Lesson54 Sticky fingers
【New words and expressions】生词和短语（14）
sticky adj. 粘的 finger n. 手指
pie n. 馅饼 mix v. 混合，拌和
pastry n. 面糊 annoying adj. 恼人的
receiver n. 电话的话筒 dismay v. 失望，泄气
recognize v. 认出，听出 persuade v. 说服，劝说
mess n. 乱七八糟 doorknob n. 门把手
sign v. 签字 register v. 挂号邮寄
★sticky adj. 粘的
as sticky as glue 和胶水一样粘
★finger n. 手指
thumb 大拇指；index finger 食指；middle finger 中指；
ring finger 无名指；little finger 小指；toe n. 脚趾
homework可数吗★mix v. tag是什么意思混合, 拌和
① vt. 使混和，拌和
I was busy mixing butter and flour.getacross
You can mix some salt into the flour.
② vi. 交往，相处
I’m not going to mix with tho people. 我不打算和那些人来往。
Mary doesn’t mix much. 玛丽不太和人交往。
mixture n. 混合物
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It is annoying.
annoyed adj. 感到烦恼的（比anger的语气弱）
★dismay v. 失望, 泄气
dismay sb. 让某人感到失望
dismaying adj. 令人失望；dismayed adj. 感到失望
★recognize v. 认出，听出
① vt. 辨出，认出，认识
I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
② vt. 承认，确认，认可
It is recognized that Jane is the most intelligent girl among us.
He recognized Dan as one of his best friends.
★persuade v. 说服, 劝说
persuade 表示劝说已经成功
try to persuade 劝说
reason with sb. 劝说，并不能说明是否劝说成功
★mess n. 乱七八糟
口语中a mess 用来指“困境，窘境，一团糟”等含义
What a mess! 英语四级阅读技巧真是糟糕透了！
You are a mess! 你真邋遢
The man/woman is a mess.
make a mess of sth. 把……搅得乱七八糟
He made a mess of my job. 他把我的工作搅得一团糟
Make some jam if you want to, but don’t make a mess in the kitchen.
★sign v. 签字
sign your name(s) here 在这签名 (许多人加“s” )
sign for 签收
signature n. 签名
I need your signature. 我需要你的签名
autograph n. 明星, 名人的签名(n. 亲笔签名；v. 签署)
★register v. 挂号邮寄
a registered letter 挂号信
【Text】
After breakfast, I nt the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the hou was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
【课文讲解】
1、The children were at school, my husband was at work and the hou was quiet.
at school 在上学；at work 在上班；at home 在家休息
school和work前都不加冠词，因为不是指具体那个学校或具体干什么工作，只是泛指他们在干什么。
home为副词，所以也不加冠词。
2、In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.
be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
flour 面粉, 不可数名词, 注意发音于“flower” 演讲口才相同, 但“flower” 是可数名词, 一般会用复数“flowers”
be covered with… 盖满……
3、At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.
at exactly that moment 就在那时，恰恰在此时
exactly用于加强语气，表示“正、恰恰”：
That’s exactly what I wanted to tell you.
4、Nothing could have been more annoying.
No one could be/have been… 没有人……
No one could be /have been fatter. 没有人更胖了
Nothing could have been… 没有……更……
Nothing could have been cheaper. 没有什么东西更便宜了
Nothing could have been more exciting. 没有什么事情更令人激动
No face could be uglier. 没有一张脸更丑了
No books could be more interesting. 没有书更有趣了
5、I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice ofHelen Bates.
pick up the receiver 捡起话筒
6、It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later.
persuade sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事
I persuaded him to give up that plan.
persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做……
I persuaded him into giving up that plan.
It takes sb. some time to do sth. 花费某人多久做某事（“it” 作形式主语）
ring back 回电话；再打电话
英国留学条件later 表示“过后，以后”
Ten minutes later, the bus arrived.
Plea come back later (on).
7、At last I hung up the receiver.
hang up 挂起
hang up the receiver 挂断电话
addicts8、I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
no sooner…than…= hardly…when… 刚…就…（用于过去完成时）
★enough n.& adj.& adv. 足够
① n. 足够
I have/had had enough. 我已经拥有足够了。
② adj. 足够的
enough +n. / n. +enough 修饰名词
I have enough time/time enough.
③ adv. 足以……
enough 修饰adj.或者adv.时一定要放在被修饰词的后面
enough to do sth. 足以用来做某事
He is rich enough to buy the whole city. 他富有的可以买下整个城市savino
The water in the pool is warm enough (to swim in).
I am hungry enough to eat sth.
【Summary writing】
1 Did the writer return home from the shops or not? What did she begin to make? (As soon as)
1 as soon as= when，时间状语从句引导词，as soon as 强调这个动作一发生, 立即就发生了另一个动作；
when 不强调两个动作紧密相连
4 Did she look at the mess she had made or not? (After that)
after 作介词, 后接名词或代词作宾语；作连词, 后接句子
文中“that” 为代词, “after that” 仅为介词短语
【Composition】
2 Two hours had pasd.I smelled something burning.(When)
Two hours had pasd when I smelled something burning.
…
(time)pasd, and then…；…(time)pasd, before…
一般不会把“locuswhen” 放在“…(time)pasd…” 之前, 这是一种习惯
something burning burning放在不定代词后面, “-ing” 表主动关系, 即表示东西正在燃烧.
