Note
Unit one
Language structure
1. The present perfect progressive tense----a
finishing action. May be finished now or in the future
2. The past progressive tense----indicate the
events which happened in the past
3. The past perfect progressive tense----the
thing which happened before the past. And it will have the
influence of the following period of time.
4. The past progressive tense could be use to
represent the attitude. A polite form of request
Key points of the practice
1. queue for—排队，大辫子（the pig nail）
2. show a movie/film
3. ask sb a favor/do sb a favor
4. peel: to remove the skin
5. out of breath
6. running round the track
7. an hour or so
8. stay away from
9. walking in the rain
10.rush forward to=rush to
11.gnawing a chicken bone啃
12.get cramp in leg：抽筋
13.massage leg: 按摩，轻揉
14.sticking plaster创口贴
15.fall off the bike=fall from the bike
16.limp to: 走路一瘸一拐
17.the feature film 专题报道
18.motor-scooter—the mini motor car
19.portable typewriter—can be easily brought with方便携带
Dialogue 1
*tears: be all in tears
eyes fill of tears
smile through one’s
tears破涕为笑
laugh oneself to tears
move sb to tears感动
be on the verge of tears快要哭出来的
dissolve in tears眼泪汪汪的
shed…tears over留下什么什么的眼泪
without tears----being easily mastered
*memory: bear sth in sb’s memory
To the best of my memory
refresh one’s memory刷新
fade away from one’s memory
bring back my memory
*well-being: well-to-do adj: wealthy rich
well-adviced adj; wise, prudent
well-balanced: adj sensible
well-born出身好
well-bred: adj of a good up bring有教养
*gold/silver/copper meddle
1. recalling the days
2. I was their age
3. emotional: emotional music
4. sensational report/news骇人听闻
5. in the midst of: amid, among. In our/their
midst—among with sb
6. the sick men of East Asia东亚病夫
7. drop out 退出
8. a strong oriental dragon东方巨龙
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