新概念英语第二册22_A glass envelope

Lesson 22: A glass envelope
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Key words and expressions

• Holland 荷兰（formal Netherlands）
  • Netherlandish adj. 荷兰的，荷兰人的
  • Dutch adj. /dʌtʃ/ of or connected with the Netherlands, its people or its language荷兰的；荷兰人的；荷兰语的
• channel 海峡
• throw 扔，抛
• regularly 有规律地
• cost 值（多少）钱

Questions on the text

1. What did Jane do when she and her family were travelling across the Channel?
   1. She put a piece of paper with her name and address into a bottle.
2. What happened ten months later?
   1. She received a letter from a girl in Holland.
3. How do the two girls send letters to each other now?
   1. They send letters to each other by the post office now.

Language points

1. My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.
   1. dream of 梦想。。。+动名词
      1. I never dreamed of meeting you here.
      2. She dreamed of living in that beautiful house.
   2. Holland: the Netherlands(formal), Dutch
2. 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.
   1. the Channel: the English Channel 英吉利海峡
   2. a piece of bread with butter on it
   3. a pool with a small bridge over it
3. Letters will costa littlemore, but they certainly travel faster.
   1. cost/spend
      1. This computercostme a lot of money.
      2. Ispenta lot money on this computer.
   2. a little: a bit
      1. His a little over forty now.
      2. She is feeling a little cold.
      3. I’m a bit tired tonight.
      4. Slow down a bit, please. 请稍微慢一点

Key structures and usage

动词和介词的搭配

1. Jane neverdreamed ofreceiving a letter from a girl in Holland.
   1. dream of
   2. receive … from
2. We were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle.
   1. travel across
   2. put … into
3. She threw the bottle into the sea.
   1. throw … into
4. She never thought of it again.
   1. think of 想起什么，
5. Both girls write to each other regularly now.
   1. write to
6. I withdrew a lot of money from the bank yesterday.
   1. withdraw … from
7. He congratulated me on having got engaged.
   1. congratulate … on
8. This warm coat will protect you from the cold.
   1. protect from
9. I insist on your telling me the truth.
   1. insist on… 坚持
10. I suppose I can count on you for help in this matter?
    1. count on 指望，期待
11. I warned him of the danger, but he wouldn’t listen to me.
    1. warn … of
    2. listen to …
12. The film was based on a novel by Dickens.
    1. base on
13. Please concentrate on what you are doing.
    1. concentrate on…

Extension

with·draw v. /wɪðˈdrɔː/ /wɪθˈd‑/
( with·drew /‑ˈdruː/ with·drawn /‑ˈdrɔːn/ )

1. ~ (sb/sth) (from sth)to move back or away from a place or situation; to make sb/sth do this（使）撤回，撤离
   SYN pull out
   [ V ]
   • Government troops were forced to withdraw.政府部队被迫撤走了。
2. [ VN ] to take money out of a bank account提，取（银行账户中的款）
   • I’d like to withdraw ￡250 please.劳驾，我想提取250英镑。

pen pal == penfriend 笔友

Slow is beautiful.