1、新概念英语课文注释 Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话I could not bear it 我无法忍受None of your business 不关你的事Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch on Sundays 指每个星期日What a day! 多么糟糕的天气！Im coming to see you 在这句话中现在进行时用来表示近期按方案或安排要进行的动作Dear me! 天哪！Lesson 3 Please send me a cardA few words 几句话Lent me a book, lent是“借出的意思。我们常
2、说lend sb.sth 或lend sth.to sb.耿Borrow是“借入的意思，常用的结构是borrow sth.或borrow sth.from sb.Lesson 4 An exciting tripHe has been there for six months. 他在那儿已经住了6个月了。a great number of 许多，用于修饰复数可数名词。in the centre of 在中部。Lesson 5 No wrong numbersfrom Silbury:介词from作“距,“离讲，常与away连用，如：It is far away from here.up to
3、now(=up till now) 到现在为止；作时间状语，句子的时态多用现在完成时。a great many 许多的，其中great表示数量很大，只能同可数名词的复数连用。a great number of 大量的可数名词the amount of 大量的不可数名词a lot of 大量的可数&不可数名词how many(可数) how much(不可数)lesson 6 Percy ButtonsHe asked me for a meal and a glass of beer 他问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒ask sb. for sth., 向某人索要某物in return for this
4、 作为报答，句中this 指上文的a meal and a glass of beer.stand on ones head 倒立He calls at every house in the street 他光临街上的每一幢房子。went away 离开，走掉，远离make a call= pay a call 访问lesson 7 Too late 为时太晚detectives were waiting at the airport all morning 侦探们在机场等了整整一上午。keep guard 守卫to their surprise 使他们吃惊的是expect sth. Expe
5、ct to do sth.take off 拿下飞机be full of 充满，装满fill with 充满，装满Lesson 8 The best and the worstJoe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our townenter for 报名参加more flowers and vegetables 更多的花卉和蔬菜for the worst garden in the town 是介词短语作定语，修饰prizeLesson 9 A cold welcome 冷遇a large crowd of 一大群in twenty mini
6、testime 20分钟后Lesson 10 Not for jazzit is called a clavichord 它被称作古钢琴。这是一个被动语态a friend of my fathers 我父亲的一位朋友。Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another 礼尚往来One good turn deserves another 这是句谚语，意思是对于别人的善意或帮助应作出相应的回报gets a good salary 有一份很高的薪水。never pays it back 从不归还neverany 从未任何see sb. off = say goodby
7、e=meet 送行Lesson 12 The Greenwood Boys 绿林少年all parts of the country 全国各地= all over the countrywill be arriving 将要到达by train 乘火车来，以此类推，我们可以说by air ,by sea, by bus等as usual 和往常一样keep order 维持秩序at present=now 现在，目前get ready 准备好Lesson 14 Do you speak English during 在的期间reply=answer 答复ask me for 要求我reach
8、= arrive to 到达，到达apart from = except for = except 远离，除之外I drove on to the next town 我继续驶往下一个城镇on the way 在途中ask for a lift 要求搭车As I soon learnt , he was English himself 我很快就知道，他自己就是个英国人。in French 说法语Lesson 15 Good news 佳音Look up 抬头看Could not afford to 不可能支持，afford为“有能力做，常和can,could连用I knew that my t
9、urn had come 我知道这次该轮到我了in a weak voice 用微弱的声音说话Lesson 16 A polite request 彬彬有礼的要求impolite 不礼貌if the lets you go without a ticket 如果他没给你罚款单就放你走ticket 入场券，交通违规罚款单let(someone) go 是“放开的意思“No Parkingarea,禁止停放汽车的地段street signs 交通标志Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻in spite of 不管,尽管She must be at least thirty-fiv
10、e years old. 她至少也有35岁了must be 一定是，表示对现在情况的一种推测，带有一定的肯定程度。at least 至少in a bright red dress 穿一身鲜红色的裙子。介词 in表示“穿着orange-coloured 橘红色的grown up 成熟的，成人的take part in 参加，进入角色Lesson 18 He often does this! 他经常干这种事！smile at 对微笑smile on 对赞许go/went out 走了出去pay the bill 付帐，买单he often does this 他经常干这种事in a few min
11、utes 一下子工夫,几分钟工夫就，立刻Lesson 19 Sold out 票已售完salesman/salesgirl/sales person/sales clerk 售货员/女店员/售票员/售货员ticket office 售票处certainly(口语：当然行) = of course 当然the play may begin at any moment 剧马上就要开演了 may + v.Weve sold out 票已售完What a pity！ 真遗憾！at once 立刻,马上 = immediately (adv.)Could Iplease 这里could是代替can的一种
12、比拟委婉地提出请求的用法。在时间上和can没有区别。might as well 作“还是好、“不妨讲，与may as well的意思完全相同，只是前者更为婉。Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟give up 放弃念头、希望等，停止，抛弃，认输Fishing is my favourite sport 钓鱼是我最喜欢的一项运动I often fish for hours without catching anything 我经常一钓数小时却一无所获。After having spent whole mornings on the river. 在河上呆了整整一个上午
13、之后。be interested in doing sth. 对做感兴趣。Instead of 代替，而不是a waste of time 浪费时间whole n.全部，adj.所有的，adv.完全/整个rubbish = refuse 垃圾Lesson 21 Mad or not 是不是疯了？came into use 词组启用decide = determine v.决定sb. is determined to do sth. 某人非常坚决的要去做某事Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad 飞机正在逐渐把我逼疯drive someone mad 逼疯pas
14、sing planes can be heard night and day 过往飞机日夜不绝于耳over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.有100多人肯定是被噪音逼得离家远去。情态动词must+完成时态，是对过去事情的推测Knocked down 撞倒away from 远离night and day 日夜/日日夜夜offer a large sum of money 提供一大笔钱however 然而，可是，无论如何，仍然，究竟，不管用何种方法Lesson 22 A glass envelopeHave a good dream 祝你做个好梦dreame