新概念英语课文The weekend内容详解
导语：周末一般我们都很少待在家里，因为难得放假，大家都会出去外面溜达，下面是一篇有关周末的英语课文，欢迎大家来学习。
Lesson 67 The weekend周末
Listen to the tape then answer this question.What are the Johnsons going to do at the weekend?
听录音，然后回答问题。约翰逊夫妇周末准备做什么?
MRS JOHNSON: Hullo, Mrs Williams. Were you at the butcher's?
约翰逊夫人：您好。刚才您在肉店里吗?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes. I was. Were you at the butcher’s ,too?
威廉斯夫人：是的，我在肉店里。您也在肉店里吗?
MRS JOHNSON: No, I wasn’t. I was at the greengrocer’s. How’s Jimmy today?
约翰逊夫人：不， 我不是。我在蔬菜水果店里。吉米今天怎么样?
MRS WILLIAMS: He’s very well, thank you.
威廉斯夫人：他很好，谢谢您。
MRS JOHNSON: Was he absent from school last week?
约翰逊夫人：上星期他没上学吧?
MRS WILLIAMS: Yes, he was. He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
How are you all keeping?
威廉斯夫人：是的，他没上学。他星期一、星期二、星期三和星期四没去上学。你们身体都好吗?
MRS JOHNSON: Very well, thank you. We’re going to spend three days in the country. We’re
going to stay at my mother’s for the week-end.
约翰逊夫人：很好，谢谢您。我们打算到乡下去三天，在我母亲家度周末。
MRS WILLIAMS: Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the country! Aren’t you lucky!
威廉斯夫人：星期五、星期六和星期日在乡下过!你们真幸运啊!
New words and Expressions生词和短语
greengrocer
n. 蔬菜水果零售商
absent
adj. 缺席的
Monday
n. 星期一
Tuesday
n. 星期二
Wednesday
n. 星期三
Thursday
n. 星期四
keep
v. (身体健康)处于(状况)
spend
v. 度过
weekend
n. 周末
Friday
n. 星期五
Saturday
n. 星期六
Sunday
n. 星期日
country
n. 乡村
lucky
adj. 幸运的
Notes on the text课文注释
1 在英文表示某一种商店的短语中，往往可以把shop这个词省略，如课文中的the butcher's (shop)和the greengrocer's (shop)。类似的例子还有the hairdresser's (shop), the stationer's (shop), the doctor's(office), my mother's (house)等。
2 在英文中，过去发生的而现在已经结束的动作要用一般过去时来表示。“是”(be)动词的过去式不规则‘第一、第三人称单数用was，其他情况用were。
3 How are you all keeping?
这是一句问候对方身体如何的话。
4 for the weekend是指整个周末这几天的时间，而at the weekend是强调时间的某一点。
5 Aren't you lucky!
这句话是否定疑问句形式的感叹句，为的是加强语气。尽管形式上是否定的，但却表示强有力的肯定。
Lesson 68 What's the time?几点钟?
New words and expressions生词和短语
church
n.教堂
dairy
n.乳品店
baker
n.面包师傅
grocer
n.食品杂货商
Lesson 67-68 自学导读First things first
课文详注 Further notes on the text
1. Were you at the butcher's?刚才您在肉店里吗?
at the butcher' s=at the butcher' s shop。在英文中，表示店铺、住宅、公共机构、公共建筑物以及教堂的名字或某人家时，名词所有格后常不出现它所修饰的名词:
the greengrocer' s ( shop)蔬菜水果店
the hairdresser' s ( shop)理发店
the stationer' s ( shop)文具店
the doctor' s ( office)诊所
my mother ' s ( house)我妈妈家里
St . Paul ' s ( Church)圣保罗教堂
2. be absent from 不在，缺席。
3. the country=the countryside 乡下。
country表示“农村”时，前面一定要加定冠词the。
语法Grammar in use
一般过去时(1)
be( am/is/are)的'过去式是was/were:
| I /he/she/it was/wasn’t |
| we/you/they were/weren’t |
在英文中，过去发生的而现在已经结束的动作要用一般过去时来表示。be动词的过去式不规则，第1人称与第3人称单数用was，其他情况用were。
用be动词的一般现在时形式的一般疑问句及特殊疑问句迄今已介绍过，其过去时形式也一样，只是动词be在形式上变为was或were。请看以下例句:
Was Mrs.Johnson at the butcher’s?
约翰逊夫人在肉店吗?
No,sha wasn’t.
她不在。
Were you at school or at church ou January 1st ?
1月1号你在学校还是上教堂了?
I wasn't at school on January 1 st .I was at church.
我1月1号没上学。我上教堂做礼拜了。
When was he absent from school ?
他何时缺课了?
He was absent on Monday，Tuesday，Wednesday and Thursday .
他周一、周二、周三和周四缺课了。
Where were you on Sunday ?
周日你在哪儿?
I was at church on Sunday.
我周日在教堂做礼拜。
词汇学习Word study
1. spend v.
(1)花(时间等);度过:
Where are the Johnsons going to spend the weekend ?
约翰逊一家准备到哪儿去度这个周末?
I hope that you wouldn’t spend so much time watching television.
我希望你不要花这么多的时间看电视。
(2)用(钱)，花费:
I’m going to spend all my money this weekend !
这个周末我要把我所有的钱都花掉!
At present,more and more people have come to realize that more money should he spent on health and education.
目前，越来越多的人已开始认识到:应该在健康和教育方面多花些钱。
2 .country
(1) n.国家;国土;故乡:
China is a country with a large population.
中国是一个人口众多的国家。
India,a former British colony,is now a fully independent country.
曾一度为英国殖民地的印度如今已是一个完全独立的国家。
(2) n .〔the一J乡下，乡村:
His mother has always wanted to live in the country.
他的母亲一直以来都想居住在乡间。
How many days are they going to spend in the country ?
他们准备在乡下过几天?
(3) adj. 乡下的;乡村风味的:
I prefer country life to life in the city.
乡村生活与城市生活相比，我更喜欢乡村生活。
after nearly thirty years in the city，he’s still country。
他在城里住了将近三十年，可还是土气十足。