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Unit 1　Tales of the unexplained【1】 search n．v. 搜寻，搜查 She searched every shop for a birthday present for her husband. 她搜寻了每个商店找一份生日礼物给她的丈夫。 search sb./sp. 搜某人的身/搜查某地 search for sb./sth. 搜寻某人/某物 in search of/in ones search for 寻找，寻求 search out 找出，查出 search into 调查，研究 search through 把……仔细搜寻一遍 search ones memory 寻思；追忆 In order to search ______ the lost child, they searched ______ the whole village. A. for; for B．/；/ C. for；/ D．/; for C　search for 后接要寻找的目标，search 后直接接地点或人，意为“在某地搜索或搜某人的身”。 【2】 witness vt. 目击，目睹(尤指罪行或事故的发生)，亲身经历(重要事件或变迁) n. 证明；证人，见证人 They are the witnesses at the scene of the accident. 他们是事故现场的目击者。 His ragged clothes were a witness to his poverty. 他的破烂衣物可以证明他的贫穷。 We were witnessing the most important scientific development of the century. 我们亲身经历本世纪最重要的科学进展。 The police wanted to know whether there was someone who ______ the robbery. A. witnessed B. stared C. looked D. proved A　根据句意：“警察想知道是否有人目击这次抢劫”。根据句意可知，此处应选“目击，看到”之意。witness目击，见证(正式的法律用语)；stare凝视，盯着看；look看；prove证明。 【3】 possibility n．可能性 The possibility of food poisoning has been excluded. 食物中毒的可能性已被排除。 possible adj. 可能的 possibly adv. 可能地 Its possible that…有可能发生…… It is possible (for sb.) to do sth. (某人)做某事情是可能的 likely, possible, probable (1) likely 既可以以人作主语，也可以以it(事物)为主语。 He is likely to come to the conference. It is likely for him to come to the conference. 他极有可能出席会议。 (2) possible 可能(其程度比较低)，主语多为it。 It is possible for us to reach the village before sunset. 在日落之前，我们到达村庄是可能的。 (3) probable 可能(其程度非常高)，主语只能是(事物)it。 It is probable for the students to pass the exam this time. 同学们有极大的可能通过这次考试。 Tomorrow is Sunday and he has a day off, so he is ______ to attend our party. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. possibility C　虽然probable和possible都有“可能”的意思，但是它们一般不用表示人的词作主语； possibility是名词，不能直接接在be动词后作表语，只能选C。 【4】 convincing adj.令人信服的 Youre not a very convincing liar! 你撒的谎难以让人信服！ convince vt. 使确信；说服 convince sb. that从句/of sth. 使某人确信某事 convince sb. to do