新概念英语第二册Lesson 4 An exciting trip
英语世界 来源： 作者： 发布时间：2007-12-15
★firm n. 商行, 公司
company n. 公司
★different adj. 不同的
① adj. 不同的，相异的（经常与from连用）
We are planning something different this year. 我们今年有不同的打算。
My room is different from yours.
② adj. 各种各样的，不同的
This department store sells a large number of different things.
这家百货商店出售许多各种各样的东西。
He has visited many different places in China. 他去过中国的不少地方。
★abroad adv. 在国外（副词, 直接和动词连用）
go abroad 去国外
live abroad 国外定居
study abroad 国外学习
【Text】
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
参考译文 我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信, 他正在澳大利亚. 他在那儿已经住了6个月了. 蒂姆是个工程师, 正在一家大公司工作, 并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了. 他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车, 现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯. 他不久还将到达达尔文去, 从那里, 他再飞往珀斯. 我弟弟以前从未出过国, 因此, 他觉得这次旅行非常激动人心.
【课文讲解】
1、I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
同位语：一个名词（或短语等）与另一个名词（或短语）并列而作为其说明或限定成分时称为同位语。同位语与它所补充说明的成分之间用逗号隔开。
在译成汉语时，同位语或者插入主句中，或者另译为一句，很少像英语中那样用逗号隔开。
This is John, one of my best friends. 这位是约翰。他是我最好的朋友之一。
Mrs. Smith, my neighbore, has never been abroad. 我的邻居史密斯夫人从来没有出过国。
2、He has been there for six months.
one month[]；two months[] 注意读音 将//省略
I have arrived in Beijing. （arrive 是瞬间动词不能和段时间连用）
has been + in 地点
He has been in Beijing for one year.
He has been in America for tow years.
