【往期回顧】

每課一句：新概念英語第1冊(cè)第87課

接下來,，我們就來看看第89課的“每課一句”,。

一、課文原文

Lesson 89 For sale

Good afternoon. I believe that this house is for sale.

That’s right.

May I have a look at it please?

Yes, of course. Come in.

How long have you lived here?

I have lived here for twenty years.

Twenty years! That’s a long time.

Yes, I have been here since 1976.

Then why do you want to sell it?

Because I have just retired. I want to buy a small house in the country.

How much does this house cost?

￡68,500.

That’s a lot of money!

It’s worth every penny of it.

Well, I like the house, but I can’t decide yet. My wife must see it first.

Women always have the last word.

——選自《新概念英語》第一冊(cè),，外語教學(xué)與研究出版社,，1997年10月第1版

二、每課一句

I have lived here for twenty years.

本課繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的用法,，只是本課側(cè)重學(xué)習(xí)的是標(biāo)志詞for和since的用法,。兩者都是后接表時(shí)間的成分，但有所區(qū)別,。

一,、for

for后接一段時(shí)間,，即時(shí)間段。如：

I have lived here for ten years.

She has learned German for two months.

二,、since

since后接具體時(shí)間,，即時(shí)間點(diǎn)。如：

I have lived here since ten years ago.

She has learned German since two months ago.

He has been in China since 2009.

【注意】

1,、雖然for和since后接的時(shí)間不一樣,，但其所在句子的謂語動(dòng)詞基本都會(huì)采用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，且該動(dòng)詞必須是持續(xù)動(dòng)詞,，不能是瞬間動(dòng)詞,。如：

錯(cuò)誤：Jane has left Paris for five days.

正確：Jane has been away from Paris for five days.

瞬間動(dòng)詞可以用于現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，但不能與一段時(shí)間連用,。比如,，我們可以說“Jane has left Paris”，但不能說“She has left Paris for five days”,，因?yàn)閘eave是瞬間動(dòng)詞,。所以，如果要后接一段時(shí)間,，就必須把leave改為表狀態(tài)可持續(xù)的“be away from”,。

2、since除了可以后接時(shí)間點(diǎn)外,，也可以后接句子,。如：

They have moved to London since the war broke out.

Jack has never gone back to his hometown since he was ten.

三、更多拓展

Women always have the last word.

have the last word表示“有決定權(quán),；說了算,；最后拍板”。

這句話用來喻指對(duì)話中的Nigel對(duì)于買房子這樣的大事沒有決定權(quán),，而是要由他老婆來拍板,。Ian通過這句話，頗具調(diào)侃的口吻,。