北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit4 14-2

[00:00.00]Exercise 1.4
[00:05.35]Work it out
[00:07.26]The sun was¹ shining².
[00:09.44]Lord Avery was sleeping.
[00:11.93]The birds were singing.
[00:14.41]They were waiting in the library.
[00:20.18]Exercise 1.5
[00:23.25]Jonathan, where were you just now?
[00:26.08]I was in the living³ room.
[00:28.40]And what were you doing?
[00:29.74]I was watching TV.
[00:32.42]Where were you just now, Lady Avery?
[00:35.43]I was in the study.
[00:38.06]And what were you doing?
[00:40.05]I was playing cards... with Lady March.
[00:43.86]And you Lily⁴?
[00:45.61]What were you doing?
[00:47.43]I was clearing⁵ away the lunch things
[00:49.70]from the dining⁶ room, sir.
[00:52.01]Lady March, you are a visitor⁷ at Avery Towers⁸,
[00:55.84]is that right?
[00:57.13]That is correct⁹.
[00:59.13]And where were you just now?
[01:01.26]I was in the study.
[01:03.91]I was playing cards with Lady Avery.
[01:07.84]Hodge,you are the gardener¹⁰, aren't you?
[01:10.25]Yes, sir.
[01:12.00]Where were you just now?
[01:13.32]I was in the garden.
[01:14.89]I was working in the garden,sir.
[01:21.21]Exercise 2.2
[01:23.06]Work in out
[01:25.13]Was the sun shining?
[01:26.95]Yes, it was.
[01:28.48]No, it wasn't.
[01:30.08]Were the birds singing?
[01:32.03]Yes, they were.
[01:33.66]No, they weren't.
[01:35.51]Was she playing cards?
[01:37.15]Yes, she was.
[01:39.21]Were you sleeping?
[01:40.83]No, I wasn't.
[01:42.70]What was he doing when I called?
[01:45.19]He was reading¹¹.
[01:47.53]What were you doing?
[01:49.11]We were working.
[01:49.11]

1 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。

2 shining   

adj.光亮的；华丽的v.发光( shine的现在分词)

参考例句：

• Although the sun was shining it wasn't very warm. 尽管太阳高照，却不很暖和。
• The windows were shining in the reflected rays of the setting sun. 窗户上闪耀着落日的余晖。

3 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

4 lily   

n.百合，百合花，睡莲

参考例句：

• She is as fair as lily.她像百合花一样美。
• She destroyed a lily flower.她破坏了一朵百合花.

5 clearing   

n.小块空地，林中空地；结算；清扫；前方医院，医疗后送站v.变明朗( clear的现在分词)；澄清；（通过票据交换所）交换票据

参考例句：

• Emergency teams are still clearing the debris from the plane crash. 各抢救小组仍在清理失事飞机的残骸。
• We gave him covering fire as he dashed across the clearing. 我们用火掩护他冲过空地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 dining   

n.进餐，吃饭

参考例句：

• The dining room was twice as big as the Tom's.这个餐厅比汤姆的餐厅大一倍。
• Don't talk about business while we are dining.吃饭时别谈公事。

7 visitor   

n.参观者，访问者

参考例句：

• He has a visitor right now.他现在正好有客人。
• He is nothing but a visitor.他只是一个参观者。

8 towers   

n.塔( tower的名词复数 )；高柜；高架子；（电视或无线电信号的）发射塔v.远远高于，远远超过( tower的第三人称单数 )；（在能力、品德、名声等方面）胜过，远远超过（其他人）

参考例句：

• The towers are made of steel cased in granite. 这些塔楼是钢结构，花岗岩贴面。
• academics living in ivory towers 生活在象牙塔中的学者

9 correct   

adj.正确的；vi.改正，纠正；vt.改正

参考例句：

• She gave a correct answer.她给了个正确的答案。
• Choose the correct one from these words.选择正确的词填空。

10 gardener   

n.园丁，花匠，园艺家

参考例句：

• After the old gardener died,the garden grew wild.老园丁死后，花园就慢慢荒芜了。
• I'll have the gardener plant some trees.我要让园丁种些树。

11 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。