【正文】 Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise 【Text】The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 39。cursed tree39。. 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 cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of ine, as tourists have been ing 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 treetrunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!【課文翻譯】據(jù)說弗林利這個(gè)小村里有一棵“該詛咒的樹”。就因?yàn)閳?bào)上提到過這棵樹，所以現(xiàn)在來弗林利參觀的人越來越多。該樹是50年前栽在教堂附近的，但只是近幾年才得到了一個(gè)壞名聲。據(jù)說，誰要是觸摸了這棵樹，誰就會交上惡運(yùn)；如果誰摘了一片樹葉，誰就會死去。很多村民相信此樹已經(jīng)害了不少人。人們曾請求教區(qū)的牧師叫人把樹砍掉，但他直到現(xiàn)在也沒有同意。他指出，由于人們從全國各地紛紛前來參觀這棵樹，它成了一個(gè)有用的財(cái)源。盡管有上述種種說法，但游客們還是照常摘樹葉和把他們的名字刻在樹干上。然而到目前為止，還沒有一個(gè)人暴死呢！【New words and expressions】bleessingn福分，福氣disguisen偽裝tinyadj極小的possessv擁有cursedadj可恨的increasev增加plantv種植churchn教堂eviladj壞的reputation名聲claimv以…為其后果victimn受害者，犧牲品vicarn教區(qū)牧師sourcen來源inen收入trunkn樹干 一． 單詞講解：★ Blessing (single) 神恩，福氣，福分，神的保佑；禱告ask for God`s blessing 求神保佑say a blessing 做禱告a blessing in disguise 初看似乎不幸，過后看來卻是幸運(yùn)的事；禍中福。塞翁失馬焉知非福count one`s blessing 知足(數(shù)自己的福分）bless v 求神賜福于某人或某事；賜予某人健康，幸福及成功eg egBless those who are hungry, lonely or ，孤獨(dú)或患病的人。Mrs. White is blessed with 12 children. 太太有12個(gè)孩子，真有福氣。egGod bless you! 上帝保佑你?。ㄓ米鞲袊@詞，表示謝意或情義，或當(dāng)人打噴嚏的時(shí)候人打噴嚏時(shí)說）egYou`ve bought me a present ? Bless you! 你給我買了個(gè)禮物是嗎？太感謝你了?！?Disguise n 偽裝wear a beard as a disguise 帶個(gè)絡(luò)腮胡子來偽裝eg He was in disguise , so I couldn`t recognize him. 他喬裝打扮過了，所以我沒能辨認(rèn)出來。eg She made no disguise of her contempt. 她毫不掩飾的表示輕蔑之意。v 偽裝，假扮eg I couldn`t disguise my anger. 我無法掩飾自己的憤怒。eg He disuised himself as a woman for fun. 他男扮女裝只為了好玩。disguise one`s voice 改變說話的強(qiáng)調(diào)，發(fā)假聲音★ Tiny adj 極小的 tiny—tiner—tinestSmall adj 小的little adj 小的（含有可愛之意）mini(構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞)minibus n 小公共汽車miniskirt n 超短裙minicab n 小的出租車puny adj (貶義)弱小的，瘦小的，發(fā)育不全的，未充分發(fā)揮的eg A tiny little girl was singing very well in TV.一個(gè)纖小的女孩在電視上唱的很好?！?possess v 擁有eg They possess three cars. 他們有三輛小汽車。possess patience 有耐性possess courage 有勇氣be possess with sth/be possess by sth (尤指人的思想） 被…控制，支配She suddenly possessed with fear. 她突然被恐懼的情緒所控制。eg She was suddenly possessed by fear. 她突然感到非常的害怕。possession n [u](ownership) 領(lǐng)有，持有，具有eg I`ve had possession of this house for 7 years. 我擁有這座房子已經(jīng)7年了。[c] 財(cái)產(chǎn)eg He lost all his possessions in the fire. 他在大火中喪失所有的財(cái)產(chǎn)。be in possession of sth 擁有某物eg He is in lawful possession of a shotgun. 他合法地?fù)碛幸恢ЙC槍。possessor n 擁有者（owner）possessed adj (被強(qiáng)烈的感情，惡魔等)纏附的，瘋狂的eg He studied like one possessed. 他拼命的用功。eg He fought like a man possessed. 他進(jìn)行了殊死的戰(zhàn)斗。eg Possession is nine points of the law. 現(xiàn)實(shí)占有，敗一勝九（占有或控制某物者打起官司來總占上風(fēng)）★ cursed