课程标准要求掌握的项目
1． 话题：Talking about the mystery.
2． 词汇：reception, considerate, cigar, splendid, astonish, coincidence, tension, elegant, bachelor, prescription, drawer, theft, religious, stubborn, enquiry, assistance, vital. guilty, stain, banquet, convince, assume, cancel, meanwhile, remark, innocent, commit, straightforward, roundabout
3. 功能：提出建议（Giving advice）
Maybe you could… You ought to…
If I were you I'D. .. Why don't you…?
It might be a good idea if you… Have you thought about…?
I suggest you… You must…
You should
4. 词组：
1) be set in…以……为背景
2) in an act of revenge =in order to revenge
3) pass on… to sb. =hand sth. down to sb.
4) quit smoking=give up smoking
5) fasten… to…
6) go wrong 出毛病，走错路
7) be stubborn in doing…=insist on doing s
8) to… degree 达到……程度
9) turn out (to be) guilty / that…
10) accuse sb. of sth
11) be desperate for sth/ to do sth…
= in great need of sth/ to do sth
12) have no choice but to do…
do nothing but do…
can't help but do…
can not choose but…
13. commit the crime 犯罪
14．be dressed in… 穿着
15． under suspicion
16. be considerate of/ to/toward …对…体贴 17. be astonished at / to do…
to one's astonishment
18. be guilty about/ over/for/of…
19． be cursed with …
因…而遭殃，因……而受苦
20． be convinced of/ that…坚信……
21． be mistaken about sth/sb. 弄错
mistake… for… 误认
22． prove sth. to sb. 证实……
prove to sb. that…
23. keep sb. out of trouble
get into trouble
get sb. into trouble
be in trouble
make trouble (for sb.)
take the trouble to do sth…
24. pay a high price for…
25. be engaged to Peter
be engaged in politics/ business
be engaged as an interpreter
26. as for…=with regard to sb. /sth
5. 重点句型
1) When he died he left the Moonstone to his sister's daughter, in an act of revenge, passing on his bad fortune to her.
2) His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the servants as evidence that he is in love with Rachel.
3) Is it coincidence or is it the moonstone's bad luck that causes the tension and strange things that happen during the rest of the evening?
4) Franklin's reply that doctors just guess which drug they should recommend, makes Dr Candy extremely angry.
5) The detective believes that she may have taken the diamond either from force of habit or to cause a disagreement between Rachel and Franklin.
6) Rachel is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone to the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery to be solved.
7) I was convinced that she had taken her own diamond, and that Rosanna had assisted her.
6. 部分知识点讲解
set : 1) 放，安放（to put） He set his hand on my should.他把手放在我的肩上。
2） 布置，安排 (to put into order for use) Please set the table for dinner
3)制定，确定（to fix or determine a rule, time, etc）
Have you set the time for the meeting?
4) （太阳等）下落（to go down）The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
5) 镶嵌于（to fix…into）He set a diamond in a ring.
6）设置（书本，戏剧，电影等）的背景 The novel is set in the gold rush
act v. Think before acting . 三思而后行
The medicine was taken for a long time, but it failed to act. .这药服了很长时间了，但还未见效。
act /action
(1) 当action 作可数名词时，常与act 同义。a kind act/ action 仁慈的行为
(2) 但act 多指具体的，短时的的行为或行动；action多指复杂的，持续的行为或行动。
(3) 在某些固定词组中，如an act of cruelty (残忍的行为)，an act or war （战争行为），an act of mercy(仁慈的行为)等中，不能用action. 又如：take action (采取措施) 也是固定搭配。
to…degree 达到……程度
He was interested in his book to such a degree that he thought about nothing else.他对工作是如此感兴趣，以至于从不想别的事情
To a certain degree he likes his job. 在某种程度上他喜欢他的工作。
Chinese fans love Yao Ming to the degree that they will try to watch any match that Yao Ming competes in.
as 用法
（1） 像……一样He doesn't like skating as much as he used to.他不像以前那么喜欢滑冰了。
（2） 照……方式I have told the story just as it happened.我已如实讲了这件事。
（3） 因为，既然 As you object, I’ll reconsider the plan. 既然你反对，我就重新考虑一下这个计划。
（4） 虽然 Much as I like the book, I can't afford to buy it.
whoever/ no matter who
(1) whoever 既可引导名词性从句，又可引导让步状语从句。
Give the book to whoever (=anyone who) would like to read it.(whoever在从句中作主语)
Give the book to whomever (=anyone whom) you like. (whomever 在从句中作宾语)
Whoever comes to the meeting will be welcome. =Anyone who comes to the meeting will be welcome.
Whoever comes to the meeting, he will be welcome. =No matter who comes to the meeting, he will be welcome.
(2). no matter who 只能引导状语从句。No matter who you are, you can't go without permission.
considerate adj.体贴的 （of, to, toward )+ n.
Franklin is very considerate toward Rachel.
1) consideration n.考虑，研究，深思
under ~ 正在考虑中
in ~ of 考虑到…,顾及…
on no ~ 决不…
2) considerable adj.相当多的，相当大的
3) consider sb./sth. as sth. 视某人（物）为He is considered a weak leader.
investigate vt. 调查，侦查investigation n. 调查，探究investigative adj. 调查的，
侦查的，审查的investigator n. 侦查员， 调查者
remark n.& vt. 评论，评述
Her absence of hair could hardly escape remark.
她的脱发无法回避他人的议论。
1）当remark 做及物动词表示“注意、说到”时，常接宾语从句或名词；表示“评论”时，常用于 remark on(upon) sb. / sth.
It was rude to remark to his/her appearance. 对别人品头论足是不礼貌的。
2）remarkable adj. 引人注目的，突出的， 不平常的
She is a woman of remarkable imagination.
in an act of …性质的
in the act of 正在…动作时，当场在…的
He was caught in the act of pickpocket(扒窃).
astonish （1） vt. 使惊讶，使惊愕常用于被动语态，不用于进行时
The news astonished everybody. 这消息令大家惊讶。
(2) vi. 被…惊讶I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound.
adj. 惊讶的 astonished adj. 令人惊讶的 astonishing n. 惊奇，惊愕 astonishment
to one’s astonishment 令人感到惊讶的是…
To my astonishment, the dog jumped at me suddenly.
guilty adj. (1)有罪的，犯…罪的
(2)犯过失的 （of + n.）
(3)自觉有罪的，自知有过错的，内疚的(about/over/for/of + n.)
He was found guilty. 他被判有罪。
I was guilty of a slip of memory. 我记错了。
I feel guilty about having told a lie. 我说了谎话而感到内疚。
may 表示推测，“或许，可能”常用于肯定句中，may+动词原形表示对现在的情况进行推测。 It may rain tomorrow.
may not + v. 表示“可能不” can not + v. 表示“不可能”
may/must+can’t+have+done 表示对过去发生的事情的推测
He may have gone home. 他可能已经回家了。
innocent (1) adj. 无罪的，清白的
(2) adj. 无邪的，天真烂漫的as innocent as baby 像婴儿般天真
(3) n. innocence 无辜 His friends proved his innocence.
.desperate （1）adj. (for+n.) 对…渴望 ，(to do)要做…(不置于名词前)
adj.不顾一切的，亡命的He was desperate for fame. 他极度渴望成名。
have no choice but…除…之外别无选择
but是个介词，作“除了”解， 后面跟动词的不定式。
We had no choice but to wait.
comfort vt.安慰（某人）comfort a dying man安慰垂死的人
The child ran to his mother to be comforted.那个孩子跑到母亲身边以求得到安慰。
comfortable adj. 适合的，令人安逸的，舒适的a comfortable bed 舒适的床
The patient was comfortable after his operation.病人手术后非常安逸。
curse vt.（1）诅咒
The witchdoctor cursed him，his son and his grandson.巫师诅咒他、他儿子和他孙子。
She cursed him for ruining her life.她诅咒他破坏了她的生活。
（2）be cursed with 因……而遭殃，因……而受苦
She was cursed with stammer all her life.她一生受口吃之苦。
stubborn adj.（1）固执的，顽固的，倔强的
He is a stubborn boy who won’t obey his mother.他是一个固执的孩子，他不会听母亲的话的。
Tom is stubborn in accepting new things.汤姆不容易接受新鲜事物。
2）不灵活的，难以改变的
The lock is rather stubborn; it needs oiling.这把锁相当难开它需要加油了。
pretend vt.& vi.假装，佯装
She wasn’t really crying;she was only pretending.她不是真哭，只是在假装。
She pretended to be reading when her mother came in.当母亲进来的时候，她假装正在读书。