Learning Individually
1.At nine years of age, the little girl removed the leg brace and took the step that her doctors had said was impossible. 9 岁时,这个小姑娘去掉支架开始迈步,而医生曾告诉她这是不可能的。
remove vt. 移开；去掉
Reference books may not be removed （taken away) from the library.
参考书不可以被拿出图书馆。
He removed （took off) his hat and gloves. 他脱掉了自己的帽子和手套。
The good news removed （got rid of) any doubts about the company’s future.
这个好消息打消了人们对这个公司前途的疑虑。
2.Then she got the idea, the incredible idea, that she would like to be the world’s greatest woman runner.
然后她有了一个想法,一个令人难以置信的想法,那就是她想成为世界上最棒的女子径赛运动员。
【注意】that 引导的是一个同位语从句。 同位语从句是在复合句中充当同位语的从句,属于名词性从句的范畴。 同位语从句对其前面的抽象名词进行解释说明。 可以跟同位语从句的名词通常有news,idea, fact, promise, question, doubt, hope, message, suggestion, possibility 等。 同位语也可以由名词或者短语来充当。
Mr. Wang, my child’s teacher, will be visiting us on Tuesday.
王先生,我孩子的老师,将会在周二拜访我们。
I heard the news that our team had won. 我听到了消息:我们队赢了。
He had the feeling that he had seen her before somewhere.
他有一种感觉:他在什么地方见过她。
3.At the age of thirteen, she began to enter races, but she came in last in every race.
13 岁时,她开始参加赛跑,但每次都是倒数第一。
enter vt. to take part in 参加
More than 500 children entered （took part in) the competition.
超过五百名学生参加了这次竞赛。
come in to finish a race in a particular position （比赛)得名次
Which horse came in first? 哪匹马跑了第一?
【拓展】
When did the miniskirt first come in? 迷你裙什么时候开始流行的?
The ambassador came in last month. 大使上个月上任。
She became trapped as the tide came in. 她在涨潮时被困住了。
No any reports have come in. 没有任何报道传来。
4.One day, however, she came in next to last. 然而有一天,她得了倒数第二名。(https://www.daowen.com)
next to 紧邻；仅次于；紧接；几乎
Next to （Following； After) soccer, I like playing tennis best. 除了足球,我最喜欢打网球。
We sat next to （beside) each other. 我们挨着坐着。
He knows next to nothing （very little) about rock music. 他对摇滚乐知道得很少。
5.When the third runner handed the baton to Wilma, she was so excited that she dropped it, and Wilma saw Jutta taking off down the track. 第三棒传到威尔玛手中时,由于队友过于激动,棒掉到了地上；此时,威尔玛看到祖塔已经冲上了跑道。
hand vt. 交；递；给
Please hand （pass； give) me that book. （hand sb. sth.) 请把那本书递给我。
The ring was handed down （passed down) to her from her grandmother.
这个戒指是她的祖母传给她的。
Did you hand in your homework （give your homework in) on time?
你按时交作业了吗?
Could you start handing these books out （giving these books out) please?
可以请你开始分发一下这些书吗?take off （飞机)起飞；脱下；腾飞
The plane took off （started flying) despite the fog. 尽管有雾, 飞机仍照常起飞。Charlie was taking off （removing) his shirt when the phone rang.
电话响起时,查理正在脱衬衣。After Jack started a new company, his career started taking off （suddenly became successful).
在杰克开办了一个新公司后,他的事业腾飞了。
6.I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams. 终我一生,我都努力与大家分享作为一个在运动领域领先的女性的意义,以便其他年轻女性也能有机会实现她们的梦想。
spend vt. 用,花（钱)；花（时间)
She spent ﹩100 on （paid ﹩100 for) a new dress. 她花一百美元买了条新裙子。
She spent （used) a lot of time （in) travelling. 她用了很多时间来旅行。
She couldn’t buy any more because she had already spent （used up) her money.
她买不了东西了,因为她的钱已经花光了。
【比较】spend, cost, pay, take 表示“花费”时的不同结构和搭配:
sb. spends （time, money, energy…) on sth. /doing sth.
sth. costs sb. （time, money…)
sb. pays （time, money…) for sth.
It takes/took sb. （time, money) to do sth.