试一试: Liam: These cats are so small! How old are they? Matilda: Only one week. They ___ last Monday. 选出 Matilda 会说的话。 (graduated / were born / retired) 答案: were born — 小猫才一周大，所以它们是上星期一出生的：were born。
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be born
I was born in a small town.
grow up
Children grow up so fast.
childhood
I had a happy childhood.
上学、工作和家
读完书，是 graduate。开始在商店、银行或办公室上班，是 get a job。不再和父母住在一起，是 leave home。
试一试: Matilda: Why is your friend so happy? Liam: He finally ___ at the hospital! Today is his first day. 看图，选出 Liam 会说的话。 (got a job / graduated / had a baby) 答案: got a job — 今天是他在医院上班的第一天，所以他在那里找到工作了：got a job。
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graduate
My brother graduated last week.
get a job
She got a job at a bank.
leave home
Many young people leave home at eighteen.
人生的大变化
两个人结婚（get married），就成了丈夫和妻子。生了孩子（have a baby），你就成了妈妈或爸爸。年纪大了、不再工作，就是 retire。
试一试: Liam: Where's the man from the shoe store? I never see him now. Matilda: He ___ in May. His son has the store now. 选出 Matilda 会说的话。 (got married / was born / retired) 答案: retired — 他不再工作了，店也交给了他儿子，所以他退休了：retired。
试一试: Liam: Who's the old man with the little boy? Matilda: That's the boy's ___. He's eighty, and he takes the boy to school every day. 选出 Matilda 会说的话。 (cousin / grandfather / brother) 答案: grandfather — 男孩家里一位八十岁的老人，是他的爷爷：grandfather。