1.in the bowl an hour ago
一个小时之前在碗里的
2.used to do sth.过去常常做某事
be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
be used to do sth. 被用来做某事
3.do a history project on the changes in Beijing over the years
做个有关这些年北京的变化的历史调查
4.write a report on the changes in your home town
写一个有关你家乡的变化的报道
5.know about the different forms of transport
对不同形式的交通工具很了解
6.talk about transport at different times
讨论不同时期的交通工具
7.take turns to do sth.=do sth. by turns
轮流做某事
8.go to school by bike = ride a bike to school
骑自行车去学校
9.wait for the next one 等下一辆车
10.go to school by bus= take a bus to school= go to school on the bus 乘公交车去学校
11.interview sb. to get some information 为了得到些信息采访某人
12.know sunshine town very well 对阳光镇很了解
13.be born 出生
14.move house 搬家
15.in the northern part of town
在这个镇的西部
16.get married to sb.= marry sb.= be married to sb.
和某人结婚
17.marry sb. to sb. 把某人嫁给某人
18.move two blocks away
搬到两个街区以外
19.live in this area 住在这个地区
20.since then 自从那以后
since I was born/ since last Saturday/since three days ago
21.over the years 这些年
over the past century 在过去的几个世纪
22.in the town centre= in the centre of the town 在镇中心
23.turn/change/put sth. into 把某物变成某物
24.a steel factory 一个钢铁厂
25.put the waste into the river 把垃圾倒入河里
put down 记下
put away 收好
put on 穿上
put off 推迟、延期
26.take action to improve the situation
采取行动改善这种情况
27.in some ways 在某些方面
on the way (to ) 在……的路上
by the way 顺便说
no way 没门
in any way 无论如何
28.most of my old friends
大部分我的老朋友
29.move away 搬走/move to(into) another town
30.see each other as often as before
像以前一样经常看到对方
31.play cards and Chinese chess 打牌和下棋
32.feel a bit lonely 感到有点孤单
33.from time to time = at times = sometimes 有时
34.because of being alone 因为独自一人
35.a group of buildings with streets on all sides
街道两边全是高楼
on both sides/ on each side
36.interview sb.= have an interview with sb. 采访某人
37.all his life 整个他的一生
38.in the past 在过去
at present 现在
39.make some notes 做些笔记
40.waste sth. on sth./ sb.
浪费某物在某物/某人上
41.repair over ten bicycles
= repair more than ten bicycles
修理超过10辆自行车
42.teach sb. a lot about the history of China
教我很多有关中国的历史
43.talk about a film about the history of Beijing
讨论一个有关北京历史的影片
44.learn more about Beijing’s past and present
对北京的过去和现在了解更多
45.hear about/of 听说
hear from sb.= receive/ get one’s letter
=receive/get a letter of sb.
收到某人来信
46.living conditions 居住条件
47.return sth. to sb. 把某物归还给某人
48.go abroad 去国外
at home or abroad 在国内外
49.at primary school 在小学
50.keep in touch with each other 互相保持联系
51.make communication much easier
使得联系更容易
Communicate with sb.
和某人保持联系
52.take place发生(有目的有计划的)、举行
happen发生(偶然发生)
53.green hills all around
到处都是绿山
54.a river runs through the centre of town
一条小河穿过镇中心
55.get used to the changes of life
习惯了生活的变化
56.on one’s own = by oneself = alone 独自
57.throw rubbish 扔垃圾
58.in some large open spaces
在一些大的开阔的地方
59.move into new flats
搬到新公寓去
60.in their free time
在他们业余时间
61.travel around the town
在镇里转转
62.have their own cars= have cars of their own
有他们自己的汽车
63.use the new words to talk about my hometown
用些新词来讨论我的家乡
64.use facts to support my opinions
用事实来支持我的观点
【重点句型】
1.There were always too many people on the bus, and it took a long time to wait for the next one.
公共汽车上总是有太多的人,并且要花费很长时间等待下一趟。
2.It has become impossible for us to see each other as often as before.
对我们来说像以前一样经常见到彼此已经不可能。
3.Amazing changes have taken place in Sunshine Town.
Sunshine Town 已经发生了惊人的变化。
4.Local people used to live in old houses,but now,most of them have moved into new flats.
当地人过去常常居住在旧房子里,但是现在他们大多数已经搬到了新的公寓。
5.We mainly communicate by email.The Internet makes communication much easier.
我们主要通过电子邮件交流,网络使交流变得更加容易。
6.It is not easy to get used to the changes of life quickly.
习惯生活的快速变化是不容易的。
7.My uncle used to live in the city,but now he is used to living in the countryside.
我叔叔过去居住在城市,但现在他习惯于居住在乡下。
8.I have to spend more time on my homework than before.
比起以前我不得不花费更多的时间在我的家庭作业上。