一、【text】课文

After her husband had gone to work. Mrs. Richards sent her children toschool and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any houseworkthat morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress part withher husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costumethe night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consistedonly of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards wentdownstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable towear.(暂不提供全部内容)

二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★costume

n. 化装服

costume ball: 化妆舞会

costume party:

fancy(dress) party

suit: 西装，西服

dress: 裙子

★consist

v. 由……组成新概念英语第二册

consist of...(表示被动概念)

== be made up of

== comprise……整体由部分所构成

be composed of ---强调有什么成分所组成

Water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen

constitute ---- 由部分构成整体

G.B and Northern Ireland constitute The United Kingdom.

The committee consists of 10 members.

= Ten members constitute the committee.

Our class consists of 100 students.

== Our class is made up of more than 100 students.

The United Kingdom consists of G.B and Northern Ireland.

== The United Kingdom comprises G.B and Northern Ireland.

The house consists of six rooms.

★sheet

n. 被单

★effective

adj. 有明显效果的，有作用的

The costume is quite effective.

His words was effective.

influential: 有潜移默化影响力的

What our parents do is influential to children.

efficacious: (医药)有效的，灵验的

The drug is efficaious

fruitful: 有成效的

Their experiment is fruit

     ★comfortable

adj. 舒适的

反义词：uncomfortable

comfort:(n)舒适 (a.)安慰

discomfort:(n.)不舒适

In spite of discomforts he is determined to stay here.

★storeroom

n. 储藏室

★electricity

n. 电

★metre

n. 电表

★pace

n. 一步

★flee (fled, fled)

v. 逃走

flee:(vt./vi.)(总称)泛泛强调逃离危险的禁地

escape: 逃出监狱，逃出牢笼

(vt.)逃掉，逃出

The people fled in panic when the bull got loose.

He was able to escape from the house.

I am sorry your name escaped me.

They tried to escape death.

★slam

v. 砰地关上

slam the door

同义词：bang

三、【课文讲解】

too ... to：太...而不能

不定式to,在大部分情况下，表示否定概念

not/never too ... to: 并不太...所以能够

One is never too old to learn 活到老，学到老。

The question is not too difficult for me to answer.

如果在副词too前发现修饰语all,but,only,不定式to的概念也是肯定的。

They are all too satisfied to work with you.

I am only too glad to have someone to speak to.

He was but too eager to get home.

fancy-dress paty = costume party

intended to = mean to:有什么打算，意图

dress up as: 化妆成为

the night before: 前一个晚上(以过去的某一个时间为基准点)

last night: 昨天晚上(以现在为基准点)

The night before she got everything ready.

she was impatient(eager,anxious) to try it on.

be impatient to do sth: 急于要做某事，迫不及待

=eager,anxious,hungry,thirsty,desperate,can't wait(口语)

try on :试穿

After putting it on: 穿上以后

动词不定式to wear,用来修饰说明comfortable,作它的状语

The book is difficult to read.

The dress is easy to wash.

Your handwriting is easy to recognize.

It would be comfortable(for her)to wear

It is easy for me to read

主动形式——表达被动概念

The music is sweet to hear.

The machine needs repairing.

"需要..."被动概念，用：need,want和动名词形式直接搭配

The dictionary is worth buying.

The book is worth reading.

The house is under construction

The puma is under control

The problem is under discussion

The thief is under arrest.

介词under表达被动的意味

The airport came into use again.

came into use: 不及物动词短语

Our time has already gone to use.(浪费掉，付诸东流)

She is respectable person.(被尊敬的人)

-able 形容词后缀，跟在动词后表达"能够被...的"

This is a returnable bottle.

"由...所组成": consist of,comprise本身表达被动概念，结构形式为主动

there was a knock on the front door: 有人敲门

come in :进来

straight: 直接地，径直地

if even --- ever 用于条件句，表示任何时候，任何场合

=when ever

If ever you see George give him my best regards.

When ever he is in trouble I'll be on the spot.

Not wanting ……分词的否定结构形式，做原因状语

多用于句首;也可插入句中，主谓之间

Not wanting to make her nervous,the doctor didn't fully explain theseriousness of condition.

= The doctor,not wanting to make her nervous,didn't fully explain theseriousness of her condition.

read the metre; 查电表

saying……现在分词做伴随状语

let out a cry: 大叫了一声

=utter/give a cry

jump back several paces 后退了好几步

slamming……现在分词作方式状语或伴随状语，说明fled的情况