Lesson 52 A pretty carpet 漂亮的地毯【Text】What is the writer's carpet made of?We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'【课文翻译】我们刚刚搬进一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午。
我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐，但这并不容易，因为我有1，000多本书。
更糟糕的是房间还非常小，所以我暂时把书放在了地板上。
这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。
几分钟前，我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼。
她走进我的房间，当她看到地板上的那些书时，大吃一惊。
“这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯，”她说。
她盯着“地毯”看了一会儿，又说：“你根本用不着书橱，空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯！【New words and expressions】（4）temporarily adv. 暂时地inch n. 英寸（度量单位）space n. 空间actually adv. 实际上一．单词讲解：★temporarily adv. 暂时地temporary adj. 暂时的, 临时的n. 临时工←→permanent ['pə:mənənt] adj. 永久的, 持久的n. <口> 烫发temporary arrangement 临时性安排temporary employment [经] 临时职工, 临时工作eg：That is only a temporary solution to the problem.temporarily adv. 暂时地, 临时地eg：I temporarily put my books on the floor. 我暂时把书放在了地板上impermanent [im'pə:mənənt] adj. 暂时的, 非永久的★inch n. 英寸（度量单位）变化形名复inches 变化形动变inched inched inchingfoot n.脚，足；英尺；最下部，底部（1 foot ＝12 inches）eg：My foot ！去你的！胡说！on foot 步行put one’s foot in one’s mouth 祸从口出、说错话inch n.英寸；少量，短距离v.(使)缓慢地移动eg：Don’t move an inch . 不要乱动by inches 险些、差一点eg：The car missed my dog by inches . 差几英寸就撞上我的狗every inch⑴整个地方eg：The police examined every inch of the hose .警方为寻找线索彻底检查了整所房子eg：Search every inch of a room. 搜遍了整间屋子⑵完全、不折不扣、彻头彻尾eg：He looked every inch a gentleman . 他看上去完全是正人君子. give sb an inch and he’ll take a mile . 得寸进尺★space n. 空间同义词extent, expanse, measure, dimension反义词time 变化形名复spaces变化形动变spaced spaced spacing⑴outer space太空, 外层空间⑵（c）空白、空隙、空地The spaces between words 字与字之间的空隙、字间距eg：Is there a space for my car ？是否有空间，停我的车？⑶（u）空地方，空处roomeg：There isn’t much space left for your luggage .剩下的地方不太够你放行李的eg：The table takes up too much space . 这张桌子占地方太多。
＝The table takes up too much room.space / room / place / seat 房间、建筑物、车辆等中可容纳人或物的范围space / room 不确定的范围，可容纳下某物或符合某目地的范围space （c）/（u）room （u）place / seat （c）具体空处，通常指座位eg：We’ll try to get places . 我们要设法弄到座位.seats at the front of the theatre 剧场前排好座位★actually a dv. adv. 实际上, 事实上adv. 居然, 竟然（表示惊讶）＝realan actual happening 一件真实事情the actual conditions 实际情况eg：The actual cost was much more than we had expected.实际成本远远超过我们的预期eg：What were your actual words ？eg：His actual age is 45 , not 25 . 他的实际年龄是45，不是25actually adv. 事实上；实际上⑴in fact , reallyeg：Actually speaking , I don’t like your pictures .其实来说，我不喜欢你的照片eg：What do you actually mean ？你实际上是什么意思？eg：He looked calm , but actually he was very nervous .他看起来平静，但实际上他很紧张⑵真的；竟然eg：That big-bodied Tom actually fainted at the scene.大个子汤姆，竟然晕倒在现场二．Key structures：现在完成进行时have / has + been + 现在分词1. 含有since 和for 短语的句子，既可以用现在完成进行时表达，也可以用现在完成时表达，但前者比后者更为生动。
eg：It has been raining hard since yesterday and it is still raining .eg：It has rained for six weeks. 雨下了六个星期了2. 现在完成时→表是经验，动作已经完成或强调一个结果现在完成进行时→表示动作的连续性，动作还在进行中间，翻译成”一直…”。
eg：He has been staying at this hotel for the last three weeks .他过去的三个星期一直住在这家酒店eg：He has never stayed at this hotel before .他从来没有住过这家酒店3.表达某件事做了多少次，或者做了多少件事的时候，只能用现在完成时（○），而不能用现在完成进行时（×）eg：I have read Oliver Twist five times . 我已阅读雾都孤儿五次了eg：I have been reading Oliver Twist all afternoon .下午我一直在读雾都孤儿用刮号中的动词正确形式填空：‘I have explained （explain）this to you several times already .” said the teacher . “ I hope you have understood （understand）it now .” Then he looked at a little boy at the back of the class.” Have you been listening （listen）, Jones？” he asked .“Here is a simple problem ：’Sally has been working / has worked （work）in an office for weeks . In that time , she has eared （earn）￡300 a week . How much has she earned （earn）so far ？, “Please , sir .” Jones answered ：”I can only answer your first question . I have not beenlistening （not listen）.”※新东方补充：现在完成时：have done，表示已完成的动作现在完成进行时：have been doing，强调动作在某一段时间内一直在进行，而且动作现在有结果。
到现在为止，该动作可能已不再继续进行，也可能还在继续进行，这要根据上下文来确定。