Hello? This is Jenny. 喂，我是珍妮。这是打电话常用语，后面的 It's Laura here. 也是同一意思。常用的还有：This is Jenny speaking. 意思也是：我是珍妮。
Not much. I'm just washing my clothes. 没干什么。我只不过在洗我的衣服。 “not much” 在口语中的意思是：几乎算不上。just 只是。
Do you want to join me for dinner? 你来跟我一起吃晚饭好吗? join sb. for 或 join sb. in doing sth. 和...一起…。
I'd love to. 我很乐意。完整的句子是：I'd love to join you for dinner? 句子省略了重复部分to join you for dinner? 但注意。不定式符号to不能省略。
Today's story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen. 朱辉。一名来自深圳的学生。a student from Shenzhen是Zhu Hui的同位语。
… and Zhu Hui's family are at home. 朱辉的家人都在家中 family是个集体名词。集体名词当它指它的成员时，动词用复数；当它指整体时，动词用单数；如：My family is a big family. 我家是个大家庭。
Well, it's 9:00 p.m. in New York, and it's the night before the festival. 美国时间刚好比中国晚了12个小时，所以，中国过端午节时，美国是端午节前夜。
so it's like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family, 所以对于朱辉和他的寄宿家庭来说，就和任何一个平常的夜晚一样。any other night 平常任何一个夜晚。
but there's still "no place like home". 但是依然(觉得)“没有地方像家一样”。no…like… 没有…像…一样。 有一句类似的句子。 East, west，home is the best. 翻译可以是：千好万好，还是/不如家里好。或：金窝银窝，不如自己的狗窝。
重点句子归纳：
Hello? This is Jenny.
Do you want to join me for dinner?
I'd love to.
Today's story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen.
It's like any other night for Zhu Hui and his host family.
He is talking on the phone to his cousin in Shenzhen.
单元语法点讲解
现在进行时 现在进行时：表示现在（说话人说话时）正在进行的动作。现在进行时由“be(am, is, are) + 现在分词构成”。在这个结构中，be(am, is, are)是助动词。因它帮助构成了“现在进行时”。如：I am doing my homework. You are reading a book. She is listening to a CD.
现在进行时的疑问句是把am, is, are提到主语前面构成; 如：Am I doing my homework. Are you reading a book. Is she listening to a CD.
现在进行时的否定句是在am, is, are后加上not。 如：I am not doing my homework. You are not reading a book. She is not listening to a CD.
现在进行时的简略回答是: Yes, / No. 主语 + 助动词肯定式/ 否定式。 如：--- Am I doing my homework. --- Yes, I am. / No, I am not. ---Are you reading a book. ---Yes, you are. / No, you are not. (aren't). ---Is she listening to a CD. --- Yes, she is. / No, she is not. (isn't)
课堂在线小测验
一、课文理解检测
Today's story is about Zhu Hui, a student Shenzhen. He's now in the United States. He's with an American family in New York. Today is the Dragon Boat . It's 9:00 a.m. and Zhu Hui's family at home. His mom and aunt are zongzi. His dad and uncle are the boat races on TV.
二、语法知识小检测
现在进行时：表示现在（说话人说话时）正在进行的动作。现在进行时由 “ + 现在分词构成”。在这个结构中，be(am, is, are)是助动词。因它构成了“现在进行时”现在进行时的疑问句是把提到主语前面构成; 现在进行时的否定句是在后加上not。
参考答案：
be(am, is, are) / 帮助 / am, is, are / am, is, are
课后听力练习
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Introduction
Hello,
Hello.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Betty Brown. I am a teacher. What's your name?
I am Jack Blair.
Where are you from?
I come from Canada. Would you like to introduce your friend to me?
Oh, this is Wang Jing. She works for Beijing Women's Fedaration.
Hello. Glad to meet you.
Glad to meet you, too.
What do you do for a living?
I am a teacher, too.
补充阅读
A birthday party
Today is Susan's birthday. She is nine years old. Her friends are in her home now. There is a birthday party in the evening. Look! Mary is listening to the music. And Tom is drinking orange juice. Jack and Sam are playing cards on the floor. Lily and Amy are watching TV. Someone is knocking at the door. It's Henry. He brings a big teddy bear for Susan. The teddy bear is yellow. Susan is very happy. All the children are happy. They sing a birthday song for Susan.
