模块八难点解析

Unit 1 The written word (Module 8)

【难点释析】
1. This makes them difficult for some people to read, and often, the classics are left to gather dust on shelves. 这使一些人阅读起来有困难，经典文学作品常常被遗忘在书架上尘封。
▲ make + 宾语 + adj. + (for sb.) to do
Too many new words make the passage difficult for children to read.
▲ 也可以转换成：make + it + adj. (for sb.) to do sth.
Too many new words make it difficult for children to read the passage.

2. I don’t think that these classic novels would be made into films if they had nothing to do with life today. 我想这些经典小说如果与现代生活毫无关系的话，是不会被改编成电影的。
▲ I don’t think that … 形式上否定主句，而实际上否定that从句，注意其反义疑问句的构成, 与从句一致。
I don’t think he will come, will he? 我认为他不会来，是不是?
▲ make…into… 把…变成…
We can make this room into a study.
The success of the film made her into a star overnight 这部电影的成功使她一夜成名。

3. He died in 1870 and his tomb reads “By his death, one of England’s greatest writers is lost to the world.
他于1870年去世，墓碑上这样写着：“他的去世令世界失去了一位最伟大的英国作家。”
▲ read vi. 写着…; 内容是… = say
The sign reads “No admittance”. 告示牌上写着 “禁止入内”。
I saw a sign in front of the shop reading / which read “No admittance.”

4. Classic novels often have symbols which add interest, tension or deeper meaning to the text.
经典小说中往往有一些象征,这些为原文增添了趣味、紧张、或者更深层次的含义。
▲ add …. to … 把 … 加到… 上
Would you please add these names to your list?
▲ The bad weather only added to our difficulties. 恶劣的天气只是增加了我们的困难。
▲ Add up all the money I owe you. 把我欠你的钱全部加起来。
▲ Abraham Lincoln’s whole education added up to no more than one year. (总计)

5. The fortune sets him free from financial worries. 这笔钱使他不用为经济问题担忧。
▲ set…free (from …) 使….获得自由; 使…没有束缚
The angry people overthrew the government and set themselves free from the cruel rulers.
愤怒的人们推翻了政府，自己从暴君的统治下解放出来。
▲ be free from noise / wind / care 不受噪音干扰/无风/无忧无虑

6. Excited by his move to London, Pip can hardly wait to begin his new life.
搬到伦敦让皮普兴奋不已，他迫不及待地开始了他的新生活。
▲ excited 形容词作原因状语；adj或adj 短语还可以做伴随状语，表状态。
Frightened, she asked me to go with him.
Thanks to the police, the little girl returned home safe and sound. (安然无恙地)
▲ can hardly/not wait to do st

h. 迫不及待地做…..
I can hardly wait to leave this place behind. 我迫不及待地想离开这个地方。

7. Pip dislikes it when Joe comes to visit him in London. 当乔来伦敦看他时，皮普并不喜欢。
▲ 句型: like / dislike /enjoy / hate + it +when 从句
I like it when she smiles.
I hate it when people talk with their mouths full. 我讨厌人们嘴里吃着东西说话。
▲ I’d appreciate it if you would like to teach me how to use the computer

8. be bent on sth/doing sth 一心想要做，决心要做
He is bent on winning at all costs. 他决心不惜一切去争取胜利。
She seems bent on making life difficult for me. 她似乎专门和我过不去。

9. settle vi/vt 解决(问题)； 定居；(飞鸟) 落在…上；停息;
The question will be settled tonight.
She settled in London after her father’s death.
The butterfly settled on the flower.
I settled my daughter on the sofa and put a blanket over her.

11. abuse vt./n. 虐待，滥用，辱骂
▲ shout abuse at sb 大骂……
It’s strange that the mother should abused her own child.
真奇怪这位母亲竟然虐待自己的孩子
What she did was an abuse of her position as manager. 她的所作所为是滥用经理职权。
Journalists covering the case have been threatened and abused.
报道此案的新闻记者遭到了恐吓和谩骂。

12. resist vt./vi. 抵抗，抵制，反抗 resist doing sth.
The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. 银行强烈反对降低利率。
He tried to pin me down, but I resisted. 他试图制服我，但我奋力反抗。
Jim couldn’t resist making jokes about his baldness. 吉姆忍不住拿他的秃顶开玩笑。
▲ resistance n. 抵抗，对抗
▲ resistant adj. 有抵抗力的
▲ be resistant to 对…有抵抗力
The plant is resistant to cold weather.

13. at the sight of 看到，一看到
catch sight of 看到，一看到
We all laughed at the sight of his strange clothes.
We all laughed when we caught sight of his strange clothes.
我们一看到他奇怪的衣服都笑了。
▲ at first sight 初见，第一次看见
▲ have good eyesight 有好的视力
▲ in sight 在视线之内
▲ out of sight 在视线之外

14. have a reputation for… 以…而获得名声
He has a reputation for his laziness. 他因懒惰而出名。
▲ 当have a reputation结构后用的是“being +形容词”时，for可以用of代替。
She has a reputation of being generous. 她因慷慨大方而博得好评。

15. transform　vt./vi. 使改变,使改观,使变形 transformation n. [ C,U ] 变化,改观
▲ transform sb. / sth. from … into … 把….从….变成…
It was an event that would transform my life. 这是能彻底改变我一生的事.
The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown girl into a star.
这部电影几

乎使她一夜之间从一个无名女孩变成了明星.

16. tend (vi.) to + 动词原形 有…的倾向; 易于… （= have a tendency to do…）
He tends to get angry when people oppose his plan. 当人们反对他的计划时，他很容易生气。
It is said that women tend to live longer than men. 据说女性通常要比男性活得更长久。
I have a tendency to talk too much when I’m nervous. 我紧张时总爱唠叨。
▲ tend (vt.) 照料, 护理 well-tended gardens
Doctors and nurses tended the injured. 医生和护士护理受伤者。

17. compare A to B 将……比作….. compare…with… 比较,对比
The writer of the poem compares his lover to a red rose.
那首诗的作者把他的爱人比作一朵红玫瑰.
It is interesting to compare their situation with ours. 把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思.
Compared with Pan Changjiang, Yao Ming is tall. (注意句子主语和分词之间的逻辑关系)
Comparing Pan Changjiang and Yao Ming, you will find Yao Ming is tall.

【短语记忆】
1. 很受欢迎；受到好评 be well received
2. 过时的电影 old-fashioned films
3. 与…无关 have nothing to do with
4. 在…占有一席之地 have a place in …
5. 获奖电影 an award-winning film
6. 被拍摄成电影 be made into films
7. 被搬上舞台 be performed on stage
8. 做出一个突然决定 make an abrupt decision
9. 迫不及待地做…. can hardly wait to do
10. 养成了…的缺点 develop the shortcoming of …
11. 一心要做… be bent on doing sth.
12. 对…善良、友好 be kind and good to…
13. 被认为是…. be seen as…
14. 一大笔钱 a large sum of money
15. 对…有偏见 be prejudiced against/have prejudice against
16. 结识…. make the acquaintance of
17. 撵走，抛出，扔掉 throw … out of…
18. 被抓住 get caught
19. 用旧袜子做成球 make a ball out of old socks
20. 在…有天赋 have talent for
21. 一看到 at the sight of
22. 伤心地叹了口气 let out a sad sigh
23. 一个负债累累的贫困家庭 a poor family with many debts
24. 一夜间全国闻名 become famous nationwide overnight
25. 靠…维持生计 earn one’s living by doing sth.
26. 趋向于更加感情化 tend to be more emotional
27. 是…的典型特征 be typical of…
28. 民谣中常见的主题 a common theme of ballads
29. 由…组成 consist of / be made up of
30. 某一种生活方式 a certain way of life


Unit 2 The universal language (Module 8)

【难点释析】
1. … I witnessed the first of only eight performances of …
▲ witnessed vt. 当场见到… 目击 n. 目击者, 见证者
The police are looking for those who have witnessed the fight that took p

lace last week.
警察正在寻找那些目击上周发生的打架事件的人。
▲ witness sb…doing sth. 目击某人正在做…；doing sth.是宾语补足语。
▲ witness sb/sth…being done 目击…正在被…；being done是宾语补足语。
▲ witness to sth. 某事的目击者
Millions of people all over the world witnessed ShenZhou Ⅶ being launched into space.
全世界数百万人目睹了神舟七号被发射升空的场景。
Will you act as (a) witness to the agreement between us? 您做我们协议的见证人好吗？

2. star （line 3） n./vi./vt. (starred, starring) 主演
▲ Sb. star in a film.= A film star sb.
The film If you are not the one starred the famous film star Ge You.
= The famous film star Ge You starred in the film If you are not the one.
电影《非诚勿扰》由著名影星葛优主演。

3. cast (cast, cast ) (line4) vt. 扔；投；抛； vt. 为…选派演员；分派角色给…
cast a stone 扔石头
cast the net 撒网
cast a long shadow 投下长长的影子
The young director is casting his first film. He wants to cast Pan Changjiang as the role of a beggar. 这个年轻导演在为他的首部电影选派角色，他想让潘长江演一个乞丐。

4. dare 的用法 (line 21)
▲ 用作情态动词，表示“敢于”，主要用于疑问句、否定句及条件句中。
She dare not say what she thinks. 她不敢说出自己的想法。
How dare you say such a thing? 你怎么敢说这种事？
If you dare call me that name again, you will be sorry.
要是你再敢叫我那个名字，你会后悔的。
▲ 用作及物动词，后接带to的不定式，可以用于各种结构。用于否定句时，其后的to可以略去。
The girl did not dare (to) go home to face her stepmother. 女孩不敢回家面对她的继母。
I don’t know how she dares to wear that dress.
I’ve never dared to go back to look.

5. threaten vt. 恐吓；威胁；预示…的凶兆 (line27)
threat n.. 威胁；恐吓
He threatened to make the photo public. 他恐吓说要把那张照片公开。
The robbers threatened the old couple with a gun. 那些强盗用枪威胁那对老夫妻。
The heavy black clouds threaten a storm. 乌云密布预示着暴风雨将到来。

6. aloud (line31) adv. 出声地（发出声音，不一定高）
loudly adv. 大声地；吵闹地（暗含喧闹之意）；
loud adv./adj. 大声地/的；响亮地/的（-er, -est）
It’s necessary to read aloud English every morning. 每天早晨读英语是必要的。
Their baby screamed the loudest. 他们的孩子哭叫起来声音最大。
The little woman is always speaking in a loud voice. 那个小老太太总是大声地讲话。
The audience laughed loudly at the joke. 观众听到这笑话大笑起来。

7. direct （line40） vt./vi. 给某人指路；指导；指挥；担任导演
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an you direct me to the station? 你告诉我到车站怎么走好吗？
The officer directed them to advance. 指挥官命令他们前进。
I’d rather act than direct. 我愿意当演员，不愿意当导演。

8. condemn vt .判刑；处刑；声讨；谴责 (Part E)
Most people are willing to condemn violence of any sort as evil.
大部分人都愿意把暴力行为视为恶行加以谴责。
▲ be condemned to death 被判死刑
▲ sb. be condemned for…因…被判刑/谴责

9. anchor vt. 使固定，系牢
▲ be anchored in 扎根于…之中
Make sure the table is anchored. 务必要把桌子固定好。
Her novels are anchored in everyday experience. 她的小说取材自日常生活经验。

10. essential adj. 完全必要的；极其重要的
▲ be essential for/ to sth
▲ be essential to do sth
▲ It be essential that sb (should) do sth.
Money is not essential to happiness. 钱对于幸福而言并不是必要的。
Experience is essential for this job. 经验对于这份工作来说是必要的。
It is essential that we (should) separate the two groups. 将这两组隔开是完全有必要的。

11. decline vt./ vi. 拒绝；谢绝；变小/弱/少； n. (力量、权力、数量的) 消减
I invited her to join us, but she declined. 我邀请她加入我们，可是她婉言拒绝了。
His health is declining. 他的健康状况越来越差。
▲ decline to do sth. 拒绝做…
▲ on the decline 在消减；在衰退
The spokesman declined to comment on this issue.发言人拒绝对此问题加以评论。
The population of Shuyang is on the decline. = The population of Shuyang is decling.
= There is a decline in the population of Shuyang. 沭阳的人口数量在减少。

12. draft vt. 草拟；起草（文件）；选派；抽调；征召；征募； n. 草稿，草案
draft a contract/ treaty 起草一份合同，条约
He was drafted into the army. 他被征召入伍。
This is only the draft of my speech. 这只是我的演讲稿。

13. appeal ① vi. 恳求，呼吁；吸引；上诉 n. 恳求，呼吁；吸引力；兴趣；上诉
▲ appeal to sb 吸引某人；投合某人的心意；
▲ appeal to sb for sth. 为某事而向某人呼吁
▲ appeal to sb to do sth. 呼吁某人做某事，恳求某人做某事；
▲ appeal to the law 诉诸法律
The idea appealed to Mary. 这主意正合玛丽心意。
The police appealed to the crowd not to panic. 警察呼吁群众不要惊慌。
She appealed to the high court against her sentence. 她不服判决而向高级法院上诉。
These subjects have lost their appeal for most students.
这些学科对于大部分学生来说已经失去了吸引力。
▲ appealing adj. 有吸引力的

14. break up 解散；解体；分手
Their marriage broke up ten years ago. 他们的婚

姻十年前就解体了。
She told me she had broken up with her boyfriend.

15. 省略
1) 在when, while, if, as if, though (或although), as, until, once, whether, unless, where等连词连接的状语从句中, 常省略与主句相同的主语和be动词。
Errors, if (there is) any, should be corrected. 如果有什么错误，就应当改正。
The letter is to be left here until (it is) called for. 这封信留在这里待领。
Henry looked about as if (he were) in search of something. 亨利环视四周，似乎在寻找什。
She studies very hard though (she is) still rather weak. 她尽管体弱，但学习仍十分努力。
2) 在when (或if, where, wherever, whenever, as soon as, than等) + possible/necessary中可理解为中间省略了it is (或was)。
Answer these questions, if (it is) possible without referring to the book.
如果有可能，请不看书回答这些问题。
When (it is) necessary, you can help us to do something. 必要时你可以帮助我们做些事。
3). 强调句式 “It is/was + 被强调部分 + that + 句子的剩余部分” 有时承接上文，可以把句式中的 “that + 句子的剩余部分” 省略。
—Where did you find him?
— It was in the lab where we did experiment (that I found him).

【短语记忆】
1. towards the end of his life 在他生命的最后时期
2. be set in Japan 以日本为背景
3. couldn’t be better 不可能更好 (最好)
4. shortly afterwards 过后不久
5. fall in love with sb 爱上某人
6. take on a classic love triangle 呈现出经典的三角恋
7. be drunk with power 醉心于权力
8. exercise control over… 对…实施控制
9. break one’s promise 收回承诺
10. by sunrise 在日出之前
11. be desperate to do sth . 不顾一切地去做
12. torture sb. 折磨某人
13. win her affection 赢得她的爱情
14. a moving final duet 一段感人的终曲二重唱
15. fall silent 突然静下来
16. stage the opera 把这歌剧搬上舞台
17. combine the very best of A and B 结合A和B的优点
18. transform …into… 把…变成…
19. the key components 关键要素
20. a review of an opera 一个歌剧评论
21. take a brief look at 简要地回顾一下
22. play an important role in 起着重要作用
23. be anchored in 起源于
24. an essential part of… …的必备部分
25. be replaced by… 流行趋势被取代
26. be intended for 被用于…
27. start out performing 开始表演
28. racial discrimination 种族歧视
29. regain his earlier charm 恢复早期魅力
30. break up 解散
31. masses of 大批、大量、很多


Unit 3 The world of colors and light (Module 8)

【难点释析】
1. In the Louver Museum is the famous Mona Lisa painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. 卢浮宫里有

意大利画家列奥纳多?达?芬奇著名的油画《蒙娜丽莎》。
▲ 表示地点的介词或副词短语作状语放在句首时，句子要用完全倒装。把整个谓语部分提到主语前面。
East of the city is a tree of 300 years. 城市的东面有一棵三百年的树。

2. range vi. （在一定范围或幅度内）变动；变化
▲ range from…to…；range between…and … 从…到…/在…和…之间变化
Their conversation ranged widely. 他们谈话所涉及的范围很广。
She has had a number of different jobs, ranging from cook to baby-sitter.（注意分词形式）
她曾经干过许多不同的工作，从厨师到保姆。

3. distribute: ① 分发；分配；传播；散布；发行 ②分销
▲ distribute sth. among/ to sb. 把…分发给某人
The Red Cross and some other organizations distributed food to the earthquake victims.
红十字会和其他一些机构将食品分发给地震灾民。
Many companies distribute our products in European countries.
许多公司在欧洲国家经销我们的产品。
▲ distribution n. 分发；分配；分布；经销；分销
▲ distributor n. 销售者；分销者

4. appetite n. ①食欲；胃口 ②欲望；爱好
She has completely lost her appetite since the operation. 手术以后，她彻底地失去了胃口。
The walk has given me a good appetite. 散步使我胃口大开。
▲ have an appetite for… 喜爱；渴望
It’s natural that everyone (should) have an appetite for the beauty.
人人都爱美，这是很自然的事。
▲ to one’s appetite 合某人的胃口；投某人所好
A lot of businessmen and officials in Taiwan gave Wu Shuzhen valuable jewelry and money, which was exactly to her appetite.
台湾的许多商人和官员送给吴淑珍珍贵的首饰和钱，这正是投其所好。

5. explore vt. 探索；探究；探测
exploration n.
explorer n. 考察者；探测者
The mainland of China will link up with Taiwan to explore the nearby sea for oil.
= The mainland of China will link up with Taiwan in oil exploration.
中国大陆将与台湾合作探测附近的海域寻找石油。

6. abandon vt. 放弃；丢弃；遗弃
They had to abandon the match because of the rain. 因为下雨，他们只好终止比赛。
Many young couples abandoned their little children to their grandparents and went to cities for jobs. 许多年轻夫妻把小孩丢给爷爷奶奶，自己进城打工。

7. Tourists paid him small fees for these early works, and considering his later fame, they got a real bargain. 旅游者付给他很少的钱，购买他这些早期作品，鉴于他后来的名望， 旅游者的确买到了便宜货。
▲ pay sb. some money for sth 付钱给某人买下某物；
▲ considering his later… 就…而论；照…说来；鉴于…；考虑到…；在句子中作状语。
Considering

his age, the child reads very well. 就他的年龄来说，这个小孩读得很好。
= Taking his age into consideration, the child reads very well.
▲ bargain n. 交易；合同；协议；廉价货； v. 讲价；谈条件
At that low price the coat is really a bargain. 按那样低的价钱出售，这衣服是便宜的。
Finally I made a bargain with them. 最终我和他们达成协议。
▲ bargain with sb. about / over / for sth. 与某人就某事/某物讨价还价
She bargained with the shop owner till he sold her the fruit cheaply.
她和店老板讨价还价，直到他把水果便宜地卖给了她。

8. In 1983, he was admitted to the Beijing School of Art. 1983年，他被北京美院录取。
admit vt.
1) 承认
▲ admit (to) (doing) sth
▲ admit that-clause
▲ admit sth./ sb. to be…
He admitted having told a lie./ that he had told a lie./ the lie that he had told. 他承认撒了谎。
She admitted (to) being too strict with her children. 她承认对孩子过于严厉。
2) 准许…进入…；准许加入（俱乐部，组织）；接纳（入学）
▲ admit sb./ sth. into / to sth.
▲ sb. be admitted to/into…
They have all been admitted to/into college. 他们全被大学录取了。
▲ admission n. 承认，供认，入场费

9. It was while at the New York School of Art that he experimented with different materials such as cloth and plastic in his paintings.
正是在纽约艺术学院里，他在绘画中尝试使用不同的材料，比如布或塑料等。
▲ 这是一个强调句型，被强调的是while引导的时间状语从句的省略形式。
It’s today that he’s going. 他是今天走。
It was here that he chiefly differed from me. 他和我的主要不同就在这儿。
▲ experiment with sth. 用…做实验
▲ experiment on sth. 在…身上做实验
Many people don’t like the idea of experimenting on animals.
许多人不赞成在动物身上做试验。
He wanted to experiment with different materials in his paintings.
他想在画中尝试用不同的材料。

10. Cut up some strawberries for eyes, peaches for ears, and a mushroom for a nose.
把草莓切碎做眼睛，桃子做耳朵，蘑菇做鼻子。
▲ cut up 把…切成小块；切碎；剁碎
You should cut up your meat before eating it. 你应该把肉切开再吃。
▲ cut down 砍倒 ▲ cut in 插嘴，打断
▲ cut back on 减少；削减
▲ cut off 中断，停止；割掉；剪掉
▲ cut short 中断；停止

11. Next put the glue where you want to put the string. 然后，在你想要放绳子的地方涂上胶水。
▲ where 引导一个地点状语从句，修饰谓语动词put。
You can put the books where you want to (put them).
Where there is a will, there is a way.
▲ where 还可以引导名词性从句。
I don’t know where he works. (宾语从句)

Where he lives is a secret. (主语从句)
My difficulty is where I can get enough funds to start the project. (表语从句)
Many college graduates are facing the same problem where they can find jobs. (同位语从句)
▲ where 还可以引导定语从句
He still lives in the town where he was born. (限制性定语从句)
Drivers should be more careful near schools, where there are likely to be many students.
(非限制性定语从句)

【短语记忆】
1. talented artists 有天赋的艺术家
2. develop different styles of painting 创造了不同的绘画风格
3. be represented as 被描述成
4. fly to Paris 飞往巴黎
5. a lady with a mysterious smile 带着神秘微笑的夫人
6. make a lot of scientific discoveries 作出许多科学发现
7. in the field of astronomy 在天文学领域
8. range from…to… 从…到…；在…和…之间变化
range between…and …
9. float on the surface of a pond 漂浮在池塘的表面
10. the clouds beneath the plane 飞机下的云层
11. towards the end of one’s life 到生命后期；晚年
12. devote one’s whole self to painting 全身心投入绘画
13. sell and distribute van Gogh’s paintings to buyers 向买主兜售和推销梵高的画
14. negotiate a successful sale 谈成一笔生意
15. make…out of/from… 用…制成
16. It takes a long time to do sth. 花很长时间做某事
17. make unusual pictures 制作不同寻常的图画
18. cut up （=cut …into pieces） 切碎
cut…out of… 用…裁剪出…
19. take a photo of… 拍一张…的照片
20. try out 试用，试验
21. draw the outline of… 画出…的轮廓
22. create pictures with feathers and shells 用羽毛和贝壳制作艺术品
23. be stuck onto the card 被粘贴在纸板上
24. lay all the pieces out on the card 把所有的贝壳都铺在卡片上
25. sound disgusting 听起来恶心
26. use sth. in another way 用另一种方法使用…
27. use old cloths to dip into paint 用旧布蘸颜料
28. have a go at (doing) sth. 试一试 (做)某事


Unit 4 Films and film events (Module 8)

【难点释析】
1. view vt. 把…看作；看待； n. 个人的看法，意见，态度；景色，风景
▲ view sb. / sth. as sth. 把…视为
▲ in one’s view = in one’s opinion 依某人看来
I viewed my chances of success as good luck. 我把我的成功机会看作好运气。
How do you view the current situation? 你怎么看待目前的情况。
His view of life is different from yours. 他的生活态度跟你不同。
There were magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. 四周乡间的景色壮观秀丽。

2. distinguish vt./vi 辨别；辨认；
▲ distinguish between … and

…
▲ distinguish …from … 把…和…区分开
I can distinguish them at a distance. 从远处我能认出他们。
Can you distinguish between those two objects? 你能区分那两个物体吗?
Language distinguishes humans from the animals. 语言使人区别于动物。
▲ distinction n. 区别；声望

3. contradict vt. 反驳；否认；顶嘴 / 同…相抵触；与…矛盾
It’s typical of teenagers to contradict their parents. 和父母顶嘴是青少年的典型特征。
Your actions contradict your words. 你的言行相矛盾。
▲ contradiction n. 矛盾，对立；反驳，驳斥
▲ contradictable adj. 可反驳的
▲ contradictory adj. 矛盾的，不一致的
▲ contradictor n. 反驳者

4. resemble vt. 相似
She resembles her mother in the way she moves her hands when she talks.
她说话时打手势的动作像她妈妈。
He strongly resembles his father in looks. 他相貌酷似他的父亲。

5. reject vt. 拒绝；不接受；否认
He rejected their invitation. 他拒绝了他们的邀请。
The poor boy was rejected by all the universities he applied to.
那个可怜的小孩所申请的所有大学都没有录取他。
We rejected his idea for a music club, and decided to set up an art club instead.
我们没有采纳他关于成立音乐俱乐部的想法，而是决定成立艺术俱乐部。
▲ rejection n. 拒绝；不接受

6. Considering the history of our festival, we feel it is important not to favor films from any one country.
1) considering 考虑到…，现在分词放在句首做原因状语
Considering his age, John did quite well in his performance.
考虑到他的年纪，约翰已经表演得不错了。
2) favor vt 偏爱；有利于 n. 帮助，恩惠；支持，赞成
She always feels that her parents favor her brother. 她总觉得爸爸妈妈偏心她弟弟。
The warm climate favors types of plants here. 温暖的气候对这儿多种植物的生长有利。
▲ do sb. a favor 帮某人一个忙
▲ owe sb. a favor 欠某人一个人情
▲ in sb’s favor 对某人有利
▲ in favor of… 支持…；赞成…

7. (be) in a / the minority 占少数
(be) in a / the majority 占多数
Man are in the minority in the nursing profession. 在护理这一行业中，男人占少数。
Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.
在这个组织中，妇女发挥着相对次要的作用。

8. be sensitive to sth. 对…敏感
She is very sensitive to criticism. 她一听批评就急。
My teeth are very sensitive to cold food. 我的牙齿对冷食过敏。

9. At first, Harry suspects that his absent parents were killed in a car crash when he was a baby.
起初哈利猜想他的父母是在他还是婴儿的时候死于一场车祸。
suspect vt 怀疑 n. 嫌疑犯
▲ suspect sb / sth 怀疑某

人(事)
▲ suspect sb of (doing) sth 怀疑某人做某事
▲ suspect sb to be 怀疑某人是
▲ suspect that-clause 怀疑
The police suspected him of robbery. 警方怀疑他抢劫。
The police suspected him of stealing money. 警方怀疑他偷钱。
The police suspected him to be a murderer.
= The police suspected that he was a murderer. 警方怀疑他是谋杀者。

10. Contrary to this, Harry finds out that his father was a wizard and that his mother was a witch, both of whom were actually killed by an evil wizard. 与此相反，哈利发现他父亲是个巫师，母亲是个女巫，他们其实是被一个邪恶的巫师所杀的。
▲ contrary to 与…..相反
We may accept opinions that are contrary to our own.
我们可以接受与自己观点相反的意见。
▲ on the contrary 相反
I am not sick. On the contrary, I am very well. 我没病。相反，我很健康。

11. Harry discovers that he possesses the magical powers of a wizard too, and that he already has a reputation in the world of witches and wizards because of his parents.
哈里发现他也拥有一种巫师的魔力，并且由于他父母的原因他在魔法界已经小有名气。
possess vt. 拥有；占有
possession n. 拥有
▲ in possession of 具有；拥有
▲ in the possession of 为某人所有
▲ take possession of 占有，占领
This school possesses a lot of excellent teachers. 这所学校拥有一大批优秀的教师。
He is in possession of a large company. 他拥有一个大公司。
A large company is in the possession of him. 一家大公司归他所有。
John took possession of the factory after his father died. 父亲去世后，约翰继承了工厂。

12. be dedicated to 专心致志于……；奉献于……
▲ dedicate sth to (doing）sth 把…奉献给…
She is dedicated to helping poor children. 她毕生致力于帮助穷孩子。
Professor Zhang dedicated all his life to teaching the disabled.
张教授把他的一生献给了残疾人的教育。
Dedicated to a novel, she didn’t notice me. 因为专心致志在看小说，她没注意到我。

13. I think this is more to highlight the advanced special effects than to help the film’s plot.
我认为与其说这是发展故事情节，倒不如说是在展示先进的特技效果。
▲ more A than B 与其说 B 倒不如说A
She is more kind than beautiful. 与其说她美丽不如说她善良。
He is more of an acquaintance than a friend. 与其说他是朋友不如说只是点头之交。

14. Another common complaint is that the film has a tendency to spend too much time showing Harry’s life at number four, Privet Drive.
另一个普遍的抱怨就是电影似乎花了太多的时间来描述哈利在女贞路四号的生活。
▲ complaint n. [U / C] 抱怨； complain vi 抱怨；埋怨
Too much exams in this school caused much co

mplaint among the students.
这所学校太多的考试引起了学生的不满。
▲ make a complaint about / of sth. (to sb.) = complain about / of sth (to sb) 抱怨
More and more people are making a complaint about/of the serious noise pollution.
越来越多的人在抱怨日益严重的噪音污染。
She complained about the bad service in the restaurant to the manager.
她向经理抱怨餐馆的服务很差。
▲ have a tendency to do sth 有做某事的趋势
I have a tendency to talk too much when nervous. 我紧张时总爱唠叨。

15. This shows that the film-makers did not give enough thought to who the audience of the film would be. 这表明影片的制作者并没有充分的考虑到电影的观众会是谁。
▲ give thought to 考虑；思考
Don’t give it another thought! 别多想了！
▲ on second thought(s) 又一想；转念一想
▲ without (a second) thought 立即；马上；不假思索

【短语记忆】
1. 为…辩护 in defence of
2. 不管；不顾 regardless of
3. 区分A和B distinguish A between B
4. 只要；长达 as long as
5. 达到我们的标准 meet our standards
6. 接管 take over
7. 退步 take a step backwards
8. 给…颁奖 give awards to
9. 占少数 in the minority
10. 有机会获奖 have the chance of winning
11. 不限制… have no restriction on…
12. 在票房上没有困难 have no difficulty in selling admission tickets
13. 在魔法界有名气 have a reputation in the world of witches and wizards
14. 在路上有许多冒险经历 have a few adventures along the way
15. 和某人进行了一场斗争 have a battle with sb.
16. 充满了特技效果 be full of special effects
17. 使你感到眩晕 make you feel dizzy
18. 被介绍给 be introduced to
19. 被从电影中删除了 be deleted from
20. 充分考虑到 give enough thought to