Unit 5 The Light of Halloween

Paragraph 1 On Halloween, houses and yards in the U.S.A. are often lit up by jack-o’-lanterns.  …are often lit up by jack-o’- lanterns. be lit up為「現在被動式」用法

► fifteen minutes/six days/four weeks ago Paragraph2  Long ago, a man named Jack…  long ago 很久以前 「 一段時間+ ago 」，意為「…以前」 ► fifteen minutes/six days/four weeks ago ► a moment/a minute/a short while ago

 …a man named Jack… 　 …a man called Jack… 　 …a man who was named/called Jack 　 …a man whose name was Jack wonder (猜想 ) wander ( 徘徊 )

He loves drinking with his friends and playing tricks on them

Soon, no one wanted to be Jack’s friend. No one wanted to make friends with Jack. make friends with 與…做朋友 ► Candy is such a nice girl that everyone wants to make friends with her.

Paragraph 3 One evening, while Jack was drinking, he thought about playing a trick on someone. However, no one fell for his tricks again. fall for + N (上…當)

Paragraph 4  turn up (出其不意的出現) Jack looked at the purse that he had stolen earlier that day. …that he had stolen… had stolen the purse ( 先發生 ) looked at the purse (後發生 ) earlier that day那天稍早 (↔ later that day)

 It had a silver cross inside…  have vt. 擁有，包含 ► There was a silver cross inside the purse. ► The purse had a silver cross inside it.

 S + make/let/have + O + V ► The touching speech made all the It had a silver cross inside that would make the Devil lose all his power. 此處的make為使役動詞  S + make/let/have + O + V ► The touching speech made all the audience cry.

The Devil fell for Jack’s trick and turned himself into a silver coin, so that he could ask for Jack’s soul later. turn A into B (把 A 變成 B ) The Devil turned himself into a silver coin. so that 後接子句表「目的」。  ask for N

make + a promise keep break in a flash Paragraph 5 promise never to take my soul make + a promise keep break in a flash

Paragraph 6 …the Devil wouldn’t let him in either. You are a student. I am, too. You are not a student. I am not, either.

Paragraph 7 trick sb into V-ing have + nothing + to do with N something a lot

Paragraph 7  “You will wander in the darkness between Heaven and Hell forever,” said the Devil. between A and B Then, before he shut the gate, he threw a burning piece of coal at Jack.

現在分詞與過去分詞當形容詞 現在分詞作形容詞表示「主動或進行」。 例如：► a sleeping baby (= a baby who is/was sleeping) ► the boiling water (= the water which is/was boiling) 過去分詞作形容詞通常是表「被動或已完成」。 例如：► a broken window (= a window which is broken) ► a used car (= a car which has been used)

Feeling sad and miserable, Jack picked up the coal with a turnip. As Jack felt sad and miserable, he picked up the coal with a turnip. with a turnip

 make A out of B (用B製成A) ► Mother made a bag out of the jeans I was going to throw away. 此用法若使用被動語態，通常會省 略out。例： ► The beautiful chair was made of wood.

字 詞 辨 義 ► Cheese is made from milk. (化學變化; 本質由牛奶變化為乳酪) ► Amy made a vase out of an old bottle. (物理變化; 只有外形的變化)

 With the lantern, Jack wandered… As Jack carried the lantern, Jack wandered… 　 Carrying the lantern, Jack wandered with在這裡作「拿著，持有」的意思。

Paragraph 8  the Irish 愛爾蘭人 the Irish為集合名詞， 作句中的主詞 時需搭配複數動詞。 ► The Irish are famous for their jokes, coffee, and tap dance.

 They symbolized Jack’s miserable soul and were used to scare wandering ghosts away. 人 be used to + N (V-ing) ( 習慣 ) I am used to hot weather. 事物 be used to + V (被用來 ) The lanterns were used to scare ghosts away.

► After eleven hours of flight, we finally arrive in New York. when Irish immigrants arrived in the U.S.A., … ► After eleven hours of flight, we finally arrive in New York. ► We arrived at the hotel in the evening. ► It’s 12:00 a.m., and Anna hasn’t arrived home. I worry about her so much.

They found pumpkins and used them to replace the turnips. They replaced the turnips with pumpkins. They had used the turnips for their jack-o’-lanterns.