王青
【New words and expressions】生詞和短語（11）
murder n. 謀殺
instruct v. 命令，指示
acquire v. 取得，獲得
confidence n. 信心
examiner n. 主考人
suppose v. 假設
tap v. 輕敲
react v. 反應
brake n. 剎車
pedal n. 踏板
mournful adj. 悲哀的
★acquire v. 取得，獲得，學到（知識、技術、語言等），養成（習慣等）
Mary acquired a good knowledge of Chinese in five years’ time.
acquire a habit of doing sth. 養成……的習慣
Tom acquired a habit of smoking.
acquire confidence 獲得信心
【Text】
I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time. I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had
done so successfully. After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence. Sure that I
had passed, I was almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased with my performance,
for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in
front of you. As soon as I tap on the window, you must stop within five feet.' I continued driving and after some
time, the examiner tapped loudly, Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react. I
suddenly pressed the brake pedal and we were both thrown forward. The examiner looked at me sadly. 'Mr.
Eames,' he said, in a mournful voice, 'you have just killed that child!'
參考譯文
我第3 次接受駕駛執照考試。按照要求在車輛擁擠的路上駕駛，我圓滿地完成了。在接到把車開出城
的指令后，我開始有了信心。確信我已通過考試，所以我幾乎開始喜歡起這次考試。主考人對我的駕駛想
必是滿意的，因為他微笑著說：“埃姆斯先生，只剩1 項了。讓我們假設一個小孩子突然在你前面穿過馬
路。我一敲車窗，你必須把車停在5 英尺之內�！蔽依^續往前開著。過了一會兒，主考人砰砰地敲了起來。
雖然聲音聽得很清楚，但我過了好一會兒才作出反應。我突然用力踩緊剎車踏板，結果我倆的身體都向前
沖去。主考人傷心地看著我�！鞍Ｄ匪瓜壬�，”他以悲傷的聲調說，“你剛剛把那個小孩壓死了！”
【課文講解】
1、I was being tested for a driving licence for the third time.
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a driving licence 駕駛執照
2、I had been asked to drive in heavy traffic and had done so successfully.
heavy adj. 大量的，多的，密集的
Traffic is heavier on this road than on the other one.
3、The examiner must have been pleased with my performance, for he smiled and said, 'Just one more thing,
Mr. Eames. Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the window,
you must stop within five feet.'
must have been表示對過去的事情的猜測
performance n. 表現，表演，工作情況
be pleased with 對……滿意
They are pleased with his work.
The manager isn’t very pleased with his secretary.
let us suppose that… 讓我們假設……
Let us suppose that there is a forest fire.
4、The examiner looked at me sadly. 'Mr. Eames,' he said, in a mournful voice, 'you have just killed that child!'
in a … voice 以……的聲調
in a mournful voice 用悲傷的聲調
He told them the news in a sad/excited voice.
【Key structures】
被動語態
被動語態可以用于“介詞+動名詞”結構中，在英語中是很正式的用法，一般不用于口語。“介詞（after，
before，on）+動名詞”這個結構通常相當于一個時間狀語從句。如果兩個動作中有一個在另一個開始之前
已經完成，則可以用“after +動名詞的完成_____式”表示第一個動作；如果只表示先后順序，則可用“after/before
+動名詞”結構；“on +動名詞”通常表示兩個動作幾乎同時發生：
The man called the police after being robbed.
He killed a child before being arrested.
On/After being told that her mother was seriously ill, she hurried back to England.
被動語態用于want 后面的不定式中時，to be 可以省略，want 后跟被動語態時往往表示希望別人完成
所說的動作：
I want the luggage fetched from the hotel this afternoon.
被動語態還可用于過去進行時，以強調動作的持續性：
I was being asked about the film all day yesterday.
【Special Difficulties】
Practice and Advice
practice n.（反復的）練習，實踐，實行
Your spoken English will improve with practice.
Have they put their plan into practice? 他們把計劃付諸實施了嗎？
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practise vt.& vi. 練習，經常做
Jimmy used to practice (playing) football every afternoon.
She practises on the piano for three hours every day.
advice n. 忠告，勸告，建議（不可數名詞）
She gave me some good advice / a piece of advice about jobs.
advise vt.& vi. 勸告，向……提供提議
She advised me against going to the party. 她建議/勸我不要去參加聚會。
Enjoy, Entertain and Amuse
enjoy vt. 欣賞，喜愛，享受……之樂（后跟名詞、動名詞或反身代詞，用于主動語態）
I enjoy swimming in summer.
We’re really enjoying ourselves.
entertain vt. 款待，招待，請客；使……快樂，給……娛樂（=amuse）
We often entertain friends at weekends.
Uncle Sam entertains/amuses the children for hours at a time.
薩姆叔叔一連好幾小時地逗孩子們樂。
My children can entertain/amuse themselves for hours with telling stories to each other.
amuse vt. 逗樂，逗笑（常用于被動語態）
She was amused by her father’s funny stories.
His story amused the children very much.