Module4Asocialsurvery—myneighbourhoodIntroductionapartment(公寓)apartmentblock(公寓楼)asetofroomsinabuilding,countryside(乡村)five-storey/storyhigh-risebuildings（高楼大厦）second-floor一座五层高的楼1.afive-story/storeybuilding2.abuildingoffivestoreys/stories3.afive-storied/storeyedbuilding4.Thebuildingisfivestoreys/storieshigh/inheightReadingandVocabularyAlivelycityLookatthepictureandguesswhichcityitis.1.ThiscityliesinthesoutheastofChina.ItislocatedinFujianprovince.2.Itisaseasidecity.3.IthasafamousIslandcalledGuLangyu.XiamenLanguagepoints:1.It’sbeensixyearssincewelastsaweachother.=wehaven’tseeneachotherforsixyears此句是一个复合句，since引导时间状语从句，句型为Itis/hasbeen+一段时间+since+过去式(瞬时动词)自从…至今已经多久了.Itis/hasbeen+一段时间+since+过去式(延续性动词)自从不做..至今已经多久了.他不吸烟，至今已有三个月了。e.g.It’sthreemonthssincehesmoked.自她丈夫死去至今已有两年了。e.g.It’stwoyearssinceherhusbanddied.Itwas/willbe+一段时间before(过去或现在时）过了/还要过多久才…Itwastwohoursbeforehecameback.过了两小时他才回来Itwillbetwohoursbeforehecomesback.还要过两小时他才能回来。Itwas+时间点+when…Itwas+介词+时间点+that…Itwasfiveo’clockwhenhecameback.Itwasatfiveo’clockthathecameback.注意：--Whendidhecomeback?--Itwasatfiveo’clockwhenhecameback.2.ThisisthefirsttimeI’vevisitedyourhometown.This/that/Itisthefirst/second…/lasttimethat…这是某人第几次做某事.that常省略.主句用is,从句使用现在完成时.主句用was,从句用过去完成时.这是他第一次爬山。e.g.Itisthefirsttimehehasclimbedthemountain.那是我们第三次去济南。e.g.ThiswasthethirdtimewehadbeentoJinan.3.forthefirsttime&thefirsttime1）forthefirsttime：一般用作时间状语Iwasinvitedtothepartyforthefirsttime.2)thefirsttime可作为表语，用于This/Itis/wasthefirsttimethat…句式.Thisisthefirsttime(that)Ihavebeenhere.另外，可作为连词用法，引导状语从句，意“第一次…的时候”，如：ThefirsttimeIsawher,Ilikedheratonce.ThisisoneofthemostattractiveplacesI’vebeento.I’vetobeen在句中作定语修饰places如果被修饰的名词前有最高级修饰时，定语从句的谓语动词常用完成时Ifeelveryfortunatelivinghere.生活在这里我感到很幸运。feel/befortunate(in)doingsth./todosth.我很幸运有一位好老师。Iamfortunate(in)havingagoodteacher=Iamfortunatetohaveagoodteacher.Itisfortunatethat…Sbisfortunatethat…ItisfortunatethatIhaveagoodteacher.IamfortunatethatIhaveagoodteacher.Don’ttheybotheryou?难道他们不打扰你们吗？这是一个否定疑问句，译为“难道…不”botherv.打扰；烦扰；麻烦;n.不便；麻烦；麻烦的事/人归纳拓展bothersb.withsth.拿某事来烦扰某人botherabout/withsth.为某事而烦恼；为某事而费心bothertodosth.特地做……，特意做……botheroneselfabout为……操心；为……困扰haveno/much/littlebother(in)doing...做……毫不费力/很费力/几乎不费力botherdoingsth.操心做某事Don’tbothermewithsuchstupidquestions.不要拿这些愚蠢的问题来烦我。Don’tbothertogetdinnerformetoday.I’lleatout.今天不要特意为我做饭了，我要出去吃。I’mtoobusytobotheraboutfixingitnow.我太忙，现在没空修理它。
