精讲课 笔记随视频锁定
【铺垫】交待背景(时间、地点、人物)

右侧笔记支持独立滚动。边听名师连读拆解,边对照右侧的语法事实与统计数据笔记。

英语记叙文 (narrative)的要点

  1. 五个W一个R (when, where, who, why, what and result)
  2. 目的明确,线索清晰,描写生动,详略得当,句式多变。

The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening. where 在哪儿发生的

expensive shops / hotels ad.高档的(费钱的)

  • Mary is an expensive girl. She eats like a horse. 败家女
  • a fancy / luxury car 、a fancy / luxury hotel 写作替换

arcade n.拱、圆弧

  • 17-Arch Bridge 十七拱桥
  • Arch of Triumph 凯旋门
near 附近、靠近 Don't come near me.  别靠近我。
around ... 附近、周边 The children danced around her.孩子们在她周围蹦蹦跳跳。
close to ... 离…很近,与…靠近 [kləʊs] Tazieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently. 
next to ...  在...旁边  The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper.
in the neighborhood of ...  They live in the neighborhood of the TV station. 他们住在电视台附近。
in the vicinity of ...  Crowds gathered in the vicinity of Trafalgar Square. 成群结队的人聚集在特拉法尔加广场周围。
off I rent an apartment off campus.我在校外(附近)租了一套公寓。
造句:The expensive China World Shopping Mall on / at the JianGuoMenWai Avenue in Chaoyang District was just opening. 在朝阳区建国门外大街上高档的国贸商城刚刚开始营业。

At this time of the morning, the arcade was almost empty. When? 什么时间发生的

empty adj.空的、无知、无意义、愚蠢的

  • an empty truck 空卡车
  • empty streets 空荡荡的大街(没有人烟的)

Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new window display. Who 故事主角登场

a jewellery shop = the jeweler's

职业 对应店铺 职业/商品 对应店铺
jeweler 珠宝商 the jeweler's 珠宝店 butcher 屠夫  the butcher's 肉店
tailor 裁缝 the tailor's 裁缝店 stationer 文具 the stationer's 文具店
baker 面包师  the baker's 面包店 grocer 杂货 the grocer's 杂货店
barber 理发师 the barber's 理发店 chemist 化学品、药剂师 the chemist's 药店
We spent the weekend at Mr. Green's (house). 人名+所有格(表住处)
We're going to stay at my mother's for the weekend. 亲戚+所有格(表某人的家)
He graduated from St. John's (University). 人名+所有格(表学校)
Joe lives near St. Paul's (Cathedral) in London.人名+所有格(表教堂)
admire v.钦佩、仰慕(静态动词不可使用进行时态) admire v.欣赏、观赏
I am admiring her beauty.
gaze at ... 盯住;凝视
After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop. 本课中的写作替换

Two of his assistants had been working busily since eight o'clock and had only just finished. Who 配角登场

assistant n.助手、售货员 ; adj. 助理的

  • (shop) assistant [英] 
  • (shop) clerk [美]

had been doing 过去完成进行时

  • Bleriot had been making planes since 1905 and this was his latest model. NCE3-20
  • The small ship, Elkor, which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks, was on its way home. NCE3-32
  • Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.
  • He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.

only just adv. not long ago / before 刚刚

  • We've only just arrived.
  • I've only just moved to London.

Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet. Why 为什么抢这家?

arrange v.安排、布置、排列...

  • We arranged the chairs in a semicircle. vt.
  • His books are neatly arranged in alphabetical order. 被动 

After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop. 宁静祥和的气氛(暴风雨来临前的宁静)

gaze at (充满着兴趣的)盯着看

  • He gazed at the belle 👩‍🔧.
  • He stared at the belle 💃. 写作替换(强调眼睛瞪大看)
  • He gaped at the belle 🧜‍♀️.  看惊呆了
  • The belle glared at him 😤. 生气的瞪回去(怒目而视)
文似看山不喜平。为人贵直,而作诗文者贵曲。一 袁枚《随园诗话》