北师大初中英语八年级上--Expansion1-1

[00:00.00]UNIT 1
[00:06.78]Expansion 1
[00:11.66]Exercise 3
[00:13.87]Last week, we asked readers¹ to tell us about
[00:17.08]what they did² in the summer.
[00:19.07]Here are some of their replies³:
[00:22.22]In the summer vacations⁴,
[00:24.40]I stayed with my uncle.
[00:26.50]He lives on a farm in Texas.
[00:28.99]They have horses there and we went horseback
[00:31.88]riding nearly⁵ every day.
[00:34.09]It was⁶ really cool!
[00:35.94]Dave
[00:37.30]I went to a summer camp⁷ in Colorado
[00:39.57]with my friend Jenny.
[00:41.39]It was really interesting.
[00:43.99]We did many new activities⁸
[00:46.36]but my favorite⁹ was rock climbing.
[00:49.24]It was scary¹⁰, but also a lot of fun!
[00:53.24]Rebecca
[00:54.62]I went to a summer camp in British¹¹ Columbia,
[00:57.85]Canada.
[00:58.96]I went on my own¹².
[01:01.00]The people at the camp were very strict¹³.
[01:04.23]Every morning we went swimming in the river.
[01:07.80]The water was really cold!
[01:10.47]Sandy
[01:10.47]

1 readers   

n.读者（复数）；读者( reader的名词复数 )；初级读物；电子阅读器；审稿人

参考例句：

• The newspaper was mail-bombed by angry readers after the article was published. 文章发表后，这家报纸受到了愤怒读者的电邮轰炸。
• We had a huge postbag on the subject from our readers. 我们收到了读者关于这个问题的大量来函。

2 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

3 replies   

n.回答，答复( reply的名词复数 )；反应；报复（行动）；[法律]答辩v.[法律]（原告对被告）答辩( reply的第三人称单数 )；反响；作答；（以行动）做出反应

参考例句：

• He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as "Yes" and "No". 他只肯给予极简短的回答，例如“是”和“否”。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "Never mind, " he replies, "1'm not afraid of infection. “病有什么要紧呢，我是不怕传染的。” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

4 vacations   

n.假期( vacation的名词复数 )；（法庭的）休庭期

参考例句：

• No vacations for the duration. 战争期间概无假期。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Three vacations occur in the course of the year,viz,two weeks at Christmas,ten days at Easter and the usual two months in summer. 一年中有三个假期，即圣诞节两周，复活节十天以及通常的两个月暑假。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

6 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

7 camp   

n.宿营；野营；营地；vi.露营，扎营

参考例句：

• We have to go back to camp now.我们现在该回营去了。
• We shall camp beside our church.我们应该在教堂旁边扎营。

8 activities   

n.活动( activity的名词复数 )；活力；活动力

参考例句：

• the enlargement of the company's overseas business activities 公司海外业务的扩展
• Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. 有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。

9 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

10 scary   

a.引起惊慌的；害怕的

参考例句：

• What animal do you think is the most scary?你认为什么动物最可怕？
• Are you afraid of scary movies?你害怕恐怖电影吗？

11 British   

adj.英国的；大不列颠的；英国人的

参考例句：

• The British drink a great deal of tea.英国人饮大量的茶。
• The ship is in British waters.这条船行驶在英国的海域里。

12 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

13 strict   

adj.严格的；严厉的，绝对的，详尽的；精确的

参考例句：

• We must be strict in our work.我们必须严于职守。
• She is a strict teacher.她是个严格的教师。