課文
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 don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
**carpet
n. 地毯
Persian carpet 波斯地毯
carpet of leaves / books 滿地的樹葉 / 書
carpet bomb 地毯式轟炸
temporarily
adv. 暫時地
temporary adj. 暫時的；短期的
temporary worker：臨時工
temp n. 臨時工
反：permanent
You need a permanent job.
你需要一份固定工作。
inch
n. 英寸
feet foot ft 英尺
1ft = 12inches = 30cm (centimetres)
She is ten years old, about 4 feet tall.
1 yd （碼）= 3ft （英尺）
1 mile （英里）= 1.6km （千米）
space
n. 空間；太空
make space：騰地方
I'm trying to make space for all my sister's friends.
feeling of space：空間感
Can't you just give me more space?!
space bar：空格鍵
actually
adv. 其實
-- As I recall, pink was your favorite color.
-- Actually, it has been orange.
-- Disappointed?
-- No, actually I'm rather glad.
Oh, yeah, I made it all by myself, actually.
gaze
v. 盯著看; 凝視
gaze at：凝視；注視
look, watch, glance, glimpse, stare
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.
get sth. in order：使 … 有秩序
I have been working hard all morning.
I have been trying to …
現在完成進行時(有限的延續)
完成：have done
進行：be doing
現在完成進行時：have been doing
for + 時間段，all morning, all day, all week
I've been waiting for you for three hours!
過去完成進行時：had been doing
將來完成進行時：will have been doing 表示某個動作，從某一時間開始一直延續到將來某一時間
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.
to make matters worse：（插入語）更糟糕的是
rather：相當的 , 很
rather bad / cold / boring
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.
at the moment：now
every inch of floor space：地板的每一點空隙
Hey, let's cover every inch of this city!
讓我們走遍這個城市的每一個角落！
A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
a short while ago：幾分鐘前；不久之前
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.
I have ever seen... 最高級標志
That girl is the most exquisite thing I've ever seen.
You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!
She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
in your spare time
What do you do in your spare time?
句型演練
現在完成時 & 現在完成進行時
- It hasn't rained for six weeks.
It has been raining hard since yesterday and it is still raining. - He has rung me up five times since 12 o'clock.
He has been ringing me up all morning. - He has never stayed at this hotel before.
He has been staying at this hotel for the last three weeks. - I have read 'Oliver Twist' five times.
I have been reading all afternoon.
現在完成時：動作的結束或完成
現在完成進行時：動作的未結束和繼續進行
"Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, and only a kind union of the two will preserve an independent reality."
——Albert Einstein
