SBIII  Units 13～14 The mystery of the Moonstone & 

  sbiii  units 13 14 the mystery of the moonstone & zoology
  月亮宝石
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考点1. astonish vt. 使惊讶；使震惊
all the guests are astonished by its size and rare beauty.
i was astonished by the horror film.
这部恐怖片吓得我心惊肉跳。
astonish vt.   使吃惊
astonished adj.   使惊讶
astonishing adj.   令人震惊的
in astonishment  惊讶地
(1)the magician performed some _____________(令人惊叹
    的)tricks.
(2)she ____________(惊异)me with her beautiful handwriting.
(3)he __________________(惊异)at what he found.
astonishing
astonished
was astonished
(4)we __________________(惊异)to hear that their football team
    had won the champion.
(5)she_______________(惊异)everybody by announcing her engagement.
(6)这消息使得人人惊讶。(写作小练笔：主谓宾；everybody)
     ________________________________
考点2. remark n. & vi. 评论；评述
you may remember that franklin was suffering from lack of sleep at the time of rachel’s birthday, and had upset dr candy with his remarks about doctors.
these remarks relate to the industrial modernization.
这些话涉及工业的现代化。
remark vt.   说；谈论；评论
remark on   评论
remark vt.  注意到, 留意
remark n.   评论；意见
were astonished
astonished
the news astonished everybody.
(1)they made rude _____________(评论)about her appearance.
(2)did you __________(注意)the similarity between them?
(3)such unkind __________(话)was not called for.
(4)millie ___________(认为)that she had found the film very
    interesting. 
(5)______________________(编辑认为)that his article was well
     written.
(6)每个人都对他的缺席评论了一番。
    (写作小练笔：主谓+介词; remark)
    _____________________________________
【辨析】remark, state和say
这三个词都有“说”的意思。其实，remark, state, describe 的词义更近，而say, speak, talk, tell的词义更近。这里主要分析remark和state的含义。
remark 所表示的“说话”含有评论性的意思。
it is rude to remark upon the appearance of other people.
对别人评头论足是粗鲁的。
remarks
remark
remark
remarked
the editor remarked
everyone remarked on his absence.
state 的含义是把某件事情详细地陈述出来，这样的陈述不仅阐明事情的性质，而且还包含着阐述这种事情是有一定的目的。
he stated his views on the question at the meeting.
他在会上阐明了自己对这个问题的看法。
say 的含义是“说, 讲, 背诵”。
the children said, “good morning.”
孩子们说，“早上好。”
考点3. commit vt. 犯;做(不合法的、错的或愚蠢的事)
if you guessed who had committed the crime, then you are a better detective than the famous sergeant cuff!
a robbery was committed last night.
昨晚发生了一起盗窃案。
commit vt.   犯(错误)；干(坏事)
commit oneself (on) 表达个人的意见
commit suicide  自杀
(1)he has committed a serious crime.(英译汉)
    ____________________________
(2)she ______________________(自杀了)three days later.
(3)chairman refused to commit himself on the subject before
     making due investigations.(英译汉)
    ______________________________________________
(4)if you _______ a crime you can never escape being punished.
  a. carry   b. bring    c. commit   d. break
 c。commit a crime“犯罪”。
考点4. clarify vt.澄清
after designing more experiments, they were able to clarify the procedure by which bees communicate information that they use to find and fetch food.
can you clarify your view about the problem?
关于这个问题能阐明你的观点吗？
clarify vt. & vi.   解释；澄清；阐明
clarify matters   澄清真相
clarify one‘s position 澄清某人的立场
他犯下了严重罪行。
committed suicide
主席拒绝在作必要的调查研究之前对这个问题表态。
(1)the government has time and again __________(阐明)its
     position on equal pay for women.
(2)the explanation_____________(解释)the difficult sentence.
(3)i hope that what i say will _____________(解释)the situation.
考点5. fetch vt.(去)拿来；(来)拿去
after designing more experiments, they were able to clarify the procedure by which bees communicate information that they use to find and fetch food.
when they knocked off, she fetched them food and water.
他们休息时，她给他们送来了食物和水。
fetch vt.   取来，拿来；叫来
fetch up   到达；突然停止
fetch   相当于go and get
(1)will you _________(去拿来)some water?
(2)fetch the doctor!     (替换) ____________
clarified
clarified
clarify
fetch
send for
(3)fetch some chalks, please. (替换)______________
(4)你能给我取点纸吗？(写作小练笔：主谓宾; paper)
    ____________________________________
考点6. tell…apart 分辨；区分
in order to tell these bees apart, he painted some bees with little dots of colour.
the incident occurred in bad weather and in the middle of the night, when switzerland is hard to tell apart from its neighbors.
这次事故发生时天气很糟糕，而且是在半夜，当时瑞士和它的邻居很难区分。
tell…apart   分辨；区别
tell vt.    辨别
distinguish vt.   区别,辨别
(1)my two nieces are twins and so much alike that i can’t
      ______________(区分他们).
go and get
can you fetch me some paper ?
tell them apart
(2)he couldn't tell which house it was.(英译汉)
   _______________________________
(3)我分不清这两个双胞胎的女孩子。(写作小练笔：主谓宾; twin)
    _______________________________
考点7. over and over again 一再；多次；反复
it repeated these circles over and over again.
they do simple jobs over and over again.
它们一遍又一遍地干一些简单的活计。
over and over again  一再；多次；反复
time after time  多次, 反复, 不断地
again and again   一再
time and again  反复
(1)his father warned him __________________(一再).
(2)i told you not to be late ___________________(一再).
(3)他们把同一首歌唱了一遍又一遍。(写作小练笔：主谓宾; sing)
     _____________________________________________
他分不出是哪一栋房子。
i can't tell the twin girls apart.
over and over again
over and over again
they sang the same song over and over again.
考点8. come to light显露；为人所知
so another astonishing fact came to light.
some new information has come to light about the accident.
关于那次事故，已经了解到一些新的情况。
come to light   真相大白；显露，为人所知
come out in the wash 真相大白
(1)much new evidence has ___________(真相大白)in recent years.
(2)new facts about the ancient egypt have recently ____________
     (为人所知).
(3)最终真相大白了。(写作小练笔：主谓+介词; truth)
    _______________________________
考点9. the novel the moonstone is set in england in 1848, but the story really began 50 years earlier.
小说《月亮宝石》以1848年的英国为背景，但实际上故事五十年前就开始了。
come to light
come to light
at last, the truth came to light.
the novel is set in paris in the 18th century.
那本小说以十八世纪的巴黎为背景。
set…in  以……为背景
be set in  被以……为背景
lay…in  以……为背景
(1)as long as she doesn’t ________________(把照片背景设定在)
     edinburgh i’ll be quite happy.
(2)the story _________(以……为背景)the early days of world 
    warⅱ.
(3)the film is set in 16th century spain.(英译汉)
     ______________________________________
set the photo in
is set in
那部电影以16世纪的西班牙为背景。