新概念英语第一册Lesson 93 Our new neighbor

　　Lesson 93 Our new neighbor¹

　　听录音，然后回答问题。Why is Nigel a lucky² man?
为什么说奈杰尔很幸运？

Mr Hill is our new next-door neighbour³. He’s a pilot⁴.
He was⁵ in the R.A.F.(皇家空军)
He will fly to New York next month.
The month after next he will fly to Tokyo.
At the moment（现在）,  he’s in Madrid. He flew⁶ to Spain⁷ a week ago.
He will return⁸ to London the week after next.
He’s only forty-one years old, and he has already⁹ been to nearly¹⁰ every country in the world.
Mr Hill is a very lucky man. But his wife¹¹ isn’t very lucky. She usually stays at home!
New Word and expressions¹² 生词和短语
pilot
n. 飞行员
return
v. 返回
New York
n. 纽约
Tokyo
n. 东京
Madrid
n. 马德里
fly (flew, flown)
v. 飞行
参考译文
奈杰尔是我们新搬来的隔壁邻居。他是个飞行员。
他曾在皇家空军任职。
下个月他将飞往纽约。
再下个月他将飞往东京。
现在他在马德里。他是一星期以前飞到西班牙的。
再下个星期他将返回伦敦。
他只有41岁，但他却过世界上几乎每一个国家。
奈杰尔是个很幸运的人。但他的妻子运气不很好。他总是呆在家里！

 

　　自学导读
1．next-door, 隔壁的。
2．the month after next, 再下个月。
after next 表示“下下个”，如：
the week after next下下个星期

　　语法  Grammar¹³ in use
可与一般将来时连用的时间短语
（1） this week（这周）,next week（下周）,the week after next（下下周）,this month（这个月）,next month（下个月）,the month after next（下下个月）, this year（今年）,next year（明年）,the year after next（后年）.
注：一般过去时中通常会用last一词，而不是next.
（2） in a day's time（一天以后）, in a year's time（一年以后）, in two weeks time（两周后）, in three months' time（3个月后）等等。

词汇学习  Word study
1．return  v.
（1）回，返回：
He's just returned¹⁴ from abroad¹⁵.
他刚从国外回来。
He'll return to London the week after next.
下下个星期他将返回伦敦。
（2）回复：
Spring will return soon.
很快就又是春天了。
He returned to his copy¹⁶ of the New York Times.
他又重读起他那份《纽约时报》来。
（3）归还；退还：
I'm going¹⁷ to return  these books to the library.
我要把这些书还给图书馆。
I lent¹⁸ him my records¹⁹ and he never returned them!
我把自己的唱片借给他，而他却从未归还！
2．lucky  adj.
（1）有好运的，幸运的：
Nigel is a very lucky man.
奈杰尔是个很幸运的人。
She was lucky to get such²⁰ a well-paid job.
她能得到这样一个报酬优厚的工作真幸运。
（2）侥幸的，碰巧的：
He didn't really know the answer----it was just a lucky guess.
他并非真知道答案——那不过是个侥幸的猜测。
It's lucky he's here.
他碰巧在这儿。

练习答案  Key to written exercises
Lesson 94
A
1  He will go to New York next week.
2  She will go to Sydney next month.
3  I will go to Paris the year after next.
4  We will go to Stockholm next year.
5  They will go to Geneva the week after next.
B
1  No, Helen won't return to Geneva next year. She'll return to Bombay.
2  No, I won't fly to London tomorrow. I'll fly to Geneva.
3  No, Tom and I won't go to Madrid next year. We'll go to London. w
4  No, Tom won't arrive from Moscow²¹ next month. He'll arrive from Madrid.
5  No, Carol²² and Helen won't stay in New York next month. They'll stay in Moscow.

1 neighbor   

n.邻居；v.邻接，毗邻而居，友好

参考例句：

• He has a very good neighbor.他有一个好邻居。
• My new neighbor moved in last weekend.我的新邻居上周才搬来。

2 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

3 neighbour   

n.邻居；邻近的人(或物)，邻国

参考例句：

• I know nothing about my new neighbour.我对我的新邻人全无所闻。
• How can you get on with your neighbour?你与你的邻居相处得怎么样？

4 pilot   

n.飞行员，领航员，引航员；vt.领航，驾驶，向导；adj.引导的，示范的

参考例句：

• He has become a pilot.他已成为一名飞行员。
• Nowadays girls pilot planes,too!现在姑娘家也会开飞机啦！

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 flew   

vbl.fly的过去式

参考例句：

• She flew from New York to London.她从纽约乘飞机到伦敦。
• The birds flew away.鸟儿飞走了。

7 Spain   

n.西班牙

参考例句：

• Spain lies in the south of Europe.西班牙位于欧洲的南部。
• I spent a week in Spain this summer.今年夏季我在西班牙度过了一星期。

8 return   

vi.返回，回来；送还；回复，恢复；vt.归还，送还；n.返回，归来；偿还，归还；回复

参考例句：

• I'll return at 10 this evening.我今晚十点回来。
• I often return in dreams to my hometown.我常常在梦中回到我的故乡。

9 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

10 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

11 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

12 expressions   

n.表情( expression的名词复数 )；表示；（数学）表达式；词

参考例句：

• ritualized expressions of grief 以例行的方式表达悲伤
• The fashionable remarks of today often become the commonplace expressions of tomorrow. 今天的时髦话往往变成明天的陈词滥调。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 grammar   

n.语法，语法规则

参考例句：

• I find German grammar very difficult.我发现德语语法很难学。
• He spent much time correcting my grammar.他花了很多时间来改我的语法错误。

14 returned   

adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
• The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

15 abroad   

adj.在国外，海外(一般作表语)；adv.到国外，在国外

参考例句：

• I just got back from abroad.我刚从国外回来。
• He goes abroad every year.他每年都到国外去。

16 copy   

n.副本，幕仿，一册；（计算机）DOS命令:复制或组合文件，拷贝；v.复印，抄袭；

参考例句：

• Please copy down all the words on the blackboard.请把黑板上的字都抄下来。
• Copy this page in your notebook.把这一页抄到你的笔记本上。

17 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

18 lent   

v.把…借给( lend的过去式和过去分词 )；贷（款）；增加；增添

参考例句：

• I've lent the car to a friend. 我把车借给一位朋友了。
• My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip. 我父母借钱给我了。否则，我可付不起这次旅费。

19 records   

n.记录( record的名词复数 )；经历；（有关过去的）事实；最好的成绩v.记录，录音，拍摄( record的第三人称单数 )；标明；发表正式（或法律方面的）声明；演奏音乐供录制

参考例句：

• Accurate records must be kept. 必须保存准确的记录。
• The dial records very slight variations in pressure. 该刻度盘能显示很微小的压力变化。

20 such   

adj.如此的，这样的；pron.这样的；adv.如此地

参考例句：

• He is such a man.他是这样一个人。
• He spent all his money,he is such a fool.他这样傻，花光了所有的钱。

21 Moscow   

n.莫斯科(俄罗斯首都)

参考例句：

• Moscow is a very cold place in winter.冬季莫斯科非常寒冷。
• He joined a flying school in Moscow.他进了莫斯科一所飞行学校。

22 Carol   

n.赞美诗，圣诞颂歌

参考例句：

• Silent Night is my favourite carol.《平安夜》是我最喜欢的圣诞颂歌。
• The people in the church are singing a christmas carol.教堂里的人们正在唱圣诞颂歌。