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Language points 1. Six months ago Xie Lei said goodbye to her family and friends in China and boarded a plane for London. 六個月以前 , 謝蕾告別中國的家人和朋友 , 登上了飛往倫敦的飛機。 board n.amp。v. 1) (船 ,火車 ,公共汽車 ,飛機等) 2) ,布告牌 3) ,付費 …… 膳宿 eg: During his stay in England he boarded with a friend. 與 board相關(guān)的短語: above board 光明正大的 across the board 全面的;各階層的 on board 在 (飛機、船、車 )上 sweep the board 獲得全勝 boarder 寄宿生 boarding school 寄宿學(xué)校 a boarding card 登機卡 2. It was the first time she had ever left her motherland. the first time 的用法:該句使用了句型 It is+ the+序數(shù)詞 +time+ that從句 , that從句中的謂語常用現(xiàn)在完成時。 句型 : This/ It is the first ( second…) time ( that ) sb. has done sth. This / It was the first (second…) time (that ) sb. had done sth. 這是我第二次參觀長城。 It is the second time that I have visited the Great Wall. It was the second time that I had visited the Great Wall. 辨析 : the first time與 for the first time the first time 作 n. 或 conj. for the first time 介詞短語用作狀語 . I thought her honest ___ I met her. A. first time B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time 這句話的意思是 : “第一次和她見面時 , 我就認為她誠實?!? “第一次”英語為 the first time, the first time I met her相當(dāng)于when I first met her。 for the first time的意思是 “作為第一次”。 如 : He cast his for the first time. 他撒了第一網(wǎng)。 for the first time的作用相當(dāng)于一個副詞。 It’s time for sth. 該做某事了。 It39。s time that...中 , that從句中的謂語動詞用過去時或用 should+動詞原形(should不能省略 )。 It39。s time we started. (It39。s time we should start.) 3. She is halfway through the preparation year, which most foreign students plete before applying for a degree course. preparation n. 準備 The boy was very lazy. He did little preparation for the exam. 這男孩很懶,他對考試幾乎沒有事先準備。 與 prepare相關(guān)的短語 : be prepared for sth. / to do sth. 對某事做好準備 prepare for sth. / to do sth. 為某事做準備 make preparations for sth. / to do sth. 為某事做準備 prepare sb.( sth.) for sth. / to do sth. 使某人對某事做準備 in preparation 在準備中 make preparation 做準備 4. Xie Lei highly remends it. highly adv. 1) 高度的 a highly developed economy 高度發(fā)達的經(jīng)濟 2) very 很 , 非常 highly skilled/intelligent 十分熟練 /聰明 辨析 : highly和 high high表示空間高度 , 通常指物;highly表示程度,相當(dāng)于 much。 The plane was flying high. I think highly of your opinion. Although he was disabled when he was only ten years of age, yet he aimed ________, for which his classmates spoke ________ of him. A. high。 high B. highly。 highly C. highly。 high D. high。 highly remend