Lesson 63 She was not amused 她并不觉得可笑

单词讲解

circle n.圈子
draw a circlea
a large circle of friends

  • admire v.赞美
    admire sb. for sth.
    We admire him for his knowledge

  • close /s/ adj.亲密的,近的
    Our home is close to the school.
    get close to…
    closest friends
    /z/ v.关闭

  • sort n.种类
    this sort of thing
    sort of…

语法讲解

  • Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour…

  • …everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter,jenny.

  • Recently, one of Jeremy’s closest friends asked him to make a speech…
    one of : 表示什么范围之一,所以后面加可数名字.

  • This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.(定语从句)
    挨着谁,就是什么从句.(在名词后面)
    n. + that 从句
    定语从句或同位语从句
    We hava no idea that the boss has come.(同位语从句)
    It is the most interesting move that I have ever seen.(定语从句)

  • He had included a large number of funny stories in the speech…
    include v.包括,包含
    contain v.
    container n.容器
    a number of…
    a large / great number of…

  • As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.
    Jenny told him (that) she wanted to go home.
    vt. + 人 + 从句
    双宾语结构

  • Jereny was a little disappointed … but he did as his daughter asked.
    as + 句子 “按照…方式”
    引导方式状语从句
    When in Rome, do as Romans do.(按照罗马的方式去做事情)
    Do it as I told you last week.

  • … he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.
    if (是否)
    vt. + 人 + 从句
    双宾语结构
    宾语从句

  • Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at him!
    Jeremy asked her why this was so and
    she told him that she did not like to see…!