(
课件网) I used to be afraid of the dark. Unit 4 Section B 2a-2f Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. However, things began to change a few years ago. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy. Language points 15岁的 adv. 不常，很少 have difficulty / trouble / problems (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难 move to + sp. 搬到某地 寻找 = look after 照顾 lonely adj. 孤独的 alone adj. 单独的 教材例句： It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. 很难相信他过去在学校有困难。 Language points have difficulty / trouble / problems (in) doing sth. “在做某事上困难” （difficulty表示具体概念时可数，意为“难题；困难”；表示抽象意义上的“困难”时不可数。） e.g. Teenagers often have difficulty expressing themselves. 十来岁的孩子在表达思想方面常常有困难。 e.g. In 2019, she started to have difficulty standing. 2019年，她开始站立困难。 Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. Language points n. 苦恼，忧愁 v. 影响 become / be more / less interested in (doing) sth. 变得对（做）某事更/不太感兴趣 be absent from… 缺席…… fail an examination 考试不及格 make a decision to do sth. = decide to do sth. 决定做某事 寄宿学校 交朋友 One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. His teacher was worried about him. And she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school. Language points be worried about… 担心，忧虑 advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事 亲自地 教材例句： She advised them to talk with their son in person. 她建议他的父母亲自和他们的儿子谈谈。 Language points advise v. 建议，劝告 advice n. 建议（不可数） （1）advise sb. (not) to do sth. “建议某人（不）做某事” e.g. I advised my father to stop smoking. 我建议我父亲戒烟。 （2）advise doing sth. “建议做某事” e.g. I advised waiting until tomorrow. 我建议等到明天。 （3）advise + that从句“建议……”（从句用虚拟语气：主语 + （should）+ 动词原形） e.g. I advise that you (should) exercise more.我建议你多锻炼. advice n. 建议，忠告（不可数） a piece of advice 一条建议 give sb. advice 给某人劝告/建议 take / follow one’s advice 听从某人的劝告/建议 教材例句： Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. 有时他旷课，考试不及格。 Language points absent adj. 缺席 ... ...
