Chaper 1A letter from a pen-friend 一封笔友的来信 一 单词汇总chapter n. 章节below pep．在……下面rugby n．英式橄榄球运动hockey n．曲棍球badminton n．羽毛球运动title n．标题signature n．署名，签名top-right adj．右上角的greeting n．问候foot n．英尺hobby n．兴趣，业余爱好chess n．国际象棋own v. 拥有be keen on 喜爱physics n．物理学ambition n．雄心，野心enclose v．附上dictionary n．字典，词典steak n．牛排punch n. 伴汁酒all in 精疲力竭的trainer n. （无钉的）软运动鞋idle adj. 懒惰的inaudible adj. 听不见的shut v. 关上，关闭full name 全名inch n. 英寸geography n. 地理probably adv. 可能，大概，也许meal n. 餐，饭食university n.大学leave school （毕业）离校birth n. 出生European n. 欧洲人actress n. 女演员recently adv. 近来clearly adv. 清楚地couple n. 夫妇adopt v. 收养omen n．预兆destined adj．注定embassy n．大使馆二 重点难点解析1. Now my parents own a Chinese restaurant．现在我的父母拥有一家中国餐馆。1）own作动词时，意为“拥有，所有”。例：She owns a car but rarely drives it．她有一辆车，但很少开。2）own作形容词或代词时，意为“自己的”，其前必须要有名词所有格或形容词性物主代词。例： This is Jack's own room．这是杰克自己的房间。 I saw it with my own eyes．这是我亲眼所见。3）owner名词“主人，物主”。例：The owner of the restaurant is an oversea Chinese.饭店的主人是位海外华人。2. 1 have a brother called Edwin．我有一个名叫埃德温的哥哥。 ① called Edwin为v-ed分词短语，作定语时通常后置。例： I've bought a video camera made in Japan．我买了一部日本产的摄像机。 ②called意为“称呼，名叫”，与它意思相同的还有：named, with the name of.3. He works as an architect．他担任建筑师的工作。 ☆as在句中作介词，意为“以……身份，作为”。例：He was famous as a singer．作为一位歌手他很著名。☆architect n．建筑师 architecture n．建筑学4. 1 enclose…随信附上…… 随信寄照片、资料等，都可以用这一表达方法。例：My brother enclosed a photo of my niece in his letter.我哥哥随信附上一张我侄女的照片。5. How many brothers and sisters has he got? 他有多少兄弟姐妹？ ☆动词have/have got意义相同，但have got用法在疑问句和答语中略有不同。 Have you got three lessons every day? Yes, I have. /No, I haven't．你每天上三节课吗？是的，上三节课。／不，没有。（在have got结构中，have为助动词，可构成疑问句和否定句。）Do you have three lessons every day? Yes, I do. /No, I don't．你每天上三节课吗？是的，上三节课。／不，没有。(have用作行为动词时，需加助动词do构成疑问句和否定句。）三 重点语段翻译A letter from a pen-friendDear MayHi！I saw your name and address in‘Pen-friends’magazine，and I would like to be your pen-friend ．First, I will tell you some things about myself. My name is Sidney Li Pei-chun．I'm fourteen years old ．I'm about five feet tall ．I have short black hair and brown eyes ．My favourite hobby is playing computer games ．I also enjoy playing chess .I live with my parents．They came to England about 30 years ago．They came from Hong Kong, but I have never been there ．Now my parents own a Chinese restaurant in Newcastle ．We live in a small house near our restaurant ．I was born in Newcastle in 1986 ．I can speak Chinese，but I cannot write it very well ．I have a brother called Edwin ．He is 23 ．He works as an architect, in London．I'm in Form One at Walker School．It is near my house，and so I can walk to school．I like myschool because the teachers are very friendly．My school has many sports fields ．I am keen on sports ．I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in the winter , and tennis in the summer. My best subject at school is physics ．My ambition is to be an engineer.I enclose a photo of myself and some school friends．I am in the middle．I hope you will write to me soon，May，and tell me all about yourself.Best wishes