Unit3ScienceversusnaturePartTwoTeachingResourcesGrammarandusage1
Heisalwaysworkinginhislab,tryingtofigureoutallthemysteriesthatmakehimpuzzled
(p49)(1)figureout:tofinallyunderstandsomethingorsomeone,orfindthesolutiontoaproblemafteralotofthought:[+questionword]Ican'tfigureoutwhyhedidit
Ifindhimreallyodd---Ican'tfigurehimoutatall
Canyoufigureouttheanswertoquestion5
(2)puzzle:verb[I+adverborpreposition;T]tocausesomeonetofeelconfusedandslightlyworriedbecausetheycannotunderstandsomething,ortothinkhardaboutsomethinginordertounderstandit:Thefindingsofthesurveypuzzleme-they'renotatallwhatIwouldhaveexpected
[+questionword]Itpuzzlesmewhyshesaidthat
Theyarestillpuzzlingabout/overhowtheaccidentcouldhavehappened
noun1[S]asituationwhichisdifficulttounderstand:Scientistshavebeentryingtosolvethispuzzlefory