③They frightened him into selling (sell) the house.

　　他们恐吓他把房子卖了。

　　④The little girl is frightened of walking alone in the dark.

　　小女孩害怕在黑暗里独自一个人走。

　　3．Spirit is something that continues to exist after death. (P51)

　　灵魂是某种死后继续存在的东西。★exist vi.存在，生存

　　①The idea exists only in the minds of poets.

　　这种想法是诗人才有的。

　　(1)exist in　　　　存在于......之中

　　exist on 靠......为生

　　There exists/existed ... 某地有......；存在......

　　(2)existence n. 存在，生存；存在物

　　come into existence 产生；成立；开始存在

　　in existence 存在

　　②He could hardly exist on such a low wage.

　　他很难靠这么低的工资生存。

　　③There exists a good way to solve the existing problem in geography.

　　有一个解决目前地理问题的好办法。

　　④This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript (手稿) in existence.

　　这是现存最早的希伯来语手稿。

　　 [名师点津]　exist是不及物动词，不用于被动语态，通常不用于进行时。

　　4．Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature，Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse. (P52)

　　尽管谁也没有看清楚这神秘怪物的真面目，但当地一位摄影师薛俊林声称怪物的头看起来像马头。

　　★claim vt.声称，宣称；索要，索取n.要求；主张；索赔

　　①Now they are returning to claim what was theirs.

　　如今他们回来索取本属于他们的东西。

　　(1)claim to do ...　 　声称做......

　　claim for sth. 要求；索要

　　claim sth. from ... 向......索取......

　　It is claimed that ... 据说......

　　(2)make a claim for ... 提出......要求

　　②I don't claim to be an expert.

　　我不敢自称专家。

　　③You may make a claim on the company for the damages.

　　你可以向公司提出赔偿损失的要求。

　　④It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.

　　据说有些医生每周工作80小时。

　　5．A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. (P52)

　　第三次报道来自李小和，当时他正和家人在湖边游玩。★本句中a third表示"另一个"，有another之意。在英语中"不定冠词＋序数词"表示"再一，又一"；"定冠词＋序数词"表示"第几......"。

　　①In order to find a better job, he decided to study a second foreign language.

　　为了找到一个更好的工作，他决定再学习一门外语。

　　②In spite of the first two failures, he tried a third time.

尽管前两次失败了，他又试了一次。