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When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found. A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods. He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over ten hours. The man was ordered to pay ￡345 for the cost of the trip. The normal price of a ticket is ￡230 !

unload
v. 卸
load：装载
unload：卸载
unlock：打开
unlock the secret of ...：揭开 ... 的秘密
unfold：展开
undress：脱去
upload：上传
download：下载
Bieber uploaded a music video to the Internet three years ago, and since then has never looked back … More than 2.7 million albums sold and nearly 7 million downloaded singles up to August.

extremely
adv. 非常，极其
adj. & n. - extreme
adv. to a very great degree
extremely sorry
extremely mad
extremely tired

occur
v. 发生
occur - occurred - occurred - occurring
occur to sb.：某人突然想到 …，想法突然浮现
strike sb.
it occurs to sb. to do sth.
it occurs to sb. that …
happen
happen to sb. 某事发生在某人身上
A funny thing happened to me last night.

astonish
v. 使惊讶
astonished：对 … 感到吃惊的
astonishing：令人惊讶的
He looks astonished at the news.
The news is quite astonishing.
surprise - surprised - surprising

pile
n. 堆
a pile of / piles of：a lot of / lots of 很多，许多
make a pile：make a lot of money 赚大了
heap：（杂乱）堆
rubbish heap

woollen
adj. 羊毛的 - made of wool
wooden：adj. 木制的 - made of wood
woollens：羊毛衫，羊毛衣
earthen：陶制的，泥制的

discover
v. 发现
Discovery：探索

admit
v. 承认
admit sth.
admit (to) doing sth.
admit that …

confine
v. 关在，困在（一个小空间里）
be confined to：局限于，限制于
confined：有限的，狭小的

When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.

clothing
cloth [u,c：cloths]：布
clothe：v. 给 … 穿上
clothes：衣服，衣物
clothing：[u]衣服，衣着（更正式）

No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.

account for：说明理由，做出（满意）解释
There is no accounting for the taste. 人各有所好
No one could account for the fact ...同位语（名词性从句：主、宾、表、同位）
that：无实义，无名份【不可省略】

I am sick.I have to confine to bed.卧床养病

It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. He was astonished at what he found.

it 形式主语：to open up the box
sth. occurred to sb.：某人突然想到 …
He was astonished at what he found.
be astonished at …：对 … 感到惊奇的

A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woollen goods.

on top of …

He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away.

He was so surprised... that he...
so … that …
be surprised at doing (sth).

After he was arrested, the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.

admit doing sth.
hiding作admit的宾语

He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, for he had been confined to the wooden box for over ten hours.

have a trip：旅行
had done：had had a … trip - 过去完成时
for：说明原因
be confined to …

句型演练

动介搭配：常用而非唯一
Lesson 22：（组合反复读）of / from / in / on
Lesson 46：to / at / for / with

to
accustom(ed) to：惯于
amount to：达到
appeal to：呼吁
apply to / for：适用于
attach(ed) to：附属于
attend to：参加
belong to：属于
challenge to：提出挑战
compare to / with：比较
condemn(ed) to：判刑
confess to：承认
confine to：限制
consent to：同意
convert to：转变信仰
entitle(d) to：享有权利
listen to：听
mention to：提到
object to：反对
occur to：想到
prefer to：更喜欢
react to / against ：对 … 反应
reply to：回答
respond to：响应
see to：注意
submit to：服从于
surrender to：投降
turn to：转向
yield to：屈服

at
amuse(d) at / by：对 … 感兴趣
arrive at / in：到达
astonish(ed) at / by：感到惊愕
exclaim at：惊叫
glance at：看一眼
guess at：猜测
knock at：敲
look at：看
point at / to：指向
shock(ed) at / by：感到震惊
stare at：盯着看
surprise(d) at / by：感到惊讶
wonder at / about：感到惊异
work at / on：钻研

for
account for：说明
ask for / of：请求
act for / on：代表
apologize for：因 … 道歉
blame for：责备
beg for：乞求
call for：需要
charge for：收费
exchange for：交换
hope for：希望
look for：寻找
mistake for：误认为
mourn for：哀悼
pay for：支付
prepare for：准备
provide for：提供
search for：寻求
thank for：感谢
vote for / on：投票支持
wait for / on：等候

with
agree with：同意
begin with：以 … 开始
communicate with：与 … 联络
compare with / to：与 … 比较
compete with / against：竞争
comply with：同意
confuse with：误作
contrast with / to：形成对照
cope with：对付
correspond with：与…一致
disgust(ed) with：使 … 讨厌
finish with：完成
help with / in：帮助
interfere with / in：干扰
mix with：混合
occupy(ied) with：从事于
part with：放弃
please(d) with：对 … 满意
quarrel with / about：争论
reason with：规劝
satisfy(fied) with / by：感到满足
threaten(ed) with：威胁

Penny wise and pound foolish. 贪小便宜吃大亏