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模块八难点解析 Unit 1 The written word (Module 8) 【难点释析】 1. This makes them difficult for some people to read, and often, the classics are left to gather dust on shelves. 这使一些人阅读起来有困难，经典文学作品常常被遗忘在书架上尘封。 ▲ make + 宾语 + adj. + (for sb.) to do Too many new words make the passage difficult for children to read. ▲ 也可以转换成：make + it + adj. (for sb.) to do sth. Too many new words make it difficult for children to read the passage. 2. I don’t think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today. 我想这些经典小说如果与现代生活毫无关系的话，是不会被改编成电影的。 ▲ I don’t think that … 形式上否定主句，而实际上否定that从句，注意其反义疑问句的构成, 与从句一致。 I don’t think he will come, will he? 我认为他不会来，是不是? ▲ make…into… 把…变成… We can make this room into a study. The success of the film made her into a star overnight 这部电影的成功使她一夜成名。 3. He died in 1870 and his tomb reads “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world. 他于1870年去世，墓碑上这样写着：“他的去世令世界失去了一位最伟大的英国作家。” ▲ read vi. 写着…; 内容是… = say The sign reads “No admittance”. 告示牌上写着 “禁止入内”。 I saw a sign in front of the shop reading / which read “No admittance.” 4. Classic novels often have symbols which add interest, tension or deeper meaning to the text. 经典小说中往往有一些象征,这些为原文增添了趣味、紧张、或者更深层次的含义。 ▲ add …. to … 把 … 加到… 上 Would you please add these names to your list? ▲ The bad weather only added to our difficulties. 恶劣的天气只是增加了我们的困难。 ▲ Add up all the money I owe you. 把我欠你的钱全部加起来。 ▲ Abraham Lincoln’s whole education added up to no more than one year. (总计) 5. The fortune sets him free from financial worries. 这笔钱使他不用为经济问题担忧。 ▲ set…free (from …) 使….获得自由; 使…没有束缚 The angry people overthrew the government and set themselves free from the cruel rulers. 愤怒的人们推翻了政府，自己从暴君的统治下解放出来。 ▲ be free from noise / wind / care 不受噪音干扰/无风/无忧无虑 6. Excited by his move to London, Pip can hardly wait to begin his new life. 搬到伦敦让皮普兴奋不已，他迫不及待地开始了他的新生活。 ▲ excited 形容词作原因状语；adj或adj 短语还可以做伴随状语，表状态。 Frightened, she asked me to go with him.