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1、必修二 Unit 1 Cultural Relics文物IVocabulary:cultural adj. 文化的relic n. 遗物；遗迹；纪念物rare adj. 稀罕的；稀有的；珍贵的valuable adj. 贵重的；有价值的survive vi. 幸免；幸存；生还dynasty n. 朝代；王朝ivory n. 象牙dragon n.龙amber n. 琥珀；琥珀色in search of 寻找amaze vt. 使吃惊；惊讶 amazing adj. 令人吃惊的select vt. 挑选；选择honey n. 蜜；蜂蜜fancy adj. 奇特的；异样的vt. 想象；设想；爱好d
2、ecorate v. 装饰；装修jewel n. 珠宝；宝石belong to 属于；为的一员in return 作为报答；回报reception n. 接待；招待会；接收at war 处于交战状态remove vt. 移动；搬开less than 少于wooden adj. 木制的doubt n. 怀疑；疑惑 vt. 怀疑；不信former adj. 以前的；从前的worth prep.值得的；相当于的价值 n. 价值；作用 adj. (古)值钱的rebuild vt. 重建local adj. 本地的；当地的style n. 风格；风度；类型eyewitness n.目击者；证人evide
3、nce n. 根据；证据explode vi. 爆炸entrance n. 人口sailor n. 水手；海员；船员sink vi. 下沉；沉下maid n. 少女；女仆think highly of 看重；器重informal adj. 非正式的debate n. 争论；辩论 vi. 争论；辩论ttake apart 拆开castle n. 城堡trial n. 审判；审讯；试验design n. 设计；图案；构思 vt. 设计；计划；构思II. Reading IN SEARCH OF THE AMBER ROOM寻找琥珀屋Frederick Willian I, the King of
4、Prussia, could never have imagined that this greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. 译文：腓特烈威廉一世，普鲁士国王决没有想到送给俄国人的伟大礼物会有如此令人迷惑的经历。【注释：couldnt/ cant have + pp.(过去分词)表示对过去所发生的事情作否定的推测，两者都作“不可能; 决不会”解，在表示现在对过去所发生的事情作否定推测时，可以互换；如果表示在过去时间里作否定推测，则只能用couldnt. 如： It cant/ could
5、nt have rained last night, as the ground is still very dry.昨夜不可能下雨，因为地面依然还是非常地干。】This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. 译文：这个礼物就是琥珀屋，之所以取这个名字是因为做这个屋子用了几吨琥珀。【注释：sth. be used to do 用. 来做。 Eg. Iron and steel can be used to made planes
6、 and guns.用钢铁做飞机大炮。 sb. be used to (doing) sth.某人习惯于（做）某事。如：We have been used to studying here.我们已经习惯于在这里学习。sb. used to do sth. 某人过去常常做某事。 如： Tom used to be late for school.汤姆过去上学常常迟到。】The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey. 译文：所选用的琥珀有像蜂蜜一样漂亮的黄褐色颜色。【注释：which was
7、selected是定语从句，修饰先行词amber.】The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.译文：琥珀屋的设计用的是现在流行的很别致的款式。【注释：in the facy style用别致的款式。 popular流行的；受大众欢迎的；普通的 eg. 1) The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。 2) “Mary” is a very popular name for a girl.“玛丽”是个很常
8、见的女孩名字。】 It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make.译文：它也是个宝贵的东西，上面装饰的有金子和珠宝，该国最好的艺术家用了十年时间才建好。【注释：decorated with gold and jewels是过去分词短语作定语，相当于定语从句(which/that was) decorated with gold and jewels. which took the countrys best ar
9、tists about ten years to make是非限制性定语从句，which是指上文的it(即琥珀屋)，该句型的基本结构是It takes sb. some time to do sth. (= sth. takes sb. some time to do.)表示“做某事花费某人多少时间”。如：Itll take me two hours to finish the assignment.(= The assignment will take me two hours to finish.)完成这份作业要花费我2个小时的时间。】In fact, the room was not m
10、ade to be a gift.译文：事实上，不是把这个屋子做成一份礼物。【注释：sth. is made to be : 把做成 eg. The material is made to be a tiger for Kate.用这材料为Kate做个老虎。】 It was designed for the palace of Frederick I.译文：是为腓特烈一世的宫殿而设计的。【注释：be designed for为而设计； be designed to do（= design sth. to do sth.）目的是；打算给用; be designed as作为而设计； by des
11、ign有意地； have designs on sth.企图将某物据为己有 eg. 1) I dont know whether he did it by design or by accident.我不知道他是有意还是无意而为之。 2) She designs dresses for the singer.她为那位歌星设计服装。 3) The experiment is designed to test the new drug.该实验的目的是试验新药。 4) Rumours spread that the duke had designs on the crown.谣传公爵觊觎王位。【试题
12、】Whether by accident or_，he arrived too late to help us.A purpose Baim Cdesign DChance 解析：选C。该句意为：“是故意还是偶然，他来帮助我们太晚了。”】 However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William I, to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. 译文：然而，普鲁士的下一任国王腓特烈威廉姆一世，即琥珀屋的所有者，决定不再拥有它。【注释：belong to属于;是的成员。不能用于进
13、行时，也没有被动形式；belong后也可以接in, on, among, under, with等，表示“应该在某处，适合在某处”。如： 1) Does this house belong to Mr. Winter?这幢房子是温特先生的吗? 2) We belong to the new club.我们是这个新俱乐部的成员。 3) As one of the great heroes of invention, Edison rightfully belongs among Americas and the worlds great contributors to the progress
14、of man.作为伟大的发明英雄之一的爱迪生，自然应当是美国及世界上那些对人类进步做出巨大贡献的人们中的一员。【考题】1.(2009渝)Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future_to the welleducated. Abelongs Bis belonged Cis belonging Dwill be belonged 2. He took away the bag not _ to him by mistake. Abelonged Bbelong Cbelonging Dbelongs 】In 1716
15、 he gave it to Peter the Great.译文：在1716年，他便将琥珀屋献给了彼得大帝。 In return, the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers.译文：作为回报，沙皇把他的最好的一支部队送给他。【注释：in return作为报答；反过来； in return for作为对的回报；many happy returns生日快乐，长命百岁； on/ upon ones return一回来（就）。 如： 1) He gave me a book as a gift, and I bought him a pen in return.他送我一本书，作为回报，我给他买了一支钢笔。 2） I asked for her opinion, but she just asked me a question.我征求他的意见，而她却只是反问了我一个问题。 3） Can I buy you lunch in return for your help?感谢你帮忙，我请你吃午饭好吗？ 4）
