【经典必背】

A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。

【课文原句】

When I grow up, I'm going to move somewhere interesting. 长大后，我想搬到一些有趣的地方去。

Betty wants to be a singer and travel around the world when she grows up. 长大后贝蒂想成为一名歌手周游世界。

【基础知识】

1. grow up意为“成长，长大”相当于一个不及物动词，后面不能接宾语。

When we grow up, we want to do what we want to do. 当我们长大之后，我们要做一些我们想做的事。

She was interested in drawing when she was young, when she grew up, she spent most time on it. 她从小就对绘画感兴趣，当她长大以后，她把大多数时间都花在绘画上。

2. grow作为不及物动词，意为“生长，成长”的意思。
作及物动词的时候意为“种植（花草、庄稼）”，后可直接接宾语。
作连系动词时，后接形容词，意为“渐渐变得……”。

To grow rice here is decided. 已经决定在这里种植水稻。

The tree grows taller and taller. 这棵树长得越来越高。

【牛刀小试】

1. You should really _____ smoking. It's a terrible habit.

（2010广东）

A. grow up

B. pick up

C. give up

D. set up

2. The population of the world _____ still _____ now.

（2009兰州）

A. has; grown

B. is; growing

C. will; grow

D. is; grown

3. _____ worried about me，Mom. I've grown up.

（2010定西）

A. Don't

B. Don't be

C. Not

D. Not be