Lesson 103 The French Test
Text 课文
Listen to the tape then answer this question. How long did the exam last?
听录音，然后回答问题。 考试持续了多长时间？
GARY: How was the exam, Richard?
RICHARD: Not too bad. I think I passed in English and Mathematics. The questions were very easy. How about you, Gary?
GARY: The English and Maths papers weren't easy enough for me. I hope I haven't failed.
RICHARD: I think I failed the French paper. I could answer sixteen of the question. They were very easy. But I couldn't answer the rest. They were too difficult for me.
GARY: French test are awful, aren't they?
RICHARD: I hate them. I'm sure I've got a low mark.
GARY: Oh, cheer up! perhaps we didn't to do badly. The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper.
RICHARD: Yes?
GARY: Then he sat there and looked at it for three hours! He didn't write a word!
New words 生词
exam [ig'zæm] n.考试
pass [pɑ:s] v.及格，通过
mathematics [ˌmæθə'mætiks] n.数学
question ['kwestʃən] n.问题
easy ['i:zi] a.容易的
enough [i'nʌf] ad.足够地
paper ['peipə] n.考卷
fail [feil] v.未及格，失败
answer ['ɑ:nsə] v.回答
mark [mɑ:k] n.分数
rest [rest] n.其他的东西
difficult ['difikəlt] a.困难的
hate [heit] v.讨厌
low [ləu] a.低的
cheer [tʃiə] v.振作，振奋
guy [gai] n.家伙，人
top [tɔp] n.上方，顶部
Grammar focus 语法
1. I think I passed in English and Mathematics. 我想我的英语和数学及格了。
A: pass表示通过、传递。如：
Does the bus pass the Beihai Park?
这路车经过北海公园吗？
Can you pass me that book there?
可否请你把那边的那本书递给我？
而pass in表示通过某科考试，如：
I passed in history.
我通过了历史考试。
B: fail表示没及格，失败。如：
I think I failed the French paper.
我想我的法语及不了格。
I will have a try even though I should fail.
哪怕失败，我也要试一下。
C: mathematics数学，英式英语的缩写是Maths，而美式英语的缩写是Math。
2. The English and Maths papers weren't easy enough for me. 英语和数学题对我来说不那么容易。
A: the English and Maths papers指英语和数学卷子。
B: enough可作形容词，表示足够的，修饰名词，放在名词的前面。如：
I have got enough water.
我有足够多的水。
enough也可以作副词，表示足够地，修饰形容词，这时要放在形容词的后面。如：
This room is big enough for me.
这个房间对我来说足够大了。
3. But I couldn't answer the rest. They were too difficult for me. 但我回答不出其余的问题。那些题对我来说太难了。
A: rest作名词时，可以表示剩余部分，也可以表示休息。如：
I want to spend the rest of my life with him.
我想和他一起过完余下的人生。
Have a good rest, and you will recover soon.
好好休息，你就会很快康复。
B: too+adj.+for+sb. 表示对某人来说太……。如：
This shirt is too small for me.
这件衬衫我穿太小了。
而too+adj.+for+sb.+to do sth.表示什么事情对某人来说太……而不能……。如：
This problem is too hard for me to solve.
这个问题对我来说太难了，我解决不了。
4. Oh, cheer up! 啊，别灰心。
cheer up表示振作起来，如：
Cheer up! You can do better next time.
振作起来，下次你会做得更好。
5. The Guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper. 坐在我旁边的那个人只在试卷顶端写了自己的名字。
A: next to表示挨着，紧邻。如：
Our new house sat next to a stream.
我们的新房子坐落在一条小溪旁。
B: at the top of…表示在什么的顶端，如：
There is an old temple at the top of the mountain.
这座山山顶上有一座古庙。
而at the bottom of…表示在什么的底部。如：
Sign your name at the bottom of the page, please.
请在此页下方签上你的名字。
Lesson 103 学习视频
Lesson 104 Too, very, enough
New words 生词
clever ['klevə] a.聪明的
(clever常用来形容小孩或动物，指头脑灵活，做事巧妙；而smart常指成年人精明、能干)
stupid ['stju:pid] a.笨的
(stipud常指缺乏正常的理解能力；foolish指缺乏常识；而silly指无知的，可笑的)
cheap [tʃi:p] a.便宜的
expensive [ik'spensiv] a.贵的
fresh [freʃ] a.新鲜的
(fresh fruit新鲜水果；fresh vegetable新鲜蔬菜)
stale [steil] a.变馊的
(stalemate僵局)
low [ləu] a.低的，矮的
loud [laud] a.大声的
(quiet轻声的，安静的)
high [hai] a.高的
hard ['hɑ:d] a.硬的
sweet [swi:t] a.甜的
(spicy辣的；bitter苦的；salty咸的)
soft [sɔft] a.软的
sour [sauə] a.酸的
(sweet and sour又酸又甜，如sweet and sour fish糖醋鱼)
Exercise 练习
A. Complete these sentences using too, very, enough.
1. I couldn't speak to the boss. He was too busy.
2. I couldn't go out. It was too cold for me to go out.
3. I could answer the question. They were very easy.
4. Is that suitcase light enough for you to carry.
5. Is your brother old enough to be a member of our association.
6. They couldn't see that film. They are too young.
B. Answer these questions.
Examples:
Could he answer all the questions?(Yes/easy)
Yes, he could. They were easy enough for him to answer.
Could he answer all the questions?(No/difficult)
No, he couldn't. They were too difficult for him to answer.
1. Could he buy the car? (Yes/cheap)
Yes, he could. It was cheap enough for him to buy.
2. Could he buy the car?(No/expensive)
No, he couldn't. It was too expensive for him to buy.
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