Lesson 54 sticky fingers 粘糊的手指【Text】What two interruptions did the writer have?After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!【课文翻译】早饭后，我送孩子们上学，然后就去了商店。
我回到家时，时间还早。
孩子们在上学，我丈夫在上班，家里清静得很。
于是我决定做些肉馅饼。
不一会儿我就忙着调拌起了黄油和面粉，很快我的手上就沾满了粘粘的面糊。
恰恰在此时，电话铃响了。
没有什么能比这更烦人了。
我用两个沾满面糊的手指捏起了话筒。
当听出是海伦.贝茨的声音时，非常丧气。
我用了10分钟的时间才说服她过会儿再来电话。
我终于挂上了话筒。
真是糟糕透了!我的手指上、电话机上以及门的把手上，都沾上了面糊。
我刚回到厨房，门铃又响了起来，响声足以把死人唤醒。
这次是邮递员，他要我签收一封挂号信!【New words and expressions】sticky adj. 粘的finger n. 手指pie n. 馅饼mix v. 混合，拌和pastry n. 面糊annoying adj. 恼人的receiver n. 电话的话筒dismay v. 失望，泄气recognize v. 认出，听出persuade v. 说服，劝说mess n. 乱七八糟doorknob n. 门把手sign v. 签字register v. 挂号邮寄一．单词讲解：★ sticky adj. 粘的同义词adhesive, tacky, gluey, glutinous变化形形变stickier stickieststicky fingers covered with jammeet a sticky end [口]落得不好的下场，得到极不愉快的结果stick⑴n.棍，手杖collect dry sticks to make a firewalking-stick 手杖cancer-stick 香烟、香烟（因吸烟易患癌症，故名）⑵ vt. 插于, 刺入, 竖起eg：The needle stuck in my finger.⑶ vi. 钉住, 粘贴, 坚持stick a stamp on a lettereg：The glue doesn’t stick very well . 这种胶水粘不住＊glue [glu:] n.胶，胶水vt.胶合，粘贴stick to sth 坚持做某事eg：Never say die , Stick to it！stick together（stay together）团结一致，互相支持、呆在一起stick at（keep on doing sth）继续努力做，坚持干sticky fingers n. 偷窃习惯(接球能力) 、粘糊的手指★ finger n. 手指同义词touch, handle, feel, manipulate 反义词thumb, toe变化形名复fingers 变化形动变fingered fingered fingeringeg：She is very clever with her finger. 她的手艺灵巧eg：He cut his finger on broken glass.cross one’s fingers ＝keep one’s fingers crossed 祈求好运、交叉手指eg：I’m keeping my fingers crossed that you’ll win the game .我双手合十祈求好运，你会赢得这场比赛shake one’s finger 用食指点某人（表示责备、警告、威胁等）、表达愤怒、朝某人晃手指※ thumb大拇指；index finger食指(index n vi vt)middle finger中指；ring finger无名指little finger小指；toe 脚趾★ pie n. 馅饼★ mix v. 混合，拌和、使混和, 搀和[(+with)]同义词stir, join, blend, combine 反义词scatter, separate, divide变化形动变mixed mixed mixing 变化形名复mixesmix cocktails 调鸡尾酒eg：The chemist mixed some medicine for me . 药剂师给我配了些药.mix butter and flour ＝mix butter with flourmixed adj. 混合的, 形形色色的, 弄胡涂的mixed doubles 男女混合双打mixture n.混合；混合物mixer ⑴搅拌机⑵（口）交际的人eg：He is a good / bed mixer. 善于/不善于交际的人★pastry n. 面糊变化形名复pastries⑴n. 面糊,（u）酱糊（黏贴某物用）同义词：glue胶水⑵ v. 涂酱糊、黏贴某物pastry （c）（u）面糊、糕点★annoying adj. 恼人的（irritate [ˈiriteit]vt.使恼怒，使烦燥；使不适，使疼痛）eg：His constant sniffing annoys me . 他不停地抽鼻子使我心烦＊sniff [snif] v.用力吸入；嗅，闻n.吸气(声)；嗅，闻eg：The mosquitoes annoyed me so much that I couldn’t sleep . annoying adj. 令人烦恼的、令人生气的annoyed adj. 感到烦恼的、感到生气的eg：He got very annoyed with me about my carelessness.eg：How annoying！I left my wallet at home .真讨厌！我把我的钱包留在家里了eg：Nothing could have been more annoying . 没有什么比这更令人恼火了★ receiver n. 电话的话筒、收款员, 接待者同义词recipient, beneficiary, legatee, grantee反义词transmitter, sender 变化形名复receiverspick up the receiver 接电话;听电话put down the receiver ＝hung up the receiverreceive vt.收到；受到；接待，接见，欢迎★dismay同义词bewilder, disturb, embarrass, bother反义词cheer 变化形动变dismayed dismayed dismaying⑴v. 失望，泄气be dismayed at …. 对...感到沮丧。
eg：She was dismayed at the news . 她得知消息感到很沮丧eg：We were dismayed at his refusal . 我们被他拒绝感到沮丧⑵n.气馁；惊恐to one’s dismay 使人沮丧的是、令（人）感到害怕地★ recognize 认出, 识别; 认识[(+as)]同义词acknowledge, see, behold, know变化形动变recognized recognized recognizing⑴v. 认出，听出（不用进行时）recognize an old friend 认出一个老朋友recognize your voice 识别出你的声音,⑵认可, 承认,eg：Everybody recognized that he was the most diligent in our class. ＊diligent [ˈdilidʒənt] a.勤勉的，勤奋的每个人都承认，他是我们班上最勤奋的eg：We all recognized her talent for dancing .我们都认可她的天赋跳舞eg：They recognized him to be a great leader .他们认可他是一位伟大的领袖★persuade v. 说服, 劝服[(+into/out of)...同义词convince, convert, induce, win over反义词dissuade 变化形动变persuaded persuaded persuading persuade sb to do sth 劝说某人做某事eg：She finally persuaded her son to go to college.她终于说服了她儿子去上大学persuade sb into doing sth 说服某人做某事eg：He persuaded me into lending him all my savings.他说服我把我所有的积蓄借给了他persuade sb out of doing sth 说服某人不做某事＊Persuade sb out of(doing) sth 说服某人不要做某事eg：We persuaded him out of his foolish plan.我们劝他放弃他的愚蠢的计划persuade sb of 使信服、使同意eg：He tried to persuade me of his innocence .他设法让我想信他是无辜的persuade sb that 使某人相信eg：Will you persuade him that he has made the wrong decision ？你们能不能使他相信，他已经做出了错误的决定？try to persuade sb to do 试图说服某人做某事convince sb to do 说服某人做某事reason with sb 为反对或赞成……和某人评理persuasion [pəˈsweiʒən] n.说服(力)，劝说；信念，信仰eg：It is my persuasion that business will pick up soon .我的见解是生意会好转的＊Business will pick up soon 生意快会好起来了a persuasive opinion 有说服力的意见★ mess 伙食团; 食堂; 集体用膳人员; 伙食[C...同义词dirty, disfigure, contaminate, pollute变化形名复messes 变化形动变messed messed messing⑴n. 乱七八糟eg：The kitchen is a mess！eg：My life is a real mess ！我的生活是一团糟！eg：You are a mess. 你真是个笨蛋！eg：What a mess ！真是糟糕透了！be at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟；七嘴八舌；众说纷纭⑵ v. mess around / mess about 浪费时间, 瞎混★ doorknob n. 球形门把手doorbell n. 门铃；doornail n. 门钉as dead as a doornail（口）死翘翘！door plate 门上注意牌；doorstep n.门阶；doorman n.看门人knob [nɔb] n.球形把手，球形柄；旋钮；小块turn a knob 转动旋钮★sign同义词symbol, gesture, signal, symptom变化形名复signs 变化形动变signed signed signing⑴n.标记，符号；招牌；迹象the sign of a barber’s shop ＊barber's shop(hairdressers) 理发店a traffic sign 交通标志⑵ v. 签字eg：He sighed the check. 在支票签字eg：Please sign here . 请在这儿签字sign a legislative bill into law . 签署立法法案成为法律＊legislative [ˈledʒislətiv] vi.有立法权的sign for 签收★register同义词record, inscribe, write, enroll 变化形名复registers变化形动变registered registered registering⑴v. 登记,注册,申报register at a hotel ＝check in 登记入住旅馆register one’s car 登记一辆汽车register the birth of a child 登记小孩的出生register at a school 注册入学⑵登记簿,花名册[C]a household register 户口登记簿；a hotel register 旅馆旅客登记簿keep a register of their names and addresses 登记他们的姓名和地址⑶v. 挂号邮寄a registered letter 挂号信registered post ＝recorded delivery n. 挂号邮寄, 挂号投递registration 登记(或注册、挂号)人数[C]eg：The university has a large registration of Chinese students .这所大学有许多在册的中国学生automobile registration自动车登録证明书车辆登记motor registration 机动车登记二．Key structures：a 、the 、some 、anysome 和any 表示不定数量的代词，相当于’一些’讲时some→多用于肯定句；any →多用于否定句、疑问句eg：Did you get any information？你有没有得什么消息了吗?I want some information. 我想要一些消息Exercise ：用some和any填空：⑴Did you do any work yesterday？I did some work before breakfast .⑵ Is there any news in the paper ？There is some interesting news in the paper.※ the⑴在英文中，不分形容词前加定冠词the ，用来表是一个群体：the rich , the poor , the dead , the living , the strongthe weak , the sick , the healthy , the oldthe young , the blind , the deaf , the neweg：The rich should try their best to help the poor,⑵形容词的最高级必须带定冠词the（用most 构成的最高级当然也不列外），但most当’大多数’，’大部分’讲时，则不带定冠词：eg：It is the biggest shop in London .eg：It is the most interesting exhibition I have ever seen .Most people enjoy it . 这是我所见过的最有趣的展览，大部分人都喜欢它。