim has been in Australia for six months.
2. What does he do in Australia?
   1. He is working for a big firm.
3. Why is Tim finding the trip exciting?
   1. Because he has never been abroad before.

Language points

• He is working for a bigfirm.
  • law firm 法律公司
  • company
• He has already visiteda great number ofdifferent places in Australia.
  • a great many people 可数
  • a great amount of money 不可数
• My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
  • have ever been to
    • Have you ever been to Hong Kong?
    • Have you ever been there?
    • He has been to the south.他去过南方。（可能回来了）
    • He has gone to the south.他现在去了南方。（没回来）
  • go/travel/study/live abroad
  • find sth adj.
    • I find this book very interesting.
    • Did you find the film disappointing?
    • I’m planning to take a trip to Tibet nest month.

Key structures and usage

现在完成时态：(助动词have/has+过去分词)

1. I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
2. He has been there for six months.
3. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs.

和现在完成时经常连用的副词：

• I have just arrived by train.
• He has already left.
• I haven’t heard from him since then.
• The train has not arrived yet.
• The weather has been good so far.天气到现在还不错。

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