In this lesson you will learn to talk about an important event.
课上内容（Lesson)
Taking care of your health is a good investment for the future
照顾自己的健康是未来的一项很好的投资
If you take good care of yourself now,then you will benefit form it in the future
如果您现在好好照顾自己，那么将来您会从中受益
a contest; a competiton 一个比赛; 一场比赛
competition多用于体育比赛或知识竞赛
contest多用于音乐，书法，演讲等。多评委裁决
两者区别不太大，可互用
take part in (a contest/competition) 参加(比赛/竞赛)
join(a contest/competition)
Successful <--> unsuccessful(adj.)
Success <--> failure(n.)
Successd <--> fail(v.)
due date;deadline
to pulled an all-nighter 熬了一个通宵
"practice makes perfect" “熟能生巧”
a major(n.) 主修科目
major(adj.) = big # e.g. talk about some major successes you have had in your life 谈谈你在生活中取得的一些重大成功
About success -- Tom
- Practiced a lot 练习很多
- Asked for help 寻求帮助
- Looked for examples 找例子
- followed the instructions 按照她的要求做了
About failure -- Jack
- waited until the last moment 等到最后一刻
- Didn't check his paper 没有检查他的论文
- Didn't follow hte instructions 没有遵守指示
词汇（Key Word ）
track and field 田径；田径赛
hydrate n. 水合物，水化物
invest in 在...上投资
rough adj.粗糙的；粗略的；粗野的；艰苦的；未经加工的
draft n. 汇票；草稿；
guideline n.方针；准则
competition n.竞争，竞赛
contest n.比赛，竞赛
due adj.到期的
effective adj. 有效的，起作用的；实际的，实在的；给人深刻印象
compel vt.强迫，使必须
syllable n.音节
vowel n.元音；元音字母
hand in 交上，递交
prior to 在...之前
句型（Sentences）
Before I came to China, I had thought that if I lived in a foreign country I would be compelled to learn the language.
在我来中国之前，我曾想过，如果我住在外国，我会被迫学习语言。
For the past two years, I haven't learnt much and my progress has been slow.
在过去的两年里，我学的不多，进步也很慢。
In 2009, I joined WCG 2009 Esport competition before the competition:
a. I practiced with my partenet everyday after work
b. I invested in a great keyboard and mouse suit. almost spent of my all pocket money
c. I watched a lot competition video
语法（Grammar）
Heteronym n. 同形异音异义词；异形同义词
A heteronym is a word that is spelled the same as another,but has a different meaning and often pronunciation.
异义词是指拼写相同，但意思不同，发音也不同的词。
Sometimes the stress is on a different pronunciation. Sometimes the stress is on a different syllable and sometimes the stress remains the same,but the pronuncaiation of the vowel changes.
有时重音在不同的发音上。有时重音在不同的音节上，有时重音保持不变，但元音的发音不同。
The word contest can be a noun or a verb. When it is used as a noun,the stress is on the first syllable.When it is used as a verb, The second syllable is stressed.
单词“contest”可以是名词也可以是动词。当它用作名词时，重音在第一个音节上。当它用作动词时，第二个音节要重读。
（Other heteronyms that act like "contest":
Record
n. (record) 档案，履历；唱片；最高纪录
v. (record) 记录，记载；标明；将...录音
conduct
v. 组织，实施，进行；指挥（音乐）；带领，引导；举止，表现；传导（热或电）
n. 行为举止；管理（方式），实施（办法）；引导
conflict
n. 冲突，矛盾；斗争；争执
vi. 冲突，抵触；争执；战斗
desert
n. 沙漠，荒原；沉闷乏味的境况（或地区），冷清的地方；应得的赏罚（常用复数）
v. 遗弃；舍弃，离弃（某地方）；（士兵）擅离（部队）；逃走；开小差；放弃，撇下不管；背离，使失望；（感觉、品质或技艺）离开，丧失
adj. 沙漠的；荒凉的；被抛弃的
object
n. 目标；物体；客体；宾语
vt. 提出…作为反对的理由
vi. 反对；拒绝
present
adj. 现在的；出席的；（事物）存在的；正在考虑的；现在时（态）的
n. 礼物；现在，目前；（动词）现在式；（举枪的）瞄准
v. 颁发；赠送；提出；展现；使发生；描述；出现；主持（节目）；上演；介绍；出席；表达；提交（支票或账单）；致谢；（教堂）向主教推荐已被委任的牧师就任；向法院正式提交；举枪瞄准 ；（疾病）症状显露
subject
n. 主题；起因；科目；主词；（绘画、摄影等的）题材；实验对象；主语；国民；主旋律；主体；中心实体
adj. 易遭受……的；有待于……的；受……支配的；受异族统治的；臣服的
adv. 在……的条件下
v. （使）臣服
Past Perfect: had + past participle (过去分词)
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.
过去完成时表示在过去的另一个动作之前发生了某事。它还可以显示过去某个特定时间之前发生的事情。
Examples:
I had never seen such a beautiful beach until I went to Kauai. 在我去考艾岛之前，我从来没有见过这么美丽的海滩。
She understood the movie well because she had read the book. 她很了解这部电影，因为她读过这本书。
A: had you ever visited the U.S. before your trip in 2006? 你在2006年旅行之前去过美国吗?
B: Yes, I had been to the U.S. once before. 是的，我以前去过美国一次。
# 如果一个句子出现2个过去式，就是过去完成时
Was Tom at the party when you arrived?
No, he had gone home.
I felt very tired when I got home, so I went straight to bed.
The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody had gone to bed.
Sorry I'm late. The car broke down on my way here.
We were driving along the road when we saw a car that had broken down, so we stopped to see if we could help.
I went to Jill's house but she wasn't there. She had gone out.
We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody had broken into the office during the night, so we called the police.