1、Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.一.重点短语 1. used to do sth过去常做某事 (人) be used to doing 习惯于做某事 be used to do 用来做事=be used for doing(被动语态) 2. in public公开地 3. from time to time时常,有时=at times =sometimes 4. give a speech做演讲(gave) 5. deal with处理(dealt) how to deal with=what to do w
2、ith It‟s a deal.就这么定了! 6. tons of 许多的,大量的=plenty of 7. be able to / can能,会 8. in person 亲自 9. look after=take care of 照顾,照料 10. fail an examination考试不及格 11. not...anymore= no more/ not....any longer=no longer不再 fight on继续奋斗(fought) 12. all the time= always 一直 13. a numb
3、er of= a lot of=lots of 许多,大量 14. be on the soccer team 加入足球队 15. be absent from.......缺席=miss 16. be proud of / take pride in 以.......为荣 17. be nervous about担心....... 18. be there for their children和孩子们在一起 19. 15-year-old 15岁的 20. cause problems 引起麻烦=get into trouble 21. to
4、 one‟s surprise令某人谅讶的是 22. make a decision=decide (to do) 决定 23. change=influence影响 24. private / personal humor / humorous silent / silence help / helpful Asia/Asian view / interview / interviewer shy / shyness Africa / African Europe/European 二.重点语法 1. 辨析: used to
5、do sth. 过去常常做…didn’t use to do sth.=usedn’t to do sth. get/be used to sth./doing sth. 习惯于… be used to do 被用于做…(被动语态) be used by 由(被)…使用(被动语态) be used as … 被当做…使用(被动语态) be used for doing 被用于做…(被动语态) 例: I used to go to work by bus. Now I take a taxi. He used to be a pro
6、blem boy. She used to be very shy. I‟m used to drinking a cup of water after meal. He’s been used to living in the dormitory. This machine is used to clean the floor. The girl is being used as a servant in the house. A knife can be used for cutting bread. 2. afford(支付得起)的用法 a
7、fford sth 买得起…… afford to do sth 有足够的…去做… 例:His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. They did not consider whether they could afford the time or not. We can’t afford to pay such a price. (such和so区别见P110) 3) take pride in sth/ sb = be proud of sth/ sb 为…感到自豪