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Lesson 13
It’s only me
Section 1:
·After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her
bedroom.
Send
·1)a letter, a message, a parcel 寄
·They sent her flowers for her birthday.
·post/mail
·2）+sb somewhere
·tell sb to go somewhere
·...the government‘s decision to send troops(军队） to the region...
·I suggested that he rest, and sent him for an X-ray...
·She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy
dress party with her husband.
·fancy
·n）想象
·Did I really hear someone come in, or was it only a fancy?
·Adj)精美的 (设计别致的）
·That's a very fancy pair of shoes! 那是一双非常别致的鞋!
·a fancy dress party 化装舞会.
because （因为）的用法：
because 通常表示直接的原因。表示按因果关系的推断，语气很强，
用于回答 why 提出的问题
例：We couldn't go out because it was too cold.
因为天气太冷，我们不能外出。
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·Since 侧重主句，从句表示显然的或已为人知的理由“既然” 语气较because 弱，通常句首，含有勉强语气
的原因。
·例：Since you can‘t answer the question, I’ll ask someone else. 既然你回答不出这个问题，我就问别人了。
·since 可用于省略句Since so, I have nothing to say.
·As 表示的“原因”是双方已知的事实，含义与since 相同，但语气更弱，不如since 正式。“由·于，鉴于”
·如：As it was late ， we came back soon.
（由于时间很晚了，我们很快就回来。）
for（因为）的用法：
要放在主句之后，是对前面分句内容的解释或推断(也要放在主句之后
·The ground is wet，for it rained last night.
·地面是湿的，因为昨晚下过雨。
·She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to
try it on.
重点动词：dress
·人+dress+人+ in
·妈妈给她的小女儿穿上一件蓝色的裙子
·The mother dressed her little daughter in a blue skirt
·I dress the kids before they go to school.
·妈妈告诉我穿上我那件最好看的连衣裙
·(be) dressed in sth 穿着…:
·这个女孩穿着一身白色的衣服
·The girl was dressed in white.
·The boy isn’t old enough to _____himself
·The man is always well _____
·dress up
·Children love dressing up. 孩子们都喜欢化装打扮.
·dress up as a fairy, bandit, pirate, etc
·打扮成仙女﹑ 匪徒﹑ 海盗等
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·Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective.
·After putting it on, Mrs Richards went downstairs.
·She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
·consist of 由…组成,包括
·be made up of
·Lucy’s whole wardrobe consisted of jeans, t-shirts and sweaters.
·The diner consists of the starter, the main course and the dessert.
·70%的体重由水构成
include
·It is important to eat meat, as it _____ protein (蛋白质）
·My job doesn’t include making coffee for you！
·The committee （委员会） _____ ten members.
·Does the price ______ postage(邮资）?
Section 2:
·Just as Mrs Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door.
·She knew that it must be the baker.
·She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the
kitchen table.
fail to do、manage to do
·manage to do
·（to succeed in doing something difficult, especially after trying very hard）
·How do you manage to stay so slim?
·We somehow managed to persuade him.
·我设法成功在周日前写完作业
·fail to do
·Doctors failed to save the girl's life.
·我未能准时到校
·他未能进入大学
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leave
·1._____
·leave for
I tried calling him, but he'd already left for work.
他们今早去了天津
·2._____
·leave sb sth
Can you leave me some money for the bus?
leave sth with sb
The boy left a message with me.
·给邻居留把钥匙
·Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid in the small store-room under the stairs.
原因状语从句的省略
·Because
·As
·Since
·For
·Because she needed some money to buy a book, she turned to me for help
·As she was unable to afford a car, she bought a bicycle
·Since I had seen the movie twice, I didn’t go with them
·Because I have read the book, I lend it to Tom.
改一改
·Since he didn’t have enough money, he turned to me for help.
·I have known him since I attended middle school.
还原
·Sitting on the airplane watching the clouds, I let my thoughts wander .
·Being a self-supporting widow, she has no choice but to work
·Lying on her bed in peace and quiet, she soon forgot her troubles
·Having found somewhere to live in, we began to look for a restaurant
·She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall.
·Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man entered.
·Mrs Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter.
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meter
·仪表
·电表
·Electricity meter
·水表
·Water meter
·燃气表
·Gas meter
·查表：
·read the meter
·She tried to explain the situation, saying' It's only me', but it was too late.
·He opened the closet, pushing his clothes aside.
·He pushed his clothes aside, looking on the floor.
·He ran out of his house, taking his coat away with him.
·The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
·When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
Let out +声音:
·He let out a cry = he cried suddenly
·突然大喊
·When she saw him, she let out a cry of horror.
·let out a scream /roar
·The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
·I was nervous and worried. My heart was beating fast and my thoughts were racing.
·The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.
·When Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
flee
·fled, fled：逃离=
·run away/ run off
·When the police arrived, the two men fled
·They fled into a small village
·They fled out of the village and into a big city
