Stage 7 Close Reading and Writing

Rumpelstiltskin-Chapter 3
Quick Review
Quick Review
From Chinese to English
1. 在那一刹那，安娜实在太惊讶以至于说不出话来。 too...to
2. 他跃上板凳，把胡子往肩膀上一甩，然后开始摇起纺车来。 leap,
toss
3. 安娜惊讶得倒抽一口冷气 gasp 。稻草在她眼前变成了金子 straw 。

Synonym
1.at last
2.trembling
3.sob
4. pretty
5. reach

Sentence making
1. the more... the more...
2. be short of
3. in that case
4. as usual
Puzzle Reading
Put the following several paragraphs in order.
When the King came in, his eyes lit up in delight.
“But it's not enough for me,” he said. “I need you
to spin more gold.”
Chapter 3 Glittering Gold
glossary 1
glitter
dawn
replied
lit
delight
stuff
last
succeed
refuse
snap
request
dazzled
glossary 2

have sth to do sth

light up
in delight
stuffed with
jumped for joy
after all
at last
have nothing to
寻找倒装句 Inverted Sentence

1. Came a voice from the window. （不完全倒装）

2. In the corner was a large spinning-wheel. （完全倒
装）
1. glitter: to shine brightly with little flashes of
light, like a diamond.
synonym: sparkle, glow, shimmer, gleam, shine

•The water glittered in the sunlight.

•His eyes glitter with rage.
2. dawn: the time of day when light first
appears.
at dawn 黎明
at dusk 黄昏
3. replied(reply): to say or write something as an answer
to somebody or something.

Synonym: answer, respond

4. lit=light
light up: if your face or your eyes light up, you suddenly
look very surprised or happy.
5.delight
in delight=happily
Synonym: (joy, cheerfulness, pleasure, happiness,delight)
6. stuff: used to refer to something when you do not know the
name of it or when others know what you are talking about

•What's that sticky stuff on the carpet?

be stuffed with ： be full of,

Synonym: be crammed with, be full of,
7. have something to do something
•You just have the money to buy one loaf of bread, what could you do?
8. last:
a. at the end; after all others
b. used about a time, a period, an event, etc, in the past that is
nearest to the present
c.final
d. (only before a noun) not expected or suitable.

•What is the last person you met in your holiday?

•He's the last one I want to make friends with.
•The last time I saw her was in London.
•This is my last chance to take the exam.
9. succeed: to achieve what you want to.

•Our plan succeeded.

•Emily succeeded in passing her exam.
10. refuse: to say or show that you do not want to do, give
or accept something.

•Candy refused to listen to George.

Synonym: decline, reject, turn down

11. snap:
a. to break suddenly, usually with a shark noise.
b. to move or to be moved into a position with a sharp noise.
c. to speak or say in an angry voice.
d. to bite somebody or something

•The branch snapped.

•The dog snapped at the child's hand.
•She snapped the bag shut and walked out.
•Why do you always snap at me?
12. request: to ask for

•The passengers are requested not to smoke on this bus.

Sysnonym: ask,
13. dazzled:
a. (used for a bright light) to make somebody unable to see
for a short time.
b. to impress somebody very much

•She was dazzled by other car's headlights.

•He had been dazzled by her beauty.
Sentence making

have sth to do sth

I have a book to read.
I have a soap to wash my hands.
I have an eraser to erase.
I have two brothers to take care of.
I have a pencil to write things with.
I have a dancing party to join.
light up
Her face lights up because of a present that
her dad gave her.
My little sister's eyes light up because she
can play with me.
Tiger's eyes lit up because he just had got
super power.

in delight

be stuffed with
Homework
1. Making sentences with every expression, each for three
sentences.