新概念英语第二册第06笔记.docVIP

Lesson 6 Percy Buttons Who is Percy Buttons? I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer. 参考译文： 我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门，问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。作为回报，那乞丐头顶地倒立起来，嘴里还唱着歌。我给了他一顿饭。他把食物吃完，又喝了酒。然后把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了。后来，一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。大家都认识他，他叫珀西.巴顿斯。他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次，总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒。 New words and expressions】（4） 1、beggar n. 乞丐 2、food n. 食物 3、pocket n. 衣服口袋 4、call v. 拜访，光顾 一、单词讲解 1、beggar n.乞丐 1）beg v. 乞求，行乞 a begging letter 求援信 2）beg sth from sb=ask sb for sth 向某人要，要求某物 beg for sth from sb. 乞求…,向…行乞 Percy Buttons begged for a meal and a glass of bear from me. Percy Buttons asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. My little brother asks me for lucky money every year. 我的弟弟每年都向我要押岁钱。 3）beg sb for sth 恳求，祈求（以谦虚的姿态要求） 例： set him free, I beg you! 我求求你，饶了他吧！ 4）beg sb(not) to do sth 乞求某人(不)做某事 例:They begged us not to punish them. 他们乞求我们不要惩罚他们。 He knew that he had hurt her and begged her to forgive him. 他知道他伤害了她，现在乞求她原谅他。 5）I beg your pardon?有两层含义： =I’m sorry. / Excuse me. 对不起，请原谅。 =Please repeat that. /Pardon. 请再说一遍 6）beg a favor of somebody 恳求某人帮忙 beg somebody off 为某人求情 7）例： Beggars can’t be choosers. （饥不择食）谚语 例：You lucky beggar! 你这家伙真幸运！ beggar 家伙 （口）有戏谑之意 2、food 1)[u]食物，通常为不可数名词 例：We can’t live for long without food and water. 没有食物和水我们活不长。 mental food 精神粮食 food for thought应思考之事 2）[c]作为特殊种类食品时，可看作可数名词 baby foods 婴儿食品 health foods 健康食品 frozen foods 冷冻食品 breakfast foods 早餐 a favorite food 最喜欢的一种