When my husband was going into the dining room this morning,
my 我的 英[maɪ] 美[maɪ]
husband 丈夫 英[ˈhʌzbənd] 美[ˈhʌzbənd]
dining 吃饭 英[ˈdaɪnɪŋ] 美[ˈdaɪnɪŋ]
今天早晨我丈夫走进饭厅时，
he dropped some coins on the floor.
dropped 落下 英[drɒpt] 美[drɑːpt]
把一些硬币掉在地上了。
There were coins everywhere.
were 是 英[wə(r)] 美[wər]
everywhere 到处 英[ˈevriweə(r)] 美[ˈevriwer]
到处都是硬币。
We looked for them, but we could not find them all.
looked 看 英[lʊkt] 美[lʊkt]
them 他们 英[ðəm] 美[ðəm]
我们虽然找了，但没有把它们全部找到。
While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.
little 小的 英[ˈlɪtl] 美[ˈlɪtl]found 英[faʊnd] 美[faʊnd]
正当我们吃早饭时，我们的小男孩汤米在地上找到两枚小硬币。
He put them both into his mouth.
both 二者都 英[bəʊθ] 美[boʊθ]
他把这两枚硬币全都放进嘴里。
We both tried to get the coins, but it was too late.
tried 尝试 英[traɪd] 美[traɪd]
我们俩都试图把这两枚硬币拿出来，但太迟了。
Tommy had already swallowed them!
already 已经 英[ɔːlˈredi] 美[ɔːlˈredi]
swallowed 吞下 英[ˈswɒləʊd] 美[ˈswɑːloʊd]
汤米已经把硬币咽了下去！
Late that morning, when I was doing the housework, My husband phoned me from the office.
Late 晚的 英[leɪt] 美[leɪt]
那天下午的晚些时候，当我正做家务时，我丈夫从办公室打来电话。
'How's Tommy?' he asked.
“汤米怎么样？”他问。
'I don't know,' I answered,
answered 回答 英[ˈɑːnsəd] 美[ˈænsərd]
'Tommy's been to the toilet three times this morning,
“今天上午汤米去了3次厕所了，
but I haven't had any change yet!'
但我还没看到硬币！”
单词
dinning room 饭厅，餐室（家中的）
dinning table 餐桌
dinning car 餐车
coin n.硬币
a silver coin 银币
toss a coin 掷钱币（打赌正面或反面）
eg. Could you change the one-dollar bill for coins?
我用1美元纸钞和你换硬币好吗？
Pay a person back in his own coin. 以其人之道还治其人之身。
mouth n.嘴
eg. Open your mouth. 张开你的嘴。
eg. Don't talk with your mouth full!
嘴里塞满食物时不要说话。
eg. Shut your mouth! （口语）闭嘴，
eg. It sounds funny in your mouth.
这种话由你的口中说出来，听起来就很可笑。
by word of mouth 口头上
from hand to mouth 勉强糊口
from mouth to mouth 口口相传地
have a big mouth 大嘴巴，嘴不严
swallow
1)v.吞…，咽…
eg. He swallowed (up) the medicine with water.
他把药和水一起吞下。
2)n.一口（一口的量）
take a swallow of beer 喝一口啤酒
at one swallow 一饮而尽
later
1) adv. 后来，较迟地，较后地
three days later 三天后
eg. He came later than usual. 他比平常来得晚。
eg. See you later. 回头见，再见。
sooner or later 早晚，总有一天
2)adj. 较迟的，较后的，更近的
in one's later life 在晚年
eg. Let's take a later train. 我们搭晚一点的火车吧。
toilet n.厕所，盥洗室
bathroom, washroom 家庭用的
restroom, lavatory 公用的
public conveniences 委婉用语（英）
comfort station 委婉用语（美）
water closet (WC) 委婉用语（欧）
toilet paper 卫生纸
toilet roll （整卷的）卫生纸
toilet soap 香皂
toilet water 花露水，化妆水
课文详注
When my husband was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor.
1)此句是过去进行时，结构是，as/were + doing，表示过去某个时刻正在进行或发生的动作。
2) go into走进，强调，“进入”的动作。
反义词 go out of走出…
3) drop 掉下
eg. Be careful! Don't drop the vase.小心，别把花瓶摔了。
3) drop还可以表示丢失，丢掉
eg. I dropped my pen on the way home.回家的路上．我把笔弄丢了。
There were coins everywhere. We looked for them, but we could not find them all.
1)everywhere 到处
eg. I looked for my pen everywhere, but I couldn't find it.
我找遍了任何地方都找不到我的钢笔。
2) look for寻找 （强调动作和过程）
find 找到 （强调寻找的结果）
--- She was looking for her passport yesterday.
--- Did she find it?
--- Yes, she found it under the chair.
1) but we could not find them all.
find强调找的结果。
all是them的同位语。
4) could是can的过去式。
While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.
1) while“当…时”，过去进行时的时间状语从句一般由when, while及as等引导，说明主句中动作发生的情景。
while或at the same time强调同时进行的两种或几种动作。
eg. When I was doing my homework, my father came home from work.
eg. While she was cleaning the room, her husband telephoned her.
eg. As the children were playing in the garden, it began to rain.
2) Tommy是boy的同位语。
He put them both into his mouth. We both tried to get the coins, but it was too late. Tommy had already swallowed them!
1) put sth + 介词短语 把…东西放在…
put them both into his mouth 把这两个硬币都放进了他的嘴里
2) both表示“两个都…”
eg. They both want to go to Prance. 他们俩都想去法国。
三者或三者以上用all。
3)put them both into his mouth
both是them的同位语。
2) We both tried to get the coins.
both是we的同位语。
tried to do是指尽力做某事。
get the coin
get the coin out of his mouth
3) Tommy had already swallowed them!
句中用过去完成时。过去完成时用来表示两个过去的动作中，发生在前面的那个动作。显然，句中“咽下硬币”的动作发生在夫妇俩能够把硬币从汤米的嘴取出来之前。
Later that morning, when I was doing the housework, my husband phoned me from the office.
1) later that morning 那天上午晚些时候
2) When I was doing the housework…
是过去进行时态，表过去正在进行的动作。
my husband phoned me from the office
是一般过去时，表示比较短暂的动作或事件。
'How's Tommy?' he asked.' I don't know,' I answered,' Tommy's been to the toilet three times this morning, but I haven't had any change yet!'
1)"How's Tommy?" He asked. （直接引语）
He asked how Tommy was. （间接引语）
2)"I don't know", I answered. （直接引语）
I said that I didn't know.
3) has/have been to 去过…（现在不在那了）
4) three times 三次
基数词（3或3以上）+ times 表示次数
once 一次
twice 两次
5) haven't had any change yet 还没有看到硬币
change在此处指硬币。
yet用在否定句中表示“还”。
语法：过去进行时
一、构成：
was/were + 现在分词
疑问句式：把was/were提前
否定句式：在was/were的后面加not
二、过去进行时的基本用法
1)表示过去某一时间正进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间通常用时间状语，时间状语从句或由上下文来表示。
eg. They were shaving at seven this morning.
今晨七点钟的时候他们正在刮胡子。
eg. She was telephoning a friend when I came in.
当我进来时，她在给一个朋友打电话。
2)表示过去某一阶段一直在进行的动作。
eg. They were waiting for you yesterday.
他们昨天在等你。
eg. She was writing a story last year.
她去年在写一部小说。
3)表示从过去某一个时间的角度看将要发生的动作，用于某些瞬间动词:go, come, leave, stay, fly等。
eg. They were leaving a few days later.
They are leaving in a few days. 几天后他们要离开。
eg. He told me that his brother was going to Suzhou.
他告诉我他的哥哥要到苏州去。
4）与always等副词连用，表示感情色彩。
eg．My brother was always losing his keys.
我的哥哥总是把他的钥匙弄丢。
eg. As a boy, John was always making things.
还是孩子的时候，约翰总是制作东西。
三、过去进行时和一般过去时用法的比较
1)过去进行时通常表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时问正在进行的动作，强调在这一过程中所进行的动作或展开的情景；而一般过去时则只表示在过去某一时间发生某一件事。
eg. He drew a picture yesterday afternoon.
eg. He was drawing a picture yesterday afternoon.
2)过去进行时可以表示过去反复做的动作，而一般过去时表示具体的某一次行为动作。
eg. The frog was jumping up and down.
eg. The frog jumped up and down.
eg. He was nodding． 他不停地点头。
eg. He nodded． 他点了点头。
3) leave, arrive, start, die等用在过去进行时表示“快要完成，即将…”。而用在一般过去时当中则表示“已经完成”。
eg. The train was stopping. 火车快要停了。
eg. The train stopped. 火车停了。
