课文

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post-office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

dream

'Interpretation of Dream' Sigmund Freud 梦的解析

interpretation /ɪntɜːprɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n/
n.解释, 说明; 诠释
Nail biting is often a subconscious reaction of tension.
subconscious /sʌb'kɒnʃəs/
adj. 下意识的;潜意识的
tension
n. 张力，拉力；紧张，不安；电压

'I Have a Dream' Martin Luther King

I have one dream that one day...

口语：
I had a really weird dream last night.
weird /wɪəd/
adj. 怪异的，怪诞的
I've just met the man of my dreams!

the house/job/boy, girl...of your dreams:梦寐以求的，梦中的
Have a sweet dream!
v. dream of/about
I dreamed about you last night.

age
1.n.年龄
*at the age of seventeen *
2.时代
Ice Age:冰河世纪
We're living in the computer age.

channel
1.n.海峡，航道
the Channel: the English Channel
英吉利海峡
2.频道
*It's so boring!Please switch to another channel. *
Chanel:香奈儿

throw
v.扔，抛（threw/thrown）
throw away:扔掉，抛弃

课文讲解

动词+介词搭配v. + prep （ of、 from、 in、 on）

List(19)v. + of

后接of的动词	常用短语、意思
accuse of	accuse sb of sth./doing 指责某人做某事
approve of	赞成
assure of	对...放心
beware of	对...小心
boast of	对...夸耀
complain of	对....埋怨
consist of	由...组成
convince of	使...确信
cure of	cure sb. of 治疗人，治疗某人的什么病
despair of	对...绝望
dream of	梦见，渴望
expect of	除了
hear of	听说
get rid of	除了
smell of	有…的气味；闻出…的味道
suspect of	怀疑...
think of	想到，考虑
tired of	厌倦...
warn of	warn sb. of sth.警告某人某事

一般情况下，动词搭配了介词以后与原动词意思出入不大

List2 (16) v. + from

后接from的动词	常用短语、意思
borrow from	向...借
defend from	防卫，保卫
demand from	向...索要
differ from	不同于，区别...
dismiss from	解雇，开除
draw from	从...中得到；从...中提取
emerge from	从...中出现，从...中显露出来
escape from	逃避...
excuse from	使免除责任，饶恕...
hinder from	阻碍，使不能
prevent from	阻止...
prohibit from	阻止...
protect from	保护...
receive from	收到
separate from	分开
suffer from	遭受....

List3 (16) v. + in

后接in的动词	常用短语、意思
believe in	相信
delight in	因...感到快乐
employed in	受聘于...
encourage in	鼓励....
engaged in	从事....，参加....
experienced in	在....有经验
fail in	失败
help in	帮助
include in	包含，包括
indulge in	沉溺于...，纵情于...
instruct in	指导
interested in	对...感兴趣
invest in	投资于....
involved in	卷入....
persist in	坚持
share in	分享，分担

List4 (22) v. + on

后接on的动词	常用短语、意思
act on	对...起作用
based on	基于
call on	号召
comment on	对...评论
concentrate on	专心于...
congratulate on	congratulate sb. on sth.就....向某人祝贺
consult on	consult sb on...向某人就...咨询
count on	依靠，指望
decide on	就...做出决定
depend on	依赖，依靠
economize on	节约，节省...
embark on	从事...
experiment on	做实验
insist on	坚持
lean on / against	依靠
live on	靠...生活
operate on	给...做手术，产生作用
perform on	表演，执行
pride on	为...骄傲
rely on	依靠，依赖
vote on	就...表决
write on	在...写上

My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland.

dream of /about
receive from
of one's own age

She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland.

think of /about 想到....
I did think about buying a flat in Shanghai.

Both girls write to each other regularly now.

each other - 双方之间
one another -三者或者以上的相互之间
regularly
regular：
1.at regular times:定期地
2.often：经常
3.evenly arranged or shaped：匀称的

Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster.

sth. cost(s)
a little more
a little:稍微
much more：多得多
That is a little more expensive.
That is much more expensive.