新概念英语第二册28_No parking

Lesson 28: No parking
禁止停车

Key words and expressions

• Jasper White 贾斯珀·怀特
• rare 罕见
• ancient 古代的，古老的
• myth 神话故事
• bacause of 因为
• effect 结果，效果
• ugly 难看的
• Medusa 美杜莎（古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪之一）
• Gorgon （古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪之一，见其貌者变石头）

Questions on the text

1. What’s is Jasper’s trouble?
2. What has he put up outside his gate?
   1. No parking signs.
3. Why has he put the stone head of Medusa over his gate?

Language points

1. Jasper White is one of those rare people whobelieves inancient myths.

   1. 定语从句，修饰rare people
   2. believe in 相信。。。，to have faith in sb/sth
      1. I don’t believe him. 相信。。。是不是真的
      2. Do you believe in God? 信。。
      3. We believe in truth. 信奉

2. … but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.

   1. ever since 跟现在完成时态
   2. have trouble with sb / sth和某事有摩擦
      1. Do you have any trouble with your neighbours?
      2. Have you ever been in trouble with police?

3. Jasper has put up “No parking” signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.

   1. have effect 有作用，有效果(on sb 对某人起作用)
      1. This medicine has had no effectonthe patient.
      2. Coffee doesn’t have any effectonme.
   2. take effect 生效
      1. The contract takes effect as of October 1.

4. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen.

   1. 后边是定语从句，省略了which或that
      1. This is one of the most interesting books I have ever read.

5. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone.

   1. turn … to …把。。。变成 。。。
      1. You cannot turn lies to / into truth.

6. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!

   1. none of them: not any one of them 他们中没有任何人，后边要用单数

Key structures and usage

定语从句中引导词作主语，不可省略

1. Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 这里定语从句引导词是who，从句中作主语，不能省略。
   1. Is it your mobile phone that/which is ringing?

定语从句中引导词作宾语，可省略

1. It is one of the ugliest faces （which/that） I have ever seen.
   1. The book (which/that) I’m reading now is very interesting.
   2. You are the only person （whom）I trust.

现在完成时的用法

1. But ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.
2. But none of them has been turned to stone yet? 现在完成时的被动语态

Extension

Ancient Greek mythology
古希腊神话