4. Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back sweet memories.

艾米想保留她的旧东西，因为它们勾起她的甜蜜回忆。

memory n. ，意为"记忆；回忆"，复数形式为memories，动词为memorize，意为"记忆，背诵"。

　e.g. She has a good memory. 她记忆力好。

5. I've had this magazine for a couple of months. 这本杂志我买了几个月了。

a couple of 表示具体的数量"两个"，指两个相同的人或物体; 表示数量不定的"少数几个"，作这种虚指的用法时，具体意思往往视上下文和具体的语境而决定，例如：

You have to wait for a couple of hours for the clothes to dry completely.

你得等上一两个小时让这些衣服完全晾干。

6. The stories inside may be a bit old, but they're still interesting.

　a bit 意为"一点儿，稍微"，修饰形容词或副词，相当于 a little；

a bit of +不可数名词，a little直接加不可数名词。

e.g. There is a bit of/a little water in the bottle. 瓶子里有点儿水。

　not a bit =not at all 意为"一点也不"

not a little =very 意为"非常"

e,g. She is not a bit happy. 她一点儿也不快乐。

He is not a little tired.=He is very tired. 他非常累。

7. And check out these soft toys and board games for younger kids.

　check用作及物动词，意为"检查，审查"，短语check out，意为"察看，观察"。

　e.g. If you finish it，check it by yourself first. 如果你完成了，就自己先检查一下。

　　　Check out all the books for children. 察看一下所有的儿童书籍。

　check 还可用作名词，意为"支票。账单"

Step 8 中考链接

1. -- ____ have you been married？ -- For twenty years.

A. How far B. How often C. How long D. How soon

2. If you sit in a chair ____ a long time, your back may begin to hurt.

A. at B. in C. on D. for

3. -- I often have hamburgers for lunch.

　--You'd better not. It's bad for you ____ too much junk food.

　A. eat B. to eat C. eating D. ate

Keys: CDB

Step 9 Homework

Write a conversation according to 2c

Period 2 Section A 2 (3a-3c)

学习目标：

★知识目标：

掌握本课单词和短语

clear clear out bedroom no longer own railway certain honest truthful to be honest part part with while

★能力目标：

能从阅读中获得个人物品的相关信息。