新概念第一冊詞匯語法第89課:For sale

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Lesson 89 For sale 待售
    NIGEL:Good afternoon.
    I believe that this house is for sale.
    IAN: That's right.
    NIGEL:May I have a look at it, please?
    IAN: Yes, of course. Come in.
    NIGEL:How long have you lived here?
    IAN: I've lived here for twenty years.
    NIGEL:Twenty years!
    That's a long time.
    IAN: Yes, I've been here since 1976.
    NIGEL:Then why do you want to sell it?
    IAN: Because I've just retired.
    I want to buy a small house in the country.
    NIGEL:How much does this house cost?
    IAN: $68,500.
    That's a lot of money.
    It's worth every penny of it.
    NIGEL:Well, I like the house.but I can't decide yet.
    My wife must see it first.
    IAN: Women always have the last word.
    奈杰爾:下午好。我想這房子是要出售的吧!
    伊 恩: 是的。
    奈杰爾:我可以看一看嗎?
    伊 恩: 可以,當(dāng)然可以。請進。
    奈杰爾:您在這里住了多長時間?
    伊 恩: 我在這里住了20年了。
    奈杰恩:20年!這個時間可不短。
    伊 恩: 是啊,從1976年起我就住在這里。
    奈杰爾:那么,您為什么要賣掉它呢?
    伊 恩: 因為我剛退休。
    我想在鄉(xiāng)下買幢小房子。
    奈杰爾: 這座房子賣多少錢?
    伊 恩: 68,500英鎊。
    奈杰爾:我可真是一大筆錢呢!
    伊 恩: 它確確實實值這么多錢。
    奈杰爾:啊,我喜歡這房子,
    但我還不能決定。
    我妻子必須先來看一看。
    伊 恩: 女人總是后說了算的。1.I believe that this house is for sale. 我想這房子是要新概念的吧!
    believe是“相信”、“認(rèn)為”的意思,后可跟某人或名詞性從句。如:
    I believe you.
    我相信你(說的話)。
    I believe that he has already gone to London.
    我認(rèn)為他已經(jīng)去倫敦了。
    for sale意為“供新概念”、“待售”。
    2.How long have you lived here? 您在這里住了多長時間?
    how long常用于詢問時間的長短與物體的長度。
    3.since 1976, 從 1976年起。
    這是介詞短語,since在這里是介詞。用這個介詞短語作時間狀語的句子中,謂語要用完成時。(請參見本課語法部分。)
    4.How much does this house cost? 這座房子賣多少錢?
    how much常用于詢問東西的新概念。 cost是指得到一件東西所花費的錢,其真正的價值可能低于或高于所要的價。這種新概念主要是指商店內(nèi)
    的標(biāo)價或貨主索要的新概念。相比之下,worth (prep.)主要是指某物的本身價值。
    5.…I can'T decide yet.……我還不能決定。
    句中的yet常見于否定句,表示“迄今仍未”的意思for與 since
    現(xiàn)在完成時還可以描述發(fā)生在過去且一直延續(xù)到現(xiàn)在的動作,這種動作甚至有可能延續(xù)下去。在這種情況下,它一般與for 一段時間、since 某個時間點連用。
    請注意:for 一段時間表示某個動作持續(xù)多長時間;since 某個時間點表示某個動作是何時開始的。1.retire v.
    (1)退休;離職:
    He retired at the age of 60.
    他60歲時退休了。
    He's going to retire soon from the sea.
    不久他將退休,結(jié)束其航海生涯。
    (2)退出;退隱:
    He often retires to his country house at weekends.
    他周末通常到他那個鄉(xiāng)間別墅生活。
    The ladies retired, and the gentlemen went on drinking and chatting.
    女士們離席退出,先生們則繼續(xù)喝酒聊天。
    2.worth prep.
    (1)相當(dāng)于……價值,值……錢:
    The new house would be worth 50, 000 pounds.
    這座新房子會值50,000英鎊。
    How much is the necklace worth?
    這條項鏈值多少錢?
    2)具有……價值;值得:
    That city is worth visiting.
    那座城市值得一游。
    Is the film worth seeing?
    這部電影值得一看嗎?