Lesson 27 A wet night 雨夜

A wet night ^{表示 “湿” 的词：rainy，damp，moist (湿的程度减少)} §

wet ^{adj. 湿淋淋的}

• the wet season
• You are wet.^{（被水浇过）}
• He toweled his wet hair. ^{他用毛巾将湿头发擦干。}

Late in the afternoon, the boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.

late in the ... .^{..的晚些时候 = in the late afternoon}

• Consider these scenarios: It's late in the day. ^{考虑以下场景：天色已晚。}
• It was late in the afternoon. ^{那是在接近傍晚的时候。}
• It's a pity you've arrived so late in the year. ^{真遗憾，你这一年来得太迟了。}

put up = set up ^{搭建（强调搭，如搭个草棚等）}

• They got married and set up home together in Hull.^{他们结婚了，一同在赫尔建立了新家。}
• He won't even put up a shelf.^{他连搭个架子都不会。}
• put up a tent = pitch a tent

in the middle of ^{在…当中，在…中间（相对两边:既可以用于表示地理位置，又可以用于表示时间或在某个过程当中）}

• There is a table in the middle of the room.
• in the middle of the river ^河中心
• He heard someone shouting in the middle of the night. ^半夜三更
• Mary was in the middle of reading when her aunt arrived. ^{读到一半时}

As soon as this was done, they cooked a meal over an open fire.

• over an open fire ^{在明火上：在露天的明火上烹饪或加热食物。}

cook a meal ^做一顿饭

• cook a meal
• make a meal
• prepare a meal
• fix a meal

They were all hungry and the food smelled good.

They all felt hungry… ^{情系后，实义前}

The food smelled good. 

• …the food smelt inviting.

After a wonderful meal, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.

after + 从句 / doing/n. ^在…之后

• after I arrived = After my arrival ^{在我到达之后}
• After the arrival of the flowers,I took them and went to my girlfriend's.^{鲜花到达后，我拿着它们去了我女朋友家。}
• After the arrival of the plane. ^{在飞机到达之后。}
• After his arrival, we have a party.^{他到达后，我们举行了一个聚会。}

tell stories ^讲故事

• tell a joke ^讲个笑话
• tell a lie ^撒谎
• tell the truth ^说出事实

sing a song ^{唱歌(压首韵)}

• live a simple life
• die a glorious death
• breathe one’s last breath

by ^{在…旁边，靠近 (距离非常近，但不强调紧贴)}

• Come and sit by me.
• There are many trees by the river.

But some time later it began to rain.

later ^{adv.晚些时候；随后；后来}

• He told me he would come again later (on).
• I met her again a few days later.

some time ^{一段时间（later 之后）}

• some time earlier ^{一段时间之前}
• some time ago ^{一段时间以前}

The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and crept into their tent.

put out ^{人为的熄灭火}

• I put out the fire.
• He looked really put out. ^{看来他真生气了。}
• We put out from Liverpool. ^{我们从利物浦起航。}
• The cattle were put out to pasture.^{牛群放牧在牧场草地上。}
• Paula had put out her luggage for the bus. ^{葆拉放好了行李准备乘公车。}
• Have you put out clean towels for the guests? ^{你为客人预备好干净毛巾没有？}
• Police have put out a description of the man they wish to question. ^{警方公布了他们想要讯问的那名男子的特征。}

In the middle of the night, two boys woke up and began shouting.

in the middle of the night = midnight

• at midnight ^在午夜
• the mid-autumn day ^中秋节

begin doing / begin to do ^{开始做某事}

• Now they begin to do more sports outside. ^{现在他们开始做更多的户外运动。}
• When does the woman hope to begin working at a museum?^{那位女士希望什么时候开始去博物馆上班？}

It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field.

• When I'm getting close to the door,the door opened. ^(自动门)
• The door opened. ^{强调门自动开(主动)}
• The door was opened. ^{门被打开, 强调人为的(被动)}

The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent!

wind  ^{v. 弯曲前进，蜿蜒而行；卷缠，缠绕，绕成团 n.风，气流；风向}

• wound one's way ^蜿蜒而行
• The car wound through the village. ^{汽车蜿蜒穿过村庄。}

right ^{adv.（地方、位置或时间）正好，就在}

• I met him right here. ^{我就是在这里遇到他的。}
• He hit the man right on the nose. ^{他正好打在那个人的鼻子上。}

汉语与英文只有意义的对等, 没有字的对等

• My idea is the same as yours. ^{我的想法与你一样的}
• I agree with you.^{(口语) 我同意你的观点}
• I think so.^{(口语) 我认为是这样的}