第四十四单元
【对话场景】旅行前的 100 个担忧
——Where are you going to spend your holidays this year, Harry?
哈里，今年你们打算去哪里度假？
——We may go abroad. I'm not sure. My wife wants to go to Egypt.
我们可能到国外去，但我不敢肯定。我妻子想去埃及。
I'd like to go there, too. We can't make up our minds.
我也想去那儿。我们还拿不定主意。
——Will you travel by sea or by air?
你们乘船去，还是乘飞机去？
——We may travel by sea.
我们可能乘船去。
——It's cheaper, isn't it?
这样更便宜些，是吗？
——It may be cheaper, but it takes a long time.
可能是便宜些，但花的时间长。
——I'm sure you will enjoy yourselves.
我肯定你们一定会玩得很痛快。
——Don't be so sure. We may not go anywhere.
别那么肯定。我们可能哪里也去不成。
My wife always worries too much.
我妻子总是担心这担心那的。
Who’s going to look after the dog?
谁来照料狗啦，
Who's going to look after the house?
谁来看管房子啦，
Who's going to look after the garden?
谁来打理花园啦，
We have this problem every year.
我们每年都碰到这类问题。
In the end, we stay at home and look after everything!
最后，我们呆在家里来照看一切。
• worry 的用法
◦ worry 可作及物动词和不及物动词，意为“（使）烦恼”“（使）焦
虑”“担心”“发愁”等。第三人称单数：worries，现在分词：worrying,
过去式：worried, 过去分词：worried
▪ 作不及物动词时会和介词 about 搭配使用
▫ Tell my parents not to worry.告诉我的父母，不用担心。
▫ They are worrying about the terrible weather.他们担心天气很不
好。
▪ 作及物动词
▫ What worried you so much?什么事让你这么焦虑？
▫ His health condition worries his wife.他的身体状况让妻子很担心。
◦ worried 和 worrying 都可以作形容词，前者表示“烦恼的”“焦虑的”，用
来修饰人；后者表示“令人烦恼的”“令人焦虑的”，用来修饰物
▪ She seems worried about something.她看起来在为什么事情担心。
▪ I've never had such a worrying day before.我以前从未如此担忧过。
◦ worry 作名词意为“担心”“忧愁”“焦虑”，不可数名词。
▪ You never know my worry.
你从来都不知道我在担心什么。
▪ I am desperate to get rid of my worry.
我迫切地想要摆脱焦虑。
• look after 的用法
◦ 动词+介词的组成的词组，一般作谓语，意为“照料”“照顾”“注意”“关
心”等。
▪ I can look after myself.
我可以照顾好自己。
▪ We look after the baby carefully.
我们小心地照料着婴儿。
▪ Can you look after my suitcase?
你可以帮我照看一下我的行李箱吗？
▪ We will help you look after your finance.
我们将会帮您理财。
◦ 与 look 相关的词组
▪ look at 看
▪ look back 回顾
▪ look into 调查，了解某事
▪ look around 到处看
▪ look over 审阅，翻阅
▪ look up (在字典中)查找
▪ look up to sb.敬仰某人
▪ look down upon sb. 看低某人
• stay 的用法
◦ stay 可用作及物动词和不及物动词，也可以作系动词，还有名词词性。作及
物动词时意为“停留、停止、坚持、抑制”；作不及物动词时常意为“继续
处于某种状态”；作名词时意为“逗留、倚靠、忍耐、延期”等。
▪ 不及物动词
▫ I stayed to see what would happen.
我留下来看看进一步的发展。
▫ She stayed to look after her mother.
她留下来照顾母亲。
▪ 及物动词
▫ You'd better stay the weekend.
你最好留下来过个周末。
▫ He stayed the work and had the machine removed.
他把工作停下来，让人把机器搬掉。
▪ 系动词
▫ She is my girl and she stays my girl, understand?
她是我的女儿并且会一直是我的女儿，明白吗？
▫ He stayed a bachelor.
他一直不结婚。
▪ 名词
▫ We only intend to make a short stay here.
我们只想在这做短暂的停留。
第二课
【语法点拨】形式多样的插入语（下）
插入语在句中的作用，主要是用来表示说话人对某事物的看法、态度和推测，有时起
到解释、说明、总结等作用。插入语的用法很多，在句中的位置也很灵活。
• 现在分词短语作插入语
常用作插入语的分词短语有：generally speaking, judging from/by, talking of,
strictly speaking, considering, putting it mildly 等。
◦ Judging from his face, he was ill.
从他的脸色来看，他生病了。
◦ Generally speaking, dogs can run faster than pigs.
一般来说，狗比猪跑得快。
◦ Considering his age, he did a very good job.
考虑到他的年龄，他已经做得很好了。
◦ Frankly speaking, I don't like the job.
坦率地说，我不喜欢这份工作。
• 过去分词短语作插入语
◦ Painted white, we like the house better.
把墙刷成白色之后，我们更喜欢这个房子了。
• 动词不定式作插入语
常用作插入语的动词不定式有：to be sure, to be frank, to tell you the truth, so
to speak, to speak of, to be short, to begin with 等。
◦ To be frank, I don't quite agree with you.
坦率地说，我不大同意你的看法。
◦ That's a wonderful idea, to be sure.
的确，这个主意好极了。
◦ To tell you the truth, I am not interested in the show.
实话告诉你，我对这场演出不是很感兴趣。
• 代词词组作插入语
常用作插入语的代词词组有： all the same, all told, all in all 等。
◦ His crew was reduced to 34 all told.
他的船员减少到一共 34 人。
◦ All in all, they had a wonderful time today.
总的来说，他们今天玩得很开心。
• 短句作插入语
常用作插入语的短句有：if so, if not, if you don't mind, as you know, as you
say, if necessary, if convenient, as it happens, I believe/suppose/hope/think,
do you know, that is to say, what's more 等。
◦ If I may say so, we know nothing about it.
正如我所说，我们对它一无所知。
◦ This man, as you know, is good for nothing.
正如你所知，这个男人一无是处。
◦ You can, if you like, join us in the game.
如果你愿意，你可以加入我们的游戏。
◦ China, I believe, will be a great country.
我觉得中国将会成为一个伟大的国家。
第三课
【单词串烧】
• arrive [əˈraɪv] v.到达
• art [ɑːt] n.艺术，美术
• astronaut [ˈæstrənɔːt]n.宇航员，航天员
• balloon [bɑ:'lɒ] n.气球
• bamboo [ˌbæmˈbuː] n.竹子
• banana [bəˈnɑːnə] n.香蕉
• basketball [ˈbɑːskɪtbɔː] n.篮球
• because [bɪˈkɒz] conj.因为
• behind [bɪˈhaɪnd] prep.······后面
• between [bɪˈtwiːn] prep.······之间
• bird [bɜːd] n.鸟儿
• birthday [ˈbɜːθdeɪ] n.生日
• biscuit [ˈbɪskɪt] n.饼干
• blind [blaɪnd] a.盲的，失明的
• borrow [ˈbɒrəʊ] v.借来