Lesson 43 Hurry up!快点!
PENNY: Can you make the tea, Sam?
SAM: Yes, of course I can, Penny.
SAM: Is there any water in this
kettle?
PENNY: Yes, there is.
SAM: Where's the tea?
PENNY: It's over there,
behind the teapot.
PENNY: Can you see it?
SAM: I can see the teapot,
but I can't see the tea.
PENNY: There it is!
It's in front of your!
SAM: Ah yes, I can see it now.
SAM: Where are the cups?
PENNY: There are some in the cupboard.
PENNY: Can you find them?
SAM: Yes. Here they are.
PENNY: Hurry up, Sam!
The kettle's boiling!
彭妮:你会沏茶吗,萨姆?
萨姆:会的,我当然会,彭妮。
萨姆:这水壶里有水吗?
彭妮:有水。
萨姆:茶叶在哪儿?
彭妮:就在那儿,茶壶后面。
彭妮:你看见了吗?
萨姆:茶壶我看见了,但茶叶没看到。
彭妮:那不是么! 就在你眼前。
萨姆:噢,是啊,我现在看到了。
萨姆:茶杯在哪儿呢?
彭妮:碗橱里有几只。
彭妮:你找得到吗?
萨姆:找得到。就在这儿呢。
彭妮:快,萨姆。水开了!
1. Can you make the tea, Sam? 你会沏茶吗,萨姆?
make the tea,沏茶。句中can是英语中最常见的几个情态助动词之一,请参见本课语法部分。
2.behind,在……的后面。
与in front of(在……前面)互为反义词。
3.The kettle's boiling!水开了!
这里的kettle =water in the kettle。用容器来指代容器内的东西是一种修辞格,叫借代(metonymy/i'mtnmi/)。
语法 Grammar in use can(1)
can是英语中最常用的几个情态助动词之一,它本身不表示动作,只表示体力或脑力方面的能力或客观可能等。它必须与其他动词连用,本身没有性和数的变化。如:
I can see some coffee on the table.
我能看到桌子上的一些咖啡。
Can Sam read this book?
萨姆看得懂这本书吗?
can的否定形式为can not, cannot或can't(省略式):
I can't see any coffee.
我看不见什么咖啡。
He can't find the cups.
他找不到杯子。
1.find v.
(1)找到;寻得:
It is most important to find a suitable person for the job.
找到一位适合做这项工作的人是至关重要的。
Where are the cups? I can't find them.