Volunteering here is a dream come true for me. Volunteering here 是动名词短语，它在句中 作主语。动名词短语在句中相当于名词，常 用来作主语、宾语和表语等句子成分。 1. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。 2. Swimming is my favorite sport. 游泳是我最喜欢的运动。
第一单元复习
What’s the matter? 1
What’s the matter 后面常与介词短语 with sb./ sth. 连 用，用来询问某人出什么事或怎么了。如： 1.What’s the matter with you? 你怎么了？ 2. What’s the matter with the video player? 影碟机出了什么问题吗？
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以下问法表示同一意思： What’s wrong with sb.? What’s the trouble with sb.? What’s up?

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1. What's____with you? A.trouble B. the matter C. the wrong D.matter 2. I have a pain in my back. --- ___________. You'd better see a doctor. A. I'm sorry to hear that B. Nothing serious C. It doesn't matter

辨析
used to do sth.意思是“过去常常做某事” 如： He used to listen to pop music but now he likes rock music.

他过去总听流行音乐，但现在喜欢摇滚了。




1.But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. 2.Aron ran out of water after three days. (1) run out ,作不及物动词，表示被动，意思是“被 用完”， 主语通常是时间、金钱、事物等无生命名 词，如： His money ran out. (2) run out of, 作及物动词，表示主动，意思是“用 完”，主语只能是人，如： He has run out of red inkhing
have problems (in) doing sth. “做某事有问 题”，其中 in 可以省略。如： Did you have any problems doing your homework? 以下表达表示同一意思 have trouble (in) doing sth. have bother (in) doing sth.
be used to sth./ doing sth，意思为“习惯于 做某事”， be 可用 get 或 become替换。如： 1. Be patient, and you will be used to the life here soon. 2.Gradually, they were used to getting up early.

Thanks to Mr. Wang and the passengers, the doctors saved the man in time.
Thanks to 意思是“由于；多亏”, to 后一般 接感谢的对象。如： Thanks to Tom, we can finish our tasks in time. 多亏了汤姆，我们才能及时完成任务。
第二单元
what did they ask you to help out with? help sb. out 意为“帮助某人克服困难、解决 问题、渡过难关”，如： 1. When I’m in trouble, he always helps me out with money. 每当我处境困难时，他总用金钱帮我渡过难 关。


I have a stomachache.
“have a/an + 疾病名词” 表示“得了什么 病”，其中have 有“患病”的意思。如： have a fever 发烧 have a cold 感冒 have a headache 头疼

身体部位 + ache, 表示持续性疼痛，用头、 牙、背、耳这些部位的单词加“ache”表示。 如：headache toothache earache backache

I get such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I see the animals get better and the look of joy on their owners’ faces. Such 的用法 1.such + a/an + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 =so + 形容词+ a/an +可数名词单数 We’re having such a wonderful time. =We’re have so wonderful a time. 我们过得如此愉快。

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thanks for是客套用语, 意为“因……而感 谢”,for强调为何而感谢,其后可接名词或ving. Thanks for your help． 谢谢你的帮助. Thanks for inviting us to your birthday party． 谢谢你邀请我们参加你的生日聚会.

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He fell down from a bike and had problems ______ his legs. A. to move B. moves C. moving D. moved

As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks.

sore + 身体部位， 指的是因发炎引起的肌肉 疼痛。当身体某个部位不舒服的时候可以用 “sore+身体部位”来表示。如： a sore throat 喉咙痛 a sore leg 腿痛

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1.I didn't sleep well last night, because I___a toothache. A.was B. went C. had D. took 2. Tony, what’s______ matter with you? -I have______toothache. A. a;the B. the;a C. /;the D. the;/