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Unit 1 That Must Be a Record Reading 1.then adj. 当时的 The then teacher told me that I was not able to pass the college entrance examination. 他当时的上司说如果他继续搞这样的研究，他要解雇他。 His then boss said that if he continued doing such research, he would fire him. 要不是我当时的老师，我可能已经辍学在家无所事事。 But for(Without ) my then teacher, I might have left school and stayed at home without doing anything. 2.conclude a.作结论 (不能用进行时) They concluded that they would win the match. 从他所说的话判断，我们可以下结论他反对我们在教室里放电视机的建议。 Judging from what he said, we can conclude that he was against the suggestion that we should put a TV set in the classroom. b. 结束 The meeting concluded with the chairman’s speech. 晚会在欢呼声中结束。 The evening party concluded with cheers. lt is hard to conclude 这很难断定。 conclude from 从…得出结论 那演讲者以衷心的祝愿结束了演讲。 The lecturer concluded his speech with a hearty wish. 你从这些事实中的出什么结论？ What do you conclude from the facts? 常用短语：得出结论 arrive at /reach a conclusion come to /draw a conclusion 3.be popular with (among) sb. 受欢迎 The film star is very popular with the young. Such lovely toys must be popular with children. 4.hire v. 租，雇用(employ) Let’s hire a car to go around the city. Because they had to stay there for half a year, they hired a room. n. 租用，雇用，租金 There are bikes on hire in the square. You have a lot of choices, for there are lots of rooms on hire. 5.ever since 从……之后一直, 从……以来都 I’ve known her ever since she was a baby. 打从他出娘胎我就认识她. 注意: ever + 最高级连用的句型, 表示 “至今”. It is the lowest temperature ever recorded. 这是至今纪录的最低温度. as … as ever 照旧,依旧,依然 她虽然年事已高, 但钢琴仍然弹得很好. Although she is now very old, she plays the piano as beautifully as ever 6.more than/ more…than not more than(不超过) no more than(仅仅，只有) 他不仅仅是位教授，还是位物理学家。 He is more than a professor; he is also a physicist. 他并不比你笨，但他却和他兄弟一样懒。 He is not more stupid than/as clever as you, but he is no diligent than his brother. 不了解他的人认为他笨，但我认为与其说他笨倒不如说他懒。 Those who don’t know him well think he is stupid, but I think he is more lazy than stupid. 7.set sth.