4．play a trick/tricks on 搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑

The boys hid Jon's bike to play a trick on him.

孩子们把乔恩的自行车藏起来捉弄他。

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play a joke on sb 取笑某人

make a fool of 愚弄；欺骗

5．look forward to 期望；期待；盼望

We are looking forward to seeing each other soon.

我们期盼着不久再次见面。

6．as though 好像，引导方式状语从句

It looks as though our team is going to win.

看来我们队有赢的可能。

He talks as though he knew about it.

他说话的口气好像他知道这事。

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(1)as though相当于as if，引导的从句中常用虚拟语气，从句中的谓语动词与现在事实相反，用一般过去时态，be动词用were；与过去事实相反，用过去完成时。

(2)as though/as if 后面的从句也用陈述语气，这是因为从句中的情况往往是可能发生的或可能是真实的。

7．have fun with 玩得开心

I had fun with my friends at the party.

我和朋友们在晚会上玩得很开心。

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for fun/in fun 取乐；闹着玩

be full of fun 很好玩；极有趣

8．keep one's word 守信用；履行诺言

You promised to take the children camping，so you must keep your word.

你答应过要带孩子们去野营，所以你必须遵守诺言。

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break one's word/promise 失信

have a word with sb 与某人谈话

9．hold one's breath 屏息；屏气

We'll let you know if there's any work for you，but don't hold your breath.

要是有工作适合你，我们会告诉你，但是不要抱太大希望。

10．set off 出发；动身；使爆炸

They set off in search of the lost child.

他们出发去寻找失踪的孩子。

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set up 建立；创立

set down 写下；记下；放下

set aside 保留；抛弃；放在一边

set about 着手；开始(跟名词或动名词)

set out 动身；开始做；着手(怀有目标做某事)(跟to do sth)

Ⅲ. 写作句式必学

1．Festivalsare meant tocelebrate important times of year.

节日是来庆祝一年当中重要日子的时间。

2．Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors，whomight returneither to help or to do harm.

有些节日，是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，因为他们有可能回到世上给人们提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。

3．However big the fool，there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

傻瓜总会发现有比他更傻的人在赞美他。

4．It was obvious thatthe manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave.

很明显，咖啡馆里的经理在等李方离开。

5．“...I don't want them to remind me of her.”So he did.“……我不想因它们想起她来。”他的确这样做了。

Ⅲ. 短文语法填空，然后背诵短文，熟记本单元的重点词汇。

An Interesting Festival

TheAgriculturalFeasttakesplaceafter theIndependenceDay. It is not aworldwide__1__(celebrate)．OnlyChristians inMexicolook forward toitsarrivalfor its __2__ (religion)origin：

Long ago，humans'ancestors __3__(be) bad.Theyfooled andplayedtricks __4__ each other and neverkepttheirword. So Godturnedupanddrowned all their crops. Humansstarvedday and night，weeping. In order togainGod'sforgiveness，__5__ womanpoetset offto see God. Sheadmired God and kept __6__(apologize)．God was moved. With hispermission，humans finally had goodharvests again. So，__7__(wipe)sadnessandremind themselvesofthebeliefin God，people began the festival.

On the festival，peoplegatherin open air，such as playgrounds orparking lots，and __8__(energetic)have fun witheach otherall night long，as though they were never tired. When abeauty __9__(dress)upin lovelyclothingreads poemsin memory ofthe poet，everyoneholdstheir breath. Then，it is thecustom__10__ theboneof aroosterhead is given to her as anaward.

Obviously，the story is not true，but the festival is interesting.

答案1.celebration2.religious3.were4.on5.a 6．apologizing7.to wipe8.energetically9.dressed10.that