Unit 2
Section
1.used to do过去常常作某事,表示以往的事实或情况
He used to be tall , didn’t he ? Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.
2.Over here! = Come over here! 到这边来!过来!
3.play the piano 弹钢琴
4.be interested in 对…感兴趣.
5. be on a team 加入…队 I'm on a swim team.
6.People sure change.人确实在变
7.be afraid of ⑴害怕，畏惧：be afraid of sth /doing sth 害怕… I used to be afraid of the dark. Fred is afraid of flying. He feels anxious before he gets on the plane. He is afraid of going /to go out alone at night. 他害怕夜晚独自出去。⑵担忧，忧虑（为某事可能产生的后果而担忧） He is afraid of dying.他怕死。
8.be alone 独自、单独（表状态）
live alone单独住，独居
fell lonely 感到孤独，寂寞
9.in an airplane 坐飞机.
10.go to sleep 入睡、睡着
11. be terrified of 害怕.
be terrified of sb/sth
对…感到恐惧,很害怕
12.with the light on开着灯;with the eyes closed闭着眼睛 He often sleeps with the light on.他经常开灯睡觉。
Section 2B
1. walk to school = go to school on foot 步行去上学
take the bus to school = go to school by bus
乘公共汽车去上学
2. gym class 体操课.
3. worry about. 担心.
4. all the time 一直, 总是
5.these days 如今，现在
6. go right home马上回家 ，直接回家
7. spend time/money (in) doing sth
花时间/钱做某事
辨析:pay; take; cost ; spend:① sb pay for sth支付…的费用;pay money for sth ②It takes (sb) time/money to do sth. ③sth cost (sb) money ④sb spend time/money on sth /in doing sth
8. chat with 与…闲聊
9. hardly ever 几乎从不
hardly“几乎不”，表示否定含义，类似的词有：never，few，little，nothing，nobody等。 I am so tired that I can hardly do anything.我太累了几乎什么事情也干不了了。There is hardly any food left for me.几乎没有给我剩什么吃的东西。
10.the old days 过去的日子
11. in the last (few years)
“在过去的(几年)里” 用于现在完成时
My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
Reading2
1. cause trouble惹麻烦
2. afford to do sth支付得起…的费用
I can't afford to see the movie.
我看不起这个电影。
3. as well as“不仅…而且…；既…又…”
His mother looked after him as well as she could.他的母亲尽可能好好照顾他
Living things need air and light as well as water.
生物不仅需要水,而且还需要空气和阳光。
She helps Tom as well as I.
除了我以外她也帮了汤姆的忙。
4．get into trouble招惹麻烦; get into trouble with sb惹…的麻烦,与…发生纠缠 He often gets into trouble with the police.
5．in the end 最后, 终于
6．make a decision 做出决定
7．send …to…把…送到…
8．to one’s surprise 使某人吃惊的是
9．even though=even if“即使”
Even if I have to walk all the way, I’ll get there.
即使我得一路走着去，我也要走到那里。
I like her even though she can be annoying.尽管有时他很烦人，但是我还是喜欢她。
10．no longer不再，已不
11．take pride in对…感到自豪
He would take pride in everything good I do.
12．pay attention to sb
注意某人，仔细听某人的话
13． a top student尖子生
14.give up 放弃
15．not …any more英式
not…anymore美式 （不再，已不）