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8B Unit 1 Reading 2
Times have changed
in the past
at present
know… well 对。。。熟悉
know little/a little /a lot / much / more / nothing…about…
2.I have lived here since I was born .
现在完成时 + since +一般过去时从句
He _________ (teach) English at this school since he _____ (come) to China.
自从他来到中国就到这所学校教英语。
has taught
came
3. move house
move away from…
move to
move into…
4. move two blocks away
5. in the town centre =
in the centre of the town
move to another flat two blocks away
6.be/get married 结婚
e.g. — How long have you been married?
你结婚多久了?
— We have been married for three
years. 我已经结婚有三年了。
娶了某人/嫁给某人
marry sb.
15年前我爸爸娶了妈妈。
My father married my mother 15 years ago.
我爸爸娶了妈妈15年了。
My father has been married to my mother for 15 years.
A be/get married to B 娶了某人、嫁给某人
7. since then
自那时以来,我们就一直住在这个区域。
We have lived in this area since then.
8. over the years
这些年无锡发生了巨变。
Great changes have taken place in Wuxi over the years.
Wuxi has changed a lot over the years.
There have been great changes in Wuxi
over the years.
我们镇已经发生了翻天覆地的变化。
Great changes have taken place in our town.
Our town has changed a lot .
There have been great changes in our town.
Things have changed a lot in our town .
9. turn …into…
当地政府已把那些空地(open spaces)变为了一所学校。
The local government ____________________________ a school.
has turned the open spaces into
把镇中心部分地区变成一家新公园
turn part of the town centre into a new park
10. in some ways
在某种程度上,我们的生活正变的越来越好。
In some ways, our life is getting better and better.
by the way 顺便问一下
on the/one’s way (to) 在去。。。的路上
in the way 挡路、阻挡
11. Later the government realized the problem and took action to improve the situation.
realize vt. 意识到;实现
他们已经意识到这个问题。
They have realized the problem.
我们必须要尽最大的努力实现我们的中国梦。(Chinese dream)
We must try our best to realize our Chinese dream.
11. It’s +adj. (for sb.) to do sth.
有个漂亮又现代化的城镇真好。
It’s really nice to have a beautiful modern city.
不管怎样,能看到镇里这些令人惊叹的变化
还是不错的。