Unit4 Growing up
Reading
He was very small — much smaller than the other kids at school.他很矮—比学校里的其他孩子要矮不少。
比较级 + than + the other +复数名词
相当于"比较级 +than +any other +单数名词，表示“比其他(任何)...更...”
Li Hua is taller than the other students in our class.
=Li Hua is taller than any other student in our class.
李华比我们班其他的学生都要高。
While attending junior high , Spud tried out for the school team , but he was refused at first because he was too small.上初中时，斯巴德参加了校队的选拔,但起初他因为个子太矮而被拒绝。
try out for sth.参加······选拔(或试演)
Mary decided to try out for a job at an after school reading program last year.
玛丽去年决定去参加一个课外阅读项目(的志愿者)的选拔。
【拓展】
try out 试用(某人);试验
当宾语为代词时,代词应放在 try 与 out 之间
This idea sounds really good but we must try it out.
这个主意听起来确实不错,但是我们必须试验一下。
while 引导的时间状语从句
while[连词]在...期间(此处用法)
引导时间状语从句，表示主句动作发生在从句动作进行的过程中。
在含有 while引导的时间状语从句的复合句中,当从句与主句的主语一致，且从句谓语含有 be 动词时,常省略从句的主语和 be动词。
Will you take care of my plants while I'm away
我不在的时候,你可以替我照看一下花草吗
While (I was) in Beijing, I paid a visit to the Summer Palace.
我在北京的时候参观了和园。
He did not lose heart.他并没有灰心。
lose heart 泄气，灰心
Don't lose heart, Sam. You will succeed next time.
不要灰心,萨姆。下次你会成功的。
【拓展】lose 的相关短语:
lose one's job 失业 lose weight 减肥
lose ones head 失去理智 lose one's life 失去生命
lose oneself in 沉浸于 lose face 丢面子
lose interest in 对......失去兴趣 lose one's way = get lost 迷路
lose one's heart to sb./sth.爱上某人/某物
When he finally got the chance, he scored 20points in his first game.当他最终得到机会时他就在首场比赛中得了20 分。
score v.得分
[动词]可指在游戏或比赛中得分,也可指在考试中得分。
We scored one point.我们得了一分。(作及物动)
The home team didn’t score.主队没得分。(作不及物动词)
【拓展】[可数名词](游戏或比赛中的)得分,比分;(考试中的)分数
a high/low/perfect score 高/低/满分
What was the final score of the football match
这场足球赛的最终比分是多少
Last week , I got a perfect score in my biology test.
上周我在生物测验中取得了满分。
Spud went on to become leader of the team. 斯巴德接着成了球队队长。
go on 继续
go on 的用法如下:
①go on with sth. (尤指停顿或中断之后)继续做同一件事
That's enough for today — let's go on with it tomorrow.
今天就到这里一-咱们明天再继续吧。
②go on to do sth. (完成某事后)接着做另外一件事
Go on to wash your clothes after doing the dishes.
洗碗后继续洗衣服。
③go on doing sth.继续不停地做同一件事
He went on working until he was 91.他一直工作到91 岁
leader n.领导者
此处指”队长",由"lead(u.领导) +-er"构成。在表示独一无二的职位前不加冠词。
the leader of..的领导/领袖
Nancy is a born leader.南希是一个天牛的领导者。
【拓展】
(1)[名词]处于领先地位的人或物
Now, Huawei has already become the leader of 5Cfield.
现在,华为已成为5G 领域的领先者
(2)由"动词 +后缀-er/-or”构成的表示职业的名词:
v. +-er
teach(教)->teacher( 教师)
sing(唱)->singer(歌唱家)
read(读)->reader( 读者)
v.+-or
visit(参观)->visitor(参观者)
invent(发明)->inventor(发明家)
act(表演)->actor(男演员)
In his last year of senior high , he was named Player of the Year in Texas.在高中最后年,他被选为"得克萨斯州年度最佳球员”。
name v.命名
[及物动词]用法如下:
name sb./sth.+名称 命名某人/某物为....
name sb./sth. after... 以·..··的名字给某人/某物取名
They named their son John.
他们给儿子取了名字叫约翰。
He was named after his father.
他的名字跟父亲的一样。
【拓展】[名词]名字
in the name of 以.....·的名义
I've ordered a room in the name of Jones.
我琼斯的名字预订了一个房间。
However , no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only170 cm tall。然而，只是因为他的身高仅有170厘米,所以没有大学愿意邀请他去打篮球。
university n.大学
go to university 上大学
If you want to go to university , you should take your schoolwork seriously.
如果你想上大学,你应该认真对待你的学业。
【辨析】university 与 college
university 一般指综合性大学
college 一般指专业性较强的专科学校或学院
【ATTENTION!!】
university 是以辅音音素/j/开头的单词,前面的不定冠词应用a，如:a university student。
simply adv.仅仅;简直
He simply does not like the taste of fish.
他是不喜欢鱼的味道。
【拓展】
simply[副词]简朴地;朴素地
They live simply.他们生活简朴。
simple[形容词]简单的 同义词:easy 反义词:hard/difficult
It's easy to solve the simple problem.
解决这个简单的问题很容易。
There he led his team to the national championship. This brought him to the attention of North Carolina State University.在那里,他带领球队进入了全国锦标赛。这引起了北卡罗来纳州立大学对他的关注。
national adj;. 国家的
在句中常作定语。
National Day 国庆节
Beijing Opera is China's national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions.
京剧是中国的国剧,它充满中国的文化传统。
nation[名词]国家,民族
an independent nation 独立的国家
the African nations 非洲各国
bring... to the attention of 使...起...的注意
The school nurse is the first one to bring the health problem to the attention of parents.
这名学校护十是第一个使健康问题引起父母重视的人。
【拓展】
pay attention to 注意...
其中 to 为介词,后接名词代词或动词-ing。
Pay much attention to your handwriting. You need to write carefully.
多注意你的书写。你需要认真地写。
As a result , he succeeded in getting a scholarship.因此他成功获得奖学金。
as a result 因此; 结果
【辨析】as a result 与 as a result of
as a result 因此;结果 后接事情的结果 常放句首,且用逗号与后面的内容隔开。
as a result of 由于 后接事情的原因 后面常跟名词或代词,相当于because of
Modern medicine is developing fast. As a result many diseases can be prevented or cured.
现代医学发展迅速。因此,许多疾病是可以被预防或治愈的。
As a result of global warming, the ice in the South Pole is melting.
由于全球变暖,南极的冰正在融化。
succeed v.成功
[不及物动词]其过去式和过去分词均为succeeded。
succeed in sth.在某方面成功
succeed in doing sth.成功地做某事
In 1973 , Yuan Longping and his team succeeded in the development of hybrid rice.
在1973年袁隆平和他的团队成功研发了杂交水稻。
In teaching the Chinese language, I succeeded in educating students in a simple way that fits everyone.
在汉语教学上,我成功地用适合每个人的简单方法教育学生。
【拓展】
succeed v.成功—>success n.成功地的人(或事)
—>successful adj.成功的—>successfully成功地
【ATTENTION!!】
成功地做某事"可以表达为:
succeed in doing sth.
have success in doing sth.
be successful in doing sth.或 do sth.successfully.
Although he was a great player at university .the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was。尽管他在大学里是一名优秀的球员,但NBA 依然对他不感兴趣,因为 NBA 中所有的球员都比他高20 多厘米。
although conj.尽管，虽然
与 though 意思相同,两者均可引导让步状语从句,都不能与 but 连用,但可与 yet/still 一起使用。
Although he failed many times, he still worked hard.
= He failed many times,but he still worked hard.
虽然他失败了很多次,但他仍然努力工作。
【Tip】
although比though更正式一些哦!
After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league.毕业后，他被迫在另一个篮球联盟打球。
force v.强迫，迫使
[及物动词]
force sb.to do sth.强迫某人做某事
sb.be forced to do sth.某人被迫做某事(被动形式)
You cannot force him to do what he does not want to do.
你不能强迫他去做他不想做的。
They were often forced to work at hard physical jobs for little money.
他们经常被迫干重体活,报酬却很少。
【拓展】
[不可数名词]武力;力量
by force 靠武力;强行
Nobody can get trust by money or force.
没有可以靠金钱或武力获得信任。
He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.在 NBA 注意到他之前,他在那儿待了大约一年。
remain v.逗留;保持不变
[不及物动词]逗留(此处用法)
常与表示地点的副词或介词短语连用。
I will remain here for another two days.
我会在这儿待两天。
[连系动词]保持不变;仍然是强调保持某种状态,其后接形容词、名词等作表语。
We must always remain kind and honest.
我必须始终保持善良和诚实。
In spite of their quarrel , they remain the best of friends.
尽管他们有过争吵,但仍是最好的朋友。
【拓展】
①[不及物动词]剩余;遗留;继续存在
Very little of the house remained after the fire
火灾之后,这座房子所剩无几。
②[动词]仍需去做(或说、处理)
常用于"sth. remain(s) to be +动词过去分词"结构中。
This remains to be proved.这有待证实。
take notice of 注意，察觉
其中notice [不可数名词]注意;察觉 相当于动词notice
take no notice of 不注意,不理会
I hope you'll take notice of what I'm going to tell you.
我希望你留心听我将要告诉你的事情。
Take no notice of what he says.别理会他说的话
He had many great achievements , but his proudest moment came in 1986 he won the Slam Dunk Contest。他取得过许多好成绩,但最让他自豪的时刻是在 1986 年他在灌篮大赛中获胜。
achievement n.成就，成绩
[可数名词]由”achieve (u.达到;完成)+-ment(名词后缀)“构成
make/get/have great achievements 取得好成绩
the achievement of... ...的成就/成绩
a sense of achievement 成就感
He ( Wang Xizhi) made a great achievement in Chinese handwriting.
他(王羲之)在汉语书法上取得了很大的成就。
【拓展】achieve[动词]实现,达到
achieve one's dream 实现某人的理想
She finally achieved her dream of becoming a teacher.
她终于实现自己的梦想，当了一名老师。
proud adj.骄傲的;自豪的
同义短语:take pride in
①be proud of 为...感到自豪/骄傲
I'm proud of( = take pride in) my mother. She sets a good example to me.
我为母亲而感到自豪她为我树立了好榜样。
②be/feel proud to do sth.为做某事感到自豪
I'm proud to help people see again and improve their lives.
我很自豪能帮助人们重见光明,改善他们的生活。
③be proud + that 从句 对...感到自豪
We're proud that the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was a big success.
北京 2022 年冬奥会取得圆满成功,我们为此感到骄傲。
Through hard work,Spud Webb proved that size and body type do not matter — you can do almost anything if you never give up. 通过努力,斯巴德·韦伯证明了高矮胖瘦不重要—你只要永不放弃,几乎没有什么是做不到的。
prove v.证明
prove +名词/代词
He has proved his courage in this battle.
他在此次战斗中证明了自己的勇气。
prove +that 从(that 可省略)
Do you know how to prove the earth is round
你知道如何证明地球是圆的吗
prove +宾语 +宾语补足语(宾语补足语通常为形容词、名词等)
The man has proved himself wise and brave.
这个人已经证明了自己的机智和勇敢。
matter v要紧，有重大影响
[不及物动词]常用于否定句中。
It doesn't matter.不要紧/没关系交际用语,常用来回应别人的道歉。
What matters most is love , not the festival itself.最要紧的是爱,而不是节日本身
-I am sorry that I am late again.不好意思我又迟到了。
-It doesn't matter.不要紧。
【拓展】
matter[可数名词]事情;问题
They had important matters to discuss.他们有重要的问题要讨论。
What's the matter ( with...) ( ......) 怎么了
常用来询问情况,表示对某人或某事的关心
-What's the matter 怎么了
-I have a cold.我感冒了。
同步课时训练
一、单词拼写
1. The small player_______（得分）two goals before half-time yesterday.
2.As long as you are happy, it doesn't_______（要紧）what you will do.
3.I didn't_______（逗留）long in the city.
4．The rose is the_______（国家的）flower of England.
5. Although he was very angry, he_______（强迫）a smile.
6.Life is a_______（旅行），not a destination.
7.Around the world there are many cities_______（命名）after great people.
二、用所给词的适当形式填空
1.While_______ ( attend) junior high, Spud tried out for the school team.
2. When he_______ (final) got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game.
3. Because of his_______ (weigh), the actor often had to work out to-lose it.
4. As a result, he succeeded in_______ (get)a scholarship.
5. If I go to bed too late at night, 1 find it hard to stay_______ (wake) the next day.
6. Oil is of great_______ (important) to industry.
三、句型转换
1．He was much smaller than the other kids at school.（改为同义句）
He was much smaller than_______ _______ kid at school.
2．The school team refused him to play at first because he was too small.（改为被动句）
He_______ _______ to play by the school team at first because he was too small.
3．He didn't attend the meeting because he was badly ill．（改为同义句）
He didn't attend the meeting because of his_______ _______.
4．He worked hard and proved that size and body type really does not matter．（改为同义句）
_______ _______ _______, he proved that size and body type really does not matter.
5．He bought the book for 25 yuan．（改为同义句）
He_______ 25 yuan, _______ the book.
6．The digital camera is too expensive for me．（改为同义句）
I can't_______ to have the digital camera because its price is too_______.
四、单项选择
( )1. Yao Ming was_______ NBA player.
A．／ B．a C．all D．the
( )2.I think_______ important to learn English well.
A. this B. that C. it D. you are
( )3.The car is_______ expensive_______ he can't buy it.
A. too; to B. so; that C. such; that D. enough; that
( )4. There is_______ little information about him that we have_______ much difficulty finding him.
A. so; such B. such; so C. so; so D. such; such
( )5. -Ann didn't come to school yesterday, did she
-_______, though she was not feeling very well.
A. Yes, she did B. No, she didn't C. Yes, she didn't D. No, she did
( )6. This is the best way I can think of_______ the problem.
A. solve B. to solve C. solving D. solved
( )7. The days we look forward to_______ at last,
A. coming B. came C. comes D. be coming
( )8. He'll_______ most of his fortune（财富）to the poor after his death.
A. give away B. give in C. give out D. give up
参考答案
同步课时训练
单词拼写
1. scored 2.matter 3 remain 4.national 5.forced 6.journey 7.named
二、适当形式填空
1. attending 2.finally 3.weight 4.getting 5.awake 6.importance
三、句型转换
1. any other 2.was refused 3bad illness 4.Through hard work 5.paid...for 6.afford; high
四、单项选择
1.C 2.C 3 8 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.A

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