【正文】 e a refusal and a reason. 3. Invitation: “Let’s go to the concert tomorrow night.” Reply: ________________________ 4. Invitation: “Do you want to go shopping with me next week?” Reply: ________________________ 5. Invitation: “Can you play soccer with me after school today?” Reply: ________________________ 1. I’m afraid I can’t. I have to prepare for the math exam. 3. I’d love to. But I’m not available. I’ll visit my grandparents with my family. 2. Sorry, I can’t. I have to look after my sister at home. 4. I’m afraid not. I have to go to the dentist. 5. Sorry, I can’t. I have to practice violin. Possible answers: 1. I’m very busy, I can’t go to the ________ (落成典禮 ) of the new library. 2. I get his _________ (邀請 ) but I can’t go. 3. I have too ______ (多 ) homework to do. 4. Mr. King sometimes goes to the _______ (音樂會 ). opening invitation much concert Explanation 1. 與時間相關(guān)的短語有很多。例如 : today 今天 tonight 今晚 tomorrow 明天 the day after tomorrow 后天 yesterday 昨天 the day before yesterday 前天 two days ago 兩天前 the year before last 前年 after three weeks 三個星期后 in two years 過兩年 2. 問日期的句型有： 今天是幾號？ What’s the date today? 或 What date is it today? 3. “日期”的表示法 例如 : 11月 5號 November 5。 November 5th 讀做 November the fifth 4. Monday (名詞 ) “星期一” 在英語中表示星期的詞有： Monday 星期一 。 Tuesday 星期二 。 Wednesday 星期三 。 Thursday 星期四； Friday 星期五 。 Saturday 星期六； Sunday 星期日 注意 : 表示“星期”開頭的字母要大寫。 表示星期的單詞都以“ day” 結(jié)尾。 問“星期”的句型有： What day is it today? What day is today? 5. Thank you for 后接 名詞或動名詞 形式，表 示“因?yàn)?…… 而感謝你” Thanks for your photos. (photos為名詞 ) Thanks for helping me. (helping為動名詞 ) 如果說 : 謝謝你邀請我去做什么事情。 我們可說 : Thank you for your invitation to visit next week. invitation是名詞，當(dāng)“ 邀請 ”講時，是 不可數(shù)名詞 ，當(dāng)“ 邀請書，請?zhí)?”講時，是 可數(shù) 名詞 ． . Come at the invitation. 應(yīng)邀前來 They received invitations to the party. 他們收到了參加聚會的請?zhí)? invite的用法 : (1) invite sb. to sw=ask sb. to sw（某地） 邀請某人到某地 . He invited many people to his house. (2) invite sb. to do sth=ask do sth. 邀請某人做謀事 . He also invited a singer to sing for his friends. (3) invitation to sw /to do sth. 去某地 /做某事的邀請 . an invitation to the party an invitation to go to the summer camp 7. I look forward to hearing from you all. 我期盼著你們的答復(fù)。 look forward to 是一個固定搭配，表示 “ 期待 期盼 ” ， 其中 to 是介詞，因此 后面如果使用動 詞，要試用其 ing 形式 。又如： I look forward to your reply. 我期待你的答復(fù)。 I’m really looking forward to seeing my little grandson again. 我好期待再次見到我的小孫子。 8. have a piano lesson 上鋼琴課 have a lesson 上課 have a try 試一試 have a (good) rest have a look 看一看 have a good time have meals 吃飯 have breakfast / lunch/ dinner/ supper 9. Hope you can make it! 希望你能參加（聚會） ! 此句中的 make it 是個獨(dú)立地表達(dá)方式，表示 通過努力或是歷經(jīng)困難后取得成功、完成某 事，可譯為 “ 成功；勝利 ” ， 但有時也要視語 境及上下文靈活進(jìn)行翻譯，此處便是如此。 . If we run, we should make it. 要是我們跑的話，應(yīng)高不會遲到。 Though it was difficult, they still made it. 雖然很難，但他們依然成功了。 10. Please reply in writing to this invitation by Friday, December 20th. 請于 12月 20日以前以書信方式回復(fù)此邀請。 1） replying in writing 表示 “ 以書面的形式進(jìn)行回復(fù) ” 。其中 reply相當(dāng)于 answer，但要比后者更加書面化且正式許多。此處介詞 in表示方式，相當(dāng)于漢語 “ 用 …… 方式（形式） ”之意。 2） reply作動詞時，不直接跟賓語，須由介詞 to 引入賓語內(nèi)容，構(gòu)成 reply to … 的結(jié)構(gòu)。如： Did you reply to these letter? 你回復(fù)這些來信了嗎？ 3）在此句中，介詞 by 譯為 “ 截止 …… 。 … ..之前到 …… 為止 ” 。 介詞 before 也有 “ …… 之前 ”之意，但區(qū)別于 before不包含其后的時間， 而 by 則包括。 . You should get your homework ready by Friday. Remember: Friday is the last day! 你應(yīng)當(dāng)最遲于周五前把作業(yè)做好。記住： 周五是最后一天。 can you e and meet me before Friday? I’ll be away early Friday morning. 你能在周五前來見我一面嗎？我周五一 大清早就走了。 Exercises I. 詞匯 1. Today I39。m very busy, but she is _______ (空閑的 ). 2. They are studying for a _______ ______. (數(shù)學(xué)測驗(yàn) ). 3. I get his __________ (邀請 ) but I can’t go. 4. I have too _________(多 ) homework to do. 5. Mr. King sometimes goes to the _________ (音樂會 ). free math test invitation much concert II 單項(xiàng)選擇 1. — Can you e to play soccer with me? — __________. A. I can B. That39。s all right C. Sure. I39。d love to 2. He can go with you, but I _______. A. am not B. can39。t C. don39。t 3. What are you doing _____ Monday morning? A. on B. at C. in C B A 4. Thanks for _______ me to the party. A. ask B. asking C. asks 5. Bob can’t e out to play because he _________ help Dad in the garden. A. can B. can’t C. has to 6. —Would you like a cup of coffee? —____________. A. No, I don’t want B. No, thank you C. I don’t like it B C B 1. Today is Monday. (提問 ) ______ ___ _____ today? 2. They are going to the doctors on Monday. (提問 ) _____ ____ they going to the doctors? 3. Call me after the test. (否定句 ) ______ ____ me after the test. Ⅲ. 句型轉(zhuǎn)換 What’s When are Don’t call the date 5. Why don’t you have an English party? (同義轉(zhuǎn)換 ) _____ ____ have an English party? 6. Do you want to e over to my house? (同義轉(zhuǎn)換 ) ______ ____ ____ to e over to my house? _____ you e over to my house? Would you like Can Why not Plan a party