Activity 1
Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman. He ud to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time. When he was 65, the normal retirement age, he decided that he didn’t want to stop, so he carried on working for another two years. Eventually, when he was nearly 68, his wife, Dolly, asked him to retire becau she wanted to enjoy their old age together. Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son.
摩根·里斯一直是一位不错的生意人。他曾有过属于自己的加油站，而且一直都很忙。当他65岁时, 也就是正常的退休年龄时，他决定不想停止工作，所以他又接着两年。结果在他快68岁的时候，他妻子多利让他退休，希望能和他一起共度晚年的时光。所以他非常不情愿地把业务交给了自己的儿子。
注意一般过去时在描述过去事情时的应用。以及现在完成时（强调过去的动作对现在的影响）。ud to do sth. 表示“过去常常怎么样，（但现在已经不再）”
own vt.有；adj.自己的
当own当动词用时，相对于have。当形容词用时，经常为：(on) one’s own 自己一个人。
normal adj. 正常的
norm n. 标准，准则
abnormal adj. 不正常的
decide (make up one’s mind) 决定
He decided to carry on. / He made up his mind to carry on. 他决定继续。
stop doing sth. 停止做某事（正在进行的）；stop to do sth. 停止（目前正在做的事情）去做（另外一件事情）
We stopped having the class when the power was out. 当停电的时候我们停止了上课。
We stopped to have a rest when the power was out. 当停电的时候我们停下来去休息。
carry on with sth. / carry on doing sth. 继续做（因故停下的）某事 (相对于 go on doing sth.)
He carried on with his project when he came back from holiday. 度完假回来后他继续手头上的工程。
eventually （at last / finally） 最后
nearly 几乎，差不多
almost 几乎，差不多
almost 比nearly的差距要小。如：
It’s almost lunchtime. (可能差三分钟)
It’s nearly lunchtime. （可能差一刻钟）
* Almost 可以和never，no，none，nothing，nobody，nowhere等表示否定意思的词连用，（nearly不能）此时可用hardly 替换，但因hardly本身就带否定意思，所以后面不能再用否定词。
Almost never (hardly ever), almost nobody (hardly anybody), almost no money (hardly any money)
* Nearly 可跟not连用“not really” ”远远不如“，almost不能单独跟not连用。
* 但两者都可用在行为动词的否定式前： He almost (nearly) didn’t hear what I said. 他几乎没听到我的话。
reluctantly (unwillingly) 不愿意地
hand over sth. to sb. 把…移交给（某人）
Hand in （your homework） 上交（作业）
Hand in hand 手拉手
Hand to hand 打架，肉搏
In hand 在手里，在掌握中
Out of hand 失去控制
But he was unhappy. He didn’t know what to do with himlf. Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife, he was bored and began to get depresd becau he hated being retired.
但是他并不高兴。他不知自己该怎么办。尽管他读了很多的书，而且也和妻子一起去一些好玩的地方去度假，但是他感到很无聊，并且由于讨厌退休而开始变得压抑沮丧。
unhappy 不开心的
Un- 表示否定的前缀
fair 公平的－unfair 不公平的；lucky 幸运的－unlucky 不幸运的；true 正确的－untrue 不正确的…
do with sb / sth 处理某事，打发某人
I don’t know what to do with this pile of rubbish. 我不知道该怎么处理这堆垃圾。
although “虽然…,但是…” 在同一句里不能跟but连用
他虽然很累，但还是把工作完成了。
Although he was tired, he finished the work.
He was tired, but he finished the work.
a lot of 许多的，后面可跟可数名词与不可数名词
plenty of, a lot of, lots of均表许多，修饰复数可数名词或不可数名词。
a great (or a good) deal of, a large (or a small) quantity of, a large (or a small) amount of, 均表（量）， 修饰不可数名词。
a number of "许多；一些"；a great (large, good) number of "许多"，修饰复数可数名词，并且要与复数动词连用。
go on holiday 去度假
interesting (某事物令人感到)有趣的 ；interested （某人对某事）有趣的
The book is interesting.这本书很有趣。
I am interested in the book.我对这本书感兴趣。
The film is interesting. 这出戏很有趣。
sb. be bored / sb. get depresd 某人感到烦闷/郁闷
The book is boring. / I feel bored by the book. 这本书很沉闷。 / 我觉得这本书很闷。
The weather is depressing. / I am depresd by the weather. 这天气让人觉得很压抑。/ 我因这天气觉得很压抑。
Then one day he saw an advertiment in the newspaper and, without telling his wife, he bought a small crockery factory. The next week he told his family. They were horrified and worried. They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again.
在这之后的一天，他在报纸上看到了一则广告，也没有告诉他妻子，他就买下了一家小陶器厂。一周后他才告诉家里人。他们为此感到惊讶，而且有些担心。大家认为他不能以71岁高龄再重新开始工作了。
e sb. do sth. 看着某人做某事（全过程） / e sb. doing sth. 看到某人在做某事（部分）
I saw him finish the homework. 我看着他完成功课。（从头到尾）
I saw him singing when I pasd by. 我经过的时候看到他正在唱歌。（非全程）
相同用法的还有 hear , watch
without sth. / without doing sth. 没有（做）什么，不需要
I can finish the task without you. 没有你我完成不了工作。
Plea ask me without any hesitation if you have any questions. 如果你有什么问题就问我，请不要犹豫。
He left home without closing the windows. 他没关窗就出门去了。
buy(bought, bought) 买， ll卖
Buy (sth. for sb.) / buy (sb. sth.) 买某物给某人
Dad bought a bike for me. / Dad bought me a bike. 爸爸给我买了一辆自行车。
复习表示感觉的词汇的用法
too…to do sth. 太…以致不能（做）…
He is too old to go out for a sail alone. 他太老了以致不能独自一人出航。
I am too excited to sleep. 我太兴奋了，睡不着。
He is now 76 and he has expanded the company considerably. He has incread the number of staff from 6 to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products. He has developed the export market and has improved profits by 200%. He has opened a new design office and employed three young designers. They have been all over the world to get new ideas, and one of them has gone to France this week to a major trade fair. Most importantly, he hasn’t been bored since he bought the factory.
