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!'
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．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.
我在森林里迷了路。更糟糕的是，天开始黑了。
3．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.这会儿，书把地板的每一点空隙都占据了，我实际上是踩着这些书进出房间的。
（1）at the moment表示“此刻”、“目前”：
At the moment, I'm busy preparing for the exams.
目前我正忙着准备考试。
（2）to get…为表示目的的不定式短语，相当于一个从句。
4．You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!空闲时你可以坐在这儿读地毯！
spare可以表示“空闲的”、“多余的”：
I like to read in my spare time.
我空闲时喜欢读书。
Have you got a spare moment?
你（现在）有空吗？
语法 Grammar in use
1．现在完成时与现在完成进行时
在第4课、第28课的语法中，我们学习了现在完成时的用法以及经常与它连用的时间副词（或短语）、介词等。现在完成进行时由have been+现在分词构成，强调动作在某一段时间内一直在进行，而且动作现在有结果。到现在为止，该动作可能已不再继续进行，也可能还在继续进行，这要根据上下文来确定。句子中常含有all+表示时间的词语如all day, all morning等或for和since。一般说来，现在完成表示已完成的动作，现在完成进行时则可表示尚未完成的动作。有些动词，如learn, lie, live, rain, sit, sleep, stand, study, wait, work等本身就有持续性，现在完成时形式与现在完成进行时形式可以互换，惟一的区别是后者更强调动作的持续性：
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!'
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!'
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