Unit 6

Reading 2

Preview tasks

1.Recite the first two paragraphs.

2. Underline the important phrases in the reading.

3.Suppose you are a detective, when the murder happens , how will you arrange the survey? Introduce them one step after another.

Retelling the sroty

Key phrases:

In the doorway of…, computer progra

mmer, take place, top detective, hear fr

om, be attacked with a knife,

bleed to death, evidence of a struggle, p

ut up a good fight, well-paid job, be guil

ty of…,be charged with…,over the last

year, so far, offer a reward of…, lead to

…, contact sb on…

Language points1.He was last seen leaving his office in New

Town at about 7 p.m. (para. 1)

最后一次看见他是下午７点，他正离开在新镇的办公室．

sb. be seen doing

see sb. doing

watch, find, hear 等均有此用法　 eg. He was found playing computer game

s yesterday.

2. They are not sue whether the victim was killed somewhere else and then brought to valley town or killed at the place where he was found. (para.2)

whether…or… 　是否…还是… eg. Mum asked whether I liked apples or

bananas.

whether…or not… 　是否…还是不 eg. I don’t know whether it is going to ra

in or not.

3. be attacked with sth. (para.3) 　 被用某物攻击 attack sb. with sth. 　

　用某物攻击某人 eg.

That robber is attacking Tom with a gun.

Tom is being attacked with a gun by that robber.

5.bleed (para.3) vi 流血，出血 bleed bled bled

eg. The old lady was knocked down by a car and bled a lot.

bleed to death 流血过多而死　 eg. We must take her to hospital ri

ght now, or she will bleed to death.

6. struggle (para.3) cn. 挣扎，搏斗 vi. 努力，搏斗　 The young man is struggling to make mo

ney to support his family.

struggle for

struggle with

eg. We are struggling for our better future.

The young man is brave enough to struggle with the attacker.

7. guilty (para.5) adj 有罪的　 be guilty of 　有…罪的 eg. He used to be guilty of robbery.

The judge found him guilty of murder.

8. charge (para.6) v 　控告 be charged with 被控告（有…罪的） eg. The man has been charged with mur

der.

9. so far (para.7) 迄今为止，到目前为止（通常用于现在完成时）

　 eg. We haven’t got any trouble so far.

So far, he still hasn’t decided whether or not to attend the meeting.

10. prove (para.7) vt. 证明，证实　 eg. The result proved him wrong.

prove oneself 证明自己的能力 eg. I had to finish the work to prove mys

elf.

Put the following events in order.

Write the numbers 1-7 in the boxes.

□a The victim died .

□b The victim’s parents offered a reward for

information.

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□c The victim struggled with the attacker(s).

□d The victim left his office in New Town.

□e The police checked the scene for clues.

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6

□f The body was found in the

doorway of a clothes shop.

□g The victim was charged with

computer crimes.

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Step six: ExercisesDeal with the homework

１ . 我的钱包已经失踪了． My purse has gone missing

２ . 谋杀案发生在一个冬天的早上 .

The murder happened on a winter morning

３ . 那个女人长的什么样子？ What does that woman look like?

４ . 有人打电话找你． You’re wanted on a phone.

５ . 带血的外套是凶手的． The coat with blood was the murderer’s.

６ . 昨天你看见的那个人中等身材． That person you saw yesterday is mediu

m height.

７ . 一位医生昨天晚上被谋杀了． A doctor is murdered last night.

８ . 那个穿红衣服的人就是谋杀案所通缉的人． That person in red is wanted for murder.

• Copy the new phrases

• Translate these sentences

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