Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry.常用短语1.be friends with sb.成为某人的朋友2.wait for等待3.loud music高亢的音乐municate with sb.与某人交流5.be sure确信；确定6.neither...nor...既不……也不……7.have...in common有……共同点8.each time每次；每当9.leave out忽略；不提及；不包括10.feel left out感觉被忽略11.a long time ago很久以前12.feel like=would like想；想要13.one day有一天14.cry for no reason无缘无故地哭泣15.take one’s position=take sb’s place取代某人；代替某人16.in three days’ time在三天的时间里17.to start with起初；开始时18.clean up打扫19.a person with power and money有权有钱的人20.even though尽管21.on the school soccer field在学校的足球场上22.let...down让……失望23.as soon as一……就……24.knock on=knock at敲25.be hard on sb.对某人苛刻；对某人要求严厉26.learn from向……学习27.the next day第二天28.rather than=instead of而不是29.in one’s heart在某人心中30.be close to几乎处于某种状态；很快就要做某事31.pull together=work hard together齐心协力；通力合作32.to one’s surprise and relief令某人吃惊和欣慰的是33.in agreement同意34.put pressure on sb.向某人施加压力35.give up放弃36.in front of在……前面37.get into a fight with与……打架38.offer sb.sth.=offer sth.to sb.=provide sth.for sb.=provide sb.with sth.给某人提供某物39.kick sb.off开除某人40.let sb.in让某人进入41.agree with sb.同意某人42.have fun玩得开心；过得愉快43.call in召来；叫来44.would rather do sth 宁愿做某事45.drive/make sb+adj 使某人......46.drive sb to do sth 迫使某人做某事47.make sb do sth 使/让某人做某事48.try to do sth 尽力做某事try doing sth 尝试做某事49.yes and no好坏参半50.for no reason 毫无理由知识点梳理1.I’d rather go to the Blue ocean because I like to listen to quiet music while I’m eating.我宁愿去蓝海洋因为我喜欢在吃饭时听安静的音乐。
【解析】would rather意为“宁愿……”，表示句子主语的愿望、选择，后接动词原形，没有人称和数的变化，其否定形式是would rather not do sth如：He’d rather join you in the English Group. 他宁愿加入到你的英语小组中来。
如果表示“宁愿（可）……也不愿……”则用句型would rather do sth than do sth=prefer to do sth than do sth如：The brave soldier would rather die than give in.那个勇敢的士兵宁死不屈。
I would rather have lunch at school so that I can have a talk with my friends.我更愿意在学校吃午饭以便可以和我的朋友交流一下。
2. But that music makes me sleepy. 但是那种音乐使我困倦。
【解析】1)辨析sleepy与asleepsleepy“困倦的，瞌睡的”表示打盹儿，处于想睡觉但是还没有睡着的状态，可在句中做表语、宾补或定语asleep“睡着的”表示已经入睡了，进入睡眠状态了，可在句中作表语或宾补，不可作前置定语Whenever I try reading the boring book，I’ll feel sleepy.我无论什么时候试着去读那本无聊的书，都会感到困倦。
The sleepy man fell asleep very quickly.那个困倦的人很快就睡着了。
2)make sb.+形容词“使某人怎么样” It made me happy.make sb do sth “让某人做某事” It made me laugh.be made to do sth意为“被让做某事”I was made to laugh3. Waiting for Amy drove Tina_______.【解析】drove 作动词，原形是drive, 本意为“驾驶，开车”，在文中意为“迫使”，如“drive sb. crazy/ mad”使人发疯/ 发狂。
Dreaming of being rich drove people crazy.发财梦迫使人们疯狂。
Hunger drove the tiger get down the hill to seek food in the village.饥饿迫使老虎下山来村子里觅食。
drive sb to do sth迫使某人做某事（尤指不好的事情）Hunger drove him to steal.饥饿迫使他去偷窃。
4.I think I made Alice mad and I’m not sure what to do about it.【解析】be sure 确信，确定；主要用法有1)be sure of/about 对......有把握，确信，其后接名词，代词或动名词作宾语，其主语必须是人He is sure of/about success.他确信会成功。
2)be sure to do sth 用于祈使句时意为“务必/切记要做某事”，表示说话人对对方提出要求；用于陈述句时意为“必定做某事”表示说话人的主观推断Be sure to behave yourself.一定要守规矩。
It’s sure to rain.一准会下雨。
3)be sure+从句肯定；对......有把握，主语必须是人I’m sure that he will win.我确信他一定会赢。
5.Well, the more I got to know Julie, the more I’ve realized that we have a lot in common. So we’ve been spending more time together lately.【解析】1)he more...the more... 意为“越…...越……；愈……愈……”此为比较级的用法.“the+比较级+主语+谓语，the+比较级+主语+谓语”意为“越……，就越……”The busier she is ,the happier she feels.类似的用法还有: the more…the better…，the higher...the wider...如：The more you pay, the more you gain. 付出越多，收获越多。
The more you read, the better you write.你读得越多，你写得越好。
2)辨析lately，latest，later与late(1)late可用作形容词或副词，意为“迟到的；晚的”常用短语be late for... “......迟到”He always gets up late on weekends.(2)latest做形容词，表示“最新的；最近的”，并不是late的最高级。
作名词，最新事物Do you have the latest newspaper?(3)later，副词，意为“过后，稍后”，也是late的比较级形式Do you want to go together later today?(4)lately 副词，意为“最近的不久前”。
可以与recently互换使用，通常用于现在完成时态。
Maybe you’re right. I have been too lazy lately.3)get to know sb/sth渐渐了解某人/某事（物）在此结构中know也可以换成like，understand等动词，表示逐渐做某事He gets to realize how hard the life is.他逐渐意识到生活是多么艰难。
4)have...in common 有......共同点have nothing in common 没有共同点have one thing in common 有一个共同点He and his brother have something in common.他和他哥哥有相同之处。
6....it makes Alice unhappy because she thinks Julie is now better with me than with her.【解析】be friends with sb意为“成为某人的朋友”It was my luck to be friends with him.拓展：make friends with sb意为“与某人交朋友”I find it difficult to make friends with Jim.7....why don’t you ask Alice to join you each time you do something with Julie?【解析】1)Why don’t you do sth?相当于Why not do sth?意为“你为什么不做某事呢？”Why don’t you buy your mother some flowers?=Why not buy your mother some flowers? 2)ask sb to do sth.“让某人做某事”；ask sb not to do sth.“让某人不要做某事”Our teacher often asks us to listen carefully in class.My mother asked me not to go out at night.3) join指参加某个组织；加入某个群体，并成为其中的一员。