Lesson89新概念第二册a slip of the tongue

Lesson 89 A slip of the tongue

Words and expressions: 1. a slip of the tongue口误

slip n&v. 跌倒，失足；纸条；失误，口误

2. do anything to see a free show 免费的演出 2. even if 即使

3. get round 说服；传播; 绕开； 4. a comedy show 一个喜剧节目 5. at our local cinema 在我们当地的影院

6. fail to do 没有做成，失败 7. at the beginning of 在…之初 8. awkward [ˈɔ:kwəd] adj. 令人尴尬

的；笨拙的

awkwardly adv笨拙地；困难地；难看地；尴尬地

9. burst out大声喊叫；突然发生；迸发

Questions on the text:

1. What did people all rush to see?

2. Why did the author say those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed?

3. Who presented the only one funny program that evening?

4. What should the advertiser have said and what did he actually say instead?

Language points:

1. When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema…

get round 四处传播

The news got round quickly that they would soon get married.

Don't let him get round you! He doesn't deserve your help.

不要让他说服你, 他不值得你帮助.

Both of them had the ability to present complex matters lucidly. 两人都具有深入浅出地表述复杂事物的能力。

Her dream is to present a lifestyle show on television.

She came to see everyone of the new plays he was presenting.

The chairman insisted on being

present.

2. … as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.

An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.

Now I am a pop artiste and how my life has changed.

She was a popular French music hall artiste in the late 19 th century. 她是19世纪后期在法国乐坛上名噪一时的艺术家.

A musician is an artist, whereas a singer is an artiste.

3. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone burst out laughing.

If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out.

The class burst out laughing...

Then the applause burst out...

Everyone burst out into conversation.

Then war burst out.

I kept bursting into tears when I read that book.

The whole room burst into laughter.

awkward: An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.

I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones

to come...

There was an awkwardly long silence.

an awkwardly timed meeting. 时间安排不当的会议

It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry... ……不便携带。

Structures and usage:

1. We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several

hundred people present just before the show began.

2. Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.

3. We all know what the poor man should have said…

I should have been in the shade like all the other tourists, then I wouldn't have got burned...

You should have done that yesterday you idiot!...

You should have no problem with reading this language...

I should look out if I were you!

4. You needn’t come if you don’t like.

You needn’t be so rude, need you?

5. Do you have to be in such a hurry?

I have to be here before all of you

arrive.