例：The hostess said to us, “Please sit down.” → The hostess asked us to sit down.
He said, “Don’t make so much noise, boys.” → He told the boys not to make so much noise.
Unit3 Travel journal
【重点词汇、短语】
1. travel----泛指旅行
journey----指长时间长距离的陆上旅行
voyage----指长距离的水上旅行，也可以指乘飞机旅行 trip----常指短时间短距离的旅行 tour----指周游，巡回旅游 2. prefer A to B 比起B，更喜欢A prefer doing to doing 比起做…，宁愿做… prefer to do rather than do 与其做…, 不如… 3. flow through 流过，流经 4. ever since 自从
5. persuade sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事 6. be fond of 喜欢
7. insist on doing 坚持做某事
insist + that 从句（用should+ V原）
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8. care about 关心
9. change one’s mind 改变想法 10. altitude 高度 attitude 态度，看法
11. make up one’s mind to do下定决心做某事 = decide to do = make a decision to do 12. give in 让步，屈服 give up 放弃
13. be surprised to… 对…感到惊奇 to one’s surprise 令某人惊讶的是… 14. at last = finally = in the end 最终 15. stop to do 停下来去做某事 stop doing 停止做某事 16. as usual 像往常一样 17. so…that 如此…以至于… so + adj + a/an + n. + that such + a/an +adj. + n. + that
18. be familiar with 对…熟悉（人作主语） be familiar to 为…所熟悉（物作主语）
【重点句型】
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1. My sister and I have dreamed about cycling along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends. 我姐姐和我一直梦想要沿湄公河从源头到终点骑车旅行。
2. The man insisted that he didn’t steal anything and he (should) be set free at once. (陈述语气、虚拟语气)
这男人坚持自己没有偷东西，他坚持说他应该立刻被释放。
3. She gave me a determined look ?C the kind that said she wouldn’t change her mind.
她给了我一个坚定的眼神——这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意的。 4. He is so stubborn that no one can persuade him to do anything. 他是如此的固执以致没有人能说服他做任何事。 5. My sister doesn’t care about details. 我的姐姐是不会考虑细节的。
6. She is a determined woman. Once she determines to do something, she will do it well.
她是个意志坚强的人。如果她下决心做什么事，就一定要做好。
7. He recorded the important events ad his afterthoughts in his travel journal. 在旅行日记中，他记下了重大的事件及自己的想法。 8. I am not familiar with this city, because this is my first visit. 我对这个城市不熟悉，因为这是我的第一次来访。 9. I don’t think it is necessary for us to give in. 我认为我们没有必要让步。
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10. The topics of a travel journal can be different from a diary, often including people, things, and events less familiar to readers. 游记的主题可以和日记不同，经常包括那些读者不太熟悉的人和事。 11. It was great fun to put up tents here. 在这儿搭帐篷真好玩。
【语法总结】
现在进行时表将来
现在进行时表将来，表示最近按计划或安排要进行的动作，常见的现在进行时表将来的动词有：come/ go / leave/ arrive / travel / take / stay/ do等. 例：1. I’m coming. 我就来
2. what are you doing next Sunday ? 你下个星期天做什么？
3. I hear that you are travelling along Mekong River. 我听说你将沿湄公河旅行
4. Where are you staying at night? 你们晚上待在哪里？
Unit4 Earthquakes
【重点词汇、短语】
1. right away 立刻，马上（= at once = in no time） 2. asleep 睡着的；熟睡地（fall asleep 入睡）
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sleep 睡；睡眠 sleepy 犯困的
3. it seems that/as if… 看来好像…；似乎 4. in ruins 成为废墟
5. the number of …的数量（做主语时，谓语动词用单数） a number of 大量（做主语时，谓语动词用复数） 6. rescue workers 营救人员 come to one’s rescue 营救某人 7. be trapped 被困 8. how long 多长时间 how often 多久一次，指频率
how soon 还要多久（用于将来时当中，用in+时间段回答） 9. hundreds of thousands of 成千上万的 10. dig out 挖出
11. shake----泛指“动摇，震动”,常指左右、上下动摇，也可以指人“震惊，颤抖”
例：She felt the earth shaking under him. She was shaken with anger. quake---- 指较强烈的震动，如地震 The building quaked on its foundation.
tremble---- 指人由于寒冷、恐惧、不安等引起的身体的抖动或声音的颤抖
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