🔍 Sticky fingers 粘糊的手指

新概念英语第二册 Lesson 54 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类

NCE Book 2 · Lesson 54（课本印刷页 252-255）· 14 个生词和短语 · 课文 13 句

一全文逐句语法解读

本课是一则「做馅饼被电话打断」的生活小品。语言点集中在 be busy doing sth.、it took sb. + 时间 + to do sth.、no sooner … than …、Nothing could have been more + 形容词 这类虚拟式夸张说法，以及 a great deal of 之类的量词。

¶ 1 · 独处的上午（句 1-4）

句子语法点
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops.send sb. to school 送某人上学 · the shops（英式）商店（常用复数表示「去买东西」）
It was still early when I returned home.still 仍然 · 时间状语从句 when 引导 · return home 回家
The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet.at school 在上学 · at work 在上班 · 三个并列句铺出「难得的清静」，为下文被打断埋下反差
So I decided to make some meat pies.decide to do sth. 决定做某事 · make pies 做馅饼 · so 承接上句原因

¶ 2 · 满手面糊（句 5-7）

句子语法点
In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry.be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事 · be covered with 沾满，覆盖 · flour 面粉（与 flower 同音，注意区分）
At exactly that moment, the telephone rang.at exactly that moment 恰好在那一刻 · exactly 正好，恰恰（加强语气）
Nothing could have been more annoying.比较级表最高级 Nothing could have been more annoying. ＝ 没有比这更烦人的了；用否定词 + 比较级表示最高级含义

¶ 3 · 电话纠缠（句 8-10）

句子语法点
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.pick up 拿起 · between two fingers 用两个手指（夹着）· 时间状语从句 when 引导 · recognize the voice 听出声音 · dismayed 泄气的，沮丧的
It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later.It takes sb. + 时间 + to do sth. 某人花多少时间做某事 · persuade sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事 · ring back 回电话
At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess!hang up 挂断（电话）· What a mess! 真是糟透了！（感叹句 What + a + 名词）

¶ 4 · 门铃又响（句 11-13）

句子语法点
There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the door-knobs.there be 句型 · 三个 on 短语并列，把面糊沾得到处都是的狼狈相写足 · door-knob 门把手
I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.固定句型 no sooner … than … 刚……就…… · loud enough to wake the dead 响得足以把死人吵醒（状语，enough 用在形容词之后）
This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!sign for sth. 签收某物 · a registered letter 挂号信（register 登记 + -ed）· 结尾以「挂号信需签收」收束，把闹剧推向高潮

二固定搭配与重点词组

短语用法与例句
be busy doing sth.忙于做某事：I was busy mixing butter and flour。
be covered with沾满，覆盖：my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry。
at that moment在那时；at exactly that moment 恰好在那一刻。
Nothing could have been more + adj.没有比这更……的了：Nothing could have been more annoying。
It took sb. + 时间 + to do sth.某人花了多少时间做某事：It took me ten minutes to persuade her。
ring back回电话：persuade her to ring back later。
no sooner … than …刚……就……：I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang。
sign for sth.签收某物：he wanted me to sign for a registered letter。

三语法核心总结

be busy doing
忙于做某事（接现在分词）
It took sb. … to do
某人花了……时间做某事
no sooner … than
刚……就……
否定词 + 比较级
表最高级：Nothing could have been more annoying。