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Lesson31

JEAN: Where's Sally, Jack?

JACK: She's in the garden, Jean.

JEAN: What's she doing?

JACK: She's sitting under the tree.

JEAN: Is Tim in the garden, too?

JACK: Yes, he is.

He's climbing the tree.

JEAN: I beg your pardon?

Who's climbing the tree?

JACK: Tim is.

JEAN: What about the dog?

JACK: The dog's in the garden, too.

It's running across the grass.

It's running after a cat.

琼：杰克，萨莉在哪儿?

杰克：她在花园里，琼。

琼：她在干什么?

杰克：她正在树荫下坐着。

琼：蒂姆也在花园里吗?

杰克：是的，他也在花园里。

他正在爬树。

琼：你说什么?

谁在爬树?

杰克：蒂姆在爬树。

琼：那么狗呢?

杰克：狗也在花园里。

它正在草地上跑，

在追一只猫。

【知识点讲解】

1. 今天要学习一个重要的语法点：现在进行时态。在英语中，要表达正在发生的动作或事件，需要用这个时态。这个时态的基本格式是：

be动词现在时+动词的现在进行时态

简单一点说就是"am/are/is + 动词ing形式"。比如课文中的"She's sitting..." "He's climbing..." "It's running..."

动词变成现在进行时态基本格式就是在后面直接加ing，比如climb-climbing, walk-walking, catch-catching...

如果动词以e结尾，则去掉e加ing，比如give-giving, move-moving...

如果动词只有一个元音字母，并在其后跟一个辅音字母，则将辅音字母双写、再加ing。比如run这个字，它只有一个元音字母u，后面跟了一个辅音字母n，所以它的ing形式是running。同理还有sit-sitting, shop-shopping, swim-swimming.

最后一条规则看似复杂，但其实这样的动词并不多，尤其在初级阶段。大家只需要看到一个、记住一个就好。

2. What about...? 是一种省略的用法。一般用于提及已谈论过的事物，后面可以跟物品、也可以跟人。文中What about the dog? 实则是在询问What is the dog doing in the garden? 和前面两个问小孩的问题一样。所以为了避免重复，这里只问What about the dog?

3. I beg you pardon? 意思是“什么?再说一遍”——在口语中一般简单说成“pardon?”或者"sorry?"

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