ModelIIUnitITalesoftheunexplainedPeriod1-2Wordstudy1、tale:n
(虚构的)话、故事e
afairytale:神仙故事;talesofadventure:冒险故事;anoldwives’tale:迷信、荒唐的故事;Itwasjustatale:那只是捏造的事故;telltales(about、on)泄露秘密、搬弄是非2、puzzle:vt
使……迷惑、为难、伤脑筋
常用句型:sth
puzzlesb
Whathesaidpuzzledeveryonepresent
Themathsproblempuzzledallthestudents
puzzleoneself(one’sbrain)about/over/asto…为……绞尽脑汁、伤透脑筋e
Hepuzzledhisbrainsalldayabouttheproblem,butfailedtoworkitout
Don’tpuzzleyourselfaboutit,foritisofnoimportance
难题、谜、无法理解的事物e
It’squiteapuzzletomewhyhedidthat
beinapuzzle:感到困惑e
IwasinapuzzlewhenIwasaskedtoanswerthequestion
bepuzzledby/about/at:被/对/听(看)到……而迷惑、为难、伤脑筋
Wearepuzzledbyher/suchanaction
Theywerepuzzledaboutthechoiceofwords
区分:puzzling/puzzled3、stepup:走上楼梯,加快、加速,促进、增加……、改善e
Thefirstline,pleasestepup
Forfearofbeing