魅力源於自信，夢想源於追求，成功源于堅持，從容源於準備，煩惱源於抱怨，挫敗源於苛求，快樂源於樂觀，坦然源於心態。
Lesson 109 A good idea // 好主意
一 聽音頻磨耳朵
二 文章內容與解釋
CHARLOTTE: Shall I make some coffee,Jane? [夏洛特：我來煮點咖啡好嗎，簡？]
JANE: That's a good idea, Charlotte. [ 簡：這是個好主意，夏洛特。]
CHARLOTTE: It's ready.Do you want any milk? [夏洛特：咖啡好了，你要放點奶嗎？]
JANE: Just a little, please. [簡：請稍加一點。]
CHARLOTTE: What about some sugar? Two teaspoonfuls? [夏洛特：加些糖怎麼樣？兩茶匙行嗎？]
JANE: No, less than that.One and a half teaspoonfuls, please.That's enough for me. [簡：不，再少一些。請放一勺兒半。那對我已足夠了。]
JANE: That was very nice. [簡：太好了。]
CHARLOTTE: Would you like some more? [夏洛特：你再來點嗎？]
JANE: Yes, please. [簡：好的，請再來一點。]
JANE: I'd like a cigarette, too.May I have one? [簡：我還想抽枝煙。可以給我一枝嗎？]
CHARLOTTE: Of course.I think there are a few in that box. [夏洛特：當然可以。我想那個盒子裡有一些。]
JANE: I'm afraid it's empty. [簡：恐怕盒子是空的。]
CHARLOTTE: What a pity! [夏洛特：真遺憾！]
JANE: It doesn't matter. [簡：沒關係。]
CHARLOTTE: Have a biscuit instead.Eat more and smoke less! [夏洛特：那就吃塊餅乾吧。多吃點，少抽點！]
JANE: That's very good advice! [簡：這是極好的忠告啊！]
三 New Word and expressions & 生詞和短語
idea n.主意；a little少許（用於不可數名詞之前）；teaspoonful n.一滿茶匙；less adj. (little 的比較級)較少的，更小的；
a few 幾個（用於可數名詞之前）；pity n.遺憾；instead adv. 代替；advice n.建議，忠告；
四 Notes on the text & 課文注釋
[1] Just a little， please．請稍加一點兒。
a little (=some)，一些／一點，用於修飾不可數名詞。又如：
a little money/ water/coffee
一點兒錢／水／咖啡
a few (=some,severa1) 則用於可數名詞。
[2] One and a half teaspoonfuls， please．請放一勺兒半。
在英語中，比1大的東西，即使比2小，也需用複數表示。
[3] It doesn't matter．沒關係。這是表示此意的幾種常用說法之一。
[4] more than you have中 have後省略了 got。下文中的 less than you have和fewer than you have同此。more than表示「比……多」；less than表示「比……少」； fewer than表示「比……少」（用於可數名詞）。I've got the most中 most後省略了chocolate。形容詞的最高級之後的名詞在意思清楚的時候可省略。下文中的 the least同此。 the fewest後省略了 mistakes。
[5] I've ever seen，我所見過的。
定語從句，分別修飾 the best，the worst。
[6] What a pity! 真遺憾。英語中，常用What a+可數名詞，What+不可數名詞的結構表示感嘆。
五 Grammar in use & 語法
[1] 不規則形容詞的比較級和最高級
例舉如下：
good----better----best ；bad----worse----worst；many/much----more----most；
little----less----least ；far----farther----farthest ( 表距離）；far----further----furthest （表程度）；
[2] 名詞的數與修飾詞
可數名詞的多與少，用many與few來表達；不可數名詞的多與少，則用much與little來表達
六 Word study & 詞彙學習
[1] smoke v.
[1-1] 抽（紙菸、菸斗等）：
eg: He smokes cigars. 他抽雪茄。
eg: Eat more and smoke less! 多吃點，少抽點！
[1-2] 冒煙；冒霧氣：
eg: She could see a chimney smoking in the nearby village.
她可以看到四周村子裡的煙囪在冒煙。
eg: Is the fireplace smoking?
壁爐在冒煙嗎？
[1-3] 燻制（魚肉等）：
eg: Do you know how to smoke hams?
你知道如何燻制火腿嗎？
[2] instead adv.
[2-1] 作為替代：
eg: I'm tired and can't attend the meeting; you could go instead.
我累了，不能去開會了，你可以代替我去。
eg: She did not want to go to the university. Instead, she decided to become a singer.
她不想上大學，而是決定成為一名歌手。
[2-2] 代替，而不是(of)：
eg: She wanted to have milk instead of juice.
她想要牛奶，而不是果汁。
eg: She prefers buying books instead of borrowing them from the library.
她寧可買書而不願到圖書館去借。
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