Unit 2 TravellingReadingImportant points1. I miss you so much.miss 及物动词，想念When I was abroad, I missed my parents very much.【拓展】①miss 及物动词，未赶上，错过。
She missed the early bus.②Miss 名词，小姐，女士，老师。
Nice to meet you, Miss Wang.I know the answer, Miss.2. We’re having a fantastic time here. 我们在这儿玩得正开心。
have a fantastic time 玩得开心= have a good time= enjoy oneself= play happily=have funhave a good time doing sth. 做某事很愉快We are having a good time travelling to Shanghai.我们正在上海旅游，玩得正开心。
3. Today we spent the whole day at Disneyland.今天我们在迪士尼乐园度过了一整天。
whole adj. 整个的，全部的He spent the whole day writing.4. It moved at high speed and was really exciting.它以高速运转，很令人兴奋。
at a/the speed of 以……的速度at high speed 以高速at low speed 以低速at full speed 以全速at the speed of 50 kilometers per hour 以每小时50公里的速度The car is moving at a/the speed of eighty kilometers an hour.5. We were screaming and laughing through the ride.ride 可数名词，乘坐（游乐设施），骑（骑马，自行车或乘车的）旅行It’s about twenty minutes’ bus ride from the city to the town.【拓展】ride, rode, ridden 动词，骑（车、马等）He rides his bike to school.Can you ride a horse?6. Next, we hurried to a restaurant to have a quick meal.①hurry vi. 匆忙，赶忙If we hurry, we’ll get there in time.hurry的常见搭配：(1) hurry to+地点名词，匆忙去某地Tom had breakfast and hurried to school.(2) hurry to do sth. 匆忙做某事They hurried to help the children.(3) hurry up 赶快Hurry up, or we will be late.(4) hurry off 匆忙离开She picked up her bag and hurried off.②动词不定式短语to have a quick meal在句子中作目的状语，说明去餐馆的目的。
动词不定式构成的目的状语可位于句首，用逗号与主句隔开，也可以位于谓语动词之后。
To learn Japanese, she went to Japan.You should work hard to get good grades.7. On the way, we met some Disney carton characters, such as Snow White and Micky Mouse.①on the way 在路上，on the/one’s way to... 在（某人）去……的路上，后面接副词here, there, home等，省略介词to。
They are on the way to the park.On my way to school, I met my old friend.②such as 例如He knows four languages, such as Russian and French.①can’t stop doing sth. 忍不住做某事They couldn’t stop laughing when they watched the funny performance.②take photos 拍照= take picturesDid he take photos under that tree?9. After the parade, we watched a 4-D film.watch vt. 观看，注视watch TV 看电视watch matches 看比赛My brother likes watching cartoons.【拓展】①watch sb. do sth. 看到某人做某事，此时指看到某个动作发生的全过程，或看到某个经常发生的动作。
I like watching my goldfish swim around in the water.②watch sb. doing sth. 看到某人正在做某事，此时表示看见某个动作正在进行。
I watch Tom playing football on the playground.10. We could even smell the apple pie and feel the wind.①smell 此处用作实意动词，嗅，闻，闻到Can camels smell the water?【拓展】1. smell n. 气味，嗅觉The smell made me sicl.2. smell 连系动词，闻起来……The flowers smell sweet.②feel此处作及物动词，感觉到Did you feel the earthquake?【拓展】feel常用作连系动词，其主要用法有：1. 表示某人的感觉，以人作主语。
I don’t feel very well today.We all felt rather worried.2. 表示某物摸起来给人的感觉，通常要以被摸之物作主语。
Your hand feels cold.Silk feels soft and smooth.11. I bought a couple of key rings for classmates.a couple of 几个，几件，a couple of 也可表示“两个”。
couple“两人，两件事物；几个人，几件事物”，也可表示“夫妻；情侣”。
He keeps a couple of dogs.They are a newly-married couple.12. I’m sure you’ll love them.sure adj. 确信的，肯定的，常见用法：1. be sure of+名词/代词或be sure+that从句，感到对……有把握或确信，主语为人。
2. be sure to do sth.，推测一定或必然会，主语为人或物。
Take it easy. I’m sure of it.I’m sure that I can pass the exam.She’s sure to arrive on time.【拓展】make sure 确保，查明，后接of短语或宾语从句。
They scored another goal and made sure of victory.13. At the end of the day, we watched the fireworks in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle.①at the end of 在……的末尾，在……的尽头There is a supermarket at the end of the road.②in front of 在……的前面，表示位置关系，相当于介词before。
I am sitting in front of Tom.③beauty 可数名词，美人，美好的东西；不可数名词，意为美，美丽，漂亮。
Don’t you think she is a beauty?If I have time, I can go out to enjoy the beauty of nature.【拓展】beautiful adj. 美丽的；beautifully adv. 美好地，漂亮地Her mother is a beautiful woman.She sings beautifully.14. Where did you go during your stay there?①during prep. 在……期间He came to see me during my illness.I only saw her once during my stay in Rome.We stayed there for three hours.2. stay连系动词，保持。
相当于keep，后面接形容词作表语。
The weather stayed fine for two days.15. How long did you stay in the park?how long 多长时间，多久How long have you learned English?do you think在句中作插入语，“你认为”，它后面的部分常用陈述语序。
插入语一般是对一句话作适当的附加解释，若将其去掉，对整个句子并无多大影响。
若把插入语提到句子的前面，它就会成为主要部分，而远离的主语部分则成为一个从句。
When do you think she will be back?（do you think为插入语）Do you think when she will be back?（do you think为主句）。