Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note主要词汇知识点
Key words and phrases:
1 base n 基础 底部 v 以…为根基


military bases 军事基地
The film is based on a novel
by Mark Twain.
这部电影取材于马克吐温的小说。

同义词：foundation
This TV plays are set in Shanghai in
the 1930s.

3 adventure n 冒险，大胆尝试
the adventure of Tom 汤姆历险记
Many boys have a thirst for adventure.
许多男孩有探险的欲望。
2 set in …以…为背景
4 scene (戏剧）一场，一幕 场面， 景色
Our reporter was the first person on the scene.
我们的记者是最先到达出事地点的。
When we got to the theatre, the second
scene had just begun.
The beautiful scene on the Yellow Mountain attracted me .
5 make a bet 打赌
Let's make a bet on the next game.
我们就下次的比赛打个赌吧。

bet v 打赌, 确信无疑 n 赌注
He bet $50 that his horse would win.
他拿50美元打赌，说他的马将会
6 wander v 徘徊， 漫步
He likes to wander over the countryside. 他喜欢在乡间漫步。
Please don't wander off the point.
请不要离题。
I went to the park and had a wander around. 我去公园转了一圈。
对比； I wonder if…
7 permit /permitted V 许可，允许/n 许可证
permit doing …/ permit sb to do…
We don’t permit driving after being drunk. 我们不允许酒驾。
You are not permitted to smoke here.
I'll come after the meeting if time permits.
如果时间许可的话，我开完会就来。 
You can‘t work here without a work permit。
8 go ahead 向前， 请接着说下去。
--Would you mind me asking you a few questions?
--No, not at all. Please go on.
9 by accident 偶然。
He had a slip of tongue by accident.
他偶然说走嘴。
He did it whether by accident or on purpose.
不知道他是偶然还是有意做这件事。
反义词；on purpose 故意
10 account for vt.    说明 ,导致
He'll have to account for where every cent goes.
他得说明所花掉的每一分钱的用途。
 Please account for your disgraceful conduct. 对你的可耻行为请作解释。
What accounted for his absence from school?
是什么导致他旷课的？
11 seek /sought ,sought V 寻找，寻求
You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.
这件事情你应该请教你的律师。
  You seek all day and you find it, then you realize that it is worthless.
你终日寻寻觅觅,找到了之后却发现那根本不值得寻找。
12 patience n.  耐心, 忍耐, 毅力
I must tell you that his patience has its limit. 我必须告诉你，他的耐心是有限的。
 His rudeness was beyond my patience.
他的粗暴使我无法忍受。
You'll have to be patient with my mother she's going rather deaf.
patient adj. / n 病人
I think I am quite a patient person.
我认为我是一个相当有耐心的人
 The patient finally died from cancer.
那位病人最终死于癌症。
You'll have to be patient with my mother she's going rather deaf.
你对我母亲得有耐心，她的耳朵越来越背了。
13 on the contrary 正相反
He is not poor, on the contrary, he is a millionaire.
他不穷，相反，他是个百万富翁。

It doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's beautiful.
我觉得它并不丑，恰恰相反，它挺美。
14 unbelievable adj 难以相信
They work with an unbelievable speed.
他们以令人难以置信的速度工作。
 
It‘s unbelievable that a big earthquake took place in Japan ,which caused a tsunami killed so many people.
令人难以置信发生在日本一场大地震，以及所引发的海啸夺走了许多生命。
15 amount 数量，总额
A petrol gauge shows the amount of petrol left in a car.
汽油表显示出汽车里所剩的汽油数量
 A large amount of money is spent on advertisements every year.  
The amount of unemployed capital is very large.
未被利用的资金数量很大。
16 take a chance冒险,  投机
I don't think it will work, but I'll take a chance and try it.
虽然我认为那样不行，但是我仍想碰运气试一下。  
We may lose a lot of support, but that's a chance we'll have to take.
我们或许会失去很多支持，但这个风险我们必须冒一冒。
As for 至于， 关于
As for you, I refuse to have any dealings with you.
至于你，我不想跟你打任何交道。
As for the bill, sir, please forget it.
至于账单嘛， 先生，请忘记这档事吧。
Fake n.  骗子, 假货, 欺骗  vt.  伪造, 伪装
That's not a real diamond necklace, it's just a fake!
那不是真钻石项链，是假的！
He faked his father's signature.
他伪造父亲的签字。
Reading;
Permit me to leading the way, sir.
=Let me show you the way.

How is that possible? 这是怎么回事？
=How did you get here?
=What happened to you ?
I found myself carried out to sea…

我发现自已被卷入外海…
Find /make/+ oneself + V-ed
He found himself taken into a dark room.
She tried to make herself understood.
give myself up 绝望，自首
After he was trapped under the ruins for five days and almost gave himself up, he heard someone come to his rescue.
He decided to give himself up to the police.
他决定向警方自首。
When I was spotted by a ship.这时，一艘轮船发现了我。
spot n 地点，场所 / 认出，发现
They were spotted by police as they were entering the bank.
他们走进银行时被警察认出来了。 
He finally spotted just the shirt he wanted. 他最後找到了他想要的衬衫。
This is the spot where the two trucks collided. 这儿就是两辆卡车相撞的地点。
passage n  通道, 走廊, 段落
中世纪英语---车船费 = fare
We discovered a secret passage behind the wall.
我们在墙后发现了一个秘密通道。
I reminded her how much the fare was.我提醒她车票的价钱。
as an unpaid hand 做义工
He had to work on the ship without pay, so that in this way he paid his fare.
I have none.
---Did you see any panda in the zoo?
--- None.

--- What did you buy in that shop?
--- No, nothing.
Is there any student in the classroom?
--- None.

---Who is in the classroom now?
--- No one.
charity n 慈善, 施舍, 行善
They have to accept charity from us.
他们只好收下我们的施舍与救助

She went collecting for a charity.
她去为慈善事业募款。
show sb out
show sb in
show sb to the door/gate
show sb around somewhere
Homework
1 P 20 1—3
2 Top English P 42—43
3 Preparation for Scene 4 P22