Lesson 6 Percy Buttons
珀西. 巴斯顿
I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street.
我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子。
Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.
昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门,
He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
作为回报,那乞丐头顶地倒立起来,嘴里还唱着歌。
I gave him a meal.
我给了他一顿饭。
He ate the food and drank the beer.
他把食物吃完,又喝了酒。
Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.
然后把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了。
Later a neighbour told me about him.
后来,一位邻居告诉了我他的情况。
Everybody knows him.
大家都认识他,
His name is Percy Buttons.
他叫珀西. 巴顿斯。
He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次,总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒。
单词:
beggar n. 乞丐
knock at the door 敲门
in return for... 介词短语,作为对什么的报答;不定式表达:to return the favour
stand on one's head 倒立
a piece of cheese 一块奶酪
pocket n. 衣服口袋
语言点:
1、ask sb. for sth. 向某人要求什么东西
2、knock 可以是动词,可以是名词
Did you hear the knock at the door? 名词,你能听到敲门声了吗?
Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door 动词,昨天一个乞丐敲我的门
knock off 休息、收工;打折、knock sb. over 把某人撞到了
3、a set of furniture 一套家具 two pieces of cheese2片奶酪
4、call at/in/by 拜访,光顾; call by 顺便拜访;call on sb.拜访某人
5、once every two months 一个月一次;twice a month 一个月2次;three times a week 一周三次
关键句型:
时间顺序表达词:then...later
可数名词前,数量修饰词:a(an),some,a few,many,a great number of,a great many,lots of
不可数名词前,数量修饰词:some,a little,much,a great deal of ,a lot of
不可数名词,修饰计量单位:a glass of milk;two bags of flour;a bar of soap;a cup of tea;a piece of cloth