導語：有些學校是有法語學習的，下面是一篇關於法語考試的英語課文，歡迎大家來學習。
Listen to the tape then answer this long did the exam last?
聽錄音，然後回答問題。考試持續了多長時間?
Gary: How was the examination, Richard?
加 裏：考試考得怎樣，理查德?
Richard: Not too bad. I think I passed in English and Mathematics. The questions were very easy. How about you, Gary?
理查德：不算太壞，我想我的英語和數學及格了。題目很容易。加里，你怎麼樣?
Gary: The English and Maths papers weren’t easy enough for me. I hope I haven’t failed.
加 裏：英語和數學試題對我來說不很容易。我希望別不及格。
Richard: I think I failed the Intelligence Test. I could answer sixteen of the questions.
They were very easy. But I couldn't answer the rest. They were too difficult for me.
理查德：我想我的法語及不了格，我能回答其中的16道題。這些題很容易。但我回答不出其作的題。那些題對我來說太難了。
Gary: Intelligence tests are awful, aren’t they?
加 裏：法語太可怕了，你說呢?
Richard: I hate them. I’m sure I’ve got a low I.Q.
理查德：我討厭法語。我的法語成績肯定很低。
Gary: Oh, cheer up! Perhaps we didn’t do too badly.
The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper.
加 裏：啊，別灰心!或許我們考得還不太糟。坐在我旁邊的那個人只在試卷頂端寫自己的名字。
Richard: Yes?
理查德：是嗎?
Gary: Then he sat there and looked at it for three hours! He didn’t write a word!
加 裏：然後他就坐在那裏，對着考卷看了3個小時，一個字也沒寫!
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
exam
n. 考試
pass
v. 及格，通過
mathematics (maths是縮寫)
n. 數學
question
n. 問題
easy
adj. 容易的
enough
adv. 足夠地
paper
n. 考卷
fail
v. 未極格，失敗
answer
v. 回答
mark
n. 分數
rest
n. 其他的東西
difficult
adj. 困難的
hate
v. 討厭
low
adj. 低的
cheer
v. 振作，振奮
guy
n. 傢伙，人
top
n. 上方，頂部
Notes on the text課文註釋
1 I think I passed in English and Mathematics.我想我的英語和數學及格了。如果說通過某一個考試，直接用動詞pass;如果說通過某一科目，則用pass in。
2 the English and Maths papers 英文和數學卷子。
paper這個詞當“試卷”講時，是可數名詞。
3 How about...?…怎麼樣?
用於徵求他人意見或詢間情況。
4 easy enough for me，是指對我來說不難，我可以完成和通過。而too difficult for me是指對我來說太難了,無法完成和通過。
5 cheer up 振作起來。
Lesson 104 Too、very、enough 太、非常、足夠New words and expressions生詞和短語
clever
adj.聰明的
stupid
adj.笨的
cheap
adj.便宜的
expensive
adj.貴的
fresh
adj.新鮮的
stale
adj.變搜的
low
adj.低的，矮的
loud
adj.大聲的
high
adj.高的
hard
adj.硬的
sweet
adj.甜的
soft
adj.軟的'
sour
adj.酸的
Lesson 103-104 自學導讀 First things first課文詳註 Further notes on the text
rest，剩餘部分。
這裏指其餘的題，注意rest與定冠詞連用的用法。
the top of，在……頂端。
反義詞爲 at the bottom of(在……末端)。
to，鄰近，貼近。
語法 Grammar in use
too與enough
(1)enough的用法
A 在形容詞之後使用：
He failed the exam because it wasn't easy enough.
他考慮不及格，因爲題不夠容易。(不說 enough easy)
B 在名詞之前使用：
He didn' t buy the car because he didn't have enough money.
他沒買那部車，因爲他沒有足夠的錢。
C 可以用在 enough… for sb./sth.和 enough… to do sth.結構之中：
She hasn't got enough money for a holiday.
她沒有足夠的錢去度假。
This dress isn't big enough for her.
這件衣服對她來說不夠大。
She's not old enough to live alone.
她未到獨自生活的年紀。
(2)too的用法
A too 表示“過於”：
I can't go out. It's too hot.
我無法外出，太熱了。
She couldn't answer the questions because they were too
difficult for her.
她無法回答問題，因爲對她來說太難了。
B 可以用在 too…for sb./sth.結構之中：
This skirt is too big for me.
這條裙子對她來說太大了。
It's too easy for me.
這對我來說太容易了。
C 可以用在 too…to do sth.結構之中：
The exam was too difficult for him to pass.
考試太難了，以至於他無法通過。
The box is too heavy for you to carry.
這個盒子太沉了，你沒法扛起。
She i too young to live alone.
她年紀太小了，無法獨自生活。
It's too far to walk home from here.
從這兒步行回家太遠了。
請比較：
The wall is too high for them to climb over.
這堵牆太高了，他們無法攀越過去。
The wall is low enough for them to climb over.
這堵牆矮到如此之程度，以至於他們可以攀越過去。
詞彙學習 Word study
v.
(1)失敗;及格：
Doctors failed to save the old man's life.
醫生們未能挽救那位老人的生命。
He failed his French paper because it was too difficult.
他的法語考試沒及格，因爲試卷太難了。
(2)(身體等)衰退;變弱;凋謝：
My eyesight is failing.
我的視力在衰退。
The flowers failed for lack of sunshine.
花因缺少陽光而凋謝。
(3)(後接不定式)不，不能;忘記：
I fail to see why you find it so extraordinary.
我不明白爲什麼你們認爲它如此與衆不同。
He failed to persuade me.
他沒能說服我。
v.
(1)討厭;不喜歡;有反感：
He hates exams!
他討厭考試!
I hate beef.
我不喜歡牛肉。
(2)憎恨;憎惡：
He said that he hated hypocrisy.
他說他憎惡虛僞。
Tom really hates the murderer in that film.
湯姆十分仇視那部電影中的殺人兇手。
