江苏译林版牛津小学英语(3起)六年级上册:Unit4 Story time

 Six years ago, Mike could¹ read and draw, but he could not write.  六年前，麦克会读会画，但是他不会写。

Now he can do many things. 现在他能做许多事情了。

Twenty years ago, Mr Brown wrote² letters to his friends.  二十年前，布朗先生写信给他的朋友。

He used³ the telephone at home and in the office to call people.  他在家里和办公室给人们打电话。

Now he has a mobile⁴ phone and he can call people anywhere⁵.  现在他有了手机，他可以在任何地方给人打电话。

He also writes emails. 他还写电子邮件。

Thirty years ago, Mike's grandpa listened to the radio and read newspapers for news⁶.  三十年前，麦克的爷爷听收音机看报纸了解新闻。

Now he can read and watch news on the Internet⁷. He reads e-books too. 现在他通过网络看新闻。他也看电子书。

Twenty years ago, Mrs Brown made⁸ friends at school.  二十年前，布朗夫人在学校交朋友。

She bought things from shops.  从商店买东西。

Now she has e-friends from all over the world.  现在她又来自世界各地的网友。

She does shopping on the Internet too. 她也在网上购物。

1 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

2 wrote   

v.（write的过去式）写

参考例句：

• She wrote the music and he wrote the book.她作曲子，他写歌词。
• He wrote back that he was too busy to join us.他回信说他太忙不能参加我们的活动。

3 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

4 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

5 anywhere   

adv.无论何处，什么地方

参考例句：

• You can go anywhere you like.你可以去任何你想去的地方。
• You will find the text anywhere in the Bible.你可在《圣经》某处找到这段经文。

6 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

7 internet   

n.因特网；互联网络

参考例句：

• You can find it on the Internet.你可以在因特网上找到它。
• I surf the Internet two hours a day.我每天上网冲浪两个小时。

8 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。