【正文】 Five other cars were just behind him.other adj. 另外的，其它的other cars 其它小汽車five other cars　其它五輛小汽車behind 在… 后面behind him： behind Bill Stewartjust 正好，恰好On the way home, my wife said to me, ‘Don’t drive to quickly! You’re not Bill Stewart!’on the way home 在回家的途中on the way （to…） 在… 的途中on the way to school 在上學的路上on the way to work 在上班的路上said 是say 的過去式say to sb 對某人說say to me 對我說Don’t drive so quickly.（祈使句的否定形式）小結(jié)：系動詞be的過去式是was/ were,疑問、否定要在was/ were本身變化。It was an exciting finish. 比賽的結(jié)尾是激動人心的。Our friends Julie and Jack were there, too. 我們的朋友朱莉和灰克也去了。my wife and I 我和我的妻子當其它人稱代詞與I 并列作主語時，I 放在后面。winnerwinner1） 獲勝者，勝利者eg. The winner of the race was give a medal. 這場賽跑的優(yōu)勝者獲得一面獎牌。just then 正在那個時候（just at that time）2） 剛才、剛剛eg. He has just arrived. 他剛剛到.3）　正要eg. I’m just leaving.finishfinish1） n. 結(jié)尾，結(jié)束eg. It’s an exciting finish. 令人激動的結(jié)尾。excited 某人感到興奮或激動（主語一般是人）eg. I am very excited because I have passed the exam. 我非常興奮，因為我己經(jīng)通過了考試。excitingexciting adj. 使人激動的，令人興奮的（主語一般是物）eg. This film is very exciting. 這部電影令人激動the exciting moment 令人激動的時刻以ing 結(jié)尾的形容詞：interesting adj. 有趣的eg. The story is so interesting.outstanding adj. 出眾的eg. Her ability is very outstanding. 她的能力出眾。2）（建筑物）直立，聳立eg. The white house stands on the hill. 那幢白色的房子聳立在小山上。rarerace n. 賽跑，競賽a boat race 劃船比賽start a race 開始賽跑run a race with sb 與某人賽跑arm’s race 軍備竟賽rat race 激烈的竟爭、瘋狂的角逐towntown n. 城鎮(zhèn)city 城市eg. Beijing is a big city. 北京是個大都市village 鄉(xiāng)村eg. Our village is in the valley. 我們的村莊在山谷里。I was at the office at twenty to six in the afternoon.I was at the office at five forty in the afternoon.They were at the baker’s on June 23rd.指地方加定冠詞，指做什么事情不加定冠詞。Aren’t you lucky!這句話是否定疑問句形式的感嘆句，為的是加強語氣，表示“你們真幸運啊！”Lesson 68 What’s the time?一、 單詞講解churchchurch temple 、神殿dairydairy bakerbaker n. 面包商、面包師傅at the baker’s（shop） 在面包店里 grocergrocer n. 食品雜貨商人、雜貨店主at the grocer’s 在食品店里grocery 食品雜貨店1.　1月1日你在什么地方？Where were you on January 1st?我在教堂做禮拜I was at church.你什么時候在教堂做禮拜When were you at church?我下午1點1刻在教堂做禮拜I was at church at a quarter past one in the afternoon.I was at church at fifteen past one in the afternoon.2. 星期一的時候他在哪里？Where was he on Monday?他在學校上學。–spend time/ money （in） doing sthspend time/ money on sth 在… 方面花錢或時間spend three days in the country 在鄉(xiāng)下度過三天in the country = in the countryside 在鄉(xiāng)下注：country 當鄉(xiāng)下講的時候，前面必須用定冠詞“the”.stay at my mother’s 表示住在母親的家里stay表示短晢的居住，不可以用live來代替，live是表示長期居住。He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. How are you all keeping?表示在星期 幾用介詞onHow are you keeping? = How are you?–all 是代詞，表示“所有”“大家”（用來指三個或三個以上的人或物）–you all 是指“你們大家”，“你們所有人”All agreed. 大家都同意。He’s very well, thank you.well是形容詞，作表語，表示身體好, well 還可以做副詞，修飾動詞。2）at the butcher’s = at the butcher’s shop在英文中，表示店鋪，住宅，公共機構(gòu)，公共建筑物以及教堂的名字或某人家時，名詞所有格后常不出現(xiàn)它所修飾的名詞。He made a bookcase for his son yesterday.Did he make a bookcase for his son yesterday.Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.She went shopping last Sunday.Did she go shopping last Sunday?Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.They enjoyed themselves last weekend.Did they enjoy themselves last weekend?動詞一般過去時態(tài)的否定形式要在主語后面加did not （縮寫形式：didn’t）,后面的動詞過去式要變回原形。His grandfather lived in Russia two years ago. 兩年前他的爺爺住在俄國。一般過去時的形式：1.（系動詞be的一般現(xiàn)在時的形式：is , am, are）系動詞be的一般過去式：was, were.was用于第一人稱單數(shù)和第三人稱單數(shù)形式的主語之后；were用于所有其它的人稱和數(shù).構(gòu)成疑問句把was, were提至句首；否定句是在was和were的后面加not,　縮寫為wasn’t, weren’t.I was born in 1981.He was an engineer five years ago.Was he an engineer five years ago? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.She was ill yesterday.Was she ill yesterday? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.They were absent from work yesterday.Were they absent from work yesterday? Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.1）一般的動詞后面直接加—edworkworkedjumpjumpedcook—cookedclean—cleaned（讀音規(guī)律：清音后后面讀清音，濁音后面讀濁音，/t / d/ 后面讀[id]dustdusted2）以e結(jié)尾的動詞，直接加dbelievebelievedwastewastedshave—shavedlivelived3）以重讀閉音節(jié)結(jié)尾并且詞尾只有一個輔音字母的單詞，要雙寫最后一個輔音字母再加edstopstopped （較：stopping）fitfitted （較：fitting）regretregretted （較：regretting）4）以輔音字母加y結(jié)尾的動詞，把“y”變?yōu)椤癐”再加“ed”study studied （較：studying）empty emptied （較：emptying）cry cried （較：crying）5）以元音字母加“y”結(jié)尾的動詞，真接加“ed”enjoy enjoyed （較：enjoying）play played （較：playing）6）特殊變化keep keptsleep sleptbegin began一般過去時的時間狀語：last… 上一個…last year 去年/ last month 上個月/ last week 上星期/ last Sunday 上個星期日…ago 在… 之前five year ago 五年前four days ago 四天前ten minutes ago 十分鐘前yesterday 昨天yesterday morning 昨天早晨He emptied the box ten minutes ago. 十分鐘前，她把盒子里的東西倒了出去?；居梅ǎ?. 常用來表示過去某一時間所發(fā)生的動作。eg. You are a lucky girl. 你是個幸運的姑娘。nation n. 國家，民族eg. China is a large nation. 中國是個大國。eg. They are enjoying themselves in the countryside.　他們在鄉(xiāng)下玩得非常快樂.2）國家eg. China is a large country. 中國是個大國。weekday n. 平日（指星期一至星期五的日子）eg. My father is always busy on weekdays. 我的爸爸平日總是很忙。eg. You don’t have to spend a lot of money seeing a film at the cinema. You can do it at home by watching TV.weekendweekend n. 周末（通常指星期五晚上到星期日晚上）eg. I am going to spend the weekend at my mother’s. 我打算在周末去我的媽媽家。3）花（錢）spend some money on sth 花錢買…spend some money （in） doing sth 花錢去做….eg. He spends about 50 dollars on books every month. 他每個月都要花大約五十美元買書。spendspend v.1）度過（一段時光）eg. I am going to spend two weeks in France. 我打算在法國度過兩周。eg. You can keep this book if you like it. 如果你喜歡，你可以保留這本書。反義詞presenteg. Every employee must be present at the meeting. 每一位員工都必須參加這個會議。1. 年的讀法1931： nineteen thirtyone1873： eighteen seventythree1900： nineteen hundred1908： nineteen hunred and eight2000： two thousand2001： two thou