Lesson 54  sticky fingers  粘糊的手指

 

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What two interruptions did the writer have?

After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!

 

New words and expressions 生词和短语

 

sticky            adj．粘的

dismay          v．失望，泄气

finger            n．手指

recognize     v．认出，听出

pie                n．馅饼

persuade      v．说服，劝说

mix                v.混合，拌和

mess             n.乱七八糟

pastry            n．面糊

doorknob        n．门把手

annoying         adj.恼人的

sign                 v.签字

receiver           n.电话的话筒

register            v.挂号邮寄

 

Notes on the text 课文注释

 

1  The children were at school, my husband was at work.孩子在上学，我丈夫在上班。

2  at exactly that moment，恰恰在此时。

3  I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers. 我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起话筒。

4  ring back later，晚一点再来电话。

5  What a mess！真是糟糕透了，真狼狈。

6  I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead．我刚回厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。 no sooner…than…的句型有“刚……就……”的意思。短语loud enough to wake the dead用来作状语，修饰rang。注意enough作为副词要用在形容词或副词之后。

7  a registered letter，挂号信。

 

参考译文

 

早饭后，我送孩子们上学，然后就去了商店。我回到家时，时间还早。孩子们在上学，我丈夫在上班，家里清静得很。于是我决定做些肉馅饼。不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉，很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。恰恰在此时，电话铃响了。没有什么能比这更烦人了。我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起了话筒。当我听出是海伦·贝茨的声音时，非常丧气。我用了10分钟的时间才说服她过会儿再来电话。我终于挂上了话筒。真是糟糕透了！我的手指上、电话机上以及门的把手上，都沾上了面糊。我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信！

 

Summary writing 摘要写作

 

Answer these questions in not more than 75  words.

回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过75个单词。

1  Did the writer return home from the shops or not?What did she begin to make?(As soon as)

 

2  Did the telephone ring soon afterwards or not? Were her hugers very sticky or not?(When)

 

3  How long did she spend talking to Helen Bates on the telephone?

 

4  Did she look at the mess she had made or not?(After that)

 

5  What was covered with pastry?

 

6  Who rang the doorbell?(Just then)

 

7  What did he want her to do?

 

Composition 作文

 

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses:

用括号中的连词改写以下句子：

1  I put the cake in the oven. I forgot all about it. (After putting)

 

2  Two hours had passed.I smelled something burning.(When)

 

3  I went into the kitchen.I found it full of smoke.(On going)

 

Letter writing书信写作

In the first paragraph of your letter you should refer either to a letter you have received or to an event which has prompted you to write. Look at the example below. Note where the first paragraph begins:

在信的第一段里，你应该提及你已经收到的一封信或促使你回信的某一事件。请看下面的实例，注意第一段开头处：

Dear Fred,

I was very pleased to learn that you are well.

 

Exercise 练习

 

Write your address, the date and the first sentence of a letter to a friend beginning:‘Thank you for…’

写上你的地址、日期和给朋友的一封信的第一句话，用“Thank you for”开头。

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

A, The, Some and Any(KS30)(参见第30课关键句型)

a  Some and Any.(KS30a，SD9)(参见第30课关键句型a和第9课难点)

Study the use of some and any in these sentences:

研究some和any在以下句子中的用法：

Did you get any information? I want some information. 你有任何消息吗？我想知道点消息。

Is there any news in the paper? There is some interesting news in the paper. 报上有什么消息吗？报上有些有趣的消息。

Did the storm do any damage? The storm did some damage to the crops. 风暴是否造成损失？风暴给庄稼带来了一些损失。

Did you do any work yesterday? I did some work before breakfast.昨天你干活了吗？我在早饭前干了点活。

Did you bring any luggage? I have some luggage in the car. 你带行李了吗？我在汽车里有行李。

b  Compare these pairs of sentences:

在英文中，部分形容词前加定冠词the，用来表示一个群体。对比以下各对句子：

He was very poor years ago, but now he is a rich man.几年前他很穷，但现在他成了一个富人。

The rich should help the poor.富人应该帮助穷人。

She was born deaf and blind. 她生下来就又聋又瞎。

There are many organizations to help the deaf and the blind. 有许多组织帮助聋人和盲人。

c  Compare these pairs of sentences:

对比以下各对句子：

The school in our village was built last year. 我们村的那所学校是去年建的。

The children went to school early this morning.孩子们一早去上学了。

We need a new cinema and a new theatre. 我们需要一座新的电影院，一座新的剧场。

I often go to the cinema and the theatre. 我经常光顾电影院和剧场。

d  Compare these sentences:

对比以下句子：

It is the most interesting exhibition I have ever seen.这是我参观过的最有趣的展览。

Most people enjoyed it. 大多数人都欣赏它。

It is the biggest shop in London. 这是伦敦最大的商店。

Most shops are closed on Saturday afternoon. 大多数商店星期六下午不营业。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  Underline the words a, the and some in the passage.

划出课文中的a，the和some。

B  Put in the words a, the and some where necessary. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

在需要的地方填上a，the或some，完成练习后再对照课文，核对你的答案：

After ______breakfast, I sent ______children to school and then I went to ______shops. It was still early when I returned home. ______children were at ______school, my husband was at ______work, and ______house was quiet. So I decided to make ______meat pies. In ______short time I was busy mixing ______butter and ______flour and my hands were soon covered with ______sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, ______telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up ______receiver between ______two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized ______voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up ______receiver. What ______mess! There was ______pastry on my fingers, on ______telephone, and on ______door knobs. I had no sooner got back to ______kitchen than ______doorbell rang loud enough to wake ______dead. This time it was ______postman and he wanted me to sign for ______registered letter!

 

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  The telephone rang ______.

a． at a convenient time       b．when the house was empty

c．when the tarts were in the oven      d． at an inconvenient time

 

2  Everything got into a mess because ______.

a．the writer was making meat pies

b．the writer was interrupted several times while making meat pies

c．the writer answered the telephone

d． the writer opened the front door

Structure句型

 

3______breakfast is the first meal of the day.

a．The                            b．A

c．This                           d．----

 

4  She returned home. She was ______home all morning.

a．to                               b．at

c．in                               d．on

 

5  Nothing could have been more annoying. It was ______annoying thing that could have happened.

a．the more

b．more

c．most

d． the most

 

6  Whose voice did she recognize? Helen ______.

a．Bate's

b．Bates'

c．Bates

d． Bate

 

7  She had hardly got back to the kitchen ______the doorbell rang.

a．when

b．than

c．as

d． as soon as

Vocabulary词汇

 

8  She was busy mixing butter and flour. She was ______.

a．joining them

b．uniting them

c． unifying them

d． putting them together

 

9  Pastry is as sticky as ______.

a．ink                             b．water

c．glue                            d．flour

 

10  She was dismayed when she heard Helen Bates. She felt ______.

a．pity

b．sorry

c．ill

d．tired

 

11  She hung up the receiver. This means she ______.

a．let it hang                    b．didn't put it back

c．held it                         d． put it back in its place

 

12  She has just ______up the receiver.

a．hanged

b．hang

c．hanging

d．hung

 

Sentence structure 句子结构

 

Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text. 连接以下句子，然后对照课文第7-9行，核对你的答案。

I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers. I was dismayed. I recognized the voice of Helen Bates