Lesson 6 Percy Buttons

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I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar 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.

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我刚刚搬进了大桥街的一所房子. 昨天一个乞丐来敲我的门, 问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒. 作为回报, 那乞丐头顶地倒立起来, 嘴里还唱着歌. 我给了他一顿饭. 他把食物吃完, 又喝了酒. 然后把一块乳酪装进衣袋里走了. 后来, 一位邻居告诉了我他的情况. 大家都认识他, 他叫珀西.巴顿斯. 他每月对这条街上的每户人家光顾一次, 总是请求给他一顿饭和一杯啤酒.

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【课文讲解】

1、Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door.

★knock v. 敲门

① vi. 敲门

I knocked, but no one answered.

knock at 敲（门、窗等）

knock at the door；knock at the window

② vt.&vi. 碰撞

You always knock things off the table. 你总是碰掉桌上的东西。

Jim was knocked over by a bus this morning. 今天上午吉姆被一辆公共汽车撞倒了。

She has knocked a cup over again. 她又碰倒了一个杯子。

③ vt. 把（某人）打成……状态

He knocked Tom out yesterday. 他昨天把汤姆打昏过去了。

④ 与off连用时有一些特殊含义，一般用于口语

vt. （价格上）减去，除去，打折扣

They knocked five dollars off the price of the coat.

The shop assistant knocked 10% off the bill.（He reduced the price by 10%.）