Lesson 11: One good turn deserves another
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I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in. Tony worked in a lawyer’s office years ago, but he is now working at a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &20. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. ‘I have never borrowed any money from you,’ Tony said,’so now you can pay for my dinner!’
Translation
I was eating at a restaurant, Tony. Steele walked in. Tony used to work at a law firm and is now working at a bank, and he's paid a lot of money, but he always borrows money from friends and never pays it back. Tony saw me and came over and sat down with me at a table. He never borrowed money from me, but while he was eating I offered to borrow £20 from him. To my surprise, he immediately gave me the money. "I haven't borrowed money from you yet." Tony said, "So now you can pay for my meals!" ”
Second, the text is concise
(Textual essence analyzes the focus of the text according to the order)
1． One good turn deserves another, courtesy exchange.
(1) One of the meanings of the noun turn is "act (to help or harm others)", "act":
Yesterday George did me a good/ an ill turn.
George did something good/bad for me yesterday.
He is always ready to do a turn for others.
He was always happy to do good for others.
(2) Deserve has the meaning of "deserved", "deserved (reward, punishment, etc.),"" "worthy", usually as a moral verb:
His words deserve attention.
His words are noteworthy.
Mary deserves the prize.
Mary deserves this award.
2． He gets a good salary... His salary is high...
good means "quite large/many" here, "quite considerable":
It takes me a good three hours to get there.
It took me a full 3 hours to get there.
3． ... but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. ...... But he always borrowed money from his friends and never paid it back.
(1) The conjunction and in this sentence can be interpreted as "and", "in addition".
(2) Pay here means "repayment (debt, etc.)".
Pay can also be interpreted as "paying", "paying (prices, bills, etc.)", as in the last sentence of the text:
… so now you can pay for my dinner!
...... So now you can pay for my meals!
Pay is both a transitive and intransitive verb:
How much did you pay for that dress?
How much did you spend on that dress?
I paid the bill.
I paid the bill.
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1. Tips: n. noun, adj. adj. adj. adj. adjective, vi. intransitive verb, vt. and object verbs, adv. adverbs, prep. prepositions, pronsemwords, int. exclamations, num. number words, abbr. phrase abbr
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3. Word list:
1．salary与wage
Salary can be translated as "salary", "salary", usually refers to the income of employees, mental workers (such as lawyers, teachers, doctors, etc.), the amount is relatively fixed, generally paid monthly:
My salary is paid on the 28th of the month.
I receive my salary on the 28th of every month.
Wage can be translated as "wage", "wage", usually referring to the income of a skilled worker or general manual worker, paid on a weekly or daily basis. wages are generally in the plural form values:
When I worked as a waiter, the wages were low, but the tips were good.
I wasn't paid well as a waiter, but the tip was decent.
Women often get low wages.
Women are usually paid very little.
2．borrow与lend
borrow means "borrow", "borrow", and is often associated with from:
He borrowed my pen yesterday. He hasn’t given me it yet.
He borrowed my pen yesterday, and he hasn't paid me back yet.
Can I borrow ￡ 20 from you please? I’ll pay/ give it back tomorrow.
Can I borrow £20 from you? I'll give it back to you tomorrow.
Lend means "put... Lending", "lending", often used in conjunction with the preposition to:
He refused to lend any money to Tom.
He wouldn't lend Tom money.
Can you lend me ￡ 20 please? I’ll pay/ give it back tomorrow.
Can you lend me £20? I'll give it back to you tomorrow.
Can you lend your car to me this afternoon?
Can you borrow my car this afternoon?"
Focus on the difficulty
(Key difficulties include grammar, phrase fixation, idiomatic terms, etc.)
1． In the grammar of the first 10 lessons, we compared the tenses of the general past tense, the general present tense, the present tense, the present tense, the past tense, and the temporal adverbial languages associated with them, and also learned the passive voice. Now let's briefly review what we have learned through example sentences:
2． Verb + noun/pronoun + infinitive with to
Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive with toto before a noun or pronoun. Some nouns/pronouns after some verbs are dispensable, but have and do not often affect the meaning of the entire sentence:
I want to speak to John.
I want to talk to John. (=I will speak.)
I want you to speak to John.
I want you to talk to John. (=You will speak.)
However, there are also verbs that are followed by an infinitive as an object, and usually must be followed by a noun or pronoun. Such verbs are: allow, advise, help, teach, tell, request, etc. Such verbs can be used not only for the active voice, but also for the passive voice:
Mr. Turner did not allow us to see the picture.
Mr. Turner didn't let us see the painting.
We were not allowed to see the picture.
We were not allowed to look at the painting.
He taught me to paint.
He taught me to paint.
Jane helped Julie to cook the meal.
Jane helps Julie cook.
(Exercise Lesson Answers)
1． Practice answers with key sentence patterns
A a he is now working (1.2)
b he gets (1.3); he always borrows (1.3); never pays it back (1.4)
c came in… worked (11.2-2); Tony saw (1.4); came and sat (1.4); I asked him (1.6); he gave me (1.7); Tony said (1.8)
d He has never borrowed (1.5); I have never borrowed (1.7)
e I was having (1.1); he was eating (1.6)
C 1 gets… got
2 have not had
3 was writing… talked/ were talking
4 am typing
5 passed/ were passing
D The Taj Mahal was built… after he became/ had become ruler, his wife… died. The Taj Mahal was built in her honour. Experts were called in… The Taj Mahal, which was begun in 1632 and (was) completed in 1654, cost a fortune… it has been visited by…
2． Difficulty practice answers
a
A 1 The officer ordered the men to fire at the enemy.
2 He wants his wife to wear this dress.
3 She wants us to explain it.
4 I cannot allow him to enter the room.
B (sample sentences)
1 He asked me to help him.
2 We preferred her to stay at home.
3 He taught me to speak English.
4 My mother wished me to collect the laundry.
5 Do you want her to visit you?
b
1 salary 2 lent… salary/ wages 3 borrowed 4 wages 5 wages
3． Multiple choice answers
1 b 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 c
7 c 8 a 9 c 10 c 11b 12 d