3.　 to one’s surprise 令某人惊奇的事　　　　　　　　　　　 4. be afraid of　 害怕

[话题](Topic) How we have changed

[重点词组](Key Phrases)

1. in the end 最后,终于　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 2. make a decision 下决定

10. It seems that…(Selfcheck)

　　 It seems that YuMei has changed a lot.

　　 It seems as if he would recover.

　　 看来他好像会康复的。

　　 It seemed that the day would never end.

　　 那天好像没有尽头似的。

9. miss

　　 I really miss the old days.

　　 ①miss在这里为“怀念”的意思。

　　 How he misses his mother while she is away in London!

　　 他妈妈在伦敦期间，他多么想念她啊！

　　 ②此外miss还有“缺”的意思。

　　 I’m afraid that Jim will miss a lot of his lessons.

　　 恐怕Jim会缺很多课。

　　 ③错过

　　 I missed catching the 2：15 train.

　　 我未赶上2点15分的火车。

　　 ④missing 失去的，缺少的，不在的，失踪的。

　　 They are looking for the missing child.

　　 他们在寻找失踪的孩子。

8. hardly ever.

　　 These days, I hardly ever have time for concerts.

　　 hardly ever = very seldom.很少

　　 He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight.

　　 他很少在午夜以前就寝。

7. have to

　　 but now. I have to study.

　　 have to意为“必须”侧重于客观上的必要。

　　 其句型为have (has) to+动词原形

　　 如：We have to leave now.

　　 He has to work on Sunday.

　　 I had to do my homework last Sunday.

6. right

　 　Then I go right home and eat dinner.

　　 right在这里是副词，意为“直接地”。

　　 如：The wind blew right in our faces.

　　 风迎面吹来。

5. these days

　　 “…but these days I get up early and stay in school all day.”

　　 these days是个词组，意思是“现在，这几天”

　　 Your son’s trouble is very common these days.

　　 你儿子的毛病现在是极常见的。

4. I go to sleep with my bedroom light on. (Section A 3b)

　　 我把卧室的灯开着睡觉。

　　 with的短语表方式

　　 课文Section B 3a 难点

3. Are you still afraid of the dark?　 (Section A 3b)

　　 I’m terrified of the dark.

　　 afraid的词组有be afraid of sth. 害怕某物

　　 如：She’s afraid of dogs.

　　 He’s afraid of seeing strangers.

　　 在口语中也说I’m afraid he’s out at the moment.

　　 我想他现在出去了。

　　 be terrified of doing sth. 是个同义词组。

　　 如：I’m terrified of being alone.

　　 我害怕独自一人呆着。