新概念英语2

Lesson2 Breakfast or lunch? 早餐还是午餐?

来源:小强英语学习网发布日期:2017-06-06阅读数:1842

课文内容:

first listen and then answer the question

Why was the writer's aunt surprised?


It was Sunday.
I never get up early on Sundays. 
I sometimes stay in bed
         until lunch time. 


Last Sunday
     I got up very late.
I looked out of the window.
It was dark outside. 
‘What a day!’ I thought.
‘It's raining again. ’
Just then, the telephone rang. 
It was my aunt Lucy.
 

‘I've just arrived by train, ’
she said. ‘I'm coming to see you. ’
‘But I'm still having breakfast, ’ I said.
‘What are you doing?’ she asked.
‘I'm having breakfast, ’ I repeated2.
‘Dear me, ’ she said. ‘
Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock!’

Notes on the text 课文注释
1 on Sundays,指每个星期日。星期几的前面用介词on。
2 What a day!多么糟糕的天气!这是一个省略的感叹句。完整的句子应该是What a day it is!英语中的感叹句常用what开头,后面紧跟一个名词或名词性短语(包括连系动词),然后是主语和谓语,句尾用感叹号。
3 I'm coming to see you.在这句话中现在进行时用来表示近期按计划或安排要进行的动作。
4 Dear me!天哪!这也是一个感叹句。

参考译文

那是个星期天,而在星期天我是从来不早起的,有时我要一直躺到吃午饭的时候。
上个星期天,我起得很晚。我望望窗外,外面一片昏暗。“鬼天气!”我想,“又下雨了。”正在这时,电话铃响了。
是我姑母露西打来的。“我刚下火车,”她说,“我这就来看你。”
“但我还在吃早饭,”我说。
“你在干什么?”她问道。
“我正在吃早饭,”我又说了一遍。
“天啊,”她说,“你总是起得这么晚吗?现在已经1点钟了!”