NCE Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise?笔记

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Lesson 58     A blessing in disguise?

【New words and expressions】

blessing         n. 福分，福气

disguise         n. 伪装

tiny             adj. 极小的

possess          v. 拥有

cursed           adj. 可恨的

increase         v. 增加

plant            v. 种植

church           n. 教堂

evil             adj. 坏的

reputation       n. 名声

claim            v. 以……为其后果

victim           n. 受害者，牺牲品

vicar            n. 教区牧师

source           n. 来源

income           n. 收入

trunk            n. 树干

★blessing      n. 福气, 福分

bless     v. 保佑

God bless you! =Bless you!    上帝保佑你

Bless my country.    保佑我的国家

★disguise [dis5^aiz]      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 [kE:s]    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

cursed [5kE:sid]     adj. 被诅咒的, 邪恶的

如果有-ed构成形容词, 做为形容词读音要读/id/

★increase      vt. 增加

add为及物动词；grow为不及物动词

★plant     v. 种植

plant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

church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

evil = wicked     adj. 邪恶的

★reputation      n. 名声

good reputation  好名声； bad reputation   坏名声

fame [feim]    n. 名声（一定是好名声）, 名望, 传说, <古>传闻

famous [5feimEs]     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 [sC:s]     n. 来源

resource    n. 资源(一次又一次的来源，re-又)

reread [5ri:5ri:d]     vt.重读, 再读

sauce [sC:s]     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 [rent]     v. 租，租借，出租；n. 租金

interest [5intrist]     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 [5bEunEs]    n. 奖金, 红利

DINK-丁克家族 : D－double，I－income，N－no，K－kids

kid [kid]    n.哄骗，取笑，开玩笑，小孩，小山羊；v. 哄骗，取笑，开玩笑，欺骗

【Text】

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 the 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 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!

参考译文

据说弗林利这个小村里有一棵 “该诅咒的树” . 就因为报上提到过这棵树, 所以现在来弗林利参观的人越来越多. 该树是50年前栽在教堂附近的, 但只是近几年才得到了一个坏名声. 据说, 谁要是触摸了这棵树, 谁就会交上恶运; 如果谁摘了一片树叶, 谁就会死去. 很多村民相信此树已经害了不少人. 人们曾请求教区的牧师叫人把树砍掉, 但他直到现在也没有同意. 他指出, 由于人们从全国各地纷纷前来参观这棵树, 它成了一个有用的财源. 尽管有上述种种说法, 但游客们还是照常摘树叶和把他们的名字刻在树干上. 然而到目前为止, 还没有一个人暴死呢!

【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……（是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.

  Dan is said to be the most intelligent student in his class.

  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……

It is said that he is very good. ＝ He is said to be very good.    据说他人非常好

用于这种结构的动词除了say之外，还有believe，know，find，fear，think等：

  It is feared that many lives have been lost in the train.

  在这次列车事故中，恐怕有不少人丧生。

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

My father ofter mentions you.

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）

a number of students    许多学生

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）

the number of students    学生的数量

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

It is I that am looking for you.    强调 “I”

It is Jack who(m) Frank phoned last night.

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

I will go to have my bicycle repaired.   （别人修车）

I will go to repair my bicycle.   （自己修车）

I will have my hair cut.

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?

Could you make youself heard ?      你能让别人听到你吗?(你能大声点吗?)

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）

  He hasn’t returned my books so far.

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

  I realized that he had make a mistake, so I pointed it out to him immediately.

  He pointed out that it was a mistake not to help them.

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

  He set off in spite of the heavy rain.

in spite of all that… = in spite of what    尽管……

（in spite of 介词后面不能接从句, 只能加what引导的从句）

  In spite of what you have told me, I still believe (that) he has stolen the money.

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）

  Many people were struck down in that war.

  He was stuck down by cancer last year.

poverty-struck   穷困潦倒 （poverty [5pCvEti]     n. 贫穷, 贫困, 贫乏, 缺少）