Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark.重点短语详解

Unit 2 I used to be afraid of the dark
Section A
1. the dark 天黑，晚上，黑暗
2. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
He used to play football after school. 放学后他过去常常踢足球。
Did he use to play football Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
He didn’t use to smoke. 他过去不吸烟。
I didn’t use to be quiet. 我过去不是很文静。
3. be/get/become used to (doing) sth.习惯于（做）某事
He is used to getting up early.他习惯于早起床。
4. be used to do sth.被用来做某事（被动语态）
Wood is used to make paper.木材被用来造纸。
5. Don’t you remember me 你不记得我了吗？（否定疑问句.根据事实回答）
Yes, I do. 不, 我记得. No, I don’t 是的, 我不记得了
6. wait a minute 等等
7. be more interested in 对…更感兴趣.
8. be on the swim team = be a member of swim team 在游泳队效力（是游泳队队员）
9. People sure change. 人的确在变啊。
10. fly in an airplane = take an airplane坐飞机
11. 害怕…
be terrified of sth. 如：I am terrified of the dog.
be terrified of doing sth. 如：I am terrified of speaking.
be terrified of 害怕的程度比 be afraid of 深.
12. I go to sleep with my bedroom light on. 我开着卧室的灯睡觉.
with my bedroom light on.表伴随状况。
Section B
13. worry about sb./ sth. 担心某人/某事　 worry 是动词
be worried about sb./sth. 担心某人/某事　worried 是形容词　
Don’t worry about him. 不用担心他。
Mother is worried about her son. 妈妈担心他的儿子。
14. 每天放学后every day after school
15. all the time 一直; 始终
16. I used to eat candy all the time. Did you 我过去总是吃糖，你呢？
Did you 相当于What about you
I want to go there. Do you 我想去那儿，你呢？
17. 那么多……
so many＋可数名词
so much＋不可数名词
18. go right home 直接回家
19. spend 动词，表示“花费金钱、时间”
1）spend…on sth. 在某事上花费（金钱、时间）
2）spend…doing sth. 花费（金钱、时间）去做某事　
He spends too much time on clothes. 他花费太多的时间在衣着
He spend 3 months building the bridge. 他花费了三个月去建这座桥
20. chat with sb. 与某人闲聊　如：I like to chat with him.
21. hardly ever 几乎不（表否定意义）
22. I really miss the old days. 我真的怀念过去的那些日子。
23. How I've changed! 我的变化真大！
24. in the last few years. 在过去的几年里　常与完成时连用　如：
I have lived in China in the last few years. 在过去的几年内我在中国住。
25. my daily life 我的日常生活
26. be different from 与…不同　
Self check ＆ Reading
27. how to swim 怎样游泳　
不定式与疑问词连用：动词不定式可以和what, which, how, where, when 等引导的疑问句连用，构成不定式短语。如：
The question is when to start. 问题是什么时候开始。
I don’t know where to go. 我不知道去哪。
28. make sb./ sth. + 形容词　　make you happy
make sb./ sth. + 动词原形 make him laugh
29. stressed out 紧张的，有压力的
30. move to +地方　搬到某地　如：I moved to Beijing last year.
31. It seems that +从句　看起来好像……　如：
It seems that he has changed a lot. 看起来他好像变了许多。
32. cause/make a lot of trouble 造成大量的麻烦
get into trouble 遇到麻烦
get into trouble with sb 和…发生冲突
be in trouble 处于困境中
have trouble (in)doing …在作…事方面有麻烦
33. help sb. with sth. 帮某人某事　
help sb. (to ) do sth. 帮某人做某事　
She helped me with English.　她帮助我学英语。
She helped me (to) study English。　她帮助我学习英语。
34. fifteen-year-old 作形容词　15岁的　如：a fifteen-year-old boy　一个15岁的男孩
fifteen years old 指年龄　15岁　如：I am fifteen years old . 我是15岁。
35. a problem child 问题少年
36. can’t /couldn’t afford to do sth. 支付不起…
can’t / couldn’t afford sth. 支付不起…
如：I can’t/couldn’t afford to buy the car.
I can’t/couldn’t afford the car. 我买不起这个辆小车。
37. to do this为此
38. 尽可能的…
as + 形容词./副词＋as possible =as + 形容词./副词＋as one can 如：
她尽她最快的能力去跑。
She ran as fast as she could. = She ran as fast as possible.
39. be patient with对…有耐心
40. in the end 最后
41. make a decision 下决定　下决心　
42. to one’s surprise 令某人惊讶的是　如：
to their surprise　令他们惊讶　to LiLei’s surprise令李雷惊讶
43. take pride in sth. =be proud of … 以…而自豪　如：
His father always takes pride in him. 他的爸爸总是以他而自豪
His father is always proud of him. 他的爸爸总是以他而自豪
44. pay attention to … 对……注意，留心　
You must pay attention to your friend. 你应该多注意你的朋友。
45. feel good about oneself 感到自信
46. as Martin himself says 正像玛丁自己说的
47. be able to do sth. 能做某事　
She is able to do it. 她能够做到。
48. give up doing sth. 放弃做某事　如：
My father has given up smoking. 我爸爸已经放弃吸烟了。
49. in the past 在过去