新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2 册 . 第 52 讲 . 学生版Page 1 of 10A pretty carpet Part 1 Basic words and expressions 1. order n. 顺序in order 整齐、井然有序get ⋯in order把⋯⋯ 整理好，Get ／Put everything in order before you leave the room. 离开房间前把所有的东西都整理好。2. temporarilyadv. 暂时地temporary / temporarily I have temporarily put my books on the floor. 我暂时把书放在地板上。Ellen has got a temporary job. 艾伦找到一份临时工作。3. inchn.英寸（度量单位）She is five feet six inches. 她身高五英尺六英寸。新概念二 Lesson52 课堂内容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!' 新概念英语讲义体系新概念英语第2 册 . 第 52 讲 . 学生版Page 2 of 10How many inches of rain fell last year? 去年的雨量是多少英寸？4. To make matters worse, the room is rather small⋯更糟糕的是房间还非常小⋯⋯to make matters worse是个插入语，与主句之间要用逗号隔开。matters （复数形式）可以表示“事态 ”、“情况 ”。这个短语是个惯用语：I lost my way in the forest, and to make matters worse, it became dark. 我在...
