Mary: What were you doing last night, Linda? I called at seven and you didn't pick up.
Linda: Oh, I was in the kitchen helping my mom.
Mary: I see. I called again at eight and you didn't answer then either.
Linda: What was I doing at eight? Oh, I know. When you called, I was taking a shower.
Mary: But then I called again at nine.
Linda: Oh, I was sleeping at that time.
Mary: So early? That's strange.
Linda: Yeah, I was tired. Why did you call so many times?
Mary: I needed help with my homework. So while you were sleeping, I called Jenny and she helped me.
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.
Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure...（爸爸在钉木板，而妈妈在确保……）while 连接两个同时进行的过去动作，都可用进行时。
feel like + n./句子
it felt like midnight（感觉像午夜一样）feel like = 感觉像。可以接名词(It feels like summer)或句子(It feels like we are flying)。
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.
beatheavyagainstasleepsuddenlyfall asleepdie downat first
be doing...when...
Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.（Ben正在帮妈妈做晚饭，这时雨开始猛烈敲打窗户。）过去进行时 + when + 一般过去时：一个动作正在进行时另一个动作发生了。
at first 短语
Ben could not sleep at first.（Ben一开始睡不着。）at first = 起初（暗示后来发生了变化）。后面常接 but later / finally。
When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.
When he woke up, the sun was rising.（当他醒来时，太阳正在升起。）when引导时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时（was rising），表示醒来时太阳正在升起的过程。
although 让步状语从句
Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbors closer together.（虽然暴风雨破坏了很多东西，但它拉近了家人和邻里之间的距禿。）although引导让步状从，主句不能用but。
要点摘要
第一段：暴风雨前的准备——爸爸钉木板护窗，妈妈备手电蜡烛火柴。
第二段：暴风雨中的经历——雨猛敲窗户，玩纸牌难开心，凌晨三点风渐弱才入睡。
第三段：暴风雨后——社区一片狼藉（倒树碎窗垃圾），邻居们一起清理，风暴反而拉近了邻里距离。
Section B 2b (Reading)
Do You Remember What You Were Doing?
你还记得你当时在做什么吗？
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In America, for example, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was an important event in American history. On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.
People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news.（人们经常记得当听到新闻时自己在做什么。）remember + what 从句，记住的是过去的事件。
文化拓展
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.（马丁·路德·金）是美国民权运动领袖，1968年4月4日在田纳西州孟菲斯遇刺身亡。他因倡导非暴力争取种族平等而闻名，1964年获诺贝尔和平奖。
Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. "I was at home with my parents," Robert remembers. "We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news on the radio. The news reporter said, 'Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.' My parents were completely shocked! My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in silence."
Robert Allen现在50多岁了，但那时他还是个小学生。「我和父母在家，」Robert回忆道。「我们正在厨房吃晚饭，这时从收音机里听到了这个消息。新闻记者说：『King博士就在10分钟前去世了。』我的父母完全震惊了！在那之后我父母没有说话，我们默默地吃完剩下的晚饭。」
silencepupilin silenceon the radio
be doing...when...
We were eating dinner in the kitchen when we heard the news.（我们正在厨房吃晚饭，这时听到了这个消息。）经典句型：过去进行时 + when + 一般过去时。
More recently, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. Even the date — September 11, 2001 — has meaning to most Americans. This was a day Kate Smith will never forget. She remembers working in her office near the two towers. "My friend shouted that a plane just hit the World Trade Center! I didn't believe him at first, but then I looked out the window and realized that it was true. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that."