新概念第二册 LESSON 54课件.ppt

Sticky fingers What do you think is happening in the picture? What two interruptions did the writer have? What two interruptions did the writer have? Answer：First she was interrupted by a phone call and then by the postman who wanted her to sign for a registered letter. Comprehending 1 Where did you send the children? (To school. ) 2 Had you all had breakfast? (Yes, we had. ) 3 Where did you go then? (To the shops. ) 4 Were your children back from school when you returned home? (No, they werent. ) 5 Where was your husband? (At work. ) 6 The house was quiet, wasnt it? (Yes, it was. ) 7 What did you decide to do? (To make some meat pies. ) 8 What were you soon busy doing? (Mixing butter and flour. ) 9 When did the phone ring? (When my hands were covered with sticky pastry. ) 10 Were your fingers clean or sticky? (Sticky. ) 11 Who was on the phone? (Helen Bates. ) 12 Were you pleased to hear her voice? (No, I wasnt. ) 13 How long did it take you to persuade her to ring back? (10 minutes. ) 14 Why was there a mess? (There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. ) Notes ★finger n 手指thumb大拇指index finger食指 (index n vi vt)middle finger中指ring finger无名指little finger小指toe 脚趾 ★annoying adj 恼人的 Sth is annoyingannoyed感到烦恼的Sb is annoyed ★persuade v 说服, 劝说persuade sb to do sth He persuaded me to finish his annoying homework. ★mess n 乱七八糟what 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 ★sign v 签字sign your name(s) here在这签名 (许多人加 “s” )signature 签名autograph 明星, 名人的签名 (n 亲笔签名 v 签署)registered letter挂号信sign for签收 be busy doing = be busy with sth忙于做某事 I’m busy preparing CICPA exam. I’m busy with CICPA exam. be covered with盖满 nothing could have been + 比较级， 没有什么东西更。。了 no one could be /have been fatter没有人更胖 nothing could have been more exciting没有什么事情更令人激动 no sooner...than... / hardly...when...刚。。。就。。。 I had no sooner arrived home than he called me. ★enough n adj adv 足够的 1、n. I have