Unit 1 Past and present 1.1 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit 1：past and present （1）past n. 过去，以前；in the past 在过去 adj. 过去的，以前的；in the past few years 在过去的几年里 prep. 经过 walk past the post office 走过邮局 In the past, there was no underground in Nanjing. Let’s not make the past mistakes. When I walk past the post office, I see a bird flying over the tree. （2）present adj.现在的; 目前的; 出席的 n.现在; 礼物; at present 现在； a present for you=a gift for you 给你的礼物 vt.介绍; 出现; 提出; 赠送; Everyone can be presented a present at present. 2：You’ve changed, Eddie. You used to share food w ith me.你变了。你以前跟我分享食物的。 （1）change: vt./vi. 改变，变更; change into 变成 n.变化，改变; change(s) to ...的变化 Great changes to Nanjing have taken place. （2）use n.用途; 使用能力; 运用头脑（或身体）的能力; vt.用，使用; 行使， ①used to (do sth.) “过去常常(做某事)” 批注：否定形式：didn’t use to / usedn’t to ②get/be used to(doing sth. )“习惯于(做某事) He used to go fishing every Saturday. But since he changed his job, he’s barely(几乎不) had a chance. He thinks he’ll never be used to this busy lifestyle. useful adj. 有用的；useless adj. 无用的 3：I first lived in the northern part of the town with my parents. Beijing is in the northern part of China. 批注：注意in the north 与 in the northern part of 的同义句转换。例如： Beijing is in the north of China.=Beijing is in the northern part of China. 4：When I got married in 1965, my wife and I moved two blocks away and we’ve lived in this area since then.当我1965 结婚的时候，我的妻子和我搬到了两个街区之外，从那之后我一直住在那个地方。 （1）marry: vt.& vi.（使）结婚; 娶; 嫁; 结合; marry sb 与某人结婚 marry A to B 把A 嫁给B ad...
