Full of Surprises /意外惊喜
Summary
say you're sure of something in the present or past:能确定的现在或过去的事- It must be a bill. He must have loved her very much
- show disbelief:表示不相信
- you're joking.
- say you like an idea:表示喜欢某项主意
- Sounds like fun.
- say something is easy:说某事容易
- As simple as that.
- say“to be well-liked”:说某人受欢迎
- Football players are always popular with the ladies.
- say“to be in love with”:说某人在恋爱中
- Her heart was with Donald.
- say something or someone is unpredictable:说某事或某人难以预料
- With Pete, you never know.
- say someone knows what you're thinking:说对方深知我心
- You're reading my mind.
- at service stations:在加油站
- Fill' er up. Check the hood. How much do I owe you? That'll be… The…is on the house
- in travel:旅途中
- Whereabouts are you headed? How long is it going to take for me to get there? There's a short cut. Take the next left/right. Stay on that road. Then you'll see… If you take that route, it's probably a lot simpler, but it'll take you longer. Can't miss it. The house is on the left. It's just over yonder.
Useful Language
- * there's a letter here addressed to you：dddressed是过去分词；位于所修饰的名词后面的过去分词短语，相当于一个省略的定语从句。这里的短语等于which is addressed to you。又如： The people invited to his farm were his friends of college days. The problems discussed at the meeting remained unsolved. * chickens and cows and all：在不耐烦继续明确列举一系列事物时，可用and all表示“等等”；还可以说and so on／and so forth／and everything／and what not等。etc．（源自拉丁语 et cetera）是“等等”的书面语说法。 * He never married．这里用一般过去时是为了表示一个比较长时期的、绝对的观点。如果They haven't married yet，则所表示较近期的、还可能改变的事。下文中 He never got over it也是同样的意思。 *本集中有不少具有一定习语性质的介词短语及类似介词的副词短语，举例如下： address( a letter) to/ be in love with/ get over something/ be popular with/ (one's heart) be with/be at (the reunion) / be full of/ sleep over(Saturday night) / be on the house/ be on the left/ make yourself at home/ pick up (a surprise)/pass away/find out about/(would not…)for the world/for goodness' sake/have a look around/ it's over yonder/ keep along this road/ fill 'er up/ count out thr change等。 * unbelievable是在动词 believe上加上反义前缀 un-和形容词后缀-able而构成的。又如：unthinkable／uncountable／unrecognizable／unmentionable／unchangeable等。 *动词miss的意思变化较多，举例如下： Alexandra missed her family. （挂念） Richard came home late and was sorry he missed Max. （没有赶上） He went to the bus stop to meet you. You must have missed each other on the way. （未遇上） Richard didn't miss his bag until he was home. （感到丢失） It's the first door on the left. You can't miss it. （找不到） He shot at the bird and missed.（未击中） Robbbie was angry he missed Alexandra's call. （未接到） They missed a good opportunity to buy a farm. （错过） I didn't see the film and I didn't miss much. （错过精彩的东西） *日常生活中，特别是在对话、写信、打电报、记日记时，常省略句子的主语，甚至是动词等。本集中有较多的例子，如： (It) Sounds like fun. (It was) As simple as that. (Do) You think so? (There's) No charge for the cleanup. （And…） will make twenty．（这里省略的主语是最后加上去的找头的钱数。如最后加上三枚十美分硬币，就等于说 And thirty cents will make twenty。） (You) Can't miss it. (I) Have gone to the railway station. (I will be) Back soon with a surprise. (He's) Always full of surprises. (I have)retired and moved to New York. (You're as) Beautiful as ever. (I'm) Sorry to hear that. * as+形容词或副词+as表示相同程度的比较，如： As simple as that. He's lived around here almost as long as I have. He's not as lucky as I am. 但 As（So）long as…还有“只要……”的意思，如： As long as we keep to this road, we won't get lost. He would be all right as long as he could have his birthday party. You won't feel cold as long as the fire is going. *老龄的孤独，欲求解脱，以关心他人，更广泛地建立感情为最好的办法。马尔科姆回到了子孙之中，又参与了社会的工作，更进一步同大学老同学恢复了联系，这都使他活得更有兴趣。但他的老友皮特却比他作得更彻底，足以令他艳羡。
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