·單詞

blessing n.????福分，福氣

????·bles v.????保佑

????·God bless you!

disguise n.????偽裝

????·a blessing in disguise????因禍得福：指一開始看起來不好的事情，但最終卻帶來了好處或好運

tiny adj.????極小的

possess v.????擁有

????·own/have

????·possession n.????擁有

cursed adj.????可恨的

????·curse v.????詛咒，咒罵

????·a cursed tree?????被詛咒的樹

increase v.????增加

????·The population of China increased greatly in the last decade.????在過去的十年里，中國的人口大大增加了

????·rise/ grow up / go up/ climb

????·decrease v.????減少，降低，下降

????????·decline / go down / drop / fall

plant v.????種植

church n.????教堂

evil adj.????壞的

????·n.????邪惡，罪惡，壞事

????·evil 比 bad 更壞

????·gain/get/earn + an evil reputation????獲得一個壞名聲

reputation n.????名聲

claim v.????以 ... 為其后果，領(lǐng)取，索取

????·The hurricane claimed hundreds of victims.????颶風奪去了數(shù)百人的生命，颶風以幾百人的性命為后果

????·claim the baggage????領(lǐng)取行李

????·v.????聲稱，主張，斷言

????????·She claimed that she had won the match.????她聲稱她贏了這場比賽

victim n.????受害者，犧牲品

vicar n.????教區(qū)牧師

source n.????來源

????·the source of income????收入來源

????·the source of information????信息來源

income n.????收入

trunk n.????樹干

·本課句型

強調(diào)句

????1）構(gòu)成：

????? ? ·It?is?+?強調(diào)的部分+ that?+?句子余下的部分.

????2）變化：

????? ? ·It?is/was +?強調(diào)的部分?+?that/who +?句子余下的部分.

????3）不能強調(diào)動詞和形容詞

例句

????The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.

????·It is ... that ...

? ? ·I want to go to America this summer.????強調(diào) Americal

????????·It is America that I want to go to this summer.

? ? ·I?want to go to?America?this summer.????強調(diào) this summer

????????·It is this summer that I want to go to America.

????·It has gained an evil reputation only in recent years.????課文原句，不使用強調(diào)

·課文

????The tiny village?of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!

be said to do????據(jù)說做某事：表示某人或某事?lián)f做了某事，但未經(jīng)證實

the number of + 可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)????“... 的數(shù)量”????作主語，后接單數(shù)動詞

a number of + 可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)????“許多/大量的 ...”????作主語，后接復數(shù)動詞

練習

????The number of the students (is/are) 5000.

????????·is

????A number of students (is/are) coming here.

????????·are

The vicar has been asked to?have?the tree?cut?down, but so far he has refused.

????·have sth. done????使某件事被做，讓某事被完成：表示請別人幫忙做某事，或者安排別人為自己完成某項任務

He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it.

????·point out????指出：提醒某人注意某事物或某個問題，通常是為了糾正錯誤或提供幫助

????·as，在文中是因為的意思

In spite of????盡管 ...，后面接詞

So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!

????·so far????到現(xiàn)在為止

????·struck down????被擊倒

????·by sudden death????強調(diào)動作發(fā)出者，突然的死亡，猝死

·知識拓展

雙賓語動詞的被動語態(tài)

主動：She gave me a pen.????=????She gave a pen to me.

????被動：I was given a pen by her.????A pen was given to me by her.?

主動：The manager offered the vacant post to him.????= The manager offered him the vacant post

? ? 被動：The vacant was offered to him by the manager.????He was offered the vacant post by the manager.?

被動語態(tài)在寫作中的應用

People say (that) he is a genius.????人們說他是個天才，中文語序。英語中主語講解客觀事實為主體，人們說，人們是誰？人們不具體，所以可以使用被動語態(tài)

????·He is said to be?a genius.

????·It is said that he is a genius.

People say (that) there is oil under the North Sea.

????·There is said to be oil under the North Sea.

????·It is said that there is oil under the North Sea.