【重点词组或短语】
1. go off 响铃
2. give sb. a lift捎某人一程
3. be about to do sth. 正要做某事 4. stare in disbelief at 难以置信地盯着
5. raise above the burning building 从正在燃烧的楼上升起
6. jump out of bed 跳下床
7. collect the math homework 收数学作业
8. complete the work for my boss 完成老板的工作
9. show up 赶到,出现
10. get stressed out 紧张起来
11. hand in homework 交作业 12. take place 发生
13. play all kinds of tricks and jokes开各种玩笑
14. sell out 卖完,售完
15. lose weight 减肥
16. by the end of that day 到那天结束时
17. end up以……结束 18. get married 结婚
19. have a happy ending 有一个幸福的结局
20. fear spread across the whole country 恐懼席卷整个国家
21. head west 向西前进 22. in the middle of the road 在路中间
23. turn around 调头、转身
24. make an unexpected discovery 有一个出人乎意料的发现
25. cancel the plan 取消计划 26. lead to 通向
27. miss doing sth. 错过做某事
【重难点句子】
1. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first.
我正准备上去,这时决定先喝一杯咖啡。
2. As I was waiting in line with other office workers, I heard a loud sound.
正当我和其他办公室员工在排队等候时,我听到了一声巨响。
3. Before I could join the others outside to see what was going on, the first plane had already hit my office building.
我还没来得及和其他人到外面看发生了什么事,第一架飞机已经撞上了我们的办公大楼。
4. My bad luck had unexpectedly turned into a good thing.
我的坏运气出乎意料地变成了好事。
5. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out.
当人们意识到这个故事是个骗局时,全国各地所有的意大利面条已经卖完了。
5. However, I missed the road that led to the mall.
然而,我错过了通向商场的路。
6. I went inside and the lady, who was the owner, served me the most delicious bowl of chicken noodles ever.
我走了进去,那位女士,也就是店主,给我端上了一碗我吃过的最好吃的鸡肉面。
7. I am so glad that I canceled my plan to go to the market.
我很高兴我取消了去市场的计划。