Practice
Read the lesson and fill in the blanks.
1. This is the ___f_i_rs_t____ time for Danny to babysit. 2. Danny __p_u_s_h_e_s___ Debbie up higher on the swing. 3. They ____l_ie_____ on the grass to watch the clouds.
Brian: You 're welcome, Danny. But where is Debbie?
(Danny turns around. Debbie is on the monkey bars. She is climbing very high.)
Danny: Hold on, Debbie! Don’t fall off!
教材解读
4. Don’t fall off! fall off在句中意为“摔下来”,此处off是副词。off 也可以作介词,后接 名词,表示“从……掉落下来”。 e.g. Bill fell off the tree and broke his leg.
比尔从树上摔下来,摔断了腿。 【拓展】 fall 构成的其他短语:fall asleep 入睡, fall ill 生病, fall over 摔倒,绊了一 跤, fall behind 落后,fall down 跌倒。
教材解读
1. Thank you for helping me, Brian. Thank you for doing sth.意为“因做某事而感谢你”,相当于Thanks for doing sth.。for是介词,之后常接名词或动名词。 e.g. Thank you for your advice.谢谢你的建议。 2. This is my first time babysitting. “This/That/It is +形容词性物主代词+序数词+ time+ doing sth.”意为“这/ 那是某人第几次做某事”,是一个固定句型。 e.g. This is my second time being abroad.