新概念3 Lesson 46

Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices, but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.
do- it- yourself publications
a can’t- be- put -down book a wait- and-see policy
Armed with the right tools and materials, newly-weds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men of all ages spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying-out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture.
The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion that they can do anything even when they have been repeatedly proved wrong. It is
6.rust 1.生锈 生锈 Stainless steel does not rust. 不锈钢不会生锈。 不锈钢不会生锈。 2.(脑子等 变迟钝 能力等 荒废 脑子等)变迟钝 能力等)荒废 脑子等 变迟钝;(能力等 Don't let your mind rust during the vacation. 不要让你的脑子在假期里变迟钝。 不要让你的脑子在假期里变迟钝。 rust mind It is better to wear out than to rust out. The old car is rusting.
Wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything. Capable, sharp, clever, talented, very, extremely tend to do sth. 倾向于做某事，常常做某事 倾向于做某事， Women tend to share their feelings with others. Current English tends to be very informal.
2. newlyweds 新婚夫妇 a newly-built house a newly-elected president newly-baked bread Wedding dress Wedding cake Wedding banquet
be keen to do sth. 3. Keen; like 喜欢 be keen on sth. 1.热心的 热衷的 深切的 热心的,热衷的 热心的 热衷的,深切的 米勒太太对艺术很感兴趣。 米勒太太对艺术很感兴趣。 Mrs. Miller is very keen on art. ___________________________________. 2.渴望的 极想的 渴望的,极想的 渴望的 She is very keen to visit Canada. 3.敏锐的 敏捷的 敏锐的,敏捷的 敏锐的 His eyes were still keen. 他的目光依然敏锐。 他的目光依然敏锐。 4.锋利的 锐利的 锋利的,锐利的 锋利的 He handed me a knife with a keen edge. 他递给我一把锋利的刀。 他递给我一把锋利的刀。
Armed with the right tools and materials, newly-weds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes. Men of all ages spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces, laying-out their own gardens; building garages and making furniture. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
Even husbands who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters, plumbers and mechanics. When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, wives automatically assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
Lesson 46 Do It Yourself
Words and expressions
1. Plead； offer sth. as an explanation or excuse ； 找借口， 找借口， 辩解 plead illness plead ignorance
pleading She left early, ________ a headache.
5.nag 1.使烦恼 跟...纠缠不休 不断地找 的岔子 使烦恼;跟 纠缠不休 不断地找...的岔子 纠缠不休;不断地找 使烦恼 The cough has been nagging me for some time. 咳嗽已使我烦恼了一阵子唠叨;责骂不休 不断唠叨 Can you stop nagging all the time? 不要老是唠叨行不行? 不要老是唠叨行不行 3.名词 n. 名词 尤指女性) 【口】好唠叨的人(尤指女性 好唠叨的人 尤指女性
我对英语学习的热情是如此的高以至于我暑 假里读完了五本英语杂志. 假里读完了五本英语杂志
So great is my passion for learning English that I finished reading five English magazines during my summer vacation.
一些书迎合低级趣味。 一些书迎合低级趣味。
Some books cater for low tastes. bits and pieces
零零碎碎的东西
Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy, but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen. pent up 压抑的 pent up energy pent up passion
I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I would fix it myself.
begin to do sth. get down to doing
Some really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers. go so far as to 到了如此地步 go to extremes to do sth. Because of poverty, she goes so far as to steal. How could you be so stupid as to believe him. He accompanied me so far as to the foot of the mountain.
a question of pride as much as anything else.
as…as anything (else) as dark as anything as ugly as anything 不得了， 不得了， 了不得
be a question of
是…的问题 的问题
I would love to come, but it is a question of time. Learning English is a question of practice.
Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to look at our lawn-mower.
It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it. get round to doing 抽出时间来做 抽出时间来做… I hope to get round to answering your request next week. 我希望下星期能抽出空来答复你的要求。 我希望下星期能抽出空来答复你的要求。
plead; ask for sth. that you want very much 恳求， 请求 恳求，
plead with sb. to do sth. plead with sb. for sth.
The little girl cried and pled with her mother for a new dress.