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第六讲 Past and present II
I. Useful expressions
词汇 拓展
01. marry v. →married (adj.) 已婚的
02. communicate v. →communication (n.)
03. north n. →northern (adj.)
04. wife n. →wives (复数)
05. interview v. →interviewer (n.) 采访者
06. recent adj. →recently (adv.)
07. exact adj. →exactly (adv.)
08.pollute v. →pollution (n.)
短语 归纳
01. used to
过去常常
02. over the years
这些年
03. in the northern part of…
在……的北部
04. get married
结婚
05. turn…into…
把……变成……
06. in some ways
在某种程度上
07. play cards
打牌
08. feel a bit lonely
感到有点儿寂寞
09. from time to time
有时;不时
10. all one's life
某人的一生
11. keep in touch
保持联系
12. on one's own
独自
13. be/get used to
习惯于
14. open space
开阔的空间
15. change a lot
变化很大
16. move into
搬进
II. Key structures
01.“埃迪,你看到我的食物了吗?”
“是的,我刚刚把它吃完。”
---Eddie, have you seen my food?
---Yes. I've just eaten it
02. 你过去对我那么友好。
You used to be so kind to me.
03. 自从我出生以来,我就住在这儿。
I've lived here since I was born.
04. 现在政府已经把镇中心的一部分变成了一个新的公园。
Now the government has turned part of the town centre into a new park.
05. 后来政府意识到了这个问题,并采取行动改善了这种情况。
Later the government realized the problem and took action to improve the situation.
06. 对我们来说,像以前一样经常见面已经变得不太可能了。
It has become impossible for us to see each other as often as before.
III. Translating & understanding
01. He used to travel by bike in the past. (by不是动词,后面跟抽象化的方式,所以没有冠词)
02. It took us a long time to wait for the next bus. (区别spend、pay、take和cost)
03. He has lived in the northern part of the town center since he got married.
04. Has her husband changed a lot over the years?
05. The waste and pollution from the steel factories are turning the blocks into a dirty area.
06. Later the government realized the problem and took action to improve the situation.
07. In some ways, the life is much better than before. However, it has become impossible for them to see each other as often as before. (much修饰比较级、as... as结构该复习了)
08. Does he feel a bit lonely from time to time?
09. --- Have