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111Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the CinemaTeaching aim: Everyday English and cultural corner1. He particularly enjoyed playing a trick on the three men. 他特别喜欢捉弄这三人。 Play a trick/ tricks on sb. 捉弄某人,对某人恶作剧We played a trick on tom yesterday.The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher. do sth. by a trick 靠诡计做某事 play a joke on sb. 开某人的玩笑 make fun of 取笑某人2I decided to go to the next village and make up a story about the steamboat. 我决定去下 一个村子去编造一个关于汽船的故事。make up 编造(说法、解释)The boy made up a story; it was not true.He made up an excuse for his being late. 3The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set in the USA in the mid-19th century. 哈克贝利费恩历险记是以19世纪中期的美国为背景的。set ( a play, novel, etc) in 设置(戏剧、小说等)背景The novel is set in pre-war London. That is a play set in the Cultural Revolution in China.4Which film doesnt Billy feel in the mood for? 比利没心情看哪部电影?mood 用作名词,意为“心情,情绪;心境,心态;气氛,氛围”。be/ feel in the mood for sth./ to do sth. 有心情做某事;有意做某事Im just not in the mood for joking. 我没有心情开玩笑。be in a good/ bad mood 情绪好/不好be in no mood for stj /to do sth 没心情做某事be in a mood 心情不好be in one of ones moods 闹情绪;情绪不好Shes very tied, and in no mood for dancing. 她很累,没心情跳舞。The teacher is in a bad mood today. 她闹情绪了。(1) I wonder why he is _(情绪这么坏) today. ( in such a bad mood)(2) Im not _(心情)to talk about it. ( in the mood)5. Mark Twain, who wrote The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, was no exception. 创作了哈克贝利费恩历险记和汤姆索亚历险记的马克吐温也不例外。exception n.除外;例外;反对;异议There is an exception to this grammatical rule. 这条语法规则有个例外。Most children like sweet, but there are some exceptions.大多数孩子喜欢吃糖果,但也有些例外。take exception to sth. 反对;因某事而生气 with the exception of 除之外beyond exception 无可非议地 make an exception 作为例外;按例外处理without exception 毫无例外的;一律We all laughed at the good news, with the exception of Maggie. 听到这个好消息,除了麦琪外,我们都笑了。Each plant, without exception, contains some kind of salt. 每种植物都毫无例外的含有盐。Children are not usually allowed in, but he is prepared to make an exception in this case.儿童一般不允许入内,不过这次他准备破例。I take great exception to the fact that you had told my wife before you told me. 你还没告诉我就先对我妻子讲了,为此我非常生气。(1)The spelling of the word is _(一个有趣的例子) ( to the rule.)(2) With one or two _(著名的例外), there are few women conductors. ( an interesting exception 或famous exception)20. To start with, the authors name, Mark Twain, is itself an invention, or “pen name”. 首先,作者的名字马克吐温或叫做他的“笔名”就是一个创作。to start with / to begin with 起初;首先;第一 。在句子中做状语(插入语),后面不跟任何宾语,可以放在句首或句尾,用来补充说明或作进一步说明。To start with, we had many difficulties, but later on, we had help from the teachers. 开始,我们困难重重,但是后来,我们得到了老师们的帮助。to be sure 无疑的 to sum up 总之 to tell the truth 老实说,说真的to be short 简单地 to be honest/frank 老实说,坦率对说to make things worse使情况更糟糕的是 to make a long story short 长话短说to speak of 值得一提的是To make things worse, many of the skilled men have gone off to cities to make money. 使情况更糟糕的是,很多有经验的人都到城里挣钱了。 To make a long story short, do you agree to go with me? 长话短说,你同意和我一起去吗?To be frank, I dont want to see her. 说真的,我不想见到她。(1) _(毫无疑问)your advice is of great value. (To be sure)(2) _(总之), I dislike her. (To sum up)6. make ones/a fortune 发财Many people went to cities to make their fortune. 为了发财,很多人去了城里。He made a fortune in real estate. 他做房地产生意发了财。He went to Shanghai to _(发财). ( make his fortune)7Set off 出发;启程Theyll set off on a journey around the world.We set off for London just after ten. set out to do sth./ set about doing 开始做某事 set sb. off doing sth. 使某人开始做(4) I wanted to _(出发)early in order to avoid the traffic. ( set off )8only to find that there were no boats for South America却发现没有开往南美洲的船了。only to find that 是不定式作句子的结果状语,that 引导的从句作动词不定式的宾语。含有“出人意料的结果”之意。He went to school without breakfast, only to find that the gate was locked. 111
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