Lesson 50 Taken for a ride 乘车兜风

Taken for a ride ^{冤大头;被骗;乘车兜风}

• I was taken for a ride. ^{我被坑了。}
• taken for granted ^理所当然
• taken-for-granted world ^{想当然的世界}

take…for… ^{把…当作…}

• taken for a ride ^{就当作是一次兜风}
• She feels like she has been taken for a ride.^{她觉得她自己被利用了。}

— What do lawyers do when they die? — Lie still.

I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way. ^{动名词doing 做宾语}

love / like doing sth. ^{喜欢做某事（固定词组搭配强调一种习惯）}

• I love my brother, but I don't like his girlfriend. ^普通名词
• I love having dinner with you, but I don't like paying for dinner. ^动名词
• I like swimming, but I don’t like to swim today because I don’t feel well.

lose one’s way ^迷路

• He doesn't know this city. He might lose his way coming alone. ^{他不熟悉这个城市，一个人来可能会迷路的。}
• Stay by me, I don't want you to lose the way.^{留在我身边哦，我不想你迷路呢。}
• She doesn’t know London very well,and she lost her way.

I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. ^比较级

go on an excursion = have an excursion ^{作一次短距离的旅行（远足）}

• They've gone on an excursion to York. ^{他们到约克旅游去了。}
• We went on an all-day excursion to the island. ^{我们到岛上去游览了一整天。}
• In Bermuda, Sam's father took him on an excursion to a coral barrier. ^{在百慕大，萨姆的父亲带他去了一趟到珊瑚堤的短途旅行。}
• We had one last trip to make, a day excursion from Damascus by car. ^{我们有从大马士革坐一天车的最后一次旅行。}

take sb. some time ^{花费某人多少时间 §}

• My trip took me a long time. ^{主语不能是人(三册会推翻这个说法😀)}
• The recovery took her three years. ^{(takes / took / will take / have taken ...)}
•  I'm taking too much of your time.

金钱上的花费

than I expected ^{比我所预料的（口语）}

• The question is easier than I expected.
• You are more beautiful than I expected.
• You are better than I expected.
• The holiday took you longer than I expected.
• I was expecting him here at five forty-five.

'but I don't know (that) where it is.' ^{陈述句语序(宾语从句)}

where it is 注意单词的连读，音标以元音音标结尾，字母以“re”或“er”结尾的，会与下一个元音之间加“r”这个音。

* 'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor. ^{宾语从句的省略}

... where you should get off. ^{wonder/know/ask/tell/show/decide/remember/forget … 后常用“疑问词 + to do”作宾语。}

wh- / how to do ^{what 做什么；how 如何做}

• I don’t know what to do.
• He asked me how to deal with it.
• I have to decide who to invite.
• Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the airport?

“特殊疑问词 + to + 动词原形” ^{省略(sb. should)后可用来取代宾语从句直击核心}

省略后不用考虑语序、不用考虑时态，直击从句核心，有更简洁的表达能力。

歌曲 Making Love Out of Nothing at All 无羁之恋 ^{宾语从句的省略(除了爱，什么都不重要)}

• I know just how to whisper.
• and I know just how to cry.
• I know just where to find the answers.
• and I know just how to lie.
• I know just how to fake it.
• and I know just how to scheme.

I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.

in the front of ^{在...(内部的) 前面}

• I'm going to put it here, in front of the window. ^{窗户的前面}
• I'll be in the front office all day. ^{我整天都在总办公室。} 

Looking round, I realized that I was the only passenger left on the bus.

Looking round ^{使用doing的词组修饰整个句子做状语，主动(请看上一课的推演)。}

• She said without even looking round. ^{她连看都不看一下就说。}
• Looking round, he stood still and waited till the child had reached him. ^{他环顾四周，站着不动，等着孩子来到他身边。}
• Looking round, he discovered a small wagon with a lean horse. ^{他环顾四周，发现了一辆小马车，一匹瘦骨嶙峋的小马在前面拉着。}

非谓语动词^{（to do不定式、动名词doing或过去分词done）}做状语, 这个动作必然与主句主语有关：动名词 doing 与主句主语构成主动关系而现在分词done与主句主语构成被动关系及 动词不定式 to do 与主句主语构成目的关系如果非谓语动词做定语, 只与被修饰词相关, 与主语无关。

• passing planes ^{路过的飞机(主动)}
• ploughed field ^{耕过的地(被动)}

with + n. ^表示状态

• I do sth. with an excitement.^{强调动作本身} = I am excited to do sth. ^{强调期待和兴奋}

You' Il have to get off here, the conductor said.

have to ^不得不 = have got to

• Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. ^{受外力影响，不得不做某事。}
• The decision has been made and I have got to stand by it. ^{这个决定已经作出，我得坚持它。}
• We have got to leave right now. ^{我们必须马上离开。}
• I've got to run, Dad. See you later. 

'This is as far as we go.' ^{“和... 相比一样的 ...”}

as far as + 从句 ^{到…程度/限度，就…的限度而言}

• as far as we go. ^{言外之意 We couldn't go any more.}
• This is as far as I can do. ^我尽力了
• I can't bear (it any more). / It was more than I could bear. = This is as far as I bear. ^{我受不了了}
• This is as far as I can understand. ^{我就知道这么多}
• This is as far as I can afford. ^{我只能付这么多钱}
• As far as I know, they haven’t returned from abroad. ^{据我所知...}
• This is as far as I can help you. ^{我能帮你的就这么多了。}
• The fire spread as far as the park. 
• As far as I know, he doesn’t live here any longer.
• I’ll help you as far as I can.

'Oh dear' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to put you off.'

forget to do sth. ^{忘记去做某事}

• I forget to shut the door. ^{我忘了锁门}
• Don't forget to post the letters. ^{别忘了寄信。}

put off ^{推迟;摆脱；欺诈；困惑...}

• We've had to put off our wedding until September. ^{我们只得把婚期推迟到九月。}
• I put off the notebook pages. ^{我把笔记本一页一页的撕掉。}
• He was put off science by bad teaching. ^{教学不好使他失去了对理科的兴趣。}
• Once, she had been put off by his hauteur. ^{她以前对他的傲慢很反感。}

'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.

in that(this) case ^{如果那样（这样）的话，既然是那样（这样）}

• Is he one of your best friends? In that/this case, you may invite him.
• Is he one of your best friends? In that case, you may invite him.
• You don’t like your job? In that case why don’t you leave?

prefer ^{v. 更喜爱，宁可}

• What would you prefer, tea or coffee？^{与 would 搭配}
• I prefer walking home.  ^{prefer doing 类似于 love}
• I prefer to walk home today, because the air is very fresh. ^{(prefer to do = love to do)}
• I prefer reading to watching TV. ^{比起看电视，我更喜欢读书。(prefer doing … to doing … 比起做…更喜欢做…)}
• She prefers tea to coffee. ^{比起咖啡，她更喜欢茶。(prefer sth. to sth. 比起某物更喜欢某物)}
• He prefers peace rather than war. ^{他宁愿要和平，不要战争。(prefer sth. rather than sth. 宁愿某物而不要某物)}
• I prefer to stay at home rather than go out on rainy days. ^{下雨天我宁愿待在家里，也不愿出门。(prefer to do … rather than do … 宁愿做…而不愿做…)}

表示状态、感觉、情绪、精神活动的动词 常用于一般现在时而不用于进行时。

Q:Where did the writer want to go? Did he know the way or not? What did the conductor promise to do?

A:The writer wanted to go to Woodfast Green but as he did not know the way, the conductor promised to tell him where to get off.
^{(but as) “but as” 并不是并列短语, 两者连在一起仅仅是巧合第一句和第二句之间是 “but” 关系, 第二句和第三句之间为 “as” 关系, 所以产生 “but as”。}