humorous [ˈhjuːmərəs] 有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的
silent [ˈsaɪlənt] 不说话的；沉默的
helpful ['helpfəl] 有用的；有帮助的
from time to time [frɒm//taɪm//tuː//taɪm] 时常；有时
background [ˈbækɡraʊnd] 背景
interview [ˈɪntəvjuː] 采访；面试n.
Asian [ˈeɪʃ(ə)nˌˈeɪʒ(ə)n] 亚洲的；亚洲人的，亚洲人
private [ˈpraɪvɪt] 私人的；私密的
guard [ɡɑːd] 警卫；看守v.守卫；保卫
European [jʊərəˈpiːən] 欧洲的；欧洲人的
British ['brɪtɪʃ] 英国的；英国人的
examination [ɪgˌzæmɪ'neɪʃən] 考试；审查
exactly [ɪg'zæktli] 确切地；精确地
grandson [ˈɡrændsʌn] 孙子；外孙
general [ˈdʒenər(ə)l] 普遍的；常规的；总的将军
introduction [ɪntrəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n] 介绍
3.be proud of 为……骄傲 ，感到自豪
5.from time to time 时常，有时
14.on the soccer team 在足球队
17.to one’s surprise 令某人吃惊的是
19.pay attention to 对……注意，留心
20.in the last few years 在过去的几年里
23.tons of attention 很多关注
26.a very small number of …极少数的……
29.be interested in 对……感兴趣
30.change one’s life 改变某人的生活
1. I used to be afraid of the dark.
2.I go to sleep with my bedroom light on.
我开着卧室的灯睡觉.
3. I used to spend a lot of time playing games with my friends.
以前我常常花很多时间和我的朋友们玩游戏.
4. I hardly ever have time for concerts.
我几乎没有时间去听音乐会.
5. My life has changed a lot in the last few years.
6. It will make you stressed out.
那会使你紧张的.
7. It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot.
silent是形容词，意为“沉默的；无言的”，其名词形式为silence。例如：
We shouldn’t keep silent when the teacher asks us some questions.
She was silent when her mother asked her questions.
她妈妈问她问题她沉默不语。
【拓展】calm; still; quiet与silent的辨析：
When we face danger, we should keep calm.
The baby kept still when she was taking photos.
Be quiet, everyone. The teacher is coming.
The dictionary is very helpful to me.
helpful是由动词help加后缀“-ful”构成的形容词。动词加后缀“-ful”变成形容词，是一种常见的构词法，类似的这样的词还有很多。例如：
（1）score作动词，意为“得分；获胜”。例如：
Hughes scored two goals before half-time.
The army continued to score successes in the south.
（2）score作名词，意为“得分；二十；乐谱”。例如：
I recorded the score in a notebook.
He bought two scores of apples yesterday.
Look at the score and try to play that song.
interview用作动词，意为“采访，面试”。be interviewed by意为“被……采访”。例如：
We are going to interview the manager of this company.
He has interviewed a lot of people for the job.
（1）dare用作实义动词，意为“敢于；胆敢”。常构成短语dare to do sth.意为“敢于做某事”。有时 to 也可省去(尤其是在否定句或疑问句)。例如：
He didn’t dare to look at her in the eye.
Did he dare (to) tell her? 他敢告诉她吗?
We don’t dare (to) say anything. 我们什么也不敢说。
（2）dare可用作情态动词，用作情态动词时，意思是“敢”，其后接动词原形，通常只用于否定句或疑问句以及if或whether引导的从句中，一般不用于肯定句。例如：
I don’t know whether he dare try. 我不知他是否敢试一试。
I daren’t ask her for a rise. 我不敢要求她加薪。
seldom是副词，意为“很少，不常”，反义词是often，通常置于行为动词之前，be动词，情态动词和助动词之后，是一个表示否定意义的副词。例如：
Mr Brown seldom goes out. 布朗先生很少外出。
【拓展】always, usually, often, sometimes和never是英语中最常见的频度副词。
（1）always 的频度为100%，表示动作重复、状态继续，中间没有间断，意思是“总是”、“永远地”。例如：
The sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.
（2）usually 的频度为80%左右，意为“通常”、“平常”，即很少有例外。例如：
He usually goes to bed at ten o’clock.
（3）often 的频度为60%左右，意为“常常”，但不如usually那么频繁，表示动作重复，中间有间断。例如：
He is often late for school. 他上学经常迟到。
（4) sometimes 的频度为40%左右，意为“有时”，表示动作偶尔发生。可以位于句首，以示强调。例如：
It is sometimes hot and sometimes cold. 天气忽冷忽热。
Sometimes he does it this way and sometimes he does it that way.
他有时这样做，有时那样做。
（5) seldom的频度为20%左右，意为“很少”、“不经常”。例如：
I seldom go out these days. 这些天我几乎不出门。
（6) never 的频度为0，意为“从来不”、“永不”。例如：
My parents are never late for work.
pride是名词，意为“骄傲，自豪”。
常用的结构：take pride in sth. 意为“为某事骄傲”。
They take great pride in her daughter who is now a famous scientist.
他们为成为科学家的女儿而感到自豪。
He is the pride of our city. 他是我们城市的骄傲。
【拓展】proud 是形容词，常用结构：be proud of sth. 意为“以……而骄傲”。
I am very proud of being a Chinese.
be proud to do sth. 意为“为做某事而骄傲”。
We are proud to be a league member.
absent是形容词，意为“不在的；缺席的”。例如：
How many students are absent today?
（1）absent的名词是absence，反义词是present，常用结构：be absent from…意为“缺席……”。与be away from…同义。例如：
Love was totally absent/away from his childhood.
The manager is absent/away from the meeting.
（2）absent-minded意为“心不在焉的；健忘的”，可用作表语或定语。例如：
He is always absent-minded.
What is sb./sth. like?是用来询问性格特征的。例如：
—What is the old man like? 那个老人怎么样？
把上面句子的“be like”改为“look like”，即“What does/do sb./sth. look like? ”这个句式是询问某个人或物的外貌特征，意为“……看上去是什么样”。例如：
—What does the old man look like? 那个老人怎么样？
—He is short and thin. 他又矮又瘦。
2. The head teacher advised his parents to …
（1）advise表示“建议”，通常为及物动词，若其后的宾语是动词，通常应是动名词，而不能是不定式。例如：
I advise waiting till the right time.
（2）advise 之后不能直接跟不定式，但可接不定式的复合结构，常用于advise sb. to do sth.的结构中。例如：
He advised us to sell the house.
The doctor advised me to stop smoking.
advice是不可数名词，意为“意见、建议、劝告、忠告”，不能与不定冠词a 连用。例如：
Let me give you some advice. 让我给你一些建议。
3. They also told me that even though they…
even though意为“尽管；既然；纵然”，有退一步设想的意味，相当于even if，多用于书面语中，引导让步状语从句。例如：
He went on working with his assistant even though both of them were tired.
Even if I have to sell my house, I will keep my business.
4. Maria, you used to be short, didn’t you?
（1）used to do sth是一个固定结构，意思是“过去经常做某事”，后面用动词原形，表示过去的某种经常性、习惯性的行为或者动作，并意味着这种动作目前已经不存在。例如：
I used to play with my friends after school.
You didn't use to like pop songs.=You usedn't to like pop songs.
Did your sister use to be quiet? = Used your sister to be quiet?
There used to be a lot of fishes in this river.
（2）you used to be short, didn’t you?是反意疑问句，表示对陈述句所说的事实提出相反的疑问,要求对方用“yes”或“no”来进行回答。
反义疑问句由两部分组成：前一部分是陈述句,后一部分是疑问句,疑问句是由be ,have, 助动词或情态动词后接主语构成。如果陈述句是肯定结构,反意疑问句须用否定结构；反之, 陈述句如果是否定结构,反意疑问句须用肯定结构。
He never went there, did he?
无论哪种形式的反意疑问句,回答时要遵循：“Yes,后接肯定式”或者“No,后接否定式”
—The girl is helping her mother with the housework, isn’t she?
5. This party is such a great idea.
such是形容词，意为“如此的，这样的”。其后接名词，有以下几种用法：
(1) such a / an + 形容词 + 单数可数名词。例如：
Is there such a book? 有这样的书吗？
(2) such + 形容词 + 复数名词。例如：
There are such beautiful flowers. 有如此美丽的花。
(3) such + 形容词 + 不可数名词。例如：
I have never heard such terrible news.
so与such均有“如此的，这样的”之意，so是副词，通常修饰形容词或副词，而such是形容词，常修饰名词。“such a / an + adj. + 单数名词”可转换成“so + adj. + a /an + 单数名词”；另外，在表示“这么多（少）的……”时名词前有many; much; few或little时应用so而不用such。例如：
She has so many books. 她有如此多的书。
She is such a nice girl. = She is so nice a girl.
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