Unit3   I’m more outgoing than my sister
1.事实上；实际上      in fact                2. 唱歌比赛    the singing competition
3. 头发更短的那个  the one with shorter hair     4. 真正关心我  truly care about me
5. 只要；既然  …as long as… (像…一样长)      6. 一…就…   … as soon as… ( 尽快…)
7. 分享一切       share everything             8. 与…不同 /有差异  be different from
9.与…一致/相同    be the same as…            10. 与… 相似的/类似的 be similar to…
11.摔断胳膊       break the arm               12. 小学   primary school
13.打电话询问更多信息 call for more information  14. 取得更好的成绩  get better grades
15. 形容词和副词的比较级
一、含义
1. 大多数形容词和副词有三个等级： 原级、比较级、最高级: good – better - best
2. 比较级：表示两者(人或物)之间的比较。
3. 加more/most ~的情况：①.部分双音节和多音节词；②.-ed/ing结尾的词；③adj+ly→adv.
4. 双写的词：一个大热天，一个胖子和一个瘦子穿着红衣服，汗湿了，很伤心。
         big      hot      fat      thin      red       wet      sad
二．比较级基本句型：     
              ↗连系动词+ adj.（比）     如： Lucy is slower than Lily.
1．主语+谓语动词+adj./adv（比）+ than+ 对比成分
↘实义动词+ adv./ （比）    如：Lucy runs more slowly than Lily.
2. 主语必须与对比成分保持一致：Her hair is longer than yours.(→your hair) 
  3．             …as+adj./adv.(原级)+as …: “如同…一样…” 
                  否定：… not as/so+adj./adv.(原级)+as …: “不如……一样……”
  4．比较级＋and＋比较级：越来越……   e.g.  They talked more and more  loudly.
  5. The比较级…,the＋比较级…：越…就越… The more exercise you do, the stronger you’ll be.
  6. “Which / Who is + 比较级， A or B？”   e.g. Which T-shirt is nicer, this one or that one?
  7. the+比较级+of the（ two ） :  两者中较…的一个  
Of the twins, she was the more hard-working .
  8. 常用the one代单数可数名词,the ones /those 代替复数名词,that 代替不可数名词.
     e.g.  The book here is newer than the one on the desk． 
The apples on the tree are fresher than those/the ones in the box. 
The weather in Wuhan is hotter than that in Beijing.
9. 比较级前可用“数词+名词” 表示确定的度量。
    e.g. I am (5 years) older than him．The room is (3 times) as large as that one.
 注意： 1. 原级常与very, as，so, too, quite，pretty, really等连用。
        2. 比较级常与much, even, far, than, a little, a bit, a lot 等连用.      
        3. Than 后的比较状语结构:    e.g. He runs faster than me/ I (do).
16. You can tell that Lisa really wanted to win, though. 然而，你能看得出丽莎真的想赢。
          讲述： tell a story/lie/joke.    
  1). tell   告诉 ： tell sb. sth.(不能为it/them)= tell sth. to sb. ; tell sb. (not) to do sth.
          辨别；识别：Can you tell the differences between the twins?
  2).though意为“然而；但是”，表示转折关系， 常放于句尾，用逗号隔开，而however可位于句首、句中或句末，常用逗号隔开。 However，You can tell that Lisa really wanted to win
17. I think friends are like books--- you don’t need a lot of them as long as they’re good.
   我认为朋友就像书---你不需要很多，只要好 就行。
   look like : 看起来像（外貌）   She is pretty tall.
   be like:  像（性格，外貌）    He is outgoing/ serious.
18. My best friend helps to brings out the best in me. 我最好的朋友帮我激发出我最好的品质.
              使显现；使表现出： The dress brings out the color of her skin.  
   bring out   生产；出版： The factory brings out a new kind of car.           
              bring out the best/worst in sb.  激发出某人最好/最差的品质. 
 19. I know she cares about me because she’s always there to listen (to me).
     我知道她关心我，因为她随时都能够听我倾诉。
      (n) 小心；谨慎   Take care! 当心/保重   Cross the road with care. 
1). care         介意；在乎（=mind）   I don’t care what happens.  
(v)care about: 关心；在意 如：He doesn’t care about anything people say.
care for    关心；照顾 = take care of或look after     
             喜欢；想要（否或疑） 如：Would you care for a cup of coffee? 
  2).              for sb. 随叫随到；不离左右  如：Parents are always there for children.
                  to do sth.  随时准备帮助   如：She is there to work out the problem.   
20. I don’t really care if my friends are the same as me or different.    if: 是否； 如果
我真的不介意是否我的朋友与我一样还是不同。
21．They both like sports. 他们俩都喜欢运动。（both：两个都；用在实动之前，其它动词之后）
 You are both too young.            They both speak English.
Both of …..+名词复数    如： Both of the flowers are beautiful. 两朵花都很漂亮。
 both…and…两者都……    反义词组：neither…nor…两者都不……
注意：all：都（三者或三者以上）; either:两者中任一个；every：每个（三者或三者以上）

22.A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. 
一个真正的朋友（在你需要帮助的时候）向你伸出手，触动你的心弦。
            到达：   reach /arrive at /get to the school    
            伸手去拿：   reach ( out one’s hand) for sth.
            与…取得联系：How can I reach you?   
            延伸：The forest reaches as far as the river.   森林延伸到河边。  
            (v) 接触；触摸：Don’t touch the paint!    请勿触油漆!
              触动；感动 I was touched/moved by his words.  我被他的话打动了。
            (n)接触；联系:  keep in /losetouch with sb.   与...保持失去联系
get in touch with sb.   与...取得联系
23. She made me laugh and feel better.         (  laugh at sb. 笑话；取笑某人)
      make/let /have sb. do sth.= get sb. to do sth.  使某人做某事
      make+宾语+形容词: 使某人/某事怎样   如：  His words make us happy.   2). 
24. It’s not easy for me to make friends.    (make friends with sb. 与...交朋友)
  It’s+adj.+ for sb.+ to do sth.: 某人做某事怎么样. (It是形式主语，to do sth.是真正主语)     
25. The most important thing is to learn something new and have fun.
    最重要的事情是学习新的东西和过的开心。
26. That’s why I like reading books and I study harder in class. 
那是我喜欢读书和在班上更努力学习的原因。