内容正文:
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
【Vocabulary】
humorous /hju:mərəs/ adj.有幽默感的;滑稽的
silent /sailənt/ adj.不说话的;沉默的
helpful /helpfl/adj.有用的;有帮助的
from time to time 时常;有时
score /skɔ:( r)/ n. & v. 得分;打分
background /bækgraund/ n. 背景
interview /Intə (r)vju:/ v.采访;面试n.访谈
Asian /eiʃn, / adj.亚洲/人的; n. 亚洲人
deal /di:l/ v. 对待;对付(dealt,dealt)
deal with 对付; 应付
shyness /ʃainəs/ n.害羞;腼腆
dare /deə/, /der/ v. 敢于;胆敢
crowd /kraud/人群;群众
ton /tʌn/吨;(pl.)大量;许多
private /praivət/ adj.私人的;私密的
guard /ga:(r)d/ n.警卫;看守v. 守卫;保卫
require /rikwaiə(r)/ v.需要;要求
European /juərəpi:ən/ adj.欧洲(人)的;n.欧洲人
African /æfrikən/ adj.非洲(人)的;n.非洲人
British /britiʃ/ adj.英国的;英国人的
speech/spi:tʃ/ n.讲话;发言
public /pʌblik/ n. 民众 adj. 公开的;公众的
in public 公开地;在别人(尤指生人)面前
ant / ænt/ n. 蚂蚁
insect /insekt/ n.昆虫
seldom /seldəm/ adv.不常;很少
influence /influəns/ v. & n. 影响
absent / æbsənt/ adj.缺席;不在
fail /feil/ v. 失败;未能(做到)
examination /igzæmineiʃn/ n.考试;审查
boarding /bɔ:(r)diŋ/ school 寄宿学校
in person 亲身;亲自
exactly /igzæktli/ adv. 确切地;精确地
pride /praid/n.自豪;骄傲
take pride in 为...感到自豪
proud /praud/ adj. 自豪的;骄傲的
be proud of 为⋯⋯骄傲;感到自豪
general /dʒenrəl/ adj.总的;普遍的;常规的 n.将军
introduction /intrədʌkʃn/ n.介绍
【Section A 2d】
Alfred: This party is such a great idea!
Gina: I agree. It’s been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
Alfred: It’s interesting to see how people have changed.
Gina: Billy has changed so much! He used to be so shy and quiet.
Alfred: Yeah, his face always turned red when he talked to girls!
Gina: I used to see him reading in the library every day.
Alfred: That’s because he was a really good student. He studied hard and got good scores on his exams.
Gina: Did he use to wear glasses?
Alfred: Yes, and he used to be thin, too. But look how big and strong he is now!
Gina: He’s so popular now. Look at all the girls around him!
【课文翻译】
艾尔弗雷德:(举办)这次聚会的注意实在是太棒了!
吉娜:我同意。从上次见到小学同学到现在已经三年了。
艾尔弗雷德:看到大家的变化还挺有趣的。
吉娜:比利变化好大呀!他过去曾经那么羞涩、安静。
艾尔弗雷德:是啊,以前他和女生说话总是脸红