Lesson 3 Plea nd me a card
请给我寄一张明信片
Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited muums 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. Everyday I thought about postcards. My holidays pasd quickly, but I did not nd cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-ven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
New words and expressions 生词和短语
nd v. 寄，送 postcard n. 明信片 spoil v. 使索然无味，损坏muum n. 博物馆
public adj. 公共的friendly adj. 友好的waiter n. 服务员，招待员lend v. 借给
decision n. 决定whole adj. 整个的single adj. 唯一的，单一的
参考译文
明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语，之后还借给我一本书。我读了几行，但一个字也不懂。我每天都想着明信片的事。假期过得真快，可我还没有给我的朋友们寄过一张明信片。到了最后一天，我作出了一项重大决定。我早早起了床，买来了37张明信片。我在房间里关了整整一天。然而竟连一张明信片也没写成！
1. Plea nd me a card请给我寄一张明信片
nd /nd/ v. (nt, nt /nt/)
1.~sth (to sb.) / ~sb. sth 寄,发送
. (1) 昨天我给我爸寄了封信。 I nt a letter to my father yesterday.
(2)上周日我给汤姆寄了一张明信片。I nt Tom a postcard last Sunday.
2. 传达；转致；告知
. (1)我父母问您好。My parents nd their love.
(2)他带话要我来。He nt me word to come.
典故成语
3. 派遣；打发；安排去
.(1)她早早打发孩子们上床睡觉。She nt the kids to bed early.
(2)我叫汤姆去买牛奶了。I have nt Tom to buy some milk.
nd sb. packing (infml) 叫某人卷铺盖；撵某人走
2. Postcards always spoil my holidays. 明信片总搅得我假日不得安宁。
1)热点手机 spoil v.
安庆美食
(spoiled, spoiled) (BrE also spoilt; spoilt)
1. 破坏；搞坏；糟蹋；毁掉
. (1) 天气不好，破坏了我们的露营旅行。Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather.
（注：camp[kæmp] n. 1. [c, u] 营地 vi.[v] 宿营，露营）
(2) 别让他破坏你的夜晚。Don’t let him spoil your evening.
2. 溺爱；娇惯；宠坏
. 她那几个孩子给她宠坏了。She spoils tho kids of hers.
2) holiday n.
1. [u] (also holidays [pl.] )=vacation [və'keiʃən] (AmE) 假期 a period of time when you are not at work or school
. (1)暑假the summer holidays (2)寒假the winter holidays
在度假on holiday=on vacation
. 王先生外出度假了。Mr. Wang is away on holiday.
2. [c] (BrE) (AmE vacation)度假期 a period of time spent traveling or resting away from ho
me
. 你今年要到哪里度假 Where are you going for your holidays this year
3. [c] 假日，节日（尤指宗教节日或国家庆典日）
. 全国假日a national holiday 国庆节 National Day
3. Last summer, I went to Italy. 去年夏天，我去了意大利。
Italy [‘itəli] n. 意大利
Italian [i’tæliən] adj. 意大利的；意大利人的
4. I visited muums and sat in public gardens. 我参观了博物馆，还去了公园。
1) visit /’vizit/ v. 访问；拜访；看望；参观
. (1) 她去威尔士看望亲戚了。She went to visit relatives in Wales.
(2) 总统目前正在访问日本。The President is visiting Japan at the moment.
(3) 你应该去看牙科医生。You should visit the dentist.
n. (~to sb. / sth.) (from sb.)访问；参观; 游览；逗留
. (1) 这是我第一次访问纽约。It’s my first visit to New York.
(2) 看医生a visit to the doctor
2) public adj.
1.[only before noun]公共的；公立的
. (1)公共图书馆a public library (2) 公用电话 a public telephone
2. 人人皆知的；公开的
. (1) 公众人物a public figure (2) 公开的道歉 a public apology
(注：figure 1.数字；2.人物；3.(远处人的)轮廓，(隐约可见的)人影；4.身材，体形5.(书中的)图，表)
n. 平民，公众，群众，民众
. 这个图书馆星期六对公众开放。The library is open to the public on Saturday.
如何去湿3) garden /’ga:dn/ n.
1.[c] (住宅旁或周围的)园圃，花园，果园，菜园佶屈
. (1)前花园 a front garden
(2)后花园a back garden
2. [c] 公园(usually gardens)
. 公园晚上6点关门。The garden clos at 6 .
手机密码忘了怎么解锁
5.载入选区 A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
一位好客的服务员教了我几句意大利语。
1) friendly 虽然是以-ly结尾，在拼法上与许多副词一样，但它却是形容词。
蒂姆波尔
adj. (friendlier, friendliest)
1.~to / towards sb.友爱的，友好的
. 每个人都对我十分友好。 Everyone was very friendly towards me.
2. 善意的，亲切的，和蔼可亲的
. (1)亲切的微笑a friendly smile (2)友好的欢迎 a friendly welcome
类似的形容词有：
(1)lovely adj. 优美的；迷人的；令人愉快的，极好的，可爱的，善良的
(2)fatherly adj. 父亲的；慈父般的
(3)motherly adj. 慈母般的；母亲的 . motherly love 慈母般的关爱
(4)brotherly adj. 兄弟的；兄弟般的；亲切友好的
(5)manly adj. (often approving)有男子汉气概的，强壮的
2) a few 可与复数可数名词连用，表示肯定，含有some, a small number of (一些，少数几个)的意思：
. 警察要问他一些问题。
The police would like to ask him a few questions.
妈妈过几天就要来了。Mother is coming in a few day.
-桌上有书吗Are there any books on the desk
-是的，有几本。Yes, there are a few.
3) word n.
1.[c] 单词；词；字
. (1) 用你自己的话告诉我出了什么事。Tell me what happened in your own words.
(2) 写的东西不要超过200字。Do not write more than 200 words.
2. [c] 说的话；话语；言语
. 我能跟你说句话吗Could I have a word with you
3. [c] 诺言，许诺；保证
. 遵守诺言 to keep one’s word
6. Then he lent me a book. 之后他还借给我一本书。
lend / lend / v. (lent, lent)
lend sth. to sb. / lend sb. sth.借给，借出
.(1)我把车借给一位朋友了。I have lent the car to a friend.
(2)能把你的笔借我用一下吗Would you lend me your pen
引申：像nd, buy, give等动词一样，lend可以有两个宾语：一个是直接宾语（通常指物），一个间接宾语（通常指人）
