This time yesterday, we were having an English lesson. There was a slight earthquake.

　　昨天這個時候，我們正上英語課，這時發(fā)生了輕微地震。

　　A year ago we were living in Shanghai. My mother fell ill and passed away.

　　一年前我們住在上海。我的母親病了并在那里去世。

　　The teacher was giving us a lesson when Tom walked into the room.

　　當(dāng)湯姆走進(jìn)教室時，老師在給我們上課。

　　While we were having supper, all the lights went out.我們正吃飯的時候，燈熄滅了。

　　He was reading while she was setting the table.她放桌子時，他在讀書。(互為時間背景)

　　It was getting dark. The wind was rising.天漸漸黑下來了。風(fēng)勢增強(qiáng)了。(互為背景)

　?、谶^去進(jìn)行時表示過去頻繁發(fā)生的習(xí)慣性動作，常與always, continually, frequently等詞連用。例如：

　　The old man was always mislaying his keys.這位老人總是忘記把鑰匙放在什么地方了。

　　He was continually asking questions.他老是問問題，沒個完。

　　The two brothers were frequently quarrelling.這兩個兄弟經(jīng)常吵架。

　　12.情態(tài)動詞could

　　could表示說話人能,可以,同意,準(zhǔn)許,以及客觀條件許可,could是can 的過去式。

　　He could play the violin when he was seven.當(dāng)他七歲時，就會拉小提琴。

　　Could they speak French? 他們會說法語嗎?

　　Yes, they could. /No, they couldn't.是的，他們會。/不，他們不會。

　　He could help us at all.他完全可以幫助我們。

　　Could you help me, please? 請問,你能幫助我嗎?

　　13.be動詞+形容詞

　　be動詞+形容詞：He is extremely patient.

　　英語常見系動詞有：be, look, become, get, seem, turn, grow, appear, taste, feel, smell等，系動詞一般后面跟形容詞或名詞作表語。例如：

　　The lesson was interesting.那一課很有趣。

　　He looks ill.他看起來病了。

　　The soup tastes delicious.湯的味道很美。

　　She seems very quiet. 她看起來很安靜。

　　Mike is my younger brother.邁克是我弟弟。

　　Jim became a doctor.吉姆當(dāng)上大夫了。

　　14.句型too…to…和not…enough…的區(qū)別

　　too…to…"太……以至不(能)"。例如：

　　The girl is too short to reach the book on the top of the shelf.

　　那個女孩太矮，她夠不著放在書架頂上的書。

　　It's too cold for children to play ourselves.天氣太冷，孩子們不能在外面玩。

　　句型too…to…=not…enough to…。例如：

　　She's not tall enough to reach the cookies.她要拿到那個甜餅還不夠高。

　　=She's too short to reach the cookies.

　　15.并列句

　　連詞but, on the other hand, while等連接兩個并列的句子，表示"轉(zhuǎn)折"關(guān)系，表示對比或相反的情況。例如：

　　Eric is a good friend, but he worries all the time.

　　艾力克是一個好朋友，但是他總是心事重重。

　　She is hardworking, but her sister is very lazy.

　　她很用功，但她妹妹卻很懶。

　　Eric is very hardworking and patient. Danny, on the other hand, is very lazy and impatient. 艾力克是個非常用功，富有耐心的人。而丹尼卻非常懶，沒有耐心。

　　Danny forgets things. Eric, on the other hand, always remembers to turn off the lights.

　　丹尼易忘記事情。而艾力克總是記得關(guān)燈。

　　I have been to Beijing many times but my parents have never been there.

　　我去過北京多次,但我父母親從沒去過。

　　I drink black coffee while he prefers it with cream.

　　我愛喝清咖啡而他喜歡加奶油的。

　　English is understood all over the world while Turkish is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself.英語世界通行，但土耳其語離開本國就很少有人說人。