# Lesson 41 Do you call that a hat? 你把那个叫帽子吗？

## 一、课文原文

'Do you call that a hat?' I said to my wife.

'You needn't be so rude about it,' my wife answered as she looked at herself in the mirror.

I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited. We had been in the hat shop for half an hour and my wife was still in front of the mirror.

'We mustn't buy things we don't need,' I remarked suddenly. I regretted saying it almost at once.

'You needn't have said that,' my wife answered. 'I needn't remind you of that terrible tie you bought yesterday.'

'I find it beautiful,' I said. 'A man can never have too many ties.'

'And a woman can't have too many hats,' she answered.

Ten minutes later we walked out of the shop together. My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse!

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## 二、重点词汇详解

| 单词 | 音标 | 词性 | 释义 | 用法说明 |
|------|------|------|------|----------|
| **rude** | /ruːd/ | adj. | 无礼的 | be rude about 对……无礼 |
| **mirror** | /ˈmɪrə/ | n. | 镜子 | look in the mirror 照镜子 |
| **hole** | /həʊl/ | n. | 孔 | with holes in it 有网眼的 |
| **remark** | /rɪˈmɑːk/ | v. | 评说 | 也可作名词：make a remark |
| **remind** | /rɪˈmaɪnd/ | v. | 提醒 | remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事 |
| **lighthouse** | /ˈlaɪthaʊs/ | n. | 灯塔 | light + house |

### 词汇拓展

**1. need 的用法（本课重点）**

| 用法 | 结构 | 含义 | 例句 |
|------|------|------|------|
| 情态动词（否定） | needn't do | 不必做 | You needn't be so rude. |
| 情态动词（否定完成） | needn't have done | 本不必做（但做了） | You needn't have said that. |
| 实义动词 | need to do | 需要做 | I need to buy a hat. |
| 实义动词（否定） | don't need to do | 不需要做 | I don't need to go. |

**needn't do vs needn't have done**：
- needn't do：不必做（实际上也没做）
- needn't have done：本不必做（实际上已经做了，带有责备意味）

> You **needn't have said** that. = 你本不必说那话（但说了）

**2. mustn't 与 needn't 的区别**

| 词 | 含义 | 例句 |
|----|------|------|
| mustn't | 禁止，不可以 | We mustn't buy things we don't need. |
| needn't | 不必，没必要 | You needn't be so rude. |

**3. can never have too many 再多也不嫌多**

> A man **can never have too many** ties.

can never/not...too... = 越……越好，再……也不为过
- You can never be too careful.（你再怎么小心也不过分）

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## 三、语法知识点

### 1. need 的用法

本课核心语法：**need 作情态动词和实义动词的区别**

**情态动词 need**：

| 句式 | 结构 | 例句 |
|------|------|------|
| 肯定句 | need do（少见，多用于正式文体） | He need go now. |
| 否定句 | needn't do | You needn't be so rude. |
| 否定完成 | needn't have done | You needn't have said that. |
| 疑问句 | Need I go? | Need you leave so soon? |

**实义动词 need**：

| 句式 | 结构 | 例句 |
|------|------|------|
| 肯定句 | need to do | I need to buy a hat. |
| 否定句 | don't need to do | I don't need to go. |
| 疑问句 | Do you need to go? | Do you need any help? |

### 2. mustn't 与 needn't

| 词 | 含义 | 对应 |
|----|------|------|
| mustn't | 禁止、不允许 | 必须不做 |
| needn't | 不必、没必要 | 可做可不做 |

> We **mustn't** buy things we don't need.（禁止买不需要的东西）
> You **needn't** be so rude.（不必那么无礼）

### 3. had been in（过去完成进行时）

> We **had been** in the hat shop for half an hour.

had been 表示在过去某时刻之前已经持续了一段时间。

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## 四、重点句型分析

### 1. Do you call that a hat? 你把那叫帽子吗？

call + 宾语 + 宾补：把……叫作……

### 2. remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事

> I needn't **remind you of** that terrible tie you bought yesterday.

### 3. can never have too many 再多也不嫌多

> A man **can never have too many** ties.
> A woman **can't have too many** hats.

### 4. looked like a lighthouse 看起来像灯塔

> My wife was wearing a hat that **looked like a lighthouse**!

夸张的描写，暗示那顶帽子非常夸张显眼。

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## 五、课文翻译

"你把那个叫帽子吗？"我对妻子说。

"你说话没必要这样不客气，"我的妻子边回答边照着镜子。

我坐在一个新式的满是网眼儿的椅子上，等待着。我们在这家帽店已经呆了半个小时了，而我的妻子仍在镜子面前。

"我们不应该买我们不需要的东西，"我突然发表意见说，但马上又后悔说了这话。

"你没必要这么说，"我妻子回答说，"我也不必提醒你昨天买的那条糟糕透了的领带。"

"我觉得它好看，"我说，"男人有多少领带也不会嫌多。"

"女人有多少帽子也不嫌多。"她回答。

10分钟以后，我们一道走出了商店。我妻子戴着一顶像灯塔一样的帽子！

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## 六、语言点精讲

### 1. 夫妻间的购物之争

课文生动刻画了夫妻在购物时的典型矛盾：妻子喜欢买帽子和衣服，丈夫觉得浪费钱；但丈夫自己也会买领带。双方互相指责对方买了不需要的东西，形成了有趣的对称。

### 2. "灯塔"帽的夸张

结尾妻子戴着一顶"像灯塔一样"的帽子走出商店——既呼应了标题"你管那叫帽子吗？"，又暗示了妻子的胜利：她还是买了那顶夸张的帽子。

### 3. needn't have said that 的微妙含义

妻子说 "You needn't have said that"——你本不必说那话。言外之意是：你说的话伤人了，而且完全没有必要。这比直接说 "Don't say that" 更委婉但也更犀利。

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## 七、课后练习要点

### 1. 语法练习
- need 作情态动词与实义动词的转换
- needn't do 与 needn't have done 的区别
- mustn't 与 needn't 的选择

### 2. 词汇练习
- remind sb. of 的用法
- can never have too many 的造句

### 3. 写作练习
- 描述一次购物经历（80词左右）

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## 八、本课小结

| 项目 | 内容 |
|------|------|
| **核心语法** | need 的用法（情态动词 vs 实义动词）、needn't do vs needn't have done、mustn't vs needn't |
| **重点词汇** | 6个（rude, mirror, hole, remark, remind, lighthouse） |
| **重点短语** | call that a hat, remind sb. of, can never have too many, look like |
| **学习难点** | needn't have done（本不必做但做了）、mustn't 与 needn't 的区别 |

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*本课通过夫妻购物的幽默故事学习 need 的多种用法。needn't have done 是本课重点，表示"本不必做但做了"，带有责备或后悔的意味。结尾的"灯塔帽"令人忍俊不禁。*