Unit 5 Wild animals
Step 1 Language point s
1. When Xi Wang was born, she weighed just 100 grams.
1) was born 出生，出世
e.g. She was born in America. 她出生于美国。
2) we igh在此句中是个及物动词，意为“重量为”，可直接跟基数词加重量单位。
e.g. He weighs 150 pounds. 他的体重是15 0磅。
2. In the beginning, Xi Wang drank her mother’s milk.
beginning n. 开始，起初（动词begin的名词）
in the beginning等于at first，意思是“开始，起初”，与late r（后来）相对。短语at the beginning (of) 指开始的时间或地点。如：
e.g. Our summer holiday starts at the begin ning of July.
