文档介绍：Thirteen equals one
New words
Equal: Two plus two equals four.
All men are created equal.
Vicar-教区牧师(英国国教)
Pastor(基督教), priest(天主教), rector(掌管一个教区), clergyman (神职人员总称)
Raise money--筹钱
---They are raising money for the children
Cause-理想; 目标, 事业’cause
Our cause is a just (事业)。
Have sth. Done
--I need to have my hair cut.
--I have had my clothes washed.
Question: DO you do it yourself?
Used to
--I used to visit my grandparents when I lived in the village.
Compare:
--I am used to the life at PKU now.
--I am used to getting up at 7:00 am now.
--We will get used to getting up early after a while.
Strike the hours报时(指钟按时报点)
Silent-.寂静的, 沉默的
--keep [be]silent 保持沉默; 保持肃静
Start-惊跳, 惊起, 吃惊, [口]惊人的事
--awake with a start突然惊醒
Arm-武装:用武器装备:Armed to teeth 武装到牙齿
--The soldiers armed themselves with loaded pistols 士兵们用装有子弹的手枪武装自己。
Torch-手电筒 torchlight
Clock tower-钟楼 Drum tower
What is going on?怎么了?出什么事了?怎么回事?
Sight-视力, 视觉, 见, 瞥见
--go [get] out of sight看不见了 The train went out of 。
--Lose sight of sth./ I lost sight of him. 我看不见他了。
--Catch sight of He caught sight of a 。
--love at first sight 一件钟情
Recognize-认出:认识到是以前曾见过的事物:
--I recognized an old friend at the meeting. 我在会议上认出一位老朋友。
Grocer-杂货商:卖食品和各种日常用品的人
Whatever-[口](用在疑问句中表示强调)究竟(什么)
Whatever do you mean?
你究竟是什么意思?
In surprise惊奇地
“Did you really see the famous actress?” she asked in surprise.
As…as象…一样
--He is as smart as,or smarter than,his brother.(他如他兄弟一般聪明,甚至超过他了)
--I am as tall as you. 我象你一样高
--I am not as tall as you (are). 我没有你高。
--I am not so tall as you (are).
--I can run as fast as you (do).我跑得和你一样快。
Downstairs---upstairs
Questions
What does the vicar do with the money he raises?
Why has the church clock never been repaired?
Why doesn’t the church clock strike the hours any more?
It’s never been repaired, has it?
What woke the vicar up one night?
What time was it?
How did the vicar know this?
Did the clock strike once at one o’clock?
How many times did it strike?