◆ astonish指"由于出乎意料而又不能理解而感到吃惊"，语意较强。

Eg I was astonished to see he got up so early.

◆ amaze指"由于认为似乎不可能或极少可能发生的事的出现而感到大为诧异、迷惑不解"，语意较强。

Eg I was amazed at his confidence.

2. Every room has a computer with a special screen, almost as big as a cinema screen.

as ... as...表示"和......一样......"。

Eg My book is as interesting as yours.

3. The teacher is a very enthusiastic woman called Mr. Shen.

请注意该句中动词的-ed形式，called Ms Shen在此作定语。

4. We're using a new textbook and Ms Shen's method of teaching is nothing like that of the teachers at my Junior High school.

(1) 表示"方法、办法"的几个单词：

◆ method 作可数名词，指（系统的、逻辑的）方法、办法。后面常接of + 动名词，不接不定式）；作不可数名词，指秩序，条理，规律。

Eg ① He is a man of having accurate and strict methods.

② We must get some method into our office filling.

◆ way为可数名词，后接不定式或of + 动名词。

Eg ① We must find a way to solve this kind of problem.

② The normal way of carrying out such a kind plan is very difficult.

◆ means单复数形式相同，其前有a, one, this, that, every等有时表单数意义，其前有such, these, those, all等有时表复数意义，其多指抽象或概括性的含义，后可接不定式，也可接of + 动名词/名词。

Eg There is no means of finding out what happened.

(2) nothing like + n./pron.

◆ 完全不像，一点也不像

Eg She's nothing like her mother.

◆没有什么能赶得上

Eg There's nothing like a holiday to make one feel rested.

◆绝对不会；没有（那么多，那么好）

Eg Your work is nothing like so good as Mary's.

5. I don't think I will be bored in Ms Shen's class!

Think表示意见和看法，其后的宾语从句中的否定词not被移到主句中，该现象被称为"否定转移"。类似的动词还有：expect, believe, suppose, imagine等。

Eg ① I don't suppose that she will be back until night.

② I shall not expect you till I see you.

6. We do this in a fun way, with spelling games and other activities.

in a ... way以......的方式：

Eg Children like playing games in a fun way, so you must change the plan.

※[辨析] in this way / in no way / in the way / in a way / by the way / on the way

◆ in this way 用这种方法、手段

Eg ① Only in this way can you work out the problem.

② You can't operate the machine in this way.

◆ in no way 决不