I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would come to England next year. If she comes, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was completed five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
complete (1. 5) /kəm'pli:t/ v. 完成
strange (1. 8) /streindʒ/ adj. 奇怪的
modern (1. 7) /'modn/ adj. 新式的,与以往不同的
district (1. 9) /'distrikt/ n. 地区
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 get a surprise中的,surprise这里作“使人惊奇、意外的事物”解,是可数名词。
2 Work on it had begun…,住宅的建设在……就开始了。work是名词,作主语,it指房屋。
3 The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. 栋房子里有许多房间,还有一个漂亮的花园。
there is这个结构在第1册第42-44课中曾经出现过,用来说明人、物的存在。