Unit 4 Growing up
重难点精讲
—What’s on your mind, Eddie?
—I’m worried. Growing up is hard.
短语on one’s mind是“（有事）挂在心上、烦恼”的意思。
—What’s on your mind, Eddie?
—I’m worried. Growing up is hard.
动名词在句首作主语。
题一：翻译：
1.我现在心里有点儿事儿。
2.多做运动将会使你保持健康。
He was very small—much smaller than the other kids at school.
句中副词much修饰比较级smaller，表示程度或加强语气。
还有a little, a lot, quite, even等词也可以放在比较级前起修饰作用。
As a result, he succeeded in getting a scholarship.
as a result 一般置于句首,并与后面的句子用逗号隔开。意思是“作为一个最终结果”。
As a result, he succeeded in getting a scholarship.
句中succeed是“成功”的意思，句型succeed in doing sth. 是“在……方面达到目的、实现目标”。
题二：翻译：
1.我按摩完觉得好多了。
2.结果他被赶出了学校。
3.我已经成功救活了那个男孩子。
To my surprise, he has decided to donate his body for medical research after his death.
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to one’s surprise 表示“令某人惊讶”，是固定结构。
decide to do sth.是“决定做某事”的意思。
donate是“捐赠、捐”的意思。固定句型为donate...to/for...
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 him.
句中although是引导的让步状语从句。意思是“尽管、即使”。
题四：翻译：
1.令我吃惊的是，“她”居然是个男的。
2.我决定今天下午去打高尔夫球。
3.我向慈善机构捐了十万块钱。
4.虽然我的自行车很旧，但我不想买一辆新的。
语法讲解
before, after, when和while引导的时间状语从句。
时间状语从句是指在复合句中充当时间状语的句子。
before就是“在……之前”(表示时间，而不是空间）。
after译为“在……之后”。
when译为“当……时候”，表示主句动作发生的特定时间。when引导的从句的谓语动词既可以是延续性的，也可以是瞬间性的。
while译为“当……时候”，强调主句动作和从句动作是同时发生的。但是while后不能接短暂性的动词。
题五：翻译：
1.他们要过四天才能回来。
2.你把钱给我以后我就会去买一台电脑。
3.她进来的时候，我就没有看电视了。
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4.当我住在农村的时候，我常常去钓鱼。
5.当我爸爸看书的时候，我正在玩电脑游戏。
6.当我看电视的时候，我听见了敲门声。
since, till和until引导的时间状语从句。
since的意思是“自从……以来”。since引导的从句的谓语动词可以是延续性的动词，又可以是瞬间性的动词。一般情况下，从句谓语动词用一般过去时，而主句的谓语动词用现在完成时。
till和until的意思是“到……为止”。
主要区别：
till多用在肯定句，而until多用在否定句。not until表示强调，放于句首时，主句要部分倒装。
题六：翻译：
1.自从你离开以来，我一直在北京。
2.自上次我和你见面以后，你到哪里去了？
3.我昨晚直到半夜才上床睡觉。
对比：
I will come back home till it gets dark.
I won’t come back home until it gets dark.
as soon as和whenever引导的时间状语从句。as soon as表示“一……就……”。
whenever意思是“每当、任何时候”。
题七：翻译：
1.我一到美国就给你打电话。
2.我一到家就开始吃饭。
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3.每当他有时间的时候，他就会打电脑游戏。
题八：能力提升与拓展
An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked at the girl and nodded to herself, “I am too old to see well, I can’t even tell a plastic model from a real girl!”
On hearing this, the rude salesgirl shouted at the old woman, “what? Did you call me a plastic model?”
The old woman was greatly surprised.
“Oh, dear,” she said, “the model can speak! Then it must be a robot of a new type!”
1. What did an old lady walk into a clothes shop for?
A. She wanted to look at a new dress before buying
B. She wanted to take a new coat without money.
C. She just had a look at the shop.
D. She went around the shop.
2. Did the salesgirl let her see the new dress?
A. Yes, she did B. She let her see it
C. No, she didn’t D. She didn’t let her see it
3. The old lady thought the salesgirl was a plastic model, because _____.
A. she was really a plastic model
B. she stood still and made no answer just like a plastic model
C. she was a robot
D. she liked to be called so
4. What do you think of the salesgirl’s action?
A. It is polite B. It is inspiring
C. It is interesting D. It must be rude
5. We should ____the customers if we work in the shop.
A. please B. learn C. study D. strike
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Unit 4 Growing up
题一：1.There’s something on my mind.
2.Doing more exercise will keep you fit.
题二：1.I feel a lot/much better after the massage.
2.As a result, he was kicked out of school.
3.I have (already) succeeded in saving that boy’s life.
题三：1.To my surprise, she was a boy/man.
2.I decided to play golf this afternoon.
3.I donated a hundred thousand yuan to/for charity.
4.Although my bike is very old, I don’t want to buy a new one.
题四：1.It will be four days before they come back.
2.I will buy a computer after you give me money.
3.I didn’t watch TV when she came in.
4.When I lived in the countryside, I used to go fishing.
5.My father was reading while I was playing computer games.
I was playing computer games when my father was reading.
6. While I was watching TV, I heard a knock at the door.
题五：1.I have been in Beijing since you left.
2.Where have you been since the last time I met you?
3.I didn’t go to bed until the midnight last night. / Not until the midnight last night did I go to bed.
题六：1.I will (phone) ring you up as soon as I arrive in America.
2.I began to eat as soon as I got home.
3.He will play computer games whenever he has time.
题七：1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.A
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