Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
💡 这篇课文的"笑点"在于讽刺——作者说"I made a big decision"（买37张明信片），结果"did not write a single card"（一张都没写）。make a decision 这个短语暗示了决心很大，结果反差越大越好笑。
不规则动词是本课重点
第二册需要系统掌握不规则动词。以下是本课出现的所有不规则动词：
go → went去
sit → sat坐
teach → taught教
lend → lent借给
read → read阅读（/red/）
think → thought想
make → made做，制作
get up → got up起床
buy → bought买
spend → spent花费（时间/钱）
write → wrote写
spoil → spoilt破坏
send → sent寄
understand → understood理解
一般过去时的否定句
课文中的否定句都用 did not + 动词原形：
I did not understand a word.
I did not send any cards.
I did not write a single card!
一般过去时公式
✅ 肯定句：主语 + 动词过去式 + ...
✅ 否定句：主语 + did not (didn't) + 动词原形 + ...
✅ 疑问句：Did + 主语 + 动词原形 + ...?
✏️ 练习
练习 1：写出下列动词的过去式
go → ______
teach → ______
lend → ______
spend → ______
write → ______
buy → ______
send → ______
spoil → ______
visit → ______
make → ______
答案：
1. went 2. taught 3. lent 4. spent 5. wrote
6. bought 7. sent 8. spoilt 9. visited 10. made
练习 2：用动词的正确过去式填空
I ________ (go) to the cinema last night.
She ________ (buy) a new dress yesterday.
He ________ (teach) English in China last year.
We ________ (spend) three hours on the homework.
They ________ (not / send) any postcards.
________ you ________ (write) to your mother?
She ________ (make) a cake for my birthday.
I ________ (not / understand) the question.
答案：
1. went 2. bought 3. taught 4. spent
5. did not send / didn't send 6. Did ... write
7. made 8. did not understand / didn't understand
练习 3：改错（每句有一个错误）
I goed to Italy last summer.
She teached me a few words of English.
I did not wrote a single card.
He lended me his book.
Did you went to the museum?
答案：
1. went（不是 goed，go 是不规则动词）
2. taught（不是 teached，teach 是不规则动词）
3. did not write（did 后面用原形）
4. lent（不是 lended，lend 是不规则动词）
5. Did you go（Did 后面用原形）
练习 4：中译英
昨天我买了一本有趣的书。
她教了我几个英语单词。
我把整个下午都花在图书馆里。
他给我寄了一张明信片。
我没有理解你的问题。
参考答案：
1. I bought an interesting book yesterday.
2. She taught me a few English words.
3. I spent the whole afternoon in the library.
4. He sent me a postcard. / He sent a postcard to me.
5. I did not understand your question.
🔍 特殊难点
1. spend 的两种用法
spend + 时间/金钱 + on + 名词：I spent £10 on a book.
spend + 时间/金钱 + doing：I spent the whole day writing cards.（课文中的用法）
2. a few vs few
a few = 几个，一些（🟢 有肯定意味） He taught me a few words.（他教了我几个词——还不错）
few = 很少，几乎没有（🔴 有否定意味） He has few friends.（他没什么朋友——带有负面含义）
3. send + 双宾语（间接宾语 + 直接宾语）
Please send me a card.（send + 人 + 物）
I did not send any cards to my friends.（send + 物 + to + 人）
🔗 固定搭配 · Useful Collocations
send sb a card / send a card to sb
寄明信片给某人
a few words of Italian
几句意大利语
teach sb sth
教某人某事
lend sb sth / lend sth to sb
把某物借给某人
make a (big) decision
做（重大的）决定
spend time (in) doing sth
花时间做某事
think about
思考，想
on the last day
在最后一天
a friendly waiter
友好的服务员
🎤 口语练习
用英文完整回答以下问题（用一般过去时，大声说出来！）
Where did you go last summer (or last holiday)?
What did you do yesterday?
Did you send any postcards on your last holiday?
What did you buy last week?
Who taught you English when you were young?
💡 注意：回答用过去式！I went..., I visited..., I bought...
📌 本课要点回顾
✅ 课文：明信片毁掉假期的幽默故事（买了37张但一张没写）
✅ 一般过去时的肯定、否定和疑问句结构
✅ 11个不规则动词的过去式（课文中的全部）
✅ did not + 动词原形 → 否定句公式
✅ a few vs few 的区别
✅ send + 双宾语结构
📖 继续下一课 Lesson 4: An Exciting Trip（现在完成时）
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