Text A The Great American Garage Sale
本課主要單詞
1.garage n. 車庫，汽車修理廠
1）Jim jumped out the car and opened the garage doors.（杰姆躍出車外，把車庫門打開。）
2）It is already 6：30. I think the garage must be closed.（已經(jīng)六點(diǎn)半了，我想汽車修理廠準(zhǔn)已關(guān)門了。）
3）Mr. Henderson worked as a garage mechanic before he retired. （退休前亨德森先生做汽車修理工。）
4）They decided to have a garage sale to get rid of some unwanted stuff.（他們打算進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場(chǎng)舊貨出售，把一些不需要的物品清除掉。）
2.unwanted adj. 沒人要的；不需要的，多余的|考試 大
1）The little girl felt unwanted when both her parents left her. （父母丟下了她，小姑娘覺得自己是多余的。）
2）Herbicides can be used to keep down unwanted plants.（除莠劑可以被用來控制多余的植物的生長(zhǎng)。）
3）The unwanted objects are set out on the front yard of their home.（那些不需要的物品就展示在他們家的前院里。）
在英語中，用前綴 un——加動(dòng)詞的過去分詞構(gòu)成的形容詞很多，如：unexpected（ 想不到的），uneducated（沒受教育的），undisturbed（ 沒受到干撓的），unhurried（不慌不忙的）等等。
3.rid v. 使擺脫，使去掉
1）We must rid ourselves of the illusions and be more practical. （我們必須去掉幻想，更加務(wù)實(shí)。）
2）Who do you think can rid the country of this wickedness？（你覺得誰能使這個(gè)國家擺脫邪惡？）
3）You should try to get rid of the uneasy feeling. （你應(yīng)該盡量使自己擺脫這種不安的感覺。）
4）Jack got rid of the old van and bought himself a new Buick. （杰克賣了那輛舊貨車，給自己買了輛新別克。）
5）He just didn't know how to get rid of that annoying boy.（他就是不知道怎么擺脫那個(gè)惱人的男孩。）
4.homemade adj. 家里做的；自制的；本國制造的
1）The cake is really tasty. I didn't expect it is homemade.（這蛋糕味道真好，我沒想到這是家里做的。）
2）The woman told the boy that candy was homemade.（那位夫人對(duì)男孩說糖果是自制的。）
在英語中，像homemade 這類詞很常見，如：handmade， machine-made， man-made， China-made等等。
5.neighborhood n. 四鄰，鄰近地區(qū)，附近
1）He told the police that he lived in a wealthy neighborhood. （他對(duì)警察說他住在富人區(qū)。）
2）They didn't know they lived in the same neighborhood.（他們不知道他們倆在同一地段。）
3）The noise from the construction site disturbed the entire neighborhood.（工地的噪聲騷擾了整個(gè)地區(qū)的居民。）
4）She sent the child to the neighborhood nursery， as she had to go to work.（她把孩子送進(jìn)了附近的托兒所，因?yàn)樗萌ド习?。?BR> 5） He lives in the neighborhood of a shopping center.（他住在一個(gè)商店區(qū)附近。）
6.advertisement n. 廣告；啟事；公告
1）Today's newspaper has an advertisement for air-hostesses.（今天的報(bào)紙載有一則招聘空姐的廣告。）
2）They decided to place an advertisement on TV for the child as lost.（他們決定在電視上登走失兒童的廣告。）
在使用中，我們常用ad. 作為advertisement的簡(jiǎn)寫。
advertising也可用作名詞，意思是“廣告業(yè)，登文選”，或“廣告（總稱）”
1）He runs a firm that does big advertising.（他經(jīng)營著一家做大規(guī)模廣告生意的公司。）
2）The newspaper carries much advertising.（這報(bào)紙上登有大量廣告。）
3）The supermarket attracted many customers by advertising.（這家超市用廣告吸引了眾多顧客。）
advertise 做動(dòng)詞用，意思是“（為）…做廣告；宣傳”
He saw a teaching post advertised by the local newspaper.（他在當(dāng)?shù)貓?bào)紙上看到一則招聘教師的廣告。）
7.ever-increasing adj. 不斷增長(zhǎng)的
1）They are trying hard to meet the ever-increasing demands of the neighborhood.（他們正在努力滿足這地區(qū)的人們不斷增長(zhǎng)的需要。）
2）The ever-increasing number of students put a great strain on them.（不斷增長(zhǎng)的學(xué)生人數(shù)給他們帶來了很大的壓力。）
英語中這一類的形容詞也不少見，如：ever blooming （四季開花的），ever lasting （永久的）
8.stuff n. 原料；東西 v. 塞滿
1）He has got all the stuff ready for building his new house. （他已備齊新房所需的全部材料。）
2）She is always eating sweet stuff.（她總是吃甜食。）
3）He is unwilling to read the stuff he has written to the whole class.（他不愿意把自己寫的東西讀給全班聽。）
4）The old man stuffed his pipe with tobacco.（老人把煙斗裝滿煙絲。）
5） The boy stuffed the bills carelessly into his pocket. （ 那男孩隨便地把鈔票往口袋里一塞。）
6） The book is stuffed with interesting stories. （這本書里全是有趣的故事。）
請(qǐng)注意區(qū)別stuff 與staff，staff通常用做名詞，意思是“全體職員”
1）The school has got a staff of 800. （這所學(xué)校有800名教員。）
2）They have large stuffs of language experts （他們有大批語言專家。）
9.cast off adj. 拋棄的；穿舊的 n. 被拋棄的人（或物）
1）He was reluctant to dress in his older brother's castoffs.（他不愿意穿哥哥丟下的舊衣服。）
2）He felt himself a social castoff （他覺得自己是一個(gè)被社會(huì)拋棄的人。）
cast off 是一個(gè)詞組動(dòng)詞，意思是“把…放開”，“丟棄；與…斷絕關(guān)系”。
1）He cast off the hunting dog to chase the wounded hare.（他放開獵狗去追受傷的野兔。）
2）Cast off all restraints and do with you like.（拋掉一切限制去做你喜歡的事。）
10. extra adj. 額外的 adv. 非常
1）She could get some extra sleep at weekends.（周末時(shí)她可以多睡一會(huì)兒。）
2）Mother needs extra help in the kitchen.（媽媽需要額外的人手幫廚。）
3）He was extra nice to them. （他對(duì)他們特別好。）
4）Mr. Jones arrived extra late.（瓊斯先生到得格外遲。）
11.original adj. 起初的；獨(dú)創(chuàng)的 n. 原作
1）Philadelphia was the original capital of the united states. （費(fèi)城是美國的舊都。）
2）What is the original meaning of this word？（這個(gè)詞的原義是什么？）
3）The original plans were changed （原先的計(jì)劃改了。）
4）he has some original ideas in his book.（他的書里有創(chuàng)新思想。）
5）The teacher asked us to read some novels in their original versions.（老師讓我們讀一些原版小說。）
12.remnant n. 殘余，剩余
1）They dumped the remnants of the feast into the garbage can. （他們把殘羹剩菜倒進(jìn)了垃圾桶。）
2）The remnant of the defeated army withdrew to a valley.（戰(zhàn)敗部隊(duì)的殘兵撤進(jìn)了山谷。）
3）The remnant is large enough for an apron.（這塊零頭布足夠做個(gè)圍裙了。）
13.bargain n. 交易；特價(jià)商品 v. 討價(jià)還價(jià)
1）I was sure it would be a losing bargain at the beginning.（我開始就認(rèn)定這是一筆賠本買賣。）
2）She showed me how to shop bargains. （她讓我看看該怎樣覓購特價(jià)商品。）
3）I'm considering the possibility of bargaining with our opponent.（我在考慮和對(duì)手談判的可能性。）
4）She refused to bargain over the price. （她不愿討價(jià)還價(jià)。）
14.fabulous adj. 神話式的，驚人的
1）He is a fabulous figure in history.（他是歷的傳奇式人物。）
2）Mr. Wang really didn't know what to do with fabulous fortune at the moment. （王先生一時(shí)不知如何處置這筆巨額財(cái)富。）
3）We had a fabulous time at the party.（我們?cè)谕頃?huì)上玩得很痛快。）
15.mercy n. 慈悲，寬容
1）Have some mercy on the poor child （對(duì)可憐的孩子發(fā)發(fā)慈悲吧。）
2）He showed no mercy on （to） his opponents. （他對(duì)對(duì)手毫不手軟。）
3）The jury found him guilty and did not recommend mercy.（陪審團(tuán)認(rèn)為他有罪，所以未提請(qǐng)法庭寬大處理。）
4）What a mercy that you could survive the air crash.（你能在空難中幸存是多么幸運(yùn)?。。?BR> at the mercy of 任憑…的擺布
for mercy's sake 看在上帝的份上
leave…。to the mercies of 聽由…任意擺布
16.reluctant adj. 不情愿的
1）He was reluctant to give them any help. （他不愿意給他們?nèi)魏螏椭?。?BR> 2）She gave us a reluctant promise （他勉強(qiáng)地給了我們?cè)手Z。）
17.bound adj. 一定的；受約束的；開往…
1）We are bound to succeed.（我們一定會(huì)成功。）
2）He is bound to refuse.（他一定會(huì)拒絕）
3）She has no time to go shopping as she is bound to her job.（她被工作束縛住了，沒時(shí)間去購物。）
4）Where are you bound for？（你上哪兒去了？）
5）He is bound for home from Shanghai（他在從上?；丶业耐局?。）
本課簡(jiǎn)介
“ The Great American Garage Sale”這篇課文通過對(duì)一戶普通的美國家庭把家里不再需要的物品整理出來進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場(chǎng)舊貨出售一事的描述，告訴讀者現(xiàn)場(chǎng)舊貨出售在美國深受普通百姓的喜愛，買賣雙方都樂在其中。究其原因不外乎如下幾點(diǎn)：
1）充抵不斷上揚(yáng)的生活費(fèi)用；
2）享受結(jié)識(shí)新朋友的快樂；
3）希冀有意外收獲的美夢(mèng)成真。Garage sale 既降福予者也降福取者，只是有一天買東西的人會(huì)成為賣東西的人，因?yàn)樗灿龅搅送粋€(gè)問題-如何打發(fā)掉家里多余的物品。
本課主要語言點(diǎn)
1.Not long ago， Charles Erickson and his family decided to do some Spring housecleaning.
動(dòng)詞do 常與一些名詞連用。表示從事某種普通的活動(dòng)或工作，比如：do you teeth （ brush your teeth ） ，
do the flowers （ arrange the flowers ） ， do the dishes （ wash the dishes ）。再請(qǐng)看一些例句：
1）When mother was away， I did the cooking and Tom did the cleaning.（媽媽不在家時(shí)，我做飯，湯姆搞衛(wèi)生。）
2）Who does the washing up after each meal？（每頓飯后誰洗餐具？）
3）I will go to supermarket to do some shopping this afternoon.（今天下午，我要去超市買點(diǎn)東西。）
2.Sorting through their possessions， they cane up with some 1，500 old， unwanted items-all sorts of things they wanted to get rid of.
sort 通常做名詞用，意思是“種類、類別”，如：
1）What sort of iron did she buy this morning？ （她今天上午買的哪一種熨斗？）
2）I don't think he will be interested in this sort of book.（我想他不會(huì)對(duì)這一類書感興趣。）
3）He would find all sorts of excuses for his failure.（他會(huì)為自己的失敗找尋各種借口。）
在本句中sort用作動(dòng)詞，意思是“整理；分類”。Sort常用于短語sort out，但out也常可省略。
1）He was alone in the post office sorting letters.（他獨(dú)自一個(gè)在郵局里分揀信件。）
2）Old John was sorting through a pile of old shoes.（老約翰正在整理一堆舊鞋。）
3）The teacher asked Mary to sort out the bigger balls.（老師讓瑪麗把大一點(diǎn)的球揀回來。）
4）I need to sort out my own problems first.（我需要先把我自己的問題解決。）
come up with 這個(gè)短語我們?cè)谇懊媾龅竭^，意思是“提供，提出，想出”，在本句中該短語意為“產(chǎn)生，制造出”。
1）We always count on Xian Li to come up with help of one kind or another.（我們總是可以指望小李提供這樣或那樣的幫助。）
2）He came up with a good idea after 2 hours' of thinking.（經(jīng)過兩個(gè)小時(shí)的思考，他想出了一個(gè)好主意。）
3）The company has come up with a new time-saving device. （這家公司已制造出一種新的省時(shí)裝置。）
get rid of 這個(gè)短語已在詞匯部分做了講解，請(qǐng)?jiān)倏磧蓚€(gè)例句：
1）It is not easy to get rid of a bad habit （去掉不良習(xí)慣不是一件容易的事）
2）I want to get rid of this old bike and buy a new one.（我想賣掉這輛舊自行車，買輛新的。）
3.The Ericssons needn't have worried
表示姓名的專有名詞變成復(fù)數(shù)，前面加定冠詞the，指此姓的一家人，或夫婦倆，如：
1）The Blacks were in France when the earthquake happened in their hometown（家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生地震時(shí)，布萊克一家正在法國。）
2）The wangs were holding a birthday party when the police paid them a visit.（警察來訪時(shí)，王先生夫婦在舉行生日聚會(huì)。）
“needn't + have + 過去分詞”表示在某時(shí)之前本無必要做某事，如：
1）We needn't have worried so much about him. He is old enough to take care of himself.（我們本無必要為他如此擔(dān)心，他是大人了，該會(huì)照顧自己了。）
2）You needn't have told him everything about it. It has nothing to do with him.（你本無必要把一切都告訴他，這件事跟他無關(guān)。）
3）I needn't have worked so hard if you could give me a little help.（如果你給我一點(diǎn)幫助，我本不用如此辛苦的。）
4.Eager buyers bought all but 50 of the items in one weekend leaving the family $442 richer.
all but是一個(gè)常用短語，意思是“幾乎，差不多；除了……都”，如：
1）Give me one more minute. I have all but finished.（再給我一分鐘，我差不多要做完了。）
2）He found all but one exit blocked.（除了一個(gè)出口外，其余的出口都被封了。）
3）All the boys but him went camping last weekend.（上周末除了他之外，所有的男孩都出去野營了。）
leave在本句中的意思是“使……處于某種狀態(tài)”，如：
1）Leave the door open.（讓門開著吧。）
2）The seven-day strike left the company in great confusion.（為期七天的罷工使公司極其混亂。）
3）The result has left everybody dissatisfied.（結(jié)果使每一個(gè)人都不滿意。）
4）The new policy would leave taxpayers worse off.（新政策使納稅人處境更糟。）
5.Rising living costs are considered by almost everyone as a reason both for holding sales and for attending them
本句中的rising可以看作為形容詞，做定詞，修飾其后的名詞短語，
如：rising prices （上漲的物價(jià)），the rising rate of inflation（上升的通貨澎脹率），
rising sun（升起的太陽朝陽）
consider 是一個(gè)常用動(dòng)詞，請(qǐng)看下面的例句，注意consider的用法：
1）They consider themselves to be very lucky. （ 他們認(rèn)為自己很幸運(yùn)。Consider to be）
2）They don't consider it as important.（他們認(rèn)為這個(gè)不重要。consider as， 用被動(dòng)語態(tài)則是be considered as ）
3）He is considering moving to a smaller city.（他正在考慮搬到小一點(diǎn)的城市去。Consider doing sth.）
4）I consider that one computer is not enough. （我估計(jì)一臺(tái)電腦不夠用。Consider+a clause）
在前一單元我們講到過，reason后面可以跟for， 也可以跟why，只是在for后面必須用名詞或名詞短語，在why后面必須用句子。請(qǐng)?jiān)倏磧蓚€(gè)例句：
1）Nobody knows the reason why he is so upset.（誰也不知道他為什么如此沮喪。）
2）The reason for his going to France was unknown.（無人知曉他去法國的原因。）
6.But beyond that， they are fun.
beyond 是一個(gè)常用詞，在本句中做介詞用，意思是“除…以外”，相當(dāng)于besides，多用于否定句和疑問句中，如：
1）I know nothing of it beyond what you told me.（除了你告訴我的以外，別的我都不知道。）
2）Beyond that， there is nothing more I can say.（除了那個(gè)，我再也沒什么可說的了。）
3）He owns nothing beyond the shabby house.（除了那個(gè)破舊的房子，他一無所有。）
beyond做介詞用時(shí)，還有“在…的那邊；遲于；超出”等意思，如：
1）What lies beyond the mountain？（山那邊有什么？）
2）Don't stay there beyond midnight.（別在那兒待到半夜后）
3）What he said is beyond my understanding.（他說的話我不懂）
4）How he managed to find us is beyond me.（我不清楚他是如何設(shè)法找到我們的。）
7.One psychologist suggests that people are fed up with the computerization of their lives.
在動(dòng)詞suggest （建議，提議）后面可以用doing sth.和that從句，在that從句中用虛擬語氣，請(qǐng)看例句：
1）I suggest bringing the meeting to an end（我建議結(jié)束會(huì)議。）
2）He suggested that the work （should） be started at once.（他建議立即動(dòng)工。）
3）Her parents suggested that she （should） have a medical examination.（她父母建議她做體檢。）
當(dāng)suggest的意思為“認(rèn)為；暗示；啟發(fā)；表明”時(shí)，that從句中不用虛擬語氣，如：
1）Jane's pale face suggested that she was ill （珍妮蒼白有臉色表明她病了。）。
2）He suggested that accident was my fault. （他認(rèn)為那起事故是我的過錯(cuò)。）
be fed up with意思是“厭倦，”相當(dāng)于be tired of 或 be weary of，如：
1）I'm fed up with his complaints（對(duì)他的抱怨我厭倦之極。）
2）Many students are fed up with some of the dull courses（許多學(xué)生對(duì)一些乏味的課程甚為厭倦。）
8.Many of the younger buyers say they are turned off by the poor quality of modern goods and are looking for remnants of a stringer and firmer era， when things were built to last.
turn off是個(gè)常用短語，通常表示“關(guān)掉；解雇；避開，”在本句中的意思是“失去興趣”，請(qǐng)看例句：
1）Be sure to turn off the lights before you leave.（請(qǐng)你離開前務(wù)必把燈關(guān)掉。）
2）She was turn off by the boss as she couldn't type fast enough.（她因打字不夠快而被老板解雇。）
3）He turned off the question with a shrug of the shoulder.（他聳聳肩回避開了這個(gè)問題。）
4）This music really turns me off.（這種音樂真叫我倒胃。）
5）A number of students are turned off by this subject.（這門課使許多學(xué)生厭煩。）
句中的when是一個(gè)關(guān)系副詞，引導(dǎo)非限定定語從句，也可把when看作是并列連詞，意思相當(dāng)于at the time，如：
1）The meeting will be put off till next week， when all the participants will arrive from different parts of the country.（會(huì)議被推遲到下周，屆時(shí)所有的與會(huì)者將從全國各地趕來。）
2）I'll join you next month， when I will have made all the preparations.（我下個(gè)月加入你們當(dāng)中，那時(shí)我將做好一切準(zhǔn)備。）
9.……it blesseth him that gives and him that takes
blesseth 為古英語動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在時(shí)第三人稱單數(shù)，相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的blesses.句中的that引導(dǎo)的是定語從句，如：
1）God help those that help themselves.（自助者天助。）
2）Give it to whoever that is in need of help.（把這個(gè)給任何一個(gè)需要幫助的人。）
本課主要詞組
1.sort through 2.come up with 3.all sorts of
4.get rid of 5.set out 6.all but
7.put up 8.be considered as 9.be fed up with
10. search for 11.turn off 12.run across
13.in the back of one's mind 14.（be） of great value
15.separate…from 16.be bound to 17.be faced with
短語表達(dá)
1.urge sb. to do sth./be urged to do sth.
They urged the management to give them a definite answer.
2.without adv.
Never mind， we can manage without.
3.instead of
He stayed at home reading instead of going to see a film.
4.range from …to
The boys range in age from 7 to 13.
5.specialize in
He specialized in biology.
6.at low prices
This small shop offers goods at low prices.
7.be likely to
He is likely to come late.
8.refer to
He used to be referred to as “the Iron Man”。
9.be known for
China is known for its silk and tea.
10. keep the flavor
The vegetable cannot keep its flavor if overcooked.
本課主要單詞
1.garage n. 車庫，汽車修理廠
1）Jim jumped out the car and opened the garage doors.（杰姆躍出車外，把車庫門打開。）
2）It is already 6：30. I think the garage must be closed.（已經(jīng)六點(diǎn)半了，我想汽車修理廠準(zhǔn)已關(guān)門了。）
3）Mr. Henderson worked as a garage mechanic before he retired. （退休前亨德森先生做汽車修理工。）
4）They decided to have a garage sale to get rid of some unwanted stuff.（他們打算進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場(chǎng)舊貨出售，把一些不需要的物品清除掉。）
2.unwanted adj. 沒人要的；不需要的，多余的|考試 大
1）The little girl felt unwanted when both her parents left her. （父母丟下了她，小姑娘覺得自己是多余的。）
2）Herbicides can be used to keep down unwanted plants.（除莠劑可以被用來控制多余的植物的生長(zhǎng)。）
3）The unwanted objects are set out on the front yard of their home.（那些不需要的物品就展示在他們家的前院里。）
在英語中，用前綴 un——加動(dòng)詞的過去分詞構(gòu)成的形容詞很多，如：unexpected（ 想不到的），uneducated（沒受教育的），undisturbed（ 沒受到干撓的），unhurried（不慌不忙的）等等。
3.rid v. 使擺脫，使去掉
1）We must rid ourselves of the illusions and be more practical. （我們必須去掉幻想，更加務(wù)實(shí)。）
2）Who do you think can rid the country of this wickedness？（你覺得誰能使這個(gè)國家擺脫邪惡？）
3）You should try to get rid of the uneasy feeling. （你應(yīng)該盡量使自己擺脫這種不安的感覺。）
4）Jack got rid of the old van and bought himself a new Buick. （杰克賣了那輛舊貨車，給自己買了輛新別克。）
5）He just didn't know how to get rid of that annoying boy.（他就是不知道怎么擺脫那個(gè)惱人的男孩。）
4.homemade adj. 家里做的；自制的；本國制造的
1）The cake is really tasty. I didn't expect it is homemade.（這蛋糕味道真好，我沒想到這是家里做的。）
2）The woman told the boy that candy was homemade.（那位夫人對(duì)男孩說糖果是自制的。）
在英語中，像homemade 這類詞很常見，如：handmade， machine-made， man-made， China-made等等。
5.neighborhood n. 四鄰，鄰近地區(qū)，附近
1）He told the police that he lived in a wealthy neighborhood. （他對(duì)警察說他住在富人區(qū)。）
2）They didn't know they lived in the same neighborhood.（他們不知道他們倆在同一地段。）
3）The noise from the construction site disturbed the entire neighborhood.（工地的噪聲騷擾了整個(gè)地區(qū)的居民。）
4）She sent the child to the neighborhood nursery， as she had to go to work.（她把孩子送進(jìn)了附近的托兒所，因?yàn)樗萌ド习?。?BR> 5） He lives in the neighborhood of a shopping center.（他住在一個(gè)商店區(qū)附近。）
6.advertisement n. 廣告；啟事；公告
1）Today's newspaper has an advertisement for air-hostesses.（今天的報(bào)紙載有一則招聘空姐的廣告。）
2）They decided to place an advertisement on TV for the child as lost.（他們決定在電視上登走失兒童的廣告。）
在使用中，我們常用ad. 作為advertisement的簡(jiǎn)寫。
advertising也可用作名詞，意思是“廣告業(yè)，登文選”，或“廣告（總稱）”
1）He runs a firm that does big advertising.（他經(jīng)營著一家做大規(guī)模廣告生意的公司。）
2）The newspaper carries much advertising.（這報(bào)紙上登有大量廣告。）
3）The supermarket attracted many customers by advertising.（這家超市用廣告吸引了眾多顧客。）
advertise 做動(dòng)詞用，意思是“（為）…做廣告；宣傳”
He saw a teaching post advertised by the local newspaper.（他在當(dāng)?shù)貓?bào)紙上看到一則招聘教師的廣告。）
7.ever-increasing adj. 不斷增長(zhǎng)的
1）They are trying hard to meet the ever-increasing demands of the neighborhood.（他們正在努力滿足這地區(qū)的人們不斷增長(zhǎng)的需要。）
2）The ever-increasing number of students put a great strain on them.（不斷增長(zhǎng)的學(xué)生人數(shù)給他們帶來了很大的壓力。）
英語中這一類的形容詞也不少見，如：ever blooming （四季開花的），ever lasting （永久的）
8.stuff n. 原料；東西 v. 塞滿
1）He has got all the stuff ready for building his new house. （他已備齊新房所需的全部材料。）
2）She is always eating sweet stuff.（她總是吃甜食。）
3）He is unwilling to read the stuff he has written to the whole class.（他不愿意把自己寫的東西讀給全班聽。）
4）The old man stuffed his pipe with tobacco.（老人把煙斗裝滿煙絲。）
5） The boy stuffed the bills carelessly into his pocket. （ 那男孩隨便地把鈔票往口袋里一塞。）
6） The book is stuffed with interesting stories. （這本書里全是有趣的故事。）
請(qǐng)注意區(qū)別stuff 與staff，staff通常用做名詞，意思是“全體職員”
1）The school has got a staff of 800. （這所學(xué)校有800名教員。）
2）They have large stuffs of language experts （他們有大批語言專家。）
9.cast off adj. 拋棄的；穿舊的 n. 被拋棄的人（或物）
1）He was reluctant to dress in his older brother's castoffs.（他不愿意穿哥哥丟下的舊衣服。）
2）He felt himself a social castoff （他覺得自己是一個(gè)被社會(huì)拋棄的人。）
cast off 是一個(gè)詞組動(dòng)詞，意思是“把…放開”，“丟棄；與…斷絕關(guān)系”。
1）He cast off the hunting dog to chase the wounded hare.（他放開獵狗去追受傷的野兔。）
2）Cast off all restraints and do with you like.（拋掉一切限制去做你喜歡的事。）
10. extra adj. 額外的 adv. 非常
1）She could get some extra sleep at weekends.（周末時(shí)她可以多睡一會(huì)兒。）
2）Mother needs extra help in the kitchen.（媽媽需要額外的人手幫廚。）
3）He was extra nice to them. （他對(duì)他們特別好。）
4）Mr. Jones arrived extra late.（瓊斯先生到得格外遲。）
11.original adj. 起初的；獨(dú)創(chuàng)的 n. 原作
1）Philadelphia was the original capital of the united states. （費(fèi)城是美國的舊都。）
2）What is the original meaning of this word？（這個(gè)詞的原義是什么？）
3）The original plans were changed （原先的計(jì)劃改了。）
4）he has some original ideas in his book.（他的書里有創(chuàng)新思想。）
5）The teacher asked us to read some novels in their original versions.（老師讓我們讀一些原版小說。）
12.remnant n. 殘余，剩余
1）They dumped the remnants of the feast into the garbage can. （他們把殘羹剩菜倒進(jìn)了垃圾桶。）
2）The remnant of the defeated army withdrew to a valley.（戰(zhàn)敗部隊(duì)的殘兵撤進(jìn)了山谷。）
3）The remnant is large enough for an apron.（這塊零頭布足夠做個(gè)圍裙了。）
13.bargain n. 交易；特價(jià)商品 v. 討價(jià)還價(jià)
1）I was sure it would be a losing bargain at the beginning.（我開始就認(rèn)定這是一筆賠本買賣。）
2）She showed me how to shop bargains. （她讓我看看該怎樣覓購特價(jià)商品。）
3）I'm considering the possibility of bargaining with our opponent.（我在考慮和對(duì)手談判的可能性。）
4）She refused to bargain over the price. （她不愿討價(jià)還價(jià)。）
14.fabulous adj. 神話式的，驚人的
1）He is a fabulous figure in history.（他是歷的傳奇式人物。）
2）Mr. Wang really didn't know what to do with fabulous fortune at the moment. （王先生一時(shí)不知如何處置這筆巨額財(cái)富。）
3）We had a fabulous time at the party.（我們?cè)谕頃?huì)上玩得很痛快。）
15.mercy n. 慈悲，寬容
1）Have some mercy on the poor child （對(duì)可憐的孩子發(fā)發(fā)慈悲吧。）
2）He showed no mercy on （to） his opponents. （他對(duì)對(duì)手毫不手軟。）
3）The jury found him guilty and did not recommend mercy.（陪審團(tuán)認(rèn)為他有罪，所以未提請(qǐng)法庭寬大處理。）
4）What a mercy that you could survive the air crash.（你能在空難中幸存是多么幸運(yùn)?。。?BR> at the mercy of 任憑…的擺布
for mercy's sake 看在上帝的份上
leave…。to the mercies of 聽由…任意擺布
16.reluctant adj. 不情愿的
1）He was reluctant to give them any help. （他不愿意給他們?nèi)魏螏椭?。?BR> 2）She gave us a reluctant promise （他勉強(qiáng)地給了我們?cè)手Z。）
17.bound adj. 一定的；受約束的；開往…
1）We are bound to succeed.（我們一定會(huì)成功。）
2）He is bound to refuse.（他一定會(huì)拒絕）
3）She has no time to go shopping as she is bound to her job.（她被工作束縛住了，沒時(shí)間去購物。）
4）Where are you bound for？（你上哪兒去了？）
5）He is bound for home from Shanghai（他在從上?；丶业耐局?。）
本課簡(jiǎn)介
“ The Great American Garage Sale”這篇課文通過對(duì)一戶普通的美國家庭把家里不再需要的物品整理出來進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場(chǎng)舊貨出售一事的描述，告訴讀者現(xiàn)場(chǎng)舊貨出售在美國深受普通百姓的喜愛，買賣雙方都樂在其中。究其原因不外乎如下幾點(diǎn)：
1）充抵不斷上揚(yáng)的生活費(fèi)用；
2）享受結(jié)識(shí)新朋友的快樂；
3）希冀有意外收獲的美夢(mèng)成真。Garage sale 既降福予者也降福取者，只是有一天買東西的人會(huì)成為賣東西的人，因?yàn)樗灿龅搅送粋€(gè)問題-如何打發(fā)掉家里多余的物品。
本課主要語言點(diǎn)
1.Not long ago， Charles Erickson and his family decided to do some Spring housecleaning.
動(dòng)詞do 常與一些名詞連用。表示從事某種普通的活動(dòng)或工作，比如：do you teeth （ brush your teeth ） ，
do the flowers （ arrange the flowers ） ， do the dishes （ wash the dishes ）。再請(qǐng)看一些例句：
1）When mother was away， I did the cooking and Tom did the cleaning.（媽媽不在家時(shí)，我做飯，湯姆搞衛(wèi)生。）
2）Who does the washing up after each meal？（每頓飯后誰洗餐具？）
3）I will go to supermarket to do some shopping this afternoon.（今天下午，我要去超市買點(diǎn)東西。）
2.Sorting through their possessions， they cane up with some 1，500 old， unwanted items-all sorts of things they wanted to get rid of.
sort 通常做名詞用，意思是“種類、類別”，如：
1）What sort of iron did she buy this morning？ （她今天上午買的哪一種熨斗？）
2）I don't think he will be interested in this sort of book.（我想他不會(huì)對(duì)這一類書感興趣。）
3）He would find all sorts of excuses for his failure.（他會(huì)為自己的失敗找尋各種借口。）
在本句中sort用作動(dòng)詞，意思是“整理；分類”。Sort常用于短語sort out，但out也常可省略。
1）He was alone in the post office sorting letters.（他獨(dú)自一個(gè)在郵局里分揀信件。）
2）Old John was sorting through a pile of old shoes.（老約翰正在整理一堆舊鞋。）
3）The teacher asked Mary to sort out the bigger balls.（老師讓瑪麗把大一點(diǎn)的球揀回來。）
4）I need to sort out my own problems first.（我需要先把我自己的問題解決。）
come up with 這個(gè)短語我們?cè)谇懊媾龅竭^，意思是“提供，提出，想出”，在本句中該短語意為“產(chǎn)生，制造出”。
1）We always count on Xian Li to come up with help of one kind or another.（我們總是可以指望小李提供這樣或那樣的幫助。）
2）He came up with a good idea after 2 hours' of thinking.（經(jīng)過兩個(gè)小時(shí)的思考，他想出了一個(gè)好主意。）
3）The company has come up with a new time-saving device. （這家公司已制造出一種新的省時(shí)裝置。）
get rid of 這個(gè)短語已在詞匯部分做了講解，請(qǐng)?jiān)倏磧蓚€(gè)例句：
1）It is not easy to get rid of a bad habit （去掉不良習(xí)慣不是一件容易的事）
2）I want to get rid of this old bike and buy a new one.（我想賣掉這輛舊自行車，買輛新的。）
3.The Ericssons needn't have worried
表示姓名的專有名詞變成復(fù)數(shù)，前面加定冠詞the，指此姓的一家人，或夫婦倆，如：
1）The Blacks were in France when the earthquake happened in their hometown（家鄉(xiāng)發(fā)生地震時(shí)，布萊克一家正在法國。）
2）The wangs were holding a birthday party when the police paid them a visit.（警察來訪時(shí)，王先生夫婦在舉行生日聚會(huì)。）
“needn't + have + 過去分詞”表示在某時(shí)之前本無必要做某事，如：
1）We needn't have worried so much about him. He is old enough to take care of himself.（我們本無必要為他如此擔(dān)心，他是大人了，該會(huì)照顧自己了。）
2）You needn't have told him everything about it. It has nothing to do with him.（你本無必要把一切都告訴他，這件事跟他無關(guān)。）
3）I needn't have worked so hard if you could give me a little help.（如果你給我一點(diǎn)幫助，我本不用如此辛苦的。）
4.Eager buyers bought all but 50 of the items in one weekend leaving the family $442 richer.
all but是一個(gè)常用短語，意思是“幾乎，差不多；除了……都”，如：
1）Give me one more minute. I have all but finished.（再給我一分鐘，我差不多要做完了。）
2）He found all but one exit blocked.（除了一個(gè)出口外，其余的出口都被封了。）
3）All the boys but him went camping last weekend.（上周末除了他之外，所有的男孩都出去野營了。）
leave在本句中的意思是“使……處于某種狀態(tài)”，如：
1）Leave the door open.（讓門開著吧。）
2）The seven-day strike left the company in great confusion.（為期七天的罷工使公司極其混亂。）
3）The result has left everybody dissatisfied.（結(jié)果使每一個(gè)人都不滿意。）
4）The new policy would leave taxpayers worse off.（新政策使納稅人處境更糟。）
5.Rising living costs are considered by almost everyone as a reason both for holding sales and for attending them
本句中的rising可以看作為形容詞，做定詞，修飾其后的名詞短語，
如：rising prices （上漲的物價(jià)），the rising rate of inflation（上升的通貨澎脹率），
rising sun（升起的太陽朝陽）
consider 是一個(gè)常用動(dòng)詞，請(qǐng)看下面的例句，注意consider的用法：
1）They consider themselves to be very lucky. （ 他們認(rèn)為自己很幸運(yùn)。Consider to be）
2）They don't consider it as important.（他們認(rèn)為這個(gè)不重要。consider as， 用被動(dòng)語態(tài)則是be considered as ）
3）He is considering moving to a smaller city.（他正在考慮搬到小一點(diǎn)的城市去。Consider doing sth.）
4）I consider that one computer is not enough. （我估計(jì)一臺(tái)電腦不夠用。Consider+a clause）
在前一單元我們講到過，reason后面可以跟for， 也可以跟why，只是在for后面必須用名詞或名詞短語，在why后面必須用句子。請(qǐng)?jiān)倏磧蓚€(gè)例句：
1）Nobody knows the reason why he is so upset.（誰也不知道他為什么如此沮喪。）
2）The reason for his going to France was unknown.（無人知曉他去法國的原因。）
6.But beyond that， they are fun.
beyond 是一個(gè)常用詞，在本句中做介詞用，意思是“除…以外”，相當(dāng)于besides，多用于否定句和疑問句中，如：
1）I know nothing of it beyond what you told me.（除了你告訴我的以外，別的我都不知道。）
2）Beyond that， there is nothing more I can say.（除了那個(gè)，我再也沒什么可說的了。）
3）He owns nothing beyond the shabby house.（除了那個(gè)破舊的房子，他一無所有。）
beyond做介詞用時(shí)，還有“在…的那邊；遲于；超出”等意思，如：
1）What lies beyond the mountain？（山那邊有什么？）
2）Don't stay there beyond midnight.（別在那兒待到半夜后）
3）What he said is beyond my understanding.（他說的話我不懂）
4）How he managed to find us is beyond me.（我不清楚他是如何設(shè)法找到我們的。）
7.One psychologist suggests that people are fed up with the computerization of their lives.
在動(dòng)詞suggest （建議，提議）后面可以用doing sth.和that從句，在that從句中用虛擬語氣，請(qǐng)看例句：
1）I suggest bringing the meeting to an end（我建議結(jié)束會(huì)議。）
2）He suggested that the work （should） be started at once.（他建議立即動(dòng)工。）
3）Her parents suggested that she （should） have a medical examination.（她父母建議她做體檢。）
當(dāng)suggest的意思為“認(rèn)為；暗示；啟發(fā)；表明”時(shí)，that從句中不用虛擬語氣，如：
1）Jane's pale face suggested that she was ill （珍妮蒼白有臉色表明她病了。）。
2）He suggested that accident was my fault. （他認(rèn)為那起事故是我的過錯(cuò)。）
be fed up with意思是“厭倦，”相當(dāng)于be tired of 或 be weary of，如：
1）I'm fed up with his complaints（對(duì)他的抱怨我厭倦之極。）
2）Many students are fed up with some of the dull courses（許多學(xué)生對(duì)一些乏味的課程甚為厭倦。）
8.Many of the younger buyers say they are turned off by the poor quality of modern goods and are looking for remnants of a stringer and firmer era， when things were built to last.
turn off是個(gè)常用短語，通常表示“關(guān)掉；解雇；避開，”在本句中的意思是“失去興趣”，請(qǐng)看例句：
1）Be sure to turn off the lights before you leave.（請(qǐng)你離開前務(wù)必把燈關(guān)掉。）
2）She was turn off by the boss as she couldn't type fast enough.（她因打字不夠快而被老板解雇。）
3）He turned off the question with a shrug of the shoulder.（他聳聳肩回避開了這個(gè)問題。）
4）This music really turns me off.（這種音樂真叫我倒胃。）
5）A number of students are turned off by this subject.（這門課使許多學(xué)生厭煩。）
句中的when是一個(gè)關(guān)系副詞，引導(dǎo)非限定定語從句，也可把when看作是并列連詞，意思相當(dāng)于at the time，如：
1）The meeting will be put off till next week， when all the participants will arrive from different parts of the country.（會(huì)議被推遲到下周，屆時(shí)所有的與會(huì)者將從全國各地趕來。）
2）I'll join you next month， when I will have made all the preparations.（我下個(gè)月加入你們當(dāng)中，那時(shí)我將做好一切準(zhǔn)備。）
9.……it blesseth him that gives and him that takes
blesseth 為古英語動(dòng)詞現(xiàn)在時(shí)第三人稱單數(shù)，相當(dāng)于現(xiàn)在的blesses.句中的that引導(dǎo)的是定語從句，如：
1）God help those that help themselves.（自助者天助。）
2）Give it to whoever that is in need of help.（把這個(gè)給任何一個(gè)需要幫助的人。）
本課主要詞組
1.sort through 2.come up with 3.all sorts of
4.get rid of 5.set out 6.all but
7.put up 8.be considered as 9.be fed up with
10. search for 11.turn off 12.run across
13.in the back of one's mind 14.（be） of great value
15.separate…from 16.be bound to 17.be faced with
短語表達(dá)
1.urge sb. to do sth./be urged to do sth.
They urged the management to give them a definite answer.
2.without adv.
Never mind， we can manage without.
3.instead of
He stayed at home reading instead of going to see a film.
4.range from …to
The boys range in age from 7 to 13.
5.specialize in
He specialized in biology.
6.at low prices
This small shop offers goods at low prices.
7.be likely to
He is likely to come late.
8.refer to
He used to be referred to as “the Iron Man”。
9.be known for
China is known for its silk and tea.
10. keep the flavor
The vegetable cannot keep its flavor if overcooked.