Chapter 3 The night of the horse

he grabbed her and dragged her away.
they overturned a car and dragged out the driver.
8. make jokes about  以……為笑柄，取笑
they made jokes about my old hat.
play a joke on 開(某人)玩笑
let’s play a joke on james and close the door so that he can't get in.
have a joke 開玩笑
she was having a joke with you.
9. everybody in troy went to sleep, _____ the guards.
a. include              b. includes            c. including          d.  included
there were six people in the car, including a baby.
there were six people in the car, a baby ______________________.
10. by midnight, the square was empty, except for the giant horse.
except for 除了……之外
the room is empty, except for a broken chair.
your composition was very good, except for several mistakes.
11. the greeks seized the captain.
eize  seizing   seized   seized
john seized her arm and dragged her into the kitchen.
the police seized him by the collar.
說出下列短語的意思：
seize the airport
seize control of
seize power
seize an opportunity
12. it had returned in the darkness.
return= come back
hong kong ____ to china in 1997.
a. returns             b. returned            c. is returned               d.  had returned
13. in one night, they succeeded in capturing it by a trick.
1) succeed in doing sth.=be successful in doing sth.
we succeeded in passing all the examinations.
2) by (doing) sth.
edison made a living by selling newspapers when he was young.
 
（二）重點句型
1. this is a story one of the students sent in.
這是其中一個學生寄來的參賽故事。
1) one of the students sent in 是定語從句
2) send in 將某物寄去某處參加比賽或進行處理，提交，派遣到某地
don’t forget to send in your entries for the competition.
別忘了把你們的參賽名單交上來。
we decided it was time to send in british troops.
我們認定是該派遣英國軍隊去那里的時候了。
2. outside the main gate of the city stood a huge horse made of wood.
1) 這是一個全倒裝句。相當與：
a huge horse made of stone stood outside the main gate of the city.
再如：
outside stood the greek army. = the greek army stood outside.
方位詞（詞組）位于句首時構成全倒裝句。
under the tree lay a boy.
on the top of the mountain stood a temple.