Daily Wisdom
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
——Albert Einstein
有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。
—— 爱因斯坦
时态 Tense
The next train leaves at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
下一趟火车今天下午3点开车。
How often does this shuttle bus run?
这班车多久一趟?
在由 when, after, before, until, till, as soon as,等引导的时间状语从句
或由if, so/as long as, once, even if, although, whether…or…, in case,
whatever, whenever, wherever 等引导的条件状语从句中,通常用一般
现在时代替一般将来时(主将从现)。
When you have finished the report, I will have waited for about 3 hours.
等你完成这份报告的时候,我就已经等了将近3个小时了。
二、一般过去时
1.概念:表示过去某个时间发生的动作或情况。
2.标志词:yesterday, last year, last night, the other day, just now, then, two days ago, in , at that time等。(有时句子中虽然不含表示过去时间的状语,但根据语境可判断动作或状态已经发生,而且与现在没有任何联系,也需用一般过去时。)
2. We played football first,then went boating and fishing,,and at last had a picnic there.
我们先踢足球,然后去划船、钓鱼。最后我们在那里野餐。
三、一般将来时(will / shall do。)
1. be going to do:打算去……,要……
This is just what I am going to say.
这正是我想说的。
2. be about to do:即将、正要,强调近期内或马上要做的事。
例:Don't worry, I am about to make a close examination on you.
别担心,我马上就给你做一次仔细的检查。
3."be to do":按计划、安排即将发生某事或打算做某事。 (客观安排,人为安排)
例:She is to be seen in the lab on Monday.
星期一你准会在实验室见到她。
4. 有些动词,如:arrive, be close, come, do, done, go, have, leave, open, play,
return, sleep, start, stay等,用于一般进行时,并且通常与一个表示将来时间的时间状语连用,可以表示将来时。 例:My mother is coming to visit me next
week.(我妈妈下周将来看我。)
四、现在进行时(be doing)
概念:现在正在进行的动作。
标志词:now, at this moment, look, listen,
五、过去进行时(was/ were doing)
概念:强调在将来的某个具体时间正在发生的动作或事情。
例:Don't worry, you won't miss her. She will be wearing a red T-shirt and a white skirt at that time.
别担心,你不会认不出她的。她到时会穿一件红色T恤衫和一条白色的短裙。
六、现在完成时(have done)
概念:1.表示某动作发生在过去,强调其对现在的影响。此时用短暂性动词。
标志词:already, just, yet, never, before
2. 表示某动作从过去某时刻开始,持续到现在。此时用延续性动词。标志词:lately, recently, in the past/last few days/years, since then, up to now, so far; since+时间点;for+时间段
Listening & Speaking Practice
1. Enjoy the video clip of Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
《苔丝》是由法国Renn Productions公司出品,罗曼·波兰斯基执导,
娜塔莎·金斯基、彼得·弗斯、利·劳森等主演的剧情片。影片于1979年
10月25日在西德上映。该片改编自托马斯·哈代的小说《德伯家的苔丝》
讲述美丽的贫苦少女苔丝被命运无情戏弄的曲折人生。
2. Enjoy the video clip of Monkey King:Hero is Back.