据传说，那位公主是在这个房间里被杀的。

7. spread v. 使伸展，伸展；使延伸，延伸；传播；使……流传
e.g. I spread a new cloth on the table. 我在餐桌上铺上一块新桌布。
He spread out his arms to welcome us. 他张开双臂欢迎我们。
The fire spread quickly through the forest. 火灾迅速地在整个林区蔓延。
The city spreads to the west. 那城市向西扩展。
He spread the information around. 他到处散布那个消息。
n. 扩张，范围；宽度
the wide spread of green forest绿色森林的绵延

7. brief adj. 短时间的，短暂的；简洁的；简略的
make a brief visit 作短暂拜访
a brief report 简短的报告
to be brief 简单说，扼要地说
e.g. To be brief，she was happy with that result. 简而言之，她对那个结果感到满意。
in brief 简单地说，简言之
e.g. It’s a long letter，but in brief，he says “No”.
信很长，但简言之，他拒绝了。
His explanation was brief and to the point. 他的说明既简洁又切中问题要点。
briefly adv. 简洁地；简而言之
Please tell me briefly what happened. 请简略地告诉我发生了什么事。

8. style n. 作风，方式，风格；款式；种类，式样；风度，品格
live in the western style 过西式生活
e.g. Do you have a chair in this style? 你们有这一类型的椅子吗？
in style流行的；优雅地；豪华地
This type of dress is now in style. 这种款式的女装现在很流行。
They are living in style. 他们过着豪华的生活。
out of style 不再流行的，过时的

9. pick(v.)的用法
(1)摘、捡、拾
e.g. He picked her a rose. 他为她摘了朵玫瑰花。
The little birds were picking the grain. 小鸟在啄食粮食。
(2)挑选
Please pick a good book for me. 请为我选本好书。
(3)pick out选好、选出、认出、看清楚
Pick out those books that you’d like to read. 把你喜欢看的书选出来。
We could pick out different places in the city from the plane.
我们能从飞机上把城里的各个地方认出来。
(4)pick up拾起，拿起(非正规地)学会，学到，取(某物)，接(某人)上车；听到，收听
Please pick up all the pieces of paper. 请把所有的纸片都捡起来。
He picked up French while he was staying in Paris. 他在巴黎逗留期间学会了法语。
The bus stopped and picked up three people. 公共汽车停住，上来了三个人。
My radio can pick up VOA very clearly. 我的收音机听美国之音很清楚。

语法：主动语态变被动语态应注意的问题
１. 感官动词和使役动词变被动语态后要把省略的to还原。但是let的被动结构中不定式仍不带to。
e.g. They made him go there alone.→He was made to go there alone.
I saw him cross the road and enter the bank. →He was seen to cross the road and enter the bank.
They let John go. →John was let go.
2. 直接宾语是从句时，一般只能构成以间接宾语为主语的被动句。
e.g. Someone told me where the accident had happened.
→I was told where the accident had happened.
3. 带宾语从句的主动句变被动，通常用it 做形式主语。
e.g. Nobody knew whether there was gold left in the mine.
→ It was not known whether th
“不能转换被动结构的场合”归纳
绝大多数带宾语的及物动词都可以从主动语态变成被动语态。但在下列情况下则不能转换。
(1)受动词的限制
表示状态的及物动词。这类动词有：hold(容纳)，own(拥有)，owe(归属)，suit(适合)，contain(包括)，cost(花费)，lack(缺少)，love(爱)，hate(恨)，have(有)，last(持续)等。不能转换成被动语态。
e.g. We have a new house. 我们有座新房子。