Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 重点短语和句子总结 2025-2026学年人教版英语九年级全一册

Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. 重点短语和句子总结 一、重点短语（英文+中文翻译+课本语境示例） used to do sth. ——— 过去常常做某事（现在已不做） （课本语境：Mario used to be short, but now he’s very tall. 马里奥过去很矮，但现在他非常高。） didn’t use to do sth. ——— 过去不常做某事 （课本语境：I didn’t use to like English class, but now I enjoy it a lot. 我过去不喜欢英语课，但现在我非常喜欢。） be afraid of ——— 害怕……（后接名词/代词/动名词） （课本语境：I used to be afraid of the dark, so I always slept with the light on. 我过去害怕黑暗，所以总是开着灯睡觉。） be afraid to do sth. ——— 害怕做某事（因担心后果而不敢做） （课本语境：Wei Fen was afraid to ask questions in English class because of her poor pronunciation. 魏芬因为发音不好，害怕在英语课上提问。） straight hair ——— 直发 （课本语境：Amy used to have straight hair, but now she has curly hair. 埃米过去留着直发，但现在她留着卷发。） curly hair ——— 卷发 （课本语境：Tina used to have curly hair, but she cut it short last month. 蒂娜过去留着卷发，但上个月她把头发剪短了。） wear glasses ——— 戴眼镜 （课本语境：Did he use to wear glasses Yes, he did. But now he wears contact lenses. 他过去戴眼镜吗？是的，但现在他戴隐形眼镜。） be silent in class ——— 在课堂上沉默不语 （课本语境：Paula used to be really quiet. She was always silent in class. 保拉过去非常文静，她在课堂上总是沉默不语。） be active in class ——— 在课堂上积极活跃 （课本语境：Now Paula is more active in class. She often answers the teacher’s questions. 现在保拉在课堂上更积极了，她经常回答老师的问题。） take up doing sth. ——— 开始从事/学习某事 （课本语境：Candy took up singing to deal with her shyness. 坎迪开始学唱歌来应对她的害羞。） deal with ——— 应对；处理（问题、情绪等） （课本语境：She learned to deal with her fear of speaking in public. 她学会了应对在公共场合说话的恐惧。） dare to do sth. ——— 敢于做某事 （课本语境：As she got better at singing, she dared to sing in front of her class. 随着唱歌水平的提高，她敢于在全班同学面前唱歌了。） tons of attention ——— 大量的关注（非正式表达，= lots of attention） （课本语境：Candy said, “I didn’t use to be popular, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” 坎迪说：“我过去不受欢迎，但现在无论去哪里都能得到大量关注。”） hang out with friends ——— 和朋友闲逛 （课本语境：Hanging out with friends is almost impossible for Candy now because of the guards. 因为有保镖，坎迪现在几乎不可能和朋友一起闲逛。） in person ——— 亲自；当面 （课本语境：The teacher advised Li Wen’s parents to talk with him in person. 老师建议李文的父母亲自和他谈谈。） take pride in ——— 为……感到自豪（= be proud of） （课本语境：Li Wen’s parents take pride in everything good that he does. 李文的父母为他做的每一件好事感到自豪。） be proud of ——— 为……感到骄傲 （课本语境：I’m proud of my son for overcoming his difficulties. 我为我儿子克服困难而感到骄傲。） be absent from class ——— 旷课；缺课 （课本语境：Li Wen was absent from classes because he felt lonely ... ...