1、A blessing in disguise blessing n.福气,福分 a blessing in disguise因祸得福 bless v.保佑 God bless you!=Bless you!上帝保佑你 Bless my country.保佑我的国家 disguise n.伪装 a blessing in disguise 因祸得福 in disguise 穿着伪装的 a wolf in disguise 披着羊皮的狼,被伪装的狼 tiny adj.极小的 The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a cursed tree.t
2、iny=very very small possess v.拥有 The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a cursed tree.sb.possess sth.某人拥有某物 possession n.拥有,占有,财产(常用复数)in ones possession 某人有某物 cursed adj.可恨的,被诅咒的 The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a cursed tree.curse v.诅咒 increase vt.增加 Because the tree was ment
3、ioned in a newspaper,the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.plant v.种植(强调把东西给种下去)The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago.plant tree 种树(只是种,活不活不管)Tree Planting day 植树节 grow v.生长,种植 grow sth.种庄稼(不但种,还要让它生长)church n.教堂 The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago.churc
4、h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 It is only in recent years that the tree has gained an evil reputation.evil=wicked adj.邪恶的 reputation n.名声 It is only in recent years that the tree has gained an evil reputat
5、ion.good reputation 好名声;bad reputation 坏名声 fame n.名声(一定是好名声)famous adj.著名的 claim v.以为其后果 Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims.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.victim n.受害者,牺牲品 Many villagers believe that the tree has alre
6、ady claimed a number of victims.vicar n.教区牧师 The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down,but so far he has refused.source n.来源 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.resource n.资源(一次又一次的来源)income n.收入
7、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.rent v.租,租借,出租;n.租金 interest n.兴趣,利息 vt.使发生兴趣,引起的注意 bonus n.奖金,红利 trunk n.树干,行李箱 In spite of all that has been said,the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting the
8、ir names on the tree-trunk.The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a cursed tree.主语+be said to do sth.=It be 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 th
9、e tiny village of Frinley 弗林利这个小村庄,of表同位关系 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 Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper,the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.in a newspaper 在报纸上(强调报纸里面的内容)a number oflots of=a lot of许多 a number of stu
10、dents 许多学生 the number of的数量/总数 the number of students 学生的数量 The number of students is 40.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)强调结构 It is I that am looking for you.强调 “I”It is Jack who(
11、m)Frank phoned last night.It was New York that John visited last month.It was last month that John visited New York.gainget 得到 No pain,no gain.I need to gain experience.It is said that if anyone touches the tree,he will have bad luck;if he picks a leaf,he will die.It is said that据说 英语中分号断开两个句子 anyon
12、e 任何人,与 he 相对应 If anyone wanted to go there,he will do sth.Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims.claim疾病、意外等“夺去(生命)”:The accident claimed a few lives.She was the victim of a road accident.The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down,but so far he has refu
13、sed.sb.be asked to do sth.某人被请求做某事 so far 迄今为止(常与现在完成时连用)He hasnt returned my books so far.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
14、out to him immediately.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=despite尽管,虽然 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.So far,not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!not one ofnone of一个人也没有,单数 be struck down被打倒(strike down 使生重病,杀死)Many people were struck down in that war.He was stuck down by cancer last year.