Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

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I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a bagger knocked at my door. He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Buttons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

Note

1. beg for: 乞求 -> beggar: 乞丐

2. ask for :请求
   ask sb. for sth. -> ask (sb.) for sth. 省略

3. inner pocket: 内口袋
   jacket pocket: 夹克衫的口袋
   pocket book: 袖珍书
   pocket dictionary: 袖珍字典
   pocket money: 零花钱（小孩子的）
   beer money: （大人的）零花钱
   女人没有零花钱，因为全是她的
   get exact change: 准备好的零钱
   pocket pick: 车上的小偷

4. call sb. 给某人打电话 ＝ call up sb.
   call back: 回电话
   call on：拜访某人
   call at: （at一般加地点）拜访某地 ＝ visit
   call out: 大声喊 ＝ shout
   call in sb: 召集；邀请

5. in return:作为回报
   in return for this: 作为……的回报
   e.g.
   He doesn't want anything in return.
   I'll buy a present in return for his hospitality.（热情）

6. stand on his head: 倒立
   stand on one's hands: 用手着地
   stand on one's knee: 跪着
   lie in bed, lie on one's back: 仰面躺着
   lie on one's side: 侧躺
   lie on one's stomach: 趴着

7. in the street（英） on the street (美）

8. 30 miles/h: 30 miles an hour.

9. 有些动词后面加上副词或介词以后就会改变词义。这种新组合被称作为短语动词。
   • I put your book on the shelf. 我把你的书放在书架上。
   • I put on my hat and left the house. 我戴上帽子，离开了屋子。
   • Who took my umbrella? 谁拿走了我的伞？
   • It was very hot, so I took off my coat. 天很热，所以我脱掉了外套。
   • Come and look at my photograph album. 过来，看看我的相册。
   • I am looking for my pen. I lost it this morning. 我正在找我的钢笔，我今天早上把它弄丢了。

   • Will you look after the children for me please? 请你帮我照看一下孩子们，好吗？

   • A beggar knocked at my door.
   • I knocked the vase off the table and broke it. 我把花瓶从桌子上碰掉，把它打碎了。
   • He always knocks off at six o'clock.(He finishes his work).
   • The shop assistant knocked 10% off the bill. (He reduced the price by 10%)
   • A car knocked the boy over. (It hit him hard and made him fall)
   • In the fight, the thief knocked the policeman out. (The policeman was unconscious for three minutes.)

   • Knock out! （拳击场专用术语）击倒