1.some important concepts I learned

2.some words struck  me

  recapture 重回，重温（美好事物的感觉）

  homey像家一样的，舒适的

3.My favorite paragraphs

（1） unit1 -paragraph5

It  expounds the meaning of writing，not for others ，but for recording good things

（2）unit3-paragraph33

It explains Tony 's success

4.Knowledge  points

（1）do without 没有 …也行

（2）be risky for

  (3)life expectancy 寿命

（4）human initiative and inventiveness 人类的进取心和创造力

（5）in two minds犹豫不决

（6）a popular book 通俗读物

（7）have a responsibility to

（8）immigrant&emigrant

（9）compliment sb on sth

（10）summer passed into fall夏去秋来

（11）down payment 定金

（12）check on检查，调查

（13）broken English结结巴巴的英语

（14）the Depression days大萧条时期

（15）rebuild one’s business重整业务

（16）precision work精密的工作

（17）take a cut in pay减薪水

（18）no sale没门

（19）have a look of confidence自信的样子

（20）be neatly dressed 穿戴整齐

5.The difficulties I meet

  For some sentences，I can understand their surface meaning，but I can't understand their deep meaning.

6.My harvest

When I learned phonetic symbols，I realized my accustomed reading methods were wrong.

7.Advice

teacher，you need not be so gentle.