Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad be-fore, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
我刚刚收到弟弟蒂姆的来信，他正在澳大利亚。他在那儿已经住了6个月了。蒂姆是个工程师，正在为一家大公司工作，并且已经去过澳大利亚的不少地方了。他刚买了一辆澳大利亚小汽车，现在去了澳大利亚中部的小镇艾利斯斯普林斯。他不久还将到达尔文去，从那里，他再飞往珀斯。我弟弟以前从未出过国，因此，他觉得这次旅行非常激动人生。
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New words and expressions
☆1.exciting adj. 令人兴奋的
excite v. 使激动
-ed 被动、完成
-ing 主动、进行
exciting news
The news is exciting.
其宾语一定是人
The news excited me.
I am excited.
比较：
Interesting/interested, amusing/amused, shocking/shocked
The book interests me .
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☆2.receive v. 接受，收到（客观的收到） receive=have(收到）
receive a letter/message/some money/warm welcome
accept 接受（同意接收）
receive 收到（但不一定接受）
This morning I received some money. but I didn't accept it. 今天早上我收到一些钱，但是我没有收。
take 收到
比较：
take advice 接受建议
take the exam 接受考试
3.firm n. 公司
Am. company
business firm, daughter firm, parent firm
adj. 坚牢的，坚固的，坚定的
Prices are firm. 稳定
固定搭配：
firm belief 坚定的信念
firm ground 陆地
as firm as rock 坚如磐石
on firm ground 脚踏实地
4.different adj. 不同
Tom is different from/than/to Tim.
He is a different boy.
differ v.
difference n.
5.center n. 中心
the center of the circle 圆心
political center 政治中心
center of interest
固定搭配：
in the center (of)
am. center br. centre
☆6.abroad adv. 在国外
副词，可以直接和动词连用
go abroad
live abroad
study abroad
at home and abroad
Notes on the Text
·received a letter from
·just和完成时连用
·months /?/
one month /A/ two months
monthly magazine
·He has been in Beijing for one year.
has been+in 地点 到某地有多久
He has been in America for two years.
I have arrived in Beijing.√
I have arrived in Beijing for one year. ×
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·work for
work in 强调地点 work for 强调work
I am working for a school.我在一家学校上课。
I am working in/with IBM.
·a great number of 后面一定要加可数名词复数 ☆
a lot of 可加可数名词也可加不可数名词
I have a lot of books.
I have a great number of books.
· has gone to 去了某地没回来
He has gone to Sydney.他去了悉尼了。
has been to 曾经去过某地，现在不在那个地方
Have you been to Sydney? 你去过悉尼吗？
·soon 很快（强调的是时间上的快）
He will soon visit Darwin. He will visit Darwin ___ .
A. quickly B. for a short time C.shortly D. in a hurry
He went quickly. quickly指的是动作上的快
for a short time不久，表示动作延续了一段时间
soon 不久以后，表示在这段时间之后
shortly=soon, 不久以后
in a hurry 匆忙的，指的是动作
·from there 从那地方起
from 既可以加时间又可以加地点
from half past 8 to half past 11
from Beijing to Tianjin
fly to Perth：go to Perth by air
from 9 to 5
·fly to Perth:go to Perth by air
·before adv. 在此之前（现在完成时态的标志）☆
·find trip exciting
find+宾语+形容词作宾补
find English easy find her happy
is finding I'm finding... We are finding the place more beautful. 我们发现那个地方更漂亮了 口语中经常用进行时态。
☆下面表示状态、感觉、情绪、精神活动的动词不可用于进行时
believe、doubt、 see 、hear、 know 、understand、 belong 、think、consider、feel、look、seem、show、mind、have、should、taste、require、possess、care、like、hate、love、detest、desire
☆用进行时态表示将来时态的：go 、come、 leave、 arrive
Key stuctures
第3课：一般过去式
第4课：现在完成式
现在完成式：
下面几个词一出现就标志着完成式：just 、before、 already
Special difficulties
·receive 和 take
Multiple choice questions
3. at：表示位置
be at...：典型表示位置的介词短语
go to：只要有to这个概念，它的后面一定要有宾语。go to the theater
go in：in作副词，很少加宾语。He went in.
go into：有去向的动作，还有进入的动作。go into the room
4. how long：对段时间提问，跟现在完成时相连
have + 动词的过去分词
5．since自从，常与完成时态连用
6．Just=a short time ago
7. has+过去分词
8. firm=company
9. different/same
12. by air/by plane
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他到某地有多久了？
He has been...
I have been here for three years.
find:发现，找到
find the book dirty
at ..表示位置 be at..(典型表示未知额借词短语）
go to..只要有to这个概念，它的后面一定要有宾语。go to the theater
go in ..(in做副词）很少加宾语 he went in
go into..有去的动作，还有进入的动作 go into the room
move 搬家
move in 搬进来
move to the new house 正在搬
move into..搬进去了
