Unit 2 I’ll help to clean up the city parks.

I'll help to clean up the city parks. I'll help to clean up the city parks. 我将帮助清理城市公园。

Section A

A 部分

Language Goal：Offer help Language Goal：Offer help 语言目标：提供帮助


1a

Look at the ways you could help people in the picture. Then list other ways. Look at the ways you could help people in the picture. Then list other ways. 看看你可以帮助照片中的人的方法。然后列出其他方式。 短语 I hope to work outside.
You colud help to clean up the city parks. 我希望在外面工作。
你可以帮助清理城市公园。 短语 Other ways you colud help people _________ 你帮助别人的其他方式_________


1b

Listen and number the ways the boy and girl colud help others. Listen and number the ways the boy and girl colud help others. 听录音，记下男孩和女孩帮助他人的方式。 录音对话 Conversation 1
Boy：I hope to work outside.
Girl：You could help to clean up the city parks.

Conversation 2
Boy：I'd like to help homeless people.
Girl：You could give out food at the food bank to help feed them.

Conversation 3
Boy：I want to cheer up sick kids.
Girl：You could ask hospitals to let you visit the kids.

Conversation 4
Boy：I'd like to help kids with their schoolwork.
Girl：You could volunteer in an after-school study program to teach kids.
 对话1
男孩：我希望在外面工作。
女孩：你可以帮忙清理城市公园。

对话2
男孩：我想帮助无家可归的人。
女孩：你可以在食物银行发放食物来帮助喂养它们。

对话3
男孩：我想让生病的孩子们振作起来。
女孩：你可以要求医院让你去看望孩子们。

对话4
男孩：我想帮助孩子们做功课。
女孩：你可以在课后学习项目中做志愿者，教孩子们。 短语 _________ The girl could visit the sick kids in the hospital to cheer them up.
_________ The boy could give out food at the food bank.
_________ The girl could volunteer in an after-school study program to teach kids.
_________ The boy could help to clean up the city parks. _________ 这个女孩可以去医院看望生病的孩子，让他们振作起来。
_________ 这个男孩可以在食品银行分发食物。
_________ 这个女孩可以自愿参加一个课后学习项目来教孩子们。
_________ 这个男孩可以帮助清理城市公园。


1c

Practice the conversation in the picture above. Then make other conversations using the information in 1b. Practice the conversation in the picture above. Then make other conversations using the information in 1b. 练习上图中的对话。然后使用 1b 中的信息进行其他对话。

2a

A group of students are planning a City Park Clean-Up Day. Listen and check (√) the things they are going to do to tell people about it. A group of students are planning a City Park Clean-Up Day. Listen and check (√) the things they are going to do to tell people about it. 一群学生正在计划一个城市公园清洁日。倾听并检查（√）他们要做的事情，告诉人们这件事。 录音对话 Boy：Now we need to come up with a plan to tell people about the city park clean-up.
Girl ：Yeah, but I'm hungry, Bob. Let's have lunch first.
Girl ：No, we need to start now. Clean-up Day is only two weeks from now.
Boy：You're right, Sally. We can't put off making a plan. As we talk, I'll write down all our ideas. Then we can decide which ideas are best.
Girl ：Um ... well ... we could put up signs.
Boy：That's a good idea!
Girl ：Let's make some notices, too. Then I'll hand them out after school.
Boy：OK. Great! And we could each call up 10 students and ask them to come.
Boy：Hey, we're coming up with a lot of good ideas, aren't we? 男孩：现在我们需要制定一个计划，告诉人们城市公园的清理情况。
女孩：是的，但我饿了，鲍勃。我们先吃午饭吧。
女孩：不，我们需要现在就开始。清理日离现在只有两周了。
男孩：你说得对，萨莉。我们不能推迟制定计划。我们谈话的时候，我会把我们所有的想法都写下来。然后我们可以决定哪些想法是最好的。
女孩：嗯。。。好。。。我们可以竖起标志。
男孩：好主意！
女孩：我们也做些通知吧。放学后我会把它们分发出去。
男孩：好的。太棒了我们可以各自召集10名学生，请他们来。
男孩：嘿，我们想出了很多好主意，不是吗？


2b

Listen again. Fill in the blanks. Listen again. Fill in the blanks. 再听一遍。填空。 短语
  1. We need to come up with a plan to tell people about the city park clean-up.
  2. Clean-Up Day is only two weeks from now. We can't put off making a plan.
  3. We could put up sings.
  4. Let's make some notices, too. Then I'll hand them out after school.
  5. We could each call up 10 students and ask them mto come.
  1. 我们需要制定一个计划，告诉人们有关城市公园清理的情况。
  2. 距离清理日只有两周的时间了。我们不能推迟制定计划。
  3. 我们可以唱歌。
  4. 让我们也注意一下。然后我会在放学后把它们分发出去。
  5. 我们每个人可以给 10 个学生打电话，请他们来。


2c

Make a conversation using the information in 2a and 2b. Make a conversation using the information in 2a and 2b. 使用 2a 和 2b 中的信息进行对话。 对话 A：We need to come up with a plan for the City Park Clean-Up Day.
B：Let's have lunch first.
A：No, we need to start now. Clean-Up Day is only two weeks from now. A：我们需要为城市公园清理日制定一个计划。
B：我们先吃午饭吧。
A：不，我们需要从现在开始。距离清理日只有两周的时间了。


2d

Role-play the conversation. Role-play the conversation. 角色扮演对话。 对话 Helen ：Hi, Tom. I'm making some plans to work in an old people's home this summer.
Tom ：Really? I did that last summer!
Helen ：Oh, what did they ask you to help out with?
Tom ：Mm ... things like reading the newspaper to the old people, or just talking to them. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be.
Helen ：That sounds interesting.
Tom ：Yeah, a lot of old people are lonely. We should listen to them and care for them.
Helen ：You're right. I mean, we're all going to be old one day, too. 海伦：嗨，汤姆。我正计划今年夏天去一家养老院工作。
汤姆：真的吗？我去年夏天就这么做了！
海伦：哦，他们叫你帮忙干什么？
汤姆：嗯 ... 比如给老人们读报纸，或者只是和他们说话。他们给我讲了过去的故事以及过去的情况。
海伦：听起来很有趣。
汤姆：今年，很多老人都很孤独。我们应该倾听他们，关心他们。
海伦：你说得对。我的意思是，我们总有一天也会变老的。


3a

Read the article. What do Mario and Mary volunteer to do? Read the article. What do Mario and Mary volunteer to do? 阅读文章。马里奥和玛丽自愿做什么？ 短文

Students Who Volunteer


Mario Green and Mary Brown from Riverside High School give up several hours each week to help others.

Mario loves animals and wants to be an animal doctor. He volunteers at an animal hospital every Saturday morning. Mario believers it can help him to get his future dream job. "It's hard work," he says, "but I want to learn more about how to care for animals. I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners' faces."

Mary is a book lover. She could read by herself at the age of four. Last year, she decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program. She still works there once a week to help kids learn to read. "The kids are sitting in the library, but you can see in their eyes that they're going on a different journey with each new book. Volunteering here is dream come true for me. I can do what I love to do and help others at the same time."

志愿者学生


来自河滨高中的马里奥·格林和玛丽·布朗每周都会抽出几个小时来帮助别人。

马里奥喜欢动物，想成为一名动物医生。 他每周六上午在一家动物医院做志愿者。 马里奥相信它可以帮助他得到他未来的梦想工作。 “这是一项艰苦的工作，”他说，“但我想学习更多关于如何照顾动物的知识。 当我看到动物们越来越好，看到它们主人脸上喜悦的表情时，我感到非常满足。”

玛丽是个书迷。 她四岁时就能自己读书了。 去年，她决定参加一个课外阅读项目的志愿者。 她仍然每周在那里工作一次，帮助孩子们学习阅读。 “孩子们坐在图书馆里，但你可以从他们的眼睛里看到，他们每读一本新书都会踏上不同的旅程。 在这里做志愿者对我来说是梦想成真。 我可以做我喜欢做的事，同时帮助别人。”


3b

Read the article again and answer the questions. Read the article again and answer the questions. 再读一遍这篇文章并回答问题。 问题
  1. Why do Mario and Mary volunteer to help others?
  2. What do they say about volunteering?
  1. 为什么玛丽自愿帮助别人？
  2. 他们怎么评价志愿服务？


3c

Use infinitives to complete the sentences below. Use infinitives to complete the sentences below. 用不定式完成下面的句子。 短语
  1. Mario would like liketo be an animal doctor.
  2. Mario works for an animal hospital because he wants to learn more about how to care for animals.
  3. Mary decided try out for a job at an after-school reading program last year. She still works there now help kids learn to read.
  4. Mary has a dream job because she can do what she loves to do.
  1. 马里奥想成为一名动物医生。
  2. 马里奥在一家动物医院工作，因为他想了解更多关于如何照顾动物的知识。
  3. 玛丽去年决定在一个课外阅读项目中试着找一份工作。她现在还在那里工作，帮助孩子们学习阅读。
  4. 玛丽有一份理想的工作，因为她能做她喜欢做的事。


Grammar Focus

语法重点
I’d like to help homeless people. She decided to try out for a volunteer after-school reading program.
You could ask hospitals to let you visit the kids and cheer them up. Mario believes it can help him to get his future dream job.
She volunteers there once a week to help kids learn to read. I’m making some signs to put up around the school.

4a

Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs in the box. Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs in the box. 用方框中的短语动词填空。 单词 put up   hand out   call up   cheer up   come up with   give out   put off 张贴；分发；调用；振作起来；想出；发出；推迟 短语
  1. I want to put up my plan to work in an animal hospital until next summer. I'm too busy with my studies this year.
  2. She hopes to call up at least five primary schools to ask if they need volunteers for their after-school programs.
  3. Our class is trying to come up with some ideas to cheer up sick children because they are often sad.
  4. We decided to put up signs around the school and hand out notices to tell student about the book sale. We will give out the money from the sale to homeless people.
  1. 我想把在动物医院工作的计划推迟到明年夏天。今年我太忙了。
  2. 她希望给至少五所小学打电话，询问他们是否需要志愿者参加课后活动。
  3. 我们班正试图想出一些主意来鼓舞生病的孩子，因为他们经常很伤心。
  4. 我们决定在学校周围张贴标语，并分发通知，告诉学生有关图书销售的情况。我们将把拍卖所得的钱捐给无家可归的人。


4b

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the box. 用方框中动词的正确形式填空。 单词 help   move   do   make   visit   spend 帮助；移动；做；制作；访问；花费 短文 Most people today are only worried about getting good jobs to make lots of money. In their free time, they think about what doing for fun. However, few people think about what they can do to help others. There are many people who are less lucky than us. Volunteering our time to help these people is a good way spend our free time. For example, we can make plans to visit sick children in the hospital or raise money for homeless people. Some people even stop doing their jobs for a few months to a year to move to another place, like one of the countries in Africa, and help people there. 现在的大多数人只担心找到好工作赚大钱。在空闲时间，他们会思考做什么是为了好玩。然而，很少有人考虑他们能做些什么来帮助别人。有很多人不如我们幸运。自愿抽出时间帮助这些人是度过空闲时间的好方法。例如，我们可以制定计划去医院看望生病的孩子，或者为无家可归的人筹集资金。有些人甚至会在几个月到一年内停止工作，搬到另一个地方，比如非洲的一个国家，帮助那里的人们。


4c

Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use infinitives. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use infinitives. 用你自己的想法完成句子。使用不定式。 短语
  1. I'd like to volunteer _________ .
  2. At 12:00 midnight, I called my friend _________ .
  3. I'm very busy but I could help _________ .
  4. Summer vacation is coming, and I want _________ .
  5. I want to travel alone. My parents told me (not) _________ .
  1. 我想做志愿者 _________ 。
  2. 中午12点，我打电话给我的朋友 _________ 。
  3. 我很忙，但我可以帮 _________ 。
  4. 暑假快到了，我想要 _________ 。
  5. 我想一个人旅行。我父母告诉我（不是） _________ 。


Section B

B 部分


1a

Match the sentences with similar meanings. Match the sentences with similar meanings. 把意思相近的句子搭配起来。 短语 _________ 1. I've run out of it.
_________ 2. I take after my mother.
_________ 3. I fixed it up.
_________ 4. I gave it away.

a. I repaired it.
b. I don't have any more of it.
c. I'm similar to her.
d. I didn't keep it. _________ 1.我用完了。
_________ 2.我长得像我妈妈。
_________ 3.我把它修好了。
_________ 4.我把它送人了。

a.我把它修好了。
b.我再也没有了。
c.我和她长得很像。
d.我没有保留它。


1b

Match the phrasal verbs with the nouns. Then make sentences with the phrases. Match the phrasal verbs with the nouns. Then make sentences with the phrases. 将短语动词与名词相匹配。然后用短语造句。 单词 run out of   take after   fix up   give away 用完；像；修理；赠送； 单词 my bike   money   my father   old clothes 我的自行车；钱；我父亲；旧衣服 短语 I gave away my bike to a childern's home 我把自行车送给了一个孩子的家。


1c

Listen and number the pictures [1 - 4] in the correct order. Listen and number the pictures [1 - 4] in the correct order. 听录音，按照正确的顺序给图片编号[ 1-4]。 录音对话 Man ：This morning I'm talking with a very wonderful young man, Jimmy the Bike Boy. Good morning, Jimmy.
Jimmy ：Good morning.
Man ：So, Jimmy, tell our listeners what you do.
Jimmy ：Well, many kids don't have enough money to buy their own bikes. So I find or buy old bikes. Sometimes parts like the wheels may be broken. So I fix up the bikes and then give them away to these kids.
Man ：That's fantastic. What gave you the idea?
Jimmy ：I guess I take after my father. He loves to help people. He always volunteers to help people in need.
Man ：Wow! You parents must be proud of you.
Jimmy ：I guess so. But now I've run out of money, so I can't buy any more old bikes.
Man ：Oh, that's too bad.
Jimmy ：Yeah. I need to come up with some way of getting money or I'll have to stop. 男人：今天早上我和一个非常棒的年轻人，自行车男孩吉米聊天。早上好，吉米。
吉米：早上好。
男人：那么，吉米，告诉我们的听众你是做什么的。
吉米：嗯，很多孩子没有足够的钱买自己的自行车。所以我找或买旧自行车。有时，车轮等部件可能会损坏。所以我把自行车修好，然后送给这些孩子。
男人：太棒了。是什么让你产生这个想法的？
吉米：我想我长得像我爸爸。他喜欢帮助别人。他总是自愿帮助有需要的人。
男人：哇！你们的父母一定为你们感到骄傲。
吉米：我想是的。但现在我没钱了，所以我不能再买旧自行车了。
男人：哦，太糟糕了。
吉米：是的。我需要想出一些赚钱的办法，否则我就不得不停下来。


1d

Listen again. Circle T for true or F for false. Listen again. Circle T for true or F for false. 再听一遍。圈出 T 表示正确，圈出 F 表示错误。 短语
  1. Jimmy fixes up broken bicycle parts, like wheels.
  2. Jimmy sells bikes.
  3. Jimmy takes after his mother.
  4. Jimmy has run out of money.
  1. 吉米修理坏了的自行车零件，比如车轮。
  2. 吉米卖自行车。
  3. 吉米长得像他妈妈。
  4. 吉米没钱了。


1e

Role-play a conversation between Jimmy and the reporter. Use the information in 1c and 1d. Role-play a conversation between Jimmy and the reporter. Use the information in 1c and 1d. 角色扮演吉米和记者之间的对话。使用 1c 和 1d 中的信息。 对话 A：What do you do, Jimmy?
B：I fix up .. A：你是做什么的，吉米？
B：我修复 ...


2a

How do you usually thank someone who help you? Discuss this with a partner. How do you usually thank someone who help you? Discuss this with a partner. 你通常如何感谢帮助你的人？与合作伙伴讨论这个问题。


2b

Read the letter and answer the questions. Read the letter and answer the questions. 阅读这封信并回答问题。 问题
  1. Who wrote the letter to Miss Li? Why?
  2. What did Miss Li do?
  1. 谁给李小姐写的信？为什么？
  2. 李小姐做了什么？
 短语 Understanding Parts of Speech
Knowing what part of speech a word is (noun, verb, preposition, etc.) can help you understand the word's meaning. 理解词性
知道一个词的词性（名词、动词、介词等）可以帮助你理解这个词的意思。 信件 Dear Miss Li,
I'd like to thank you for giving money to Animal Helpers. I'm sure you know that this group was set up to help disabled people like me. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. Lucky makes a big difference to my life. Let me tell you my story.

What would it be like to be blind or deaf? Or imagine you can't walk or use your hands easily. Most people would never think about this, but many people have these difficulties. I can't use my arms or legs well, so normal things like answering the telephone, opening and closing doors, or carrying things are difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine helped me out. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I love animals and I was excited about the idea of having a dog.

After six months of training with a dog at Animal Helpers, I was able to bring him home. My dog's name is Lucky -- a good name for him because I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I'm only able to have a "dog helper" because of your kindness! Lucky is very clever and understands many English words. He can understand me when I give him orders. For example, I say, "Lucky! Get my book," and he does it at once.

Lucky is a fantastic dog. I'll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me. Thank you again for changing my life. Best wishes,
Ben Smith 亲爱的李小姐，
我想感谢你捐钱给动物帮助协会。 我相信你知道这个组织的成立是为了帮助像我这样的残疾人。 是你让我有了幸运仔。 幸运对我的生活有很大的影响。 让我告诉你我的故事。

失明或失聪会是什么感觉？ 或者想象一下你不能走路或者不能自如地使用你的手。 大多数人从来没有想过这一点，但很多人都有这些困难。 我不能很好地使用我的胳膊和腿，所以像接电话、开关门或拿东西这样的正常事情对我来说都很困难。 去年的一天，我的一个朋友帮了我。 她跟 “动物帮手” 说要给我弄一只受过特殊训练的狗。 她还觉得养条狗会让我高兴起来。 我喜欢动物，我对养狗的想法很兴奋。

在 “动物帮手” 对一只狗进行了六个月的训练后，我终于可以把它带回家了。 我的狗的名字叫 Lucky——对它来说是个好名字，因为我觉得拥有它很幸运。 你看，因为你的善良，我才能够有一个 “狗帮手”！ Lucky 很聪明，能理解很多英语单词。 我给他命令时，他能听懂。 例如，我说，“幸运！ 把我的书拿来。”他马上就照做了。

Lucky 是一只很棒的狗。 如果你愿意，我可以给你发一张他的照片，我可以告诉你他是如何帮助我的。 再次感谢你改变了我的生活。

致以最良好的祝愿，
本·史密斯


2c

Look at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words. Look at the list of words below. Circle the part of speech of each word and make your own sentences with these words. 看下面的单词表。圈出每个单词的词性，并用这些单词造句。 单词
  1. group (adj. / n.) _________
  2. disabled (adj. / adv.) _________
  3. difference (adv. / n.) _________
  4. imagine (v. / n.) _________
  5. difficulties (n. / adj.) _________
  6. normal (adv. / adj.) _________
  7. training (adv. / n.) _________
  8. kindness (n. /v.) _________


2d

Use the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts. Use the information in the letter to make true sentences by matching the different parts. 看下面的单词表。圈出每个单词的词性，用这些单词组成你自己的句子。
SUBJECT 连接线 VERB 连接线 OBJECT
Miss Li can get a letter to Miss Li.
Ben Smith trains money to Animal Helpers.
Lucky sent animals like Lucky.
Animal Helpers wrote things for disabled people.


2e

Discuss the questions with a partner. Discuss the questions with a partner. 与合作伙伴讨论问题。 问题
  1. In what other ways do you think dogs are able to help people?
  2. What other animals can we train to help people?
  1. 你认为狗还能在哪些方面帮助别人？
  2. 我们还可以训练哪些动物来帮助人们？


3a

Look at these kinds of volunteer work. Can you add more? What would you like to do? Discuss it with a partner. Look at these kinds of volunteer work. Can you add more? What would you like to do? Discuss it with a partner. 看看这些志愿者工作。你能添加更多吗？你想做什么？与合作伙伴讨论。 短语
  • Working in an old people's home
  • Helping kids in an after-school program
  • Being a guide at a museum
  • 在老人家工作
  • 在课后项目中帮助孩子
  • 在博物馆当导游


3b

Write a letter or e-mail to the place you want to volunteer at. Write a letter or e-mail to the place you want to volunteer at. 给你想做志愿者的地方写封信或发封电子邮件。 短语 Which volunteer job do you want to do?
What are your interests and hobbies?
How can these help you to do the job?
Why do you want to do the volunteer job?
When are you free to do the job?

I'd like to / I'm interested in / I want to volunteer as ...
I'm good at / I'm strong in / In my free time, I like to ... so I think I'd be good at this job.
I want to help out as a volunteer in your old people's home / school / museum / group because ...
I'm free to help in / on ... 你想做哪份志愿者工作？
你的兴趣爱好是什么？
这些能帮你做这项工作吗？
你为什么要做志愿者？
你什么时候有空做这项工作？

我想/我感兴趣/我想当 ...
我擅长/我强壮/在空闲时间，我喜欢 ... 所以我认为我会胜任这份工作。
我想在你们老人家/学校/博物馆/小组当志愿者，因为 ...
我有空帮忙 ...


Self Check

1、Fill in each blank with a possible verb to make a phrasal verb. 1、Fill in each blank with a possible verb to make a phrasal verb. 1、用一个可能的动词填空，形成一个短语动词。 短语
  1. _________ up
  2. _________ off
  3. _________ away
  4. _________ out of
  5. _________ after
  6. _________ up with
2、Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs or infinitives. 2、Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrasal verbs or infinitives. 2、用适当的短语动词或不定式填空。 短文 I go to school in a small town. Last month, a volunteer teacher from Beijing came to our school to teach us English. At first, we were too shy to talk to her. But then she came up with some really fun activities for an English party. She tolb us to put up some signs around the school and hand out notices to tell people about it. It was interesting to learn English in this way. The teacher also taught us how to play the guitar. She even gave away some free books. It will be hard to forget such a wonderful teacher. 我在一个小镇上学。上个月，一位来自北京的志愿者老师来我们学校教我们英语。起初，我们太害羞了，不敢和她说话。但后来她为一个英语派对想出了一些非常有趣的活动。她让我们在学校周围张贴一些标志，并分发通知告诉人们这件事。用这种方式学习英语很有趣。老师还教我们如何弹吉他。她甚至免费赠送了一些书。很难忘记这样一位出色的老师。


Words and Expressions

单词汉语词性
clean up打扫（或清除）干净
cheer欢呼；喝彩v.
cheer up（使）变得更高兴；（使）振奋起来
give out分发；散发
volunteer义务做；自愿做
志愿者		v. 义务做；自愿做
n. 志愿者
come up with想出；提出（主意、计划、回答等）
put off推迟
sign标志；信号n.
notice通知；通告；注意
注意到；意识到		n. 通知；通告；注意
v. 注意到；意识到
hand out分发
call up打电话给（某人）；征召
used to曾经 ...；过去 ...
loney孤独的；寂寞的adj.
care for照顾；非常喜欢
several几个；数个；一些pron.
strong强烈的；强壮的adj.
feeling感觉；感触n.
satisfaction满足；满意n.
joy高兴；愉快n.
owner物主；主人n.
try out参加 ... 选拔；试用
journey（尤指长途）旅行；行程n.
raise募集；征集v.
midnight午夜；子夜n.
alone独自；单独adv.
repair修理；修补v.
fix修理；安装v.
fix up修理；装饰
give away赠送；捐赠
take after（外貌或行为）像
broken破损的；残缺的adj.
wheel车轮；轮子n.
letter信；函n.
Miss女士；小姐n.
set up建设；设立
disabled丧失能力的；有残疾的adj.
make a difference影响；有作用
blind瞎的；失明的adj.
deaf聋的adj.
imagine想象；设想v.
difficulty困难；难题n.
open开；打开v.
door门n.
carry拿；提；扛v.
train训练；培训v.
excited激动的；兴奋的adj.
training训练；培训n.
kindness仁慈；善良n.
clever聪明的；聪颖的adj.
understand理解；领会v.
change变化；改变v. & n.
interest兴趣；关注
使感兴趣；使关注		n. 兴趣；关注
v. 使感兴趣；使关注
sir先生（用于正式信函中对不知名的男性收信人的称呼时，写为 Sir）n.
madam夫人；女士（用于正式信函中对不知名的女性收信人的称呼时，写为 Madam）n.
Mario马里奥（男名）
Jimmy吉米（男名）


Notes on the Text

1. They told me stories about the past and how things used to be. 他们给我讲过去的生活经历，讲过去是什么样子的。
 used to be 在此表示过去一度存在但是现在已经小时的某一特定的情形。作这一用法时，used to 常与 be, have, live, stay, like, love 等词连用，表示 “曾；曾经”，

例如：

She used to be a very close friend of mine. 她曾是我十分贴心的一位朋友。
I used to live in that city for the first twenty years of my life. 我（一生）最初的20年曾生活在那座城市。

 used to 还可用来表示 “过去常做某事，但现在不那样了”。

例如：

He used to arrive late last year, but now he doesn’t. 他去年常常迟到，但现在不了。
Did you use to sing when you took a shower? 你以前经常在洗澡时唱歌吗？

2. I get such a strong feeling of satisfactioin when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces. 当我看到动物们（病情）渐好，看到它们主人脸上的喜悦表情时，我产生出那么一件极强的满足感来。
 此句中 get 的两次用法意义各不相同。第一个 get 的意思是 “产生；形成”，为及物动词，常与 feeling（感觉；情感），idea（想法；主意）等词搭配使用。

例如：

Do you get the feeling that we’re not welcome here? 你有这里不欢迎我们的感觉吗？
How did you get such an idea? 你怎么会产生这样一个想法？

 第二个 get 是系动词，后接形容词，表示体质、情绪、天气等方面的改变，通常译作 “变得；变为”。

例如：

He got angry with me after that. 那之后他生起了我的气。
It’s getting hotter now. 现在天气变得热起来了。

3. She could read by herself at the age of four. 她在四岁时就能够独自看书了。
 此句中 “by + 反身代词” 表示 “独自地；独立地”，常与动词或动词短语连用，作句子的方式状语。

再如：

Children should learn to do things by themselves. 孩子们应当学习独立做事。

4. Volunteering here is dream come true for me. 在这里当志愿者对我来说是梦想成真。
 此句中 a dream come true 表示 “梦想成为现实；梦想成真”，是一个常见的表达方式。

再如：

I got the latest CD player as a birthday present yesterday. It was just a dream come true! 昨天我收到了一份生日礼物，是那种最新的光碟播放机，真是梦想成真了！
I‘ve always wanted to visit New York, so going there on vacation next month will be a dream come true for me. 我一直都想去纽约，所以下个月到那儿度假对我来说将是梦想成真。

5. You helped to make it possible for me to have Lucky. 有了你的帮助，我才有可能拥有 “幸运儿”（狗名）。
 此句中 make it possible for someone to do something 是一种固定结构，表示 “使得某人有可能做某事“。在这个句型中，it 仅是一个形式上的宾语，真正的宾语是 to do something，

又如：

Mr. Green makes it possible for us to learn English easily and in an interesting way in his class. 格林先生使我们能够在他的课堂上通过有趣的方式轻松地学习英语。
Computer technology makes it possible for many people to work at home. 电脑科技使得许多人在家便可办公。

6. She talked to Animal Helpers about getting me a special trained dog. 她与 “动物帮手” 组织联系，试图给我找一条特殊的、经过训练的狗。
 此处 Animal Helpers 大写首字母，为专有名词，指 ”动物帮手“ 这一组织。若小写，an animal helper 则可指任何人提供某种帮助的动物。

例如：

In my life, I see different animals used as animal helpers We have, for example, do helpers, monkey helpers, elephant helpers and so on. 我一生中见过不同的动物用作动物帮手。例如，我们有狗狗帮手、猴子帮手、大象帮手等等。