I. Reading 阅读
There are mice in Mrs. Lee's kitchen! There's a mouse on the kitchen table. There's a mouse behind the stove. There are mice next to the refrigerator, under the sink and inside the cupboard!
Why isn't Mrs. Lee's cat catching the mice? Because it's in a tree. It's staring at Rover with fear and shaking like a leaf.
李太太的厨房里有老鼠，厨房桌上有一只。炉子后面有一只。冰箱边，洗碗槽下，还有橱柜里面都有老鼠!
李太太的猫为何不在抓这些老鼠呢?因为它在树上，它正惊恐地盯着狗儿来福，并且抖得很厉害。
II. Vocabulary & Idioms 单词短语注解
- kitchen ['kɪtʃɪn] n.厨房
- mouse [maʊs] n.老鼠(单数)
mice [maɪs] n.老鼠(复数)
a mouse 一只老鼠
two/three/many mice两只老鼠/三只老鼠/许多老鼠 - table ['tebl] n.桌子
- behind [bɪ'haɪnd] prep. 在......后面
例: The little boy is standing behind a tall man.
(那个小男孩站在一个高大男子后面。) - stove [stov] n. 炉子
- next to... 紧靠于······，在······旁边
例: There is a post office next to the bank.
(那家银行旁边有一个邮局。) - refrigerator [rɪ'frɪdʒəretɚ] n.电冰箱
- under ['ʌndɚ] prep. 在......下方
例: My shoes are under the bed.
(我的鞋子就在床下。) - sink [sɪŋk] n.洗碗槽
- inside ['ɪn'saɪd] prep. 在······之内
例: The lion is inside a cage.
(那只狮子在笼子里。) - cupboard ['kʌbɚd] n. 橱柜
- why [hwaɪ / waɪ] adv.为什么
例: Why are you so sad?
(你为什么那么难过?) - catch [kætʃ] vt.抓，捕捉
例: The baseball player is catching the ball.(那个棒球员正在接球。) - because [bɪ'kɔz] conj.因为
例: Tom is at home because he is sick.
(汤姆待在家里,因为他生病了。) - tree [tri] n. 树
- stare [stɛr] vi. 盯，注视(常与at并用)
stare at...盯着......
例: It's rude to stare at people.
(盯着别人看是不礼貌的。) - with [wɪð; wɪθ] prep. 有，带着
- fear [fɪr] n. 害怕，恐惧
- shake [ʃek] vi. 抖动
- leaf [lif] n.叶子
- shake like a leaf （因害怕、恐惧而）抖得很厉害
例: When I watch scary movies, I shake like a leaf.
(每次看恐怖电影时，我都吓得浑身发抖。)
III. Grammar Points 语法重点
本课介绍介词与物体的关系，并介绍特殊问句的造句法。
注意下列介词与物体的关系：
inside + 物体 在该物体之内
=in + 物体
behind + 物体 在该物体的后面
under + 物体 在该物体下方
next to + 物体 紧邻于该物体
例：There is a pen inside/in the box.
(盒子里有枝笔。)
There is a dog behind the door.
(门后有只狗。)
He is standing under an umbrella.
(他正站在雨伞下。)
Mary is sitting next to the window.
(玛丽正坐在窗边。)There are mice in Mrs. Lee's kitchen!
(李太太的厨房里有老鼠!)
我们再复习一下了There is/There are(有)与have/has(有)的用法。我们可用中文的句子清楚了解这些用法。凡以人或动物作主语时，就套用have或has作动词；凡以场所起首的句子，英文句首就应置 There is/There are 。
例：中文：我（人）有只手表。
英文: I have a watch.
中文：这只猫（动物）有一根长尾巴。
中文：客厅里（场所）有一个电冰箱。
英文: There is a refrigerator in the living room.
中文：书桌上（场所）有一本书和两枝铅笔。
英文: There are a book and two pencils on the desk.Why isn't Mrs. Lee's cat catching the mice?
(李太太的猫为何不在抓这些老鼠昵?)
本句是特殊问句。特殊问句就是用疑问副词why(为什么)、when(何时)、how(如何)、where(何处)或疑问代词who(谁，作主语)·whom(谁，作宾语)、what(什么)、which(哪个)等起首的问句。由于特殊问句需要广泛的篇幅方能详细说明，我们将在往后的课文中逐步介绍。这里就疑问副词(why、when、how、where)形成的问句大略介绍如下，以使读者对问句的造句有初步的了解：
a. 疑问词一定置于问句句首。
b. 问句要采用倒装句。
- 原句有be动词时，该be动词要与主语倒装。
例：中文：他为什么生气呢?
英文: why is angry? ( X )
→ Why is he angry? ( O )
中文：你为什么在哭呢?
英文: You why are crying? ( X )
→ Why are you crying? ( O )
中文：他为什么不在做功课呢?
英文: He why isn't doing his homework?（ X ）
→ Why is not he doing his homework?（ X ）
→ Why isn't he doing his homework? （ O ）
→ Why is he not doing his homework? （ O ） - 原句有助动词如can(能够)、will(将要)、
may(可以)等时，该助动词要与主语倒装。
例：中文：你何时会来昵?
英文：You when will come? ( X )
→ when will you come? ( O )
中文：你如何做这件事呢?
英文: You how can do it? ( X )
→ How can you do it? ( O ) - 原句有一般动词时，一般动词与主语无法倒装，须按主语的人称在疑问词之后置do或does,再将动词改为动词原形。
例：中文：他住在什么地方?
英文: He lives where? ( X )
Where he lives? ( X )
→ Where does he live? ( O )
中文：他们为什么喜欢音乐?
英文: They why like music? ( X )
→ Why do they like music? ( O )
- It's staring at Rover with fear.
=lt's staring at Rover fearfully.
(它正惊恐地盯着来福。)
上列第一句中with fear这个介词短语作副词用，等于第二句中副词fearfully ['fiəfuli]，用以修饰已成现在进行时短语动词的is staring at。
IV. Substitution 替换
- There is a mouse on the kitchen table.
There is a cat between the refrigerator and the stove.
There are two cats to the right of the trash can.
(厨房桌上有一只老鼠。)
(电冰箱和炉子之间有一只猫。)
(垃圾箱右方有两只猫。) - Why isn't Mrs. Lee's cat catching the mice?
Why isn't she studying?
Why aren't you cleaning your room?
(李太太的猫为何不在抓这些老鼠呢?)
(她为什么设在看书呢?)
(你为什么不在打扫你的房间呢?)
