課文裡的 was feared; 建議改為
Blackbeard looked terrifying that people in the Americas feared him.
He was feared 其實是 He was fearless/without fear because he was bold.
He was so bold that everyone feared him.
fear 通常用於主動
(fear; be afraid of; scare/be scared 用法, 請見: 網路)
I am afraid that I will not show up in the class reunion.
I fear that I will not appear in the class reunion.
He
feared? Did Blackbeard fear
anybody?
He
didn’t fear anything.
He
scared people all over the Americas.
People
were scared all over the Americas.
People
feared him all over the Americas.
He
was feared by people all over the Americas, wasn't he?
No, he was fearless of people around the Americas.
The little girl fears the cat.
=> The cat is feared by the little girl.
Is the cat is so fearful that the little girl fears it?
No, it isn't.
The cat is so fearless (無懼; 很令人害怕的 frightening/scary/terrifying/awful)
that the young girl fears it.
The cat is feared by the cat.
People all over or throughout the Americas feared Blackbeard, the pirate.
Blackbeard was feared by people around the Americas.
4U
p. 51
adv.
probably 70% 可能地
possibly
50% 可能地
perhaps 或許
maybe 或許
prep.
throughout= all over = around
遍及; 到處
adj.
probable 可能的
likely (主詞人與物都可)
bold 大膽的
courageous 勇敢的
brave 英勇的
frightened
n.
Blackbeard 黑鬍子
the golden age (時代) of Piracy (海盜行為)
era: epoch 年代
fleet 艦隊
a pirate 海盜
discovery: finding
the year of 1492
continent 大陸; 陸塊
continental shelf 大陸棚
Europe歐洲
pardon
赦免
forgiveness 原諒
sailor
水手
decision
決定
robber 強盜
robbery 搶劫事件
force 部隊
armed forces 武裝部隊
air force 空軍
army 陸軍
the navy 海軍
legend 傳奇
joined forces 聯手; 共同努力
v.
tremble/shiver/quiver/shake
with fear or fearfully
flee fled fled 逃離 from
run away from
stab stabbed stabbed 刺; 戳
rob
robbed robbed
rob sb. of sth.
rob sb. not to do something
pardon
饒恕
forgive 原諒
decide 決定
determine 決心
make a decision to V
make up one’s mind to V
(Sb.) spend/spends/spent (time or money) (in)
V-ing…
= (Sb.) expend/expends/expended (time or money)
on 純N
I spent (: expended) a lot of time surfing on the
Internet, but I didn’t retrieve what I wanted.
分裂強調句
It is
(1)主詞(2)受詞(3)補語(4)時間(5)地點
that…(現在式子句)
I went to the goddess memorial park the other
day.
ð It was the other
day (: an emphasis of time) that
I went to the goddess memorial park the
other day.
ð It was the
goddess memorial park (: an emphasis of place)
that I went to the other day.
It was I (: an emphasis of the subject in the original sentence)
that went to the goddess memorial park the other day.
英文練功房原句: 請改為強調句
The cat
knocked the vase off (: away from) the table.
= It ___(be-V變) the cat that knocked the vase off the table.
The car hit a deer on this
road.
= It ___(be-V 變) a deer that the car hit on
this road.
I made the decision to move to Taiwan nine years ago.
= It ____(be-V變) nine years ago that I made
the decision to move to Taiwan.
Note:
(1) the other day: a few days ago
(2) just now 剛才
(3) in the past 在過去
(4) in the former times 先前
I want sleep more than anything else right
now.
= It ___(be-V) sleep that I want more than anything else
right now (: at once/instantly/promptly/immediately).
(A)
probably (B) throughout (C) bold
1. Everyone said (that: 受詞關代可以省略) Larry was bold to point out (:
indicate) the teacher’s mistake in the middle of class.
2. The typhoon brought (: bring 變) heavy rain and
wind throughout (: all over)
Taiwan during the weekend.
3. I’ll probably go to Tokyo for my vacation, but I’ll
decide later.
(A) sailor
(B) pardon
1. Alan was put (: captivated/confined) in prison for being gay, but the president changed (=> cf. altered/switched/transformed) the law and gave him a pardon.
2. Johnny spent months sailing around the Pacific, and in every port he met other interesting sailors.
(A) rob (B) robbed (C) robber (D) robbery (E) robberies (E) robs
Julie got (: arrived/reached) home and noticed (: noted) (that) her window was broken
and that her TV was missing --
someone had robbed her house.
1. According to + N (名詞), ...
2. In fact (: Transitional Adverb), ...
3. By contrast (: Transitional Adverb), ...
4. ...so that + 子句...
But is it really (: rather/pretty) true that
eating apples helps people keep in a good physical shape?
____ the research studies, the answer is yes.
..................................................................................
n.
situation 情況; 狀況
colony 群; 殖民地
fate 命運
destiny
fortune
preference
adj.
bloody
colonial
v.
break a leg 祝你好運
good luck to you
prefer to V1 ... rather than V2
I prefer to stay home rather than go out to attend the final countdown on the upcoming New Year's Day.
I like coffee but I prefer tea, so I choose (: pick out/single out/select) tea most of the time.
adv.
other than: except for
When I moved into my first apartment (: flat),
I didn't have any furniture other than (: except for) a bed and a small table.
S + let/make/have + O + V
S + let/make/have + O1 + V-pp
Joan made the testing paper
prepared for Ru by Ru.
Joan had the testing paper
prepared for you by Ru.
Joan let Ru
prepare for the testing paper.
Joan made Ru
prepare for the testing paper.
Joan had Ru
prepare for the test paper just now.
Joan got Ru
to prepare for the testing paper just now.
Joan got the testing paper to
be prepared for you by Ru just now.
hue: color
vessel: ship
plunder: rob v.
blunder: a big mistake n.
reward > award
reward > spiritually
encouraging words
Careless or reckless driving
(1)
causes/caused
(2)
leads to/led to
(3)
gives rise to/gave rise to
(4)
brings upon/about
(5)
brought about/upon
(6)
results in/resulted in
other than: except for
a piece of furniture
an article of furniture
Nancy was put into a difficult situation
when her car ran out of (: used up) gas(oline)
on a busy highway.
When the two boys were attacked by two
bears,
the hike into the woods (樹林) turned (: became)
bloody.
a dealer/a business person/ a merchant
p.50
(1.1)
Edward Teach, or Balckbeard, is ___
(probable/probably) the ___ (most/more) famous ___(pirate/piracy) of all time (史上; 前所未見).
(1.2)
We don’t know much about Teach’s early
life.
(1.3)
He was English, ___ (so/and) according to
some stories,
he was ___ (seller/sailor) who ___ (fighting/fought)
___ (brave/bravery/bravely) in wars.
(1.4)
Later, Teach ____(become/becomes/became) a pirate and joined forces with several others.
(1.5)
Before long, he ___ (lead/leads/led: guided; directed/leading) a powerful fleet and was feared (: frightened)
___ (through/throughout/out of) the Americas.
= Soon, he led a mighty fleet and it was frightening other fleets all over the Americas.
= He soon led a forceful fleet and it was frightening other fleets all over the ___ (America/Americans/Americas).
(2.1)
It ___ (is/was) with this fleet that Blackbeard carried out (: fulfilled/completed/finished) his boldest and most successful act (行為; action 行動).
(2.2)
In 1718, Blackbeard's ships blocked(: got in the way of; hindered/deterred) the entrance to Charles Town, in what is now the US.
(2.3)
He ____ (rob/robs/robbed/robber/robberies) every ship ___ (that try/that tries/that tried/that trying) to flee (: run away from swhr), and ____ (confused/rejected: turned down; refused) to leave until he was paid (收到供應品 當作報酬) supplies.
=> He didn't leave until he received supplies as rewards.
(3.1)
However (: Yet/Still), being a pirate became ___ (more harder/harder/hardly), and Teach accepted a pardon (赦免) from the ____ (British/Britain) government.
(3.2)
This meant (that) his crimes ____ (are/were) ___ (forgive/forgave/forgiven/forgiving), ___ (as long as/as soon as/as well as) he behaved (收斂一點).
(3.3)
His pirates likely (: possibly) continued to attack ships, though, as (: when) soldiers were ___ (send/sends/sent/sending) to capture (: captivate/catch) him.
(3.4)
In Blackbeard's last (: past) battle (小於 war), he was ___ (shoot/shooting/shot) and (he was) ___ (stab/stabbed/stabbing/stabs) many (: numerous or dozens of) times.
(3.5)
He head ___ (is/was) cut off (: He was truncated).
(3.6)
According to one legend (: tale), his ghost (=> soul)
continues to search for (: be in search of) it (: his truncated head).
p. 52
(1.1)
Blackbeard wasn't the only (: mere/sole) pirate to plunder (=> rob sb. of sth.) the Americas in those days.
(1.2)
Other famous (: well-known/reputed/renowned/noted/noticed) captains included (: contained/covered) Henry Every, Bartholomew Roberts, and Calico Jack.
(1.3)
So many famous pirates operated (: 在...期間從事海盜行為活動) between 1650s and 1730s that this period ___ (call/calls/called/is called/was called) the "Golden Age of Piracy"
(1.4)
But (: However/Yet/Still,) what ___ (led to: caused/brought about/brought on/gave rise to/resulted in) this situation when and where a great number of pirates operated (their businesses) between 1650s and 1730s?
(2.1)
At that time, Europeans were building (: setting up) colonies in the Americas.
(2.2)
Spain, Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic fought for the riches (: fortune 財富) of the New World.
(2.3)
These countries had ___ (depend/independent/dependent) ships ___ (attack/attacked) the ships of enemy countries.
(2.4)
(In) This way, ___ (Europe/European) governments created a force (部隊: troop) of legal (合法的) pirates ___ (call/calls/called/calling) "privateers. 私掠船隻或船員"
(3.1)
However, during (: in the time of) brief (: short and concise) periods (: times) of peace (: tranquility/calmness/serenity/peacefulness), these privateers had nothing to do.
(3.2)
Most (privateers私掠船隻或船員) had no skills (: techniques) other than (: except for) sailing and fighting.
(3.3)
Some (: A few) became pirates, as (: because) it was their only (: mere/sole) way to make a living.
(3.4)
Others enjoyed ___ (attack/to attack/attacking) rich merchants (: dealers/business persons).
(3.5)
Pirate captains had to please (: delight/satisfy) their men (: followers/subordinates), ___ (and/so) pirates got (: received/obtained/gained) more freedom and bigger rewards than ordinary (: common/usual/regular) sailors.
(3.6)
It's no wonder (that) many (sailors) ___ (conferred/preferred/referred) a ____ (pirate/private/private's/piracy/privacy) life, even though they often shared the same ___ (blood/bloody) ___ (fate/rate/late) as Blackbeard.
make/earn a living
made/earned a living
I make a living by teaching.
drink/drank/drunk
Thomas drank
too much wine last night.
It’s no wonder (that) he feels sick today.
