Lesson 54Sticky fingers【Newwordsandexpressions】生同和短语（14）adj.粘的stickyn.手指fingern.馅饼piev.混合，拌和mixn.面糊pastryadj.恼人的annoyingn.电话的话筒receiverdismayv.失望，泄气v.认出，听出recognizev.说服，劝说persuaden.乱七八糟messn.门把手doorknobV.签字signV.挂号邮寄registeradj.粘的★sticky和胶水一样粘as sticky as gluen.手指★fingerthumb大拇指：indexfinger食指：middlefinger中指：ringfinger无名指：lilefinger小指n脚趾toe★mixV.混合，拌和①vt.使混和，拌和I wasbusymixingbutterandflour.You canmix somesaltintotheflour.②vi.交往，相处我不打算和那些人来往。I'mnotgoingtomixwith thosepeople.Marydoesn'tmix much.玛丽不太和人交往。n.混合物mixture★annoyingadj.恼人的It is annoying.annoyedadj.感到烦恼的（比anger的语气弱）v.失望，泄气★dismaydismay sb.让某人感到失望adj.令人失望；dismayedadj.感到失望dismaying
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers 【New words and expressions】生词和短语（14） sticky adj. 粘的 finger n. 手指 pie n. 馅饼 mix v. 混合，拌和 pastry n. 面糊 annoying adj. 恼人的 receiver n. 电话的话筒 dismay v. 失望，泄气 recognize v. 认出，听出 persuade v. 说服，劝说 mess n. 乱七八糟 doorknob n. 门把手 sign v. 签字 register v. 挂号邮寄 ★sticky adj. 粘的 as sticky as glue 和胶水一样粘 ★finger n. 手指 thumb 大拇指；index finger 食指；middle finger 中指； ring finger 无名指；little finger 小指 toe n. 脚趾 ★mix v. 混合, 拌和 ① vt. 使混和，拌和 I was busy mixing butter and flour. You can mix some salt into the flour. ② vi. 交往，相处 I’m not going to mix with those people. 我不打算和那些人来往。 Mary doesn’t mix much. 玛丽不太和人交往。 mixture n. 混合物 ★annoying adj. 恼人的 It is annoying. annoyed adj. 感到烦恼的（比 anger 的语气弱） ★dismay v. 失望, 泄气 dismay sb. 让某人感到失望 dismaying adj. 令人失望；dismayed adj. 感到失望
v.认出，听出★recognize①vt.辨出，认出，认识Irecognized thevoice of HelenBates②vt.承认，确认，认可It is recognized that Jane is the most intelligentgirl among us.He recognized Dan as one of his best friends.v.说服，劝说★persuadepersuade表示劝说已经成功劝说tryto persuadereason with sb.劝说，并不能说明是否劝说成功n.乱七八糟★mess口语中amess用来指“困境，窘境，一团糟”等含义What a mess!真是糟糕透了！You are a mess!你真邀逼Theman/woman isamess.把搅得乱七八糟makeamess of sth.He made a mess of my job.他把我的工作搅得一团糟Make some jam if you wantto, but don'tmakea mess inthekitchen.V.签字★sign在这签名（许多人加“s”）sign your name(s) here签收sign forn签名signatureI need your signature.我需要你的签名autographn.明星，名人的签名(n.亲笔签名：v.签署）★registerv.挂号邮寄挂号信a registered letter【Text]Affer breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops.It was still early when I returnedhome. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make somemeat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.At exactlythat moment, thetelephone rang.Nothing could have been moreannoying.I picked up the receiverbetween twostickyfingers and was dismayed whenIrecognized thevoiceof HelenBates.Ittook metenminutestopersuadeher to ringback later.At lastI hung upthereceiver.Whatamess!Therewas pastry on myfingers, onthe telephone, and on the doorknobs.I had no sooner got backtothekitchen than thedoorbell rang loud enough towake the dead.This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
★recognize v. 认出，听出 ① vt. 辨出，认出，认识 I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. ② vt. 承认，确认，认可 It is recognized that Jane is the most intelligent girl among us. He recognized Dan as one of his best friends. ★persuade v. 说服, 劝说 persuade 表示劝说已经成功 try to persuade 劝说 reason with sb. 劝说，并不能说明是否劝说成功 ★mess n. 乱七八糟 口语中 a mess 用来指“困境，窘境，一团糟”等含义 What a mess! 真是糟糕透了！ You are a mess! 你真邋遢 The man/woman is a mess. make a mess of sth. 把.搅得乱七八糟 He made a mess of my job. 他把我的工作搅得一团糟 Make some jam if you want to, but don’t make a mess in the kitchen. ★sign v. 签字 sign your name(s) here 在这签名 (许多人加 “s” ) sign for 签收 signature n. 签名 I need your signature. 我需要你的签名 autograph n. 明星, 名人的签名 (n. 亲笔签名；v. 签署) ★register v. 挂号邮寄 a registered letter 挂号信 【Text】 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!
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！【课文讲解】1,The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet.atschool在上学：atwork在上班；athome在家休息school和work前都不加冠词，因为不是指具体那个学校或具体干什么工作，只是泛指他们在干什么。home为副词，所以也不加冠词。2、InashorttimeI wasbusymixingbutterandflour and myhandsweresoon coveredwithstickypastrybe busy doing sth.忙于做某事flour面粉，不可数名词，注意发音于“flower”相同，但“lower”是可数名词，一般会用复数"flowers"盖满.be covered with...3、Atexactlythat moment,the telephonerang就在那时，恰恰在此时at exactlythat momentexactly用于加强语气，表示“正、恰恰”：That's exactly what I wanted to tell you.4、Nothing could havebeen more annoying没有人…Noonecouldbe/havebeen...Noonecouldbe/havebeenfatter.没有人更胖了没有更Nothing could have been...Nothing couldhavebeen cheaper.没有什么东西更便宜了没有什么事情更令人激动Nothingcould havebeen moreexciting没有一张脸更丑了No face couldbeuglier.Nobooks could be more interesting没有书更有趣了5、I picked up thereceiverbetween two sticky fingers and wasdismayed when I recognized thevoiceofHelenBates.捡起话筒pick up the receiver6,Ittookmetenminutestopersuadehertoringbacklaterpersuade sb.to do sth.说服某人做某事I persuadedhimtogiveupthatplan说服某人做…persuade sb. into doing sth
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! 【课文讲解】 1、The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. at school 在上学；at work 在上班；at home 在家休息 school 和 work 前都不加冠词，因为不是指具体那个学校或具体干什么工作，只是泛指他们在干什么。 home 为副词，所以也不加冠词。 2、In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事 flour 面粉, 不可数名词, 注意发音于 “flower” 相同, 但 “flower” 是可数名词, 一般会用复数 “flowers” be covered with. 盖满. 3、At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. at exactly that moment 就在那时，恰恰在此时 exactly 用于加强语气，表示“正、恰恰”： That’s exactly what I wanted to tell you. 4、Nothing could have been more annoying. No one could be/have been. 没有人. No one could be /have been fatter. 没有人更胖了 Nothing could have been. 没有.更. Nothing could have been cheaper. 没有什么东西更便宜了 Nothing could have been more exciting. 没有什么事情更令人激动 No face could be uglier. 没有一张脸更丑了 No books could be more interesting. 没有书更有趣了 5、I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. pick up the receiver 捡起话筒 6、It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. persuade sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事 I persuaded him to give up that plan. persuade sb. into doing sth. 说服某人做
I persuaded him intogivingup that plan花费某人多久做某事（"it”作形式主语）Ittakessb.sometimetodosth.ringback回电话：再打电话later表示“过后，以后”Ten minutes later, the bus arrived.Please come back later (on)7、At last I hung up the receiver.挂起hanguphang up the receiver挂断电话8,I had no soonergot back to thekitchen than thedoorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.no sooner...than... =hardly...when...刚就…（用于过去完成时）★enoughn.&adj.&adv.足够①n.足够Ihave/had had enough.我已经拥有足够了。②adj.足够的修饰名词enough +n. / n. +enoughI have enough time/time enough.③adv.足以enough修饰adj.或者adv.时一定要放在被修饰词的后面足以用来做某事enough to do sth.He is rich enough to buy the whole city.他富有的可以买下整个城市The water in the pool is warm enough (to swim in)I am hungryenoughto eat sth【Summarywriting】1 Did the writer return homefrom the shops or not?What did she begin to make? (As soon as)1assoonas=when，时间状语从句引导词，assoonas强调这个动作一发生，立即就发生了另一个动作：when不强调两个动作紧密相连4 Did she look at the mess she had made or not? (After that)after作介词，后接名词或代词作宾语：作连词，后接句子文中“that”为代词，“afterthat”仅为介词短语【Composition]2Twohourshadpassed.Ismelled somethingburning.(When)Two hours had passed when I smelled something burning....(time)passed, andthen....;...(time)passed, before...一般不会把“when”放在“(time)passed...”之前，这是一种习惯burning放在不定代词后面，“-ing”表主动关系，即表示东西正在燃烧somethingburning
I persuaded him into giving up that plan. It takes sb. some time to do sth. 花费某人多久做某事（“it” 作形式主语） ring back 回电话；再打电话 later 表示“过后，以后” Ten minutes later, the bus arrived. Please come back later (on). 7、At last I hung up the receiver. hang up 挂起 hang up the receiver 挂断电话 8、I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. no sooner.than. = hardly.when. 刚.就.（用于过去完成时） ★enough n.& adj.& adv. 足够 ① n. 足够 I have/had had enough. 我已经拥有足够了。 ② adj. 足够的 enough +n. / n. +enough 修饰名词 I have enough time/time enough. ③ adv. 足以. enough 修饰 adj.或者 adv.时一定要放在被修饰词的后面 enough to do sth. 足以用来做某事 He is rich enough to buy the whole city. 他富有的可以买下整个城市 The water in the pool is warm enough (to swim in). I am hungry enough to eat sth. 【Summary writing】 1 Did the writer return home from the shops or not? What did she begin to make? (As soon as) 1 as soon as= when，时间状语从句引导词，as soon as 强调这个动作一发生, 立即就发生了另一个动作； when 不强调两个动作紧密相连 4 Did she look at the mess she had made or not? (After that) after 作介词, 后接名词或代词作宾语；作连词, 后接句子 文中 “that” 为代词, “after that” 仅为介词短语 【Composition】 2 Two hours had passed.I smelled something burning.(When) Two hours had passed when I smelled something burning. .(time)passed, and then.；.(time)passed, before. 一般不会把 “when” 放在 “.(time)passed.” 之前, 这是一种习惯 something burning burning 放在不定代词后面, “-ing” 表主动关系, 即表示东西正在燃烧
【Letter writing】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pleasedtodosth非常高兴的I wasverypleased tolearnthat you arewellIwasverypleasedtolearnthatyouhaveababy恭喜你做爸爸了Thank you for +n.[Key structures]The, Some andAny1、some和any可用于不可数名词及复数可数名词之前，some通常用于肯定句，any通常用于否定句或疑问句中。但在期待得到肯定答复的疑问句中也可以用some，而在肯定句中表示“随便哪个，任何一个”的含义时也可以用any。These are the only meat pies I have.Do you want some of them?Yes,please. Any meat pies will do2、有些形容词可以用于the之后（决不能用于a/an之后），表示作为整体的群体，如theblind，thedeaftheliving，thedead，therich，thepoor，theyoung，theold。这些形容词后要跟复数动词，不可用这些形容词本身来指个体：TheGovernment alwaysmakes surethattheold arecared forThis is a special school for the deaf.如果想指单数个体，则可以说：Sam is a young man with a lot of money3、当下列名词指其“主要目的”，即与其相关的动作时，要用零冠词（即名词前没有冠词）。这类名词有bed,church，class，college，hospital，market，prison，school,sea，university，work。但在特指的东西面前要用the，泛指同类事物中的任何一个时则用a。4、在形容词/副词的最高级前面要用the，但当most表示“大多数”时它前面则不加the。themost最大部分的.most ofthe...mostof theyoung people大部分年轻人Most young men have to work hard.Mostbuildings inthis districtbelongtothegovernment.[Multiplechoicequestions]5 Nothing could havebeenmoreannoying.Itwasannoyingthingthatcouldhavehappeneddb.morea.themorec.mostd. the mostnothing+bemoreannoying表达最高级含义8Shewasbusymixingbutterandflour.Shewas0ajoiningthemb.uniting themc.unifying themd.puttingthemtogetherUnitedStates（政治上的联合）：unify与unite的用法基本相同，指的是政治上的联合joinv.加入，①加入团体，组织join the army/join the party②加入某某人
【Letter writing】 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 pleased to do sth. 非常高兴的 I was very pleased to learn that you are well. I was very pleased to learn that you have a baby. 恭喜你做爸爸了 Thank you for +n. 【Key structures】 The, Some and Any 1、some 和 any 可用于不可数名词及复数可数名词之前，some 通常用于肯定句，any 通常用于否定句 或疑问句中。但在期待得到肯定答复的疑问句中也可以用 some，而在肯定句中表示“随便哪个，任何一个” 的含义时也可以用 any。 These are the only meat pies I have. Do you want some of them? Yes, please. Any meat pies will do. 2、有些形容词可以用于 the 之后（决不能用于 a/an 之后），表示作为整体的群体，如 the blind，the deaf， the living，the dead，the rich，the poor，the young，the old。这些形容词后要跟复数动词，不可用这些形容 词本身来指个体： The Government always makes sure that the old are cared for. This is a special school for the deaf. 如果想指单数个体，则可以说： Sam is a young man with a lot of money. 3、当下列名词指其“主要目的”，即与其相关的动作时，要用零冠词（即名词前没有冠词）。这类名词 有 bed，church，class，college，hospital，market，prison，school，sea，university，work。 但在特指的东西面前要用 the，泛指同类事物中的任何一个时则用 a。 4、在形容词/副词的最高级前面要用 the，但当 most 表示“大多数”时它前面则不加 the。 the most 最 most of the. 大部分的. most of the young people 大部分年轻人 Most young men have to work hard. Most buildings in this district belong to the government. 【Multiple choice questions】 5 Nothing could have been more annoying. It was _d_annoying thing that could have happened. a.the more b.more c.most d. the most nothing + be more annoying 表达最高级含义 8 She was busy mixing butter and flour. She was _d_. a.joining them b.uniting them c. unifying them d. putting them together United States (政治上的联合)；unify 与 unite 的用法基本相同, 指的是政治上的联合 join v. 加入， ① 加入团体，组织 join the army/join the party ② 加入某某人