📘 新概念英语第二册 / Lesson 6 · Percy Buttons

Lesson 6: Percy Buttons

📖 关键句型：冠词 a/an/the  |  📝 第 6 课 / 共 96 课

📜 课文 · Text

Percy Buttons

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, he stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.

Later a neighbour 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.

珀西·巴顿斯

我刚搬到大桥街的一所房子。昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门。他向我要了一顿饭和一杯啤酒。作为回报，他倒立着唱歌。我给了他一顿饭。他吃了食物，喝了啤酒。然后他把一块奶酪放进口袋里走了。

后来一个邻居告诉了我关于他的事。大家都认识他。他叫珀西·巴顿斯。他每月一次拜访街上的每家每户，总是要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。

📝 词汇 · Vocabulary

beggar/ˈbeɡə/n. 乞丐
knock/nɒk/v. 敲（门）
meal/miːl/n. 一顿饭
beer/bɪə/n. 啤酒
cheese/tʃiːz/n. 奶酪
pocket/ˈpɒkɪt/n. 口袋
neighbour/ˈneɪbə/n. 邻居

🔑 关键句型：冠词 a / an / the

本课最核心的知识点：什么时候用 a(n)，什么时候用 the？

课文里的冠词变化

第一次提到再次提到
I moved to a house.（你不知道是哪栋房子）—
Yesterday a beggar knocked.（你不知道这个乞丐）Later a neighbour told me about the beggar.（现在你知道这个乞丐了）
He asked for a meal and a glass of beer.（你之前不知道他要什么）He ate the food and drank the beer.（就是刚才给的那顿）
—He put a piece of cheese in his pocket.（his 代替了 the，表示已知的"他的"口袋）

核心规则

1️⃣ 第一次提到

a / an

听的人不知道你说的是什么

→
2️⃣ 第二次提到

the

听的人知道你说的是什么了

其他用 the 的情况

用 a/an 的情况

💡 an 的规则： 后面单词以元音音素（不是字母）开头时用 an。
an hour（/aʊə/ 元音音素开头 ✅）
a university（/juː/ 辅音音素开头 ✅）
an umbrella（/ʌ/ 元音音素开头 ✅）

✏️ 练习

练习 1：填入 a / an / the，或者空着（不填）
  1. I have just bought _______ car. _______ car is very beautiful.
  2. He is _______ engineer. He works for _______ big firm.
  3. _______ sun rises in _______ east.
  4. She gave him _______ meal. He ate _______ food quickly.
  5. What _______ interesting story!
  6. _______ water is important for life.（泛指）
答案：
1. a car → The car is beautiful.（第一次→第二次）
2. an engineer → a big firm（engineer 元音开头→ an）
3. The sun rises in the east（独一无二）
4. a meal → the food quickly（第一次→第二次）
5. What an interesting story!（感叹句，interesting 以元音开头）
6. 空着（water 泛指时不可数名词不加冠词）
练习 2：改错
  1. He is a engineer.
  2. I saw the man in the street. I don't know who he was.
  3. She is the teacher. She teaches in a high school.
  4. An sun is very hot today.
  5. I ate the apple. Then I ate another apple.
答案：
1. He is an engineer.（engineer 元音开头）
2. I saw a man...（第一次提到，不知道是谁）
3. She is a teacher.（职业名词前用 a/an）
4. The sun is very hot.（太阳独一无二，用 the）
5. I ate an apple. Then I ate another apple.（第一次提到用 a/an）
练习 3：中译英
  1. 我刚搬到了一个新房子。
  2. 昨天一个人来敲我的门。
  3. 他向我要了一杯水。
  4. 他吃了那块面包，然后走了。
  5. 她是一名护士，在一家大医院工作。
参考答案：
1. I have just moved to a new house.
2. Yesterday a man knocked at my door.
3. He asked me for a glass of water.
4. He ate the bread and then went away.
5. She is a nurse. She works in a big hospital.

🔍 特殊难点

1. some vs any

someany
肯定句✅ I have some money.❌
否定句❌✅ I don't have any money.
疑问句（一般）❌✅ Do you have any money?
疑问句（请求/建议）✅ Would you like some tea?❌

2. knock at vs knock down

3. in return for = 作为…的回报

4. call at vs call on

🔗 固定搭配 · Useful Collocations

move to a house搬到一个房子
knock at the door敲门
ask sb for sth向某人要某物
in return for作为…的回报
stand on one's head倒立
sing songs唱歌
put sth in one's pocket把某物放进口袋
go away走开，离开
call at (a place)拜访某地
call on (sb)拜访某人
once a month每月一次

🎤 口语练习

回答问题（注意冠词使用！）
  1. Have you ever seen a beggar? What did he do?
  2. What is your neighbour like?
  3. Can you stand on your head?
  4. What would you ask for if someone offered you a meal?

📌 本课要点回顾

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