4．tension n．紧张气氛；紧张，烦躁；矛盾，对立→tense adj.令人紧张的，感到紧张的v.(使)变得紧张，(使)绷紧

　　5．generous adj.慷慨的，大方的；宽厚的，仁慈的→generosity n．慷慨，大方；宽厚，仁慈

　　6．violent adj.暴力的，粗暴的；猛烈的，强烈的→violence n．暴力行为

　　[巧记单词]

派生词 desperately →desperate＋­ly tension →tense去e＋­ion violence →violent去t＋­ce 　　Ⅲ.补全短语

　　1．before long　　　　　　　不久之后

　　2．come out 出版，发行

　　3．have nothing to do with 与......无关

　　4．bent on (doing) sth. 决心做某事(通常指坏事)

　　5．on the run 躲避，不停地奔波

　　6．live up to 达到，符合(期望)

　　7．be ashamed of 对......感到愧疚

　　8．give up 放弃

　　1．[教材原句]They are novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were so well written that people still read them nowadays.

　　它们是很久以前创作的小说、戏剧和诗歌。这些作品写得如此好以至于今天人们仍然在阅读它们。

　　[句型点拨]so ... that ..."如此......以至于......"。

　　[佳句赏析]He looked so different from his usual look that I stopped a moment to stare at him.

　　 他看起来和平常的样子如此不同，我就盯着他看了一会儿。

2．[教材原句]This makes them difficult for some people to read, so they are