Unit 2 I used to be afraid of dark.

25. make sb. stressed out     使某人精疲力盡
26. a fifteen-year-old boy       一個15歲的男孩
27. problem child              問題少年
28. afford sth./to do sth.          負擔得起
he couldn’t afford to pay for his child’s education.
29. as…as          與……一樣
as well as…      與……一樣好，也
as well as she could       盡她全力
30. get into trouble with the police  與警察發生沖突
31. be patient with sb.        對……有耐心
32. in the end     最后
33. make a decision on sth./doing sth.   決定做某事
＝make up one’s mind to do sth.＝decide to do sth.
34. send sb. to＋地點           送某人去某地
35. cause a lot of trouble （for sb. ）  引起很多麻煩
36. leave the school            退學
37. waste one’s time           浪費時間
38. to one’s surprise           使某人吃驚
be surprised at sth.         吃驚于……
to my surprise, a phone call changed his life.
39. feel good about himself  很有自信
40. head teacher       班主任
41. it’s necessary to do sth.    必須做某事
42. even though＝even if （＋讓步狀語從句）  即使
even though he is eighty, he looks young and healthy.
43. take pride in＝feel/be proud of    為……而自豪
i take pride in being a chinese.
    i am/feel proud of being a chinese.
44. give up     放棄
  don’t give up. 不要放棄。
 
四. 重點、難點、考點及疑點注釋：
1. over here! don’t you remember me? （p11）過來！你不記得我了嗎？
（1）over here相當于come over here，意為“過來”。
（2）remember的反義詞是forget，兩者用法相同，后面可跟名詞，動名詞或動詞不定式。
◎remember/forget doing sth.表示“記得/忘記做過某事”，強調事情已經做了。
i remember posting your letter. 我記得替你寄過信了。
they forget locking the door. 他們忘記鎖過門了。
◎remember/forget to do sth.表示“記得/忘記去做某事”，強調事情還未做。
i remember to post your letter. 我記得替你寄信。
they forget to lock the door. 他們忘了鎖門。
2. wow! people sure change. （p11）哇！人確實是會變的。