1.would rather do sth. than do sth.
比起做……更愿意做……
eg. I would rather read books than play basketball.
比起打篮球,我更愿意看书。
当than前后的动作一致时,为避免重复,后者可省
略。
eg. I would rather play football than basketball.
2.prefer v. 更喜欢
prefer sth. 更喜欢……
prefer to do sth. 更喜欢做……
prefer A to B 喜欢A胜过B
prefer doing sth. to doing sth. 喜欢做……胜过做……
I prefer staying at home to shopping.
She prefers to sing folk songs.
He prefers oranges .
3.actress n. 女演员 actor n. 男演员
4.in one’s spare time 在某人空闲的时间
5.prefer sth. = like…better 更喜欢……
6.prefer sth. = like…better 更喜欢……
7. In my spare time, I prefer watching TV.
8.in a tired voice 以疲惫的声音说
9.in surprise 惊奇地
10.be based on 以……为基础
11.with the help of … 在……的帮助下
12.put on 上演,上映
13.You look a little tired.你看起来有点累。
14.in general大体上,总的来说
15.take up继续;占据;从事
16.coach n.教练
17.Whatever they want to do, it doesn’t matter...
不管他们想做什么,都不会…
18.But it would be great for them to take up sports, because it’s such a great thing.
但是对他们来说参加体育运动是件好事,因为这是一件很棒的事情。
19.therefore adv. 因此,所以
20.violence n. 暴力,暴行
violent adj. 暴力的
21.provide sb. with sth. 为某人提供某物
The school provides us with warm classrooms.
学校为我们提供了温暖的教室。
22.Many people spendmost of their spare
time watching it.
spend ...doing ...花...在...上
很多人把大部分业余时间都花在看电视上。
23. It providesus with a more lively way to
discover the outside world.
providessb. with... 为某人提供...
它为我们提供了一个更生动的方式去探索外面的世界。
24.Instead of doing outdoor activities, they
usually ...
instead of doing sth.代替做某事
他们通常不做户外活动,而是..。
25.literature n. 文学;文学作品
26. in one’s view 在某人看来
27. He is a hero in one of the four classic novels of Chinese literature.
他是中国古典文学四大名著之一中一位主人公。
28.In fact, it was Sandy and Pigsy who helped the Monkey King win every battle.
实际上,是沙僧和猪八戒帮助孙悟空赢得了每次战斗。
29.In my view, neither the Monkey King nor Harry Potter would become a hero without the help of their friends.
在我看来,没有朋友的帮助,孙悟空和哈利波特都不能成为英雄。
30.wealth n. 财产; health n. 健康
31.live through 意为“度过,经历过”
eg. His father has lived through the two world wars.
他的父亲经历了两次世界大战。
32.I do understand. 我很理解。
do 用在动词原形之前,表强调。
33. Isn’t it lovely, Jim?
难道它不可爱吗?
这是一个否定疑问句,意为“难道不……?”,通常由be / 助动词/情态动词的否定形式放在句子的开头。回答要据实做答,事实的确如此就回答“Yes”;事实不是那样,就回答“No”。
eg:— Aren’t you a doctor?
— Yes, I am. (不,我是医生。)
—No, I’m not. (是,我不是医生。)
34.Ill say I have learned not only how to study, but how to be a man.
我要说的是我不仅学会了如何学习,而且学会了如何做人。
这里的not only...but...是 not only...but also…的省略形式。
35.Thinking back on the past three years, I have learned
that if I want to succeed, I must study hard.
回想起过去的三年,我领悟到要想成功,就必须努力学习。
think back on 意为“回想起,追忆”, 相当于 think back to。
36. Nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it.
世上无难事,只怕有心人。/有志者,事竟成。
possible 可能
impossible 不可能
37. around the corner 意为“很近,在附近,即将
发生,来临”。
38.在一起玩得开心 have fun together
39. as is known to all众所周知
40.bottomn. 底,底部
41. unforgettableadj. 难以忘怀的,令人难忘的
42. joy n. 高兴,愉快
43. to one’s joy/surprise 使某人高兴/惊讶的
44. Everything comes to him who waits.
功夫不负有心人。
45. There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
46.A graduation ceremony is a custom which takes place when students graduate from a school.
定语从句,修饰custom;而when引导的时间状语从句包含在该定语从句中。
47.It is also sad, because the time when they studied with friends has come to an end.
come to an end 已经结束
48.Graduation means change, and leaving unforgettable faces and places behind.
leave … behind 永久离开,留在记忆深处
49.Kangkang is seeing Jane, Michael and Maria off at the airport.
see … off为……送行
e.g. Ill see you off when you go back home.
50.Jane, Michael and Maria give big hugs to Kangkang.
give big hugs to 热烈拥抱某人
51. I’m sure she’ll join us any minute now.
any minute now 很快;随时
52.You must promise to send e-mails to us often.
promise sb. to do sth. 承诺某人做某事
eg. The little boy promised her mother to finish his homework in 20 minutes.
53. Take it easy. We have worked so hard that we will be able to pass it easily.
放松点,我们已经很努力了,我们会很容易通过的。
54. I hope our friendship will last forever. I’m sure it will be more and more valuable as time goes by.
我希望我们的友谊永远长存。我相信随着时间的推移,它会越来越值钱。