导学案 6 Cultural Corner (Page27)

1. 阅读障碍清

trilogy n.三部曲 human n.人类

exist v. 存在 elf n. 精灵 (pl.) elves

hobbit 霍比特人 dwarf n. 小矮人

creature n. 生物 possess v. 拥有

definitely adv. 一定

II. 翻译下列短语

be made into 被制成 take place 发生

magical power 魔力 be similar to 与...相似

be lost/be missing/be gone 丢失 a place of darkness and fear一个充满黑暗和恐惧的地方

1. Humans are only one of the creatures who exist at this time.

（1）这是一个复合句who引导定语从句，先行词为creatures.注意定语从句中的主谓一致。

　She is one of the students who _are__ going abroad for further study.

　他是即将出国深造的学生之一。(先行词是students)

　She is the only one of the students who is going abroad for further study.

　他是唯一一个即将出国深造的学生之一。(先行词是the only one)

（2）human

n. 人，人类 指与动物、植物、机器等相对立而存在的"人"，相当于human being (人)。a human / a human being指"一个人"，复数形式是humans / human beings.

　　The most important one is the part that humans have played.

　adj. 人的，人类的，人性的

the human race 人类 human nature 人性 human affairs 人事

(3) exist vi. 存在，生存 无被动语态和进行时态

　　Man can't exist without water.

　　existence n.存在 come into existence 出现 in existence 存在

live a happy (hard, simple...) existence =live a happy ( hard, simple...) life

2. possess vt.拥有；具有（特质）；（感觉、情绪等）攫住，控制

　注意：possess不用于进行时A terrible fear possessed her.

　课文原句 Any creature who possesses one of these rings has great power.

　possession (n.) possessive (adj.)占有欲强的

　be in possession of （人）拥有

　be in the possession of （物）为某人所拥有

　与possession用法一样的还有 charge, control等，即 in charge of 掌管；

　in the charge of在...的掌管下。

　Mr. Smith is in possession of a very expensive car.

　The expensive car is in the possession of Mr. Smith. take possession of 占有

3. power既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，意为"力量；能力；权力"。

　a power station发电站 power failure停电

　within/ beyond(out of)one's power力所能及/超出某人能力范围

force, strength, power, energy