新概念英语第二册23_A new house

Lesson 1: A new house

Key words and expressions

• Nigeria 尼日利亚
• a surprise 一件使人惊奇、意外的事物
• complete 完成
• strange 奇怪的
• district 地区

Questions on the text

1. Why will the writer’s sister get a surprise when she comes to England next year?
   1. She will find the writer’s family are now living in a beautiful house in a country.
2. When was the house completed?
   1. It was completed after the writer’s sister had left for Nigeria.
3. What is special about the new house?
   1. It is the only modern house in this district.

Language points

1. I had a letter from my sister yesterday.
   1. had: received
2. If she comes, she will get a surprise. if引导的条件状语从句。
3. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country.
   1. the country: the countryside 乡间
4. The house was completed five months ago. 被动语态
   1. 这里不能用finished，这是习惯用法
5. Work on it had begun before my sister left.
   1. You must have done a lot of work.
6. I told her that she could stay with us.
   1. stay: to remain as a guest or lodger 留下来作客
7. It must bethe onlymodern house in the district.
   1. the only 唯一的
      1. This is the only choice.
8. district / area / region
   1. district: 行政区域
      1. commericial district 商业区
      2. dwelling district 居住区
   2. area 范围最广
      1. rural area 农村地区
      2. farming area 耕作区
   3. region
      1. tropical region 热带地区
      2. autonomous region 自治区

Key structures and usage

感官动词后边直接跟形容词，类似连系动词。

• He seems angry.
• She appeared sleepy.
• It sounds good.
• This room smells terrible.
• Silk feels very soft. 丝绸摸 起来很软。
• This coffee tastes very strong. 咖啡尝起来很浓。

Extension

lodg·er n. /ˈlɒdʒə®/
( especially BrE ) a person who pays rent to live in sb’s house租房人；房客

lodge /lɒdʒ/ n.&v.

1. [ C ]a small house in the country where people stay when they want to take part in some types of outdoor sport（供参加户外运动者暂住的）乡间小屋，小舍
   • a hunting lodge供打猎者居住的小屋
2. [ C ]a small house at the gates of a park or in the land belonging to a large house（公园或宅第的）门口小屋，门房

good old England