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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 满地的树叶 / 书
carpet bomb 地毯式轰炸

temporarily
adv. 暂时地
temporary adj. 暂时的；短期的
temporary worker：临时工
temp n. 临时工
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 （码）= 3ft （英尺）
1 mile （英里）= 1.6km （千米）

space
n. 空间；太空
make space：腾地方
I'm trying to make space for all my sister's friends.
feeling of space：空间感
Can't you just give me more space?!
space bar：空格键

actually
adv. 其实
-- 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. 盯着看; 凝视
gaze at：凝视；注视
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 …
现在完成进行时(有限的延续)
完成：have done
进行：be doing
现在完成进行时：have been doing
for + 时间段，all morning, all day, all week
I've been waiting for you for three hours!
过去完成进行时：had been doing
将来完成进行时：will have been doing 表示某个动作，从某一时间开始一直延续到将来某一时间

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：（插入语）更糟糕的是
rather：相当的 , 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：地板的每一点空隙
Hey, let's cover every inch of this city!
让我们走遍这个城市的每一个角落！

A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.

a short while ago：几分钟前；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... 最高级标志
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?

句型演练

现在完成时 & 现在完成进行时

1. It hasn't rained for six weeks.
   It has been raining hard since yesterday and it is still raining.
2. He has rung me up five times since 12 o'clock.
   He has been ringing me up all morning.
3. He has never stayed at this hotel before.
   He has been staying at this hotel for the last three weeks.
4. I have read 'Oliver Twist' five times.
   I have been reading all afternoon.
   现在完成时：动作的结束或完成
   现在完成进行时：动作的未结束和继续进行

"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