ModelIIUnitITalesoftheunexplainedPeriod1-2Wordstudy1、tale：n.（虚构的）话、故事e.g.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.e.g.Whathesaidpuzzledeveryonepresent.Themathsproblempuzzledallthestudents.vt.puzzleoneself(one’sbrain)about/over/asto…为……绞尽脑汁、伤透脑筋e.g.Hepuzzledhisbrainsalldayabouttheproblem,butfailedtoworkitout.Don’tpuzzleyourselfaboutit,foritisofnoimportance.n.难题、谜、无法理解的事物e.g.It’squiteapuzzletomewhyhedidthat.beinapuzzle：感到困惑e.g.IwasinapuzzlewhenIwasaskedtoanswerthequestion.bepuzzledby/about/at：被/对/听（看）到……而迷惑、为难、伤脑筋。e.g.Wearepuzzledbyher/suchanaction.Theywerepuzzledaboutthechoiceofwords.区分：puzzling/puzzled3、stepup：走上楼梯，加快、加速，促进、增加……、改善e.g.Thefirstline,pleasestepup.Forfearofbeinglate,shebegantostepupherpace.Youhavetostepupyoureffortstofinishtheworkontime.step的其它短语：stepon：踩、踏；stepaside：站到一边、让路，让工作给某人（forsb）stepdown：从（车子等）下来，辞职、下台；stepin：走进，干涉、介入；stepoff：走下交通工具；stepout：走出、出去一下4、search：vt.寻找、搜寻1)searchsb./sth.：在……地方找e.g.Theysearchedeveryroombutfailed.Thepolicearesearchingthethieves,hopingtofindsth.2)searchforsb./sth.：寻找某人、某物e.g.Theyarestillsearchingforthemissingboy.Hesearchedhispocketsforsomemoney.n.搜索、调查the/one’ssearchforsth.：e.g.Theygaveuptheirsearchforthemissingboy.insearchof：寻找、寻求、试图发现=inone’ssearchfor…e.g.Iwenttothebookstoreinsearchofsomeusefulbooks.用心爱心专心makeasearchfor…搜索、寻求、追求e.g.Theymadeasearchforthemedicinethemomentthemeetingwasover.Searchme!(spokenEnglish）(对问题）我不知道！5、due：adj.到期、应当付的（与to连用），预定（到达）的、预定做……的（+todo）e.g.Thedeadlineisdueatfivethisafternoon.Hedidn’tpaythemoneybackwhenitwasdue.Themoneyduetomeisabouttwentythousandyuan.Thetrainisduetoarriveat5p.m.Themeetingisduetoendtomorrowafternoon.dueto：由于、因为=becauseofe.g.Duetotheheavyrain,thesportsmeetingwasputoff.Wehadtocancelthetripduetohisabsence.6、showup：突出、显眼；出席、到场e.g.Hissun-burntskinshowedupagainstthewhitewall.Hepromisedtocome,buthasn’tshowedupyet.show的其它短语：showsb.around：领、带某人参观…；showin：引……进；showoff：卖弄、炫耀；showoneself：出现、显现本性；showsb.to：把某人送到……e.g.showsb.tothedoor/tothecar/tothegate；showsb.thedoor：叫/赶某人出去；onshow：展出；talkshow：（电视节目的）访谈节目7、witness：n.目击者、见证人e.g.Thepolicefoundthewitnesstothemurdercase.Iwascalledasadefensewitness.（作被告证人）；standwitness作证；bear/givefalsewitness：作（伪）证；alivingwitnessto….：活生生的证人；vt.目击……、亲眼看到e.g.Therearemanywhowitnessedtheaccident.Didyouwitnessthewholeevent?vi.作证、证明(有时与to连用）e.g.Hewitnessedthetruthofmywords.Hewitnessed(to)havingseenthemanentertheroom.Ablush(脸红）witnessed(to)hershydisposition.(性格）*wit：机智、聪明、才气e.g.Heisfullofwitandhumour.Helackedthewit(s)toseewhattodoinemergency.(临机应变能力）at(one’s)wit’s/wits’/witsend：穷于应付、不知所措、困惑livebyone’swits：靠小聪明过日子outofone’swits：失去理智、惊慌失措8、accordingto：根据、按照，to是介词。用心爱心专心e.g.Accordingtoourschoolrules,youareworthyoftherewar...
