9.affect(=have an effect on sth.)vt.影响(effect n.影响) This may affect your health. 这或许会影响你的健康。
My throat is always affected by bad weather.我的嗓子总是受恶劣天气的影响。
10.afraid
1)“be afraid of+名词”，意为“害怕”。
2)“be afraid of doing sth”意为“担心，害怕„„”。
3)“be afraid for„”意为“为„„担心。”
4)“be afraid that„”意为“担心，恐怕”。
5)“be afraid to do ”意为“害怕，担心而不敢做某事”。
6)I'm afraid so/not.恐怕是这样/恐怕不会这样
[应用]完成句子
①女孩子一般都怕蛇。Girls are usually_____snakes.
②他怕把杯子打碎，因而很小心。He was careful because he was afraid_____the glass.
③你不为自己的安全担心吗?Are you afraid____your safety?
④恐怕她会迷路。I am____ ____she will lose her way.
⑤汤姆把钱丢了，也不敢告诉他母亲。Tom lost the money and was afraid_____ ____his mother.
Key：①afraid，of ②of，breaking ③for ④afraid，that ⑤to tell
11.again and again = time and time again = over and over = over and over again 再三地
The old man thinks of his happy past again and again. 这位老人再三地想起他 幸福的过去。
12.age
(1)n.年龄，时代，时期
The old man died at the age of 80/when he was 80 years of age/when he was 80 years old.
那位老人80 岁时去世了。
He is young for his age. 就他的年龄而论，他是年轻的。
What is the age of the church? 这座教堂多少年了?
He was the greatest poet of the age. 他是那个时代最伟大的诗人。
(2)vi./vt. 变老
He is aging fast. Worry ages a man. 他老得很快。忧虑令人老!
I found him greatly aged. 我发现他老多了。
拓展：(1)adj. aged„„岁的，年老的
a boy aged ten 一个10 岁的男孩 an aged man 老人
(2)人生的七期
baby→infant→child→youth→manhood→middle age→old age
婴儿/0→幼儿7→儿童12→青年28→壮年40→中年65→老年
13.agree 同意
常用桔构：
(1)agree on 对„„取得一致意见或达成协议，一般表示原双方共同商讨以后达成协 议的名词)。主语必须是两者以上。也常用被动语态，表示“(某事)是大家都同意的”。 如：
①They agreed on the date for the next meeting.对下次会议的日期他们达成了 一致意见。
②At last，the plan was agreed on. 最后，这项计划通过了。
③I don't agree with you to this arrangement， but perhaps， after a discussion we will agree on this project.我不赞同你在这件事的安排，但或许在协商之后我们可以 就这个工程达成共识。
(2)agree to 同意;赞成。to 为介词，后接表示“建议;办法;计划”等名词。
①Do you agree to my plan?你同意我的计划吗?
②The headmaster has agreed to our suggestion for the holiday.校长同意了我 们度假的建议。
(3)agree with 同意;赞成。后接sb. 或what 从句。
I agree with you ，but I don't agree with what he said.我同意你的意见，但 我不同意他所说的。另外，agree with 还有“与„„相适应/相一致”的意思。
The climate here doesn't agree with me .我不适应这里的气候。
(4)agree to do sth.同意、答应做某事。
Do you agree to go with us if we agree to lend you some money?如果我们答应 借钱给你，你同意和我们一起去吗?
