2. attend, take part in, join和join in

attend, take part in, join和join in都表示“参加”的意思。但是，attend 通常与meeting, lecture搭配。take part in 常常指参加一个重大的活动。join表示参加一个“组织”、“团体”等, 也可以说加入某人, join sb, 而join in表示参加一个活动。如join in (doing) sth, join sb in (doing) sth.

例：我们每天上学。

We attend school every day.

他参加了庆祝活动。

He took part in the celebration.

他在五年前参军了。

He joined army five years ago.

3. This sounded like my school in China.

sound 作动词，表示“听起来”，后面可跟形容词、like加名词，或从句。

听起来是个好主意。

That sounds like a good idea.

你的解释我听着有道理。

Your explanation sounds reasonable to me.

你的声音在电话里听起来很甜。

Your voice sounds sweet in the phone.

联想1：与sound有相同用法的词还有look, taste, feel等感官动词。

例：你穿这件蓝色裙子看起来很漂亮。

You look beautiful in this blue dress.

尝起来很美味

taste delicious

这个沙发感觉非常舒适。

This sofa feels comfortable.

联想2：sound n. 声音

sound, voice 与noise

noise指噪音，voice通常是指人的声音，sound指普通的声音。

4. used to do

表示过去常常做某事

Einstein used to be a student who is not good at Maths.

爱因斯坦曾经是一名不擅长数学的学生。

他们曾经天天在一起游泳。

They used to swim together every day.

联想1：used to do 与be used to doing

used to do表示过去常常做某事，而be used to doing 表示习惯做某事

例：我现在习惯住在中国了。

I’m used to living in China now.

我还不习惯每天这么早起。

I am still not used to getting up so early every day.

5. I usually went to the Computer Club at lunchtime, so I could e-mail my family and friends back home for free.

for free 免费的

We provide tea for passengers for free. 我们免费为乘客们提供茶。

6. Though it didn’t look like a table when it was finished, I still liked it very much.

1)though引导让步状语从句,相当于although。注意不可再用but。

例：Though he got up early, he didn’t catch the train.虽然他起得早，但没赶上那一趟车。 虽然我并不富裕，但我仍然愿意去帮助别人。

Though I am not a rich man, I still would like to help others.

2)though 可放在句末，作补充说明，意思为“不过”。

例：I got a cold, not serious though.

我得了感冒，不过不是很严重。

7. as

联想1：as…as

例：I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school.

我希望将来和我母亲一样漂亮。

I hope I will be as beautiful as my mother.

她不像以前那样骄傲了。

She is not as pride as she used to be.

注意：

He is as tall as that small tree. (a boy)

He is as tall a boy as that small tree.

例：We have as good a time as you have.

否定：not as… as, not so … as

联想2(1)：引导原因状语，相当于because

例：This means I could get up an hour later than usual as schools in China begin before 8 a.m. 我觉得很幸运因为我所有的朋友心地都很善良。

I felt lucky as all my friends were kindhearted.

联想2(2)：引导时间状语，表示“当??的时候”

随着年龄的增长，他对除了园艺外的所有事情都失去了兴趣。

As he grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening.