知识梳理
爷爷的话
爷爷正在给艾米讲过去的生活。
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Working in the field every day is hard work.
每天在地里干活是辛苦的工作。
)
句中的主语“Working”是动词work的动名词形式。动词作主语时，应用其动名词形式，谓语动词用单数形式。例如：
Doing exercise every day is a good habit. 每天做运动是个好习惯。
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铁棒磨成针
Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty of China. It is said that in his childhood, he was very fond of playing and afraid of difficulties, and made slow progress in his studies.
One day, on his way home after school, he walked by a creek and saw an old woman grinding a very, very thick iron rod.
Being curious, he went to the old woman and asked, “Old grandma, why are you grinding this iron rod ”
The old woman replied, “To make a needle.”
At this moment, Li Bai felt more curious and asked again, “How can you grind such a thick iron rod into a needle ”
“Yes, I can. I certainly can,” the old woman said. “If one works with constant effort, one can grind an iron rod into a needle.”
Hearing the old woman’s words, Li Bai was enlightened.
Since then, Li Bai studied hard and made rapid progress. Eventually he became a famous poet.
阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)。
( )1. Li Bai was a great poet in the Qing Dynasty of China.
( )2. In Li Bai’s childhood, he was very fond of studying.[来
( )3. The old grandma was making a needle.
( )4. Hearing the old woman’s words, Li Bai was enlightened.
( )5. Li Bai studied hard and became a famous poet at last.
Key: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. T
说词解语
“停下”不同
stop表示“停止”，常用的句型搭配有“stop doing sth.”和“stop to do sth.”。二者有什么区别呢？我们一起来看看吧！
句型 辨析 例句
stop doing sth. 停下正在做的事 Hearing the doorbell, my mother stopped washing the dishes.[来源:
stop to do sth. 停下(正在做的事)去做另外一件事 Hearing the doorbell, my mother stopped to open the door.
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东氏养猫
古代，卫国有个姓东的人，他很喜欢养猫(keep cats)。东某家里养了一百多只猫，老鼠被捕食得一干二净。后来，猫因为再也捕食不到老鼠而饿得喵喵直叫。东某只好每天从市场(market)上买肉(meat)回来喂它们。
日复一日，年复一年，猫儿传宗接代，由于天天吃肉，竟然不知道世上还有老鼠可以捕食。它们饿了就叫，一叫就有肉吃，吃饱之后，一副悠闲快活的样子，终日懒懒散散，无所事事。
城南有一户人家闹鼠患，老鼠成群结队，到处横行。一次，一只老鼠忽然掉入瓮中(fall into the urn)。这家的主人急忙跑到东家，借猫捕鼠。东家的猫看到瓮中的老鼠，竖着两只尖尖的耳朵，瞪着一双漆黑的眼睛，抖动着红红的胡须，吱吱吱乱叫，以为是什么怪物呢！它只是在瓮口上跟着老鼠转来转去，竟然不敢下去。主人看了十分恼火(angry)，一把将猫推了下去。
猫惊恐万状，对着老鼠大声嚎叫。过了一会儿，老鼠发现这只猫没有什么别的本事，就来咬它的脚。东家的猫急得使劲儿一跃，便从瓮里逃了出来。
