新概念英语第二册 Lesson 89 · 语法精读与固定搭配分类
本课是一则幽默小品，讲一场糟糕的演出因报幕员的口误而变得有趣。语言点集中在 need not have done 与 should have done 的对比、get round、burst out laughing 等固定表达，以及 what 引导的名词性从句（what he actually said）。
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| People will do anything to see a free show — even if it is a bad one. | do anything to do sth. 为做某事什么都愿意干 · a free show 免费的演出 · 让步状语从句 even if 引导 · 破折号后的 even if 从句补充说明，让语气更显夸张 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it. | 时间状语从句 when 引导 · get round 传开（消息）· 同位语从句 that 引导，说明 news 的内容 · 被动语态 would be presented · at our local cinema 在我们当地的电影院 · rush to see it 赶去看 |
| We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. | have to do sth. 不得不做某事 · queue for hours 排队好几个小时 · get in 进去 · there must have been 一定曾有……（对过去情况很有把握的推测）· present 出席的（形容词） |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen. | one of the dullest (shows) we have ever seen 我们看过的最乏味的演出之一 · 形容词最高级后接定语从句时，从句用现在完成时 · dullest 是 dull 的最高级 |
| Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come. | 定语从句 who 引导修饰 those · fail to do sth. 未能做某事 · need not have done 本来不必做（做了却没必要）· should have done 本应该做（却没做）· 原因状语从句 as 引导 |
| 句子 | 语法点 |
|---|---|
| The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme. | 定语从句 (that) we heard 修饰 the only funny things · come from 来自 · at the beginning of the programme 在节目开始时 · the only … 后接定语从句时关系代词常用 that |
| He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone. | obviously 显然 · nervous 紧张的 · for some minutes 有好几分钟 · stand awkwardly 局促地站着 · 两个谓语 was 与 stood 并列 |
| As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing. | 时间状语从句 as soon as 引导（一……就……）· burst out laughing 突然大笑起来（burst out doing sth.）· 本句是全篇的转折点，为下文的口误作铺垫 |
| We all know what the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: "This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company. Good ladies, evening and gentlemen!" | 宾语从句 what 引导 · should have said 本应该说（却没说出来）· 主语从句 what he actually said 作主语 · actually 实际上 · 结尾把「好女士们，晚上和先生们」的错位当作笑点，这正呼应标题 a slip of the tongue |
| 短语 | 用法与例句 |
|---|---|
| a free show | 免费的演出：to see a free show。 |
| get round | （消息）传开：When the news got round that …。 |
| queue for hours | 排队好几个小时：We had to queue for hours to get in。 |
| there must have been | 一定曾有……（对过去的肯定推测）：there must have been several hundred people present。 |
| need not have done | 本来不必做（做了却没必要）：need not have felt disappointed。 |
| should have done | 本应该做（却没做）：many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come。 |
| burst out laughing | 突然大笑起来：everyone burst out laughing。 |
| a slip of the tongue | 口误：标题用语，指说错话。 |