雅思倒计时基本功训练（2）：完成时复合

雅思备考进行中...

Part I：单词与短语

It could be worse.(常用语句)事情还没糟糕透顶；enter vt.进入；manager n.经理；lose vt.丢失；upset adj.不安的，不开心的；sympathetic adj.表示同情的，同情的；complain about(动词短语)抱怨，申诉；wicked adj.邪恶的；interrupt vt.打断；knock n.敲门声；contain vt.内含，装着；outside adv.在外面；gentleman n.先生，绅士；honesty n.诚实

Part II：语法学习

1.过去时、过去完成时、直接引语、转折句式的复合运用
示例1：I entered the hotel manager’s office and sat down.
示例2：I had just lost ￡50 and I felt very upset.
示例3：‘I left the money in my room,’ I said, ‘and it’s not there now.’
示例4：The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.

2.现在进行时的一种特殊用法
一般情况下，现在进行时就是表示眼下正在发生的事情，但是，有时候，这种意境会被有所夸大，从而赋予了它一种特殊的含义。
示例1：Everyone is losing money these days.(其实丢钱的人还是少数的，但对于说话者来说，可能听到丢钱的事情好几次了，所以，就夸大了一点，变成了人人、随时随刻都在丢钱了！)
示例2：She is always eating.(always一般是与一般现在时配合使用的，但这里很清楚，是与现在进行时配合；其实呢，这个she不可能是什么时候都在吃东西的，但说话者夸大之下我们也可以悟出一些道理来，那就是这个人吃东西的频率还是很高的！)

3.关于It could be worse.
这类说法非常有水平：在表示事情还没有糟糕到顶级的时候这么说，会让人立马感受到说话者的幽默和水准。译成中文可以这样讲：事情还没有坏到顶；还算好；还算幸运。。。
再如：It couldn’t be worse! 简直糟透了！
再如：It could be better. 还没好到顶。//还可以更好些。
再如：It couldn’t be better! 简直好极了！

Part III：综合训练

I felt very (1 upset), (2) I (3) just (4 lose) ￡50. I wanted to talk to the hotel manager, (5) I entered his office (6) sat down. I said (7) I (8) left the money in my room (9) it was not there. The manager (10) sympathetic, (11) he could do nothing. He said (12) everyone (13) losing money those days (14) he started (15) complain (16) this wicked world, (17) was interrupted by a knock (18) the door. A girl came in (19) put an envelope (20) his desk. She said (21) she had (22 find) that outside my room. I took over the envelope (23) contained ￡50 (24) said to the manager (25) there was still some honesty in this world.

答案：
(1) upset; (2) for; (3) had; (4) lost; (5) so; (6) and; (7) that; (8) had; (9) and; (10) was; (11) but; (12) that; (13) was; (14) and; (15) to; (16) about; (17) but; (18) at; (19) and; (20) on; (21) that; (22) found; (23) which; (24) and; (25) that

Part IV：句型转换

将下面句子进行最大程度的合并，同时把直接引语变为间接引语：
1. I felt very upset. I had just lost ￡50.
2. I wanted to talk to the hotel manager. I entered his office and sat down.
3. ‘I left the money in my room,’ I said, ‘and it’s not there.’
4. The manager was sympathetic. He could do nothing.
5. He said that everyone was losing money those days. He started to complain about this wicked world. He was interrupted by a knock at the door.
6. A girl came in. She put an envelope on his desk.
7. I accepted the envelope. It contained ￡50.
8. ‘I found this outside this gentlemen’s room,’ she said.
9. ‘There is still some honesty in this world,’ I said to the manager.

答案：
1. I felt very upset, for I had just lost ￡50.
2. I wanted to talk to the hotel manager, so I entered his office and sat down.
3. I said that I had left the money in my room and it was not there.
4. The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing.
5. He said that everyone was losing money these days and he started to complain about this wicked world, but was interrupted by a knock at the door.
6. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk.
7. I accepted the envelope which contained ￡50.//I accepted the envelope containing￡50.
8. She said that she had found that outside that gentlemen’s room.
9. I said to the manager that there was still some honesty in this world.

Part V：听力与口语训练

对话1
Karen:Emma, I don’t see any aspirin in the medicine cabinet.
Emma:We must run out of them.
Karen:Oh, wait, here’s the bottle, behind the cough medicine. But there’s only one left. I think I’ll have to go to the drugstore and buy some.
Emma:Could you please pick up some tissues for me while you’re there?
Karen:Sure. Anything else?
Emma:Oh, yes. And some tea bags. I just ran out of them.
Karen:Any special kind?
Emma:No, I don’t really care. Thanks, Karen, for all the trouble.
Karen:Anytime, Emma.

对话2
Sam:If it isn’t the Smith sisters!
Susan Smith:I don’t believe it! Hey, wait a minute. Do you two know each other?
Jane Smith:You do look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?
Sam:Of course we have. Remember, on the train from Wuxi to Shanghai? I was going to Shanghai for a job interview. You were reading a new Jin Yong novel.
Jane Smith:Oh right! Now I remember. You’ve got a really good memory.
Susan Smith:What a small world!
Jane Smith:Yes, it is. Isn’t it?
Sam:Say, what are you doing here in Suzhou?
Jane Smith:We’re entering for a talent show here.
Sam:Really? What a coincidence! I’m here for the talent show, too!

常用语句：
1.I don’t see any pen in the drawer.—We must run out of them.
2.Your textbook is behind that big dictionary.
3.I think I’ll have to go ask Judy for help this time.
4.I’m going to the supermarket now. Do you want me to pick up anything for you?
5.Could you please pick up some towels for me?
6.Anything else do you want me to pick up for you?
7.Do you want any special kind of tea bags?—Not really. I don’t care.
8.I’m sorry for all the trouble I’ve brought to you.—That’s all right.
9.She looks so familiar. I must have met her somewhere before.
10.I’ll have to make preparations for a job interview tomorrow.
11.Tim has a really good memory.
12.Hi, Joan. Fancy meeting you here! A small world, isn’t it?
13.What? You’re here for the talent show, too?! Wow, what a coincidence!
14.By coincidence, John and I are from the same hometown.

单词与短语：
medicine cabinet 放药的柜子；bottle n.瓶子；behind prep.在﹍后面；cough n.&vi.咳嗽；drugstore n.药铺，杂货店；pick up捎带；tissue n.面巾纸，餐巾纸；tea bags袋泡茶；special kind特殊类型；don’t care不在意；thanks for all the trouble不好意思麻烦了；anytime随时，一句话的事；if it isn’t sb这不是﹍嘛；wait a minute等等，且慢；a job interview 求职面试；memory n.记忆力；What a small world!世界可真小啊！coincidence n.巧合；drawer n.抽屉；textbook n.课本；dictionary n.字典；ask sb. for help向某人求助；supermarket n.超市；towel n.毛巾；make preparations for为﹍做准备

Part VI：快速阅读

A Gambler's(赌徒) Fate(命运)
When the couple(夫妇) arrived in Los Angeles, the husband became fascinated(着迷) by the plush(豪华的) casino(赌场) and started betting on(下赌在。。。上) all the attrACTions(吸引人的东西). After four days, they had just two dollars left. "Let me go to the casino alone," the man told his wife, "I've got feeling that I'll be lucky today."
Once downstairs, he went to the roulette(轮盘赌博) table and put his last two dollars on No. 14, red. His number won. He continued betting and winning. Within an hour, he had acquired(获得) $5000. Feeling that his luck was about to change, he picked up his chips(筹码) and walked toward the cashier(收银员).
Just before he reached her, he felt one final urge(冲动) to bet. He went back to the roulette table and put everything on No. 10, black. The wheel spun(旋转) round and round and finally stopped on No. 12, red. Heartbroken(伤心欲碎的), the fellow returned to his room.
"Well," his wife asked anxiously(急切地), "how did you make out(进展)?"
"I lost two dollars," he said.