Unit 1 Friendship

I. Review of the Words and Phrases

1. survey

2. add up

3. upset

4. ignore

5. calm

6. calm…down

7. have got to

8. concern

9. be concerned about

10. walk the dog

11. loose

12. vet

13. be good to sb.

14. be good for sb./ sth.

15. should have done

II. Important and Difficult Points

1. go through: 经历，经受，通过

e.g. Can you go through a war?

For this job, you’ll have to go through a test.

2. set down: 记下，记入 = write down

e.g. Please set down what I am saying in your notebook. He set it down to his own book.

3. a series of…: 一系列，一连串的 + 复数名词 e.g. The students asked a series of questions.

4. be able to: 能够

e.g. The baby is able to speak now.

Man has been able to travel to the moon.

To go to the college, you have to be able to pass the

college entrance examination.

5. be crazy about sb./sth.: 对某人/某物十分狂热、痴迷 e.g. He is crazy about hip hop.

At that time, people were all crazy about Mao Zedong.

→be crazy on/ about doing sth.

e.g. Her brother is crazy on/about chatting on line.

6. on purpose: 故意的

e.g. She did it on purpose.

You are on purpose.

→by accident: 偶然地，无意之中

e.g. I found it by accident.

7. in order to: 为了(后接动词原形，表目的)

e.g. In order to pass the exam, he works very hard.

We learn a language in order to communicate.

Jim talked loudly in order to get the girl’s attention.

8. dare: 敢（作情态动词时，无人称的变化，后面必须接动词原形，且多用于否定句、疑问句或条件句中） e.g. She dare not go.

If any enemy dare invade our country, we will wipe them out.

dare也可做实意动词，有时态、人称的变化，后接动词不定式

e.g. She does not dare to go.

We will wipe out any enemy who dares to invade our country.

9. sb. happen to do sth: 某人碰巧做某事

e.g. I happened to be at the airport when he arrived.

Kate happened to notice her while she was

struggling in the water.

10. at dusk: 在黄昏时分

e.g. The earthquake happened at dusk.

at dawn: 在黎明时分

e.g. The army marched south at dawn.

11. hold sb. in one’s power: 控制住某人，能摆布某人 =have sb. in one’s power

e.g. The leader can hold all his employees in his power. If you stay with him, he will hold you in his power.

12. It’s no pleasure doing sth. : 做某事是不愉快的 e.g. It’s no pleasure recalling the life of those years. It’s no + 不可数名词+ doing sth: 做某事是不……的 e.g. It is no use arguing with her.