I. Reading 閱讀
There are mice in Mrs. Lee's kitchen! There's a mouse on the kitchen table. There's a mouse behind the stove. There are mice next to the refrigerator, under the sink and inside the cupboard!
Why isn't Mrs. Lee's cat catching the mice? Because it's in a tree. It's staring at Rover with fear and shaking like a leaf.
李太太的廚房里有老鼠，廚房桌上有一只。爐子后面有一只。冰箱邊，洗碗槽下，還有櫥柜里面都有老鼠!
李太太的貓為何不在抓這些老鼠呢?因為它在樹上，它正驚恐地盯著狗兒來福，并且抖得很厲害。
II. Vocabulary & Idioms 單詞短語注解
- kitchen ['k?t??n] n.廚房
- mouse [ma?s] n.老鼠(單數(shù))
mice [ma?s] n.老鼠(復數(shù))
a mouse 一只老鼠
two/three/many mice兩只老鼠/三只老鼠/許多老鼠 - table ['tebl] n.桌子
- behind [b?'ha?nd] prep. 在......后面
例: The little boy is standing behind a tall man.
(那個小男孩站在一個高大男子后面。) - stove [stov] n. 爐子
- next to... 緊靠于······，在······旁邊
例: There is a post office next to the bank.
(那家銀行旁邊有一個郵局。) - refrigerator [r?'fr?d??ret?] n.電冰箱
- under ['?nd?] prep. 在......下方
例: My shoes are under the bed.
(我的鞋子就在床下。) - sink [s??k] n.洗碗槽
- inside ['?n'sa?d] prep. 在······之內(nèi)
例: The lion is inside a cage.
(那只獅子在籠子里。) - cupboard ['k?b?d] n. 櫥柜
- why [hwa? / wa?] adv.為什么
例: Why are you so sad?
(你為什么那么難過?) - catch [k?t?] vt.抓，捕捉
例: The baseball player is catching the ball.(那個棒球員正在接球。) - because [b?'k?z] conj.因為
例: Tom is at home because he is sick.
(湯姆待在家里,因為他生病了。) - tree [tri] n. 樹
- stare [st?r] vi. 盯，注視(常與at并用)
stare at...盯著......
例: It's rude to stare at people.
(盯著別人看是不禮貌的。) - with [w?e; w?θ] prep. 有，帶著
- fear [f?r] n. 害怕，恐懼
- shake [?ek] vi. 抖動
- leaf [lif] n.葉子
- shake like a leaf （因害怕、恐懼而）抖得很厲害
例: When I watch scary movies, I shake like a leaf.
(每次看恐怖電影時，我都嚇得渾身發(fā)抖。)
III. Grammar Points 語法重點
本課介紹介詞與物體的關系，并介紹特殊問句的造句法。
注意下列介詞與物體的關系：
inside + 物體 在該物體之內(nèi)
=in + 物體
behind + 物體 在該物體的后面
under + 物體 在該物體下方
next to + 物體 緊鄰于該物體
例：There is a pen inside/in the box.
(盒子里有枝筆。)
There is a dog behind the door.
(門后有只狗。)
He is standing under an umbrella.
(他正站在雨傘下。)
Mary is sitting next to the window.
(瑪麗正坐在窗邊。)There are mice in Mrs. Lee's kitchen!
(李太太的廚房里有老鼠!)
我們再復習一下了There is/There are(有)與have/has(有)的用法。我們可用中文的句子清楚了解這些用法。凡以人或動物作主語時，就套用have或has作動詞；凡以場所起首的句子，英文句首就應置 There is/There are 。
例：中文：我（人）有只手表。
英文: I have a watch.
中文：這只貓（動物）有一根長尾巴。
中文：客廳里（場所）有一個電冰箱。
英文: There is a refrigerator in the living room.
中文：書桌上（場所）有一本書和兩枝鉛筆。
英文: There are a book and two pencils on the desk.Why isn't Mrs. Lee's cat catching the mice?
(李太太的貓為何不在抓這些老鼠昵?)
本句是特殊問句。特殊問句就是用疑問副詞why(為什么)、when(何時)、how(如何)、where(何處)或疑問代詞who(誰，作主語)·whom(誰，作賓語)、what(什么)、which(哪個)等起首的問句。由于特殊問句需要廣泛的篇幅方能詳細說明，我們將在往后的課文中逐步介紹。這里就疑問副詞(why、when、how、where)形成的問句大略介紹如下，以使讀者對問句的造句有初步的了解：
a. 疑問詞一定置于問句句首。
b. 問句要采用倒裝句。
- 原句有be動詞時，該be動詞要與主語倒裝。
例：中文：他為什么生氣呢?
英文: why is angry? ( X )
→ Why is he angry? ( O )
中文：你為什么在哭呢?
英文: You why are crying? ( X )
→ Why are you crying? ( O )
中文：他為什么不在做功課呢?
英文: He why isn't doing his homework?（ X ）
→ Why is not he doing his homework?（ X ）
→ Why isn't he doing his homework? （ O ）
→ Why is he not doing his homework? （ O ） - 原句有助動詞如can(能夠)、will(將要)、
may(可以)等時，該助動詞要與主語倒裝。
例：中文：你何時會來昵?
英文：You when will come? ( X )
→ when will you come? ( O )
中文：你如何做這件事呢?
英文: You how can do it? ( X )
→ How can you do it? ( O ) - 原句有一般動詞時，一般動詞與主語無法倒裝，須按主語的人稱在疑問詞之后置do或does,再將動詞改為動詞原形。
例：中文：他住在什么地方?
英文: He lives where? ( X )
Where he lives? ( X )
→ Where does he live? ( O )
中文：他們?yōu)槭裁聪矚g音樂?
英文: They why like music? ( X )
→ Why do they like music? ( O )
- It's staring at Rover with fear.
=lt's staring at Rover fearfully.
(它正驚恐地盯著來福。)
上列第一句中with fear這個介詞短語作副詞用，等于第二句中副詞fearfully ['fi?fuli]，用以修飾已成現(xiàn)在進行時短語動詞的is staring at。
IV. Substitution 替換
- There is a mouse on the kitchen table.
There is a cat between the refrigerator and the stove.
There are two cats to the right of the trash can.
(廚房桌上有一只老鼠。)
(電冰箱和爐子之間有一只貓。)
(垃圾箱右方有兩只貓。) - Why isn't Mrs. Lee's cat catching the mice?
Why isn't she studying?
Why aren't you cleaning your room?
(李太太的貓為何不在抓這些老鼠呢?)
(她為什么設在看書呢?)
(你為什么不在打掃你的房間呢?)
