Unit 5 Play by the rules-Understanding ideas-Reading课文要点讲义2026-2027学年外研版英语八年级上册
Understanding ideas-Reading
【课文要点】
1. After a busy day at work, I got on the train to go home.
在工作忙碌了一天之后，我上了火车回家。
- after a busy day 忙碌了一天之后
- get on 上车（火车、公交车等）
- to go home 不定式作目的状语
- e.g. She ____________ the bus to school every day.（get on）
2. I went to a quiet area in order to read.
我去了一个安静的区域以便看书。
- in order to do 为了做某事（不定式表目的）
- quiet adj. 安静的（反义词 noisy）
- area n. 区域
- e.g. He got up early ____________ order to catch the train.（in）
3. I sat down and took out my book.
我坐下来，拿出了我的书。
- sit down 坐下
- take out 拿出，取出
- e.g. Please ____________ out your notebook.（take）
4. Suddenly, a girl opposite me started playing loud music on her phone.
突然，我对面的一个女孩开始在手机上大声播放音乐。
- opposite prep. 在......对面；adj. 对面的
- start doing / start to do 开始做某事
- loud adj. 大声的；adv. 大声地（= loudly）
- e.g. He started ____________ the guitar at age 5.（play）
5. What a shock! I almost jumped up in surprise.
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多么令人震惊啊！我差点惊讶得跳起来。
- What a shock! 感叹句：What + a + 可数名词单数！
- jump up 跳起来
- in surprise 惊讶地
- e.g. He looked at me ____________ surprise.（in）
6. A minute later, the man next to me took out several packets of food.
一分钟后，我旁边的男人拿出了好几包食物。
- a minute later 一分钟后
- next to 在......旁边
- several adj. 几个（修饰可数名词复数）
- packets of 几包......
- e.g. There is a supermarket ____________ to my house.（next）
7. It was like he was on a picnic.
就好像他在野餐一样。
- It was like... 就好像......
- picnic n. 野餐
- go on a picnic 去野餐
- e.g. We are going on a ____________ this weekend.（picnic）
8. People have to eat, of course, but the food was so smelly!
人们当然要吃东西，但这食物太难闻了！
- have to 不得不（客观需要）
- of course 当然
- smelly adj. 有臭味的（由smell + -y构成）
- e.g. We ____________ follow the rules.（have to）
9. It was like sitting next to a mountain of blue cheese.
就像坐在一大堆蓝纹奶酪旁边一样。
- a mountain of 一大堆
- cheese n. 奶酪（不可数名词）
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- e.g. There was ____________ mountain of work to do.（a）
10. I covered my ears in order to block the noise coming from Rock Girl.
我捂住耳朵以便挡住来自“摇滚女孩”的噪音。
- cover v. 盖住，捂住
- block v. 阻挡，挡住
- coming from 来自（现在分词短语作定语）
- e.g. She ____________ her face with her hands.（cover）
11. I covered my nose so as to reduce the smell coming from Mr Smelly Food.
我捂住鼻子以减少来自“臭味食物先生”的气味。
- so as to do 为了做某事（不定式表目的）
- reduce v. 减少，降低
- smell n. 气味；v. 闻起来
- e.g. He spoke loudly ____________ as to be heard.（so）
12. Then a boy behind me started to kick my seat.
然后我后面的一个男孩开始踢我的座位。
- behind prep. 在......后面（反义词 in front of）
- kick v. 踢
- seat n. 座位
- e.g. Don't ____________ the door.（kick）
13. My anger grew. My face turned as red as a tomato!
我的怒火上升了。我的脸涨得像西红柿一样红！
- anger n. 愤怒（由angry变来）
- grow v. 增长，变得（过去式 grew）
- as red as a tomato 像西红柿一样红（比喻）
- e.g. His anger ____________ when he heard the news.（grow）
14. I asked him to stop.
我叫他停下来。
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