1．The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Ms. Shen.
这个非常热情的女老师是沈老师。
called Ms. Shen 是过去分词短语作定语，与所修饰的词之间存在着逻辑上的被动关系，相当于定语从句who/that was called Ms. Shen。 如：
We visited the new library built three weeks ago.
我们参观了三周前建成的图书馆。
The first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the 18th century.
最早为外语教学而写的英语课本出现在十八世纪。
Most of the artists invited to the party were from South Africa.
被邀请来参加聚会的大多是南非艺术家。
2．And we have fun. I don't think I will be bored in Ms. Shen's class!
我们上课上得很开心，我认为我不会对沈老师的课厌烦的。
（1）have (great) fun 玩得开心
=have (a lot of) fun
= have a wonderful time
=enjoy oneself 如：
The children were having a lot of fun with the building blocks.
孩子们玩搭积木玩得很开心。
You're sure to have some fun tonight.
今晚你一定会玩得很开心。
They had a lot of fun chatting on the net.
他们在网上聊天聊得很开心。
fun/,是不可数名词，常用于be fun 结构中，相当于interesting。如
Seeing monkeys in the zoo is great fun.
在公园看猴子非常有趣。
What fun it is to play a game after work!
工作之余活动一下多么有趣！
注: 此处的what fun不能用how funny代替，因为"funny"是“滑稽的，好笑的”的意思。
［拓展］for fun=in fun 开玩笑地
make fun of 嘲笑，取笑。如
I'm not saying such a serious thing for fun.
我说如此严肃的事情绝不是开玩笑。
It's bad manners to make fun of the blind.
取笑盲人是不礼貌的。
（2） 我们要注意本句英汉表达的区别。英语中有些动词，如think, believe, expect, suppose, feel, guess, imagine 等，当它们后面接一个具有否定意义的宾语从句时，通常要把主句的动词变为否定式，而宾语从句中的谓语动词用肯定形式。这种现象称为否定的转移。如：
We don't think there is anything interesting in your pictures.
我们认为你的画并没有什么有趣的地方。
I don't believe what he said is true.我认为他说的不是真话。
I don't suppose they will object to my suggestion.
我想他们不会反对我的建议。
He didn't imagine that she would go abroad.
他料想她不会出国了。
I don't feel the food can last us through the winter.
我认为这食物是不够我们过冬的。
注：在反意疑问句中，若陈述部分是第一人称，think等词用一般现在进，则疑部部分需与从句中的主语和谓语保持一致，否则要与主句的主语和谓语保持一致。如：
I don't think it's going to rain tomorrow, is it?
我认为明不会下雨，对吗？
You don't think I have made mistakes, do you?
你并不认为我犯了什么错误，是吗？
（3）辨析: boring/bored 词均为形容词，但有区别
boring 意为“令人厌烦的、令人讨厌的”，常指事情的性质，指人时，意为“烦人”。
bored 意为“厌倦、讨厌”，主语常为人，指人具有的感受。
be bored to death/d厌烦的要死
be bored with 对……厌烦，厌倦
I found the book rather boring. 我发现这本书真令人讨厌。
Those relations of his are boring people.
他的那些亲戚们真烦人。
I was never bored with his stories. 他讲的故事我怎么听也不厌烦。
I'm getting bored and homesick, 我感到厌倦了，想家了。
知识精讲(二)
1.In other words, there are three times as many girls as boys.
换句话说，女孩是男孩的三倍。
（1）in other words 意为“换句话”，在句中用作插入成分。如：
In other words, she must give up singing.
换言之，她必需放弃唱歌。
I'm not used to the way you speak to me. In other words, I don't want to continue our conversations.
我不习惯于你对我谈话的方式。换句话讲，我不想继续我们的谈话了。
Beethoven wrote many world-famous musical compositions. In other words, he was a great musician.
贝多芬写过许多世界著名乐曲。换句话讲，他是一位伟大的音乐家。
①A + be+倍数 +as+ adj. +as+B
Asia is four times as large as Europe.
亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。
②A+be+倍数+ 比较级+than+B
Asia is three times larger than Europe.
亚洲比欧洲大三倍。
③A+be+倍数+the size/length/height/depth/width+ of+ B
Asia is four times the size of Europe.
亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。
注: time 表示倍数，一般只限于表示基数词在内的三倍或三倍以上，若表示两倍可用副词twice 或形容词double。 time 表示的倍数也可以用分数，百分数或某些表程度的副词替换。
The street is twice the length of that one.
这条街是那条街的两倍长。
Ten is double five.十是五的二倍。
This pencil is a quarter as long as that one.
这枝铅笔是那枝的四分之一长。
Our room is 60％ the size of theirs. 我们房间的面积是他们房间面积的60%。
知识精讲(三)
1.I'm looking forward to doing it！我非常渴望去做。
look forward to sth./doing sth. 意思是“期待着某事/做某事”，其中“to”是介词。
I look forward to hearing from you as early as possible.
我期待着早日收到你的来信。
Boys and girls are looking forward to Children's Day.
孩子们期盼着儿童节的来临。
I'm looking forward to his return just as much as he himself seeing me.
我期待他的归来同他盼望见到我的心怀一样强烈。
［链接］动词＋介词to构成的常用短语有：
look forward to 盼望…… turn to 求助于；转向；翻到……
pay attention to 注意…… stick to 坚持
get down to 开始认真干…… object to 反对
belong to 属于 refer to 谈到，涉及，参阅
point to 指向 see to 处理，料理
come to 共计；苏醒 reply to 答复
agree to 同意 add to 增加
devote…to… 贡献……给…… compare…to…把……比作……
2.And what do you think of? 你认为……怎么样？
（1）What do you think of…? How do you find…? How do you like…? What be…like? 都用于询句对方对某人或某事物的评价与看法，意思是“你觉得……怎么样？”“你认为……如何？”如：
How do you find the speech by Mr. Johnson?
你觉得约翰逊先生的演讲怎么样？
-What do you think of the film? 你觉得这场电影怎么样？
-Very disappointing.
非常令人失望。
（2）What be…like? 表达“……怎么样？”，用于对人和事物的性质，尤其是对持久特性的提问。也可以像 How do you like…? How do you find…? What do you think of…? 一样，询问人们对所经历的人、事有什么反应。How…?一般可和 What be…like? 通用，但询问变化的情况，暂时的情绪等。
What was the weather like in Beijing yesterday? (= How was the weather in Beijing yesterday?)
北京昨天的天气如何？
-What are Brown's family like?
布朗的家人如何？
-Oh, they are all kind and gentle.
啊，他们都很友好和蔼。
What's the educational system like in your country? (此时不宜用How…代替。)
贵国的教育制度怎样？
注:How much do you like…? 你有多么喜欢……?用来询问对方喜欢某人或某物的程度。回答时可用Very much. (非常喜欢) What do/does…like…?……喜欢什么？用来提问主语喜欢的人或事物。以上句型不能混淆。
知识精讲(四)
1.Secondary school in the U.S. usually covers seven years, grades six to twelve.
美国的中学有七年，从六年级到十二年级。
cover 此处意为“包含”=include。 cover 是个多义词。下面来看一下它的用法。
cover vt.
（1）用东西覆盖、遮盖，常与with搭配。如：
She covered her face with her hands. 她以手掩面。
The mother covered the baby with a blanket.
用毛毯盖着她的婴儿。
（2）行走一段距离，通常不用被动语态。如：
The Red Army covered 25 000 li on the Long March.
红军长征时走了两万五千里。
She covered 1 000 metres in less than 4 minutes.
她在不足四分钟内跑完了1 000米。
（3）看完若干页书。如：
How many pages have you covered? 你已读了多少页书？
（4）新闻记者的采访、报道。如：
Many journalists were sent to cover the medical conference.
许多记者被派去采访医学会议。
He used to be sent to cover the battles during the war.
他曾经被派去做战地采访。
（5）谈到、涉及，相当于 deal with, include。 如：
The discussion covered a wide range of subjects.
这次讨论涉及内容广泛。
What are the chief points you are to cover in your talk?
你的报告主要有哪些内容。
（6）占地多少，面积多大。如：
Our orchards cover 1 000 mu. 我们的果园有1 000 亩面积。
China stretches across a vast area covering the cold, temperate and tropical zones.
中国幅员辽阔，包括了寒带、温带和热带。
（7）掩护、保护、庇护。如：
Their planes covered their tanks which were attacking the enemy.
他们的飞机掩护他们的坦克向敌人进玫。
知识精讲(五)
1.The school year is divided into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, and the second is January through May.
一学年有两个学期，第一学期从九月到十二月，第二学期从一月到五月。
（1）be divided into “把……分成……”。如:
Our class is divided into four groups. 我们班分成四组。
America is divided into over 30 stales. 美国分成50多个州。
（2）the first of which…是定语从句，修饰 semesters. 如：
We live in a house, in front of which is a small river.