Lesson 117 Tommy's breakfast 汤米的早餐New Words and expressions 生词和短语dinning room(hall) 饭厅coin n. 硬币mouth n. 嘴swallow v. 吞下later adv. 后来toilet n. 厕所，盥洗室dinning room 饭厅，餐室（家中的）dinning 餐厅，餐厨用品dinning table 餐桌dinning car 餐车coin n. 硬币a silver coin 银币toss a coin 抛硬币(打赌正面和反面)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 bake 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．-Don’t talk with your mouth full!-嘴里塞满食物时不要说话!Shut your mouth!(口语)闭嘴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have a big mouth 大嘴巴，嘴不严swallow1) v. 吞…, 咽…eg. He swallowed (up) the medicine with water.他把药和水一起吞下1) n. 一口（一口的量）take a swallow of beer 喝一口啤酒at one swallow 一饮而尽★swallow v. 吞下①v. 吞下，咽下Tommy had swallowed the coins.汤米已经吞下了那硬币．②v. 抑制，使不流露I tried hard to swallow my doubts.我强忍着不露出怀疑的神色。
She swallowed a smile and sat there still.她忍住没笑，静静地坐在那里。
③v. 吞并；侵吞Our company was swallowed up by an American company last year.我们公司去年被一家美国公司吞并了。
Nazi Germany nearly swallowed up the whole Europe in World War II.第二次世界大战中，纳粹德国几乎吞并了整个欧洲。
later1) 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。
see you later. 回头见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 在某人的晚年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pulic 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Grammar 用法过去进行时一、构成肯定式：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。
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。
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，用于某些瞬间动作；go, come, leave, stay, fly 等。
eg. They were leaving a few days later.几天后他们要离开。
(从过去看)They are leaving in a few days.几天后他们要离开。
(从现在看)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。
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. 过去进行时通常有示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作，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.(过去某一时间发生的事情，昨天下午画了一副画)He was drawing a picture yesterday afternoon.(昨天下午这一段时间所进行的动作是画画，强调这一过程中所进行的动作)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.这青蛙在不停地跳着．The frog jumped up and down.这青蛙跳了一下．He was nodding.他不停地点头。
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“己经完成”。
eg. The train was stopping.火车快要停了。
The train stopped.火车停了。
Text: 课文When my husband was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor.There were coins everywhere. We looked for them, but we could not find them all.While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor.He put them both into his mouth. We both tried to get the coins, but it was too late. Tommy had already swallowed them!Late that morning, when I was doing the housework, My husband phoned me from the office.'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!'课文讲解：When my husband was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor.今天早晨我丈夫走进饭厅时，把一些硬币掉在地上了．1．此句是过去进行时，结构是was/ 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。
drop 还可以表示丢失，丢掉eg. I dropped my pen on the way home.回家的路上，我把等弄丢了。
There were coins everywhere. We looked for them, but we could not find them all.到处都是硬币，我们虽然找了，但没能把它们全部找到．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）eg. She was looking for her passport yesterday.Did she find it?Yes, She found it under the chair.3. 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.正当我们吃早饭时，我们的小孩汤米在地上找到了两枚小硬币．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。