新概念英语读书笔记

Lesson 1 A private conversation

Last week I went to the theatre, I had a very good seat, The play was very interesting. I did not enjoy it. A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me. They were talking loudly. I got very angry. I could not hear the actors. I turned round, I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention. In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again, ’I can’t hear a word!’ I said angrily.

‘It’s none of your business,’ the young man said rudely. ‘This is a private conversation!’

1.Key words and expressions

Private conversation go to the theatre talk loudly angry/angrily

Turn round pay attention bear none of your business rudely

2.Questions on the text

1). Where did the writer go last week?

2). Why didn’t he enjoy the play?

3). What did the young man say to the writer?

3. Language points

1). Last week I went to the theatre.

go to the cinema/show

go to the bank/post office

2). I did not enjoy it(the play).

I did not enjoy the meal/book.

3). I got very angry. (get---变得)

The food is getting cold.

4). I could not hear the actors. (hear sb. 听见某人说什么话)

Do you hear me?

He’s not listening to me. (listen to sb. 强调听动作本身)

5). I looked at the young man and the young woman angrily. ( look at 强调的是动作（看）)

Did you see Sam yesterday? ---- (see 看见)

She’s watching TV ------watch 观看要用watch

6). They did not pay any attention (to me).

Please pay attention to that picture on the wall.

7). In the end, I could not bear it.

in the end = at last

bear: stand

4Key structures and usage

一般过去时过去进行时

I had a very good seat. || A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.

The play was very interesting. || They were talking loudly.

They did not pay any attention.

I could not hear the actors.

Lesson 2 breakfast o lunch ?

It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. I was dark outside. ‘What a day!’ I thought. ‘It’s raining again.’ Just then, the telephone rang. It is my aunt Lucy. ‘I’ve just arrived by train,’ she said, ‘I’m coming to see you. ’But I’m still having breakfast, ‘ I said. ‘What are you doing?’ She asked. ‘I’m having breakfast,’ I repeated. ‘Dear me,’ she said. ‘Do you get up so late? It’s one o’clock!’

1.Key words and expressions

Stay in bed until look out of the window

get up early /get up date ring(rang) aunt

2. Questions on the text

1) What was the weather like last Sunday?

2) Who was coming to see the writer?

3)Why was the writer’s aunt surprised?

3. Language points

1) I never get up early on Sundays.

I got to the library on Monday afternoons.

2) I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.

The museum is open until 6 pm.

I didn’t get up until lunchtime.

The rain didn’t stop until evening.

3) What a day!

What a day it is ! what + n

What an awful/nice day!

How wonderful (it is )! How + adj./adv

How surprising (it is )! .

4) I’ve just arrived by train.

I go to work by bus/by bicycle/on foot every day.

5) It was my aunt Lucy. (telephone …. It is )

Who is it?

It’s me, John.

6) I’m coming to see you.

Are you leaving soon?

He’s going to the theatre this evening.

The train is arriving in 5 minutes.

7) Dear me!

My goodness!

Good heavens!

4. Key structures and usage

I’m never late for appointments.

Sometimes he tells us jokes.

We often meet at that coffee shop

She is always nice and friendly to people

Are you still working?

I seldom watch TV

Lesson 3 Please sent me a card

Postcards always spoil my holidays. last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not sent any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!

1． Questions on the text

1)Where did the writer spend his holidays last summer?

2)Why didn’t he enjoy his holidays?

3)What did he do on the last day of this holidays?

Well, Have you got the main idea about the story?

2． Language points

Spoil v 使索然无味，损坏

eg. 1) Don’t spoil the pleasure

2) You should not spoil your child. 不要惯坏了你的孩子

A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.

I’d like to say a few words on the topic.

Can I have a word with you?

Then he lent me a book

Can I borrow some money from you?

Some people neither borrow nor lend.

On the last day I made a big decision.

Come to a decision/arrive at a decision/reach a decision

I did not write a single card .

There wasn’t a single person on the beach

3. Key structures and usage

He lent me a book. ------→ He len t a book to me.

He sent me a card. -----→ He sent a card to me.

Please give him another chance. ---→ Please give another chance to him.

He brought his son a present. -----→ He brought a present for his son.

Can you get me a few stamps?----→ Can you get a few stamps for me?

He made me a breakfast. -----→ He made a breakfast for me.

His uncle left him some money. ------→ His uncle left some money to him.

She showed her friends her new dress.------ She showed her new dress to her friends.

My advice is relaxed and enjoyed it .

Lesson 4 An exciting trip

I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.

1.Key words and expressions

Exciting receive a letter firm a great number of different Alice Springs Darwin Perth Abroad

2.Questions on the text

1). How long has Tim been in Australia ?

2). what’s does he do in Australia?

3). Why is Tim finding the trip exciting?

3. Language points

1). He is working for a big firm.

Law firm / company

2). He has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.

a great many people / a great amount of money

3). My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.

Have you ever been to Hong Kong?

Have you ever been there?

He has been to the south. ---------- has(have) been to someplace 他去过什么地方（现在可能已经回来了）

He has gone to the south. ----------- as(have) gone to someplace 他现在已经去什么地方(还未回来)

Go/ travel/ study /live abroad

I find this book very interesting.

Did you find the film disappointing.

I’m planning to take a trip to Tibet next month.

4.. Key structures and usage

1). I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.

He has been there for six months.

He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs. ----- 现在完成时 :has(have)+动名词

2). I have just arrived by train. -----和过去完成时连用的副词

He has already left.

I haven’t heard from him since then.

The train has no t arrived yet.

The weather has been god so far.

Lesson 5 No wrong numbers

Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought anther garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone number for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird cover the distance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has began his own private ‘telephone’ service.

1.Key words and expressions

garage Silbury Pinhurst Pigeon message over distance request spare part urgent

2.Questions on the texts

1)What is the problems with Mr. Scott’s second garage?

2)Why did he buy pigeon?

3)What does ‘no wrong numbers’ means?

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1). Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury.

The bank is about 5 minutes’ walk away. (这里用了介词away来表示距离)

2). Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury.

Can you carry this package to the post office for me please ?

3). The bird covered the distance in three minutes.

They have covered 60 miles since yesterday morning.

4).Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.

make a request for something request(sb.) to do something.

I request you to consider my suggestion.

on/ upon request (应。。。请求)

He gave a speech upon our request.

Spare tire spare key spare time spare money

5). In this way, he has begun his own private ‘telephone’service.

In this way = by way of this

Postal service (邮政业务) passenger service (客运业务) pick-up and delivery service (上门取送业务)

4.Key structures and usage

1)..Mr. James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst.

2)..Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes.

3).. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr.Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve

pigeon.

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday, a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

1.Key words and expressions

move beggar knock at the door in return for … stand on one’s head a piece of cheese pocket

2.. Questions on the text

1). Who knocked at the writer’s door yesterday?

2). What did this man ask for ?

3). What did he do to thank the writer?

3.. Language points

1). He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.

You can ask him for help.

2). Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.

Did you hear the knock at the door ? (作名词时也要接介词at)

It’s past 6 now so let’s knock off. (knock off 休息)

The shop assistant knocked 10% off the bill. (knock off 打折扣)

The car knocked the boy over. (knock sb. over 意思是把...撞倒了)

3). In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.

to return the favour

4). Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.

a piece/set of furniture tow pieces of cheese (piece 加s, cheese不加s)

5). He calls at every house in the street once a month.

Call in(at) 光顾，拜访 You can call in or ring me up. 你可以来，也可以给我打电话

拜访还有个说法：call by(at)

I’ll call by at the shops on my way home. 我会在回家的路上去趟商店 (call by这里有’顺便’去的意思)

拜访人，我们用call on sb.

I shall call on him tomorrow.

6). once a month 意思是：一个月一次

Once every two months 每二个月一次

twice a month 一个月两次

three times a week 一周三次

4.. Key structures and usage

He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him.

1) 用在可数名词前, 表示数量的修饰词：a meal, an egg, some books, a few words, many pictures, a great number of students, a great many places, lots of things

2) 用在不可数名词前，表示数量的修饰词：some tea, a little money, much information, a lot of rain, a great deal of food

3) 表示计量单位的一种说量,也是用于修饰不可数名词: a glass of milk, two bags of flour, a bar of soap, a cup of tea, a piece of cloth

Lesson 7 Too late

The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!

1.Key words and expressions

detective n. 侦探 expect v. 期待,等待 parcel n. 包裹 diamond n. 钻石 South Africa 南非 steal v. 偷

the Custom s House 海关 keep guard 警戒,守卫 precious adj. 珍贵的

2..Questions on the text

1). Why were detectives waiting at the airport?

2). Where did two men take the parcel after the arrival of the plane?

3). What did detectives find in the parcel?

3. Language points

1). A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.

2). When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.

3). While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.

eg. My father is reading newspaper while my mother is cooking. ( at the same time)

He is hardworking while his brother is lazy. (whereas 表示转折他很用功，可他弟弟很懒 )

4)..Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it to the Customs House. (off 表示离开…..)

He kicked the snow off his shoes before getting in.

She took the painting off the wall.

5). To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand! (sand 是不可数，所以用原形)

to one’s disappointment (让某人失望)

5..Key structures and usage ( 过去进行时….)

1) Detectives were waiting at the airport all morning.

2) They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.

3) When the planes arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.

4) While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.

这课介词的用法： waiting at the airport

A valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa

Waiting inside the main building

Waiting on the airfield

Took the parcel off the plane

Carried it into the Customs House

Keeping guard at the door

Lesson 8 The best and the worst

Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time, Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s. Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden is more interesting. He has made eat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!

1.words and expressions

Joe Sanders enter for(竞赛、活动等) competition n.比赛,竞赛 Bill Frith 比尔.弗斯neat adj.整齐的，整洁的

Wooden bridge 木桥 pool n. 水池 prize 奖赏

2. Questions on the text

1). How is Joe’s garden?

2). Who else has a fine garden?

3). What prize does the writer always win?

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1)Nearly everybody enters for’The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time.

Nearly: almost every time 每次

He entered for marathon last year.

She will enter for a beauty contest(选美比赛).

2) Bill grows more flowers and vegetables. (grow 种植的意思)

grow plant s/rice 种植物，种稻子

grow a beard 留胡子

Babies grow fast.

He has grown up. (grow up 意思是长大)

The village is growing into a town.

The business is growing rapidly.

2). He has built a wooden bridge over a pool. (over是介词跨过)

over: above and across from one side to the other

He jumped over the fence.

The bird flew over the field.

3). I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town. (for…因为… )

He got a pay raise for his hard work. (pay raise …加薪; for…因为….)

I bought this book for its attractive cover. (for…因为…)

4. ..Key structures and usage ----- (副词和形容词的比较级)

1). Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in the town. (不要忘了定冠词 the )

Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s.

2). Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe’s garden is more interesting.

(hard副词; more是形容词many的比较级; more interesting是interesting的比较级)

I always win a little prize f or the worst garden In the town. (the worst 是bad 的最高级形式)

He has read more books than I do. This is a much nicer hotel than that one. Of all the school subjects I like English the best. This is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard. This restaurant is less expensive than that one.

Lesson 9 A cold welcome

On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, ‘It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!’ I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

1.words and expressions

Town Hall 市政厅 crowd n. 人群 gather v.聚集 strike 敲，打 the minute hand 分针 refuse v. 拒绝

2.Questions on the text

1). Where did people gather on the last evening of the year?

2). What happened to the clock?

3). How do you understand the title of the story ‘A cold welcome’?

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1).A large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.

Please gather round. (gather round 意思是:围拢)

The tour guide gathered the visitors in the lobby(大厅). (这里的gather 用作及物动词)

2). It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. (用介词in表示再过多少时间)

I will be back in five minutes. / I’ll be with you in a moment.

3). Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.

Pass past , 这里pass是动词,表示时间的过去

The river passes through the city. (pass是动词，和介词throught组成，是流过的意思)

He walked past that building. (past是介词,跟walk组成，是走过)

4). The big minute hand did not move. (分针)

The face of a clock (钟的面盘)

5).The big clock r efused to welcome the New Year. (refused to do sth.: be unwilling to do sth.)

Politely he refused my request.

4.Key structures and usage 表示时刻

At five to twelve, the clock stopped. (当几点差几分时，用介词to, to表示到什么时间,过了半个小时用to ,过了半个小时用past ) It’s two minutes past twelve. (在三十分钟以内用past)

Ten to three (二点五十分，或者是三点差十分)

A quarter to nine (8:45或者9点差一刻)

Twenty-five minutes past four (4点过了25分)

a quarter past eleven (7点过了一刻)

half past ten (10点)

Everything is fine. (everything意义上是复数的，用法上是单数的,所以后面用is )

There is something I want to tell you. (something指某些事，也是单数用法)

Nothing has changed. (nothing:也是单数用法)

Is there anything I can do for you? (anything: 也是单数用法; anything一般用在疑问句和否定句中)

He did not say anything. == He say nothing.

Lesson 10 Not for jazz(不适合爵士乐)

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it . it is being repaired by a friend of my father’s.

1．Key words an expressions

jazz n.爵士 musical adj.音乐的 instrument n. 乐器 clavichord n. 古钢琴 belong 属于 damage v. 损坏 key n. 琴键string n. (乐器的)弦 allow v. 允许，让 touch v. 触摸

2．Questions on the text

1). When and where was the clavichord made?

2). Who damaged this musical instrument recently ?

3). What did she try to play on it ?

3．Language points

1).Our clavichord is kept in the living room (起居室，就是我们常说的客厅).

Keep: to put customarily /store

Please keep your bank card in a safe place.

Some detectives were keeping guard at the door. (keep 把守)

Can you keep the secret ?

He probably won’t be able to keep his job.

She keeps a diary. (keep 记)

What kept you? (担误)

2). It has belonged to our family for a long time.

They belong to a younger generation.

That chair belongs in the other room. (归于，属于)

Where do these things belong? (归于，属于)

3). My father was shocked. (be shock 被。。。不好的消息震惊)

I was shocked when I heard about the accident.

4). It is being repaired by a friend of my father’s (is being repaired 现在进行时的被动语态,中间加being; a friend of my

father’s: 双重所有格 )

The river course i s being cleaned. (river course 河道)

a student of mine (双重所有格，表示所有格的介词of ,还有人称所有格mine) a property of my grandfather’s (我祖父的一份财产) 4．Key structures and usage ( 被动语态)

It i s called a clavichord. (一般现在时的被动语态)

It was made in Germany in 1681. (过去式的被动语态)

The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. ( 过去式的被动语态)

Recently it was damaged by a visitors.

Two of the strings were broken.

Now we are not allowed to touch it .

It is being repaired by a friend of my father’s

Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来

I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he is now working at a

bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at the

same table. H e has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave

me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money from you,’ Tony said, ‘so now you can pay for my dinner!’

1.Key words and expressions

a good turn 善良的行为 deserve v 应得到，值得 Tony Steele 托尼.斯蒂尔 lawyer’s office 律师事务所 salary n.

工资 immediately adv. 立刻

2.Questions on the text

1). What does Tony Steele always borrow from his friends?

2). What did Tony do when the writer asked him to lend twenty pounds?

3). What did Tony ask the writer to do ?

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1). One good turn deserves another. (turn:这里是行为的意思)

deserve: to be worthy of 值得，应该得到

His suggestion deserves our attention. (他的建议引起[值得]我们注意)

You deserve this prize. (这份奖，你是应得的)

2). He gets a good salary.

Salary:指按月发的薪水，邻取薪水者通常是经过培训而具有特殊技能或专门知识的人

He collects his salary at the end of each month. (每个月的月未领取工资)

wages 一般指按星期甚至按天发的工资,领取工资者通常是做体力劳动的人 eg. His wages are $250 a week.

3).He always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. (pay back:还, pay back money: 还钱; 如果是代词，应放在中间)

Son now you can pay for my dinner. (pay 这里用作不及物动词)

It is one’s duty to pay taxes. // Who’s going to pay all these bills?

I ‘d like to pay by cheque. (支票付帐) / / He has paid off his debts.

Is there a pay phone around? (pay phone 付费电话) // Equal pay for equal work.

Do you get overtime pay? (加班费)

4). Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. (介词at )

I was having dinner at a restaurant. (在一家餐馆用餐也用at )

Tony worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. (在律师事务所上班用in ; 在银行上班用 at )

4.Key structures and usage (复习几种时态)

1). I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in .

Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. ( and ….and ….表示一连串动作的发生)

2). He has never borrowed money from me. (这里的money前面没有任何修饰成份，money这里指钱的一个概念)

I have never borrowed any money from you.(any money指具体的数目)

3). I asked him to lend me twenty pounds. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. (money前面加the,是指前面指的钱)