Expensive and uncomfortable
- It is too expensive! 贵得令人不能接受
- The book is dear. 这本书有点贵（这本书是
亲爱的）
When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.
a (great) number of… 许多，若干…
- You’ve made a number of mistakes in typing this letter.
部分动词加前缀 un- 可以表示做相反的动作
| unload v. 卸，取下；退出，取出 | load v.装上，装进；承载，装载 |
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| Unload everything from the boat and clean it thoroughly. 从小船上卸下所有的货物并彻底地清洗。 |
The three men seemed to have finished loading the truck. 这3个人好像已经装好了那辆卡车。 |
| uncomfortable adj.身体不适的，感到不舒服的 | comfortable adj.令人舒适的；感到舒服的，安逸的 |
| unsmiling adj.严肃的；不笑的 | smiling adj.微笑的；欢快的 |
* No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
No one could account for the fact that… 谁也弄不清楚…这样一个事实
- No one knows… 没有人知道…
- No one there was able to explain the mystery. 那里没有人能解释这个谜。
| account for 解释，说明：对某事物进行解释或说明。 | 解释必须是令人满意的 |
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| explain v.解释，说明；（…的）原因 | 只要是一个解释就行 | |
| give the explanation 给出（…的）解释 | 说明原因、作出说明（或解释） |
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同位语从句(用一个句子做同位语解释前面的抽象名词)
- The fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. that 后面的从句为 fact 的同位语从句，说明 fact 的具体内容。
一个句子跟在一个名词后，可以是定语从句，也可以是同位语从句。两者的区别是同位语从句后的 that 是起解释说明的作用，而定语从句是起修饰作用；that 在从句中做主语或宾语成分，则是定语从句，that 在从句中不能做主语或宾语成分，则是同位语从句
| 同位语从句（一个句子做同位语解释抽象名词） | 定语从句（一个句子做定语修饰名词） |
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| He couldn’t explain the fact that Mary’s wallet was found in his room.同位语从句的写法同“宾语从句而不是定语从句哟~（名词性从句：宾|表|主|同位）” | He couldn’t explain the fact that he did it. 修饰限定前面的名词 |
| 同位语（名词、词组解释名词） | 定语（介词词组做定语修饰名词） |
| Tim has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. 用一个短语(非句子)解释前面的名词(使用“,”隔开) | There is a small town in the centre of Australia. 使用一个词组限定修饰前面的名词 |
It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. 形式主语
open up 打开
- When he received the gifts, he opened them up at once.
| sth. occurred to sb. 某人(突然)想起某事 | it occurs / occurred to do sth. sb. 某人突然想起去做某事（固定搭配） |
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As I was walking home, a brilliant idea suddenly occurred to me.当我走在回家的路上，突然间我想到了一个绝妙的主意。 |
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He was astonished at what he found. what 引导名词性从句作介词 at 的宾语，what = the thing which/that…(介词后的宾语从句)
| sb. be astonished at sth. 某事使/让某人吃惊 | Sam appears astonished at the news/sound. |
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| sb. be (so) surprised at sth. (that) 某人对某事感到(很)惊讶 |
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A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.(美: woolen)
a pile of 一堆…(量化词)
- piles of snow 一堆堆的雪
- a pile of papers 一堆文件(纸)
- a pile of leaves 一堆树叶
- a pile of crap 一堆粪便
| on top of 在…之上（与顶端有接触面） | at the top of 在…上方（at the top of 之前的词属于其之后的词的范围之内） |
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| The park lies on top of a coalfield. 这个公园位在一个煤田上。 | I waited at the top of the stairs.我在楼梯顶端上等着。 |
He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. even adv. 甚至，即使；更加，愈加；其实，实际上
was surprised at 对…感到惊讶：感到对某事或某人的行为、情况或事实感到惊讶或意外。
- He was so surprised at discovering... 主动 (他惊讶地发现)
- He was so surprised at being discovered... 被动(他惊讶于被发现了)
doing / being done 动名词与进行时被动
- I was puzzled at being invited to the stranger's wedding. 被动语态 be + done，但这里什么使用了being?其跟本原因是因为 at 是一个介词，后面要跟名词、动名词，所有的Be动词中只有being是动名词。
- She was amused at talking with her new friend. 主动语态：介词 at 后同上，所以将talk变成了动名词talking.
- He was delighted at being promoted to senior manager. 被升职了
- The thief was shocked at being caught by the police. 被抓
He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
| for 表“因为” | because conj.（说明原因）因为，由于；（作出解释）因为 |
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| 放句中，不能放在句首 | 可以放句首与句中。 |
have a trip = go on a trip 去旅行
- How I am thirsty for a chance to have a trip!我多么渴望有一次旅行的机会啊！
- My family will go on a trip to Beijing this summer.我们一家这个夏天将去北京旅行。
be confined to 把…限制起来
- Last weekend, Tom’s mother confined him to his room.
| over adv.越过；超过 | more than 超过、多于 |
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The man was ordered to pay $3,500 for the cost of the trip.
| pay…for… 为…付钱，为…付出代价 | cost of… …的花费, 费用 |
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| She paid $50 for that dress. | the cost of government 政府开支 |