Daniel: Wow, the view from the peak is so grand!

Dad: Look, most of the maple leaves have turned red.

Daniel: Did you ever see this kind of beautiful scene?

Dad: Of course, my father used to take me to Xiang Shan or somewhere like that as a child.

Daniel: But my father did not. He didn't have much time.

Dad: Honey, I'm sorry. I promise you, this summer vacation, I will take you to Huang-Shan Mountains. It is more beautiful and magnificent.

Daniel: Really? It's a deal. Have you ever been there?

Dad: Yes, I went there five years ago. You were still a baby at that time.

Daniel: It really gets me interested. Is it higher than Xiang Shan?

Dad: Surely. You can enjoy the beauty of numerous streams and waterfalls. The sea of clouds has a fairy tale beauty.

Daniel: Can I see the rainbow?

Dad: That depends. If you are lucky, you can see a vivid rainbow across over two peaks.

丹尼尔：哇，从山顶往下看，景色真壮观！

爸爸：看，大部分枫叶都变红了。

丹尼尔：你曾经看到过这么美的景色吗？

爸爸：当然，在我小的时候，我爸爸常带我去香山或者其他什么地方。

丹尼尔：但是我得爸爸却不带我玩。他总是没有时间。

爸爸：宝贝，真对不起。我向你保证，今年暑假，我一定带你去爬黄山。黄山更漂亮，也更壮观。

丹尼尔：真的吗？一言为定。你曾经去过吗？

爸爸：是啊，我五年前去过那里。那个时候你还只是个小孩呢。

丹尼尔：我对这个很感兴趣。它比香山高吗？

爸爸：当然了。你可以欣赏数不胜数的溪流和瀑布。云海像童话一样美丽。

丹尼尔：我能看到彩虹吗？

爸爸：那不一定。如果你幸运的话，你可以看到跨越两座山峰的鲜艳的彩虹。

Daniel: The view on the peak is really great. In different seasons you can see a lot of different sceneries, all of which are really amazing. So each time I go mountain climbing I would feel really happy. I think Nature is human beings' best friend.

peak n. 山峰

maple leaf 枫叶

summer vacation 暑假

magnificent adj. 重大的，壮观的

mumerous adj. 无数的

stream n. 溪流

waterfall n. 　瀑布

fairy table n. 童话

rainbow n. 彩虹

That depends. 视情况而定。

一般过去时

“My father used to take me to Xiang Shan or somewhere like that as a child”中出现的语法现象为一般过去时。

1.一般过去时主要表示

（１）在过去的时间里所发生的动作或存在的状态

时间状语有：yesterday, last week, an hour ago, the other day, in 1949 等

I bought it yesterday. 我昨天买的。

Where did you go last night? 你昨天晚上去哪里了？

（２）在过去一段时间内，经常或习惯性的动作

When I was a child, I often played football in the street. 我小时候常在街道里踢足球。

（３）在常用口语句型It is time sb. did sth. （早该……了）中用过去时

It is time you went to bed. 你早该睡觉了。

2. 一般过去时的构成

（１）规则动词过去式，一般在动词原形末尾直接加上-ed

look-looked play-played

（２）以不发音的字母e结尾的动词，去掉末尾e再加-ed

live-lived love-loved

（３）末尾只有一个辅音字母的重读闭音节，先双写这个辅音字母，再加-ed

s-sped

（４）末尾是辅音字母+y结尾的动词，先变y为I,　然后再加-ed

study-studied

（５）不规则动词的过去式需特殊记忆

am(is)-was are-were go-went know-knew

get-got take-took have(has)-had eat-ate

一般过去时

从下边找出与上边边相对应的动词过去式，并填在横线上。

1.go __________

2.research __________

3.know __________

4.am __________

5.supply __________

6.cancel __________

7.keep __________

knew

was

kept

cancelled

researched