Lesson 52
A pretty carpet
漂亮的地毯


First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What is the writer's carpet made of?

We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'

New words and expressions 生词和短语

temporarily adv. 暂时地
inch n. 英寸（度量单位）
space n. 空间
actually adv. 实际上

参考译文

我们刚刚搬进一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午。我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐，但这并不容易，因为我有1,000多本书。更糟糕的是房间还非常小，所以我暂时把书放在了地板上。这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。几分钟前，我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼。她走进我的房间，当她看到地板上的那些书时，大吃一惊。“这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯，”她说。她盯着“地毯”看了一会儿，又说：“你根本用不着书橱，空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯！”




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Lesson 52 A pretty carpet

Summary writing:

2. This has proved difficult because he owns over a thousand books which covered every inch of floor space at the moment.

双重复合句

Composition:

1. when

2. not only...but...as well (会放there be后面)

3. Since: 因为，由于(=because)

Key structures:

现在完成时--- have done

I have read the book. (可能已经看完)

现在完成进行时--- have been doing

I have been reading the book all the afternoon. (还没看完，还要继续看)

I have read' Olive Twist' five times.

跟次数连用的，一定只能用完成时。

He has rung me up five times since 12 o'clock.

1. You should go to bed. You__have been watching___TV for 5 hours.

You__have watched__TV for 5 hours. (走过来，一下把电视关掉了)

2. I _have been writing__(write) letters since breakfast.

3. I__have written__(write) 3 letters since breakfast.

4. Sorry, but Mr. Smith__has left__for Beijing.

leave 是瞬间动词

1. 和现在完成进行时连用的，一定不能是次数。

2. 和现在完成进行时连用的动词，一定不能是短暂动词。

5. I__have been looking__for him everywhere, where can he be?

Special difficulties:

have been doing

强调动作有可能继续发生；

不能是短暂动词，次数不能连用

形容词 -- 作表语， 定语

副词 -- 修饰动词、形容词、副词词性本身

beautiful -- beautifully

不是所有的形容词都可以加 - ly(asleep)

不是所有的副词都一定以 -ly结尾 (late, so)

不是所有的加 -ly 的都是副词