Lesson 23 A new house

时间:2022-06-25 06:52:20

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I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five mouths ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.

Note

  1. complete: v. 完成(常在工程中使用)
    finish: finish doing
    complete the building.
    finish reading the book.
    complete doing my homework.
    complete: adj. 完全的,完整的

  2. modern:adj. 新式的,和以往不同的
    modern history: 现代史
    modern house: 现代
    modern art: 现代艺术
    modernization: n. 现代化 (中国特色的词汇)
    three good student: 三好学生

  3. strange: adj. 奇怪的(因为对一个东西不熟悉才奇怪)
    stranger: n. 陌生人
    be strange to sth.
    I'm strange to computers.

  4. district: n. 地区(行政)
    area: n. 地段、区域
    region: n. 地区(战争)

  5. get a surprise: 吃了一惊
    to one's surprise: 让某人吃惊的是
    shock: I get a shock.

  6. a beautiful new house.
    和被修饰词的距离越近,那么关系越密切、越强调。
    a spare old cloth. 一件不要的旧衣服。

  7. Work on it had begun before she left. 作为名词,意思是工程。常用词组work on

  8. It'll rain.
    It's cloudy.
    There'll be a thunderstorm.

  9. When will it be convenient for you to come? [口语]邀请

  10. They are of different ages.