Module2 Unit 1Tales of the unexplained（1）1、 puzzled adj. 迷惑的，茫然的迷惑的，茫然的My son looked puzzled, so I explained it again.兒子看起來一臉迷惑，所以我又解釋了一遍。puzzle v. (使)迷惑；為難；苦思puzzle over / about sth. 對某事苦苦思索puzzle n. 智力測試；難題；難解之事be in a puzzle about sth. 對某事迷惑不解puzzling adj. 令人困惑的，費(fèi)解的to ones puzzlement 使某人感到困惑的是Faced with the _ situation the director looked _. A. puzzling; puzzled B. puzzling; puzzling C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzlingA句意：面對令人費(fèi)解的形勢，負(fù)責(zé)人一臉困惑。_ (使他感到困惑的是), his wife didnt go to work.To his puzzlementThe policeman is in a puzzle. (對于那個失蹤的小女孩的案子)about the case of the missing girl2、 assume vt . 假定，假定， 設(shè)想設(shè)想assume sb./sth. to be 假定/假設(shè)某人/某事為It is assumed that 被認(rèn)為Dont always assume the worst. 別總往最壞處想。I have always assumed her to be American. 我一直認(rèn)為她是美國人。assumption n. 假定，假設(shè)make an assumption 認(rèn)為，假定assuming that 假定，假設(shè)(引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句)I hope to go to college next year, I pass my exams. 如果我能通過考試， 我希望明年能上大學(xué)。 assuming thatA lot of people poverty only exists in Africa. 許多人認(rèn)為貧困僅僅存在于非洲。make the assumption that3、 witness vt. 目擊，目睹目擊，目睹(尤指罪行或事故的發(fā)生尤指罪行或事故的發(fā)生)，親身經(jīng)歷親身經(jīng)歷(重要事件或變遷重要事件或變遷) n. 證明；證人，見證人證明；證人，見證人They are the witnesses at the scene of the accident.他們是事故現(xiàn)場的目擊者。His ragged clothes were a witness to his poverty.他的破爛衣服可以證明他的貧窮。We _ the most important scientific development of the century. 我們親身經(jīng)歷本世紀(jì)最重要的科學(xué)進(jìn)展。were witnessingSeveral villagers the air crash in which 8 people were killed. 幾位村民目睹了這起造成8人罹難的空難。witnessedThe police wanted to know whether there was someone who _ the robbery. A. witnessed B. stared C. looked D. provedA根據(jù)句意“警察想知道是否有人目擊這次搶劫”。根據(jù)句意可知，此處應(yīng)選“目擊、看到”之意。witness 目擊，見證(正式的法律用語); stare 凝視，盯著看； look 看； prove 證明。 4、辨析辨析lately, late, later, latter, latest(1) lately作副詞相當(dāng)于recently，表示“最近，近來”之意，強(qiáng)調(diào)時間點(diǎn)，多用過去時；表示時間長度，多用完成時，但不可用于將來時態(tài)中。I havent been sleeping well just lately.我最近沒睡好覺。(2) late作副詞時表示時間上的晚或遲。(3) later作形容詞時，表示“以后的，后期的”；作副詞時表示“后來，較晚地”，還可與表示時間的名詞連用，表示“之后”，用于過去和將來。(4) latter用作形容詞，常與定冠詞the連用，表示列舉的兩個事物中的后面的一個，譯為“后者”，與 the former相對。(5) latest是形容詞，它指時間的先后中“最近的，最新的”。 Its only _ that I know why she wasnt feeling well all these days. A. late B. lately C. latest D. latterB本句為一個強(qiáng)調(diào)句型，根據(jù)句意“只是在最近我才知道她為什么這些天都不舒服?！笨芍颂帒?yīng)用副詞lately “最近，近來”。 5、 possibility n可能性可能性possibility of (sb. doing) sth.(某人做)某事的可能性possibility that的可能性The possibility of food poisoning has been excluded. 食物中毒的可能性已被排除。Research findings show that there is a possibility that 10% of the Chinese young men will never find a girlfriend in 2050. 研究結(jié)果顯示到2050年，中國10%的男青年可能將無女朋友可找。possible adj. 可能的possibly adv. 可能地Its possible that 有可能發(fā)生It is possible (for sb.) to do sth. (某人)做某事情是可能的Theres no possibility of _.Theres no possibility that he has been murdered. 他已被謀殺的可能性完全沒有。his having been murderedTomorrow is Sunday and he has a day off, so he is _ to attend our party. A. probable B. possible C. likely D. possibilityC雖然probable和possible都有“可能”的意思，但是它們一般不用表示人的詞作主語； possibility是名詞，不能直接接在be動詞后作表語，只能選C。6、 convince vt. 使確信；使信服使確信；使信服convince sb. that 從句/of sth.使某人確信某事be convinced that/of sth.確信某事convince sb. to do sth. 說服某人做某事What he heard and saw convinced him of the need for economic reforms. 他的所見所聞讓他相信了進(jìn)行經(jīng)濟(jì)改革的必要性。convincing adj. 令人信服的unconvincing adj. 不足以令人信服的Youre not a very convincing liar! 你撒的謊難以讓人信服！I was _ that we were doing the right thing. A. convinced B. believed C. trusted D. feared AA、B、C 3個選項(xiàng)均有“相信”的意思，但是在此句中believe不能用被動形式，trust指信任某人。fear是“害怕”的意思。7、 evidence n. U 證據(jù)，根據(jù)；證據(jù)，根據(jù)； 證詞；跡象證詞；跡象 vt. 使明顯，證明使明顯，證明There is evidence that somebody has been living here. 有跡象表明有人一直住在這里。He was punished for giving false evidence. 他因作偽證而受到懲罰。be in evidence 顯眼；引人注目evident adj. 明顯的，明白的It is evident that是顯而易見的 When faced with the_ he had to admit he was guilty. A. sign B. evidence C. mark D. demonstrationB句意：在證據(jù)面前他只得承認(rèn)他有罪。 8、 base n. 基地，基地， 大本營；底部；基礎(chǔ)大本營；底部；基礎(chǔ) vt. 將將建立在某物基礎(chǔ)上建立在某物基礎(chǔ)上base A on B 將A建立在B的基礎(chǔ)上 be based on sth.基于某物He used his familys story as a base for his novel. 他把他一家人的經(jīng)歷作為他小說的素材。Shanghai is the most important industrial base of China. 上海是中國最重要的工業(yè)基地。I base my hopes on the good news we had yesterday. 我把希望寄托在我們昨天得到的好消息上。The novel is based on a local ghost story. 這部小說是基于當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€鬼的傳說。After _ in “The Brokeback Mountain (斷背山)”， Ang Lee directed “Lust Caution(色戒)”， _ on a short novel by Zhang Ailing.A. succeeded; based B. succeeding; basingC. succeeded; basing D. succeeding; basedD句子主語是succeed這個動作的執(zhí)行者，所以要用succeeding；后面是分詞短語作定語，相當(dāng)于which was based on，省略了which was, 所以是based。1、 step up 加緊，加強(qiáng)，促進(jìn)加緊，加強(qiáng)，促進(jìn)I stepped up my pace to follow my classmates. 我加快腳步去追趕我的同學(xué)。The scientists have stepped up research into medicine for cancer. 科學(xué)家們已經(jīng)加強(qiáng)了對治療癌癥的藥物的研究。 step into 進(jìn)入step by step 逐步地take steps to do sth. 采取措施做某事follow in ones steps 步某人的后塵The government _ its war against terrorism after the suicide bombing in the subway. A. stepped aside B. stepped into C. stepped down D. stepped upD句意：在地鐵里發(fā)生自殺性爆炸事件之后，政府加緊了反恐斗爭。2、辨析、辨析due to, owing to, because of, thanks to這些詞組均表示“由于”之意。(1)due to 用于較莊重的書面語中，側(cè)重“起因于”，在句中多作表語，有時作狀語。(2)owing to 可以與due to換用，但在句中多作狀語，也可作表語。(3)because of 著重某種原因的理由，在句中通常作狀語。(4)thanks to 突出一種感激之情，含“多虧”意味。Thanks to your presence, I was able to prove my innocence.幸虧你在場，我才能夠證明自己的清白。They didnt attend the meeting held last Friday morning _ to the delay of the train. A. owing B. owed C. thank D. duedAowing to 由于。3、 show up 出現(xiàn)，露面；使某人難堪；使顯出來 Theyve been waiting for hours for you to show up. 為了等你出現(xiàn)，他們已經(jīng)等了好幾個小時了。show up a fraud 揭發(fā)一個欺詐行為show sb. around (a place)帶領(lǐng)某人參觀某地 (到處轉(zhuǎn))show ones face 出席；露面；出現(xiàn)show off 炫耀，夸耀；賣弄 顯示；渲染(某物的優(yōu)點(diǎn))Peter promised to attend our party, but he has not _ yet. A. showed off B. turned out C. showed up D. came aboutCshow off意為“炫耀”，turn out意為“證明”，come about意為“發(fā)生”。該句意思為“彼得答應(yīng)過要來參加我們的派對，但是他現(xiàn)在還沒有出現(xiàn)?！?、 look into 朝里面看；調(diào)查；檢查 He looked into the room but saw nothing.他朝房間里看了看但是什么都沒看到。The chief manager has promised to look into this matter carefully.總經(jīng)理承諾會仔細(xì)調(diào)查這件事情。 look after 照顧；照料look back 往后看；回顧 (on / upon)look out 小心(口語)；往外看look up 查尋；抬頭看；尊重 (to)look down 往下看；輕視 (on / upon)look over 檢查；查看look through 瀏覽look forward to doing 期望/期待做look round / around 尋找；參觀