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Lesson58
A blessing in disguise?
New words and expressions
★blessing
n. 福气, 福分
bless 保佑 :
God bless you 上帝保佑你
Bless you / bless my country 保佑我的国家
★disguise n 伪装
in disguise穿着伪装的
a blessing in disguise因祸得福
The girl disguised herself as a zombie.
★tiny adj 极小的
tiny = very very small
★possess v 拥有
possession n.拥有, 占有, 所有, 着迷, 领土, 领地, 财产(常用复数), 自制
in one's possession / sb possess sth
★cursed adj 可恨的
cursed adj.被诅咒的, 邪恶的
★increase vi (不及物) 增加
add vi 及物 / grow不及物动词
★plant v 种植
plant : 强调把东西给种下去 / grow生长
grow sth 种庄稼(不但种, 还要让它生长) / plant tree 种树(只是种, 活不活不管)
Tree Planting day : 植树节
★chruch n 教堂
+ the : 地点 : go to the church : 去教堂
不+the和功能有关: go to church : 去教堂做礼拜
I am at church做礼拜 / I am at the church : 在教堂
★evil adj 坏的
evil = wicked 邪恶的
★reputation n 名声
good reputation / bad reputation
fame一定是好名声
fame n.名声, 名望, 传说,
famous adj.著名的, 出名的, <口>极好的, 令人满意的
★claim v 以...为其后果
claim = take 拿, 索取
★victim n 受害者, 牺牲品
★vicar n 教区牧师
★source n 来源
resource : re-又 : 资源(一次又一次的来源)
reread vt.重读, 再读
注意source 读音与 sauce 相同
sauce n.沙司, 酱油, 调味料 vt.调味, 使增加趣味
★income n 收入
income, salary, wages, rent
DINK-丁克家族 : D-double; I-income; N-no; K-kids
★trunk n 树干
n.干线, 树干, 躯干, 箱子, 主干, 象鼻
adj.树干的, 躯干的, 干线的, 箱形的
Listen and answer
Why does the vicar refuse to cut down the tree?
Listen again
1. Has the number of visitors to the village of Frinley increased?
The number of visitors to the village of Frinley has increased.
2. Do the villagers believe that if anyone picks a leaf he will die?
Yes ,they do .
3.what have they ask the vicar to do?
They have asked the vicar to have the tree cut down.
4. Is the tree a useful source of income?
Yes, it is .
5.What have the visitors been doing?
The tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their name on the tree- trunk.
Let’s read
Find out the Key points
Key points
1. The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’.
被动语态-> 据说: it is said that...
called / sth called ... 和地点相连的词的名字 : of, 跟城市, 村庄的名字连
the city of Beijing : 名叫北京的城市
the village is