Lesson 11 One good turn deserves another

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中文

我正在一家饭馆吃饭，托尼.斯蒂尔走了进来。

托尼曾在一家律师事务所工作，而现在正在一家银行上班。

他的薪水很高，但他却总是向朋友借钱，并且从来不还。

托尼看见了我，就走过来和我坐到一张桌子前。

他从未向我借过钱，但他吃饭时，我提出向他借20英镑。

令我惊奇的是，他立刻把钱给了我。

“我还未向你借过钱。”托尼说道，“所以现在你可以替我付饭钱了！”

I was having dinner at a restaurant [ˈrestrɒnt] when Tony [ˈtəʊni] Steele [stiːl] came [keɪm] 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 [sæt] at the same table.

He never borrowed money from [frɒm] me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend [lend] me twenty pounds.

To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately [ɪˈmiːdiətli].

"I have never borrowed any money from you" Tony said, "so now you can pay for my dinner"

I was having dinner [ˈdɪnə(r)] at a restaurant [ˈrestrɒnt] when Tony [ˈtəʊni] Steele came [keɪm] in.

complex sentence:
- I was having dinner at a restaurant
  - I [subject]
  - was having [predicate verb phrase] [past continuous tense]
  - dinner [object]
  - at a restaurant [adverbial of place]
- when Tony Steel came in
  - when + [adverbial clause of time]
  - Tony Steel came in
knowledge:
- have + a + dinner
  - v. 吃正餐; 举行晚宴; 吃晚餐
- at + a + restaurant
  - prep. 在餐馆, 在餐厅, 在饭店

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.

compound sentence:
- He gets a good salary
- but [conjunction]
- He always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
  - He always borrows money from his friends
    - He [subject]
    - always [frequently adverb]
    - borrows sth. from sth. [predicate verb phrase]
    - money [direct object]
    - his friends [prepositional object phrase]
  - and
  - He never pays it back
    - He [subject]
    - never [frequently adverb]
    - pays ... back .. [predicate verb phrase]
    - it [object]
knowledge:
- borrow + sth.① + from + sth.②
  - v. 从...借...
- pay + sth. + back
  - vt. 偿付, 报答, 报复

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 twenty pounds.

complex sentence:
- while + [adverbial clause of time]
- he was eating
  - he [subject]
  - was eating [past continuous tense]
- I asked him to lend me twenty pounds.
  - I [subject]
  - asked [predicate verb phrase] [past simple tense]
  - him [object]
  - to lend me twenty pounds [object complement] [to do]
    - lend [predicate verb phrase]
    - me [indirect object]
    - twenty pounds [direct object]
knowledge:
- ask + sb. + to + do. + (sth.)
  - v. [要求/叫/让/请]...(某人)...(做某事)
- lend + sth.① + sth.②
  - vt. 借给...(某人)...(某物), 向...借出..., 向...出租...; 贷...(款)给...

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!'

simple sentence:
- so now [adverbial of time]
- you [subject]
- can pay for [predicate verb phrase] [auxiliary verb]
- my dinner [object]