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课文详注 Further notes on the text
1．What are you going to do now, George?你现在准备干什么，乔治？
be going to，是打算、准备、按计划在最近做某事，表示将来。请参见本课语法部分。
2．Pink's＝Pink is。
3．It's for my daughter, Susan.是为我的女儿苏珊做的。
Susan作my daughter的同位语。
语法 Grammar in use
将来时 be going to
（1）将来时be going to的形式由am/is/are going to +动词原形构成。
（2）将来时be going to的用法
A. 表示“打算”、“准备”在最近做某事。（在非正式语体中，一般多用be going to，而不用will。）
B. 表示按计划、安排要发生的事：
C. 表示预言一件事即将发生：
（3）be going to的疑问式与否定式
将助动词be提至句首可将陈述句变为一般疑问句。如：
在助动词后面加上not可以得到否定句。如上句可变为：
词汇学习 Word study
1．paint
（1）v.上漆，涂:
（2）v.（用颜料）画：
（3）v.描写；描绘：
（4）n.油漆；涂料；颜料：
2．work
（1）v.工作；劳动：
（2）v.从事职业：
（3）v.学习；做作业：
练习答案 Key to written exercises
Lesson 38
A
1 What are you doing? We are reading.
2 What are they doing? They are doing their homework.
3 What is he doing? He is working hard.
4 What are you doing? I am washing the dishes.
B
1 What are you going to do?
I'm going to shave.
What are you doing now?
I'm shaving.
2 What are you going to do?
I'm going to wait for a bus.
What are you doing now?
I'm waiting for a bus.
3 What are you going to do?
I'm going to do my homework.
What are you doing now?
I'm doing my homework.
4 What are you going to do?
I'm going to listen to the stereo.
What are you doing now?
I'm listening to the stereo.
5 What are you going to do?
I'm going to wash the dishes.
What are you doing now?
I'm washing the dishes.
