Unit 13 The mystery of the Moonstone
具体内容
1. The novel The Moonstone is set in England in 1848, but it really began 50 years earlier.
set: represent the action of a play in a specified place
eg.
The movie is set in pre-war London.
2. His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the servants as evidence that he is in love with Rachel.
move: action
quit smoking: give up smoking
3. Rachel is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone to the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery to be solved.
in: in the course of doing sth.
Rachel is so stubborn in resisting his enquiries that she makes it seem as if …
4. However, what happened later proved me wrong.
Later that evening Dr Candy had put some opium into Franklin’s drink to prove to him that it would help.
prove sth to sb. : show that sth. is true or certain by means of argument or evidence.
eg.
I shall prove it to you that Mary didn’t tell you the truth.
The task proved（to be）more difficult than we’d thought.
He proved himself a better driver than the champion.
5. You may remember that Franklin was suffering from lack of sleep at the time Rachel’s birthday, and had upset Dr Candy with his remarks about doctors.
upset: disrupt a plan; cause sb. worried
eg.
Our arrangements for the weekend were upset by her visit.
The sight of physical suffering always upsets me.
6. Servants had little private life or free time of their own, so they were interested in everything that happened “upstairs” and would gossip about the family and their guests.
gossip: talk about other people including rumor and critical comments
eg.
I can’t stand here gossiping with you all the day.
Everyone gossiped about their relationship.
【典型例题】
[例1] This is a world-famous novel._______ can be enjoyed from it until you have finished reading it, though.
A. Nothing
B. Much
C. Few
D. Something
答案：A
解析：这句话实际上是not… until结构的变形，用nothing来表示否定，只有你读完了才能理解这本书。
[例2] It’s said that there are plenty of hotels in that town. There be any difficulty for you to find somewhere to stay .
A. wouldn’t
B. mustn’t
C. shouldn’t
D. needn’t
答案：A
解析：这道题看上去是道简单的情态动词题，实际上，考核了几个情态动词之间细微的差别。
[例3] It is fairly common in Africa for there ______ a group of expert musicians surrounded by others who also join in the performances.
A. being
B. to be
C. be
D. is
答案：B
解析：这句话中it是形式主语，真正的主语是there be 结构的不定式there to be.
[例4] The medicine is supposed to cure this disease, but I’m not sure it .
A. does
B. was
C. has
D. is
答案：A
解析：这句话是个省略句，补全了应该是I’m not sure whether it works or not.
[例5] —Are you sure that he is able to do the work well?
—_______ he could give his mind to it.
A. In case
B. If only
C. On condition that
D. Unless
答案：B
