lesson 1 中的語法
一般現在時:在英語當中,當我們想說一件事情是重複發生的,是以一定的頻率發生的時候,就要用到一般現在時。所以,雖然這個時態叫“現在時”,但並不代表是現在發生的動作,而是表示一種一般情況。
我總是在8點起牀。I always get up at 8.
我爸爸從不做早飯。My dad never makes breakfast.
我的朋友們有時候會一起做作業。My friends sometimes do homework together.
一般現在時與現在進行時的區別:一般現在時表達的就是一種普遍的狀態,以一定的頻率發生的重複事件,經常搭配表頻率的副詞;現在進行時通常是正在發生的事件。
原文
Breakfast or lunch
It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime. 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 repeated.
"Dear me," she said. "Do you always get up so late? It's one o'clock! "
知識重點
breakfast /'brekfəst/ n. 早餐
詞根拆解 break vt. 打破 + fast n. 齋戒日
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 寧爲玉碎不爲瓦全。
have/eat breakfast 吃早餐
make breakfast 做早餐
lunch n. 午餐
never /'nevə/ adv. 從不
get up 起牀
get up early/late 起牀早/晚
sometimes 有時候
stay in bed 躺在牀上
sit on the bed 坐在牀上
look out 向外看
outside /aʊt'saɪd/ adv. 在室外;在戶外
What a day! 這是……的一天!(根據語境賦予意義)
arrive /ə'raɪv/ vi. 到達
arrive by train/bus 乘坐火車/公交到達
still /stɪl/ adv. 仍然;還
repeat /rɪ'piːt/ v. 重複
Dear me. 我的天啊!