新概念英语第二册60_The future

Lesson 60: The future

Key words and expressions

• fair n. 集市 adj. 公平的，合理的
• fortune-teller 算命人
• Madam Bellinsky 别林斯基夫人
• crystal ball （占卜用的）水晶球
• relation 亲属
• intend 打算
• impatiently adv. 不耐烦地

Questions on the text

1. Whom did the writer visit at a village fair?
   1. He visited a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
2. What did the fortune-teller do after the writer had given her some money?
   1. She looked into a crystal ball.
3. What did the fortune-teller tell the writer?
   1. She told the writer a relation of his will coming to see him and stay a few days.
4. Did what the fortune-teller said come true?
   1. Yes, the writer’s wife hurried to him as soon as he went outside.

Language points

1. At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.
   1. fair 表集市时要用at
      1. book fair 书展，图书博览会
      2. job fair 工作招聘会
      3. trade fair 商品交易会
      4. Vanity Fair 名利场

van·ity n. /ˈvænəti/ ( pl.-ies )

1. [ U ] ( disapproving ) too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements自负；自大；虚荣；虚荣心
   • She had no personal vanity (= about her appearance) .她对自己的相貌毫不自负。

2. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days.

   1. 将来进行时
   2. intend 打算。。。

3. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a surprise.

   1. the moment 相当于连词，as soon as…
      1. The moment he got out of the room, we all burst into laugher.
      2. He knew there was something wrong the moment he opened the door.

burst /bɜːst/ ( burst burst )v.&n.

1. to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way（使）爆裂，胀开
   [ V ]
   • That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more.你再给气球充气，它就要爆了。

2. A woman you know well will rush towards you.

   1. you know well 是定语从句，这里省略了whom

3. Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her.

   1. I’ll be there soon.
   2. Can you be at the airport before 11 o’clock?

4. As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.

   1. follow + 介词的用法
      1. I followed the crowd into the ball.
      2. The dog followed us around the park.

Key structures and usage

表示将要发生的动作和事情

1. I’m coming to see you.
2. She’s going to the party this evening.
3. He’s arriving tomorrow.
4. Are you leaving now?
5. He will visit us next month.
6. All of us are going to take part in that speech competition.
7. She will be graduating this July.

复合句(主句一般将来时，从句一般现在时)

1. If it rains tomorrow we will cancel the football mathc.
2. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a surprise.
3. I shall wait here until he comes.
4. I’ll give him the message when he returns.
5. I’ll join you after I finish my work.
6. He will write to his friends as soon as he gets there.

Extension

Gypsy n. /ˈdʒɪpsi/ ( pl.-ies )
( Gipsy ) ( sometimesoffensive ) a member of a race of people, originally from Asia, who travel around and traditionally live in caravans . Many people prefer to use the name Romany.吉卜赛人（许多人更喜欢用Romany这个名称）

as·trol·ogy n. /əˈstrɒlədʒi/
[ U ]the study of the positions of the stars and the movements of the planets in the belief that they influence human affairs占星术；占星学
DERIVATIVES 派生词

astro·logic·al /ˌæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ /ˌæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ adj
• astrological influences占星术的影响

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