New Concept English Book 2 Lesson 25~27 Study Notes

New Concept English Book 2 Lesson 25 Study Notes

1 arrival:arrival, synonyms: arrival, reach, get arrive are intransitive verbs, so a preposition must be added after them. Arrival means to reach a big place, and arrival means to reach a small place. Arrival+Object: Arrival

When are you arriving? When will you arrive in Beijing?

When will you arrive in Beijing? How can I get there?

Go home: go home, get there: get there

There are both home/ adverbs, and there is no need to add prepositions when adverbs are used with verbs.

The road to … ...

Can you tell me the way to school?

Can you tell me the way to school?

Related phrases: make way to retreat, make way, give way by passing by, use ...

The enemy had to give in.

The enemy had to retreat.

After months of exploration, he finally found a gold mine.

After months of exploration, he finally found a gold mine.

Not only that ... but ... the same: not only that ... but also that ... this is a coordinate conjunction, which means something connected side by side.

I can speak Chinese. I can speak English. I can speak English as well as Chinese.

Similar sentences such as: I can not only sing, but also dance.

Generally speaking, not only do you like to put it in front of verbs. When we meet notional verbs and non-notional verbs, we are used to putting them in the middle. I can speak English as well as Chinese.

4 is neither ... nor ... that is to say, neither ... nor ... When used alone, the part of speech is very flexible and can be used as a pronoun to indicate neither; Being an adjective means neither; Being an adverb means no; When making conjunctions, it means neither nor.

I can speak neither Japanese nor English.

I can speak neither English nor Japanese.

Neither of my sisters drinks coffee.

Neither of my sisters drinks coffee.

New Concept English Book 2 Lesson 26 Study Notes

We like them as much as we like beautiful curtain materials.

We like them as much as beautiful curtain cloth.

to some extent

The son walks in the same way as his father.

The little boy walks in the same way as his father.

I think children often appreciate modern painting more than anyone else.

I think children usually appreciate modern painting more than anyone else.

Better than anyone else, the adjective comparative and indefinite pronouns, like anyone and anything, mean level.

The teacher is the tallest. The teacher is taller than anyone else.

This book is more expensive than any other book.

This book is the most expensive of all.

My sister is only seven years old, but she always tells me whether my painting is good or not.

My sister is only seven years old, but she can always tell whether my paintings are good or bad.

Whether ... or not = if it means to choose in this sentence, right ... or ...

I don't know whether he wants to come.

I don't know if he wants to come.

I don't care if I get it.

I don't care if I can get it.

She looked at it critically for a while.

She looked at the picture critically for a while.

Related phrases: at this moment, now

At any time, at any time, as long as that moment, ...

The last sword of the moment of truth temporarily bullfights, at present.

I'll be right back.

I’ll be right back.

This is a great event.

This is a very important matter.

Isn't 5 upside down?

Is this picture upside down?

This is a negative question and plays a positive role.

Is the weather bad? The weather is terrible.

Aren't you lucky? You are very lucky. You are so lucky.

New Concept English Book 2 Lesson 27 Study Notes

1 Settings: Settings

Tom put his lunch in the bag.

Tom packed his lunch in a bag.

Related phrases: patience, tolerance, trust ... put into use.

We have to put up with her bad temper.

We have to put up with her bad temper.

I don't trust those cunning salesmen.

I don't trust those glib salesmen.

As soon as things were finished, they cooked on the fire.

Hardly had this been done when they cooked on the bonfire.

In this sentence, as only means "as soon as possible", which describes the close relationship between the two actions. There are also words that express similar meaning: immediately.

I came as soon as I heard the news.

I came as soon as I heard the news.

After a big dinner, they told stories and sang songs by the campfire.

After they had a delicious meal, they told stories and sang songs around the campfire.

By is a preposition in this sentence, which means near, near and through.

The house by the lake is a restaurant.

The house by the lake is a restaurant.

Other phrases used with by include: via, so far accidentally/accidentally.

Ideas are expressed through language.

Ideas are expressed in words.

I met her by chance.

I met her completely by accident.

The TV Tower is the largest building in China.

The TV Tower is obviously a building in our country.

Crawling VI Climb, climb, climb, climb, climb.

We took off our shoes and crawled carefully along the passage.

We took off our shoes and crept along the corridor.

Other phrases used with creep are: give sb. the creeps. Climb up, climb up slowly.

The cat crept up on the bird and pounced on it.

The cat crept up on the bird and pounced on it.

Meaning discrimination

Climb, climb, climb

These verbs all mean "climb".

Crawl: refers to a person or quadruped crawling on his knees, especially crawling slowly forward secretly or silently. It also refers to the spread and growth of plants.

Climbing: usually refers to climbing up or down with hands or feet, but also refers to the rise of aircraft, sky and moon. It can also be used as a metaphor.

Crawl: refers to the slow movement of human or animal body close to the ground.

The stream winds through the field and then flows right under their tent! The stream winds through the field and then flows right under their tent.

Wind is used as a verb in the sentence, indicating winding, past tense and past participle winding; When used as a noun, it means a breeze.

Phrases commonly used in wind are: wind up, end, end with ... relax, relax, slow down, and draw to a close.

Let's go to the bar to relax.

Let's go to the hotel to relax.

The speaker will finish his speech soon.

The speaker is about to finish his speech.