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Reading 2
Unit 4
Life is beautiful
1. At the back of our house, there was a small piece of unused land.
at the back of
① 在...背后(外部,范围外) 反:in front of
eg. There is a garden at the back of the house.
② 在...内部的后面(范围内) 反:in the front of
eg. There is a blackboard at the back of the classroom.
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2. “It’s a pity to let it go to waste like that,” Mother said.
“像那样让它荒着太可惜了。”
eg. It’s a pity to miss such a wonderful film.
(2) go to waste (n.) (某物) 被浪费,无被动 go-went-gone
eg. Don’t let all our hard work go to waste.
不要让我们所有的努力都白费。
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(1) pity un. take/have pity on 同情
It’s a pity to do.../What a pity!
waste v. waste food/time
3. “Since you all enjoy eating peanuts, let’s make it a peanut field.”
eg. Since I was still alive, I must stay calm.
I have been interested in music since I was a child.
(2) make it a peanut field 把它变成一片花生地
make+宾语+宾语补足语
make the room a lab (n.)
make it beautiful (adj.)
make it work (do)
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(1) since conj. 既然,由于
conj./prep. 自...以来
4. We began buying seeds, digging up the ground and watering
the plants.
(2) dig up 掘地;挖掘出 dig-dug-dug-digging
eg. They dug up some coins.
Reporters dug up some new facts.
dig it/them up
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(1) begin doing/to do 开始做 begin-began-begun
5. In a couple of months, we had a harvest.
(2) harvest n. 收获 a good/poor harvest
at harvest 在收获时节
v. harvest crops 收割庄稼
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(1) a couple of 一对;几个+cn.复数
several/a few+cn.复数
提问:How soon
6. “Let’s have a party to celebrate,” Mother suggested.
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celebrate v. 庆祝
She cooked the peanuts in different ... for the celebration.
celebration cn. 庆祝;庆典 hold a celebration
un. 欢庆 (抽象) in celebration of... 为了庆祝...
7. ... my sister took the lead.
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take the lead 带头; 领先 take-took-taken
eg. He took the lead in helping the poor.
fall behind 落后 fall-fell-fallen
8. “They’re good for making oil.”
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oil un. 食用油; 石油
“它们能用来榨油。”
9. “Almost everyone can afford to buy peanuts...”
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afford vt. 支付得起
① +n. eg. I can’t afford the car. 我买不起这辆车。
② +to do 负担得起做...; 有能力做...
eg. We can’t afford to waste time. 我们耗不起时间。
③ afford sb sth=afford sth to sb 给予; 提供
eg. The trip afforded us great fun.
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10. Unlike apples and peaches that show their fruits in the air and attract people with their beautiful colours, ...
不像苹果和桃子那样把果实挂在空中、用艳丽的色彩吸引人们,……
(1) unlike prep. 不像
eg. Unlike his brother, Tom is quiet and shy.
(2) attract vt. 吸引 ①attract sb. with sth. 用...吸引某人
eg. The teacher can attract the students with interesting games.
②attract sb. to sth. 把某人吸引到...
attraction n. 吸引力; 旅游景点
attractive adj. 有吸引力的; 迷人的 L25
an attractive girl 比较/最高级 more/the most attractive
11. Until you dig it out, you can’t tell by looking at its thin stem
whether it bears fruit or not.
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(1) not...until 直到...才 提问: When
(2) tell v. 辨别,区分 tell A from B 把A和B区分开
eg. It’s hard to tell the two twins from each other.
tell the difference between A and B 区分A和B的差异
(3) stem cn. 茎,梗,柄
直到你把它挖出来,你才能通过观察它的细茎分辨它是否结出果实。
11. Until you dig it out, you can’t tell by looking at its thin stem
whether it bears fruit or not.
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(4) bear vt. ① 结(果实), 开(花); 生(孩子) bear-bore-borne
eg. The tree has borne much fruit.
His efforts finally bore fruit. 他的努力终于有了成果。
She has borne a baby. 她生了一个宝宝。
② 忍受 bear-bore-borne/born
eg. She has borne much pain. 她承受了很多痛苦。‘
注意: 某人出生只可以用be born!
12. Father went on, “It’s useful, though not very attracive.”
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(1) go on 继续 go on doing sth. 继续做(同一件事)
go on to do sth. 继续做(另一件事)
go on with sth. go on with your study
(2) though (it is) not very attracive
主从句主语一致,且从句含有be动词, 可省略从句主语+be
eg. Though (he was) tired, he kept working.
13. ... “compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise
from others is not that important?”
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(1) compare vt.比较,对比
compare A with B 把A和B比较
用compare形式填空:
__________ with last year, our sales have increased.
__________ the two pictures, I found many differences.
__________ the two plans, we need more information.
状语
Compared
Comparing
To compare
被动
主动
表目的
13. ... “compared with being useful, looking for attention and praise
from others is not that important?”
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(2) attention un. 注意
pay attention to doing... 注意
draw one’s attention 吸引某人的注意
(3) praise un. win high prasie from...
vt. praise sb. for sth.
14. ... And this is what I expect of you.
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① expect sth. of sb. 对某人期望/要求某事
eg. I expect honesty of you. 我期待你为人诚实。
② expect (sb.) to do 期待(某人)做...
eg. I expect you to be honest.
③ expect (that) 从句 预料
eg. I expect (that) he will come.
expectation n. 期待;期望
而这就是我对你们的期望。
15. We talked late into the night and ate all the peanuts Mother had
cooked for us.
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我们谈到很晚,吃了妈妈为我们做的所有花生。
定从
16. But Father’s words remain clear in my memory to this day.
remain vi./系v + adj. He remained silent. 他保持沉默。
+ n. He remained a good student. 他依旧是个好学生。
+ 介词短语 They remained in the classroom.
他们逗留在教室。
Exercises
attractive
unlike
bears
pity
在地球上;在世界上
a couple of attractive bear compare with dig out expect pity unlike
expect
a couple of
对自己的期望
指向
结果
Exercises
dug out
Compared with
余下的散步途中
隐藏的宝藏 hide-hid-hidden-hiding
a couple of attractive bear compare with dig out expect pity unlike
judge v. 判断,认为 judges/judged/judging
judge sb./sth. by/from sth. 根据...评判...
Don’t judge a book by its cover. 不要以貌取人。
judge + that 从句 I judge that he is right.
n. judgment/judgement
别着急
现在分词做后置定语
修饰a hidden treasure
un. 社会 in society
cn. 社团;协会
复数: societies
adj. social
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