Lesson 76 April Fools' Day 愚人节 现在完成时 现在完成进行时
First listen and then answer the question: What was the joke?
"To end our special news bulletin," said the voice of the television announcer, "we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
“作为我们专题新闻节目的结尾，”电视广播员说，“我们现在到克拉布利亚的通心粉田里。
Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.
通心粉在这个地区已经种植了 600 多年了。
Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
两个主要种植者，朱塞皮•莫尔道瓦和里卡多.布拉班特告诉我，他们一直期待着今年获得一个大丰收，收割工作比往年开始要早些。
Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
这里您可以看到两个工人，他们协力割下了 3 车金黄色的通心粉秸。
The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains.
全村的人都日夜奋战，要赶在 9 月的雨季之前把今年的庄稼收获上来，打完场。
On the right, you can see Mrs. Brabante herself. She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.
在屏幕的右侧，您可以看到布拉班特太太本人，她已经帮了她的丈夫 30 年了。
Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.
布拉班特太太现在正和负责通心粉加工的当地加工厂的经理交谈。
This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition! Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.
这最后一个镜头向您展示了收获之后将发生的事情：著名的克拉布利亚人吃通心粉大赛！目前的冠军弗拉特里先生，自 1991 年以来，年年获胜。
And that ends our special bulletin for today, Thursday, April 1st. We're now going back to the studio."
今天 --4 月 1 日，星期四-- 的专题新闻节目到此结束。现在我们回到电视演播室。”
15个相关单词
与课文关联的单词
fool
/fuːl/n. 傻瓜bulletin
/ˈbʊlətɪn/n. 新闻简报announcer
/əˈnaʊnsə(r)/n. （电视、电台）播音员macaroni
/ˌmækəˈrəʊni/n. 通心面，空心面条leading
/ˈliːdɪŋ/adj. 主要的grower
/ˈɡrəʊə(r)/n. 种植者splendid
/ˈsplendɪd/adj. 极好的stalk
/stɔːk/n. 梗gather
/ˈɡæðə(r)/v. 收庄稼thresh
/θreʃ/v. 打（庄稼）process *
/ˈprəʊses/v. 加工Signor
/ˈsiːnjɔː(r)/n. （意大利语）先生present *
/ˈprez(ə)nt/adj. 目前的champion
/ˈtʃæmpiən/n. 冠军studio
/ˈstjuːdiəʊ/n. 播音室课文理解结在树上的通心粉 更新于:2024-03-17 06:09:29
"To end our special news bulletin," said the voice of the television announcer,"we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria.
go over to 往…走过去
- I went over to the blind man to help him across the road.
| "To end our special news bulletin," | said the voice of the television announcer, | "we're going over to the macaroni fields of Calabria. |
| 直接引语 | “某人说”会夹在句子的中间 | 直接引语 |
| 英语当中想表示某人说用逗号加引号，这是一种比较常见的形式。前半句有引号引用了一句话，后半句还有引号引用了另外一句话。 | ||
| 主 + 谓 更常用 | somebody said 某人说把人放前面 | 它们的意思一样，在它前后要用逗号隔开(来衔接引号的内容)就可以了。 "I've just arrived by train," she said."I'm coming to see you." 说2件事的时候英语喜欢把人放中间 'The strap needs mending,' said Mrs. Sterling later, 'but they did not steal anything.' |
| 谓 + 主 倒装强调说话的人(或者主语较长时) | said somebody 某人说把人放后面 | |
Macaroni has been grown in this area for over six hundred years.
- has been grown ✓ 现在的之前被种植(现在完成的被动)
- has been growing X 现在的之前持续种植（Be doing 表主动）
Two of the leading growers, Giuseppe Moldova and Riccardo Brabante, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.
than usual 与往常相比(比平常：用于表示某事物与平常相比有所不同或变化)
- I feel more tired than usual today.今天我感觉比平常更累了。
Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
| Here you can see two workers | who | , between them, | have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks. |
| You can see two workers here. here提前就是为了给定语从句让位 | 关系词 § | 插入语§ | 定语从句 用一个句子做定语，定义、修饰名词 |
finish doing 完成做某事（只能接doing）：指完成或结束正在进行的活动或任务。
- I need to finish doing my homework before I can go out.我需要先完成做作业才能出去。
- I have finished having breakfast. 我已经吃完早餐了。
| between 作介词时含义之一是“作为…共同努力的结果，协力” | between them 他们之间, 插入语(额外插入到句子中的) |
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The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year's crop before the September rains.
rain n. 雨水；雨季，季节性的雨（常用复数）
- the September rains 9 月雨季
- We haven’t had much rain this year. 不可数
- Sometimes spring rains are really annoying. 有时绵绵春雨(雨季)真让人心烦意乱。
| The whole village has been working | day and night | gathering and threshing | this year's crop before the September rains. |
| She has been working hard.她一直在努力工作 | and 连接名词 | and 连接非谓语动词：gathering and threshing = to gather and to thresh | |
She has been helping her husband for thirty years now.
Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.
- I visited the school where my mother works. 在哪儿(地点)
- I still remember the day when we first met. 什么时候(时间)
- That's the reason why I didn't go to the party. 为什么(原因)...
This last scene shows you what will happen at the end of the harvest: the famous Calabrian macaroni-eating competition!
| 特殊疑问句变宾语从句 | |
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| What will happen at the end of the harvest？ | Show you what will happen at the end of the harvest. |
| What is a picture 'about'? | They always tell you what a picture is 'about'. |
Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.
联合复习
扩展知识区分易混淆词 更新于:2024-03-17 05:57:36
| usual adj. 通常的，平常的，惯常的 | usually adv. 平常，通常 |
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| between prep. 在（两者）之间 | among prep. 在…中间，被…环绕（指三者以上） |
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| manager n. 经理 | I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down. |
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| director n. 主任，董事 | Mr. Jones is the director of several companies. |
| headmaster n.（中学）校长 | I haven’t met the headmaster of this school yet. |