Lesson 76 April Fools' Day愚人节 现在完成时 现在完成进行时

First listen and then answer the question: What was the joke?

"To end our special news bulletin," said the voice of the television announcer, "we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.

“作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾,”电视广播员说,“我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。

Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.

通心粉在这个地区已经种植了 600 多年了。

Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.

两个主要种植者,朱塞皮•莫尔道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告诉我,他们一直期待着今年获得一个大丰收,收割工作比往年开始要早些。

Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.

这里您可以看到两个工人,他们协力割下了 3 车金黄色的通心粉秸。

The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains.

全村的人都日夜奋战,要赶在 9 月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来,打完场。

On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.

在屏幕的右侧,您可以看到布拉班特太太本人,她已经帮了她的丈夫 30 年了。

Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.

布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加工厂的经理交谈。

This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.

这最后一个镜头向您展示了收获之后将发生的事情:著名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大赛!目前的冠军弗拉特里先生,自 1991 年以来,年年获胜。

And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st. We're now going back to the studio."

今天 --4 月 1 日,星期四-- 的专题新闻节目到此结束。现在我们回到电视演播室。”
15个相关单词

与课文关联的单词

fool

/fuːl/n. 傻瓜

bulletin

/ˈbʊlətɪn/n. 新闻简报

announcer

/əˈnaʊnsə(r)/n. (电视、电台)播音员

macaroni

/ˌmækəˈrəʊni/n. 通心面,空心面条

leading

/ˈliːdɪŋ/adj. 主要的

grower

/ˈɡrəʊə(r)/n. 种植者

splendid

/ˈsplendɪd/adj. 极好的

stalk

/stɔːk/n. 梗

gather *

/ˈɡæðə(r)/v. 收庄稼

thresh

/θreʃ/v. 打(庄稼)

process *

/ˈprəʊses/v. 加工

Signor

/ˈsiːnjɔː(r)/n. (意大利语)先生

present *

/ˈprez(ə)nt/adj. 目前的

champion

/ˈtʃæmpiən/n. 冠军

studio

/ˈstjuːdiəʊ/n. 播音室

课文理解结在树上的通心粉 更新于:2024-03-17 06:09:29

"To end our special news bulletin," said the voice of the television announcer,"we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.

go over to 往…走过去

  • I went over to the blind man to help him across the road.
"To end our special news bulletin,"said the voice of the television announcer,"we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
直接引语“某人说”会夹在句子的中间直接引语
英语当中想表示某人说用逗号加引号,这是一种比较常见的形式。前半句有引号引用了一句话,后半句还有引号引用了另外一句话。
主 + 谓 更常用somebody said 某人说把人放前面它们的意思一样,在它前后要用逗号隔开(来衔接引号的内容)就可以了。
"I've just arrived by train," she said."I'm coming to see you." 说2件事的时候英语喜欢把人放中间
'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.'
谓 + 主 倒装强调说话的人(或者主语较长时)said somebody 某人说把人放后面

Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.

  • has been grown 现在的之前种植(现在完成的被动)
  • has been growing X 现在的之前持续种植(Be doing 表主动)

Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.

than usual 与往常相比(比平常:用于表示某事物与平常相比有所不同或变化)

  • I feel more tired than usual today.今天我感觉比平常更累了。

Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.

Here you can see two workerswho, between them,have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
You can see two workers here. here提前就是为了给定语从句让位关系词 §插入语§定语从句 用一个句子做定语,定义、修饰名词

finish doing 完成做某事(只能接doing):指完成或结束正在进行的活动或任务。

  • I need to finish doing my homework before I can go out.我需要先完成做作业才能出去。
  • I have finished having breakfast. 我已经吃完早餐了。
between 作介词时含义之一是“作为…共同努力的结果,协力”between them 他们之间, 插入语(额外插入到句子中的)
  • Between them they killed the snake.他们合力杀死了那条蛇。
  • Between us we pulled down the tree. 我们协力把树拉倒了。
  • 站在内容角度看,解释说明前面名词的,就是同位语
  • 站在位置角度看,在句子中额外插入的信息,就是插入语
  • 有时候同位语就是插入语,站的角度不同,名字不同(不要太纠结。这个不重要!)

The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains.

rain n. 雨水;雨季,季节性的雨(常用复数)

  • the September rains 9 月雨季
  • We haven’t had much rain this year. 不可数
  • Sometimes spring rains are really annoying. 有时绵绵春雨(雨季)真让人心烦意乱。
The whole village has been working day and nightgathering and threshingthis year's crop before the September rains.
She has been working hard.她一直在努力工作and 连接名词and 连接非谓语动词:gathering and threshing = to gather and to thresh

She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.

Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.

  • I visited the school where my mother works. 在哪儿(地点)
  • I still remember the day when we first met. 什么时候(时间)
  • That's the reason why I didn't go to the party. 为什么(原因)...

This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!

特殊疑问句变宾语从句
What will happen at the end of the harvest?Show you what will happen at the end of the harvest.
What is a picture 'about'?They always tell you what a picture is 'about'.

Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.

联合复习

扩展知识区分易混淆词 更新于:2024-03-17 05:57:36

usual adj. 通常的,平常的,惯常的usually adv. 平常,通常
  • It is usual with him to get up late.
  • I parked the car at the usual place.
  • usual practice 惯例
  • as usual 往常一样 (As usual, he asked the same silly questions.)
  • than usual 往常相比 (Harvesting has begun earlier than usual)
  • When do you usually have supper?
  • He usually gets up at six o' clock.
  • He usually returns home very late. (注意 laterlatter 的区别)
between prep. 在(两者)之间among prep. 在…中间,被…环绕(指三者以上)
  • I picked up the receiver between two sticky finger.
  • The village lies between a river, a mountain and a road.
    当表示两两之间的相互关系时,between可用于 3 个(或 3 个以上)的名词前
  • Between studying and playing, I choose the latter. (两者之间的)后者(the latter)
  • The church lies among mountains.
  • Among those boys, Dan is the tallest.
  • You' Il find it somewher among those newspapers.
  • I found your pipe. It was among those things on the table.
manager n. 经理I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down.
director n. 主任,董事Mr. Jones is the director of several companies.
headmaster n.(中学)校长I haven’t met the headmaster of this school yet.