Why was the writer's aunt surprised?

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It was sunday.

I nerver get up early on sundays.

I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.

Last sunday i got up very late.

I look out of the window.It was drak outside.

'What a day!' i thought.It's raining again.

Just then ,the telephone rang.

It was my aunt Lucy."I've just arrived by train," she said."I'm coming to see you."

"But i'm still having breakfast" i said.

"What was you doing?" she said.

"I'm having breakfast" i said.

"Dear me" she said."Do you always get up so late?It's one o'clock!"

Notes on the text

on sundays

指每個禮拜天。星期幾前面用介詞on。

What a day!

多么糟糕的天氣。這是一個省略的感嘆句。完整的句子是“What a day it is !”,感嘆句經(jīng)常以what開頭，后面緊跟一個名詞或者名詞行短語，然后是主語和謂語。

I’m coming to see you.

這句話中現(xiàn)在進行時用來表示近期按計劃或安排要進行的動作。

Dear me!

天哪！也是感嘆句

Key structures

rarely 極少

?I rarely listen to radio.

frequently 經(jīng)常

?I frequently go to bed hungry

never 從來不

?My friends never come to visit me?

always 總是

?I always feel cold.

sometimes?

有時 I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.

often 經(jīng)常?

I often buy CDs.

ever 經(jīng)常

?Do you ever read in bed?

Special difficulties

英語中常常用what引導(dǎo)的感嘆句來表示驚奇/憤怒/贊賞/喜悅等感情。在感嘆句中主謂采用正常語序。

It is a terrible day!

What a terrible day!

This is a beautiful picture!

What a beautiful picture!

What a beautiful picture this is !