Unit 1 The Phantom of the Opera
I. Language points and structures Reading:
1. adapt: 1) ~ sth (for sth) (from sth) 改编，改写 例：The film was adapted from a novel.
这部电影由一本小说改编.
2) ~ (yourself) (to sth) to make suitable for a specific situation 使适合 例：It took him quite a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings. 他花了好长时间才适应周围环境。 2. beneath prep./adv. under sb / sth
（正式用语）在……下面/之下/下方/底下(紧靠)
例：They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
他们在一堆叶子下发现了尸体。 书面语可用under, below 代替
below prep./adv. 在……下面, 低于 1) 位置非正下方
例：From the top of the hill, we could see the blue ocean below us. 从山顶我们可以看在我们下方的蓝色大海。
2) 在一个平面下
例：100 meters below sea level
海平面下一百米 3) 价值, 程度, 标准
例：Its quality is below the average.
它的（产品）质量低于平均质量。 above 在斜上方
over 有从一位置越过到另一位置 under 正下方（不接触） under the tree 在树下 under the bridge 在桥下 3.
Beneath the building there was a strange, dark lake. There be/lived/stands/hangs…
例：Long long ago, there lived an artist.
很久以前，那里住着一位艺术家。 例：On that island lived the Phantom.
在那座岛上，住着一个幽灵。 介词短语作地点状语放在句首主谓全倒装 介词短语＋谓语（不及物动词）＋主语。
例：In the centre of the square stands a huge monument.
在广场中央矗立着一座巨型纪念碑。
4.
At birth he was so ugly that his own mother made him wear a mask. （1）at birth 出生以来
（2）so +adj./adv.+ that如此……以致于……
so 与 such 区别 so + adj./adv.
such + n.
so + adj. + a(n) + n. such a(n) + adj. + n.
such a lovely girl = so lovely a girl
但few, little（少）, much, many 只与so搭配， 当little +[c]n.时表“小”，与such 连用。
例：They are such little children that their parents should not punish them severely. = They are so little that their parents should not punish them severely. 他们是如此幼小，以至于他们的父母不该过分处罚他们。 5. force sb. to do sth.强迫，迫使……
sb be forced to do
例： The thief forced her to hand over the money. 贼逼迫她交出钱。 force n. 武力；力量；作用力 forced adj. 勉强的，被迫的 6. while he was still a child=while a child
当主句主语和从句主语一致时，可去掉从句的主语和助动词、连系动词。 while + n./adj./doing/done
while young = while he was young 当他还幼小时 while working = while he was working 当他工作时 when heated = when it was heated 当它被加热时 7. wander v./n.流浪；漂泊；游荡；徘徊
例：She wandered aimlessly around the streets.
她在街上毫无目的的游荡。 wanderer （n.） 流浪者
[cf] wonder 1) v. 疑惑，想知道；吃惊于（常与at/wh- /that-clause连用） 例：I was just beginning to wonder where you were.
我刚才还在纳闷你在哪里。
2) n. It's a wonder (that) 奇怪的是= It is surprising or strange 例：It's a wonder you recognized me.
你能认出我还真是奇怪。
(It’s) no / little / small wonder (that) ... it is not surprising难怪；并不奇怪； 例：No wonder he is not hungry; he has been eating sweets all day.
难怪他不饿，他整天在吃糖果。 n.奇迹；惊奇；惊叹
例：They were filled with wonder when they saw the spaceship.
当他们看到宇宙飞船时，他们非常惊奇。
8. monster: n. 怪物
例：The little girl was frightened when she saw a monster with three heads on TV. 当她看见三个头的怪兽时，这个小女孩很害怕。 monster adj. 巨大的，庞大的
9. fall in love with sb = lose one’s heart to sb 爱上……
例：They fell in love with each other at first sight.
他们第一眼就爱上彼此。
10. role: n, 角色
play an important role in 在...中起重要作用
play the leading role 起主要作用, 起带头作用 play the role of(sb.)
(在剧中)扮演(某人)角色
例：He played the role of the old king in our school play.
他在我们学校演的剧中扮演老国王的角色。
11. kidnap vt. (kidnapped; kidnapping) 绑架
例：The French doctor was kidnapped and held for ransom. 那位法国医生遭绑架并被索要赎金(ransom)。
kidnap(p)er: 拐子，绑匪 kidnap(p)ee: 被绑架的人
例：The firemen rescued the woman from the burning house.
消防人员从燃烧的房子里救出了那位妇女。 a rescue（n.）team救援队 13. capture
1)vt. 捕获
例：The criminal was captured when trying to escape from the city.
罪犯在企图逃离这座城市时被捕获。 2) n. 捕获；捕获物 captor n. 捕获者 14. pull off 扯下;撕下
例：He pulled off his socks and put on his slippers.
他脱下袜子穿上拖鞋。
15. shock v./n. 使…震惊；使…激怒
sth shock sb /sb be shocked at sth 例：I was shocked at the accident.
我被这场车祸震撼了。
16. feel sorry for sb. 怜悯；同情
例：The girl felt very sorry for the lovely dog and gave it some food (to eat). be sorry for sth. 抱歉；懊悔
例：I am terribly sorry for what I said to you.
女孩非常可怜这可爱的小狗，于是给了它一些食物。
12. rescue v. 营救；援救
我对我曾对你说的话而感到抱歉。 17. suffering n. 痛苦
例：Tears came to her eyes when she talked of her suffering.
她在讲述自己的苦难时流下了眼泪。 suffer from…遭受（痛苦，损失，疾病） sufferer n. 受难者；患病者
18. release – v./n. released, releasing（常与from连用）释放
例：Four prisoners were released.
四名犯人被释放了。 release a prisoner 释放犯人
release sb. from his suffering 免除某人的痛苦 例：The thief burst in when she was not home.
19. burst in(adv.)突然破门而入
她不在家时有小偷闯入。
burst into sp 闯入……
burst into laughter/ tears 突然大笑、大哭 burst out laughing/ crying突然大笑、大哭 burst forth = break out 爆发 More Reading: 1.
lift v. 提升，抬起
例：The old man was lifted from the burning house by a helicopter.
直升机把老人从失火的房子里救起。
2.
originally adv. 起初；原来
例：Quite a few Americans originally came from Britain.
相当多的美国人来自英国。 original adj.原来的，起源的，首创的 origin n. 起源，源头
root 根源 source 来源 resource 资源 3.
face vt. 1) 面对; 面临必定遭到； sb face sth 例：An unskilled youth faces a difficult life.
一个不成熟的青年，面临着生活的困境。
2) 呈现在……之前 sth face sb
例：The difficulty that faces us is the number of those in need.
我们面临的困难是需要帮助的人数太多。
4.
repair vt/n. 修理，修缮
例：The building was old and needed repair/to be repaired. 这幢楼很旧了，需要维修。 5.
elevated adj. 高出地面的 elevate vt. 提高，提升
例：In order to improve traffic conditions, many elevated roads have been built in Shanghai.
为了改善交通状况，上海已建起了很多高架公路。
6.
drown out 压过
例：The nose from the TV drowned out the sound of the phone ringing.
电视机的声音盖过了电话铃声。
7.
machinery [u]n. 机器（总称）
例：Farmers use agricultural machinery to harvest their crops.
农民们用农业机械割庄稼。
8.
restore v. 使复原
例：Some buildings in Beijing have been restored to the way they looked many years ago.
北京的一些建筑经过整修已经恢复多年前的原貌。
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seat vt. 可坐……人
例：The city is planning to build a theatre that can seat 10,000 people.
这个城市正计划建造一座能容纳一万人的剧院。 seat oneself + in/on/at sp使就坐在……
例：This town, clean and quiet, has a charm you couldn't find in a big city.
这个城镇既干净又安静自有大城市里找不到的那种魅力。
10. charm n. /v. 魅力;吸引力；使陶醉；使入迷
be charmed with /by… 醉心于, 给...迷住
charming adj. .迷人的, 娇媚的; 可爱的; 有趣的 11. bring… back to life 使……恢复生气
例：As he cleaned it, the painting was slowly brought back to life.
随着他擦去灰尘，这幅画又渐渐栩栩如生了。
II. Fill in the blank with the words provided in the word bank killed repaired 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
beneath captured seat kidnapped originally forced wandered repair They found the body buried ______ a pile of waste. The tough guy _______ her to hand over the money.
The homeless dog _______ along the street covered with snow. The criminal was _______ when trying to escape from the city.
We were shocked at the large number of people _______ in the earthquake. Quite a few workers in this company ______ came from the countryside. The hotel built in 1980 was old and needed ______.
Our school is planning to build a meeting hall that can ______0,000 people. The rich boss was _______and held for ransom.
III. Translation
1. 随着他擦去灰尘，这幅画又渐渐栩栩如生了。（bring… back to life） 2. 这儿旧城的一些建筑经过整修已经恢复多年前的原貌。（restored） 3. 她花了好长时间才适应在那家公司的工作。(adapt) 4. 我们面临的困难是无法及时帮上他们的忙。(face) 5. 必须立刻派警察去事发现场救人。(rescue)
6. 据说最近学生们醉心于读科幻小说，尤其男孩。(charm)
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