英语大赢家 上册 072.Topic 4还书 Returning Books

 阿美去还书，而且还想续借英文版的《理智与情感》。爸爸借的自传超过了借书期限，这下该怎么办呢？

 

May: This is my admission card, and these are the books .

 

Librarian: OK, a moment, please.

 

May: By the way, can I renew the borrowing?

 

Librarian: For which one?

 

May: Sense and Sensibility, English version.

 

Librarian: Yes, of course.

 

May: Can I just do it here?

 

Librarian: Sorry. No. You should go to the other counter.

 

May: OK, thanks.

 

Librarian: Sorry, this biography¹ is over the deadline. You should pay extra for it.

 

May: I was thinking of buying this from the bookstore when my father got this from the library…anyway, how much should I pay?

 

Librarian: 3 Yuan, please.

 

May: Here you are. Thanks.

 

Librarian: You are welcome. See you next time.

 

May: See you!

 

听看学

 

阿美：这是我的借书卡，这些是书。

 

图书员：好的，请等一下。

 

阿美：顺便问一下，我能续借吗？

 

图书员：借哪一本呢？

 

阿美：《理智与情感》，英文版的。

 

图书员：可以，当然可以。

 

阿美：那我就在这儿续借可以吗？

 

图书员：对不起，不行。你要到那边的那个柜台去。

 

阿美：好的，谢谢。

 

图书员：不好意思，这本自传已经超过了期限。你得付超期的钱。

 

阿美：我爸爸从图书馆借回来的时候我就觉得他还不如去买一本……不管怎么样，我该付多少钱？

 

图书员：3块钱。

 

阿美：给你。谢谢。

 

图书员：不用谢。下次见。

 

阿美：再见！

 

经典背诵 Recitation

 

May: I have a problem with borrowed books from a library. I always can't finish the books before the deadline comes. So as it happens, I'd pay extra for the delay. Though it's not much I still don't like it. You know it's so embarrassing.

 

生词小结

 

admissionn. 许可，承认

 

renewvt. 重新

 

versionn. 版本

 

countern. 柜台

 

deadlinen. 最后期限

 

extraadj. 额外的

 

Grammar 语法小结

 

过去进行时

 

过去进行时表示过去某一时刻或某段时间正在进行的动作，由“was/were+动词-ing”构成。

 

（1）表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作

 

What were you doing when I phoned you last night?

 

昨晚我给你打电话时，你正在干什么？

 

I was drawing a horse when the teacher came in.

 

当老师进来时，我正在画一匹马。

 

（2）表示过去某段时间正在进行的动作

 

We were building a bridge last winter.

 

我们在建一个桥。

 

I was living in my uncle's house when I was 14.

 

我14岁时，住我叔叔家里。

 

（3）描写故事发生的背景

 

It was a dark night. The wind was blowing hard.

 

一个漆黑的夜晚，狂风大作。

 

家庭总动员 Do it together

 

两人一组，一方朗诵下面的中文句子，另一方挑选出合适的翻译。

 

1.昨天下午这个时候丹尼尔正在图书馆看书。

 

2.老师进来时阿美正在和同学说话。

 

3.去年这个月我们在做一个很大的项目。

 

4.昨天晚上她正在看哈利波特。

 

5.昨天爸爸给我书的时候我在看电视。

 

1.When my father gave me the book yesterday, I was watching TV yesterday.

 

2.She was reading Harry² Potter last night.

 

3.We were doing a big project this month last year.

 

4.When teacher came into the classroom, May was talking with her classmate.

 

5.Daniel was reading in the library at this time yesterday.

1 biography   

n.个人经历，传记

参考例句：

• He is now collecting material for a biography of Tao Yuanming.他正在为写陶渊明传记搜集材料。
• Boswell wrote a famous biography of Dr.White.鲍斯韦尔为怀特博士写过一本著名传记。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。