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
