生詞和短語：

arithmetic：n.算術

dull： a.乏味的；無趣的

sum：n.算術

care for : 喜歡

do something else：做別的事情

give sb a good education：給......接受良好的教育

an important part of：......中重要的一部分

play the piano：彈鋼琴

get right：作對，算對

重點單詞：

Dull

【釋】lacking interest or excitement; boring; monotonous 枯燥無味的; 令人厭煩的; 單調(diào)的

【例】The conference was deadly dull. 會議開得死氣沉沉的。

重點短語：

care for

【釋1】like 喜歡

【例】As for me, I don' t care for tea.就我來說，我是不喜歡喝茶的。

I wonder whether they will care for us all to go there.我不知道他們是否喜歡我們都到那兒去。

I don't much care for impulsive people like him.我不太喜歡像他這樣浮躁的人。

【釋2】照顧

He's entrusted his children to me/to my care for the day.他托我照看一天孩子。

It seemed to be her mission to care for her brother's children.照顧她兄弟的孩子似乎成了她一生的使命。

【釋3】mind 介意，在乎，講究

【例】I do not care for the things women care for.女人們講究的東西，我不講究。

He works hard, but he doesn't care for his health.他工作努力, 惟注意身體不夠。

He doesn't care for what he eats.他對吃的東西并不計較。

I thought you would never care for anything but your art.我以為你絕不會關心任何事物，除了你的藝術之外。