Lesson 31 Where's Sally?萨莉在哪里?
JEAN: Where's Sally, Jack?
JACK: She's in the garden, Jean.
JEAN: What's she doing?
JACK: She's sitting under the tree.
JEAN: Is Tim in the garden, too?
JACK: Yes, he is.
He's climbing the tree.
JEAN: I beg your pardon?
Who's climbing the tree?
JACK: Tim is.
JEAN: What about the dog?
JACK: The dog's in the garden, too.
It's running across the grass.
It's running after a cat.
琼:杰克,萨莉在哪儿?
杰克:她在花园里,琼。
琼:她在干什么?
杰克:她正在树荫下坐着。
琼:蒂姆也在花园里吗?
杰克:是的,他也在花园里。他正在爬树。
琼:你说什么?谁在爬树?
杰克:蒂姆在爬树。
琼:那么狗呢?
杰克:狗也在花园里。它正在草地上跑,
在追一只猫。
1.climb v.
(1)攀登,攀爬:
The children are always climbing trees.
孩子们总是在爬树。
He likes climbing mountains.
他喜欢爬山。
(2)逐步上升(增长):
The temperature is climbing steadily.
温度正在慢慢地平稳上升。
The price of gold climbed back.
金价逐渐回升了。
(3)(在社会地位等方面)往上爬:
He is trying hard to climb to the top of the social ladder.
他正努力爬到社会的最顶层。
He has climbed to a very high position in his field.
他已在自己的领域中爬到了一个很高的位置。
2.run v.
(1)跑,奔跑:
He is running quickly.
他正飞快地跑着。
He runs a mile every morning to keep fit.
他每天早晨跑一英里步以保持身体健康。
(2)流动;流出:
The current is running strong.
水流湍急。
Her eyes ran with tears.
她落泪了。
(3)追赶;追逐:
The dog is running after a cat.
那只狗正在追赶一只猫。
Many young men are running after that girl.
许多年轻人在追求那个姑娘。
现在进行时(1)
(1)在英文中若想表达此刻正在进行的动作或事件,要用动词的现在进行时形式。现在进行时由be的现在时形式(am, is, are)+现在分词组成。如课文中的Shes sitting under the tree 和Hes climbing the tree等句子均为现在进行时。对大多数动词来说,在动词后面直接加-ing即可构成现在分词,如doing, climbing。以-e结尾的动词,要去掉-e,再加-ing,如making。如果动词只有一个元音字母而其后跟了一个辅音
字母时,则需将与辅音字母双写,再加-ing,如running, sitting。
(2)疑问式:将用了现在进行时的句子变成一般疑问句时只需将助动词提前。如:
Hes reading a magazine.
Is he reading a magazine?
他正在看一本杂志吗?
(3)否定式:现在进行时的否定式是将否定词not放在助动词之后。如:
The dog is drinking its milk.
The dog is not drinking its milk.
狗没在喝它的那份牛奶。