1. used to + v.

過去常常；以前常常

be / get used to doing sth.

習(xí)慣于做某事

2. be / become interested in sth. / doing sth.

對……感興趣

3. be on the swimming team

是游泳隊的隊員

4. be sure to do sth. 一定做……

be sure of sth. 確信某事

5. be terrified of sth.

害怕……；恐懼……

相當(dāng)于be afraid of sth.

6. worry about 擔(dān)心；焦急……

be worried about ...

擔(dān)心某人或某事

7. all the time 一直；始終

8. chew gum 嚼口香糖

chew over 熟思；細(xì)想

9. spend time / money on sth. / （in） doing sth. 花時間或金錢做某事

10. hardly ever 幾乎從不

11. get into trouble

遇到麻煩； 陷于困境

12. to ones surprise 令人吃驚的是

in surprise 驚奇地

be surprised at sth. 對……感到驚訝

13. no longer 不再

not ... any longer 不再

14. take pride in 為……感到驕傲

15. give up 放棄

16. change ones mind 改變主意

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1. —Mario， you used to be short， didnt

you？ 馬里奧， 你 過 去 長 得 不 高，是 嗎？

—Yes， I did. 是的。

2. Dont you remember me？

你不記得我了嗎？

3. I go to sleep with my bedroom light on.

我亮著臥室燈睡覺。

4. My biggest problem is that Im too busy.

我最大的問題是我太忙。

5. It seems that Yu Mei has changed a lot.

看起來余梅變化很大。

6. Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy.

馬丁是一個15歲大的男孩。

7. His mother looked after him as well as

she could.

他的媽媽盡可能地照顧好他。

8. I have been afraid of being alone， and

have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.

我一直害怕孤獨，而且試圖讓我媽媽更多地注意我。

9. Its very important for parents to be

there for their children.

對于家長來說到那里（學(xué)校）去是非常重要的。