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8B Unit 1 Past and present
1. 不同时代的交通工具 transport at different times
2. 对阳光镇非常了解 know a lot about Sunshine Town/know Sunshine Town very well
3. 住在小镇的北部 live in the northern part of the town
4. 结婚 get married
5. 搬到两个街区之外 move two blocks away
6. 把镇中心的一部分变成了一个新公园turn part of the town centre into a new park
7. 把垃圾倒进河里 put the waste into the river
8. 干净多了 much cleaner
9. 在某种程度上 in some ways
10. 不时感到有点儿孤独 feel a bit lonely from time to time
11. 在刚刚过去的那个世纪 over the past century
12. 借一本关于星光镇的过去和现在的书 borrow a book about Starlight Town’s past and present
13. 搬进新公寓 move into new flats
14. 互相保持联系 keep in touch with each other
15. 通过电子邮件交流 communicate by email
16. 在小学时 at primary school
17. 我自己 on my own=by myself
18. 过去 in the past
19. 在路的两旁 on both sides of the road=on each/either side of the road
20. 在一些大的空地上 in some large open spaces
21. 过着舒适的生活 enjoy a comfortable life
22. 它一个小时前还在碗里的。 It was in the bowl an hour ago.
23. 你看见我的食物了吗? Have you seen my food?
24. 你过去经常跟我分享食物的。 You used to share food with me.
25. 你过去对我很好的。 You used to be so kind to me.
26. 我过去经常骑自行车上学。 I used to go to school by bike.
used to do sth. 过去(常常)做某事 used to be 过去是 There used to be 过去有
be/get used to sth./doing sth. 习惯(做)某事
be used to do sth.= be used for doing sth. 被用来做某事
27. 等下一班车要花很长时间。 It took a long time to wait for the next bus.
28. 自从出生以来我就一直住在这里。 I’ve lived here since I was born.
29. 你曾搬过家吗? Have you ever moved house?
30. 从那以后我们就住在这个地区。 We’ve lived in this area since then.
31. 这几年这个小镇变了很多吗? Has the town changed a lot over the years?
32. 那时污染是一个问题吗? Was pollution a problem then?
33. 阳光河附近以前有一个钢铁厂。 There was once a steel factory near the Sunshine River.
34. 后来政府意识到了这个问题并采取措施改善了这个情况。
Later the government realized the problem and took action to improve the situation.
35. 我大多数的老朋友已经搬走了。 Most of my old friends have moved away.
36. 要像以前一样经常见面已经变得不可能了。
It has become impossible for us to see each other as often as before.
37. 我们过去常常一起打牌、下棋。 We used to play cards and Chinese chess togeth