Lesson 11 - The Midnight Visitor
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Lesson 11 - The Midnight Visitor
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I. II. Word Study Phrases and Expressions
III. Word Building IV. Grammar
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10. stiffly adv. without being able to move one’s body Example: The old man bent down stiffly.
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commanding adj. powerful and impressive
Examples:
He said in a commanding tone. He is now in a commanding position.
10. stiffly
11. frustrated
12. extend 13. hesitate
18. figure
19. swiftly 20. thrill
14. risk
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1. accent
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4. 主重音
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2. automatic adj. self-regulating Examples: an automatic rifle an automatic washing machine It’s his automatic answer, which is likely to be more reliable.
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8. 9. explanatory glance 15. slip 16. stammer 17. start
2. automatic
3. blink 4. command 5. concerning 6. confounded 7. disillusioned
2. stare (at)
3. glance 4. glimpse
1. 尤指以 赞赏、愉快、好奇或饶有兴趣的神态长时间地盯着看， 常常达到出神的地步；
2. “盯着瞧”，尤指吃惊、恐惧、愤怒或无礼地瞪大眼睛目不转 睛地看； 3. “看一眼”， “扫视”，强调匆忙快速的动作过程； 4. “瞥见”，强调动作的偶然性和所见到事物的不充分、不全面。
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3. blink v. to shut and open the eyes quickly blink at sb. blink one’s eyes blink away one’s tears: to try to hide tears by blinking blink the fact that…: to refuse to consider; ignore Examples: Why are you blinking at me constantly?
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8. explanatory adj. meant to explain Examples: explanatory notes 注释 It’s the President’s explanatory speech.
Confound it! 真讨厌！ Confound you! 去你的！ Her strange behavior confounded everyone in the hall. I was confounded to hear that he had resigned. They confounded Jack with Jimmy. They are twins.
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Match 1. gaze (at)
9. glance v. to take a quick look Examples: She glanced at the watch and continued the reading. A man glanced round the room and stepped back.
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Synonyms
regarding with reference to with respect to with regard to
5. concerning prep. about
Examples: This book deals with questions concerning China’s diplomatic policies. The President answered nothing concerning his love affair with a model in the press conference.
The little girl blinked away her tears, and
stood up quickly.
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4. command v. a. to order b. to control; hold back Examples:
1. 他带浓重的美国口音。
2. 他讲英语带着外国腔。 3. 他讲英语带着浓重的 异国口音。
n. a. the way a person pronounces the words of a language showing which country or which part of a country he comes from b. stress Examples: He speaks with a strong American accent. He speaks English with a foreign accent. a primary accent
Exercise Please give the correct explanation of “stiff” in the following phrases and translate them.
a stiff neck stiff manners a stiff drawer a stiff wind a stiff drink a stiff hike a stiff penalty a stiff price a stiff hinge a stiff paste
stiff adj. a. difficult to bend; rigid; not flexible b. thick and hard to stir c. hard; difficult d. severe; tough e. (of a price) too high f. (of a breeze) blowing strongly g. (of an alcoholic drink) strong h. not friendly W B T L E
The officer commanded his men to fire.
The officer commanded that his men (should) fire. You’d better learn to command yourself/ your temper.
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僵硬的脖子 a. 生硬的态度 h. 很紧的抽屉 a. 强风 f. 烈酒 g. 艰难的跋涉 c. 严厉的惩罚 d. 过高的价格 e.
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Word Formation illusion n. disillusion v./n.
7. disillusioned adj. feeling disappointed and unhappy because sb./sth. is not as good as you thought disillusioned with sb./sth. Examples: Disillusioned Susan decided to forget the man she had loved for many years. He was disillusioned with life in many aspects.