新概念英语第二册03_Please send me a card

Lesson 3: Please send me a card

Key words and expressions

• send a postcard 寄明信片
• spoil v. 使索然无味，损坏
• Italy (Italian)
• museum 博物馆
• public garden
• lend
• make a decision
• single

Questions on the text

1. Where did the writer spend his holidays last summer?
   1. He spent his holidays in Italy last summer.
2. Why didn’t he enjoy his holidays?
   1. Because he thought about post cards every day.
3. What did he do on the last day of his holidays?
   1. He made a big decision and spent the whole day in his room.

Language points

• Postcards always spoil my holidays.
  • Don’t spoil the pleasure.
  • You should not spoil your child. (惯孩子)
• I visited museums and sat inpublic gardens. (观赏价值的花园，可能没有park大)
  • private gardens
• A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
  • I’d like to say a few words on the topic.
  • Can I have a word with you?
• Then he lent me a book.
  • Can I borrow some money from you?
  • Some people neither borrow or lend.
• On the last day I made a big decision.(作决定)
  • come to a decicion
  • arrive at a decision
  • reach a decision
• I did not write a single card.
  • There wasn’t a single person on the beach.

Key structures and usage

带双宾语动作：

• lend
  • He lent me a book.
  • He lent a book to me.
• send
  • He sent me a card.
  • He sent a card to me.
• give
  • Please give hime another chance.
  • Please give another chance to him.
• bring
  • He brought his son a present.
  • He brought a present for his son.
• get
  • Can you get me a few stamps?
  • Can you get a few stamps for me?
• make
  • She made me a breakfast.
  • She made a breakfast for me.
• leave
  • His uncle left him some money.
  • His uncle left some money to him.
• show
  • She showed her friends her new dress.
  • She showed her new dress to her friends.

Extension

My advice is relax and enjoy.