大猪 & 大兔

2-1 A private conversation

Last week I went to the theatre. 去某一场所的特定活动。
go to the cinema/show/bank/post office

I did not enjoy it (the play/meal/book).

I got very angry. got 是联系动词，和BE动词用法一样，渐渐的
The food is getting cold.

I could not hear the actors. hear 听见， listen 听。
He’s not listening for me. could 一般过去时

I looked at the young man and the young woman angrily.
look 看（动作） see 看见 watch 观看

They did not pay any attention (to me). pay attention to

In the end, I could not bear it. 忍受 bear stand

He thought the writer was eavesdroping.
eavesdrop 偷听

一般过去时
I had a very good seat.
The play was very interesting.

过去进行时 be + 现在分词
A young man and a young wowan were sitting behind me.
They were talking loudly.

2-2 Breakfast or lunch

一般现在时表常常做的事
I never get up early on Sundays.
I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.

What a day. what + 名词引导感叹句
How wonderful (it is)! how + 形容词引导感叹句

Who is it? “是谁”应该用it.

I’m comming to see you. 现在进行时表将要进行的动作。
Are you leaving soon?
The train is arriving in 5 minutes.

频度副词：
英语中常用频度的副词有 never, sometimes, often, always, still, seldom.
I’m never late for appointments.
She is always nice and friendly to people.
Are you still working?
I seldom watch TV.

2-3 Please send me a card

Last summer, I went Italy. last 上一个。the last最后一个。
A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. a few接可数名词。teach sb sth.
Everyday I thought about postcards. think about/of
I spent the whole day in my room. spend + 时间 + 地点 I spend three hours in the sea.
双宾语
to + give take pass read sell buy pay hand bring show promise offer own.
Then he lent me a book.

2-4 An exciting trip

同位语
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
名词（短语）与另一个名词（短语）并列而作为其说明或限定成分时称为同位语。
He has been there for six months.
He has just brought a Australia car and he has gone to Alice springs, a small town in the center of Australia.

He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.

2-5 No wrong numbers

距离的表示
Pinhurst in only five miles from Silbury.
The bank is about 5 minutes’ walk away.

The bird covered the distance in three minutes.

Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. up to now，迄今为止，一般和现在完成时连用; send/make requests for sth/request sb to do sth
on/upon request 因..请求
He gave a speech upon our request.

Percy Buttons

He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.

Yesterday a begger knocked at my door.
It’s past 6 now so let’s knock off. knock off 休息
The shop assistant knocked 10% off the bill.
The car knocked the boy over.

In return for this, the begger stood on his head and sang songs.

He calls at every house in the street once a month. once every two month/twice a month
I shall call on him tomorrow.
修饰可数名词：
some, a few, many, a great number of, a great many, lots of
不可数：
some, a little, much, a great deal of, a lot of.

Too late

A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
A few hours earlier 指的是 the plane arrived 的前面，是过去的过去。又使用过去将来时。所以应该用had done + would do。

Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House.

When the plane arrived , some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building, while others were waiting at the airport.
one…the other…
some…others… 句型

The best and the worst

• Nearly everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ each year, but Joe wins every time.
  nearly 几乎
  enter for 参加
  He enters for marathon last year.
  She will enter for a beauty contest.

• Bill grows more flowers and vegetables.
  grows 有多种意义，种植，生长…
  grow plants/rice
  grow a beard 留胡须
  Babies grow fast.
  He has grown up.
  The village is growing into a town. 乡村发展成了城镇。
  The business is growing rapidly.

• He has built a wooden bridge over a pool.
  over: 横跨
  He jumped over the fence.
  The bird flew over the field. flew over 飞过。

• I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town.
  for: 表原因。我一直因为镇上最差的花园得一个微不足道的奖。
  He got a pay raise for his hard work.
  I bought this book for its attractive cover.

语言点：比较级

• Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in the town.
• Bill Frith’s garden is larger than Joe’s.
  He has read more books than I do.
  This is a much nicer hotel than that one.
  Of all the school subjects I like English the best.
  This is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard.
  This restaurant is less expensive than that one.