Lesson 28 No parking

Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.

ancient adj. 远古的，古代的，古老的

n. 神话（故事）

He has just bought a new house in the city, butever since he moved in,

he has had trouble with cars and their owners.

trouble  n. 麻烦，困难  

family troubles 

I am having trouble with my teeth. 我受牙痛的折磨。

I am having trouble chewing this.  我嚼这个有困难。

have trouble with ...  有……的麻烦

have trouble doing sth. 做某事有困难

Sorry to trouble you. 抱歉给你添麻烦了。

Oh, don't be! No trouble (at all). 没关系，没什么。

When he returns home at night, he always finds that someone has parked a car outside his gate. Because of this , he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.

• When he returns home at night

when引导时间状语 从句，当……

• that someone has parked a car outside his gate

that引导宾语从句，作find的宾语，即“发现…...

• be able to do = can do 能……

• not ... even once  一次都没有……

  even adv. 甚至（用来加强语气）

Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.

• effect n. 结果；影响

  cause and effect 原因和结果

  have effect (on) 有效果/影响

  That event had a big effect on me. 那件事对我影响很大。

  sound effects 音效    side effects 副作用

Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces (I have ever seen.)

定语从句，修饰faces，表示“……的脸” 从句引导词that此处省略

I asked him what it was and he told me that it was Medusa, the Gorgon. Jasper hopes that she will turn cars and their owners to stone. But none of them has been turned to stone yet!

• what it was

what引导宾语从句，作asked 的宾语，表示“问他的内容”

• that it was Medusa, the Gorgon.

that引导宾语从句，作told的宾语，表示“告诉我的内容”  

• that she will turn cars and their owners to stone.

that引导宾语从句，作hopes的宾语，表示“Jasper希望的事情”

Language Plus

现在完成时（二）

表示过去的动作或状态持续到现在并对现在有影响。

常与just, already, yet, never, ever等副词，及so far, lately, for some time 等时间状语连用。

• He has just bought a new house in the city, but ever since he moved in, he has had trouble with cars and their owners.

• Because of this, he has not been able to get his own car into his garage even once.

• Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.

• Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate. It is one of the ugliest faces I have ever seen.

• But none of them has been turned to stones yet!

  since+过去的时间点（短语/从句） 

• I haven't seen Tim (ever) since 2016. 自2016年以来，我就再没见过tim。

• I haven't seen Tim (ever) since he went abroad.

  for+一段时间

• I haven't seen Tim for three years.

  
  

  句中出现so far , lately, recently, up till now等时间状语，

  句子时态也可用现在完成时

• Up till now I have been to New York three times.

• I have been to New York three times so far.

  迄今为止，我去纽约三次了。