[考试那点事]练听力。新概念英语第二册lesson 28 No parking

Lesson 28:No parking1 禁止停车

   First listen and then answer the question.
   听录音，然后回答以下问题。
   What is Jasper White's problem?
   Jasper White is one of those rare2 people who believes in ancient myths3. he has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners. When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once. Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect. Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon4. jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!
New words and expressions 生词和短语
rare  adj. 罕见的
ancient  adj. 古代的，古老的
myth  n. 神话故事
trouble  n. 麻烦
effect  n. 结果，效果
Medusa  n. 美杜莎（古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪之一）
Gorgon  n. （古希腊神话中的）3位蛇发女怪之一（凡见其貌者都会变成石头）
参考译文
   贾斯珀.怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。他刚在城里买下一所新房子，但自从搬进去后，就和汽车及车主们发生了磨擦。当他夜里回到家时，总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外。为此，他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库。贾斯珀曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边，但没有任何效果。现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边，这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一。我问他那是什么？他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎。贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头。但到目前为止还没有一个变成石头呢！词汇学习 Word study
1．believe与believe in
动词believe的含义为“相信”、“认为”：
Do you believe that cats eat grass?
你相信猫吃草吗？
Are they at home?
他们在家吗？
I believe so.
我认为在。
believe in可以表示“信仰”、“相信……的存在”、“相信……的价值”：
I believe in God.
我信仰上帝。
He believes in ancient myths.
他相信古代神话。
这个短语还可以表示“信赖（人格、力量等）”：
I've never believed in John.
我从没有信赖过约翰。
试比较：
I believe him.
我相信他（的话）。（=I believe his words.）
2．because与 because of
because只能作连词用，后面接从句：
You can't remember his name, because you aren't really thinking.
你想不起他的名字是因为你没有真正努力去想。
I want to go home now, because I'm tired.
现在我想回家，因为我累了。
because of是介词短语，后面不可以跟从句，只能跟名词或代词。它既可以位于句首，也可以位于句子中间：
Because of the rain, we have to stay at home.
因为下雨，我们不得不呆在家里。
Because of you, we have to put the meeting off.
因为你的缘故，我们已把会议推迟了。
He came back early because of the rain.
由于下雨，所以他回来得早。
He is absent today because of his father's illness.
由于他父亲的病，他今天缺席。
3．can与 be able to
can表示天生的或学到的能力时，只能用于现在时和过去时（could），而不可用于将来时。将来时中表示能力时必须用be able to。在现在时和过去时中，can/could与be able to一般可以互换，在完成时中一般用be able to：
He has never been able to get his own car into his garage.
他从来都没能把自己的车开进车库。（现在完成时）
I'll be able to pass my driving test after I've had a few lessons.

我上几次课后就能通过驾驶考试。（一般将来时）
自学导读
1．Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths. 贾斯珀·怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一。
在第21课的课文详注中，我们曾经提到“one of +名词／代词”这个结构，of后面的名词必须是复数，但与这个结构连用的动词必须是单数：
One of your friends is waiting for you now.
你的一位朋友正在等你。
课文中who代指的是one of those rare people，所以动词用believes。
2．… but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.………但自从搬进去后，就和汽车及车主们发生了摩擦。
ever since的语气比since强，表示“从那以后一直，，主句一般用完成时：
I've been interested in flying ever since I was a boy.
自从我的孩提时代起，我就对飞行一直感兴趣。
He left the village last year and has never returned ever since.
他去年离开了这座村庄，从那以后一直没有回去过。
3．Jasper has put up‘No Parking’ signs outside his gate…贾斯珀曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边……
put up在这里表示“挂起”、“竖起”等意思。
4．Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone.
贾斯珀希望她把汽车和司机们都变成石头。
（1）she指的是蛇发女怪美杜莎。根据希腊神话，凡看她一眼的人都会变成石头。
（2）turn在这儿的意思是“把……变成”，是及物动词：
They have turned the famous beauty spot to/into an ugly place.
他们把那著名的风景胜地变成了一个丑陋的地方。