新概念英语第二册第二课学习笔记
Lesson 2 Breakfast or lunch?
【New words and expressions】生词和短语（5） until prep. 直到 outside adv. 外面 aunt n. 姑，姨，婶，舅母 repeat v. 重复 ring v. （铃、电话等）响（rang, rung） ★until prep.直到
until用于表示动作、状态等的持续，可译为“一直到……为止”或“在……以前”。在肯定句中，它与表示持续性状态的动词连用，表示持续到某一时刻： I’ll wait here until 5. 我会在这里等到5 点钟。
His father was alive until he came back. 直到他回来为止,他爸爸都是活着的.
在否定句中，它通常与描述短暂动作的动词连用，表示“到……为止”、“直到……才”： She cannot arrive until 6. 她到6点才能来。 His father didn't die until he came back. 直到他回来,他爸爸才死. until（后的从句）的时间终止之前,这个动作做了还是没做？做了前面的主句用肯定；没做前面的主句用否定。
For he ( A(C) )(wait) until it stopped raining. A. waited B. didn't wait
A. leave B. left C. didn't leave
I stay in bed until twelve o'clock. I didn't get up until 12 o'clock. ★outside adv. 外面（作状语）
He is waiting for me outside. It is cold outside.
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新概念英语第二册第二课学习笔记
★ring(rang. rung) v.(铃、电话等)响
① vt. 鸣，(铃、电话等)响(这种响是刺耳的, 往往是提醒人做某事) Every morning the clock rings at 6. The telephone(door bell) is ringing. 而风铃等响要用jingle['d???g!]，jingle (bell) (铃儿) 响叮当 ② vt. 打电话给（美语中用call）
ring sb. 给某人打电话 Tomorrow I'll ring you. ③ n. （打）电话
give sb. a ring Remember to give me a ring. /Remember to ring me. ④ n. 戒指
★aunt n. 姑,姨,婶,舅妈(所有长一辈的女性都用这个称呼) 男性则是uncle: 叔叔 他们的孩子：cousin 堂兄妹(不分男女) cousin的孩子：nephew 外甥；niece 外甥女 ★repeat v. 重复 ① vt. 重复
Will you repeat the last word? They are repeating that wonderful paly. ② vi. 重做，重说
Please repeat after me. Don’t repeat. 【Text】
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
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新概念英语第二册第二课学习笔记
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!' 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!” 【课文讲解】 1、It was Sunday.
it 指时间、天气、温度或距离，it被称为“虚主语”（empty subject）。作为第三人称单数的中性代词，it可以指一件东西、一件事件或用来指是什么人： It is a lovely baby. 2、I never get up early on Sundays.
on Sundays: 所有的星期天,每逢星期天,与一般现在时连用，表示经常性的行为。
介词on一般用于表示某一天的时间短语中：on Monday，on Monday morning，
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