八下第2单元英语笔记.pptVIP

Then make a list of all the good things about playing. You may decide that the positive things outweigh (超过) the negative things. Discuss these lists with your parents. They can help you decide if playing the piano is best for you or if you should try another activity. Lucky Maybe you should learn to relax Words study organized pushy pressure complain compare freedom 我们没有自由做自己喜欢的事。 We do not have the freedom to do just what we like. 例句 n. 自由 词义 freedom 他向我抱怨伙食不佳。 He complained to me about the food. 例句 vi. 抱怨，发牢骚 词义 complain 他在有压力的情况下工作很出色. He works well under pressure. 例句 n. 压力；压迫 词义 pressure 将这个与那个比较一下, 你就会知道哪个比较好了。 Compare this with that, and you will see which is better. 例句 vt. 比较；对照 词义 compare 望子成龙古而有之，但如今家长好像对给孩子的压力大多了。 Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. 例句 adj. 争强好胜的；事业心强的 词义 pushy 一方面，孩子们需要有组织的活动。 On the one hand, children need organized activities. 例句 adj. 有组织的；有系统的 词义 organized Language focus 1. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. 疲惫不堪的孩子们直到7点钟才能到家。 not … until… 意思是“直到……才……”，其中not否定谓语动词。until可用作介词, 后接名词; 也可用作连词, 后接一个句子。 She didnt go to bed until eleven oclock. 她直到十一点才上床睡觉。 She didnt go to bed until her daughter came back home. 她直到女儿回家来才上床睡觉。 2. The Taylors are like many American and British parents. 泰勒夫妇像很多美国和英国父母一样。 定冠词the和姓氏的复数姓氏连用, 表示夫妇二人或一家人。用作句子主语, 谓语动词用复数姓氏。 Were having the Smiths in for dinner tonight. 今晚我们请史密斯一家来吃饭。 3. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. 他们带孩子参加一个又一个的活动，来尽量把孩子们的生活安排得满满当当。 from... to… 从……到…… She is singing from morning to night. 她从早唱到晚。 4. as much as possible 意思是“尽可能多地” Take these pills and try to rest as much as possible. 吃这种药, 尽可能多休息。 5. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same. 家长看到别的孩子在忙, 于是觉得自己的孩子也应该这样做。 see sb. doing sth. 意思是“看见某人正在做某事”。 We saw her chatting with he