Unit4 课文、书后题、课文重点短语讲解 -2025-2026学年外研版八年级英语下册

八下单元重点【U4】Helping out Understanding ideas Adding some colour 1 "Excuse me, may I have a purple crayon, please?" five-year-old Leah asked a nurse. · 讲：（1）excuse /ɪkˈskju:z/ v.原谅 / n. 借口；理由 常与介词for连用。 excuse sth./sb. 原谅某事/某人 excuse sb. for (doing) sth. 原谅某人做某事 eg: Please excuse the mess. 这里凌乱不堪，请见谅。 练： I hope you can excuse (excuse) me for being so late. 我来得这么晚，希望你能原谅。 What’s your excuse for being late this time? 你这次迟到的理由是什么？ 讲：（2）复合形容词 five-year-old 结构 基数词-名词（单数）-形容词 词与词之间用连字符“-”连接， 通常用在名词前作定语。 eg: It’s a two-metre-wide river. 这是一条两米宽的河。 练： She bought a three-meter-tall Christmas tree. 她买了一棵三米高的圣诞树。 That is a one-hour-long meeting. 那是一场长达一小时的会议。 They built a ten-meter-deep swimming pool. 他们建了一个十米深的游泳池。 "I want to colour the butterfly." 2 "Sorry, but I can't find one," said the nurse. "I'm afraid you'll have to draw a grey butterfly." · 讲：I’m afraid+（that）从句 恐怕…… （宾从） 该句型常用于口语表达，通常用于礼貌地说出令人不快、失望或感到遗憾的事。 eg: I’m afraid (that) I can’t go with you this afternoon. 练：句式微练 恐怕我帮不了你。 I’m afraid (that) I can’t help you. 她担心自己上课会迟到。 She is afraid (that) she will be late for class. 【拓】 I’m afraid so/not. 恐怕是的/不行 常用于日常交际。 eg: —Is it going to rain tomorrow? —I’m afraid so. We’d better cancel the picnic. 3 This conversation happened in a waiting room at Sunshine Hospital. The hospital provided colouring books for young patients. But there were never enough crayons. Why? Well, crayons may carry viruses and spread diseases. They can only be used once. Then they must be thrown away. · 讲：throw away 扔掉；丢弃 throw 过去式 threw，过去分词 thrown 为“动词+副词”型短语，人称代词作其宾语时，要放在throw和away之间。 eg: Don’t leave your toys on the table, or I will throw them away. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people are not allowed to throw away rubbish (=throw rubbish away) or clean the rooms. 【扩】与away有关短语 throw away 扔掉；浪费（机会 / 时间） give away 赠送；泄露（秘密） put away 收好；放好 run/ go away 逃跑/ 走开离开 pass away （委婉）去世 take away 拿走；外卖 fade away 逐渐消失；褪色 wash away 冲走；洗掉 eg: Please throw away the broken glass. 请把碎玻璃扔掉。 She gave away all her toys to the poor kids. 她把所有玩具都送给了贫困儿童。 He didn’t give away our secret. 他没有泄露我们的秘密。 Please put away your books after class. 课后请把书收好。 The thief ran away when he saw the police. 小偷看到警察就逃跑了。 Go away! I need to be alone. 走开！我想一个人待着。 His grandfather passed away last year. 他的爷爷去年去世了。 The color of the shirt faded away after washing. 衬衫洗后褪色了。 Who took away my pen? 谁拿走了我的笔？ The flood washed away the small bridge. 洪水冲走了那座小桥。 练：适当形式填空 （throw away, put away, run away, take away） (1) You should put away your toys. The room is messy. (2) The little boy ran away from home yesterday because he was angry. (3) They threw away the rubbish after the picnic. (4) The teacher took away my phone because I used it in class. The hospital had many new patients every day. It just couldn't afford new crayons for every child. · 讲：afford /əˈfɔ:d/ v. 买得起，付得起 过去式afforded 过去分词afforded 多用于否定句或疑问句中，不用于被动语态。 afford sth. 买得起某物 afford to do sth. 负担得起做某事 eg: If we wish to own a new bicycle but can’t afford it, we can save our pocket money. 练： I hope I can afford to buy (buy) a big house one day. 4 Leah was born with a serious disease, and she made many hospital visits. "A lot of the time she's in great pain," her mum said. "But colouring has helped her get through it." · 讲：get (sb.) through sth. （帮助某人）渡过（难关），（使某人）熬过（困难时期） ； 通过（考试等）；（用电话）接通 eg: Come on! You’ll discover a new side of yourself when you get through all the difficulties. 加油！当你克服所有困难时，你会发现自己全新的一面。 It was their love that got me through the difficult time. 是他们的爱帮我熬过了那段困难时期。 I finally managed to get through my driving test. 我终于通过了驾照考试。 I tried calling you several times but I couldn’t get through. 我试着给你打了几次电话，但都没打通。 Leah didn't want other young patients to feel her disappointment. · 讲：disappointment n. 失望，扫兴，沮丧 → v. disappoint使失望 过去式disappointed 过去分词 disappointed disappoint sb. 使某人失望 → adj. disappointed失望的,沮丧的,失意的 / → adj. disappointing令人失望的 eg: I understand your disappointment. But don't give up! I hope this answer doesn't disappoint you. I'm disappointed with the new movie. The story was boring. We had a disappointing vacation because of the rain. 练：用disappoint的适当形式填空。 1. The final score of the game was a real disappointment to all the fans. 2. I was deeply disappointed when I didn't get your letter. 3.Don't disappoint your parents. They are hoping for your success. 4. The disappointing news made everyone in the room very quiet. 5. To our disappointment, the school trip was canceled because of the storm. "It can be boring to wait for X-rays and treatments. · 讲：treatment /ˈtri:tmənt/ n.治疗，诊治；疗法 / 对待；待遇 由“treat（v.治疗，医治）+-ment（名词后缀）”构成。 → v. treat 治疗；对待 过去式 treated 过去分词 treated eg: When people feel ill, some choose to go to TCM hospitals and clinics for treatment. 当人们感到不适时，有些人会选择去中医院和中医诊所接受治疗。 The best treatment for a cold is to rest and drink lots of water. 治疗感冒的最佳方法是休息和多喝水。 We don’t want any special treatment. 我们不想要任何特殊待遇。 练：适当形式填空 The treatment (treat) of this disease needs patience and care. My parents always treat (treat) me as their best friend. I want them to feel good," she said. "There must be something for me to do." 5 Leah planned to buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital. However, all her pocket money was only enough for about 40 boxes. Because of her illness, she couldn't do chores for money, either. · 讲：（1）either pron.两者中的任意一个 adv. 也(不) (用于否定句末尾) conj. 或者，要么 (pron.)either of +复数名词/代词 （两者中的）任意一个 (后接n.复数,但作主语时谓语用单数) (conj.) either...or... 要么.......要么..... (连接两个并列的人/事物,表"二选一"或"两者都有可能"；谓语动词的单复数与"or"后的主语保持一致) eg: You can take either of the two umbrellas—they are both new. 你可以拿两把伞中的任意一把,它们都是新的。 Either of the apples is fine for the fruit salad. 这两个苹果中的任何一个都适合做水果沙拉。 She doesn't like spicy food, and I don't like it either. 她不喜欢辣的食物,我也不喜欢。 Either you or your brother is responsible for cleaning the room today. 要么你，要么你弟弟，今天负责打扫房间。 练：单项选择 B 1.-Which T-shirt do you want, the black one or the white one? - is OK. I don't mind. A. Both B. Either C. Some D. Neither B 2. -I need a pen to write down the notes. Do you have one? -Yes, I have two. You can take . They both work well. A. all B. either C. any D. neither C 3. Either of the cups clean. You can use one. A. are B. be C. is D. have A 4. my father or my mother going to attend the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow—they are both free. A. Either; is B. Either; are C. Both; is D. Both; are · 讲：（2）illness /ˈɪlnəs/ n.病，疾病 由“ill （adj.有病的）+-ness（名词后缀）”构成。其发音以元音音素开头，其前的不定冠词用an eg: With my parents’ care, I was well again after a serious illness. 练：适当形式填空 She is blind because of an illness (ill). 她因为一场疾病而失明了。 【扩】-ness是常见的名词后缀，表示“……的性质（或状态、特点）”，常加在形容词后。 kind + -ness→kindness（仁慈；善良） happy + -ness→happiness（幸福） dark + -ness→darkness（黑暗） 6 It might sound impossible, but Leah didn't give up. With the help of her family and friends, she held many activities to raise money. And she would always be there in her wheelchair. Word spread fast, and Leah's story went public. · 讲：public /ˈpʌblɪk/ adj.公众的，大众的 n. 公众，民众 常与定冠词the连用 adj.通常用于名词前作定语 go public公开，公之于众 in public公开地，当众 eg: Public safety must come first. 公共安全必须放在首位。 When the news about the school trip went public, everyone got excited. The movie Ne Zha 2 has been popular with the public since it came out. 电影《哪吒2》自上映以来一直深受大众欢迎。 Don’t be shy when you speak English in public. 在公共场合说英语时不要害羞。 练：用 public 的适当形式填空（必要时加冠词） Don't speak loudly in public places. It's impolite. The public should know the truth about this event. This is a public service—everyone can use it without paying. So far, she has collected 2,675 boxes. · 讲：so far到目前为止，迄今为止 常与现在完成时连用，= up to now/ until now eg: So far, our country has made great efforts in the environmental protection of river. 到目前为止，我国在河流环境保护方面做出了很大的努力。 练：适当形式填空 As a traditional Chinese martial art, Taijiquan has spread (spread) to more than 150 countries all over the world so far. 7 "She is a kind girl," said one nurse. "She's added colour to this hospital. The waiting rooms are now filled with happier kids and brighter pictures!" P54 根据课文回答问题： Choose another suitable title for the passage. a A grey area b Out of the blue 出乎意料、突如其来 c A little life colourer 给生活增添色彩的人 Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. The problem Leah was born with a serious disease. She made many 1hospital visits. One day, she asked a(n) 2nurse for a purple crayon to colour the butterfly. But there wasn't one. Causes of the problem ·The hospital provided colouring books for 3young patients. ·Crayons may carry viruses and spread 4diseases. They can only be used once. The hospital couldn't 5afford new crayons for every child. Solutions ·Leah 6planned to buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital, but she didn't have 7enough (pocket money). ·She held many activities to 8raise money with the help of her family and friends. Soon, her story 9went public. ·She has collected 2, 675 boxes. Comments Leah is a kind girl. She's 10added colour to the hospital. Developing ideas The circle of goodwill 1 It was just before 2:30 pm in my hometown, Wenchuan. I was having a music lesson at school. Suddenly, the ground shook hard and I was thrown to the floor. People were shouting all around me. I jumped to my feet and rushed outside. I was shocked to find all the other buildings were reduced to pieces. I was shaking all over with fear. Then, a pair of strong hands reached out to me - I was saved. 2 I can never forget those soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses. Day and night, they raced against time to save as many people as possible. · 讲：（1）against /əˈɡenst/ prep. 反对；违背/ 紧靠；倚着 be against sth. 反对某事 fight against sb./sth. 与…… 作斗争 lean against sth. 倚靠在某物上 ▲ No Leaning stand against sth. 靠某物站立 eg: She is against the plan. We should fight against pollution. 我们应该与污染作斗争。 He leaned against the wall and rested. 他靠在墙上休息。 The bike is standing against the tree. 自行车靠在树上。 讲：（2）as... as possible 尽可能……（两个as中间的形容词/副词用原级） = as... as one can/could eg: Hummingbirds fly around a few thousand flowers each day to get as much food as possible ( = as much food as they can) . 蜂鸟每天绕着数千朵花飞来飞去，以尽可能多地获取食物。 练：补全句子 We need to get to the bus stop as early as possible ( = as early as we can), or we’ll miss the first bus. 我们需要尽可能早地到达公共汽车站，否则会错过首班车。 I was deeply touched by their courage and hard work. So I made up my mind to become one of them. · 讲：make up one’s mind 下定决心；做出决定 make up one’s mind to do sth.= decide to do sth.=make a decision to do sth. 决定做某事 (do适当形式填空) 练： Claire made up her mind to win (win) first prize. They gave me a week to make up my mind. 他们给我一周的时间做决定。 And I did! I graduated from college and became a nurse. · 讲：graduate /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/ v.大学毕业 / Cn.大学毕业生 → n. graduation 毕业；毕业典礼 graduate from 从……毕业 graduate in 毕业于……专业 eg: Fan Jinshi made her first journey to Dunhuang in 1963, shortly after graduating from university. 樊锦诗于1963年大学毕业不久后，首次前往敦煌。 He graduated in physics from Peking University last year. 他去年毕业于北京大学物理学专业。 Many university graduates go to work in the countryside to help villagers live a better life. 许多大学毕业生到农村工作，帮助村民过上更好的生活。 练： My sister graduated from Peking University (毕业于北京大学) last year. He hopes to graduate in math (毕业于数学专业) and work as a math teacher. All the graduates (graduate) are invited to the 10th anniversary of our school. We are going to have a party to celebrate our graduation (graduate) next week. After he graduated (graduate) from high school, he went to study abroad. 3 One day, I heard another hospital needed support. Right away, I signed up to help. · 讲：（1）right away 立即；马上 = at once、in a second、in a moment、right now、in no time、immediately等。 eg: —Timmy, your bedroom is dirty and untidy. 蒂米，你的卧室又脏又乱。 —Sorry, Mum. I’ll clean it right away. 对不起，妈妈。我马上打扫。 · 讲：（2）sign up 报名参加（课程等） /（使）签约受雇 其后常＋介词 for + 活动 / 课程 / 项目 eg: You have to sign up before the deadline if you want to join the science club. 如果你想加入科学俱乐部，必须在截止日期前报名。 I’m thinking of signing up for a yoga course. 我在考虑报名参加一门瑜伽课。 The law firm signed her up as a secretary. 这家律师事务所签约雇她担任秘书。 练：用 sign up 或 sign up for 填空（必要时调整形式） 1. Many students want to sign up for the English speech competition. 2. You need to sign up before the deadline if you want to join the club. 3. His parents signed him up for the piano lesson last week. 4. We can sign up for the online course on the school website. 英译汉：The football club signed up a new player yesterday. 这家足球俱乐部昨天签约了一名新球员。 I still remembered the warmth of those helping hands 12 years ago. · 讲：warmth/wɔ:mθ/ UCn.温暖 → v./ adj. warm 变暖、加热/ 温暖的 由“warm（adj. 温暖的/v.变暖 加热）+ -th（名词后缀）”构成。 eg: Sometimes just a simple “Hello!” can bring sunshine and warmth into a lonely heart. 练：warm适当形式填空 She could feel the warmth (warm) of the child’s hand in her own. The sun gives us light and warmth. It's cold outside. Please put on a warm coat. We should warm up before doing sports to avoid injury. -th后缀常加在某些形容词或动词后，构成名词。 true (adj.真实的) → truth (n.真相) deep (adj.深的) →depth (n.深度) grow (v.成长) →growth (n.成长；生长) It was time for me to offer mine. 4 The work was by no means easy. · 讲：means /mi:nz/ n.手段；方法；工具 means of (doing) sth./ to do sth. （做）……的手段/方法 by no means 决不，一点儿都不 = not by any means/not at all/ in no way eg: For most people, the car is still their main means of transport. 对大多数人来说，汽车仍是他们主要的交通工具。 练： Is there any means of getting (get) in contact with him? 有没有什么方法可以联系到他？ We will use every possible means to achieve our goal. 我们将竭尽所能实现我们的目标。 （英译汉）It is by no means certain that the game will take place. 比赛是否会举行完全不能确定 The head nurse, Ye Man, gave me a lot of help. For me, she was a patient teacher and a kind friend. However, this wasn't the beginning of our connection. She had offered a helping hand to Wenchuan 12 years ago. · 讲：offer a helping hand 帮助，伸出援助之手 offer/give/lend a helping hand to sb.=offer/give/lend sb. a helping hand 帮助某人，向某人伸出援助之手 eg: While developing itself, China never fails to offer a helping hand to its friends. 中国在自身发展的同时，始终不忘向朋友伸出援手。 【拓】与“帮助”有关的其他短语： reach out to sb. 向某人伸出援手 do sb. a favour 帮某人个忙 ask sb. a favour 请某人帮忙 练：句型转换 1. Could you do a favour for me? (改为同义句) Could you do me a favour ? 2. She reached out to the poor kid and gave him some books. (改为同义句) She did the poor kid a favour and gave him some books. 3. I want to ask my teacher for a favour. (改为同义句) I want to ask my teacher a favour. offer v.提供；主动提出 / n. 主动提议；出价，报价帮助。 offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. 为某人提供某物 offer to do sth. 主动提出做某事 eg: Since last year, our school has offered free breakfasts to students in need. 从去年开始，我们学校就为需要帮助的学生提供免费早餐了。 Will you accept their offer? 你会接受他们的报价吗？ 练：适当形式填空 I seldom have any difficulties in China. Many people offer to help (help)me. 我在中国很少遇到困难。许多人会主动帮助我。 He offered me a cup of tea when I visited his home. The company made him a good job offer. Can you imagine my surprise? At that time she was my age, and also a new nurse, just like me! 5 Even today, I still feel lucky to have had such an amazing experience in life. · 讲：lucky adj.幸运的 【反】unlucky adj.不幸的 →adv. luckily幸运地 → n. luck运气 eg: We are lucky to have such a good teacher. He always has good luck in games. Luckily, nobody was hurt in the accident. I was very unlucky. I studied hard for the test, but I got sick and did poorly. 练：用luck的适当形式填空。 1. He was lucky that he found his lost phone. 2.Luckily, we arrived at the station just in time for the train. 3. Our team was unlucky to lose in the final minute. 4. With a little luck, we'll finish the project on time. Love leads to love, and so creates a circle of goodwill and kindness. P62 Complete the chart with the correct form of the words and expressions from the passage. The circle of goodwill When the writer was a student, she experienced a(n) 1 earthquake. A pair of strong hands 2 saved her from the disaster. She was deeply touched by the 3 courage and hard work of those soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses. So she decided to become one of them. After graduation, she became a(n) 4 nurse. One day, another hospital needed 5 support. She 6 signed up to help right away. The head nurse, Ye Man, gave her 7 a lot of help. To her surprise, Ye Man had 8 offered a helping hand to Wenchuan 12 years ago. 八下单元重点【U4】 2 / 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 八下单元重点【U4】Helping out Understanding ideas Adding some colour 1 "Excuse me, may I have a purple crayon, please?" five-year-old Leah asked a nurse. · 讲：（1）excuse /ɪkˈskju:z/ v.原谅 / n. 常与介词 连用 excuse sth./sb. excuse sb. (doing) sth. eg: Please excuse the mess. 练： I hope you can (excuse) me for being so late. What’s your excuse being late this time? 讲：（2）复合形容词 five-year-old 结构 基数词-名词（单数）-形容词 词与词之间用连字符“-”连接， 通常用在 词前作定语。 eg: It’s a two-metre-wide river. 练： She bought a Christmas tree. 她买了一棵三米高的圣诞树。 That is a meeting. 那是一场长达一小时的会议。 They built a swimming pool. 他们建了一个十米深的游泳池。 "I want to colour the butterfly." 2 "Sorry, but I can't find one," said the nurse. "I'm afraid you'll have to draw a grey butterfly." · 讲：I’m afraid+（that）从句 恐怕…… （宾从） 该句型常用于口语表达，通常用于礼貌地说出 的事。 eg: I’m afraid (that) I can’t go with you this afternoon. 练：句式微练 恐怕我帮不了你。 . 她担心自己上课会迟到。 . 【拓】 I’m afraid so/not. 常用于日常交际。 eg: —Is it going to rain tomorrow? —I’m afraid so. We’d better cancel the picnic. 3 This conversation happened in a waiting room at Sunshine Hospital. The hospital provided colouring books for young patients. But there were never enough crayons. Why? Well, crayons may carry viruses and spread diseases. They can only be used once. Then they must be thrown away. · 讲：throw away throw 过去式 ，过去分词 为“动词+副词”型短语， 作其宾语时，要放在throw和away之间。 eg: Don’t leave your toys on the table, or I will throw them away. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people are not allowed to throw away rubbish (=throw rubbish away) or clean the rooms. 【扩】与away有关短语 throw away give away put away run/ go away pass away take away fade away wash away eg: Please throw away the broken glass. She gave away all her toys to the poor kids. He didn’t give away our secret. Please put away your books after class. The thief ran away when he saw the police. Go away! I need to be alone. His grandfather passed away last year. The color of the shirt faded away after washing. Who took away my pen? The flood washed away the small bridge. 练：适当形式填空 （throw away, put away, run away, take away） (1) You should your toys. The room is messy. (2) The little boy from home yesterday because he was angry. (3) They the rubbish after the picnic. (4) The teacher my phone because I used it in class. The hospital had many new patients every day. It just couldn't afford new crayons for every child. · 讲：afford /əˈfɔ:d/ v. 买得起，付得起 过去式 过去分词 多用于否定句或疑问句中， 语态。 afford sth. afford to do sth. eg: If we wish to own a new bicycle but can’t afford it, we can save our pocket money. 练： I hope I can afford (buy) a big house one day. 4 Leah was born with a serious disease, and she made many hospital visits. "A lot of the time she's in great pain," her mum said. "But colouring has helped her get through it." · 讲：get (sb.) through sth. ； ； eg: Come on! You’ll discover a new side of yourself when you get through all the difficulties. It was their love that got me through the difficult time. I finally managed to get through my driving test. I tried calling you several times but I couldn’t get through. Leah didn't want other young patients to feel her disappointment. · 讲：disappointment n. 失望，扫兴，沮丧 → v. 使失望 过去式 过去分词 disappoint sb. → adj. 失望的,沮丧的,失意的 / → adj. 令人失望的 eg: I understand your disappointment. But don't give up! I hope this answer doesn't disappoint you. I'm disappointed with the new movie. The story was boring. We had a disappointing vacation because of the rain. 练：用disappoint的适当形式填空。 1. The final score of the game was a real to all the fans. 2. I was deeply when I didn't get your letter. 3.Don't your parents. They are hoping for your success. 4. The news made everyone in the room very quiet. 5. To our , the school trip was canceled because of the storm. "It can be boring to wait for X-rays and treatments. · 讲：treatment /ˈtri:tmənt/ n.治疗，诊治；疗法 / 对待；待遇 由“treat（v.治疗，医治）+-ment（名词后缀）”构成。 → v. 治疗；对待 过去式 过去分词 eg: When people feel ill, some choose to go to TCM hospitals and clinics for treatment. The best treatment for a cold is to rest and drink lots of water. We don’t want any special treatment. 练：适当形式填空 The (treat) of this disease needs patience and care. My parents always (treat) me as their best friend. I want them to feel good," she said. "There must be something for me to do." 5 Leah planned to buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital. However, all her pocket money was only enough for about 40 boxes. Because of her illness, she couldn't do chores for money, either. · 讲：（1）either pron.两者中的任意一个 adv. (用于否定句末尾) conj. (pron.)either of +复数名词/代词 (后接n.复数,但作主语时谓语用 数) (conj.) either...or... (连接两个并列的人/事物,表"二选一"或"两者都有可能"；谓语动词的单复数与"or"后的主语保持一致) eg: You can take either of the two umbrellas—they are both new. Either of the apples is fine for the fruit salad. She doesn't like spicy food, and I don't like it either. Either you or your brother is responsible for cleaning the room today. 练：单项选择 1.-Which T-shirt do you want, the black one or the white one? - is OK. I don't mind. A. Both B. Either C. Some D. Neither 2. -I need a pen to write down the notes. Do you have one? -Yes, I have two. You can take . They both work well. A. all B. either C. any D. neither 3. Either of the cups clean. You can use one. A. are B. be C. is D. have 4. my father or my mother going to attend the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow—they are both free. A. Either; is B. Either; are C. Both; is D. Both; are · 讲：（2）illness /ˈɪlnəs/ n.病，疾病 由“ill （adj.有病的）+-ness（名词后缀）”构成。其发音以元音音素开头，其前的不定冠词用 eg: With my parents’ care, I was well again after a serious illness. 练：适当形式填空 She is blind because of an (ill). 她因为一场疾病而失明了。 【扩】-ness是常见的名词后缀，表示“……的性质（或状态、特点）”，常加在形容词后。 kind + -ness→ （ ） happy + -ness→ （ ） dark + -ness→ （ ） 6 It might sound impossible, but Leah didn't give up. With the help of her family and friends, she held many activities to raise money. And she would always be there in her wheelchair. Word spread fast, and Leah's story went public. · 讲：public /ˈpʌblɪk/ adj.公众的，大众的 n. 常与定冠词 连用 adj.通常用于名词前作定语 go public in public eg: Public safety must come first. When the news about the school trip went public, everyone got excited. The movie Ne Zha 2 has been popular with the public since it came out. Don’t be shy when you speak English in public. 练：用 public 的适当形式填空（必要时加冠词） Don't speak loudly in places. It's impolite. The should know the truth about this event. This is a service—everyone can use it without paying. So far, she has collected 2,675 boxes. · 讲：so far到目前为止，迄今为止 常与 时连用，= / eg: So far, our country has made great efforts in the environmental protection of river. 练：适当形式填空 As a traditional Chinese martial art, Taijiquan (spread) to more than 150 countries all over the world so far. 7 "She is a kind girl," said one nurse. "She's added colour to this hospital. The waiting rooms are now filled with happier kids and brighter pictures!" P54 根据课文回答问题： Choose another suitable title for the passage. a A grey area b Out of the blue c A little life colourer Complete the table with the words and expressions from the passage. The problem Leah was born with a serious disease. She made many 1 . One day, she asked a(n) 2 for a purple crayon to colour the butterfly. But there wasn't one. Causes of the problem ·The hospital provided colouring books for 3 . ·Crayons may carry viruses and spread 4 . They can only be used once. The hospital couldn't 5 new crayons for every child. Solutions ·Leah 6 buy 500 boxes of crayons for the hospital, but she didn't have 7 . ·She held many activities to 8 with the help of her family and friends. Soon, her story 9 . ·She has collected 2, 675 boxes. Comments Leah is a kind girl. She's 10 the hospital. Developing ideas The circle of goodwill 1 It was just before 2:30 pm in my hometown, Wenchuan. I was having a music lesson at school. Suddenly, the ground shook hard and I was thrown to the floor. People were shouting all around me. I jumped to my feet and rushed outside. I was shocked to find all the other buildings were reduced to pieces. I was shaking all over with fear. Then, a pair of strong hands reached out to me - I was saved. 2 I can never forget those soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses. Day and night, they raced against time to save as many people as possible. · 讲：（1）against /əˈɡenst/ prep. / be against sth. fight against sb./sth. lean against sth. ▲ No Leaning stand against sth. eg: She is against the plan. We should fight against pollution. He leaned against the wall and rested. The bike is standing against the tree. 讲：（2）as... as possible （两个as中间的形容词/副词用 级） = as... as one can/could eg: Hummingbirds fly around a few thousand flowers each day to get as much food as possible ( = as much food as they can) . 蜂鸟 练：补全句子 We need to get to the bus stop ( = ), or we’ll miss the first bus. 我们需要尽可能早地到达公共汽车站，否则会错过首班车。 I was deeply touched by their courage and hard work. So I made up my mind to become one of them. · 讲：make up one’s mind 下定决心；做出决定 make up one’s mind sth.= decide sth.=make a decision sth. 决定做某事 (do适当形式填空) 练： Claire made up her mind (win) first prize. They gave me a week . 他们给我一周的时间做决定。 And I did! I graduated from college and became a nurse. · 讲：graduate /ˈɡrædʒueɪt/ v.大学毕业 / Cn. → n. 毕业；毕业典礼 graduate 从……毕业 graduate in eg: Fan Jinshi made her first journey to Dunhuang in 1963, shortly after graduating from university. He graduated in physics from Peking University last year. Many university graduates go to work in the countryside to help villagers live a better life. 练： My sister (毕业于北京大学) last year. He hopes to (毕业于数学专业) and work as a math teacher. All the (graduate) are invited to the 10th anniversary of our school. We are going to have a party to celebrate our (graduate) next week. After he (graduate) from high school, he went to study abroad. 3 One day, I heard another hospital needed support. Right away, I signed up to help. · 讲：（1）right away = 、 、 、 、 、immediately等。 eg: —Timmy, your bedroom is dirty and untidy. —Sorry, Mum. I’ll clean it right away. · 讲：（2）sign up 报名参加（课程等） / 其后常＋介词 + 活动 / 课程 / 项目 eg: You have to sign up before the deadline if you want to join the science club. I’m thinking of signing up for a yoga course. The law firm signed her up as a secretary. 练：用 sign up 或 sign up for 填空（必要时调整形式） 1. Many students want to the English speech competition. 2. You need to before the deadline if you want to join the club. 3. His parents him the piano lesson last week. 4. We can the online course on the school website. 英译汉：The football club signed up a new player yesterday. I still remembered the warmth of those helping hands 12 years ago. · 讲：warmth/wɔ:mθ/ .温暖 → v./ adj. 变暖、加热/ 温暖的 由“warm（adj. 温暖的/v.变暖 加热）+ -th（名词后缀）”构成。 eg: Sometimes just a simple “Hello!” can bring sunshine and warmth into a lonely heart. 练：warm适当形式填空 She could feel the (warm) of the child’s hand in her own. The sun gives us light and . It's cold outside. Please put on a coat. We should up before doing sports to avoid injury. -th后缀常加在某些 后，构成 词。 true (adj.真实的) → (n.真相) deep (adj.深的) → (n.深度) grow (v.成长) → (n.成长；生长) It was time for me to offer mine. 4 The work was by no means easy. · 讲：means /mi:nz/ n.手段；方法；工具 means of (doing) sth./ to do sth. by no means = not by any means/not at all/ in no way eg: For most people, the car is still their main means of transport. 练： Is there any means of (get) in contact with him? We will use every possible to achieve our goal. 我们将竭尽所能实现我们的目标。 （英译汉）It is by no means certain that the game will take place. The head nurse, Ye Man, gave me a lot of help. For me, she was a patient teacher and a kind friend. However, this wasn't the beginning of our connection. She had offered a helping hand to Wenchuan 12 years ago. · 讲：offer a helping hand 帮助，伸出援助之手 offer/give/lend a helping hand sb.=offer/give/lend sb. a helping hand 帮助某人，向某人伸出援助之手 eg: While developing itself, China never fails to offer a helping hand to its friends. 【拓】与“帮助”有关的其他短语： reach out to sb. 向某人伸出援手 do sb. a favour 帮某人个忙 ask sb. a favour 请某人帮忙 练：句型转换 1. Could you do a favour for me? (改为同义句) Could you ? 2. She reached out to the poor kid and gave him some books. (改为同义句) She the poor kid a and gave him some books. 3. I want to ask my teacher for a favour. (改为同义句) I want to my teacher . offer v.提供；主动提出 / n. 主动提议；出价，报价帮助。 offer sb. sth. = offer sth. sb. 为某人提供某物 offer sth. 主动提出做某事 eg: Since last year, our school has offered free breakfasts to students in need. Will you accept their offer? 练：适当形式填空 I seldom have any difficulties in China. Many people offer (help)me. He me a cup of tea when I visited his home. The company made him a good job . Can you imagine my surprise? At that time she was my age, and also a new nurse, just like me! 5 Even today, I still feel lucky to have had such an amazing experience in life. · 讲：lucky adj.幸运的 【反】 adj.不幸的 →adv. 幸运地 → n. 运气 eg: We are lucky to have such a good teacher. He always has good luck in games. Luckily, nobody was hurt in the accident. I was very unlucky. I studied hard for the test, but I got sick and did poorly. 练：用luck的适当形式填空。 1. He was that he found his lost phone. 2. , we arrived at the station just in time for the train. 3. Our team was to lose in the final minute. 4. With a little , we'll finish the project on time. Love leads to love, and so creates a circle of goodwill and kindness. P62 Complete the chart with the correct form of the words and expressions from the passage. The circle of goodwill When the writer was a student, she experienced a(n) 1 . A pair of strong hands 2 her from the disaster. She was deeply touched by the 3 of those soldiers, firemen, doctors and nurses. So she decided to become one of them. After graduation, she became a(n) 4 . One day, another hospital needed 5 . She 6 right away. The head nurse, Ye Man, gave her 7 . To her surprise, Ye Man had 8 to Wenchuan 12 years ago. 八下单元重点【U4】 2 / 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $