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《新概念英语》共有四册，每册的侧重点不同，从语音、句型、词汇，到句法、阅读、写作和文化。

《新概念英语》第三册，重点学习句法和阅读 to develop skills，提高英语听、说、读、写各项技能。今天我们来一起学习第二课：Thirteen equals one 十三等于一！

Thirteen equls one

1、Languang Points 语言点

1.1、equal

动词：Thirteen equals one 13等于1？Two plus two equals four. 2+2=4

形容词：All men are created equal. 人生来平等，equal pay for equal work. 同工同酬

名词：Our boss treated us all equals. 我们老板平等对待我们每个人。

1.2、vicar （英国国教）神父

priest, 天主教神父 pastor, 基督教神父 rector,教区神父，cleargyman 神职人员总称

1.3、raise 筹集

raise cash/capital /fund 筹资

1.4、cause 事业

undertaking, social valuable principles, 事业

for one cause or another ,各种各样的事情

the cause of world peace, 世界和平事业

1.5、strike 打击、报（时）

strike the hours，报时

Whe the clock was stricking twelve, Cinderella ran way. 钟敲十二下的时候，Cinderella 逃 走了。也可说：Twelve had just struck when she ran away.

1.6、damage-injure-hurt 损害

damage, 事物被损害， injure/hurt, 人被伤害

injure 强调身体上受到的伤害， hurt 强调心灵上受到的伤害

1.7、silent-still-quiet 安静

silent, 强调的是无声的安静， still , 强调的是无动作的安静 ， quiet,强调气氛上安详或安宁

a silent film 无声电影 ， The letter “h” in “hour” is silent. 单词hour 中的h 不发音。

1.8、arm 武装

Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower….armed to the teeth 携带手电筒，牧师来到了钟塔。

She came to the meeting armed with all the facts and figures. 准备好所有的实施和数据才能开会。

1.9、local 当地的

In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom

he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

local government 地府政府， local time 当地时间

Better late than never

2、Useful Phrases , 短语

2.1、for one cause of another 各种各样的事情

Our visa is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough mney to have the chuarch clock repaired.

We’ll get out of the mess in one way or another. 我们总会找到办法来摆脱这个混难的局面的。

2.2、have sth done ，让人做某事，请专业人士做某事

to pay a professonal person to do sth for you .

have my car repaired. 请人修车， have my hair done/cut，去做头发

2.3、 day and night=night and day

日日夜夜，夜以继日

2.4、night after night=every night.

I’ve been coming up here night after night for weeks.

2.5、with a start 猛地一惊！

One night, our vicar woke up with a start. The sound of footsteps gave me quite a start.

She started at the sound of the phone.

2.6、catch sight of 看见 lose sight of 看不见了

In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins , our local grocer.

2.7、better than nothing

The only hotel here was dirty, but it was better than nothing. 这里唯一家酒店很脏，但总比没有得好。

Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好！

2.8、口语化

what wast going on=what happened

The vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on ?

It’s woring all right. 还凑活

Whatever are you doing up here ? 你到底在这里做什么？

2.9、强调 do/does/did

Do sit down.快请坐！

He did own a farm. 他的确拥有一个农场。

You certainly did give me a surprise! 你的确让我大吃一惊！

Money which is collected for a cause is known as fund

3、Complementary 补充资料

Community: the small village in our text is a typlical community. A vicar is in charge of a communicity in UK。

There are many communities if the city if it is big enought,but if it is only a small village, then itself is a community. A church is not only used for religional affairs, but also meeting place for the community.

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