,Lesson 48 Did you want to tell me something? 你想对我说什么吗？,New words and expressions 生词和短语 pull v. 拔 cotton wool 药棉 collect v. 搜集 collection n. 收藏品，收集品 nod v. 点头 meanwhile adv. 同时,pull vt.&vi. 拉，拖，牵，扯（反义词push vt. 推） 我感觉有人拉着我的胳膊。 I felt someone pulling my arm. You are pulling my leg. pull ones leg 开某人玩笑 你在开我玩笑 不要再开我玩笑 Dont pull my leg any more. You are kidding. 你在开玩笑,You are joking, vt.&vi. 拔，抽 他把一个地址本从他口袋里掏出来了。 He pulled an address book from his pocket. collect v. 搜集 collect salary collect stamps collect money collect children,领工资,集邮,筹集资金,收养孩子,nod v. 点头 vt.&vi. 点头，点头示意/招呼 我问他是否想来，他点了点他头。 I asked him if he wanted to come and he nodded his head. 当我们在办公室见面的时候，他总是向我点头 When we meet each other in the office, he always nods at me. vi. 打盹，打瞌睡（常与off连用） 他过去在法语课上常打瞌睡 He used to nod off during the French class,shake（shook，shaken） vt.&vi. 摇，摇动，抖动 Thompson先生摇了摇他的头。 Mr. Thompson shook his head. 他的手一直在发抖。 His hands are shaking. vt. 同握手 丹和他握了握手 Dan shook hands with him. =Dan shook him by the hand. =Dan shook his hand.,因为他很累，所以他一边看书一边打盹。 As he was very tired, he nodded off over his reading. meanwhile adv. 同时 meanwhile = at the same time = in the same time 夏娃在剪草，亚当种玫瑰。. Eve was cutting the grass, and meanwhile Adam was planting roses.,Dentists always ask questions when it is impossible for you to answer. 牙科医生们总是在你无法作出回答的时候向你提出问题。 这里it是形式主语，真正的主语是to answer。 impossible通常不以人作主语，而以不定式或从句作主语 It is +adj+for/of sb+to do sth It is+adj+that +句子,如果形容词能够修饰后面的人的性格特征就用of。 对他来说帮助你是不可能的 It is impossible for him to help you. =It is impossible that he will help you.,2. My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while. pull做动词是表示“拖、拉、拔”的意思。相反的是push pull out表示“拔出”的意思。 pull ones leg是表示“开玩笑”。 “pull up”引体向上。 for a while, 一会儿，片刻。= for a moment rest for a while. 休息一会儿 rest v . n.“休息”have/ take a rest n. 剩余的部分，休息，支撑物， the rest of. 谓语跟后面的名词形式有关 The rest of rice_(be) bad.,while conj. 当 . 的时候，虽然，尽管，然而 1While I was watching TV，the bell rang （我看电视时，铃响了。） While it was late， he went on working. （虽然很晚了，但他还在继续工作。） He went out for a walk， while I stayed at home. （他出去散步了，而我却呆在家里。）,is,3. I tried to say something, but my mouth was full of cotton wool. cotton wool“药棉”。,Try to do 尽力做某事 （未必会成功） Manage to do 尽力并成功地做了某事 be full of=be fillded with But my mouth was filled with cotton wool. 他的钱包里装满了钱 The wallet is full of money The wallet is filled with money,4. He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing. 他知道我收集火柴盒，于是问我收藏的火柴盒是否在增加。 Match 做名词就是“火柴”；比赛、竞赛。 lighter 打火机 Match做动词一个很重要的含义就是“相配、相称”的意思。 These shoes do not match；one is large and the other is small. 这双鞋不相配，一只大，一只小。 The coat matches the dress. 外衣和裙子很相配。 难怪“媒人”我们就称之为“match-maker”了。就是“制造成双成对的人”了。,5. He then asked me how my brother was and whether I liked my new job in London. 接着他又问我的兄弟近来如何，问我是否喜欢伦敦的新工作。 在这句话中，以how和whether引导的从句都是作动词asked的宾语。 注意1，宾语从句为陈述语序2，主从时态一致（当主句为一般现在时时从句可为任何时态；当主句为过去时时从句必须是过去相对应的时态除客观真理。）,whether和if都可以引导宾语从句，表示“是否” 在口语或间接引语中两者可以互换使用。如： I wonder if / whether I can get some advice from you. 但在有些情况下，whether和if的用法有一定区别。 1. whether引导的从句常可以与连词or或or not直接连用，而if一般不能。如： Let me know whether you can come or not. 2. 当宾语从句提到句首时，只能用whether引导 而不能用if。如： Whether it is true or not, I cant tell.,3. whether可以引导带to的不定式，if则不能。如： I dont know whether to accept or refuse. 4. whether及其引导的成分可放于介词之后，作介词的宾语，但if不能。如： 正： I worry about whether I hurt her feelings.,6. In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises. in answer to，这里表示“作为对.的回答”。另一个含义是“响应.的请求”： In answer to my request, he wrote a letter to George. 应我的请求，他给乔治写了封信。 nod就是表示“点头”，shake“摇头”。,Eitheror Neithernor Not onlybut also Bothand,或者或者 既不也不 不但.而且 两者都.,1. We can_ see _touch the air . A .not only ,but also B .both, and C . either ,or D . neither ,nor 2. You can_ stay at home _ go to my hometown with me . A. not ,only B. either and C .both or D. either or 3. _ John _I are policemen. A. Neither . nor B. Either . or C. Both . and D. Not only. but also 4. Im looking for a babysitter （保姆） . She must be _ too old _ too young . A. neither ; nor B. both ; and C. either ; or D. not only ; but also,D,D,C,A,7. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. Meanwhile表示“在此期间、与此同时”的意思 Meanwhile =at the same time while和meanwhile都可以做并列连词 区别？ meanwhile 表示并列连接，通常含有递进的意思，等于中文的“与此同时 “while 表示转折，有对比的含义，等于中文的“然而“ 但是转折和对比的含义并不太强烈。 he is a good husband, meanwhile he is also a good father 他是一个好丈夫，同时也是一个好父亲 he is a good husband while not a good father 他是一个好丈夫，然而不是一个好父亲。,Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been. Be busy doing /be busy with sth search out 找出，搜寻 where = 介词 + which 这是我住的房子 That is the house which/that I lived in That is the house in which I lived 。 That is the house where I lived.,1.The way _he ex