My problem is that I can't get on with my family. 我的困扰是我无法和我的家人很好相处。“that I can't get on with my family.”是表语从句。that没有实际意义，只起连接作用。 “get on with” 和…友好相处。
Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. 而他却可以看他喜欢的任何节目，一直看到很晚。“whatever he wants”是名词性从句。作watch的宾语。
I don't think this is fair. 我觉得这不公平。注意：英语中否定了think. 译成中文后否定意义到了“公平”上。这在英语中叫“转移否定”这是一个典型而且常用的句子。如：I don't think you are right. 我认为你不对。 I don't think it's going to rain. 我认为天不会下雨。
At home I always feel lonely and nervous. 在家里我总是感到孤独和紧张。“feel lonely” 感到孤独。lonely：孤独的。表示希望有人作伴。而另一个词。alone： 单独的。则只表示一个事实，没有希望有人作伴的愿望。如：I am alone, but I am not lonely. 我一个人，但我并不孤独。
You should explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time. ?你可以解释你并不介意他整天看电视。动名词前面可以加一个名词所有格或形容词性物主代词来表示这个动作是谁做的。非正规英语可以用名词或物主代词的宾格形式。如：Would you mind opening the window? 请你打开窗子好吗？ Would you mind my opening the window? 我打开窗子你介意吗？（正规） Would you mind me opening the window? 我打开窗子你介意吗？（非正规）
The Taylors are a typical American family. 泰勒一家是典型的美国家庭。专有名词Taylor前面加定冠词，后面用复数。表示一家人。动词用复数形式。
Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. 生活对于凯茜?泰勒的三个孩子来说也是够忙的。该句的主语是life, 所以谓语动词用单数is.
the tired children don't get home until after 7:00 p.m. 疲劳不堪的孩子们到晚上7点之后才到家。 “not…until…”: 直到…才…。
Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 妈妈们把孩子送到各种各样的学习班。 “all kinds of: 各种各样的。 如: We have all kinds of activities after school. 我们放学后有各种各样的活动。
重点句子归纳：
Althought she is wrong, it's not a big deal.
My problem is that I can't get on with my family.
Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.
At home I always feel lonely and nervous.
Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication.
Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.
However, the tired children don't get home until after 7:00 p.m.
单元语法点讲解
although, so that, until although, so that, until是从属连词。用来引导状语从句
although虽然 引导让步状语从句。 如：Although he was in poor health, he worked just as hard as everyone else. 虽然他体弱多病, 但他工作和别人一样地努力。
注意：中文可以说：虽然…但是…，但英语中although不可和but连用，只能选用一个，也就是说，用although, 就不能用but，用but, 就不能用although，但although可和 yet, still连用。
so that 以便 引导目的状语从句 如：He stood up so that he could see clearly. 他站起来，以便看的清楚一些。
until 引导时间状语从句。主句是肯定句时, 表示主句动词所表示的动作“持续到…”。主句是否定句时, 表示主句动词所表示的动作“直到…才做”。如： He did his homework until midnight. 他做家庭作业一直做到半夜。 He did not go to bed until he fishined his homework. 他直到做完家庭作业才去睡觉。（他没有去睡觉，直到做完家庭作业才去睡觉。）
课堂在线小测验
一、课文理解检测
My problem is I can't get on with my family. Relations my parents have become difficult. I don't know I should say anything to them about this. Also, my elder brother is not very to me. He always to let me watch my favorite TV show. he watches he wants late at night. I don't think this is . At home I always feel and nervous.
It's a fine day today. There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining. Mrs. Jones is with his family. They are walking over the bridge. There are some boats on the river. Mrs. Jones and his wife are looking at them. Sally is looking at a big ship. The ship is going under the bridge. Tim is looking at an aeroplane. The aeroplane is flying over the river.
