A public house which was recently bought by Mr. Ian Thompson is up for sale.
for sale 拿出来卖的
- The house is for sale. 这所房子出售。
| be up for 有待于…，为了某一目的 | on sale 打折卖(特价) |
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| This problem is up for discussion.这个问题有待于讨论 | These bikes are on sale. 这些自行车正在廉价出售。 |
He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. bar 为酒吧或酒店中卖酒的柜台
go/get to sleep 入睡，睡着（进入睡眠状态）
- I couldn’t get to sleep last night. 我昨晚无法入睡。
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I was tossing and turning all night.
| fall asleep 睡着，入睡（强调动作，不知不觉睡着） | He fell asleep while reading. 他看书的时候睡着了。 |
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| go to bed 上床睡觉（指上床这个动作，不一定睡着） | I usually go to bed at ten. 我通常十点上床睡觉。 |
| toss and turn 辗转反侧（睡不着翻来覆去） | I tossed and turned all night. 我整夜辗转反侧。 |
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stay/sit up 熬夜
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I stayed up all night, preparing for the exam.
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a night owl 夜猫子
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He is a night owl.
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hear sb. doing sth. 听见某人正在做某事
在一些表示感觉的动词如 see，hear，feel，watch，notice 等之后，往往用“动词+宾语+宾语补足语”这个结构，其宾语补足语既可以是不定式（通常不加 to），也可以是现在分词，两者在意义上区别不大，现在分词表示动作正在发生，不定式则表示动作发生了：
- I heard someone knocking at the door. 我听到有人正在敲门。
- I heard you sing this song yesterday. 昨天我听到你唱这支歌。
The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.
the next morning 第二天早上
- The next morning, we set off early. 第二天一早，我们就出发了。
| the following morning 次日早上（偏书面） | The following morning, she found her lost key. 次日早上，她找到了丢失的钥匙。 |
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| the morning after 之后的那个早上 | The morning after the party, he felt tired. 聚会后的那个早上，他感到疲惫。 |
| the previous morning 前一天早上（偏书面） | I met him the previous morning. 我在前一天早上见过他。 |
| the morning before 前一天早上（口语常用） | She had left the morning before. 她在前一天早上就离开了。 |
时态顺序
| 一般过去(后发生) | 过去完成(先发生) |
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| he found | had been blocked ... and ... had been moved. 被动 |
Though Mr.Thompson had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning.
be + on 为形容词 表示“开着的，接通的”，其反义词为 off
- When he arrived home, he found that all the lights were on/off.
- Is the TV on? I thought I had turned it off. （turn off 关闭）
- The TV is on. 机器在运转
- The battle is on. 事情在继续
- The bet is still on. 还存在
- What’s on at the cinema today? 电影在上映
| turn on / switch on 打开（灯、电视等电器） | Please turn on the light. 请打开灯。 |
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| turn off / switch off 关掉（灯、电视等电器） | Remember to switch off the TV before leaving. 离开前记得关掉电视。 |
| put out 扑灭（火）；熄灭灯火 | Firemen managed to put out the fire. 消防员成功扑灭了大火。 |
| turn up 把音量调大；调高声量 | Can you turn up the radio? 你能把收音机音量调大一点吗？ |
| turn down 把音量调小；调低音量 | Please turn down your music. 请把你的音乐音量调小。 |
He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk the night before.
表时间的状语
| the night before 前一天晚上 | last night 昨天晚上 |
| the week before 前一个星期 | last week 上个星期 |
| the day before 前一天 | the day after 后一天 |
| the next day 下一天 | tomorrow 明天 |
直接引语 → 间接引语
He also said: ‘ I have found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost must have drunk last night.’ 直接引语
| 直接引语时间 | 间接引语时间 |
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| now | then |
| last night | the night before |
| last week | the week before |
| yesterday | the day before |
| two days ago | two days before / earlier |
| today | that day |
| tonight | that night |
| tomorrow | the next / following day |
| last night | the night before |
When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, Mr.Thompson shook his head.
shake one's head 摇头，表示异议
- The instructor made him shake his head, swing his arms, stretch his neck and bend his knees.教练让他摇头，摆动手臂，伸展脖子，弯曲膝盖。
| nod one's head 点头 | To which of the gulfs did he nod his head?他向这些深渊中的哪一条点头表示同意？ |
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The villagers have told him that they will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.
even if 即使 引导的让步状语从句含有很强的假定性
- I won’t have dinner with him even if he pays for it.
give away 捐献，免费的送，赠送
- He gave all his books away to the library.
- He gave away all his possessions and became a monk.