1. 生词跟短语
send v. 寄， 送
sent - sent
send letter / a message / a card
send me a card = send a card me
send for a doctor / a taxi 叫一个医生
postcard n. 明信片
post 邮政 + card 卡片
postcode 、postman 、postbox
A Christmas card
a credit card
An ID card
play cards
spoil v. 使索然无味，损坏
spoiled -> spoilt
dream ->dreamed / dreamt
learn -> learned / learnt
Don't spoil your children. 不要宠坏你的孩子
Put the food in the fridge, or it will spoil soon. 把事物放在冰箱里，否则事物容易变坏。
spoil -> 表示精神上的损坏
damage -> 表示可以修复的损坏
destroy -> 彻底的损坏
ruin -> 长时间一点点慢慢的损坏
museum n. 博物馆
a historical museum
the Palace Museum
public adj. 公共的
public gardens / schools / opinions
We are not used to talking in English in public .
The museum is open to the public on Sundays.
friendly adj. 友好的
He is friendly to all of us.
brotherly / lovely / lonely / timely
waiter n. 服务员
waitress n. 女服务员
lend v. 借给
decision n. 决定
It was my final decision. 这是我最后的决定
make a decision
She couldn't make decision about the dresses.
whole adj. 整个的
a whole day 、
a whole New World
whole mile 全脂牛奶
single adj. 唯一的，单一的
a single bed / ticket
2. 课文跟语法
Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then be lent me a book, I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards, My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !
明信片总之把我的假期搅和的不得安宁， 去年夏天， 我去了意大利， 参加了博物馆，还去了花园。 一个优化的服务员教了我几句意大利语，还借了我本书， 我读了几行，但是没有读懂， 每天我都想着明信片的事， 我的假期过得可真快， 但是我还没有送我的朋友卡片， 在我假期的最后一天我做了一个重大的决定。 我早起买了37张卡片， 花了一了在放家里，居然没有写好一张。
1. Last summer, I went to Italy.
一般过去时 -> v.的过去式 , 表示发生在过去的事。
Marry and I talked about your book hours ago.
They had a meeting yesterday.
Tom was a student when was ten years old.
注意： 完全发生在过去的事， 跟现在没有关系
She had a boyfriend.
Tom was a student.
否定 / 疑问
Your were happy.
Your were not happy.
Were your happy?
They had a meeting.
They did not have a meeting. did 表示过去 had还原
Did they have a meeting ?
补充： v. 过去式 (只有在一般过去时中才出现) v. 过去分词 (完成时，被动语态，不作谓语，)
look looked looked
teach taught taught
go went gone
write wrote written
2. Then he lent me a book.
双宾语通常一个是人一个是物。
= Then he lent a book to me .
主谓双宾结构
表示方向 用 to, 表示目的用for
She gave me a book. = She gave a book to me .
I cooked him a meal = I cooked a meal for him.
Pass me the salt please. = Pass the salt to me please .
3. I read a few lines , but I did not understand.
understand understood understood
4. Every day I thought about ...
every day 表示某一天 修饰句子
everyday 修饰名词
5. I got up early and bought ...
get got got/gotten
stay up late 熬夜
get up late 睡懒觉
6. I spent the whole day in my room ...
spent 花费 -> 主语必须是人 ， 可以表示花时间，可以表示花钱
spend time/money +on sth. in doing sth.
I spend year in studing English.
3. 知识拓展
1. single adj. 唯一的，单一的，单身的
I am single.
I am available. available 可以利用，可以得到的。
1. We travelled around Europe for a month last summer.
2. Did you ask your friends for help?
I didn't need to - I managed perfectly well on my own.
3. What do you think of the play ？
It's fantastic . The only pity is that I missed the beginning of it.
4. Years ago. doctor often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular(尤其，特别) , when older patients complained of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it , Time have changed ,Today, we take pain seriously(认真的，严重的).
Decades ago, there was only a limited number of drugs available, and many of them caused significant(重要的) side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue . This created a double-egged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.
public adj. 公共的，公开的
public relations 公共关系 PR.
public facilities 公共设施
George called his boss from the airport but it was his assistant who answered up the phone.
Although he was interested in philosophy, his father persuaded him into majoring in law.