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scene with staring eyes. (3) bring sb. into a specified condition瞪著某人使其做出某種反應(yīng) 她把他瞪得不吭聲了。 She stared him into silence. 她凝視著遠(yuǎn)方。 She is staring into the distance. 我看了可是看不清楚。 I looked but couldn’t see it clear. spot n.amp。v. (1) n. small mark different in color, texture 斑點 豹和虎哪一個身上有斑點? Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? (2) drop 滴 下了幾滴雨 , 你感覺到了嗎? Did you feel a few spots of rain? (3) v. pick out, catch sight of, recognize, discover 找出 , 認(rèn)出 , 發(fā)覺 杰克最終找到了他想要的襯衫。 Jack finally spotted just the shirt he wanted. 我看不出兩者的區(qū)別。 I can’t spot the difference between them. 7. passage (包括食宿) 她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船費 來到美國。 Her grandfather had worked his passage to America. 8. account for :be the explanation of sth. 。 explain the cause of sth. 做某事的解釋;解釋某事物的原因。 他因病缺席。 His illness accounts for his absence. 請你對自己的行為作出解釋。 Please account for your own conduct. 9. appearance n. 1) arrival 出現(xiàn),來到 警察突然出現(xiàn) , 小偷就逃跑了。 The sudden appearance of a policeman caused the thief to run away. 2) 外貌,外表 勿以貌取人 —— 外貌不可靠。 Don’t judge by appearances appearances can be misleading. Summary of the Million Pound BankNote Henry, a San Francisco businessman is rescued at sea by a British ship that takes him to London where he finds himself without money, friends or the hope of finding a good job. Hungry and alone, he walks the streets of the city when unexpectedly he is asked to a large and grand house. Two rich brothers, Roderick and Oliver, have made a secret bet, Roderick believes that a man cannot survive in the city for a month with only a million Pound banknote in his possession but Oliver believes he can. The play takes us along on Henry’s misadventures with humor and surprise to discover who will win the bet. Assignment Review the new words and the key sentences in this part. Preview the words in the second period.