Lesson141
Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a
上周，我4岁的女儿萨莉被邀请去参加一个儿童 聚
children's party. I decided to take her by train. Sally was very excited 会。我决定带她乘火车去。萨莉非常激动，因 为她从because she had n ever travelled on a train before. She sat n ear the 未乘过火车。她靠车窗坐着，对她所看到 的一切都要window and asked questio ns about everyth ing she saw. Suddenly, 问个明白。突然，一个中年妇女上了 火车，坐在萨莉a middle-aged lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally. ‘ Hello, 的对面。 little girl, ' she said. Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously. The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny
“你好，小姑娘，”她
说。萨莉没回答，却好奇地看着她。那位妇女穿 着一件蓝色的大衣，戴着一顶大而滑稽的帽子。 火车开出
hat. After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag 车站后，那位妇女打开了手提包，拿出 了粉盒。然后and took out her powder compact. She then began to make up her 她开始打扮起来。“你为什么要那样 做呢”萨莉问。face. ‘ Why are you doing that ' Sally asked. ‘To make myself beautiful, ' the lady answered. She put away her compact and smiled kindly. ‘ But you are still ugly,' Sally said. Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
“为了把自己打扮漂亮啊，”那位 妇女答道。她放好了粉盒，慈祥地微笑着。 很尴尬。
“可是
你仍然难看呀，”萨莉说。萨莉感到很有趣，而我 却
worried /Wirid； adj. 心，lUtt rejulariy 纶G 1
1 my four-year-old daughter,我那 4 岁的女儿 *
four-year-old足名词daughter的宦常常用违字符连在-起，蛆成一个复合形容词■注意A这个集 伶词中仅Hl year.而不用it?.
2 Sally was invited to a children's party.
这是一个被动谧态的例子。在英文中、如果患泄免用含混不清的词（someone等｝作主谄、常常 町倏用鞍动语态。被动语态由祸应的be动词加匕过左分词组成. 3 she had never travelled on a tTain before,
is] before通常用于完成肌（现在完成时或过去完成时、的句子里、咚o用崔过去时的旬 f
4 bv dressed in ,…穿1K 看 .. * 5 make up hei face,社她的脸上施脂粉e ft make myself beauiifui.把匸I己扌亍扮漂亮*
【知识点讲解】 （一）单词扩展
1）...................... decide v.对 ............ 做出抉择，决定 影响 的结果
例句：I can't decide what to wear. 我拿不定主意穿什么。
decide on /up on sth. 决定，选定 2） compact
这个词既可作名词，也可作形容词，还可作动词
① 作名词 表示带镜小粉盒，也可在口语中表协议，合约。 ② 作形容词 表示袖珍的，体积小的，紧凑的 a compact camera 袖珍照相机 ③ 作动词 把......紧压在一起
3） get on登上，乘上（指乘车，飞机，或船）
4） embarrassed adj.犹指在社交场合）窘迫的，尴尬的 句型：be embarrased about /at sth. be embarrassed to do sth.
finan cially embarrassed （口语）拮据的，经济困难的
例句： He felt embarrassed at being the center of attention. 他因自己成为众人注目的中心而感到尴尬。
（二）【语法讲解】
1. my four-year-old daughter 我那四岁的女儿 four-year-old 是名词 daughter 的定语，常常用连字符连在一起，组成一个复合形容词。 注意在这个复合词中仅用year，而不用复数。
同类型的词还有 a five-year plan 一个五年计划 a three-day holiday 三天的假期 2. Sally, was invited to a children's party.
这是一个被动语态的句子。在英文中，如果想要避免用含混不清的词
作
主语，常常可使用被动语态。被动语态有相应的 be 动词加上过去分词组成。3. she had never travelled on a train before,
副词 before 通常用于完成时 （现在完成时或过去完成时 ）的句子里，子 里。
4. be dressed in... 穿戴 . 。
例句： He is dressed in a blue T-shirt and looks energetic. 他今天穿了件蓝色T-恤，看起来很有活力。 5. make up her face, 往她的脸上施脂粉。 6. make myself beautiful, 把自己打扮漂亮
（如 someone 等）
ago 用在过去时的句
新概念英语第一册第141课Lesson141课文单词知识点
