内容正文:
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
我过去害怕黑暗.
重点速记
词汇梳理
1 humor(n.幽默)-humorous(adj.有幽默感的;滑稽有趣的)-hunorless(adj.无幽默感的)-humorist(n.诙谐风趣的人)
2 silent(adj.不说话的;沉默的)-silently(adh.安静地;沉默地)-silence(n.沉默;寂静)
3 help(v.&n.帮助)
helpful (adj.有用的;有帮助的)
helpfully(adw.有用地;有帮助地)
helpless(adj.无助的)
helplessly(adh.无助地)
4 interview(v.采访;面试n.面试;访谈)- interviewer(n.采访者;主持面试者)- interviewee(n.被采访者;参加面试者)
5 Asia(n.亚洲)-Asian[ adj.亚洲(人)的n.亚洲人]-(复数)Asians
6 shy(adj.羞怯的)-shyness(n.害羞;腼腆)
7 speech(n.讲话;发言)-speechless(adj.说不出话的)
8 absent(adj.缺席;不在)-absence(n.缺席;不在)
9 fail [v.不及格;失败;未能(做到)]-failure[n.失败;失败的人(或事物)]
10 exact (adj.确切的;精确的)-exactly(adv.确切地;精确地)
11general (adj.总的;普遍的;常规的n.将军)-generally(adv.一般地;普遍地)
12 crowd(n.人群v.挤满)-crowded(adj.拥挤的)
词块归纳
1 from time to time at times sometimes时常;有时
2 take up学着做;开始做;占据(空间);占用(时间)
3 deal with =do with应对;处理
4 be able to 能够
5 in front of 在······前面(物体外部的前面) in the front of 在······前面(物体内部的前面)
6 not...anymore=no more 不再
7 all the time一直;总是
8 tons of 大量的
9 hang out 闲逛
10 the road to success 通往成功的道路
11 fight on 奋力坚持下去
12 give/make a speech =give a talk发表演讲
13 in public公开地;在别人(尤指生人)面前
14 a number of...一些······;若干······ the number of...······的数量
15 be nervous about 对······感到紧张
16 look for 寻找
17 take care of =look after 照料;照顾
18 be absent from...缺席······
19 in person 亲身;亲自
20 even though尽管;即使
21 take pride in = be proud of 为·····感到自豪
22 have communication with 与·····交流 be in communication with 与······保持联络
23 in the last+时间段 在过去的·····里
24 boarding school 寄宿学校
25 too much 太多的;太多 too many 太多的 much too 太;非常
26 be there for 随叫随到;不离·····左右
用法总结
1 see sb.do sth.看到某人做某事 see sb. doing sth.看到某人正在做某事
2 dare to do sth.敢于做某事
3 give up doing sth.放弃做某事
4 take up doing sth.开始做某事
5 be prepared to do sth. = get/be ready to do sth.准备好做某事
6 make a/the decision to do sth.决定做某事
7 It's hard to believe that...很难相信······
8 be always doing sth.一直做某事;总是做某事
9 advise sb.(not) to do sth.建议某人(不要)
10 used to do sth.过去常常做某事
语法精讲
Used to的用法
语法示例
1.I used to be short.我过去很矮.(教材P28 Grammar