练习材料：

The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck;if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income, as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree- trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!

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任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：

1.知识点

（1）a blessing in disguise 因祸得福; 坏事变好事; 祸中有福;

blessing n.祝福；disguise n.伪装

（2）The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a‘cursed tree’.据说弗林利这个小村里有一棵“该诅咒的树”。

①)主语+ be said+…这种结构通常译为“据说……”，是对不太有把握的事发表看法时一种谨慎的说法。

②of在这里表示同位关系，如 the city of London/New York(伦敦/纽约市);at the age of twenty(20岁时);

③cursed 被诅咒的，邪恶的

（3）…it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.……只是近几年才得到了一个坏名声。

it is…that是个强调句型。如果我们想要强调某个词或某个短语，我们可以用 it is/was+被强调的成分+that/ who(m)结构。这样组成的句子叫分裂句，因为it结构把一个简单句劈开，使其分裂成两个分句。被强调的成分可以是主语、宾语、状语等。课文中这句话强 调的是时间状语。

（4）…the tree has already claimed a number of victims.……此树已经害了不少人。

claim可以表示疾病、意外等“夺去(生命)”：

The accident claimed a few lives.那次事故夺走了几条人命。

（5）The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has

refused.人们曾请求教区的牧师叫人把树砍掉，但他直到现在也没有同意。

①在 to have the tree cut down这个短语中， have表示“使……”，即叫别人完成某动作，cut down为过去分词短语。

②so far为固定短语，其含义之一为“迄今为止”，常与现在完成时连用。

（6）So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!然而到目前为止，还没有一个人暴死呢!

①not one of them表示“一个人也没有……”，其语气比none of them或 no one要强。

②strike down为固定短语，在这里表示“使……生重病”、“杀死”(通常用被动语态)。

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