·單詞

fantasy n.????幻想故事

????·their deep dark fantasy????他們深沉黑暗的幻想

ambassador n.????大使

Escalopia n.????艾斯卡羅比亞（虛構的國名）

frightful adj.????可怕的，令人吃驚的

????·in a frightful state????在一個可怕的，令人吃驚的

????·a frightful accident/disaster????可怕的事故/災難

????·frightful news????可怕的新聞

????·fright n.????驚恐，驚嚇，害怕

????·get a fright????受到驚嚇：突然感到害怕或驚訝，通常是由于意外的事情或聲音引起的

fire extinguisher????滅火器

drily adv.????冷淡地，枯燥無味地

????·dry?adj.????干的；干旱的

embassy n.????大使館

heaven n.????天，天堂

basement n.????地下室

definitely adv.????肯定地；明確的，確切的

????·He is definitely going to the meeting.????他肯定要去開會

????·I cannot tell you definitely when we will finish it.????我不能肯定地告訴你我們什么時候能完成

post v.????派任，委任；郵寄

????·n.?職位，崗位；郵政，郵件，郵局

shot n.????子彈

·本課句型

·課文

????When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.

????'What has happened?' she asked. 'How?did your clothes get into such a mess?'

????'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'

????'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?'

????'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately. of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'

????The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.

????'And how can you explain that?' she asked.?

????'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'

looked pale????看起來蒼白：指一個人的臉色看起來不健康，可能是因為生病、緊張或其他原因

be in a frightful state????處于一種可怕的狀態(tài)

get into such a mess? ? 陷入困境：處于混亂、麻煩或困境中

set on fire????放火

good heavens????天哪：表示驚訝、震驚或不悅的感嘆詞

as usual????像往常一樣：表示某事物按照通常的方式或習慣進行

broken out?? ?爆發(fā)出來

aim ...?at??? 用 ... 瞄準

be on fire????處于著火當中

get that fellow posted????使 那個人 被調走

????·post 可以與 letter parcel 等名詞連用，表示 “寄”。如果把 post 與人連用時，僅指把人 “派往” 政府的一個新職位。

went on doing sth.????繼續(xù)做某事：表示持續(xù)進行某個動作或活動

fired a shot????開了一槍

at the time????在那個時候

?If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.

????·If I had been (wearing it)????省略了帶著那個帽子

·知識拓展

總結狀語從句

含義：一個句子作狀語，表達描述性的信息，對主句進行補充

位置：放在主句的前，后，中間

????·When he comes back, I will let you know.

????·I will let you know, when he comes back.

????·I,?when he comes back, will let you know.????從句插入主句的主語和謂語之間

寫法：

????·1.先寫一個完整的陳述句

? ? ·2.從句前加一個從屬連詞，從屬連詞不做句子成分，僅表示邏輯關系，意思
分類：由從屬連詞決定，標紅的為重點

????·1.時間狀語從句

????????·對應的從屬連詞：when, while, as, before, after, since, until, as soon as ...

????·2.地點狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：where

????·3.原因狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：because, since, as

????·4.結果狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：so/such ...?that(意思：太 ... 所以 ...，so 接形容詞副詞，such 接名詞), so that ...(意思：所以)

????·5.目的狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：so that ...(從句中有情態(tài)動詞，表示目的), in order that ...

????·6.條件狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：if, unless(如果不)

????·7.讓步狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：although, though, even though, even if

????·8.比較狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：than, as

????·9.方式狀語從句

? ? ????·對應的從屬連詞：as