Lesson 39 Am I all right? 阅读理解
1. Why did Mr. Gilbert telephone Dr. Millington?
Becau he wanted to ask if his operation was successful.
2. What did the doctor ask the caller?
He asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.
单词解析
1. operation n. 手术
scsi词组:make / perform an operation on sb. 给某人做手术
派生:operate v. 操作
词组:operate on sb. 给某人做手术
2. successful adj. 成功的
词组:be successful in doing 成功做某事
翻译:我最后成功地减肥了。
I was successful in losing my weight at last.
派生:succeed v. 成功;success n. 成功
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3. following adj. 下一个
近义词:next
4. patient n. 病人
adj. 耐心的
词组:be patient with sb. 对待某人有耐心
翻译:当我生病的时候妈妈对我很有耐心。
Mum was very patient with me when I was ill.
派生:patience n. 耐心
5. alone adj. 独自的
6. exchange n. (电话的)交换台
其他含义:
exchange student交换生
Their exchanges of ideas may change the whole world. 交换,交流foreign exchange 外汇
7. inquire v. 询问
词组:inquire into / about … 调查/ 询问某事
翻译:当警察调查这次事故的时候,他没有说出实情。
He didn’t tell the truth when the police inquired into the accident. 【词义辨析1】
1. The A is operating now.
2. If you’re sick, you need to e a B.
A. surgeon
B. doctor
总结:doctor泛指各科医生;surgeon指外科专科医生。
【思考1】
怎么表达“第二页”?
the following page
【词义辨析2】
蜜合I feel B when I was A in London.
A. alone
B. lonely
总结:lonely强调内心的孤独;alone强调形体上的一个人。
8. certain adj. 某个
词组:a certain patient 某个病人
kuangfor some reason / for a certain reason 由于某个原因
9. caller n. 打电话的人
黑利伯瑞
10. relative n. 亲戚
adj. 相关的
词组:be relative to 和……相关的
课文解析
1. While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refud to do so.
l●词组:in hospital 住院
in the hospital 在医院
l●结构:refu to do 拒绝做某事
l●语法:… so … 这样,对前文相同情况的省略表达一般出现在believe, do, expect, hope, say, tell, think, appear等动词之后:
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翻译:他希望他能赢,我也这样希望。
He hopes he will win and I hope so too.
2. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.
l●词组:the following day = the next day 第二天
l●词组:ask for sth. 索要,请求某物考试百科
3. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr. Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert.
l●语法:间接引语(详见语法重点)
4. He asked if Mr. Gilbert’s operation had been successful and the doctor told him that it had been. He then asked when Mr. Gilbert would be allowed to go home and the doctor told him that he would have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.
l●结构:be allowed to do 被允许做某事
翻译:小孩子总是不被允许在晚上玩游戏。
Kids are always not allowed to play games at night.
l●词组:another two weeks
结构:another + 基数词/ few+ [C] (pl.) 另外/再……【思考2】
It’s certain that every effect must have a cau.
certain的意思:确定的
【总结】
加定冠词the强调地方,反之是强调与这个地方有关的事。
【思考3】
姓名前一般不加冠词,那为什么这里却用了 a Mr. John Gilbert?
表示对此人不确定,不了解情况。
翻译:在考试前我需要再上三次驾驶课。plummer
I need another three driving lessons before my test.
我还需要几个小时才能完成我的作业。
I need another few hours before I can finish my
homework.
5. Then Dr. Millington asked the caller if he was a relative of the
patient. ‘No,’ the patient answered, ‘I am Mr. John Gilbert.’
fallill
语法重点
直接引语和间接引语(即宾语从句)
直接引语转化成间接引语,引号中表示请求或祈使的句子改为句型tell / ask / order sb. (not) to do sth. (根据语气轻重选择动词)
EX.1
The teacher said to the students, ‘Keep quiet!’
The teacher ordered the students to keep quiet.
包括但不限于
My father said to us, ‘Don’t touch the piano.’
My father told us not to touch the piano.
EX.2 试把课文中电话对话改写成直接引语并Role play
Mr. Gilbert said, ‘I am inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert.’
He asked, ‘Has Mr. Gilbert’s operation been successful?’
The doctor told him, ‘It has been.’
He then asked, ‘When will Mr. Gilbert be allowed to go home?’
The doctor told him, ‘He will have to stay in hospital for another two weeks.’
Then Dr. Millington asked the caller, ‘Are you a relative of the patient?’
‘No,’ the patient answered, ‘I am Mr. John Gilbert.’
【Challenge yourlf!】
【Easy】Choo the correct answer.
( B ) 1. – Do you know ______ the meeting? – Tomorrow morning.(2014北京中考)
A. when they had
B. when they are going to have
C. when did they have
D. when are they going to have
( A ) 2. I want to know ________. (2010上海中考)
A. when we should arrive at the airport
B. when should we arrive at the airport
C. when the airport we should arrive at
D. when the airport should we arrive at
【Medium】Rewrite the ntences without changing their original meanings.
3. She said, “I’m going to meet my parents at the airport.”
She said that she was going to meet her parents at the airport.
4. She told me, “I have just got the results of the entrance exam.”
She told me that she had just got the results of the entrance exam.
【Hard】Translation
5. Tom问妈妈什么时候才允许他看电视,妈妈告诉他要先做完作业。
Tom asked his mother when he would be allowed to watch TV and his mother told him that he would have to finish his homework first.