Lesson 125 Tea for two



[词汇]（6）

water v. 浇水

terribly[] adv. 非常

dry adj. 干燥的，干的

nuisance[:] n. 讨厌的东西或人

mean(meant/meant) v. 意味着，意思是

surprise[] n. 惊奇，意外的事

★water v. 浇水

① v. 浇（洒）水；供水；喂水

The garden is very dry, I'm going to water it tomorrow morning.

Tim is watering his lovely little dog. 蒂姆正在给他那只可爱的小狗喂水。

② v. 充满水；充满泪水；流口水

He felt sad and his eyes watered a little. 他感到难过，眼睛有点儿湿润了。

Ice cream always makes his mouth water. 冰淇淋总能让他馋得淌口水。

③ v. 搀水冲淡；加水稀释

Someone had been watering the milk. 有人往牛奶里搀了水。

He always waters drinks and sells them to tourists.

他总是在饮料里搀水并将之卖给游客们。

④ n. 水

★nuisance n. 讨厌的东西或人

Its terribly dry. What a nuisance!

★mean(meant/meant) v. 意味着，意思是

① v. 意味着，即

Its raining! That means you dont need to water the garden.

It means that… 那就意味着……

② v.（词语）表示……意思

The green light means ‘Go on’. 绿灯的意思是“继续向前”。

What does…mean? 意思是什么？

What does ‘perfume’mean in English?

③ v. 意指；意欲

What I mean is that well have to go back and look for it.

我的意思是：我们必须回去寻找它。

He didnt mean to hurt you. 他的本意并不是想伤害你。

meaning n. 意思，意义

Whats your meaning? 你是什么意思？



[语法]

must, have to和neednt

must, have to和neednt三个词都表示必要性。Must是情态动词，而have to是普通动词，二者在肯定句中一般可互换，表示不可逃避的义务或责任。Must更带有说话人的主观色彩，而have to则更强调客观要求和外界影响。must一般只能表达现在的必要性，而have to则可以表达过去或将来的必要性。

I had to stop smoking because it was forbidden in my company.

如果用must来提问，则只能用其neednt来表达否定的回答。neednt还可以理解为have to的否定的回答。neednt（dont need to）和dont have to都表示不必要；而mustnt却表示绝对禁止，在说话人看来根本没有选择余地。



[课文]

SUSAN: Can't you come in and have tea now, Peter?

PETER: Not yet. I must water the garden first.

SUSAN: Do you have to water it now?

PETER: I'm afraid I must.

Look at it! It's terribly dry.

SUSAN: What a nuisance!

PETER: Last summer it was very dry, too.

Don't you remember?

I had to water it every day.

SUSAN: Well, I'll have tea by myself.

That was quick! Have you finished already?

PETER: Yes. Look out of the window.

SUSAN: It's raining!

That means you don't need to water the garden.

PERTR: That was a pleasant surprise.

It means I can have tea, instead.

[课文注释]

Well, I'll have tea by myself.

by myself 我自己，独自