Unit 4 :I used to be afraid of the dark
Section A
【重点单词】
humorous有幽默感的;滑稽有趣的
ton 吨
silent不说话的;沉默的
tons大量;许多
helpful有用的;有帮助的
private私人的;私密的
score得分;进球
guard警卫;看守 守卫;保卫
background背景
require需要;要求
interview采访;面试一面试:访谈
European欧洲(人)的 欧洲人
Asian亚洲(人)的亚洲人
African非洲(人)的 非洲人
deal对付;对待
British英国(人)的
shyness害羞;腼腆
speech 讲话;发言
dare敢于;胆敢
public民众 公开的;公众的
crowd人群;观众
【常用短语】
take up doing sth. 开始做某事
be like 像……
talk to/with 和……谈话
from time to time 时常;有时
such a great idea 如此棒的一个主意
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
get good scores on exams 考试取得好成绩
not…anymore 不再……
all the time 一直,总是
worry about sth./sb. 担心某事/某人
be more interested in 对……更感兴趣
read books on European history 读关于欧洲历史的书
a 19-year-old Asian pop star 一位19岁的亚洲流行歌星
sing in front of crowds 在观众面前唱歌
tons of attention 极大关注
require a lot of talent 需要很多天赋
a very small number of 一小部分
make it to the top 成功到达顶峰
be afraid of being alone 害怕一个人待着
be very careful about… 非常注意……
brave enough to do 足够勇敢去做……
be prepared to do sth. 准备好做某事
deal with / do with 应对;处理
give up 放弃
fight on 继续战斗
private time 私人时间
give a speech in public 公开演讲
at least 至少
【重点句型】
1.马里奥,你过去很矮,是吗?
Mario, you used to be short, didn't you
2.自从我们上次小学同学见面以来已经有三年了。
It's been three years since we last saw our primary school classmates.
3.我过去常见他每天都在图书馆看书。
I used to see him reading in the library every day.
4.随着她的情况逐步好转,她敢于在全班同学面前唱歌,然后为全校师生唱歌。
As she got better, she dared to sing in front ofher class, and then for the whole school.
5.我过去常常怕黑。
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B
【重点单词】
ant 蚂蚁
exactly确切地;精确地
insect 昆虫
pride自豪;骄傲
seldom不常;很少
proud自豪的;骄傲的
influence影响
general总的;普遍的;常规的
absent 缺席;不在
generally普遍地;一般地
absence 缺席
introduce介绍
fail不及格;失败;未能(做到)
introduction 介绍
examination考试;审查
unhappiness不幸福
exam考试;审查
【常见短语】
give a general self-introduction 做一个大概的自我介绍
general introduction about the changes in your life 你生活中变化的总体介绍
paint pictures 画画
music classes 音乐课
on the soccer team 在足球队
play well in the basketball game 在篮球比赛中打得好
work hard 学习努力
fail the examination 考试不及格
be absent from classes 逃课
have difficulty (in) doing sth. 做……有困难
be nervous about … 对……感到紧张
feel lonely 感到孤独
in the last / past few years 在过去的几年里
move to … 搬到……
take a 24-hour train ride 坐 24 小时的火车
a boarding school 一所寄宿学校
send … to … 派……到……
make a decision 作决定
advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
in a job interview 在一次工作面试中
in person 亲自
look for 寻找
take care of … 照顾……
make friends with sb. 和某人交朋友
even though 即使
be proud of / take pride in 以……为豪
have a great influence on sb. 对某人有很大影响
other insects 其他昆虫
【重点句型】
1. 李文的不快乐开始影响他的功课。
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
2现在我明白了,尽管他们很忙,他们总是在想我。
NowIunderstand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me.
3.我知道我的父母爱我,他们总是为我感到骄傲。
I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me.
4.在过去的几年里,我的生活改变了很多。
My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
5.很难相信他过去在学校有许多困难。
Itis hard to believe that he used tohave difficulties in school.