新东方英语900句开口篇18

1801
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
进行时 =be + doing
now
at the moment
nowadays
Now I am reading a book.
I am reading a book now.
I am giving a class.
I am leaving for Europe by train tomorrow.

1802
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
What are you doing?
你干吗呢？

I am working on my homework.
What were you doing at six o抍lock yesterday evening?
I was calling and no body was answering.

1803
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Julie is playing the piano in her room now.
Julie正在她的房间里弹钢琴。

play the violin
play the flute¹
play the harmonica

1804
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I kept ringing the doorbell but nobody answered.
我一直按门铃，但没人开门。

keep doing sth 反复做某件事
keep on doing 继续做某件事

1805
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Jimmy is too absorbed in his computer game to hear.
Jimmy专心致志地打电脑游戏，没有听见。

I was so absorbed in the novel that I didn‘t hear.
I was too absorbed in the novel to hear.
be absorbed in = be in engrossed² in

1806
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
My brother is preparing for his final exam.
我哥哥正在准备期末考试。

My brother stayed in his room preparing for his examination.
My brother statyed in his room.
He was preparing for his examination.
My brother stayed in his room listening to the music.
My brother stayed in his room playing Video games.
My brother stayed in his room listening to the pop music.

1807
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Mr. Cooper is brushing up on his French for the France trip.
Cooper先生为了去法国旅行正在补习法语呢。

1808
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I was sleeping soundly this morning when the telephone rang.
今天早晨我睡得正香呢，电话铃响了。

when = at the moment
I am dying. 我要死了。
I am marrying. 我要结婚了。

1809
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
Your mother was calling to ask if you were at the Sunday school.
你妈妈打电话问你是不是在主日学校。

1810
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
She is always making a fuss.
她总是大惊小怪的。

He is always making As.

1811
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I am wondering if you can speak English.
我想知道你会不会说英语。

1812
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
What were you doing the whole morning?
整个上午你在什么？

1813
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
AF Flight No.123 is checking in at the moment. Please hurry up.
法航123号航班正在办理登机手续。请抓紧时间。

1814
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
I have been learning English for six years.
我学英语有六个年头了。

1815
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
And nowadys, I’m working hard to improve my spoken English.
现在我正努力提高我的英语口语。

1816
Lesson Eighteen Continuous Activities 进行时
You are driving me mad.
你快把我逼疯了。

JOANNA: Ted³, I'm leaving you.
TED: That represents a gross billing in excess of
two million - What?!
JOANNA: Here are my keys. I won't be needing them
any more.
TED: I'm sorry I'm late, all right? I'm sorry I didn't
call - I was busy making a living.
JOANNA: Ted, you're not listening to me. It's over,
finished.
TED: I'm listening, Joanna - believe me, I'm
listening. My wife is walking out on me after
eight years of -
JOANNA: You just don't get it, do you? I-am-really-
and-truly-leaving-you.
TED: I heard you, Joanna. I promise I heard you.
JOANNA: No you didn't. You didn't even ask about Billy.
TED: What about Billy?
JOANNA: I'm not taking him with me.

1 flute   

n.长笛；v.吹笛

参考例句：

• He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
• There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。

2 engrossed   

adj.全神贯注的

参考例句：

• The student is engrossed in his book.这名学生正在专心致志地看书。
• No one had ever been quite so engrossed in an evening paper.没人会对一份晚报如此全神贯注。

3 ted   

vt.翻晒，撒，撒开

参考例句：

• The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
• She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。