his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.
普鲁士国王威廉一世绝不可能想到他送给俄罗斯人民的厚礼会有这样一段令人惊讶的历史。
(1)amaze vt. (2)amazed adj. be amazed at/by sth. be amazed to do sth. (3)amazement n. in amazement to one's amazement 使吃惊；惊讶 惊奇的；惊讶的 对……感到惊讶 因做某事而感到惊讶 惊讶，吃惊；惊异 惊奇地 令某人惊讶的是 ①It's an amazing experience for the students to listen to the lecture given by the famous scientist.
对那些学生来说，听这位著名科学家的演讲真是一次令人惊奇的经历。 ②I am amazed to see(see) her great progress in studies. 看到她学习上取得很大进步，我大为惊奇。
③To my amazement(amaze)，I found several babies swimming in a pool with the help of their mothers.
使我吃惊的是，我发现有几个婴儿在他们妈妈的帮助下在泳池里游泳。 [名师点津]
(1)以-ing结尾的形容词常表示主动关系或特性，一般用来说明事或物，意为“令人……的”。
(2)以-ed结尾的形容词常用来修饰人，表示人的心理状态，意为“感到……的”。有时也可修饰表情和声音。
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To his amazement，we were not amazed at/by his amazing achievements.
让他感到吃惊的是，他的令人吃惊的成就并没有使得我们大为吃惊。 select vt. 挑选；选择
(教材P1)The amber which was selected had a beautiful yellow-brown colour like honey.
选出来的琥珀色彩艳丽，呈现蜂蜜一样的黄褐色。 select...as/to be... select sb.to do sth. select sth.for sb. select from... 挑选……作为…… 挑选某人做某事 为某人挑选某物 从……中挑选 ①We selected him as/to be our monitor because he was very responsible. 我们选他当我们的班长，因为他很负责任。
②Simon has been selected to make a speech at the opening ceremony. 西蒙被推选出在开幕式上致辞。
③After a long walk，we selected a good place for our camp. 走了很长的路后，我们选了一个露营的好地方。
④Daff was selected from the whole class to go(go) on the trip. 达夫被从全班同学中选出来去参加这次旅行。 design n. 设计；图案；构思
vt.设计；计划；构思
(教材P1)The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. 琥珀屋的设计采用了当时流行的别致的建筑式样。 (1)by design＝ on purpose (2)be designed to do sth. be designed for (3)designer n. 故意地，蓄意地 目的是做某事；被设计用于做某事 打算作……用；为……而设计 设计者；谋划者 ①We must make it clear whether it happened by accident or by design.我们一定要搞清楚这件事到底是碰巧发生的还是有人故意为之。
②As far as I know，the course is designed for beginners.据我所知，这门课程是为初学者设计的。
③The programme is designed to help(help) the orphans.这项计划的目的是为孤儿提供帮助。
decorate vt.装饰，装修
(教材P1)It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels，which took the country's best artists about ten years to make.
它也是一件用金银珠宝装饰起来的珍品，一批国家最优秀的艺术家用了大约十年的时间才将其完成。
(1)decorate...with... (2)decoration n. 用……装饰…… 装饰；装饰物 ①The girl decorated her room with pictures of her favourite stars. 那个女孩用自己最喜欢的明星的照片装饰了房间。
②During National Day，all the streets were decorated (decorate) with colourful flags，flowers and balloons.
国庆节期间，所有的街道都装饰着彩旗、鲜花和气球。
③She put some decorations (decorate) on the Christmas tree. 她在圣诞树上放了一些装饰品。 belong vi.属于；为……的一员
(教材P1)However，the next King of Prussia，Frederick William Ⅰ，to whom the amber room belonged，decided not to keep it.
然而，下一位普鲁士国王，腓特烈·威廉一世，这个琥珀屋的主人却决定不要它了。 (1)belong to (2)belongings n. 属于，是……的一员 财产；所有物；亲戚 ①Don't take things that don't belong to you. 不要拿不属于你的东西。
②China is a developing country belonging to the third world. 中国是个发展中国家，属于第三世界。
③Having sold most of his belongings (belong)，he almost had nothing left in the house.
他已经卖掉了大部分财产，房子里几乎什么都没有留下。 [名师点津]
belong to用法两注意
belong to中的to是介词，该短语既不能用于被动语态，也不能用于进行时态；作后置定语时，形式为“...belonging to”。
in return作为报答；回报
(教材P2)In return，the Czar sent him a troop of his best soldiers. 作为回赠，沙皇则送给他一队自己最好的士兵。 in return for in turn 作为对……的报答 依次地；轮流地；反过来；转而 ①Theory is based on practice and in turn serves practice. 理论的基础是实践，反过来又为实践服务。
②In return，she received a sense of satisfaction and achievement. 作为回报，她收获了满足和成就感。
③He didn't expect anything in return for his help. 他帮助人并不期待任何回报。 remove vt.移动；搬开
(教材P2)Before the Nazis could get to the summer palace，the Russians were able to remove some furniture and small art objects from the Amber Room.
在纳粹分子到达夏宫之前，俄罗斯人只能把琥珀屋里的一些家具和小件艺术品搬走。 remove from... remove...from... remove into... remove sth.to... remove one's doubt/trouble 从……上搬开 从……上除去/移走/去掉…… 搬入…… 把某物搬到…… 消除某人的疑虑/烦恼 ①After the customer left the restaurant，the waitress removed the dishes from the table.
在顾客离开餐馆后，女服务员拿走了桌子上的餐具。 ②They're going to remove into a new building. 他们准备搬进一座新楼。
③The man was removed (remove) from the post because he broke the rules and regulations of the company on purpose.
这个人由于故意违反公司的规章制度而被开除了。 worth adj.[古]值钱的
n．价值；作用
prep.值得的；相当于……的价值
(教材P2)Is it worth rebuilding lost cultural relics such as the Amber Room or Yuanmingyuan in Beijing？重建如琥珀屋或者是北京圆明园这样的文化遗迹值得吗？
sth.be worth doing be worth ＋ money be worth it 值得做某事 值……钱 ……是值得的 ①The jewel is worth about six thousand dollars. 这件珠宝价值大约6 000美元。
②The new car cost me a large sum of money，but it is worth it. 这辆新车花了我一大笔钱，但却物有所值。
③The Great Wall is worth visiting.＝The Great Wall is worth a visit.＝It is worth visiting(visit) the Great Wall.长城值得参观。
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be worth doing是用动名词的主动形式表示被动含义；表示“很/非常”值得做要用well而不能用very修饰。
(教材P1)Frederick William Ⅰ，the King of Prussia，could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history.