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11. interesting places＝places of interest有趣的地方；名胜 (注意此处的interest无复数)
〈知识链接〉这里interest解释为“令人感兴趣的事或人”。interest还表示“兴趣”，常用的短语有：show/have interest in sth对…某事感兴趣， show/have interest in doing sth对…做某事感兴趣
①Daniel shows/has great interest in computers.
②Daniel shows/has great interest in making his own home page.
12. invite me to join their school trip to the World Park邀请我参加她们学校组织的去世界公园的旅行
〈知识链接〉⑴invite sb to…邀请某人去某地sb be invited to…某人应邀去某地，
Millie invited me to her birthday party. I was invited to Millie’s birthday party.
⑵invite sb to do sth邀请某人做某事sb be invited to do sth某人应邀做某事，
We should invite more people to take part in the charity show.
＝More people should be invited to take part in the charity show.
⑶join参加，加入某组织，如政党、社会团体等。join sb, join sb in sth指和某人一起做某事。join in…＝take part in…参加某活动，attend出席。试比较：
He joined the tennis club.
The man joined the army at the age of 19.
He joined in the game.
Did you take part in your school sports meeting?
⑤ We’re going to plant trees. Will you join us?
⑥ He joined us in the game.
13. at the beginning开始；起初
〈知识链接〉⑴at the beginning＝in the beginning＝at first＝at the start开始；起初 (See 8A p42)
⑵at last, finally, in the end后来；最后；终于，与上述短语“开始，起初”意思相反。
〈用法拓展〉⑴at the beginning of…在…之初(后接时间)at the end of…在…末尾，在…的尽头(后接时间或地点) 注意：没有in the beginning of…, in the end of…
⑵from beginning to end自始至终；从头到尾。注意：该短语不含定冠词the。
⑶begin with…＝start with…先做…；以…开始 e.g. Let’s begin with Exercise 1.
⑷表示“启程”、机器的“启动”只能用start。Let’s start at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.
⑸Well begun is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
14. at the school gate在学校大门口
〈知识链接〉at表示在较小的地方，如：at the theatre在剧院，at the party在聚会上，at the airport在机场，at the bus stop在公交站台，at the crossing, at the crossroads在十字路口
15. get on a coach上长途汽车
〈知识链接〉get on…/get off…上、下(车、船等)，e.g. get on/get off the plane上、下飞机
16. a lot of traffic＝heavy traffic＝busy traffic交通拥挤，作主语时谓语动词用单数。
17. on the city roads在市内道路上，on the highway＝on the main road between cities在交通干道上
18. feel sick感到难受，感到恶心
〈知识链接〉⑴feel ill 感到不好受，fall ill病倒
⑵feel good指身体健康或精神振奋，feel well仅指没有生病 e.g.
①I’m not feeling so good. Can I have the day off? 我感觉不大好。我今天能否休息？
②He didn’t feel well after the operation. 他在这次手术之后，感觉身体不好。
19. arrive at the World Park到达世界公园
〈知识链接〉“到达”有三种表达，即：get to＋某地，arrive at＋小地方，arrive in＋大地方，reach＋某地。get to，arrive at/in后接地点副词时不能用介词，常用的地点副词有here, there, home。如：
get/arrive here/there/home到这里/到那里/到家。
20. be made of metal 由金属制成
〈知识链接〉⑴be made of…由…制成，强调从制成的成品上还能看得出原材料，物理变化。
The desk is made of wood. 这张桌子是木制的。
⑵be made from…由…制成，表示从成品上已经看不出原材料,化学变化。
Wine is made of grapes. 葡萄酒是葡萄酿成的。
⑶be made up of…由…组成，由…构成，指各个部分组成整体。
Our class is made up of 54 students. 我们班由54名学生组成。
⑷be made in…在某地制造 NOKIA mobile phones are made in Beijing.