Unit Six Lesson Twelve

【重點內容】

電話的普及性及怎樣打電話．

In Beijing there are many telephones. Most people have telephones in their homes. They can call others at home. There are a lot of public telephones in the city too. You can easily find one in the street, a post office, a hotel or a shop. By telephone you can talk to a friend in another city or another country.

telephone 電話，電話機，打電話 = phone

telephone receiver and mouthpiece 電話聽筒和話筒

pick up the receiver 拿起電話聽筒

put down the receiver 放下電話

put in a coin 投幣

answer the telephone 接電話

be on the phone 在打電話

be wanted on the phone 有人找……接電話

telephone lines 電話線

Hold the line. 請不要掛斷(電話)，請稍候．

I‘m sorry, the line is busy. = The number is engaged.

對不起，線路在講話中．即：占線 (此句為接線員用語.)

Your party is on the line. 對方已在接(你的)電話．(此句為接線員用語.)

重點詞句

1．to tell sb. sth. 告訴某人某事

Did you tell your parents the news?

I sometimes tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.

I’ll tell you a secret.

to tell sb. of / about sth. 向某人講述某事

He told me of /about his worries.

He told us about his life in Europe.

I‘ll tell you about it later.

to tell sb. +句子 告訴某人+句子(句子必須是陳述語序不能是疑問句)

He told me (that) he would be back in a hour.

He told her what had happened.

She told me (that) you caught a bad cold.

Can you tell me when the party begins?

Tell me how I can get to the post office.

No one can tell what will happen in the future.

Can you tell me who is behind the door?

I can’t tell which bag is hers.

2．to take a message for sb. 給某人捎個口信

Shall I take a message for him?

Would you mind taking a message for John?

留口信用leave a message with sb. 如：Didn‘t the man leave a message with you?

那個人沒有任何留言嗎?

I have a message for you from M. Wells. 韋爾斯先生要我留話給你．

3．begin to do sth. 開始做某事=begin doing sth.

She began to cry.

When did it begin to rain?

Hearing this he began to laugh.

I’m beginning to understand. (此句to understand 不能用understanding替換，必須用beginning to do 形式.)

4．pick up 拿起，拾起(使用代詞時必須放中間)

I picked up a coin in the road.

He picked up the phone.

I‘m going to pick up my coat from the cleaner’s. (pick up 取)

Pick me up at the hotel. (pick up 駕車去接)

put down 放下，使(乘客等)下(車)

He put down the receiver.

Put me down at the next corner, please.

5．May I……? 我可以……嗎？

回答May I ……?時，用Certainly. , Why not? , Yes, please. , Sure.

如用Yes, you may . 則有對小孩和晚輩給予許可的意味。

否定回答No, you may not. 的說法較粗魯，所以對平輩以上的人則用No, I‘m sorry. 或I’m afraid you cannot. 例如：

a) ----May I sit down?

----Certainly.

b) ----May I come in?

----Yes, please.

c) ----May I use your phone?

----Why not?

d) ----This is Albert speaking. May I speak to Jack?

----Hold on, please.

that引導的賓語從句

由一個句子做賓語，被稱作賓語從句．賓語從句用陳述句的語序．

由that引導的賓語從句，that可以省略．如：

I hope (that) you have a good time.

I hope (that) she writes to me soon.

She hopes (that) I (will) pass the examination.

hope to do sth. 表示主語希望做某事，而不是希望別人做。如：

We hope to visit this place again.

I hope to go to college.

除hope外，還有一些詞后面常跟that引導的賓語從句．如：

I think (that) I‘ll go to my uncle’s on Sunday.

I believe (that) she will come tomorrow.

He said (that) she was ill in bed.

They promised (us) (that) they would keep their promise.

keep one‘s promise 遵守諾言

I know (that) the job is difficult.

He remembered (that) he had to finish the homework by the next day.

I forgot (that) you don’t like carrots.

I understand (that) you are planning to go to Japan.

You‘ll find (that) the book is very interesting.

She wrote her parents that she would be home for Christmas.