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I’m afraid I must. Look at it! It’s terribly dry. SUSAN: What a nuisance! PETER: Last summer it was very dry, too. Don’t you remember? I had to water it every day. SUSAN: Well, I’ll have tea by myself. SUSAN: That was quick! Have you finished already? PETER: Yes. Look out of the window. SUSAN: It’s raining! That means you don’t need to water the garden. PERTR: That was a pleasant surprise. It means I can have tea,instead. 【課文翻譯】 蘇珊:彼得,你現(xiàn)在能進(jìn)來(lái)喝茶嗎? 彼得:還不能?! √K珊:真討厭! 彼得:去年夏天也是干得很。你看看窗外?! 旧~】 water v. 澆水 terribly adv. 非常 dry adj. 干燥的,干的 nuisance n. 討厭的東西或人 mean (meant, meant) v. 意味著,意思是 surprise n. 驚奇,意外的事 【知識(shí)點(diǎn)講解】 (一)單詞擴(kuò)展 1. water v. 澆水 I went out to water my ?! ean adj. 吝嗇的,小氣的 His uncle is a mean guy. 他的叔叔是個(gè)小氣鬼。也許是父母 要求的) need to 需要... (客觀上有這種需求) Must I arrive on time? Yes, you must./No,you needn’t. Do I have to arrive on time? Yes, you have to./No, you don’t have to. 由must引導(dǎo)的疑問(wèn)句,肯定回答時(shí),用must,否定句則用needn’t。quot?! P特:,那個(gè)男演員嗎?不可能是?! P特:卡倫看上去不顯老嘛! 莉茲:是的,誰(shuí)說(shuō)不是呢!我從報(bào)上看到她是29歲,但她一定至少有40歲了。是嗎? 莉茲:不,沒(méi)有那么久?! 局V語(yǔ)】famous for being famous 徒有虛名 This guy is famous for being famous. 這家伙徒有虛名。 must 表示肯定的猜測(cè),用于肯定句,表示“一定是..”,非常肯定的語(yǔ)氣.(注意:表猜測(cè)時(shí),must不能用語(yǔ)疑問(wèn)句) can’t 表示否定的猜測(cè),用于否定句,或否定的回答,表示“不可能是...” A:This lady must be 40 years old. B:She can’t be 40 years old. Look at her face, there’s not any wrinkles at all. 2. 反義疑問(wèn)句 反義疑問(wèn)句,即附加疑問(wèn)句。兩部分的人稱時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)保持一致。It’s new, isn’t it?amp。Yes, it is.amp。quot。quot。It isn’t new, is it?amp。 “不,是新的。quot。) 如:He doesn’t love her,does he? 他不愛(ài)她,是嗎? Yes,he does.=Yes, he does (love her) 在翻譯的時(shí)候,不用去管yes,只需要翻譯后部分,他愛(ài)她。