新概念第二册lesson58
Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise?
【New words and expressions】(16)
★blessing n. 福气, 福分
bless v. 保佑Bless my country. 保佑我的国家
God bless you! =Bless you! 上帝保佑你
★disguise n. 伪装in disguise 穿着伪装的
a wolf in disguise 披着羊皮的狼, 被伪装的狼
a blessing in disguise 因祸得福a curse in disguise
(curse n. 诅咒, 咒语, 祸根, 祸因；vt. 诅咒, 咒骂, 降祸, 使受罪)
★tiny adj. 极小的tiny = very very small
★possess v. 拥有sb. possess sth. 某人有某物
possession n. 拥有, 占有, 所有, 着迷, 领土, 领地, 财产(常用复数), 自制
in one's possession 某人有某物
★cursed adj. 可恨的被诅咒的, 邪恶的
★increase vt. 增加add为vt；grow为vi
★plant v. 种植强调把东西给种下去
plant tree 种树(只是种, 活不活不管)
Tree Planting day 植树节
grow v. 生长grow sth. 种庄稼(不但种, 还要让它生长)
★church n. 教堂加the 表示地点；church不加the和功能有关go to the church 去教堂玩I am at the church. 在教堂玩go to church 去教堂做礼拜
I am at church. 做礼拜
★evil adj. 坏的= wicked adj. 邪恶的
★reputation n. 名声
good reputation 好名声；bad reputation 坏名声
fame n. 名声(一定是好名声), 名望, 传说, <古>传闻famous adj. 著名的, 出名的, <口>极好的, 令人满意的
★claim v. 以……为其后果
claim = take 拿, 索取
claim可以表示(疾病、意外等)夺去(生命)
The accident claimed a few lives.
★source n. 来源
resource n. 资源(一次又一次的来源，re-又)
reread vt.重读, 再读
sauce n. 沙司, 酱油, 调味料；vt. 调味, 使增加趣味(读音与source相同)
★income n. 收入
rent v. 租，租借，出租；n. 租金
interest n. 兴趣，关心，重要性，影响，利息，利益，利害vt. 使发生兴趣，引起……的注意
bonus n. 奖金, 红利
DINK-丁克家族double income，no，kids
kid n.哄骗，取笑，开玩笑，小孩，小山羊；v. 哄骗，取笑，开玩笑，欺骗
【课文讲解】
1、The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'.
There/名词主语/代词主语+be said to do sth. 据说…(对不太有把握的事发表看法时一种谨慎的说法)
There is said to be a great deal of oil in Africa.
It’s not as old as it’s said to be.它并不像人们所说的那么古老。
it is said that… 据说……
用于这种结构的动词除了say之外，还有believe，know，find，fear，think等：
the tiny village of Frinley 弗林利这个小村庄，其中介词of表示的是同位关系：
the city of Beijing 名叫北京的城市
at the age of twenty 20岁时
a height of three feet 三英尺的高度
2、Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.
mention vt. 提到, 提及
in a newspaper 强调报纸里面的内容
on the newspaper 与报纸内容无关, 如你自己在报纸上记了什么东西时用“on”
a number of…＝lots of… 许多……(后跟可数名词的复数，做复数看待，从前往后翻, 强调后面的东西)the number of… 的数量/总数(后跟可数名词的复数，但做单数看，从后往前翻, 强调数量)
3、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/was …(被强调部分that/who(m)+ 从句) 万能强调结构gain＝get 得到
4、It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die.
英语中分号可以断开两个句子
anyone 任何人，与he 相对应
If anyone wanted to go there, he will do sth.
5、The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused.
sb. be asked to do sth. 被请求做某事，sb.做事
have sth. done 使某事被做，叫别人完成某事
make sth. done 让某事被做
Could you make yourself known? 你能让别人知道你吗?(你的自我介绍)=Could you introduce yourdself? 你能自我介绍一下吗?
make的用法：make +宾语+宾补；make +sb.+do 让某人做某事；make +sth.+done 让别人做某事
so far 迄今为止(常与现在完成时连用)
6、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 = explain 指出，解释
7、In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. in spite of 尽管，虽然；不顾，不管
in spite of all that… = in spite of what 尽管……
8、So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!
not one of＝none of 一个人也没有……，单数≠no one of(no one不能加of)
be struck down 被打倒(stike down 使……生重病，杀死)poverty-struck 穷困潦倒(poverty n. 贫穷, 贫困, 贫乏, 缺少)
【Letter writing】
常用开头语：
You will be glad to hear that…
Thank you for letting me know that…
【Special difficulties】
Increase and Grow
increase vt. &vi. 增加，增大，增长，增强
The firm has increased his salary.
grow vi. 增长，长，成长，生长
grow＝increase(表示数量增长)
The number is increasing/growing.
Gain and Earn
gain vt. 获得，得到(＝get sth.)；受益，获益(earn无此含义)earn vt. (通过努力)获得，得到；赚钱(gain无此含义)earn money 挣钱earn one's living 谋生
It has gained/earned an evil reputation.
【Multiple choice questions】
9 The number of visitors has increased. The number has ___a__ a. grown b. grown up
c.overgrown
d. grown old
grown up 成长(只与人连用)overgrow 过度成长
grown old 变老了,不译为“长老了”
grow 一般作为实义动词,后面加介词或副词,一旦后面加了形容词,不再表示“生长” 的意思,将表示“变得” =get
10 It has___d___ an evil reputation.
a. won
b.beaten
c. profited
d. earned
win v. 赢得(通过比赛或竞争) ；beat v. 打败(后加对手) profit n.利润, 益处, 得益；vi. 得益, 利用；vt. 有益于, 有利于gain = get 获得