小红帽小灰帽英语（每日一读）

Lesson 52A pretty carpet漂亮的地毯First listen and then answer the question.听录音，然后回答以下问题。

What is the writers carpet made of?

这地毯是什么做的？

We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen, she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, You dont need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!

漂亮的地毯我们刚刚搬进一所新房子，我辛辛苦苦地干了整整一个上午。我试图把我的新房间收拾整齐，但这并不容易，因为我有1,000多本书。更糟糕的是房间还非常小，所以我暂时把书放在了地板上。这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。几分钟前，我妹妹帮我把一个旧书橱抬上了楼。她走进我的房间，当她看到地板上的那些书时，大吃一惊。“这是我见过的最漂亮的地毯，”她说。她盯着“地毯”看了一会儿，又说：“你根本用不着书橱，空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯！”

New words and expressions 生词和短语

temporarily adv. 暂时地

inch n. 英寸（度量单位）

foot 英尺(pl. feet ); mile 英里

space n. 空间

注意读音浊化, 六个爆破音中有三个清辅音 [p t k] 在 [s] 后面是要浊化为对应的三个浊辅音 [b d ^] 又如 school [sku:l]

actually adv. 实际上

＝in fact

【Key structures】　关键句型

现在完成时 have done

现在完成进行时 have been doing

I have read the book书已看完

I have been reading the book还没看完, 还要继续

I have read 'Oliver Twist' five times.

与段时间连用可以用现在完成时, 也可以用现在完成进行时, 但跟次数连用的, 一定只能用完成时, 不能用现在完成进行时

He has rung me up five times since 12 o’clock.

【Special Difficulties】 难点

现在完成进行时

have been doing

强调动作有可能继续发生

不能是短暂动词, 次数不能连用