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1. 词汇与搭配：allege     curve     key     convince sb. of sth.     be convinced of ...     invest in ...     institution     enlightened等
2. 讲解修辞疑问句的特征；讲解as引导的方式状语从句中的省略形式，并用例句加以巩固
3. 举例讲解主谓结构变成插入语放在句中，而把宾语从句升级成为主句的用法

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1.allege

声称，断言（某件坏事，且缺乏证据）

He alleged that they had hired an assassin to dispose（打发，干掉） of him.

2.curve

弯曲，使弯曲
curved：弯曲的 → curved glass：曲面镜

3.key: 关键的

a key word/issue/factor: 关键词/关键问题/关键因素
表示“至关重要的”:

• vital,crucial,essential,critical
• be uppermost in one's mind
• momentous → a momentous decision：至关重要的决定
• be of paramount importance to ...

Safety is of paramount importance to us.

4.convince sb. of sth.

使某人相信某事
be convinced of ...：使被相信

类似:

• notify sb. of sth.
• be notified of ...: 使知悉

Notified John's accident,we all went to his rescue.

5.invest in

投资某个东西

6.institution

大型机构

• financial/educational/charitable（慈善） institution
• institute：学院，研究所 → agricultural/aviation（航空） institute

7.enlightened

1. free from prejuice，ignorance，superstition  
2. attitude/policy

enlighten：启蒙，教导

8.as引导的方式状语从句中，如果主谓结构在前边或后边出现过，则可以省略主谓，如：

On the occasions when they have pushed to shore an unconscious human being they have much more likely done it out of curiosity or for sport,as in riding the bow waves of a ship.

注：as后省略了they have done it out of curiosity or for sport

9.主谓结构变成插入语放在句中，而把宾语从句升级成为主句的用法

Many of us beleve that a man without education is a victim.

改：插入语化，宾升主

A man without education,many of us believe,is a victim.

更多例子:

   You may wonder why should spiders be our friends?
 → Why,you may wonder,should spiders be our friends.
   It seems that dogs love to chew up money!
 → Dogs,it seems that,love to chew up money.
   Many of us believe that ecnomic development is of paramount importance to China.
 → Economic development,many of us believe,is of paramount importance to China.