新概念2第58课分析解析

1、Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise? “Cursed” True Stories Behind famous Cursed MoviesThe Poltergeist Trilogy 恶灵三部恶灵三部曲曲 The Curse: Everyone who appeared in the poltergeist trilogy is now dead.four of the trilogys actors all died within 6 years of the first movie, One living actress said that she retur

2、ned home from the set each day to find pictures on her wall askew! She would then straighten them out, only to find them crooked again the next day! Superman The Curse:The Superman Curse has supposedly cast a number of misfortunes on people involved in the Superman franchise over the decades, from c

3、areer ruin to death. First theres George Reeves, who played Superman in the 1950s TV series Adventures of Superman. He was found dead in 1959 of a single gunshot wound to the head.Christopher Reeve-eerily similar surname, eerily similar bad luck. After success in four Superman films he was thrown fo

4、rm his horse in 1995, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down #超人#突然发现几任超人演员都不得善终，第一任电影版：柯克-艾兰，晚年很凄凉，患了老年痴呆症，于1999年去世。 第二任电视剧版：乔治-利瓦伊，同样再拍完电视剧超人后事业陷入低谷，1959年被发现在家中死于枪击。第三任：最有名的超人克里斯托弗-里夫，1995年他在一次骑马时不幸受伤瘫痪，终年52岁。 第四任超人：93年电视剧版超人的扮演者狄恩-肯恩，但该剧只演到第四季就没有了，而肯恩的事业也随之停滞了。 第五任超人前传电视剧版的汤姆威灵，拍完十季后，接片不多开始做导演

5、。第六任是超人归来的扮演者布兰登鲁斯，因超人归来票房不佳，续集开拍无望遭华纳抛弃，此后一整年没有接拍新剧，后来另谋出路。第七任是最新出演超人钢铁之躯的亨利卡维尔，因先后错失007、蝙蝠侠、暮光之城的爱德华等角色而被评为好莱坞最不幸的人。The omen During filming scriptwriter David Seltzers plane was hit by lighting, as was star Gregory Pecks, as was executive producers Mace Neufelds. In the movie, the orphan boy was b

6、orn with a mark of 666 in his hair, which is a symbol of antichrist, according to the Christianity. New Wordslblessing n. 福分，福气福分，福气ldisguise n. 伪装伪装ltiny adj. 极小的极小的lpossess v. 拥有拥有lcursed adj. 可恨的可恨的lincrease v. 增加增加lplant v. 种植种植lchurch n. 教堂教堂levil adj. 坏的坏的lreputation n. 名声名声lclaim v. 以以.为其后果为其

7、后果lvictim n. 受害者，牺牲品受害者，牺牲品lvicar n. 教区牧师教区牧师lsource n. 来源来源lincome n. 收入收入ltrunk n. 树干树干blessing n. 福气福气, 福分福分 God bless you!=Bless you! 愿上帝保佑你（打喷嚏时说的）愿上帝保佑你（打喷嚏时说的）Bless my country. 保佑我的国家保佑我的国家e.g.健康是福健康是福Good health is a blessing.count ones blessings 心存感恩，知足心存感恩，知足blessingbless v.bless+sb./sth w

8、ith sth. 把把赋予赋予,赐予；有幸得到赐予；有幸得到祝福，保佑祝福，保佑I am blessed with good friends.Bless me!哎呀！我的天！哎呀！我的天！e.g. God blessed him with success and victory.disguise n. 伪装伪装 lin disguise 穿着伪装的 la wolf in disguise 披着羊皮的狼, 被伪装的狼 la blessing in disguise 因祸得福 lI had to get out of that house in disguise.l我不得不化装离开那屋子。disg

9、uise v. 伪装、掩饰伪装、掩饰disguise as 伪装成伪装成憨豆先生把自己伪装成一个美女。憨豆先生把自己伪装成一个美女。Mr. Bean disguised himself as a beauty. tiny adj. 极小的极小的tiny = very very small possess v. 拥有拥有 lsb. possess sth. 某人有某物某人有某物 lThey possess property all over the world.l他们在世界各地均有财产。他们在世界各地均有财产。lHe decided to give away everything he poss

10、essed and become a monk.l他决定放弃所有一切，出家为僧。他决定放弃所有一切，出家为僧。lpossession n. 拥有拥有, 占有占有, 所有所有, 着迷着迷, 领土领土, 领地领地, 财产财产(常用常用复数复数), 自制自制 lin ones possession 某人有某物某人有某物lHe was found in possession of dangerous drugs.l他被发现藏有危险物品。他被发现藏有危险物品。cursed adj. 可恨的可恨的 被诅咒的被诅咒的, 邪恶的邪恶的 lcurse n.诅咒，咒语，祸根 vt.诅咒，咒骂，降祸l女巫诅咒他。

11、The witch cursed him.lbe under a curse 遭受诅咒llift a curse 解除诅咒lcurse sb/sth for sth.因诅咒lIt is better to light a candle than to curse darkness.l与其诅咒黑暗，不如点亮光明increase v. 增加增加 n.增长增长l主要指主要指工资，产量工资，产量, ,数量数量的增加的增加l The population has increased greatly.l人口急剧增长。l an increase ofl a 50% increasel同义词： add to

12、, raise, grow, enlargel反义词： decline, decrease, reduce increase by +(倍数或百分数倍数或百分数) 增加增加了了 increase to +(实际数实际数 ) 增加增加到到be on the increase 正在增长正在增长 = be increasing increasing adj. 增强的，增大的增强的，增大的increasingly adv. 不断增加地不断增加地add为及物动词；grow 为不及物动词 The output increased_ over 200 percent 产量增长了两倍多。产量增长了两倍多。 T

13、he population has increased _1.2billion 人口数量增加到人口数量增加到1.2亿亿bytoplant v. 种植种植 n.植物植物lplant 强调把东西给种下去 lplant tree 种树(只是种, 活不活不管) lTree Planting day 植树节 lgrow v. 生长 lgrow sth. 种庄稼(不但种, 还要让它生长) church n. 教堂教堂 lchurch加the 表示地点；church不加the 和功能有关 lgo to the church 去教堂玩 lgo to church 去教堂做礼拜 evil adj. 坏的坏的 n

14、. 罪恶，邪恶 evil = wicked 邪恶的邪恶的 good and evil Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源 。 speak evil of sb说某人坏话 reputation n. 名声名声 lgood reputation 好名声； bad reputation 坏名声 establish/build up/make/ruin build up ones reputation ruin ones reputationlfame n. 名声（一定是好名声）, 名望, 传说, 传闻 lfamous adj. 著名的, 出名的, 极好的,

15、令人满意的 claim v. 以以为其后果为其后果 ；声称；声称lclaim = take 拿拿, 索取索取 lclaim可以表示（疾病、意外等）夺去（生命）可以表示（疾病、意外等）夺去（生命） lThe accident claimed a few lives. 这场意外夺去了几条生命。这场意外夺去了几条生命。l声称声称l claim to do声称做某事声称做某事l claim that l he claimed that all he had said was true. Those children are the sad victims of their parents divorc

16、e.Victim n.受害者，牺牲品那些孩子因父母离异而成为可怜的牺牲品。 become the victim of=fall a victim to成为的牺牲品source n. 来源来源 water source data sourcelresource n. 资源资源(一次又一次的来源，一次又一次的来源，re-又又) lreread vt.重读重读, 再读再读 lsauce n. 沙司沙司, 酱油酱油, 调味料；调味料；vt. 调味调味, 使使增加趣味（读音与增加趣味（读音与 source相同）相同） income n. 收入收入 lincome tax 所得税所得税lincome ga

17、p 收入差距收入差距lpersonal income 个人所得个人所得l low/high incomel你工作的收入是多少？ Whats your income from your job? income 定期的收入 salary 指脑力劳动者的收入，数额比较固定 wage 体力劳动者的工资(蓝领)Textl1、The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a cursed tree. lThere/名词主语名词主语/代词主语代词主语 +be said to do sth. 据说据说（是对不太（是对不太有把握的事发表看法时一种谨慎的说法）有把握

18、的事发表看法时一种谨慎的说法） l It is said that he is very good. lHe is said to be very good. 据说他人非常好据说他人非常好l it is said that 据说据说 l用于这种结构的动词除了用于这种结构的动词除了say之外，还有之外，还有believe，know，find，fear，think等：等： l It is feared that many lives have been lost in the train. l 在这次列车事故中，恐怕有不少人丧生。在这次列车事故中，恐怕有不少人丧生。 lthe tiny villa

19、ge of Frinley 弗林利这个小村庄，其中介词弗林利这个小村庄，其中介词of表示的表示的是同位关系：是同位关系： lthe city of Beijing 名叫北京的城市名叫北京的城市 lat the age of twenty 20岁时岁时 la height of three feet 三英尺的高度三英尺的高度 2、Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. lmention vt. 提到提到, 提及提及 （bring up）l

20、My father often mentions you. lin a newspaper 强调报纸里面的内容强调报纸里面的内容 la number oflots of许多许多后跟可数名词的复数，做复数看待la number of students 许多学生许多学生 lthe number of的数量的数量/总数总数 后跟可数名词的复数，但做单数看lthe number of students 学生的数量学生的数量 3、The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years tha

21、t it has gained an evil reputation. lit is/was （被强调部分 that/who(m)+ 从句）强调结构 lIt is I that am looking for you. 强调 “I” lIt is Jack who(m) Frank phoned last night. 4、It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. l英语中分号可以断开两个句子 lanyone 任何人，与 he 相对应 5、

22、Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims.lclaim可以表示疾病、意外等“夺去（生命）”： lThe accident claimed a few lives. l那次事故夺走了几条人命。lShe was the victim of a road accident. l她是一场交通事故的受害者。6、The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. (=has said no

23、to the request.)lsb. be asked to do sth. 被请求做某事，lhave sth. done 使某事被做，叫别人完成某事 lI will go to have my bicycle repaired. （别人修车） lI will go to repair my bicycle.（自己修车） lI will have my hair cut. lmake sth. done 让某事被做让某事被做 lCould you make yourself known? 你能让别人知道你能让别人知道你吗你吗?(你的自我介绍你的自我介绍) l=Could you intro

24、duce yourdself? 你能自我介绍一下你能自我介绍一下吗吗? make的用法的用法：make +宾语宾语+宾补；宾补； make +sb.+do 让某人做某事；让某人做某事； make +sth.+done 让别人做某事让别人做某事 7、He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. lpoint out = explain 指出，解释 l I realized tha

25、t he had make a mistake, so I pointed it out to him immediately. l He pointed out that it was a mistake not to help them. 8、In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. lIn spite of =despitelin spite of 尽管，虽然；不顾，不管 in spite of a

26、ll that = in spite of what 尽管 l（in spite of 介词后面不能接从句, 只能加what引导的从句） l In spite of what you have told me, I still believe (that) he has stolen the money. 9、So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death! l（1）so far为固定短语，为固定短语，“迄今为止迄今为止”，常与现在完成，常与现在完成时连用：时连用： lHe hasnt returned my books

27、 so far. l迄今为止他还没有还我的书。迄今为止他还没有还我的书。l（2）not one ofnone of一个人也没有一个人也没有，单数，单数no one of（no one不能加不能加of）；）；not one of them表示表示“一一个人也没有个人也没有”，其语气比，其语气比none of them或或 no one要要强。强。lbe struck down被打倒（被打倒（stike down 使使生重病，杀生重病，杀死）死） l Many people were struck down in that war. l He was stuck down by cancer la

28、st year. Special difficulties lIncrease and Growlincrease vt. &vi. 增加，增大，增长，增强增加，增大，增长，增强 l The firm has increased his salary. l His salary has increased. lgrow vi. 增长，长，成长，生长增长，长，成长，生长 lThe students in this university has grown in number. lShe has grown so much she is nearly as tall as I am. lg

29、rowincrease(表示数量增长表示数量增长) lThe number is increasing/growing. Gain and Earnlgain vt. 获得，得到（获得，得到（get sth.）；受益，获益）；受益，获益（earn无此含义）无此含义） lJane has gained much from her year in Australia. learn vt. (通过努力通过努力)获得，得到；赚钱（获得，得到；赚钱（gain无此含义）无此含义） l earn money 挣钱挣钱 learn ones living 谋生谋生 lTry to save as you earn. 挣了钱时要设法存起来。挣了钱时要设法存起来。 l She earns $500 a month. l It has gained/earned an evil reputation. Pick and Cu