percent． 产量增长了两倍多。
The population has increased
__to1.2billion
人口数量增加到1.2亿
increase v. 增加 n.增长
• The population has increased greatly. • 人口急剧增长。 • an increase of • a 50% increase • 同义词： add to , raise, grow, enlarge • 反义词： decline, decrease, reduce
Lesson 58
A blessing in disguise? 是因祸得福吗？
blessing n. 福分，福气 disguise n. 伪装 tiny a. 极小的 possess vt. 拥有
cursed adj. 可恨的 increasev. 增加 plant vt. 种植 church n. 教堂 evil adj. 坏的
• New words and expressions: • blessing • n. 祝福；祷告；赐福 • v. 使神圣化；为…祈神赐福 • a blessing in disguise 塞翁失马 • 1.God’s favour and protection 神恩；神
的保佑
• God bless you! • 请接受我对你们婚姻的祝福。
• I had to get out of that house in disguise. • 我不得不化装离开那屋子。
以……
• tiny ['taini] tiny = very very small • adj. 微小的；很少的 • possess [pə'zes] • vt. 控制；使掌握；拥有；迷住 • possess oneself 自制，镇静 • possess someone of something 使某人拥有某物 • possess of 拥有；占有
• kid n.哄骗，取笑，开玩笑，小孩，小山羊；v. 哄骗， 取笑，开玩笑，欺骗
• DINK=double income no kids 丁克家族
•
1. The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’. 据说弗林利这个小村里有一棵“被诅咒的 树”。 (1) 主语+ be said+…这种结构通常译为“据 说……”，是对不太有把握的事发表看法时 一种谨慎的说法。
• 2. declare for/against 声称支持/赞They declared against his decision.声称反决策
• claim声称;(根据权利)要求;认领1. 跟that句 声称They claimed that they had lived in this city for 10 years.声称已经城市住10
increase grow add
①increase作动词或名词,着重体积、数量、强度、 程度、力量、权威、名声、财富等的增加或增强;
②add是动词,指将某物加在另一物上,使之在数量、 体积、重要性等方面有所增加;
③grow作不及物动词,表示“增长”与increase意义 基本相同,但grow还另含有“生长、发育、种植等”
• 2. claim to do sth. 声称He claimed to be the best player in the football team.声称自 足球队运员
• 3. claim on/for 要求;认领He come here to claim on his lost watch.认领遗失手表
reputation n. 名声 claim v. 以…为其后果 victim n. 受害者；牺牲品
vicar n. 教区牧师 source n. 来源 income n. 收入 trunk n. 树干
Gain and Earn
• gain vt. 获得，得到（＝get sth.）；受益，获益 （earn无此含义）
• claim [kleim]
•
vi. 提出要求
•
vt. 要求；声称；需要；认领
• n. 要求；声称；索赔；断言；值得 • claim = take 拿, 索取 • claim可以表示（疾病、意外等）夺去（生命）
• The accident claimed a few lives.
• 这场意外夺去了几条生命 • claim to do声称做某事
• victim ['viktim] • n. 受害人；牺牲品；牺牲者
• become the victim of=fall a victim to • 成为……的牺牲品 • eg.Those children are the sad victims
of their parents’ divorce.
• Jane has gained much from her year in Australia. • earn vt. (通过努力)获得，得到；赚钱（gain无此含义） • earn money 挣钱 • earn one's living 谋生 • Try to save as you earn. 挣了钱时要设法存起来。 • She earns $500 a month. • It has gained/earned an evil reputation.
• Increase [in'kri:s, 'inkri:s] • n. 增加，增长；提高 • vi. 繁殖；增加，增大 • vt. 增加，加大
• plant [plɑ:nt, plæ nt] • n. 工厂，车间；植物；设备；庄稼 • vt. 种植；培养；栽培；安置 • vi. 种植
increase by +(倍数或百分数) 增加了… increase to +(实际数 ) 增加到…
之意。
plant v. 种植
plant 强调把东西给种下去 plant tree 种树(只是种, 活不活不管) Tree Planting day 植树节 grow v. 生长 grow sth. 种庄稼(不但种, 还要让它生长)
n.植物 Plants need water and sunshine.
• He was found in possession of dangerous drugs. • 他被发现藏有危险物品。
• • Cursed adj. 可恨的 • Curse
• curse sb/sth for sth.因……诅咒…… • It is better to light a candle than to curse darkness. • 与其诅咒黑暗，不如点亮光明
• sb. possess sth. 某人有某物
• They possess property all over the world. • 他们在世界各地均有财产。
• He decided to give away everything he possessed and become a monk. • 他决定放弃所有一切，出家为僧。 • 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 某人有某物
• claim that
• he claimed that all he had said was true.
词义辨析
confess 坦白;承认;供认(指事情)1. 接that句I must confess that I don't like my current job. 我必须承认我喜欢我现工作
• comfirm证实;确定;确认接that句或wh-疑问 副词引导句The survey confirmed that the
price of commodities now is abnormally high.份调查表明今物价高
• source • n. 来源；水源；原始资料 • light source 光源 • water source 水源 • data source 数据源，数据发送器
• 2. confess to sth./doing sth.He confessed to knocking down that old lady.承认撞倒位 妇
• declare宣布;宣告;声称;申报(纳税品等)1. 跟 that句Mr. Sun declared that our branch company was officially founded today.孙先 宣布我公司今式立
in the disguise of 伪装，假扮成；托辞； 为借口
• Eg. I thought maybe you was a policeman in disguise.
• disguise as 伪装成…
• in disguise 穿着伪装的 • a wolf in disguise 披着羊皮的狼, 被伪装的狼 • a blessing in disguise 因祸得福
• resource n. 资源(一次又一次的来源， re-又)
• reread vt.重读, 再读 • sauce n. 沙司, 酱油, 调味料；vt. 调味,
使增加趣味（读音与 source相同）
• income
• n. 收入，收益；所得
பைடு நூலகம்
• income tax 所得税
income gap 收入差距
v.种植 Tree Planting day 植树节
plant tree 种树(只是种, 活不活不管) grow v. 生长grow sth. 种庄稼(不但