新概念英語第2冊Lesson55重點語法及句型
重要句型或語法
過去習慣的表達
本課側重對比used to do和would do兩種表達過去習慣的用法區別。如：
I used to live near my work and would always get home early.
課文主要語言點
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. 1)dreams of doing sth.，夢想做某事。 2)lost treasure，失蹤的寶藏。 3)註意區分almost(更多用來表程度)和nearly(更多用來修飾數字)，但兩者經常可以互用。 4)come true，成為現實、實現。
A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. 1)called 'The Revealer' 用作machine的定語，中間省略了which/that was。 2)invent，發明。其動作的名詞為invention，表人的名詞為inventor(發明家)。 3)be used to do sth.，被用來做某事。 4)detect，探測。 5)bury，埋藏。
The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pirates used to hide gold. 1)註意對比句中的was used in a cave(表被動)和used to hide(表過去習慣)的區別。 2)破折號中的it is said作為插入語，強調整句話只是據說如何如何，不壹定是事實。 3)pirate，海盜。 4)hide，隱藏。註意其過去式和過去分詞分別為hid和hidden。
The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. 1)句中的would do就是表達過去習慣的。 2)fail to do，沒有做成某事。 3)collect，收集、收藏。
Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. 1)be armed with，裝備著。用作伴隨狀語。 2)the search party，搜尋隊。party在這裏表示壹夥人。 3)hoping to find buried treasure，是現在分詞短語，用作目的狀語。可以改為and hoped to find buried treasure。
The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. 1)leader，領隊、領導。 2)examine，檢查、檢測。 3)soil，土壤。不可數名詞。 4)the entrance to，...的入口。entrance源自動詞enter。
Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. 1)very excited，過去分詞作伴隨狀語。 2)註意dig(挖掘)的過去式和過去分詞都是dug。 3)two feet deep，兩英尺深。註意英語中各維度單位的表達，如：三米寬(three meters wide)、四米高(four meters high)、五米長(five meters long)。 4)worthless，壹文不值的。
The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. 1)註意區分search(搜查)和searh for(尋找)的區別。 2)thoroughly，完全地、徹底地。 3)註意區分except、except for和apart from。 4)註意but前加上逗號，隔開前後兩個並列分句。
In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon. 1)in spite of，盡管、雖然。相當於despite。但是，如果後面接的是句子，只能用despite that...。 2)be confident in，對...自信。如果後接句子，則用be confident that。 3)reveal，揭示、揭露。 4)something of value，有價值的東西。 5)fairly，相當、很。註意與rather(壹般用來修飾表消極事物)的區別。
This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter! 1)it was the postman：當我們不知道對方是誰的時候，經常用it來指代。 2)sign for sth.，簽收某物。 3)a registered letter，掛號信。
新概念英語第2冊Lesson56重點語法及句型
重要句型或語法
1、比較關系
本課側重的是be like、the same as、be different from等比較關系的表達。如：
My jacket is like yours.
My jacket is the same as yours.
My jacket is different from yours.
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2、不定代詞
本課側重的是不定代詞little、a little、few、a few、much、many的用法。如：
There isn't much whisky, but you can have a little.
There aren't many apples, but you can pick a few.
課文主要語言點
Once a year, a race is held for old cars 1)once a year，每年壹次。once表示壹次，twice表示兩次，三次以上都用times來表達。 2)hold，舉行、舉辦。其過去式和過去分詞都是held。
A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. 1)enter for，參加(比賽)。 2)a great deal of，許多、大量。註意只能用來修飾不可數名詞。 3)just before，就在...之前。
One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. 1)handsome，英俊的、漂亮的。 2)Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost，勞斯萊斯銀魅。這款車享有“世界上的汽車”的美譽。silver，銀。ghost，魔鬼。
The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. 1)Benz，奔馳車。 2)Built in 1885是過去分詞短語，作為伴隨狀語。 3)taking part用作car的定語，其完整原形為that took part。
After a great many loud explosions, the race began. 1)a great many，許多、大量。與a great deal of只能用來修飾不可數名詞不同的是，a great many只能用來修飾可數名詞。 2)explosion，爆炸。源自動詞explode。
Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! 1)break down，拋錨。 2)on the course，在賽道上。 3)註意體會本句話中的幽默筆觸：壹些司機選手花了更多的時間躺著車底下，而不是坐在車裏面，意思是車子壞了，得躺到車底去修車。註意under和in要重讀，以突出前後對比效果。
A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster than any of its rivals. 1)complete，完成。 2)winning，取勝的。 3)reach a speed of，達到...速度。 4)註意much常用來修飾比較級。 5)rival，競爭對手。
It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. 1)speed，加速前進。其過去式和過去分詞都是sped。 2)downhill，下山、下坡。 3)at the end of，在...末尾、尾聲。 4)have trouble doing，做某事有困難或有麻煩。
The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting. 1)give sb. a great deal of pleausre，給某人帶來莫大的快樂。 2)be different from，與...不同。 3)no less exciting，壹樣的精彩或令人激動。註意no more than或no less than，都表示“與...壹樣得...”
新概念英語第2冊Lesson57重點語法及句型
重要句型或語法
1、介詞
本課側重的是介詞at、in、off和with的用法。如：
I'll see you at the station.
Let's go for a walk in the park.
The pencil rolled off the desk.
The man with long hair is supposed to be a poet.
2、make和let
本課側重的是make和let作為使役動詞的用法。如：
I can't make him change his mind.
Don't let the children touch anything in this room please.
課文主要語言點
A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. 1)in+衣服，表示穿著...衣服。註意對比“in+顏色”，表示穿著什麽顏色的衣服。 2)at the window of，在...窗邊。
Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. 1)though，盡管、雖然。引導的是讓步狀語從句。 2)hesitate，猶豫。其名詞形式為hesitation。 3)that引導的是定語從句，修飾先行詞a dress。
The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. 1)who引導的是定語從句，修飾先行詞the assistant。 2)serve sb.，為某人服務、接待某人。 3)註意she was dressed其實是定語從句，用來修飾先行詞the way，she前省略了in which。 4)be dressed，穿著。
Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. 1)Glancing at her scornfully，屬於現在分詞短語用作伴隨狀語的用法。 2)glance at sb.，掃了或瞥了某人壹眼。 3)scornfully，輕蔑地。該詞源自名詞或動詞scorn(蔑視、輕視)。
The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. 1)walk out of....，走出某地。 2)punish，懲罰。 3)next day，第二天。也可以表達為the next day。
She returned to the shop hte following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. 1)return to，回到某地。 2)the following morning，第二天早上。 3)dressed in a fur coat，過去分詞用作伴隨狀語。 4)with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other，這是with引導的獨立主格結構(with+名詞+介詞短語)，用作伴隨狀語。
After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. 1)seek out，挑出、找出。 2)ask for，請求、要求。
Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. 1)not realizing...，現在分詞短語用作伴隨狀語。註意這種情況下，現在分詞短語的否定形式是在doing前加not。 2)who引導的是realizing的賓語從句。 3)be eager to do，渴望做某事。
With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. 1)with great difficulty，費了好大勁兒。用作方式狀語。 2)註意句中用了climbed into the shop window，說明店員的確費了很大勁兒才夠著裙子，從而凸顯了店員的諂媚樣兒。 3)註意第二句中說到，當女士看到店員爬進櫥窗後，馬上又說自己不喜歡那條裙子，報復的心理終於得到滿足了。
She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for. 1)enjoy oneself doing，開心得做某事。 2)make sb. do sth.，讓某人做某事。註意make sb.後面接動詞時，不能接to do的用法。但除了make sb. do sth.之外，也可以用make sb. doing/done的用法。 3)before finally buying...before後面直接接了doing，其實是省略了相同的主語she，其原形應該是：before she finally bought... 4)she had first asked for用作定語從句，修飾先行詞the dress，中間省略了關系代詞that或which。