高三英语unit 13人教版知识精讲.docVIP

高三英语Unit 13人教版 【同步教育信息】 一. 本周教学要点 Unit 13 二. 具体内容 1. The novel The Moonstone is set in England in 1848, but it really began 50 years earlier. set: represent the action of a play in a specified place eg. The movie is set in pre-war London. 2. His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the servants as evidence that he is in love with Rachel. move: action quit smoking: give up smoking 3. Rachel is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone to the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery to be solved. in: in the course of doing sth. Rachel is so stubborn in resisting his enquiries that she makes it seem as if … 4. However, what happened later proved me wrong. Later that evening Dr Candy had put some opium into Franklin’s drink to prove to him that it would help. prove sth to sb. : show that sth. is true or certain by means of argument or evidence. eg. I shall prove it to you that Mary didn’t tell you the truth. The task proved（to be）more difficult than we’d thought. He proved himself a better driver than the champion. 5. You may remember that Franklin was suffering from lack of sleep at the time Rachel’s birthday, and had upset Dr Candy with his remarks about doctors. upset: disrupt a plan; cause sb. worried eg. Our arrangements for the weekend were upset by her visit. The sight of physical suffering always upsets me. 6. Servants had little private life or free time of their own, so they were interested in everything that happened “upstairs” and would gossip about the family and their guests. gossip: talk about other people including rumor and critical comments eg. I can’t stand here gossiping with you all the day. Everyone gossiped about their relationship. 【典型例题】 [例1] This is a world-famous novel._______ can be enjoyed from it until you have finished reading it, though. A. Nothing B. Much C. Few D. Something 答案… until结构的变形，用nothing来表示否定，只有你读完了才能理解这本书。 [例2] It’s said that there are plenty of