1、Lesson 46 Do It YourselfWords and expressions1.Plead；offer sth.as an explanation or excuse 找借口，找借口，辩解辩解She left early,_ a headache.plead illnessplead ignorancepleadingplead;ask for sth.that you want very much 恳求，恳求，请求请求plead with sb.to do sth.plead with sb.for sth.The little girl cried and pled with
2、 her mother for a new dress.2.newlyweds 新婚夫妇新婚夫妇a newly-built housea newly-elected presidentWedding dressWedding cakeWedding banquetnewly-baked bread3.Keen;like 喜欢喜欢 be keen to do sth.be keen on sth.4.锋利的锋利的,锐利的锐利的He handed me a knife with a keen edge.他递给我一把锋利的刀。他递给我一把锋利的刀。1.热心的热心的,热衷的热衷的,深切的深切的米勒太太
3、对艺术很感兴趣。米勒太太对艺术很感兴趣。_.Mrs.Miller is very keen on art.3.敏锐的敏锐的,敏捷的敏捷的His eyes were still keen.他的目光依然敏锐。他的目光依然敏锐。2.渴望的渴望的,极想的极想的She is very keen to visit Canada.1.消耗消耗,花费花费;耗尽耗尽She consumed most of her time in reading.她把大部分时间都花在读书上。她把大部分时间都花在读书上。2.吃完吃完,喝光喝光The kids soon consumed all the food on the ta
4、ble.孩子们一会儿功夫便把桌上的食品全部吃光。孩子们一会儿功夫便把桌上的食品全部吃光。4.Consume time-consuming 耗时的耗时的1.使烦恼使烦恼;跟跟.纠缠不休纠缠不休;不断地找不断地找.的岔子的岔子 The cough has been nagging me for some time.咳嗽已使我烦恼了一阵子了。咳嗽已使我烦恼了一阵子了。2.不断唠叨不断唠叨;责骂不休责骂不休Can you stop nagging all the time?不要老是唠叨行不行不要老是唠叨行不行?3.名词名词 n.【口】好唠叨的人【口】好唠叨的人(尤指女性尤指女性)5.nag1.生锈生锈
5、Stainless steel does not rust.不锈钢不会生锈。不锈钢不会生锈。2.(脑子等脑子等)变迟钝变迟钝;(能力等能力等)荒废荒废Dont let your mind rust during the vacation.不要让你的脑子在假期里变迟钝。不要让你的脑子在假期里变迟钝。6.rustIt is better to wear out than to rust out.The old car is rusting.rust mindSo great is our passion for doing things for ourselves,that we are beco
6、ming increasingly less dependent on specialized labor.No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer,for there are countless do-it-yourself publications.我对英语学习的热情是如此的高以至于我暑我对英语学习的热情是如此的高以至于我暑假里读完了五本英语杂志假里读完了五本英语杂志.So great is my passion for learning English that I finished reading five English m
7、agazines during my summer vacation.do-it-yourself publicationsa cant-be-put-down booka wait-and-see policyArmed with the right tools and materials,newly-weds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.Men of all ages spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces,layin
8、g-out their own gardens;building garages and making furniture.Armed with the right tools and materials,newly-weds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.Men of all ages spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces,laying-out their own gardens;building garages and
9、 making furniture.Armed with a torch,the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.Armed with the right tools and materials,newly-weds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own homes.Men of all ages spend hours of their leisure time installing their own fireplaces,laying-out
10、 their own gardens;building garages and making furniture.begin to do sth.get down to doingSome really keen enthusiasts go so far as to build their own computers.go so far as to 到了如此地步到了如此地步Because of poverty,she goes so far as to steal.He accompanied me so far as to the foot of the mountain.How coul
11、d you be so stupid as to believe him.go to extremes to do sth.Shops cater for the do-it-yourself craze not only by running special advisory services for novices,but by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home.Some books cater for low tastes.bits and pieces一些书迎合低级趣味。一些书迎合低级趣
12、味。零零碎碎的东西零零碎碎的东西Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy,but unfortunately not all of us are born handymen.pent up 压抑的压抑的pent up energypent up passionWives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.tend to do sth.倾向于做某事，常常做某事倾向于做某事
13、，常常做某事Women tend to share their feelings with others.Current English tends to be very informal.Capable,sharp,clever,talented,very,extremelyEven husbands who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians,carpenters,plumbers and mechanics.When lights fuse,furniture gets rick
14、ety,pipes get clogged,or vacuum cleaners fail to operate,wives automatically assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes husbands live under the delusion that they can do anything even when they have been repeatedly proved
15、wrong.It is a question of pride as much as anything else.asas anything(else)不得了，不得了，了不得了不得as dark as anythingas ugly as anythingbe a question of 是是的问题的问题I would love to come,but it is a question of time.Learning English is a question of practice.Last spring my wife suggested that I call in a man to
16、look at our lawn-mower.It had broken down the previous summer,and though I promised to repair it,I had never got round to it.get round to doing 抽出时间来做抽出时间来做I hope to get round to answering your requestnext week.我希望下星期能抽出空来答复你的要求。我希望下星期能抽出空来答复你的要求。I would not hear of the suggestion and said that I wo
17、uld fix it myself.One Saturday afternoon,I hauled the machine into the garden and had a close look at it.As far as I could see,it only needed a minor adjustment:a turn of a screw here,a little tightening up there,a drop of oil and it would be as good as new.Inevitably the repair job was not quite so
18、 simple.The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn-mower.But I was extremely pleased with myself I had traced the cause of the trouble.One of the links in the chain that drives the wheels had snapped Af
19、ter buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.I was not surprised to findthat the machine still refusedto work after I had reassembled it,for the simple reason that I was left with several curiously shaped bits of metal which di
20、d not seem to fit anywhere.I gave up in despair.The weeks passed and the grass grew.When my wife nagged me to do something about it,I told her that either I would have to buy a new mower or let the grass grow.Needless to say our house is now surrounded by a jungle.Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I have promised to repair one day.jungle animalsthe jungle of businessthe jungle of the big city
