高三英语th-Mystery-of-the-Moonstone课件1.pptVIP

NEW WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS UNIT 13 1. curse  咀咒,咒骂  The rider cursed his unwilling horse. 1)curse sb. for (doing) sth.”因…咒骂某人  The old woman cursed the little boy for his bad manners. 2)be cursed with “因…而苦恼/而受害”  He is cursed with his lazy son. 2. Considerate “体贴的，考虑周到的” It is considerate of sb. to do sth  be considerate towards sb.对----体贴 eg.It was very considerate of you to let us know you were going to be late.  She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. *consideration (n)  take …..into consideration (account)  =take account of *considerable (adj.)值得考虑的;相当多的 a considerable number of people  *considering prep “就……而论”，考虑到 eg. Considering the bad weather ,we decided to put the meeting off  3. Astonish (vt) =surprise/ amaze sth astonish sb sb be astonished by/at sth (adj.) astonished/ astonishing My parents looked ______ at my news.  She seemed ____________(that) I had  never been to Paris.  It was an __________ story.  astonished astonished astonishing Astonishment (n.) to one’s astonishment in astonishment surprise 使人一愣。这种吃惊可能包含着高兴 也可能包含害怕或忧虑。 astonish 表示某事使人震惊得难以置信。 amaze 表示的吃惊中包含着使人迷惑不解、 困窘或惊疑不定 4.stubborn (adj.) 1)顽固、固执、倔强的 He is a stubborn boy who won’t obey his mother. Tom is stubborn in accepting new things. He is too stubborn to apologize. 2)不灵活的，难以改变的 You have to push hard, the door is a bit stubborn. 5. enquiry (n) AE = inquiry BE If you want to know the train schedule, please ____ at the booking office. A acquire B inquire C request D require B (vi) enquire = inquire 询问，打听 inquiry about 打听消息 inquire into调查，探究  inquire after sb 问候，问好 inquire sth. of sb