Character
性格
Bob: I know that I will think about my grandmother all the time. I loved her free spirit, but I can appreciate it more now that I have learned more about her from my parents.
我会⼀直想念我的外婆。我之前爱她⾃由的灵魂，但现在感触更深了。因为从我⽗母那知道了更多她的事情。
Julia: That is great that you don't have to search far for inspiration. She must have been an amazing person. Was she your father's mother?
你不⽤去追溯很久就可以获得⿎舞，这太好了。她⼀定是个很棒的⼈，是你⽗亲的⺟亲么？
Bob: No, she was my mother's mother. For the final years of her life she left her home and went to live with my parents.
不，是我⺟亲的⺟亲。在她最后的⼏年⾥，她离开了⽼家，搬去跟我⽗⺟⼀起⽣活。
Julia: We are lucky to have people like that in our lives. Their memory can give us new energy if we let it.
能有这样的⼈出现在⼈생⾥，我们很幸运。如果我们愿意的话，他们的回忆能给我们新的能量。
Bob: I remember one day when she showed me a page in her diary. She told me that she always began her writing by talking about something she was grateful for.
我还记得有⼀天她给我看了⼀篇⽇记。她对我说，她总是会通过谈论令她感激的⼀些事情，来开始写作。
Julia: Maybe we should all begin our day that way. That is not a new idea, but I think we can all be helped by hearing it again.
或许我们都应该这样⽤这样的⽅式开启每⼀天。这不是个新观念，但我认为再听⼀遍绝对是对我们有帮助的。
Bob: Yes, that is one of the many things I will remember about my grandmother Oma. I am grateful for her.
是的，这就是我能记得的关于外婆的众多事情中的⼀件。我很感激她。
Key Points 要点讲解
1. 根据⽂章通篇使⽤过去时，我们可知 Bob's grandmother 已过世。
2. think about …考虑；想念
e.g.: I'll have a think about that.
我会就那件事有所考虑。
3. all the time ⼀直
e.g.: We can't be together all the time.
我们不能⼀直在⼀起。
4. learn about 了解/得知与…有关的事情
e.g.: Today we're going to learn about adventures.
今天我们来学学冒险的事。
5. search for sth./sb. 寻找某⼈或某物
e.g.: Take your time to search for something that you want.
花点时间去寻找你想要的东⻄吧。
6. A+ be + 形容词+ to do sth. A做某事是……。
e.g.: I'm glad to help you.
我很⾼兴能够帮助你。
7. one day 有⼀天
e.g.: One day, I'll be rich and famous.
总有⼀天我会名利双收。
8. show sb. sth. / Show sth. to sb. 给某⼈展示某物
e.g.: Show me your new phone.
给我看看你的新⼿机。
9. one of + 可数名词复数
e.g.: He's one of my dearest friends.
他是我最亲密的⼀位朋友。
10. grandma 的⼏种说法:
外婆 my mother's mother
my grandmother on my mother's side
奶奶 my father's mother
my grandmother on my father's side
New Words 词汇学习
精讲词
have 有
Do you have time to chat?
He has to finish it by Thursday.
Houston, we have a problem.
more 更多
I feel more and more confident.
He has more money than I do.
Maybe you should do more research?
will 将会
I will go to the store.
Where there's a will there's a way.
Will you come to the party?
home 家
What time will you be home?
This is their first home game of the season.
Home is where the heart is.
can 能；可以
I can get there by five.
I can't understand this problem.
Do you know where the can opener is?
⾃学词
your [jʊr;jər] pron. 你的，你们的
Take your friends out, take your kids out, take your family out.
带着你朋友，带着你的孩⼦，带上你的家⼈⼀起⾛出去。
Emma, I trust your opinion a great deal.
埃玛，我⾮常相信你的观点。
I left all of your messages on your desk.
我把你的所有便条都放到你的书桌上了。
all [ɔːl] adj. 全部的 adv. 全然地 n. /pron. 全部
All day, all day, all I do is dream about food.
从早到晚，我整天想的都是吃的。
He was passionate about all literature.
他对所有⽂学作品都有热情。
There is built-in storage space in all bedrooms.
所有卧室⾥都有内置储藏空间。
new [nuː] adj. 新的，新鲜的
All right, new buddy. Welcome to your new home!
好了，新伙伴。欢迎来到新家！
They've just opened a new hotel in the area.
他们刚在该地区新开了⼀家旅馆。
These ideas are nothing new.
这些想法并不新鲜。
an [ən;æn] art. ⼀
Gandhi warned us, "An eye for an eye, and we all go blind."
⽢地警告我们:"以⽛还⽛，两败俱伤。"
Beauty is an attitude. It has nothing to do with age.
美是⼀种态度，与年龄⽆关。
I thought I'd enrol you with an art group at the school.
我想我会吸收你参加学校的⼀个艺术团。
we [wi;wiː] pron. 我们（主格），笔者，本⼈（作者或演讲⼈使⽤）
Yeah, we thought we had a monkey, but we didn't.
对啊，我们以为我们看到⼀只猴⼦，结果不是。
We all know that fats spoil by becoming rancid.
我们都知道油脂变质后会发臭。
We tend to meet up for lunch once a week.
我们往往每周共进⼀次午餐。
us [əs;ʌs] pron. 我们（宾格）
They used to tell us, you live with us or die with us.
他们曾经告诉我们，我们要和他们共⽣死。
Heather went to the kitchen to get drinks for us.
希瑟去厨房给我们拿饮料。
They don't like us much.
他们不⼤喜欢我们。
about [əˈbaʊt] adv. ⼤约，到处 prep. 关于
This isn't about your career. It's about my life.
这事跟你的事业⽆关，这是我的⽣活。
He never complains about his wife.
他对他妻⼦从不抱怨。
Leadership is about the ability to implement change.
领导才能是⼀种实⾏变⾰的能⼒。
if [ɪf] conj. 如果，是否
If I get in to medical school, we're gonna figure this out.
如果我被医学院录取了，我们就能想出办法的。
You can go if you want.
如果你想⾛就⾛吧。
He asked if I had left with you, and I said no.
他问我是不是和你⼀起离开的，我说不是。
page [peɪdʒ] n. ⻚，⻚码，⽹⻚
I found Jimmy on a friend's Facebook page whilst I was in Sydney.
我在悉尼时在朋友的脸书⽹⻚上发现的吉⽶。
He turned the pages of his notebook.
他翻着他笔记本的纸⻚。
Take out your book and turn to page 4.
拿出你的书，翻到第4⻚。
my [maɪ] pron. 我的
He is my life! My love! My husband! The father of my children!
他是我的⽣命！我的爱！我的丈夫！孩⼦们的⽗亲！
I invited him back to my apartment for coffee.
我请他回我的公寓喝咖啡。
My God, I've never seen you so nervous.
我的天呀！我从没⻅你这么紧张过。
search [sɜːrtʃ] n. 搜寻，探究，检索 vi. vt. 搜索，搜查；探索
The search area has been extended to find the 10 missing people.
⽬前已经扩⼤搜寻范围寻找10名失踪者。
Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday.
武装部队昨天搜查了这家医院。
She searched her desk for the necessary information.
她在她的书桌⾥搜寻必要的资料。
free [friː] adj. ⾃由的，空闲的，免费的
Bottom line is, even a free horse isn't free.
重点是，天下没有免费的⻢。
The seminars are free, with lunch provided.
研讨会是免费的，还提供午餐。
The elections were free and fair.
选举是⾃由公正的。
but [bət;bʌt] conj. 但是 prep. 除…外 adv. 仅仅，只
But I have no choice but to follow orders.
但我别⽆选择，只能服从命令。
I'm sorry, but it's nothing to do with you.
对不起，不过这和你⽆关。
Please excuse me, but there is something I must say.
请原谅，不过有件事我必须说⼀下。
our [ɑːr; ˈaʊər] pron. 我们的
They destroy our land, they take our food, they steal our sisters.
他们毁坏我们的⼟地，拿⾛我们的⻝物，他们抢⾛了我的姐姐。
We're expecting our first baby.
我们要⽣第⼀个孩⼦了。
We are all entirely responsible for our actions, and for our reactions.
我们都对⾃⼰的⾏为、⾃⼰的反应完全负责。
one [wʌn] pron. ⼀
One, two, three, and slow it down.
⼀、⼆、三，慢下来。
Prices vary from one shop to another.
各家商店价格不同。
"A college degree isn't enough," said one honours student.
“只有⼀个⼤学的学位还不够，" ⼀位优等⽣说。
II. Pronounciation 发⾳
今⽇任务
1. 给⾃⼰打个分，录⼀下这句话:
“I made the choice to work hard to improve my English pronunciation, because I have come to the conclusion that learning another language will lead to more thorough fulfillment, and I understand how a strong foundation can help me achieve my goal of fluency.
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2. 完成国际⾳标录⾳练习
III. Grammar 语法
今⽇语法:sentence 句⼦
1. A sentence tells a complete thought. 何为句⼦，就是能够表达完整意思的⼀句话。
I went.
I went to
I went to the
I went to the store.
Two. ("How many were there?")
2. 如何练习⽤英⽂表达⾃⼰的想法？
Practicing sentences helps you learn how to express thoughts in English.
IV. Homework 今⽇功课
1. 读3遍对话
2. 读词汇例句
3. 做 Sounds of American English 练习
4. 回答对话问题
How did Bob's grandmother always begin her writing?
Do you think it is good to keep a diary? Why or why not?
复习上⼀节
1. 读⼀遍对话
2. 读词汇例句（⼀句）