[词汇]（3）

reporter                 n.   记者

sensational              adj. 爆炸性的，耸人听闻的

mink coat                n. 貂皮大衣

★sensational   adj. 爆炸性的，耸人听闻的

① v. 令人兴奋的；轰动性的

The discovery was sensational.  那个发现引起了轰动。

② v. (贬)耸人听闻的；企图追求轰动效应的

The sensational news report didn’t have much effect on them.

那起耸人听闻的新闻报导对他们并无多大影响。

③ v. (口)非常好；给人深刻印象的

She looks sensational in that dress!  她穿那条裙子的样子真令人难忘！

★wonder v. 感到好奇

① v. 感到好奇；想要知道

I wonder why he hasn’t come.  我很想知道他为什么没来。

I was wondering if I could borrow your bicycle.

I wonder why.  我想知道为什么。

我在想是否能借用你的自行车。

② v. 感到惊讶（或诧异）

She wonders at his rudeness.  她对他的无礼感到惊讶。

I shouldn’t wonder if she is elected.  如果她当选，我不会感到惊奇。

[语法]

需改变时态的间接陈述句

间接引语从句的时态要和主句保持一致，主句用过去式时，除述时从句的时态通常要“往回移”，一般规则是：现在时变为过去时，过去时变为过去完成时。为过去时或条件时态的情态动词和过去完成时在转述时不变，因为不可能再往回移了。

  She said (that) she could see me the next day.

情态助动词的变化：may—might，can—could，will—would，won’t—wouldn’t，going to—would，can’t—couldn’t等。

[课文]

REPORTER:      Have you just made a new film, Miss Marsh?

MISS MARSH:  Yes, I have.

REPORTER:     Are you going to make an another?

MISS MARSH:  No, I'm not.

                  I'm going to retire. I feel very tired.

                  I don't want to make another film for a long time.

KATE:           Let's buy a newspaper, Liz.

                  Listen to this!

                  'Karen Marsh: Sensational News!

                           By our reporter, Alan Jones.

                           Karen Marsh arrived at London Airport today.

                           She was wearing a blue dress and a mink coat.

                  She told me she had just made a new film.

                  She said she was not going to make another.

                  She said she was going to retire.

                  She told reporters she felt very tired and didn't want to make another film for a long time.'

LIZ:             I wonder why!