37. crayon n. 彩色铅笔（或粉笔，蜡笔） 38. shame n.羞耻；羞愧；惭愧
39. regard v.将……认为；把……视为；看待 40. count v.数数
41. century n.百年；世纪 42. according to 依据；根据
43. opposite prep.与……相对；在……对面 adj.对面的；另一边的 44. especially adv.尤其；特别；格外 45. childhood n.童年；幼年
46. consider v.注视；仔细考虑 47. close to 几乎；接近
48. hold v.拥有；抓住
三.词组
1.check out… 看看… 查看… 2. junior high school 初中
3. sleep next to the monkey 挨着猴（玩具）睡 4. as for me 就我来说
5. to be honest 老实说，说实在的 6. concert hall 音乐大厅
7. have a yard sale 举行家庭式的拍卖会
8. brink back sweet memories 勾起甜美回忆 9. people in need 急需…的人们 ，有需要的人 10. in need of something 需要… 11. not… anymore=no more 不再 12. no longer=not…any longer 不再 13. by the way 顺便问一下 14. fit somebody 适合于某人 15. run around 到处跑 16. a bit old 有点旧
17. board games 棋类游戏
18. clear out a lot of things form our bedrooms 从我们的卧室清理出许多东西 19. for a while for a moment 有一会儿，有一段时间 20. for a long time 很长时间 21. have a dog=keep a dog 养狗
22. miss their hometown a lot 很思念他们的故乡 a lot= very much 23. hope to do something 希望做…… = wish to do 24. restaurant down the street 这条街上的饭店 25. hometown feelings 故乡情
26. once or twice a year 一年一两次 27. search for… =look for… 寻找
28. search sb for sth 搜某人身找某东西 29. the mid-20th century 20世纪中期
30. stay the same保持不变，保持相同的样子
31. according to Zhong Wei = in Zhong Wei’s opinion 依钟伟看来
32. a big old tree opposite the school=a big old tree across from the school学校对面的一棵大古树 33. consider…as…=regard…as… 把…看成… 34. a symbol of the place 这个地方的象征 35. in my time 在我这个时代
36. a happy childhood 幸福的童年
37. the past 13 years=the last 13 years 过去的13年 38. in order to do something 为了做…… 39. do with... 处置…;处理… 40. so far 迄今; 到现在为止 41. toy monkey 玩具猴 42. part with … 与……分开
43. regard with great interest 以极大的兴趣关注着
四.句子
2. How long have you had that bike over there? 你买那边那辆自行车多长时间了？ 3. I’ve had it for three years= I’ve had it since three years ago. 我已拥有它3年了/自从3年以前我就拥有它了。
4. I’ve had it since I was a baby. 自从我是婴儿时就一直拥用它。 5. How long has his son owned the train and railway set?
他的儿子拥有这套轨道（玩具）多久了？
6. He’s owned it since his fourth birthday= He’s owned it since he was four years old. 自从他4岁(生日)起就一直拥有它.
7. He’s owned it since 1999. 自从1999年以来，就一直拥有它。 8. As they get bigger our house seems to get smaller.
随着他们的长大，我们的房子看起来变小了。
9. We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use.
我们已经决定，每人出售5样我们不再用的物品。
10. Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed.许多象钟伟一样的人都带着极大的兴趣关注着他们的家乡已经发生了怎样的变化。 11. Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back sweet memories.
艾米想留着她的旧东西，因为它们勾起甜美的回忆。
12. You can also give old things away to people in need. 你也可以把旧东西捐赠给急需的人们。 13. You can have it for 75cents. 花75分，你就可以拥有它了。 14. My mom’s had it for a long time but it still works.
我妈妈已拥有它很长时间了，但它一直都正常工作（运转）。
15. My daughter was more understanding, although she also felt sad to part with certain toys.我女儿更懂事，尽管和某些更具分手也让她感到不悲伤。
16. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.
当前，许许多多的中国人离开乡村到城里面找工作。 17. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father.
这些人中就有钟伟，一个46岁的丈夫兼父亲。
18. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much time to visit his hometown.
由于蜡笔厂的艰辛工作，他没有找到多少时间回到他的家乡。（with 结构表原因）
19. I used to return home at least once a year, but I haven’t been back for almost three years now. 我曾经至少每看回一次家，但是现在，我几乎已三年没回过家了。 20. Our hometown has left many soft and sweet memories in our hearts.
我们的家乡已经在我们的心中留下了温馨而甜美的回忆。
21. But he also thinks some things will never change, and his hometown is still the place that
holds all his childhood memories.
但他也认为有些东西永不会变，他的家乡依然是那个留着他所有童年记忆的地方。 22. How long have you had that bike over there? 你拥有那边那辆自行车多久了？ I’ve had it for three years. 我拥有它三年了
23. How long has his son owned the train and railway set?
他儿子拥有这套火车和轨道玩具多久了？
He’s owned it since his fourth birthday. 他从他四岁生日开始拥有了它. 24. Have you ever played football? 你踢过足球么？
Yes, I did when I was little, but I haven’t played for a while now.
是的,我在我小时候踢过，但我现在有一段时间没踢了.
25. There are many things I’ve had since I was a child 有很多东西是我还是个孩子时就买了的。