L27/28-Thank Your Lucky Stars

【积累-记得复习昨日】

1.  自庆幸运，感谢自己的好运气 thank one's good luck

2.  洗衣服 do the laundry    ///  洗碗盘  do the dish

3.  ad/a  兼职地/的 part-time    /  ad/a全职地/的 full-time

ad Tom likes to work part-time, not full-time.

a.  Tom was once a part-time professor at A.

4.  以……的代价/牺牲；  at the expense of

5.  以免/唯恐  for fear of …  = for fear that = lest 主语 （should） do

6.  控告某人某事  sue sb for sth

7.  How come 主语 + 动词  =  why + 倒装 = why is it that 主语 动词

8.  日复一日 day in and day out

9.  猪排 pork chop

10. 现在我懂了了 I get it now.

【语法 | 句子 | 仿写】

》》使役动词

（1） 叫/令/使…  make / have + do ； get + to do

1. make可用于被动语态，have/get不可以

I was made to do the laundry. √

I was had/get to do the laundry. ×

2. get / have 以过去分词作宾补，译为 “把…{被}…”

I have my computer fixed.我把我的计算机修好了

（2） 让……， 仅let一词，有被动，但很少用。

1. 让某人…… let sb do

2. 被允许…… be let to do （罕见）

（3）强迫/要求/怂恿/督促……  + to do

force / ask / urged / compel

【Simin 的转述】

The life for children many years ago is tough than the life for children today. In the past, they had to help their parents do many things, such as doing the laundry, the dishes and house cleaning! And sometimes they even did some part-time work to help with the family. If they were naughty, they would be punished. For example, their parents would spank them or they would not be allowed to go outsides the house for days.

Therefore, the author takes the view that kids nowadays  shouldn't complain about their life. On the contrary, they should be thanking their luck y stars because life is quite different! Today, parents and teachers are afraid to spank children for fear of being sued. As you can see, many children are so spoiled that it seems as if they can make their parents do anything for them!

1. 为什么你总是要做我不想做的事？

How come you always make me do things I don't want to?

2. 每当我听到青少年抱怨时，我就很惊讶。

It amazes me, therefore, whenever I hear youngsters complain.

【复习】

9. v. breathe  n. breath

屏息静气  hold one's breath

喘过气来 catch one's breath

深呼吸  take a deep breath

1.  努力，费力  take pains (to do sth)

3.  某人受到一生中最大的惊吓  get the fright of one's life

我吓得要死。 I get the fright of my life.

9. fool n.傻瓜 vt欺骗 vi鬼混，游手好闲

Stop fooling around and get back to work.