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reat poet for his beautiful poems. 5. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. (Page 42, Lines 1213) (PPT12) ● “ Discovery” here means “ something that is discovered” . We’ d better remember the following. discover vt. 發(fā)現(xiàn) discoverer n. 發(fā)現(xiàn)者 make a discovery of ? 發(fā)現(xiàn)了?? . Columbus was a great discover and he discovered America in 1492. It is said that his discovery took place by accident. 6. There they came across the tomb of King Tutankhamun. e across sth. or sb. means to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance I came across an old diary in her desk. I came across Jack in London last week. It was a small world. 同義詞組是 run into Guess who I ran into in town today! 7. Upon their entering the tomb, Carter’ s lucky pet bird, which he had left in Cairo, was swallowed by a snake. (Page 42, Lines 2324) (PPT15) ● In the sentence the preposition “ upon” means “ directly after” , we can use a noun or a gerund (the – ing form of a verb ) after “ upon” . Here, “ upon” can also be replaced with “ on” . . Upon / On his arrival at the airport, he was arrested by the police. The young mother was joyful upon / on seeing her child take his first steps. 8. At the moment of Carnarvon’ s death, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. (Page 43, Lines 2728) (PPT16) ● In the sentence, the phrase “ go out” means “ stop burning or shining” . Pay attention to the different usages of “ go out” in the following sentences. . There was a power cut and all the lights went out. (燈 /火)熄滅 Can I go out to play for a while, Mom? 外 出,出去 Long skirts are gradually going out. (流行等)衰退,過時(shí) 9. Some people say the deaths were just coincidence. (Page 43, Line 38) (PPT17) ● In the sentence, “ coincidence” means “ something that happens by chance” . Its mon usages are listed below. by coincidence 碰巧 What a coincidence (it is) to do sth.! 真是巧合?? It is a coincidence that – Cl. 真是太巧了,?? (從句中常用“ should”情態(tài)動(dòng)