Unit 10
I've had this bike
for three years.
Section A 2
3a-3c
Review
Translate the phrases into English.
举行庭院拍卖
勾起甜美的回忆
赠送
在危难中
不再
…
顺便说一下
浏览，温习
have a yard sale
bring back sweet memories
give away
in need
not… anymore
by the way
look through
尽管
毛绒玩具
特殊的意义
面包机
自制的面包
几个
…
一点儿
,
稍微察看，观察
棋类游戏
even though
soft toys
special meaning
bread maker homemade bread
a couple of …
a bit
check out
board games
How do they feel about their toys?
How do you feel about those toys you played with when you were young?
Where are they now?
Do you know yard sale?
When
do people usually have yard sales?
Why
are the sales called “
yard sales
”?
What kinds of
things do people sell in
a yard sale?
Why
do people like to buy things in a
yard sale?
Yard sale (庭院旧货出售)
这是国外的一种风俗，也是一种独特的售货方式。人们利用
周末
，将家中
搁置不用的物件
，放在
自家庭院
中廉价出售，因而被称作yard sale，也可译作“家庭拍卖会”。
庭院售卖的
物品种类繁多，大到家具，电器，小到玩具，衣物和鞋帽
。这些物品虽多数为二手家什，但也有全新的物品，且价格合理公道，甚至还可讨价还价。正是这种
低廉，公道
的价格及买家淘宝和碰大运的心理
，
使得yard sale广受欢迎，逐渐演
变成一种独特的文化现象。
Section A 2
3a-3c
bedroom
n
.
卧室
railway
n.
铁路；铁道
New words
junior
adj.
地位
(
或职位、级别
)
低下的
junior high school
初级中学
e.g. We could give the job to somebody
junior
.
我们可以把这份工作交给职位较低的人。
own
v
.
拥有；有
Someday, I will
own
a shop like this.
有一天
,
我自己将会拥有一间像这样的店。
Who
owns
this house?
这房子归谁所有
?
truthful
adj
.
诚实的；老实的
e.g. He was not always
truthful
.
他并非总是说真话。
Read the article written by a father for a newspaper. What is his family going to sell at the yard sale?
Son:
a train and railway set
the toy monkey
Daughter:
certain toys
Father:
football shirts
3a
Fast reading
They are going to sell
old toys and football shirts
at the yard sale.
Paragraph 2
Fast reading (
Task 1
)
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 3
The reason why they want to have a ____ _____.
Children feel _____ and the reason why they feel _____.
The writer didn’t want to ___ ____ his football shirts.
yard sale
sad
sad
give
up
Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F).
1. My daughter is 15 and my boy has
already started junior high school.
2. Our house really get smaller.
F
F
Careful reading
3. My son was quite sad at first.
4. My daughter felt happy to part with
certain toys.
5. I want to give up my football shirts.
F
T
T
Read the article again and answer the questions.
3b
1. Why did they decide to have a yard sale?
2. What do they want to do with the money
from the sale?
Because the children get bigger and their house seems to get smaller.
They want to give the money to a children’s home.
3. Why does the son want to keep his
train and railway set?
4. How can the old toys be useful again?
Because he has owned it since his fourth birthday, and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven.
They can be sold or sent to the people who
need them.
5. Have you ever thought about having a
yard sale to sell your things?
What would you do with the money
you raise?
Yes, I have.
I would give it to the charity.
Retell the article.
The author’s family is going to have a ________. They decided to sell things they ____________ and gave the ______ to a children’s home. At the beginning, his son was sad, because he has owned the train and railway set since his ______
_______. And he also liked the toy monkey he has had since his birth. His daughter was more _____________, although she also felt sad to _________ certain toys. The author will give up his ____________ because he hasn’t played
__________.
yard sale
no longer use
money
fourth
birthday
understanding
part with
football shirts
for a while
Find the words or phrases in the article which can be replaced with the ones below and write them next to the words.
lose—
part with
kids— _______
truthful— __________ many— ________
some time— ______ even though— _______
quickly— ______ older— ______
children
honest
a lot of
although
fast
bigger
a while
3c
Exercise
1. My best friend Tom is ____ honest
boy. You can believe him.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. —Is Mr. Smith still in Shanghai?
—Yes, he ____ there for two months.
A. has been B. has gone
C. has been to D. has gone to
Exercises
1. We have already
cleared out
a lot of
things from our bedrooms.
clear
v.
清理；清除
clear out
清理；丢掉
e.g. I’ll
clear out
that closet for you.
我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
Language points
2. We have decided to each sell five
things that we
no longer
use.
no longer
意为
“不再；不复”
，有时可
用
not …any longer
或
not … anymore
替换。如：
He
no longer
lives here. (= He
doesn’t
live here
anymore/any longer
.)
他不再住这儿了。
1)
certain
adj.
意为“某种；某事；某人”。
e.g. He decided to sell his
certain
books.
他决定卖掉他的某些书籍。
[
拓展
]
certain
形容词，意为“确实的，无
疑的”
。
3. My daughter was more understanding,
although she also felt sad to part with
certain
toys.
常用结构：
be certain to do sth.
肯定要做某事
be certain of/about sth.
对某事确定、有把握
be certain of doing sth.
有把握做某事
be certain +
从句 一定
……
e.g. He felt quite
certain
of
success.
他对成功很有把握。
2)
part with
放弃、交出，
part
v.
离开， 分开
e.g. Don’t
part with
your dream.
不要放弃你的梦想。
I love my dog and I would never
part with
him.
我爱我的狗，决不愿和它分离。
4.
As for
me, I did not want to give up
my football shirts, but,
to be honest
, I
have not played for a
while
now.
1)
as for
至于，关于
e.g. And
as for
us, we are fortunate.
可对我们来说，我们是幸运的。
2)
to be honest
意为“
说实在的，说实话
”，经常单独使用，作插入语，用逗号与句子隔开。类似的表达还有
to tell the truth “
老实说，说实话”
。
e.g.
To be honest
, she is not an honest
girl.
说实话，她不是一个诚实的女孩。
honest
为形容词， 意为“诚实的；老
实的”。反义词为
dishonest“
不诚实
的”。
e.g. An
honest
man does not tell lies.
诚实的人不会说谎。
3)
while
n.
一段时间，一会儿
while
还可用作
连词
，
引导时间状语从句
，
意为“
当
……
的时候
”，
while
引导的时间状
语从句中的动词必须是
延续性动词
。
e.g. They chattered away happily for a
while
.
他们高兴地闲扯了一会儿。
He kept in touch with us
while
he was
on vacation.
他在度假期间仍与我们保持联系。
(1)
此句中
we no longer use
是由
that
引导的定语从句，修饰前面的名词
five things
。
(2)
句中
no longer
的意思是“不再；不复”，有时可用
not ... any longer
或
not ... anymore
替换。再如：
2. We have decided to each sell five things that
we no longer use
.
He no longer lives here.
= He doesn't live here anymore / any longer.
他不再住这 儿了。
The bridge over the river is no longer in use.
河上的人行桥已不再使用了。
注意：
no longer
一般位于行为动词前、
be
动词后
3. For example, he has
owned
a train and railway set since ...
own
v
.
拥有；有
Someday, I will own a shop like this.
有一天
,
我自己将会拥有一间像这样的店。
Who owns this house?
这房子归谁所有
?
own, have, there be
区别
own
指合法地拥有某物
,
强调具有法律上的所有权。
have
是常用词
,
表示所属关系
,
是“所有”之“有”。
there be
表示某处
(
或某时
)“
有”
(
某人或某物
),
表示客观存在之“有”。
知识链接
知识链接
own
adj
.
自己的，个人的
pron
.
自己的东西或所有物
She makes all her own clothes.
她的衣服都是自己做的。
Children need toys of their own.
儿童需要有自己的玩具。
to be honest
是英语口语中
一
个常用表达，表示“说实话；老实说”
， 相当于honestly
。
英语中类似的表达还有：
to be frank
坦率地说
To be honest, I don’t like him very much.
老实说，我不太喜欢他。
To be perfectly frank, I think that’s a crazy idea.
坦白相告，我认为那是个荒
唐
的主意
。
5. …but,
to be honest
, I have not played for a while now.
part with to be honest a lot of although
bigger go to bed a while fast children
A: Ken, what are you doing?
B: I am putting away some toys with my ______.
A: What are you doing it for?
B: My kids are growing up __________.
As they have gotten __________, they haven’t played with the toys for ____________ now. So we are clearing our __________ things, and we decided to give them to the Sunshine Home for Children.
Complete the sentences using these words and phrases in the box.
children
fast
bigger
a while
a lot of
part with to be honest a lot of although
bigger go to bed a while fast children
A: Well, that sounds good. Do Sandy and Bob agree with the idea?
B: _________, Sandy feels quite sad to ________ her teddy bear. Because when she was a little girl, she couldn’t _________ without it. Bob was more understanding _________ it is hard for him to say goodbye to his basketball.
A: Maybe I can take Sandy and Bob out for a big dinner as a reward for being so generous.
B: Good idea!
To be honest
part with
go to bed
although
Recite the article.
You can use the sentences
according to the keys of 3b.
Homework
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