Lesson 92 Asking for trouble 自找麻烦 doing 否定前移
First listen and then answer the question: Why did the policeman ask the writer to come to the police station?
It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home.
我回到家时，肯定已是凌晨两点左右了。
I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
我按响了门铃，试图唤醒我的妻子，但她睡得很熟。于是，我从花园的小棚里搬来了一个梯子，把它靠在墙边，开始向卧室的窗口爬去。
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
快要爬到窗口时，下面一个人用讽刺的口吻说：“我看不必在夜里这个时候擦窗子吧。”我向下面看去。
I looked down and nearly fell off the ladder when I saw a policeman.
当我看清是一个警察时，差一点儿从梯子上掉下去。
I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'
我回答了他的话，但马上又后悔不该那样说，我是这样说的：“我喜欢在夜里擦窗子。”
'So do I,' answered the policeman in the same tone.
“我也是的，”警察用同样的声调回答。
'Excuse my interrupting you.I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'
“请原谅我打断了您。当一个人在忙着干活时，我是不愿意去打断他的，但请您跟我到警察局去一趟好吗？”
'Well, I'd prefer to stay here,' I said.'You see. I've forgotten my key.'
“可我更愿意呆在这儿，”我说，“您瞧，我忘带钥匙了。”
'Your what?' he called.
“什么？”他大声问。
'My key,' I shouted.
“钥匙！”我喊道。
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
幸运得很，这喊声惊醒了我的妻子。就在警察开始向我爬上来时，她打开了窗子。
课文理解你抓不到我~ 更新于:2024-04-11 12:08:50
Asking for trouble
ask for trouble 自找麻烦，自计苦吃（多用于口语）
- The boss seems to be annoyed.To talk to him now is to ask for trouble.
- ask for leave 请假
- ask for help 请求帮助
- ask for advice 征求建议
It must have been about two in the morning when I returned home.
It was about two in the morning. 明确的是2点(无推测)
- must do 推测现在
- must have done 推测过去
I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
be fast asleep 熟睡：指人在睡眠中非常深沉，完全没有意识到周围的事物。
- You'll be fast asleep by the time we get home. 等我们到家时你会熟睡了。
begin doing = begin to do 开始做某事：开始进行某项活动或任务。
- I will begin doing my homework after dinner.晚饭后我会开始做作业。
against the wall 靠墙
- Can I lean my bike against the wall? 我能把自行车靠在这墙上吗？
| by ringing § | began climbing § |
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| 介词后面100%要使用doing,不能使用do、to do代替 | 动词后可以接：doing、to do、do等(根据具体的动词决定) |
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, 'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.'
| I was almost there | when a sarcastic voice below said, | 'I don't think | the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.' |
| 时间状语主句 | 时间状语从句 | 否定前移 | 宾语从句（I think the windows don' t need cleaning at this time of the night.） |
| 否定前移：否定词 "don't"（不）被移到主语 "the windows"（窗户）之前，从而颠倒了句子的词序。这种结构强调了说话者的否定观点，即他们认为这个时间不需要清洁窗户。这是一个常见的应用，以强调说话者的态度或观点。 | |||
否定前移 在英文中通常会将从句里的否定前移到主句中，以达到“开门见山”的目的
- I think you're not wrong. → I don't think you're wrong. 我认为你不是错的。
- Last year he believed that the plan would not fail. → Last year he didn' t believe that the plan would fail. 去年他相信这个计划将不会失败。
I immediately regretted answering in the way I did, but I said, 'I enjoy cleaning windows at night.'
regret 常见搭配
| regret doing sth. 后悔做了…（对已发生的事情表示后悔） | regret to do sth. 遗憾…（对现在要发生的事表示抱歉） |
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| I regretted saying it almost at once. | We regret to inform you that you needn’t come here next week. |
| remember/forget + to do sth. 指末来的动作 | remember/forget doing sth. 指过去的动作（已发生过） |
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| stop to do sth. 指目的 | stop doing sth. 停下正在做的动作 |
| On the way to the station I stopped to buy a paper. | When he told us the story, we just couldn’t stop laughing. |
'Excuse my interrupting you. 祈使句(面对面默认主语为“你”)
Excuse + doing 动词excuse后面只能接doing
- 'Would you mind my coming with you?' he asked, before I had finished speaking.
I hate to interrupt a man when he's busy working, but would you mind coming with me to the station?'
be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事：指某人正在进行一项活动或任务，没有空闲时间。
you mind coming = you mind you coming 主语一致(无需要逻辑主语)
Fortunately, the shouting woke up my wife who opened the window just as the policeman had started to climb towards me.
my wife who opened the window 我那个打开了窗户的妻子(妻子的范围比较明确，这里应该使用非限制的定语从句?)
注：非限定性定语从句通常使用逗号与主句隔开，但并非必须。逗号的使用与语境和句子结构有关。在正式写作中，为了提高句子的清晰度和读者理解，通常建议在非限定性定语从句之前加上逗号。
注2：在《三册》第7课会学到接续性分句 （continuative clause）大概可以解释这是限定性、非限定性的问题（这里根本就不是正常的定语从句）。
单词句型阳台相关的词汇 Laundry Vocabulary 更新于:2024-04-25 01:22:40
- bleach: Using bleach makes your white clothes whiter.
- bucket: Sam filled the bucket with cold water.
- cabinet, wall cabinet, cupboard: There is a wooden cupboard above the washing machine.
- clothes rack: I hung my wet clothes on the clothes rack.
- clothespeg (UK): I use clothespegs to hang my shirts on the line outside.
- clothespin (US): I use clothespins to hang my shirts on the line outside.
- clothesrack: I hung my wet clothes on the clothesrack.
- detergent: I poured some detergent into the washing machine.
- dry clothing: There was wet clothing hanging on the clothesrack.
- dryer: After taking my clothes out of the washing machine, I put them in the dryer.
- fabric softener: Using fabric softener makes your clothes nice and soft.
- hanger: There are lots of hangers in my wardrobe.
- iron: I used the iron to press my shirt.
- ironing board: Florence put the t-shirt on the ironing board and started to iron.
- laundry basket: The laundry basket was full of dirty clothes.
- laundry net: A laundry net protects your delicate clothing while it’s in the washing machine.
- scrub brush: I tried to remove the mark on my shirt by scrubbing it with a scrub brush.
- shelf: There is a cactus plant on the shelf in the laundry room.
- soap: I poured some detergent into the washing machine.
- spray starch: Before ironing my shirts, I sprayed them with spray starch.
- tap: Nick turned on the tap and filled his bucket with water.
- washing machine: We could see the clothes turning inside the washing machine.
- wet clothing: I hung the wet clothing up to dry.
扩展知识So 助动词 更新于:2024-03-27 07:14:06
So do I. 我也是 §
"So do I" 是一个简短的回应，通常用于表示你同意或与别人的陈述相符。这个短语通常用在对肯定句或否定句做出陈述时，以表示你有相同的感受、观点或意见。
- I really enjoy watching movies on weekends. - So do I.
- I don't like broccoli. - So do I.表达共鸣或一致，不需要重复完整的陈述，而只需使用同意的短语即可。
- I will not miss the meeting. - Neither will I / the candidtes.
| So + 助动词 + sb. | ||
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| So did I. 时态可变 | So does she. 主语可以变 | Neither + 助动词 + sb. 否定 |
| I felt excited after the party. - So did I. | I can swim. - So can I. | I don' t like my job. - Neither do I. |
用于并列补充句和反应句 so 和 neither/nor
so 和 neither/nor 用于并列补充句和表示反应的句子时表示“也，同样”，so 用于肯定句，neither/nor 用于否定句。它们后面跟的是省略形式的分句，只有助动词+主语，也可以是情态助动词+主语：
- John can speak French and so can I.
- I didn’t got to the meeting last night. - Neither/Nor did I.
- You shouldn’t work so hard and nor should I.