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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
1、 单元重点短语
1. used to do
过去常常,曾经
2. straight hair
直发
3. be brave enough to do
足够勇敢做某事
4. get good grades/scores
获得好的成绩、分数
5. on the soccer team
在足球队
6. from time to time
偶尔
7. take up doing
开始从事,学着做
8. deal with
应对,处理
9. all the time
一直,总是
10. not...anymore
不再
11. in front of...
在...前面
12. tons of...
大量的
13. be careful about
小心,注意
14. hang out with...
和...一起出去闲逛
15. private time
私人的时间
16. be prepared to do
准备好做某事
17. give up your normal life
放弃你正常的生活
18. the road to success
成功之路
19. fight on
奋力坚持
20. make it
获得成功,准时到达
21. read books on African culture
阅读关于非洲文化的书
22. give a speech in public
作公开演讲
23. be nervous about
对...焦虑的
24. look for jobs
找工作
25. take care of/look after
照顾
26. feel lonely and unhappy
感到孤单和不高兴
27. be absent from
缺席,不去
28. fail his examinations
考试不及格
29. send ... to...
将...送往...
30. a boarding school
寄宿学校
31. advise sb. to do
建议某人做某事
32. in person
亲自
33. take a 24-hour train ride
坐了24个小时的火车
34. take pride in/be proud of
为...感到骄傲
35. have a long talk
长谈
36. have a great influence on...
对...有很大影响
2、 单元重点词汇详解
1. humorous /ˈhjuːmərəs/ (adj.) 幽默的
词汇变形: (n.)幽默; (adv.) 幽默地
词汇搭配:humorous personality 幽默的个性; 幽默感
He has a humorous way of speaking.
His brother is humorous.
2. silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ (adj.)不说话的;沉默的
词汇变形: (n.)沉默; (adv.) 沉默地
词汇搭配: 保持沉默; be silent about 对…保持沉默; 沉默地
He sat there in silence.
The streets were silent.
3. helpful /ˈhelpfl/ (adj.)有帮助的;愿意帮忙的
词汇变形:help (n./v.)帮助;helpless (adj.)
词汇搭配: 对…有帮助
Your advice is helpful to me.
I called the police but they weren't very helpful. 我叫了警察,但他们不太肯帮忙。
score /skɔː(r)/ (v./n.)得分;进球
词汇搭配:score points 得分;score a goal 取得进球; 考试中取得好的分数
He got 98 scores in the English test. 英语考试中他获得了98分。
4. background /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ (n.)背景
词汇搭配:background musi