years old. 自从他4岁(生日)起就一直拥有它.
6. He’s owned it since 1999.（反意疑问句）hasn’t he?自从1999年以来，就一直拥有它。(’s是has的缩写而不是is)
7. Amy wants to keep her old things because they bring back sweet memories. 【keep保留，留下】埃米留下她的旧东西因为他们能勾起甜美的回忆。 keep 用法归纳如下：
一、用作系动词，意为“保持（某种状态）”，其后常接形容词作表语。 Please keep quiet / silent! 请保持安静！ 二、用作实义动词，
⑴ 保管；保存；保留 Please keep these things for me while I am away. ⑵ 赡养；饲养 I used to keep sheep in my childhood. ⑶ 坚持；继续 接V-ing 形式作宾语。
If you keep practicing your spoken English, you'll soon make great progress. ⑷ 阻止；阻碍 keep sb/sth from doing sth 其中介词 from 不能省略。 The heavy rain didn't keep them from watching the football match. ⑸ 保持。其后常接复合宾语，表示使（某人或某物）保持某种状态或使某一动作继续。
① keep + sb/sth + 介词。 If your hands are cold, keep them in your pockets. ② keep + sb/sth + 形容词。These gloves will keep your hands warm. ③ keep + sb/sth + V-ing ，“让某人 / 某物一直…”，强调动作的持续性。 I'm sorry I've kept you waiting. 很抱歉，让你久等了。
【短语】 keep a record 保持记录， keep in touch (with)保持…的联系 keep out (of) 把……关在外面， keep up 保持；使……不能入睡 keep one's / an eye on密切注视 keep away (from) 离开 keep in mind 牢记 keep one's word 遵守诺言
8. I’ve had this magazine for a couple of months. 这本杂志我买了几个月了。
a couple of 表示具体的数量“两个”，指两个相同的人或物体; 表示数量不定的“少数几个”，作这种虚指的用法时，具体意思往往视上下文和具体的
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9. The stories inside may be a bit old, but they’re still interesting. a bit 意为“一点儿，稍微”，修饰形容词或副词，相当于 a little； 【 a bit of +不可数名词，a little直接加不可数名词】。 There is a bit of/a little water in the bottle.瓶子里有点儿水。
① not a bit =not at all 一点也不She is not a bit happy. 她一点儿也不快乐。 ② not a little =very 意为“非常”He is not a little tired.=He is very tired. 10. Some people still live in their hometown. How-ever, others may only see it once or twice a year.
有些人仍然住在家乡。然而，另一些人可能一年只能回家乡一两次。 11. My daughter was more understanding , although she felt sad to part with certain toys.我女儿比较通情达理，尽管要失去某些玩具也让她感到难过。 12. As for me, I did not want to give up my football shirts, but, to be honest，I have not played for a while now.至于我，我不想放弃我的足球衣。但是，说实在的，我现在巳经有一段时间没有踢(足球)了。
13. Have you ever thought about having a yard sale to sell your things? 你是否曾经想过要举办一个庭院拍卖会来出售东西？ 14. What would you do with the money you raise?
你会怎么处理你所筹集到的钱？
15. 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。
16.We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use.
我们已经决定，每一笑交易卖5样我们不再用的东西。
17.Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed.许多像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。
18. 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。
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19. You can have it for 75cents.花75分，你就可以拥有它了。 20. 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）。
21. 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。
22. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father.这些人中就有钟伟，一个46岁的丈夫与父亲。
23. 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）
24. 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。 25. 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。
26. 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。 现在完成时的未完成性
现在完成时可以用来表示发生在过去某一时刻的,持续到现在的情况,常与for（+时间段），since（+时间点或一般过去时的句子）连用。 Mary has been ill for three days. Mary 已经病了三天了。 I have lived here since 1998. 我从1998年起一直住在这。 I have been a teacher for 10 years. 我当老师已经10年了。
点动词（buy, die, join, finish等）不能直接与for, since 连用，需改变动词。 1) have代替buy
I have bought new car. 他买了辆新车。(他自己有车，不用搭别人车等。) I have had this bike for almost 7 years. 我买这辆自行车七年了。
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2) 用keep或have代替borrow
He has kept the book for a long time. 他借这书好长时间了。 3) 用be in替代come to/ join/ move to等
How long have you been in America? 你来美国多久了？ 4) 用be+副词 替代start/ get up/ return to/go back to The show has been on for half an hour. Hurry up! I’ve been up for an hour, but I still feel sleepy.
He has been back to his hometown for a year, but he’s still missing the life in the city.他回到故乡都一年了，但是他还是很怀念城市生活。
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