Chapter 2 A day in the life of 一 单词汇btitle n副标题similar adj相似的，类似的expect v.期待ccessful adj成功的whiz-kid 神童business n生意，公司luckily adv幸运地manager n经理responsible adj有责任的be responsible for 对负责sale v.卖，销售accountant n会计boring adj乏味的simple adj简单的，容易的achieve v.得到，实现grade n分数fail v. 失败，不及格exam n考试collect v. 接走client a顾客，主顾return v回，返回attend v参加，出席assist v.帮助，支援continue v. 继续，延续seldom adv很少，不常，难得duty n责任gain v. 得到，获得ual adj通常的，平常的guard n警卫，保安messenger n送信者，报信者construction n建筑，施工daydream v. 作白日梦，空想lose ones tempe 发脾气wish v. 想要某事物，希望tell the truth 说实话champion n冠军，优胜者jogging n慢跑mathematics n数学P. E. n体育（课）二 重点难点解析1. Wendy Wang must be one of the top students in Shanghai温迪王一定是上海的高材生之一。 *Must是情态动词，在这里表示猜测的意思，意为“一定是”，通常只用于肯定句，在否定句或疑问句中用can表示猜测。例：It must be true那一定是真的。Can it be true?那可能是真的吗？It cant be true那不可能是真的。*one of the top students = one of the best students高材生之一one of名词复数”表示“之一”2. Now all of her family work in her business现在所有她的家人都在她的公司工作。 family表示“家庭”或“家人”，是集合名词，若视为整体，动词用单数，若逐个考虑其个体，则动词用复数。例： My family is very large我家是个大家庭。My family are all very well我的家人都很好。business n生意businessman n商人（男）businesswoman n商人（女） busy adj忙的busily adv忙地3辨析：put on穿上，wear穿着，dress穿着，打扮put on强调穿衣的动作，宾语须是物；wear表示穿着衣服的状态；dress既可指动作也可指状态，但宾语须是人。例：Youd better put on your coat if you want to go out如果想出去最好把衣服穿上。 He is wearing a new it today他今天穿了一套新的西装。 She dresses her child every day她每天都要给孩子穿衣服。4. over half a million超过50万 over作介词，意为“超过，多于”，相当于more than。例：He was away over (more than) a month他离开一个多月了。5. I always go to school in my own car. 我是坐我自己的车去上学。in ones car = by car坐小汽车6. 辨析：enough to，tooto，sothatenough to 和 tooto 构成简单句，sothat 构成复合句；enough to 和 sothat 表示肯定，tooto 和 sothat 表示否定。例：I am not old enough to drive.= I am too young to drive.= I am so young that I cant drive. 我太小了，不能开车。7. 辨析：attend， take part in， join三者都有“参加”之意。attend 指参加、出席会议；take part in 多指参加活动；join 指加入组织、团体、党派。例：My father attends a meeting every Thursday afternoon.我爸爸每周四下午要去开会。Youd better take part in all the activities at school. 你最好参加学校的各项活动。Do you want to join the League? 你想入团吗？8. On Friday we have Computer Club meetings. 每周五我们都参加电脑社会议。have用作行为动词，常与一名词连用表示与该名词相当的动词意义，如：have a meeting/a swim/a walk/ a lesson开会/游泳/散步/上课。 否定句和疑问句中要用助动词do/does/did。例：-Do you often have a walk after pper? Yes, I do./ No, I dont.9. I go to my office and continue working on my games. 然后我到办公室继续设计电脑游戏。 continue doing sth 继续做某事。例：How can you continue writing in ch dim light？这么暗的光线你怎么能继续写呢？ work on 从事（某工作），例：A day in the life of. whiz-kid Wendy Wendy Wang，15，must be one of the top students in Shanghai Shes already written several ccessful computer gamesNow all of her family work in her business And shes still at school！ 6 a. m. I get up at six, wash and put on my school uniformI have breakfast with my parentsWe have a family business I started the business two”二ago I write computer games Luckily，they are very popular. We sell over half a million games every year场father is the manager of the company，and my mother is responsible for sales My brother is our accountant Every morning we discuss the business at breakfast Then I ually work on my computer for an hourbefore school.、7 30 a. m.I always go to school in my own car. I am not old enough to drive，and so I have a driver. I sometimes make phone calls to clients on the way to school8 a. m.I start schoolI enjoy seeing my school friends，but some of the work is boring because it is too simple for me I ually achieve A grades in all my bjects，I never fail an exam.1230 pm.About twice a week my driver collects me from schoolI go and have lunch with a clientThen I return to school4 15 p. m.After school I ually attend a clubOn Friday have Computer Club meetingsThe other students often ask me to assist them On Mondays and Thursdays I play basketballOnce a week I have violin lessonsMy driver always takes me home after school I finish my homework in an hour or two before dinner