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Unit 4 Growing up
重要知识点讲解
Welcome to the unit
一、重点表达
on one’s mind 挂在心上;惦念
What's up? 怎么了?
as soon as 一……就……
click the mouse 点击鼠标
a great deal of 大量的
二、讨论如何认识世界
A: How do you learn about the world?
B: I’d like to learn about the world…
A: Why do you like to learn that way?
B: … What about you?
A: I like to learn about the world …
B: Why?
A: …
三、Don’t wake me up until you finish building it.
你建好了房子再叫醒我。
[点拨]
当它用于否定句时,意为“直到……才……”,表示句中的动作直到until所表示的时间才开始发生,主句谓语动词常用非延续性动词。
You mustn’t eat anything until you see the doctor. 直到你看过医生才可以吃东西。
四、… and I can read them whenever I want to.
无论什么时候我都能看。
[点拨]
whenever意为“在任何……时候;无论何时”。作连词可引导让步状语从句。类似的词还有whatever (无论什么), wherever (无论哪里), whoever(无论谁)等。
Whatever you say, I’ll believe you.无论你说什么,我都相信你。
Whoever telephones, tell them I’m out.不管是谁打电话,都说我出去了。
Reading
一、短语
attend junior high 上初中
try out for sth. 参加;选拔(或试演)
lose heart 泄气, 灰心
from then on从那时开始
take notice of him注意到他
get the chance得到机会
senior high高级中学
change one’s mind 改变主意
succeed in doing 成功做