一群孩子在玩游戏。

拓展：v.1)集拢；聚成堆或群

Traffic often bunches on the big highways.

在干线公路上，交通常常十分拥挤。

2) 突出,隆起 (+out)

His arm muscles bunched out when he lifted the big stone.

他举起巨石时臂上的肌肉一块一块隆起。

3) 打褶

Her skirt had bunched up round her waist.

她的裙子在腰际成皱褶收拢。

运用： 把下列句子填上适当的介词

（1) My doctor asked me a bunch ___ questions in the hospital.

答案： of

（2) Her shirt is worn and bunches ___ around the collar.

答案： up

二.重点词组：

1. from time to time 时常，不时

Kate goes to school late from time to time.

凯特时常上学迟到。

拓展："时常"的表达还有 at times; sometimes; now and then

带有time的词组还有许多，常见的有：

(1) ahead of time 提前

(2)as time goes on/passes by 随着时间的推移

(3) all the time 总是，一直

(4)at a time 一次

(5) at no time 决不（提前在句首时，主谓要倒装。）

(6) at any time 在任何时候

(7) in no time 一会，很快就

(8) for the fist time 初次，第一次（作状语，for 可省略）

(9) the fist time (连词）第一次（引导时间状语从句，前面不能有for）

(10)at one time 曾经

运用：选择填空

（1） When you listen to the teacher. You must make notes___ for reference after class.

A. from time to time B. now and again

C. at times D. all above

答案：D at times ; sometimes; now and then/again 都可以表达"时常"的意思。

2. I thought him a naughty boy_____ I saw him.

A. for the first time B. the first time

C. when the first time D. the first time that

答案：B the fist time 是连词"第一次"的意思，引导时间状语从句，前面不能有for。

2. too much 太多

He spends too much time in playing games.

他在打游戏上花得时间太多了。

拓展：too much 与 much too