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Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer I went to Italy. I visited the 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 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!

Summary writing:

Postcards always spoil the writer's holidays. Last summer he went to Italy. He thought about postcards every day there, but he did not send any cards to his friends. On the last day he bought thirty-seven cards and spent the whole day in his room, but he still did not write a single card!

Key structures:

原文动词时态填空，略。特别注意：I did not understand a word./我以为：I could not understand a word.

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My friend, Roy, died last year. He left me his CD player and his collection of CDs. Roy spent a lot money on CDs. He bought one or two new CDs every week. He never went to the cinema or to the theatre. He stayed at home every evening and listened to music. He often lent CDs to his friends. Sometimes they kept them. He lost many CDs in this way.

Special diddiculties:

1, He paid some money to the shopkeeper.

2, He handed the prize to me.

3, The waiter brought the man a bottle of beer.

4, He sold me all his books.

5, The shop assistant found me some curtain material.

6, He did a big favour for me.

7, She showed her new hat to her husband.

8, She promised the finder a reward.

9, He gave some advice to his son.

10, His uncle left some money to/for him.

11, He is teaching me English.

12, I bought you this bunch of flowers.

13, Bring me that book please.

14, He offerd a cigarette to me.

15, Read the first paragraph to me.

16, I've order you some soup.

17, I owe a lot of money to him.

18, Pass your father the mustard.

Sentence structure:

I did not send cards to my friends.

以文中the waiter的视角复述：

I am a waiter at a small hotel in Italy. Last summer, a young man from Japan came here on vacation. He visited many museums and public gardens, but it seemed that he did not enjoy it. He might be worried about speaking italian, I thought. So one day, after having finished all my work, I talked to him and taught him a few words of Italian, hoping that would help. In case he needed a dictionary to consult, I lent him one in the end. The situation, however, did not change a lot. On the last day, I saw him get up early and come back with several pieces of cards in his hands. He stayed in his room all day. I was glad that he finally began to learn Italian himself.

记录：难度☆ 2016年2月23日11:43:31

1，这一课开始学习时态，并学习了句型转换：S+V+O+O→S+V+O+介词短语。英语中可以带两个宾语的动词通常具有“给予”的含义。其中介词短语用for还是用to取决于：for，表示动作为谁而做；to，表示动作对谁而做。（可参考赖世雄《经典英语语法》）

2，这句话有点意思：5,The shop assistant found me some curtain material.

3，注意every day和everyday.

总体来说课文不难，内容不难。但是这次换视角复述好难。花了好多时间。此次总共费时两个小时！