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Section Ⅱ Reading and Thinking—Language Points
Ⅰ.重点单词
1.parcel n.包裹 vt.裹好;打包
2.mail n.邮件;信件;邮政vt.邮寄;发电邮给
3.secondary adj.中学的;次要的
4.clay n.黏土;陶土
5.weed n.杂草;野草 vt.&vi.除杂草
6.uniform n.校服;制服 adj.一致的;统一的
7.tablet n.平板电脑;便笺本;药片
8.rubber n.橡皮;黑板擦;橡胶
9.rigid adj.死板的;固执的
10.tube n.管子;管状物
11.circus n.马戏团
12.wrinkle vt.&vi. (使脸上)起皱纹;皱起 n.皱纹
13.forehead n.额;前额
14.housing n.住房;住宅
15.platform n.平台;站台;舞台
16.saucer n.茶碟;杯托
17.kettle n.(烧水用的)壶;水壶
18.ripe adj.成熟的;时机成熟的
19.drag vt.拖;拽vt.&vi.缓慢而费力地移动
20.plug n.封堵;补足 n.堵塞物;插头;插座
21.resign vi.&v.辞职;辞去
22.deserve v.值得;应得;应受
23.dust n.沙土;灰尘 vi.&vt.擦灰→dusty adj.布满灰尘的
24.chemist n.化学家;药剂师;药房→chemical adj.与化学有关的;化学的→chemistry n.化学
25.shade vt.给……遮挡(光线);加灯罩;把……涂暗n.阴凉处;灯罩;阴影部分
26.disabled adj.有残疾的;丧失能力的→disability n.(某种)缺陷,障碍;(指状态、身心、学习等方面的)缺陷
Ⅱ.重点短语
1.be dying to do sth. 渴望干某事
2.up to 多达,长达,高达
3.not to mention 更不用说
4.the other day 前几天
5.make difference to... 对……有影响
6.a chorus of 齐声,异口同声
7.be related to 与……有关
8.stick out 伸出;探出
9.dry out (使)变干;(使)干透
Ⅲ.核心句型
1.It takes sb. some time to do sth.花费某人时间干某事
It takes me only a few minutes to walk to school down a dusty track covered in weeds.
我只需几分钟就可以沿着杂草丛生的尘土飞扬的小路走到学校。
2.be doing sth when...正在做某事,这时(突然)……
The other day I was showing the boys a chemistry experiment when,before I knew it, the mixture was bubbling out of the test tube spilling everywhere!
几天前,我正在给男孩子们做化学实验,突然,我还没有明白怎么回事,混合物就从试管里冒出来,溅得到处都是!
3.from where引导定语从句
Another teacher and I walked for two and a half hours to get there—first, up a mountain from where we had fantastic views,and then down a shaded path to the valley below.
另一位老师和我走了两个半小时才到达那里——首先,爬上山,从那里我们可以看到美丽的景色,然后沿着一条阴凉的小路来到下面的山谷。
4.even though/ if 引导让步状语从句
I loved listening to the family talking softly to each other in their language, even though I could not participate much in the conversation.
我喜欢听家人用他们的语言轻声交谈,尽管我不能参与太多的谈话。
1.I've been dying to have some of my favourite sweets, and it's always nice to get mail!
我一直渴望有一些我最喜欢的糖果,而且收到邮件总是很好!
be dying to do sth.渴望干某事
(1)be dying