时间:2019-01-09 作者:英语课 分类:英汉幽默故事选读


英语课


  As a band instructor 1 at an elementary school, I require my students to turn in practice sheets signed by their parents so I can be sure they are putting in enough time. I had to laugh, however, when one parent wrote on her child's sheet, "Practiced 17 minutes, but it seemed like hours.



Notes:



  (1) band n.乐队



  (2) instructor n.指挥



  (3) turn in上交;归还



  (4) signed by their parents:由他们的父母签名的。这是一个分词短语作定语修饰sheets.



  (5) so I can be sure they are putting in enough time:这样我才能确定他们投入了足够的时间。这是so that 引导的目的状语从句,其中that省略。



Exercises:



根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、误(F):



  ① The author is a member of the musical band at the elementary school.



  ② The instructor requires the students to hand in practice sheets once a month.



  ③ The purpose of the instructor's requirement is to make sure that the students are putting in enough time.



  ④ One child practiced for several hours, but the parent mistook for only 17 minutes.



  ⑤ From the passage we can infer 2 that the parent is not keen 3 on music.



15.犹如几个时辰



  作为一个小学的乐队指挥,为了确保学生投入足够的时间练习,我要求他们上交由他们父母签字的练习单。可是有一次,一位家长的签字把我逗乐了。练习单上写着:“练习了17分钟,但犹如几个时辰。”



练习参考答案:



①F②F③T④F⑤T



n.指导者,教员,教练
  • The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
  • The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。
vt.推论,推断;猜想
  • People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.人们通常从已知的事实中推断未知的事实。
  • From your smile I infer that you're pleased.从你的笑容,我断定你很高兴。
adj.热心的;敏锐的;激烈的;锋利的
  • There is keen competition between the two motorcar firms.两家汽车公司之间存在着激烈的竞争。
  • The children are mad keen to go to the zoo.孩子们非常想去动物园。
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