BOOK ONE · LESSON 089

For sale

待售

A dialogue lesson on the present perfect tense with 'for' and 'since'. Nigel visits a house that is for sale and speaks with Ian, who has lived there for twenty years (since 1976). Ian wants to sell the house because he has just retired and wants to buy a small house in the country. The house costs £68,500. Nigel likes the house but can't decide yet — his wife must see it first. Workbook practice covers comprehension questions and a for/since sorting and fill-in exercise. Grammar exercises practise past tense and past participle forms, for/since, and rewriting past-simple sentences as present-perfect sentences with for/since.

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Lesson 课文

Listen then answer this question. Why couldn't Nigel decide?
听录音，然后回答问题。为什么奈杰尔作不了决定？

Listen to the recording, then answer: Why couldn't Nigel decide?

1
NIGEL
Good afternoon.
I believe that
this house is for sale.
奈杰尔：下午好。我想这房子是要出售的吧！
2
IAN
That's right.
伊恩：是的。
3
NIGEL
May I have a look at it, please?
奈杰尔：我可以看一看吗？
4
IAN
Yes, of course.
Come in.
伊恩：可以，当然可以。请进。
5
NIGEL
How long have you lived here?
奈杰尔：您在这里住了多长时间？
6
IAN
I've lived here for twenty years.
伊恩：我在这里已经住了20年了。
7
NIGEL
Twenty years!
That's a long time.
奈杰尔：20年！这个时间可不短。
8
IAN
Yes, I've been here since 1976.
伊恩：是啊，从1976年起我就住在这里。
9
NIGEL
Then why do you want to sell it?
奈杰尔：那么，您为什么要卖掉它呢？
10
IAN
Because I've just retired.
I want to buy
a small house in the country.
伊恩：因为我刚退休。我想在乡下买幢小房子。
11
NIGEL
How much does this house cost?
奈杰尔：这座房子卖多少钱？
12
IAN
£68,500.
伊恩：68,500英镑。
13
NIGEL
That's a lot of money!
奈杰尔：那可真是一笔大钱呢！
14
IAN
It's worth every penny of it.
伊恩：它确确实实值这么多钱。
15
NIGEL
Well, I like the house,
but I can't decide yet.
My wife must see it first.
奈杰尔：啊，我喜欢这房子，但我还不能决定。我妻子必须先来看一看。
16
IAN
Women always have
the last word.
伊恩：女人总是最后说了算的。

Listening — answer the question

Listen then answer this question. Why couldn't Nigel decide? 听录音，然后回答问题。为什么奈杰尔作不了决定？

Answer the question according to the dialogue.

1Why couldn't Nigel decide?

New words & expressions 生词和短语

believe /bɪˈliːv/: v. 相信，认为
may /meɪ/: modal verb （用于请求许可）可以
how long /haʊ lɒŋ/: phrase 多长
since /sɪns/: prep. 自从
why /waɪ/: adv. 为什么
sell /sel/ (sold /səʊld/, sold): v. 卖，出售
because /bɪˈkɒz/: conj. 因为
retire /rɪˈtaɪə/: v. 退休
cost /kɒst/ (cost, cost): v. 花费
pound /paʊnd/: n. 英镑 (£)
worth /wɜːθ/: adj. 值……钱的
penny /ˈpeni/: n. 便士

Notes on the text 课文注释

for sale，供出售，待售。

May I ...? 是一种比较正式的表示请求的句型。其中的 may 有“请求允许”的意思。

It's worth every penny of it.
有强调的意思，后面的一个 it 是指刚才提到的那笔钱。全句的意思是：“你支付出的每一个便士都是划算的”，可以译成：“它确实值这么多钱。”

I can't decide yet. 我还不能决定。句中的 yet 常用在否定句中，表示“迄今仍未”的意思。

My wife must see it first. 我的妻子必须先来看一看。其中的 must 当“必须”讲。

have the last word，最后拍板。

参考译文
奈杰尔：下午好。我想这房子是要出售的吧！
伊恩：是的。
奈杰尔：我可以看一看吗？
伊恩：可以，当然可以。请进。
奈杰尔：您在这里住了多长时间？
伊恩：我在这里已经住了20年了。
奈杰尔：20年！这个时间可不短。
伊恩：是啊，从1976年起我就住在这里。
奈杰尔：那么，您为什么要卖掉它呢？
伊恩：因为我刚退休。我想在乡下买幢小房子。
奈杰尔：这座房子卖多少钱？
伊恩：68,500英镑。
奈杰尔：那可真是一笔大钱呢！
伊恩：它确确实实值这么多钱。
奈杰尔：啊，我喜欢这房子，但我还不能决定。我妻子必须先来看一看。
伊恩：女人总是最后说了算的。

Full Chinese reference translation of the lesson dialogue.

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

A — Comprehension

You are asking Nigel about his visit to Ian's house. 奈杰尔去看了伊恩的房子，你正在问他有关房子的一些情况。

These are your questions: 你的问题：
Write Nigel's answers here: 奈杰尔的回答

Write Nigel's answer to each question, based on the dialogue.

Suggested model answers based on the dialogue.

11. Is Ian's house for sale?

22. Did you have a look at Ian's house?

33. How long has Ian lived in the house?

44. Since when has he lived in the house?

55. Why does Ian want to sell the house? What has he just done? And what does he want to do?

66. How much does Ian's house cost?

77. Do you like the house?

88. Are you going to buy it?

B — How long ...? for ... / since ...

Put these words and phrases into the correct boxes on the right. 将以下词语填入正确的栏内。

three hours, last May, two weeks, ten minutes, Sunday, five years, 1998, a month, 1st January, March

Now put in for or since in these sentences. 用 for 或 since 填空。

Sort the phrases into 'for' (duration) or 'since' (starting point) boxes, then fill each blank with for or since.

The sorting task (for: three hours, two weeks, ten minutes, five years, a month; since: last May, Sunday, 1998, 1st January, March) has no editable answer line. The 5 fill-in-the-blank items are taken from the supplied Lesson 89 key (img/key-085-090.jpg).

11. How long have you been here? — ______ half past three.

22. How long has that car been here? — ______ yesterday.

33. How long have you been in this school? — ______ four years.

44. How long has that boy been in your class? — ______ six weeks.

55. How long have you lived here? — ______ 1996.

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

I. Write the past tense and the past participle of the verbs. 写出下列动词的过去式和过去分词。

Write the past tense and the past participle of each verb. 写出下列动词的过去式和过去分词。

Write the past tense and past participle for each verb.

Suggested standard forms (the grammar key pages in the PDF do not include Lesson 89).

11. come

22. put

33. give

44. shut

55. speak

66. go

77. swim

88. take

99. read

1010. write

II. Fill in the blanks with "for" or "since". 用 for 或 since 填空。

Fill in each blank with "for" or "since". 用 for 或 since 填空。

Choose 'for' (duration) or 'since' (starting point) for each blank.

Suggested standard answers (the grammar key pages in the PDF do not include Lesson 89).

11. I have been here ______ two weeks.

22. He has worked in that factory ______ last month.

33. They have lived in that house ______ a month.

44. The woman has lived in Guangzhou ______ January.

55. We have taught in this school ______ three years.

66. He has been an engineer ______ 1996.

77. She has had a bad cold ______ a week.

88. He has stayed at home ______ two years.

99. I have had this car ______ five years.

1010. She has worked in this city ______ last year.

III. Rewrite the sentences according to the example. 仿照例句改写下列句子。

Rewrite each sentence according to the example. 仿照例句改写下列句子。
Example 1: a. He went into the cinema an hour ago. → He has been in the cinema for an hour.
Example 2: a. He went into the cinema at four o'clock. → He has been in the cinema since four o'clock.

Rewrite each past-simple sentence as a present-perfect sentence with 'for' (duration, part 1) or 'since' (starting point, part 2).

Items 1.a and 2.a are printed examples (not editable). The remaining 20 items are suggested model answers following the examples.

1a1. a. He went into the cinema an hour ago.

He has been in the cinema for an hour.

1b1. b. They walked into the building ten minutes ago.

1c1. c. My sister flew to Paris two years ago.

1d1. d. Those women went into the shop four hours ago.

1e1. e. The boys went to the beach six hours ago.

1f1. f. He went to Korea three months ago.

1g1. g. I came to England a week ago.

1h1. h. She went into the library two hours ago.

1i1. i. He went into the teacher's office half an hour ago.

1j1. j. She went to see the doctor thirty minutes ago.

2a2. a. He went into the cinema at four o'clock.

He has been in the cinema since four o'clock.

2b2. b. They walked into the building at five o'clock.

2c2. c. My sister flew to Paris in 2000.

2d2. d. Those women went into the shop at ten o'clock.

2e2. e. The boys went to the beach early this morning.

2f2. f. He went to Korea in April.

2g2. g. I came to England last week.

2h2. h. She went into the library at three o'clock.

2i2. i. He went into the teacher's office at two o'clock.

2j2. j. She went to see the doctor at eight thirty this morning.

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