Unit 13 The Mystery of the Moonstone [Reading]

5.rosanna may have taken the diamond to please franklin who had heavy debts. f
step 4 post-reading:
1. rachel’s birthday party was not a success. why not?
several arguments and strange things happened: godfrey proposed marriage to rachel and was turned down, franklin argued with mr. candy, and indian entertainers arrived but gave poor entertainment. the passage also suggests a reason why the party was not successful might be the bad luck of the moonstone.
why did sergeant cuff think franklin might have stolen the diamond?
he is enthusiastic to help the investigation even though this makes rechel very angry. is he covering up hid guilt?
a list about the suspects and reasons :
suspects
reasons for suspicion the indians
they followed the moonstone around the world waiting for an opportunity to take it back to india . godfrey
he might have stolen the moonstone as revenge for loss of face ,because rachel turned down his proposal of marriage . dr candy
as with godfrey, he lost face because of the quarrelling with franklin. rachel
perhaps she had debts that needed to be paid . rosanna
she might have taken the diamond either from force of habit ,for she was a thief before rachel’s mother gave her a job or cause a disagreement between rachel and franklin franklin
he gave the detective assistance.his enthusiasm was the reason why he was suspected ,because it was not his business. step 5 what are the main clue of the story?
the detective story develops completely following the structure: the appearance of the moonstone (receiving from rachel’s uncle) ---- the loss of the moonstone ---- the investigation of the moonstone (and the person who might have stolen it )---- discovery of the truths or facts. language points:
para1
1. be set in 以------為背景
2. be cursed with ___________
under the curse of = as a result of curse
3. live a sad, lonely life ____________
4. leave sth. to sb. 將某物遺贈(zèng)給某人
leave the moonstone to his sister’s daughter ______________
4. in an act of revenge （在）作為報(bào)復(fù)（的行動(dòng)中）
take the moonstone as revenge for the loss of face 因丟了面子而將寶石拿進(jìn)行報(bào)復(fù)
get/have/take revenge on sb. for sth.因某事而報(bào)復(fù)某人
in revenge 作為報(bào)復(fù)
類似的：in return/exchange___________
5. pass on sth.to sb.轉(zhuǎn)交； 將------傳遞給------
pass on his bad fortune to her___________
6. on the reception for her eighteenth birthday
para 2
7. be considerate towards sb.對(duì)------體貼
句型：it is considerate of sb. to do sth.
considering(prep.) 就------而言；考慮到
considerable(adj.)值得考慮的;重要
consideration(n) eg . take sb/sth. into consideration(account)