6. Percy Buttons. 帕西 巴顿斯。

1. 生词跟短语

beggar n. 乞丐

beg v. 乞求，行乞

lie 撒谎

liar 撒谎的人

food n. 食物

fast food

frozen  food 速冻食物

junk food 垃圾食物

green food 绿色食品

pocket n. 衣服口袋

jacket pocket

pocket dictionary 袖珍词典

pocket money 零花钱

Money burns a hole in his pocket. 这个人花钱如流水。

call v. 拜访，光顾

call at 摆放地点

call on 拜访某人

call up 打电话

2. 课文跟语法

I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street . Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this , the beggar stood on his head and sang songs . I gave hie meal . He ate the food and drank the beer, Then he put  a piece of cheese in his pocketed went away.Later a neighbor told me about him . Everybody knows him . His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month  and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

ask sb. for sth.  像某人索要某物

In return for this，  作为回报， 这里的this指的是  a meal and a glass of beer

stand on one's head 倒立

He calls at every hose in the street. 他光顾街上的每一栋房子。

1. I have just moved to ...

move 移动

Who moved my cheese ?  谁动了我的奶酪 ？

He moved in last week.

move out 搬走了

2. ... a beggar knocked at my door.

The bat knocked him on the head .

3. He asked me for a meal ...

ask for 请求，向...要

He asked Percy for help when he was in trouble.  当他遇到困哪的时候，他就想到Percy。

4. In return for this ...

in return 回报，作为报答。

I hope I can do something for you in return .

In return for his help, I treated(请客) him to an ice cream.

5. ... the beggar stood on his head ...

He can stand on his hands.

stand on one's own feet. 独立，不依赖别人。

He had to stand on his own feet after graduation.

6. ... ate the food ... drank the beer.

eat  late  eaten

drink drank drunk

7. ... put a piece of cheese in his pocket ...

put put put

He put the wallet in his bag.     put in 把某物放在什么什么里面。

Then he put the bag in the drawer.

8. ... a neighbor told me about him.

tell told told

tell sb. about sth.  告诉某人关于某事

Tina told me about her name.

I read about his adventures.

8. Everyone knows ...

Everybody is here.  大家都在。

Nobody knows him.  没人知道他。

Everything is ready.  都准备好了。

9. He calls at every house ...

call at + 地点   拜访某场所

I called at my neighbor 's house yesterday.

call on + 人  拜访某人

We'll call on our professor next Monday.

3. 知识拓展

冠词的使用

在有些表示家居生活、社会事业机构的名词前， 有没有冠词意义很不一样。

名词前没有 the 进行修饰的时候， 表示 坐着跟这个名词密切相关的事情。

in hospital 住院

in the hospital 在医院

at table 吃饭，进餐

at the table 在桌边，在餐桌旁

in bed 在睡觉

in the bed 我在床上

in school 在校念书

in the school 在学习里

短语动词

v. + adv. / prep.

It was too hot in the room , He put off his jacket. （脱下）

They put off the game because of the rain （推迟）

Mary has to look after her child （照顾）

Lee took care of his wife in the hospital. (照顾)

Don't worry about it. John will take care of it.(处理)

The meeting was called off 。 取消

The work calls for patience. 要求

I will call up again later. 打电话

The song called up my childhood memory. （唤起，使人回忆起）

Fred decided to call in a doctor. 邀请

I will call in next weekend. （去某人家里拜访）