时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:公寓伙伴


英语课

本单元是关于医生冒然行动的对话


Dr. Laver: I had a lovely time at the barbecue, although I drank too much wine. I had a terrible hangover.
Alice: Did you? I just wish I hadn't had that salmon 1, especially as I'd already had enough food. I was just being greedy.
Dr. Laver: Oh well, not to worry, you'll be alright soon. In fact, I was wondering, erm...
Alice: Yes, yes?
Dr. Laver: Well, when you're well enough, would you like to go out one evening?
Alice: Are you asking me out on a date, Dr. Laver?
Dr. Laver: Well yes, I... I guess I am, and please, call me Paul.
Alice: Well, Paul, I'd love to go on a date.
Dr. Laver: Great. Would Friday be too soon?


Vocabulary (词汇):

to take the plunge 2 (idiom) 冒险尝试;毅然从事(习语):
decide to do something important, difficult or risky 3

a hangover (宿醉,即因饮酒过度引起的头痛、恶心等):
this is when you feel ill because you have drunk a lot of alcohol

greedy (贪心的,贪婪的):
you take or eat more than you need

a date (约会):
this is when you go out for a romantic evening with someone


本单元的语言点是关于 Too 和 enough 的用法, 请看下面的解释和例句


Too and enough


Basic definition (基本定义):

We use too and enough to talk about the quantity or size of something. Too indicates that there is a problem with the quantity or size of something. Enough indicates that the quantity or size of something is suitable or appropriate.

The shoe is too big = it does not fit my foot properly; it is the wrong size
The shoe is big enough = it fits my foot properly; it is the correct size
Not enough means that there is a problem with the quantity or size of something. The quantity is insufficient 4.
The shoe is not big enough = The shoe is too small


Used with adjectives (与形容词一起使用):

We put too before the adjective and we put enough after the adjective.



Used with nouns (与名词一起使用):

We put enough before nouns.
We use too much/ too little before uncountable nouns.
We use too many/too few before countable 5 nouns.


Used with adverbs (与副词一起使用):

We put too before the adverb and we put enough after the adverb.



Used with verbs (与动词一起使用):

With some verbs, we can use too much and enough like adverbs. We rarely use too little in this way, although it is possible.





1 salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
  • We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
  • Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗?
2 plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
  • Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
  • That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
3 risky
adj.有风险的,冒险的
  • It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险,但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
  • He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
4 insufficient
adj.(for,of)不足的,不够的
  • There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
  • In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代,科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。
5 countable
adj.可数的,可以计算的
  • The word "person" is a countable noun.person这个词是个可数名词。
  • Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.可数名词有单数和复数之分。
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