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Coincidences or Miracles?
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Unit Eight Text B
I,Pre-reading Task
II,Related Information
III,Outline& Summary
IV,Detailed Study
V,Home Assignment
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I,Pre-reading Task,
1,Do you think there is anything mysterious
in our life?
2,Can you give one or two examples about
strange coincidence in your life?
3,What do you think is superstition? Say
something about superstition in both the West
and our country,
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II,Related Information,
Superstition,
Superstition is a belief of practice generally
regarded as irrational and as resulting from
ignorance or from fear of the unknown,It implies a
belief in unseen and unknown forces that can be
influenced by objects and rituals,Magic or sorcery,
witchcraft,and the occult in general are often
referred to as superstitions,Examples of common
superstitions include the belief that bad luck will
strike the person in front of whom a black cat
passes or that some tragedy will befall a person who
walks under a ladder,Good luck charms,such as
horseshoes,rabbits’feet,coins,lockets,and
religious medals,are commonly kept or worn to
ward off evil or to bring good fortune,
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In general,superstitious practices and beliefs
are most common in situations involving a high
degree of risk,chance,and uncertainty,and during
times of personal or social stress or crisis,when
events seem to be beyond human control,The
question of what is or not superstitious,however,is
relative,One person’s beliefs can be another
person’s superstitions,All religious beliefs and
practices may be considered superstition by
unbelievers,while religious leaders often condemn
unorthodox popular practices as a superstitious
parody of true faith,
II,Related Information,
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III,Outline & Summary,
I) Outline,
1,(Para.1)The writer puts the question forward whether it
is a coincidence or a miracle for Anne and Johnnie to
appear at the wishing well at the same time,
2,(Para.2) we all know that some things exist even
though we cannot see them with our own eyes,
3,(Para.3) throughout history people have observed
strange,unexplainable events and have wanted to
know their cause meaning,
4,(Para.4)Miracles as recorded in the Bible do happen in
our life,
5,(Para.5) as long as there is that force that brought Anne
and Johnnie back together,there is hope for the world,
And that force is love,
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III,Outline & Summary,
II) Summary,
It should be admitted that there are abstract thing in
life and superstitious feeling or deeds common to us all,
These are labeled supernatural simply because they
cannot be explained in the same way as phenomena in
nature are,Still it is claimed by many people that it is
possible that normally impossible or even superstitious
phenomena can sometimes occur,Though there are
many extraordinary mysteries to puzzle us,we need not
despair because live makes the world go round,
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1.conclusion n,
1.结论，结尾
?I found the conclusion of his book very interesting indeed,
我觉得他的书结尾部分的确很有趣。
2.决定，推论
?What conclusions did you come to/draw/reach?
你得到什么样的结论？
[记忆技巧 ]conclude v.使结束，得出结论，推论； conclusive adj.决定性
的
[常用短语 ]a foregone conclusion不可避免的结果，事先断定会发生的事；
in conclusion最后，总之； jump to conclusions/a conclusion草率地下
结论； draw/reach/come to conclusions/a conclusion 得出结论
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2.link
n.1.连接物
?Is there a link between smoking and lung diseases?
抽烟和肺病有没有关系？
v.1.联合，连接
?The road links all the new towns,
这条路把所有的新城镇都连接起来。
2.连结
?These pieces of information link up to suggest who the thief was,
这些证据拼凑起来就提示出小偷是谁了。
[记忆技巧 ]linkage n.环节，联系，连锁
[常用短语 ]establish a link 建立联系； a link between… and… …… 之间的
联系； a link to/with+n.与 …… 的联系； link… to/with+n.将 …… 与 …… 联
系起来； be closely linked to… 与 …… 有密切的联系。
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3.recover v,
1.恢复，取回，要回
?The police recovered the stolen jewellery,
警方找回被偷的珠宝。
2.恢复健康、体力、能力等
?He has recovered from his bad cold and can go out tomorrow,
他重感冒已经好了，明天可以外出了。
3.恢复适当之状态或位置
?She soon recovered herself and stopped crying,
她不久就控制住自已，不再哭了。
[记忆技巧 ]recovery n.取回，复原； recoverable adj.可重获的，可恢复的，
可收回的
[常用短语 ]recover from 从 …… 当中恢复过来
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4.circumstances n,
1.He seems to be in easy circumstances since he had his pay increase,
他自从加薪后，物质方面似乎优遇了。
2.环境
?The circumstances forced me to accept a very low price when I sold
the house,
我卖房子时，环境迫使我不得不贱价脱手。
[记忆技巧 ]circumstance n.情形，情况，正式的官方礼节； circumstantial
adj.与环境有关的，详尽的
[常用短语 ]in/under no circumstances 决不； in/under the circumstances在
这种情况下； surrounding circumstances周围环境； adverse
circumstances逆境； the existing/present circumstances目前情况
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5.absolutely adv,
1.完全地
?You are absolutely wrong,
你完全错了。
2.无条件地，绝对地
?You must agree absolutely and not try to change matters later,
你必须完全同意，不可日后又想改变初衷。
3.当然，对极了
?“Do you think so?”,Absolutely.”
,你认为是这样吗？,, 当然啦。,
[记忆技巧 ]absolute adj,完全的，专制的，确定的，无条件的；
absoluteness n.绝对性
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6.trap
v.1.设陷阱，圈套捕捉，诱捕
?The police trapped the criminal down a narrow street from which he could
not escape,
警察施计将罪犯诱到一条无处可逃的小巷里。
2.挡住，拦住
?Sand and leaves trapped the water in the stream,
泥沙和树叶挡住了溪水的流动。
n.1.陷阱，圈套
?The police set a trap to catch the thief,
警察设下圈套捕捉小偷。
2.困境
?To break out of the poverty trap the need help from the government,
他们需要政府的帮助以摆脱贫困的处境。
[记忆技巧 ]trappy adj.设有陷阱的； trapper设陷阱捕兽者
[常用短语 ]get out of a trap摆脱圈套； trap… into doing sth.诱骗某人做某事
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7.extraordinary
adj,1.奇特的
?What an extraordinary hat!
多怪的一顶帽子呀！
2.非常的
?a girl of extraordinary beauty一个非常美丽的女孩。
3.额外的，临时的
?The committee meets regularly on Fridays,but there will be an
extraordinary meeting next Wednesday,
委员会定期在星期五开会，不过下星期三有一次临时会议。
[记忆技巧 ]extraordinarily adv,特别地，非凡地； extraordinariness n.不平
常，非凡
[常用短语 ]an extraordinary sight特别的景象； extraordinary weather 反常
的天气； an extraordinary session 特别会议
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8.despair
v.失望
?During the war,the soldier dispaired of ever coming home alive,
在战争期间，士兵对于能否活着回家，已经不再抱有希望。
n.1.绝望，失望
? Defeat after defeat filled us with despair,
连连挫败使我们感到绝望。
2.令人失望的人或物
?Every year my roses are the despair of all the village gardeners
because I always win first prize at the flower show,
每年我家的玫瑰都使村中爱好园艺者大为失散望，因为在花展中
我总是获得首奖。
[记忆技巧 ]despairing adj.表现绝望的，导致绝望的
[常用短语 ]deep despair深深的绝望； utter despair完全绝望； drive
sb,to despair使某人陷入绝望； in despair在绝望中
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1.in spite of 不顾；尽管 …… 仍；虽然
?In spite of all her efforts she failed,
尽管她作了种种努力但还是失败了。
2.as/so long as 假使，只要
?You can go out,as long as you promise to be back before 11o’clock,
你可以出去，不过你要答应在 11点以前回来。
3.jump to conclusions/a conclusion 过快地作出结论。
?Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人易于草率
地下结论。
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4.take a (further)look （进一步）观察
与此表达相同的短语有,have a look。
5.under/in… circumstances 在 …… 情况下
?Under ordinary circumstances his friend would have wanted to know a
great deal about the new Mrs.Kane,
一般情况下，他的朋友早就想对那位新的凯恩夫人刨根问底了。
?A gentle man has no right to hurt a woman under any circumstances,
在任何情况下，男士都不该伤害女人。
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6.cross one’s fingers(for luck) 希望一切顺利（不发生
不如意的事）
与此相同的表达有,keep one’s finger crossed,
?He’s keeping his finger crossed that it won’t rain on Saturday
when he wants to play football,
他希望好运，周六玩足球时不会下雨。
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1.circumstances,surroundings与 environment
三词均可指环境。 Circumstances指周围具体的各种事物，它们能影响人
的工作现状； surroundings指周围的生活环境； environment也是一样，
但是 environment是从环境对人的感受、道德及观念的影响着眼。
?So far as circumstances permitted,we shall begin our work as
programmed beforehand,
只要环境许可，我们明天将按预订计划开展工作。
?The surroundings a child grows up in may have an effect on his
development,
小孩子长的环境会影响他的发展。
?Children need a happy home environment,
儿童需要一个快乐的家庭环境。
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2.hear about,hear from与 hear of
hear about;得知，获得（某人或某事的）消息； hear from;（收信）得
知（某人的消息）； hear of;听人说起。
?Have you heard about Gatsby jumping into the pool with all his clothes
on?
盖比和衣跳入水池的事你有没有听说过？
?I heard from him last week,
上周我收到他的信。
?I’ve never heard of anyone doing a thing like that,
我从未听过有人会做那种事。
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3.extraordinary,outstanding与 remarkable
extraordinary特别的，指超乎寻常的，惊人的； outstanding显
著的，指引人注意或著名的人或事； remarkable值得注意的，
指由于不平常而值得注意。
?He is a man with extraordinary strength,
他是个力量非凡的人。
?The boy who won the scholarship was quite outstanding,
赢得奖学金的那个男生异常优秀。
?She is remarkable for her sweet temper,
她温柔的性子很难得。
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4.at one time,at a time,all the time,at no time与 in no time
at one time一度，过去曾经； at a time在 …… 时候； all the time一直地；
at no time决不； in no time立刻，一下子，马上。
?At one time I lived in Japan,
我过去曾在日本住过。
?At a time like this I don’t grudge a thing,
像这种时候，我什么都不顾。
?It rained all the time,
雨一直下着。
?At no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons,
中国决不会成为第一个使用核武器的国家。
?You’ll be all right in no time,
你马上就会好的。
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1…,appeared at the wishing well just after… (paragraph
1,line 1)
wishing well:井，尤指人们用来祈祷好运或财富的井。
2…,but a manifestation of some higher power or order
where all things,including our thoughts,come
together.(paragraph 1,line 4)
这是由 where引导的定语从句,where在从句中用作地点状语。用 where
引导定语从句，其先行词须是表地点的名词或是有地点含交的抽象名词。
?The place where Macbeth met the witches was a desolate heath,
麦克白遇见女巫的地方是一片荒原。
?He has reached the point where a change is needed,
他已到了需要改弦易辙的地步。
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3.Many of us have had a dream about a friend or
relation who we haven’t seen in a long
time,… (paragraph 2,line 6)
?The man who was here yesterday is a painter,
昨天在这里的那个人是位画家。
（主格关系代词 who在从句中用作主语）
?The man who I saw is called Smith,
我见到的好坏个人名叫史密斯。
（在非正式英语中,who代替了 whom,亦可少去不用）
?I know the man whom you mean,
我认识你指的那个人。
（宾格关系代词在从句中用作宾语）
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4…,down to the smallest levels of existence.(paragraph
3,line 3)
down to,下到，往下到。
?Everyone works,from the President down to the boy who sweeps the
floor,
上自总统下至扫地的工友，人人都要做事。
?I have only read down to the middle of the page,
我只读到这一页的中间部分。
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5.And yet,as deep as we go into things,there are…
(paragraph 3,line 4)
go into:彻底调查，深究。
?The police are going into the murder case,
警方正在调查这起谋杀案。
6…,were declared terminally ill,… (paragraph 4,line 2)
被宣布疾病已到晚期，不可救药。
a terminal illness:不能治愈的慢生病。
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1.Some people feel that when things like this happen,it is not just a
coincidence,but a manifestation of some higher power or order
where all things,including our thoughts,come together,
2.Perhaps,but let’s take a further look before we jump to conclusions,
3.And yet,as deep as we go into things,there are always mysteries
that lie just beyond our understanding,
4.There are many people in the world today who,at one time in their
lives,were declared terminally ill,but have completely recovered
without the help of medicine,
5.But there is no need for despair,for as long as there is that force
that brought Anne and Johnnie back together,there is hope for the
world,
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是巧合还是奇迹？
约翰尼刚刚许了愿安妮就来到求愿现场，难道这仅仅是巧合？还是
有什么别的东西使她出现在这儿呢？有的人认为，发生这种事，不仅
仅是巧合，而是有某种更高的力量或秩序使得所有事情，包括我们的
思想，都汇聚在一起。, 荒谬, 。另一些人说。, 那完全是迷信。,
也许是
的，但还是让我们进一步分析再作定论吧。
我们都知道，有些事物即使我们不能亲眼目睹但仍然是存在的,
例如电、爱、痛苦，还有阴天的太阳。我们当中许多人都曾有过记忆
错觉的经历 ——在某一特定地方或情境中会有以前曾到过此地的感觉。
我们多数人都曾举行过各种不同的迷信仪式，如吹灭生日蛋糕上的蜡
烛或交叉手指祈求好运。我们许多人都曾试过刚刚梦到过久未见面的
亲友，然后第二天那个人便碰巧出现了。
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在历史上人们观察到了许多奇奇怪怪的无法解释的现象，并希望知道
它们产生的原因和意义。科学家们经过对自然界的研究，发现其中存
在着完美的秩序，这种秩序一直存在于生存的最低级形式中。心理学
家们正在研究人类的意识，并获得了重要发现，然而，尽管我们对事
物已有深入的了解，但总存在着一些令我们无法理解的神秘现象。我
们已在自然界中发现了比电子还要小的微粒，通过抽象公式（ E=mc2)
我们发现了物质和能量之间的联系。尽管我们取得了众多的科学进步,
但仍有许多问题和现象是我们无法理解的，它们被称为, 超自然现
象, 。
在, 圣经, 上记录的奇迹会发生在我们的生活当中吗？有些人坚持
说会。当今世界上许多人在他们一生中都曾试过被认为无药可救了,
但后来却不药自愈。一些有案可查的实例证明，有些人做到了一些在
正常情况下根本不可能做到的事。最突出的例子是一位衰弱的老妇在
孙儿陷在汽车下面时，居然能把汽车抬离了地面。另外还有人声称他
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们看到了别的时代和另一个世界的, 光景, 。
有时候我们听到了一些异乎寻常的, 巧合,,禁不住停下来自问：
,是什
么使这种奇怪的事情发生？, 例如，一个朋友说：我已有 10年没有见过玛
丽了，昨晚我梦到了她，她今天居然给我打来了电话。这仅仅是巧合？还
是有什么别的原因吗？当然，生活中还有许多我们无法理解的神秘现象,
许多人会感到烦恼，因为他们找不到答案，但没必要绝望。只要存在着那
种把安妮和约翰尼带到一起的力量，这个世界就有希望。这种力量就是爱。
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课外补充练习
Ι.Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the
words given in the brackets,
1.We are fully of the gravity of the situation.(awareness)
2.He has that nothing shall prevent him from going to study
abroad.(determine)
3.His silence is a of his absent-mindedness because he is
usually very talkative at the meeting.(signal)
4.George Washington was an important in American
history.(figure)
5.It is very when one wants to pay a bill,finding he has no
money with him.(embarrass)
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V,Home Assignment,
1,Recite Text B
2,Finish the exercises after Text B;
3,Prepare for a quiz on Text B;
4,Unit 8 Passage A,B,C (Extensive Course ),
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I,Pre-reading Task
II,Related Information
III,Outline& Summary
IV,Detailed Study
V,Home Assignment
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I,Pre-reading Task,
1,Do you think there is anything mysterious
in our life?
2,Can you give one or two examples about
strange coincidence in your life?
3,What do you think is superstition? Say
something about superstition in both the West
and our country,
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II,Related Information,
Superstition,
Superstition is a belief of practice generally
regarded as irrational and as resulting from
ignorance or from fear of the unknown,It implies a
belief in unseen and unknown forces that can be
influenced by objects and rituals,Magic or sorcery,
witchcraft,and the occult in general are often
referred to as superstitions,Examples of common
superstitions include the belief that bad luck will
strike the person in front of whom a black cat
passes or that some tragedy will befall a person who
walks under a ladder,Good luck charms,such as
horseshoes,rabbits’feet,coins,lockets,and
religious medals,are commonly kept or worn to
ward off evil or to bring good fortune,
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In general,superstitious practices and beliefs
are most common in situations involving a high
degree of risk,chance,and uncertainty,and during
times of personal or social stress or crisis,when
events seem to be beyond human control,The
question of what is or not superstitious,however,is
relative,One person’s beliefs can be another
person’s superstitions,All religious beliefs and
practices may be considered superstition by
unbelievers,while religious leaders often condemn
unorthodox popular practices as a superstitious
parody of true faith,
II,Related Information,
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III,Outline & Summary,
I) Outline,
1,(Para.1)The writer puts the question forward whether it
is a coincidence or a miracle for Anne and Johnnie to
appear at the wishing well at the same time,
2,(Para.2) we all know that some things exist even
though we cannot see them with our own eyes,
3,(Para.3) throughout history people have observed
strange,unexplainable events and have wanted to
know their cause meaning,
4,(Para.4)Miracles as recorded in the Bible do happen in
our life,
5,(Para.5) as long as there is that force that brought Anne
and Johnnie back together,there is hope for the world,
And that force is love,
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III,Outline & Summary,
II) Summary,
It should be admitted that there are abstract thing in
life and superstitious feeling or deeds common to us all,
These are labeled supernatural simply because they
cannot be explained in the same way as phenomena in
nature are,Still it is claimed by many people that it is
possible that normally impossible or even superstitious
phenomena can sometimes occur,Though there are
many extraordinary mysteries to puzzle us,we need not
despair because live makes the world go round,
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1.conclusion n,
1.结论，结尾
?I found the conclusion of his book very interesting indeed,
我觉得他的书结尾部分的确很有趣。
2.决定，推论
?What conclusions did you come to/draw/reach?
你得到什么样的结论？
[记忆技巧 ]conclude v.使结束，得出结论，推论； conclusive adj.决定性
的
[常用短语 ]a foregone conclusion不可避免的结果，事先断定会发生的事；
in conclusion最后，总之； jump to conclusions/a conclusion草率地下
结论； draw/reach/come to conclusions/a conclusion 得出结论
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2.link
n.1.连接物
?Is there a link between smoking and lung diseases?
抽烟和肺病有没有关系？
v.1.联合，连接
?The road links all the new towns,
这条路把所有的新城镇都连接起来。
2.连结
?These pieces of information link up to suggest who the thief was,
这些证据拼凑起来就提示出小偷是谁了。
[记忆技巧 ]linkage n.环节，联系，连锁
[常用短语 ]establish a link 建立联系； a link between… and… …… 之间的
联系； a link to/with+n.与 …… 的联系； link… to/with+n.将 …… 与 …… 联
系起来； be closely linked to… 与 …… 有密切的联系。
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3.recover v,
1.恢复，取回，要回
?The police recovered the stolen jewellery,
警方找回被偷的珠宝。
2.恢复健康、体力、能力等
?He has recovered from his bad cold and can go out tomorrow,
他重感冒已经好了，明天可以外出了。
3.恢复适当之状态或位置
?She soon recovered herself and stopped crying,
她不久就控制住自已，不再哭了。
[记忆技巧 ]recovery n.取回，复原； recoverable adj.可重获的，可恢复的，
可收回的
[常用短语 ]recover from 从 …… 当中恢复过来
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4.circumstances n,
1.He seems to be in easy circumstances since he had his pay increase,
他自从加薪后，物质方面似乎优遇了。
2.环境
?The circumstances forced me to accept a very low price when I sold
the house,
我卖房子时，环境迫使我不得不贱价脱手。
[记忆技巧 ]circumstance n.情形，情况，正式的官方礼节； circumstantial
adj.与环境有关的，详尽的
[常用短语 ]in/under no circumstances 决不； in/under the circumstances在
这种情况下； surrounding circumstances周围环境； adverse
circumstances逆境； the existing/present circumstances目前情况
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5.absolutely adv,
1.完全地
?You are absolutely wrong,
你完全错了。
2.无条件地，绝对地
?You must agree absolutely and not try to change matters later,
你必须完全同意，不可日后又想改变初衷。
3.当然，对极了
?“Do you think so?”,Absolutely.”
,你认为是这样吗？,, 当然啦。,
[记忆技巧 ]absolute adj,完全的，专制的，确定的，无条件的；
absoluteness n.绝对性
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6.trap
v.1.设陷阱，圈套捕捉，诱捕
?The police trapped the criminal down a narrow street from which he could
not escape,
警察施计将罪犯诱到一条无处可逃的小巷里。
2.挡住，拦住
?Sand and leaves trapped the water in the stream,
泥沙和树叶挡住了溪水的流动。
n.1.陷阱，圈套
?The police set a trap to catch the thief,
警察设下圈套捕捉小偷。
2.困境
?To break out of the poverty trap the need help from the government,
他们需要政府的帮助以摆脱贫困的处境。
[记忆技巧 ]trappy adj.设有陷阱的； trapper设陷阱捕兽者
[常用短语 ]get out of a trap摆脱圈套； trap… into doing sth.诱骗某人做某事
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7.extraordinary
adj,1.奇特的
?What an extraordinary hat!
多怪的一顶帽子呀！
2.非常的
?a girl of extraordinary beauty一个非常美丽的女孩。
3.额外的，临时的
?The committee meets regularly on Fridays,but there will be an
extraordinary meeting next Wednesday,
委员会定期在星期五开会，不过下星期三有一次临时会议。
[记忆技巧 ]extraordinarily adv,特别地，非凡地； extraordinariness n.不平
常，非凡
[常用短语 ]an extraordinary sight特别的景象； extraordinary weather 反常
的天气； an extraordinary session 特别会议
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8.despair
v.失望
?During the war,the soldier dispaired of ever coming home alive,
在战争期间，士兵对于能否活着回家，已经不再抱有希望。
n.1.绝望，失望
? Defeat after defeat filled us with despair,
连连挫败使我们感到绝望。
2.令人失望的人或物
?Every year my roses are the despair of all the village gardeners
because I always win first prize at the flower show,
每年我家的玫瑰都使村中爱好园艺者大为失散望，因为在花展中
我总是获得首奖。
[记忆技巧 ]despairing adj.表现绝望的，导致绝望的
[常用短语 ]deep despair深深的绝望； utter despair完全绝望； drive
sb,to despair使某人陷入绝望； in despair在绝望中
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1.in spite of 不顾；尽管 …… 仍；虽然
?In spite of all her efforts she failed,
尽管她作了种种努力但还是失败了。
2.as/so long as 假使，只要
?You can go out,as long as you promise to be back before 11o’clock,
你可以出去，不过你要答应在 11点以前回来。
3.jump to conclusions/a conclusion 过快地作出结论。
?Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人易于草率
地下结论。
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4.take a (further)look （进一步）观察
与此表达相同的短语有,have a look。
5.under/in… circumstances 在 …… 情况下
?Under ordinary circumstances his friend would have wanted to know a
great deal about the new Mrs.Kane,
一般情况下，他的朋友早就想对那位新的凯恩夫人刨根问底了。
?A gentle man has no right to hurt a woman under any circumstances,
在任何情况下，男士都不该伤害女人。
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6.cross one’s fingers(for luck) 希望一切顺利（不发生
不如意的事）
与此相同的表达有,keep one’s finger crossed,
?He’s keeping his finger crossed that it won’t rain on Saturday
when he wants to play football,
他希望好运，周六玩足球时不会下雨。
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1.circumstances,surroundings与 environment
三词均可指环境。 Circumstances指周围具体的各种事物，它们能影响人
的工作现状； surroundings指周围的生活环境； environment也是一样，
但是 environment是从环境对人的感受、道德及观念的影响着眼。
?So far as circumstances permitted,we shall begin our work as
programmed beforehand,
只要环境许可，我们明天将按预订计划开展工作。
?The surroundings a child grows up in may have an effect on his
development,
小孩子长的环境会影响他的发展。
?Children need a happy home environment,
儿童需要一个快乐的家庭环境。
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2.hear about,hear from与 hear of
hear about;得知，获得（某人或某事的）消息； hear from;（收信）得
知（某人的消息）； hear of;听人说起。
?Have you heard about Gatsby jumping into the pool with all his clothes
on?
盖比和衣跳入水池的事你有没有听说过？
?I heard from him last week,
上周我收到他的信。
?I’ve never heard of anyone doing a thing like that,
我从未听过有人会做那种事。
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3.extraordinary,outstanding与 remarkable
extraordinary特别的，指超乎寻常的，惊人的； outstanding显
著的，指引人注意或著名的人或事； remarkable值得注意的，
指由于不平常而值得注意。
?He is a man with extraordinary strength,
他是个力量非凡的人。
?The boy who won the scholarship was quite outstanding,
赢得奖学金的那个男生异常优秀。
?She is remarkable for her sweet temper,
她温柔的性子很难得。
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4.at one time,at a time,all the time,at no time与 in no time
at one time一度，过去曾经； at a time在 …… 时候； all the time一直地；
at no time决不； in no time立刻，一下子，马上。
?At one time I lived in Japan,
我过去曾在日本住过。
?At a time like this I don’t grudge a thing,
像这种时候，我什么都不顾。
?It rained all the time,
雨一直下着。
?At no time will China be the first to use nuclear weapons,
中国决不会成为第一个使用核武器的国家。
?You’ll be all right in no time,
你马上就会好的。
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1…,appeared at the wishing well just after… (paragraph
1,line 1)
wishing well:井，尤指人们用来祈祷好运或财富的井。
2…,but a manifestation of some higher power or order
where all things,including our thoughts,come
together.(paragraph 1,line 4)
这是由 where引导的定语从句,where在从句中用作地点状语。用 where
引导定语从句，其先行词须是表地点的名词或是有地点含交的抽象名词。
?The place where Macbeth met the witches was a desolate heath,
麦克白遇见女巫的地方是一片荒原。
?He has reached the point where a change is needed,
他已到了需要改弦易辙的地步。
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3.Many of us have had a dream about a friend or
relation who we haven’t seen in a long
time,… (paragraph 2,line 6)
?The man who was here yesterday is a painter,
昨天在这里的那个人是位画家。
（主格关系代词 who在从句中用作主语）
?The man who I saw is called Smith,
我见到的好坏个人名叫史密斯。
（在非正式英语中,who代替了 whom,亦可少去不用）
?I know the man whom you mean,
我认识你指的那个人。
（宾格关系代词在从句中用作宾语）
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4…,down to the smallest levels of existence.(paragraph
3,line 3)
down to,下到，往下到。
?Everyone works,from the President down to the boy who sweeps the
floor,
上自总统下至扫地的工友，人人都要做事。
?I have only read down to the middle of the page,
我只读到这一页的中间部分。
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5.And yet,as deep as we go into things,there are…
(paragraph 3,line 4)
go into:彻底调查，深究。
?The police are going into the murder case,
警方正在调查这起谋杀案。
6…,were declared terminally ill,… (paragraph 4,line 2)
被宣布疾病已到晚期，不可救药。
a terminal illness:不能治愈的慢生病。
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1.Some people feel that when things like this happen,it is not just a
coincidence,but a manifestation of some higher power or order
where all things,including our thoughts,come together,
2.Perhaps,but let’s take a further look before we jump to conclusions,
3.And yet,as deep as we go into things,there are always mysteries
that lie just beyond our understanding,
4.There are many people in the world today who,at one time in their
lives,were declared terminally ill,but have completely recovered
without the help of medicine,
5.But there is no need for despair,for as long as there is that force
that brought Anne and Johnnie back together,there is hope for the
world,
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是巧合还是奇迹？
约翰尼刚刚许了愿安妮就来到求愿现场，难道这仅仅是巧合？还是
有什么别的东西使她出现在这儿呢？有的人认为，发生这种事，不仅
仅是巧合，而是有某种更高的力量或秩序使得所有事情，包括我们的
思想，都汇聚在一起。, 荒谬, 。另一些人说。, 那完全是迷信。,
也许是
的，但还是让我们进一步分析再作定论吧。
我们都知道，有些事物即使我们不能亲眼目睹但仍然是存在的,
例如电、爱、痛苦，还有阴天的太阳。我们当中许多人都曾有过记忆
错觉的经历 ——在某一特定地方或情境中会有以前曾到过此地的感觉。
我们多数人都曾举行过各种不同的迷信仪式，如吹灭生日蛋糕上的蜡
烛或交叉手指祈求好运。我们许多人都曾试过刚刚梦到过久未见面的
亲友，然后第二天那个人便碰巧出现了。
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在历史上人们观察到了许多奇奇怪怪的无法解释的现象，并希望知道
它们产生的原因和意义。科学家们经过对自然界的研究，发现其中存
在着完美的秩序，这种秩序一直存在于生存的最低级形式中。心理学
家们正在研究人类的意识，并获得了重要发现，然而，尽管我们对事
物已有深入的了解，但总存在着一些令我们无法理解的神秘现象。我
们已在自然界中发现了比电子还要小的微粒，通过抽象公式（ E=mc2)
我们发现了物质和能量之间的联系。尽管我们取得了众多的科学进步,
但仍有许多问题和现象是我们无法理解的，它们被称为, 超自然现
象, 。
在, 圣经, 上记录的奇迹会发生在我们的生活当中吗？有些人坚持
说会。当今世界上许多人在他们一生中都曾试过被认为无药可救了,
但后来却不药自愈。一些有案可查的实例证明，有些人做到了一些在
正常情况下根本不可能做到的事。最突出的例子是一位衰弱的老妇在
孙儿陷在汽车下面时，居然能把汽车抬离了地面。另外还有人声称他
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们看到了别的时代和另一个世界的, 光景, 。
有时候我们听到了一些异乎寻常的, 巧合,,禁不住停下来自问：
,是什
么使这种奇怪的事情发生？, 例如，一个朋友说：我已有 10年没有见过玛
丽了，昨晚我梦到了她，她今天居然给我打来了电话。这仅仅是巧合？还
是有什么别的原因吗？当然，生活中还有许多我们无法理解的神秘现象,
许多人会感到烦恼，因为他们找不到答案，但没必要绝望。只要存在着那
种把安妮和约翰尼带到一起的力量，这个世界就有希望。这种力量就是爱。
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课外补充练习
Ι.Complete the following sentences with the proper forms of the
words given in the brackets,
1.We are fully of the gravity of the situation.(awareness)
2.He has that nothing shall prevent him from going to study
abroad.(determine)
3.His silence is a of his absent-mindedness because he is
usually very talkative at the meeting.(signal)
4.George Washington was an important in American
history.(figure)
5.It is very when one wants to pay a bill,finding he has no
money with him.(embarrass)
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V,Home Assignment,
1,Recite Text B
2,Finish the exercises after Text B;
3,Prepare for a quiz on Text B;
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