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第二册

Lesson 63

She was not amused

她并不觉得好笑

Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties. Everybody admires him for

his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny. Recently, one of

Jeremys closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception. This is the sort of thing that

Jeremy loves. He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny. he had included a large

number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great success. As soon as he had finished,

Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter

asked. On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech. To his surprise, she said she hadnt.

Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many people laughing at

him!

【课文翻译】

Jeremy Hampden has a large circle of friends and is very popular at parties.

杰里米.汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的人。

Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour -- everybody, that is, except his

six-year-old daughter, Jenny.

人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感 -- 人人，就是说。除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个

人。

Recently,one of Jeremy's closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding

reception.

最近，杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。

This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.

这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。

He prepared the speech carefully and went to the wedding with Jenny.

他认真准备了讲稿，带着珍妮一道去参加了婚礼。

he had included a large number of funny stories in the speech and, of course, it was a great

success.

他的祝词里面加进了大量逗人的故事，自然大获成功。

As soon as he had finished, Jenny told him she wanted to go home.

他刚一讲完，珍妮就对他说她要回家。

Jeremy was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.

这不免使杰里米有点扫兴，但他还是按照女儿的要求做了。

On the way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the speech.

在回家的路上，他问珍妮是否喜欢他的祝词。

To his surprise, she said she hadn't.

使他吃惊的是，她说她不喜欢。

Jeremy asked her why this was so and she told him that she did not like to see so many

people laughing at him!

杰里米问他为何不喜欢，她说她不愿意看到那么多的人嘲笑他！

New Word and expressions 生词和短语

circle n.

圈子

admire v.

赞美，钦佩

close adj.

亲密的

wedding n.

婚礼

reception n.

招待会

sort n.

种类

详 解

语法 Grammar in use

·汉普登交际甚广，是各种聚会上深受大家欢迎的

人。（1）circle的含义之一是“（具有共同利益或兴趣等的人形成的）圈子”、“……

界”：Such things are never talked about in businese circles.商业界的人士从来不谈

论这种事。Jeremy used to have a large circle of friends, but now he likes being alone.

杰里米以前交游甚广，但现在他喜欢独处。（2）popular在这里表示“受欢迎的”、

“得人心的”：She is now a popular actress.她现在是个走红的演员。Mary is always

popular with/among children.玛丽总是很受孩子们的欢迎。

2．his great sense of humour,他那绝妙的幽默感。humour可以指“幽默”、“幽默

感”，sense of humour指“幽默感”：He has a good/great sense of humour.他很有幽

默感。George has no sense of humour.乔治没有幽默感。He is a man without humour.

他是个没有幽默感的人。

3．…everybody, that is, except his six-year-old daughter, Jenny.……人人，就是

说，除他6岁的女儿珍妮之外的每一个人。（1）that is为插入语，表示“那就是

说”、“亦即”，用于补充说明everybody。He is coming home next Monday, that is,

April 5th.他将于下星期一也就是4月5号到家。He is coming home next Monday,

that is, if he does not change his plan.他将于下星期一到家，就是说，如果他不改变

计划的话。（2）Jenny为his…daughter的同位语。（3）数词加名词构成复合

形容词可以用于表示年龄、时间、度量等，名词通常用单数：a twenty-year-old man

一位20岁的男子a four-hour meeting 历时4小时的会议a six-foot hole 一个6英

尺深的洞（也可以说a hole six feet deep,这时foot用复数）a three-hour journey 一

次3小时的旅程

4．This is the sort of thing that Jeremy loves.这正是杰里米喜欢做的事情。sort

表示“种类”、“类型”，常与of连用：There are all sorts of flowers in his garden.他

家花园里有各种各样的花。You mustn't mix with that sort of people.你不得与那种