Lesson 78 The last one? 最后一支吗？ 冠词
First listen and then answer the question: For how long did the writer give up smoking?
After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health,' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
读完一篇题为《吸烟与健康》的文章之后，我点上了一支香烟，来镇定一下自己紧张的神经。
I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.
我聚精会神而又愉快地吸着这枝烟。因为我确信这是我最后一支烟了。
For a whole week I did not smoke at all, and during this time, my wife suffered terribly.
整整一个星期我根本没有吸烟。在此期间，我妻子吃尽了苦头。
I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
我具备了戒烟者通常表现出来的所有症状：脾气暴躁和食欲旺盛。
My friends kept on offering me cigarettes and cigars.
我的朋友们不断地向我递香烟和雪茄。
They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
每当我从口袋里掏出一包糖果时，他们都毫不掩饰地表现出他们对此感到非常好笑。
After seven days of this, I went to a party. Everybody around me was smoking, and I felt extremely uncomfortable.
这样过了7天以后，我去参加一次聚会。我周围的每个人都在吸烟，我感到非常不自在。
When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
当我的老朋友布赖恩极力劝我接受一支香烟时，我再也忍不住了。
I took one guiltily, lit it, and smoked with satisfaction.
我内疚地接过一支点上，心满意足地抽起来。
My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more.
一切又都恢复了正常，为此我妻子十分高兴。
Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking. He himself has done it lots of times!
不管怎么说，正如布赖恩指出的那样，戒烟是世界上最容易的事情，他自己就已戒了很多次了！
12个相关单词
与课文关联的单词
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/ɪnˈtaɪt(ə)l/v. 以……为名calm *
/kɑːm/v. 使镇定nerve *
/nɜːv/n. 神经concentration
/ˌkɒns(ə)nˈtreɪʃ(ə)/n. 集中，专心suffer *
/ˈsʌfə(r)/v. 受苦，受害symptom
/ˈsɪmptəm/n. 症状temper *
/ˈtempə(r)/n. 脾气appetite
/ˈæpɪtaɪt/n. 胃口，食欲produce
/prəˈdjuːs/v. 拿出urge
/ɜːdʒ/v. 力劝，怂恿satisfaction
/ˌsætɪsˈfækʃ(ə)n/n. 满意，满足delighted
/dɪˈlaɪtɪd/adj. 欣喜的课文理解戒烟很容易 更新于:2024-04-23 01:27:28
After reading an article entitled 'Cigarette Smoking and Your Health' I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.
| lit （light，lit或lighted） v. 点燃 | lighted adj. 被点燃的 |
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| I lit a cigarette. | This is a lighted cigarette. |
I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.
| I smoked with concentration and pleasure 一般过去 | as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette. 过去将来 |
| I smoke with concentration and pleasure | as I am sure that this will be my last cigarette. |
I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.
give up 放弃，放手，停止尝试；认输
- We were on the point of giving up.
- You must give up fishing!
someone giving up doing 独立主格(有人放弃做某事)
没有谓语动词也能说清楚一件事。不属于基础语法。通常用于句子中表达两个动作同时发生，其中一个动作由名词短语或代词构成的独立主格表达。这个结构经常用来表达因果关系或者伴随关系。
- he rushed out of the house, her heart pounding with fear. （她匆忙离开了房子，心中充满了恐惧。）
- I opened the window, the cold wind biting at my face.（我打开了窗户，冷风刺骨般地吹在我的脸上。）
- She entered the room, her eyes scanning the surroundings. （她走进了房间，眼睛扫视着四周。）
My friends kept on offering cigarettes and cigars.
cigar n. 雪茄
| keep on doing sth. 继续做某事 | continue doing sth. 持续不断的做 |
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| The child was crying loudly, but he kept on watching TV. | Continue doing a lesson a day.学习不能间断，一天一课。 |
offer sb. sth. 给某人某物
- Josie had offered her services as a guide. 乔西曾表示愿意当向导。
They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
| made no effort 不作努力 |
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| make every effort 尽全力，尽一切努力 | He made every effort to get / at getting the job. |
| make effort + to do sth. 努力做… |
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| no matter when | whenever 无论何时 |
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| no matter who | whoever 无论是谁 |
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| no matter where | wherever 无论在哪里 |
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| no matter how | however 无论怎样 |
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When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
urged me to accept 怂恿、力劝去接受
- She urged me to accept the new post, although the job is not very well paid. 她努力劝我接受那个新职位，虽然那职位报酬并不优厚。
was more than I could bear = I couldn't bear more than 后面跟一个从句或一个形容词时可以表示“超出”（多用于口语）
- He was more than pleased with his new room.
- This was more than I had expectd.
I took one guiltily, lit it, and smoked with satisfaction.
| I took one guiltily, | lit it, | and smoked with satisfaction. |
| 我内疚地接过来1支 | 点上它 | 如愿以偿(心满意足)的抽了起来 |
| 多个句子连接时，有相同主语省略，中间使用“，”隔开，最后一个连接才加上"and"。 | ||
Anyway, as Brian pointed out, it is the easiest thing in the world to give up smoking.
point out = explain 指出，指明
- Why didn’t you point out his mistake to him at that time?
- He pointed out that we still had to get a few other things.
| Disguises can sometimes be too perfect, which they soon discovered. |
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| But as they soon discovered, disguises can sometimes be too perfect. § | |
| As I soon learnt, he was English himself! § |
联合复习
扩展知识动词keep搭配的词组 更新于:2024-03-20 02:02:29
| keep on + doing sth. 反复，持续 |
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| keep off 不靠近，从…离开 |
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| keep away from （使…）不靠近，避开 |
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| keep it up 不松劲，保持成绩，继续下去 |
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| keep up with 跟上，不落在…后面 |
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| keep out （使）留在外面，（使）不进入 |
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| keep in （把…）留在里面／关在屋里，不出外 |
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I think he kept the meeting on purpose.（填空）
away fromHe kept making the same mistake.（填空）
onKeep the floor. I have just finished clean.（填空）
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