a.keep secret or to oneself隐瞒 e.g It is really hard to hold back the tears b.hinder the progress of妨碍进展 e.g.Intemet-illiterate parents hold back kids. c.control or restrain抑制，控制 e.g.She managed to hold back her anger. (3)“bred to hold back emotional expressions of love”过去分词短语做后置定 语，相当于“who are bred to hold back emotional expressions oflove,” 18....don't carry on about it. Meaning:Don't make a fuss over it. 19.Still,I knew that she was as happy as I was to see her so happy. a)Grammar:“she was as happy as I was to see her so happy..”此句是由as.…as 引导的比较状语从句，意为“和.一样.”。as.…s中间用原级。第一个 s是副词，后接形容词或副词；第二个是连词，后接句子。 b)Meaning:不过，我还是知道她很高兴，就像我看到她那么高兴我也高 兴一样。 Step 4 Summary 1.Important words and phrases 2.Main idea of the text The text mainly tells us a story about love between mother and son.In order to make her son delighted on Christmas Day,the mother scrapes together enough money to buy a second-hand bike and manages to make her son surprised at the present.On the other hand,the author loves his mother,too.He sees the present by chance before Christmas day.It will rob the mother of the pleasure of seeing him astonished and delighted on Christmas day.In order not to make mother know the fact,he tries many ways to cover the fact.Of course,as it tumed out,there was no need for him to pretend at all when Christmas arrived.Feeling of love flowed naturally between mother and son. Step5 Homework 1.Master the expressions and important sentences in the texta. keep secret or to oneself 隐瞒 e.g. It is really hard to hold back the tears. b. hinder the progress of 妨碍进展 e.g. Internet-illiterate parents hold back kids. c. control or restrain 抑制，控制 e.g. She managed to hold back her anger. (3) “bred to hold back emotional expressions of love” 过去分词短语做后置定 语，相当于 “who are bred to hold back emotional expressions of love.” 18. …don’t carry on about it. Meaning: Don’t make a fuss over it. 19. Still, I knew that she was as happy as I was to see her so happy. a) Grammar: “she was as happy as I was to see her so happy.” 此句是由 as…as 引导的比较状语从句，意为“和…一样…”。as…as 中间用原级。第一个 as 是副词，后接形容词或副词；第二个是连词，后接句子。 b) Meaning: 不过，我还是知道她很高兴， 就像我看到她那么高兴我也高 兴一样。 Step 4 Summary 1. Important words and phrases 2. Main idea of the text The text mainly tells us a story about love between mother and son. In order to make her son delighted on Christmas Day, the mother scrapes together enough money to buy a second-hand bike and manages to make her son surprised at the present. On the other hand, the author loves his mother, too. He sees the present by chance before Christmas day. It will rob the mother of the pleasure of seeing him astonished and delighted on Christmas day. In order not to make mother know the fact, he tries many ways to cover the fact. Of course, as it turned out, there was no need for him to pretend at all when Christmas arrived. Feeling of love flowed naturally between mother and son. Step5 Homework 1. Master the expressions and important sentences in the text