Day 6: Do You Like Word Puzzles
Thursday
各位书友，今天我们一起阅读《And Then There Were None》53-61页。And Then There Were None is a mystery novel by English writer Agatha Christie, widely considered her masterpiece. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1939, as Ten Little Niggers. Its American reprints and adaptations were all retitled And Then There Were None.
Question
Do you like word puzzles?
你喜欢文字游戏吗？
欢迎各位书友留言，文字语音都可以，中文英文均不限。
您的每一条留言对于我们都很重要！*3
英语共读编辑团队在后台等您来！在后台等您来！等您来！
Key Sentences（重点句子）
1. Now then, Rogers, we must get to the bottom of this.
好吧，罗杰斯，我们得把事情弄清楚。
同义句: Rogers, now we have to figure out what's going on.
讲解：
get to the bottom 直译为“触及某物底部”，引申为“弄清楚、深入了解”。
例如：
We must get to the bottom of it without its being a political witching.
我们必须查清这件事的真相，这不是政治作秀。
Scientists are trying to get to the bottom of one of nature's most distinctive walks, a penguin's waddle.
科学家们正在研究自然界最与众不同的一种走姿——企鹅的蹒跚步伐。
2. We were engaged by letter, through an agency.
他们是通过介绍所写信来雇用我们的。
同义句：We were employed by letter which is written by an agency.
讲解：
engaged [ɪn'gedʒd] adj. 使用中的，忙碌的；v. 约定；保证；同…订婚（engage的过去分词）。
be engaged by：为……所吸引，这里翻译为“雇佣”。
雅思真题例句：
We were all very engaged by the idea of why wild animals would choose to inhabit a city garden.
我们都迫切想知道为什么这些野生动物会选择在一个城市花园栖息。
agency ['edʒənsi] n.代理，中介；代理处，经销处
3. I think it would be profitable if each one of us were to explain exactly how that came about.
我认为我们每个人都要把自己怎样作为客人来到这里的前后经过说个一清二楚，这才好。
同义句：I think it would help a lot if everyone made an explain about how you came here.
讲解：
come about v. 发生；产生；改变方向。
柯林斯大辞典例句：
The peace agreement came about through intense pressure by the international community.
该和平协议是在国际社会的强大压力下产生的。
这里if后为虚拟语气，所以助动词用were。整体结构为think后嵌套宾语从句，在后面的宾语从句中又嵌套一个关系副词how引导的宾语从句。
4. But as far as we know there is no one named Blore amongst us.
但就我们大家所知，我们之间并没有一个叫布洛尔的。
同义句：But as far as we know, none of us name Blore.
讲解：as far as we know“据我们所知”。
例句：
As far as we know, this exercise has not been carried out before.
据我们所知，以前还没有人做过这样的比较。
name为过去分词作后置定语，“叫作…”
5. Cat's out of the bag, it seems. I suppose I'd better admit that my name isn't Davis.
露了馅儿啦。我看我还得承认我不姓戴维斯才过得去啊！
同义词：It seems that the secret has been revealed. I think it's better to admit that my name isn't Davis.
讲解：
cat's out of the bag直译为“猫从袋子里面出来”，习语引申为“秘密泄露、露馅了”，生动形象。
例句：
Now that the cat is out of the bag, we can tell Joe the whole story.
现在秘密既然已经泄漏，我们就可以告诉乔整件事情的始末了。
I suppose我猜想，口语中常用。
had better do sth最好做某事
Key Words（重点词汇）
bottom
英 ['bɒtəm] 美 ['bɑtəm]
n. 底部；末端；臀部；尽头
例：
By all means, I will get to the bottom of this.
无论如何我会把此事一查到底。
搭配：
get to the bottom
深入了解、弄清楚
engage
英 [ɪn'geɪdʒ; en-] 美 [ɪn'ɡedʒ]
vt. 吸引，占用；使参加；雇佣；使订婚；预定
例：
We engaged the services of a famous engineer.
我们聘了一位有名的工程师来帮忙。
搭配：
engage at will
各自为战；任意接战（游戏指令）
engage oneself to
约束,订婚
engage oneself in
从事于；忙于；正做着
profitable
英 ['prɒfɪtəb(ə)l] 美 ['prɑfɪtəbl]
adj. 有利可图的；赚钱的；有益的
例：
Close collaboration with industry can lead to a profitable exchange of personnel and ideas.
与企业的密切合作能带来人员和理念上有益的交流。
搭配：
profitable agriculture
效益农业
profitable operation
可营利地运用
词根：profit
n. 利润；利益
vi. 有益；获利
vt. 有益于
amongst
英 [ə'mʌŋst] 美 [ə'mʌŋst]
prep. 在…之中；在…当中（等于among）
例：
Amongst others we have lots of Tutorials.
除此之外，我们还有很多的教程。
Historically, Mali has had a media environment that is amongst the freest in Africa.
从历史上来看，马里曾有过非洲最自由的媒体环境。
拓展:
among指三者或三者以上的同类事物之间。
amongst与among同义，是among的变体。
一般说来among总能替代amongst，而amongst则不然。
admit
英 [əd'mɪt] 美 [əd'mɪt]
vt. 承认；准许进入；可容纳
例：
I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.
我愿意承认我确实会犯错误。
搭配：
admit doing
承认做过…；准许做
admit into
准许进入
admit the best examinee
择优录取
词根： admit
adj.
admissive 认可的；容许的
admittable 具有进入的资格的
n.
admission 承认；入场费；进入许可；坦白；录用
admissibility 可容许；有入场的资格
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—共读书籍简介—
《无人生还》（And Then There Were None），原名《孤岛奇案》，是著名的英国侦探推理女王作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的作品，也是她生涯中最著名的作品之一，被认为是历史上成就最高的推理小说之一，全球销量超过一亿册。被改编成多部影视、戏剧、漫画、游戏作品。小说巧妙地构思了八个素不相识的人受邀来到海岛印第安岛上，后来十个人都被谋害的精彩推理剧情，情节跌但起伏却毫不荒诞。该书出版于1939年。