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新概念英语第二册 Lesson 11 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类

NCE Book 2 · Lesson 11(课本印刷页 52-55)· 4 个生词和短语 · 课文 8 句

一全文逐句语法解读

本课是一个幽默小故事,语言点集中在 过去进行时 was having / was eating、现在完成时 has never borrowed、ask sb. to do sth. 与 pay for 的用法。

¶ 1 · 饭馆里的偶遇(句 1-4)

句子语法点
I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.过去进行时 was having 表「正在吃饭」· when 后接短暂动作 came in,打断进行中的动作
Tony worked in a lawyer's office years ago, but he is now working at a bank.years ago 用一般过去时;now 用现在进行时,形成时间对比 · work in / at 后接工作地点
He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.borrow sth. from sb. 向某人借 · pay back 归还 · 一般现在时表习惯性动作
Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table.三个过去式并列,用 and 串起连续动作 · at the same table 表「在同一张桌旁」

¶ 2 · 我向他借钱(句 5-7)

句子语法点
He has never borrowed money from me.现在完成时 has never borrowed 强调「到目前为止从未」· never 位于助动词之后
While he was eating, I asked him to lend me twenty pounds.while 接进行时表持续 · ask sb. to do sth. ask + 人 + to do
To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately.to my surprise 令某人吃惊的是 · immediately 意为「立刻」,修饰 gave

¶ 3 · 出乎意料的回答(句 8)

句子语法点
'I have never borrowed any money from you,' Tony said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'现在完成时 + any(否定句用 any 不用 some)· pay for sth. 为某物付钱 · 引语被 said 分割成前后两半

二固定搭配与重点词组

短语用法与例句
borrow sth. from sb.向某人借入(借出用 lend sth. to sb.)
pay … back归还欠款:never pays it back。
pay for sth.为某物付钱:You can pay for my dinner.
ask sb. to do sth.请/要求某人做某事:I asked him to lend me twenty pounds.

三语法核心总结

过去进行时
was/were + doing,与 when 引导的短暂动作搭配
现在完成时
has never + 过去分词,表「至今从未」
borrow 与 lend
borrow 借入(from sb.)· lend 借出(to sb.)
固定短语
pay back 归还 · pay for 付钱 · to my surprise 令我吃惊