新概念第三册36课讲课课件

Lesson36Achanceinamillion百万分之一的机遇byKittyText•Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.•credulousadj.轻信的(修饰人)credible:可信的，可靠的（修饰事物）--Thestoryhetoldusiscredible.incredulousincrediblebelievable--Hedemandedforbelievableexplanation.unbelievable•Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences----mostofthemwildlyimprobable.•presentsb.withsth.=presentsth.tosb.向某人提供了……•Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallythehero'smother.•obscureadj.不起眼的--Thebusstoppedatanobscurelittletown.•Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringaboutthehero'sdownfall.•presumev.假定(根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断)presumethat对比assume:武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合--Letusassumethatyourwordsarefactsuppose:最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法--Isupposethatitwasmyfault.•plotv.密谋--Thecriminalswereplottingtorobthebank.对比conspire[kən’spaɪr]:众多人合谋做重大的犯法勾当，犹指反叛，不用于修饰单个人scheme[skim]:某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利--Themanisschemeforpower.•bringabout产生，影响--Modernsciencehasbroughtaboutgreatchangesinlife.•Aftertheyhadgoneon,MrsBussmancommentedontheworkman'scloseresemblancetoherhusbandandevensuggestedthathemightbehisbrother.•commentonsth.就……作出评论，评价•resemblancen.相似sucharesemblance对比likeness:最普通的用语，比resemblance意味要强--Theyhavegotcloselikeness.similarity:性质、特色、程度的相似--Thetwoeventswhichhappenedatthesametimehavegotsimilarity.•Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.•scornn.嘲弄，挖苦pourscornon鄙视，讥讽pourridicule[‘rɪdɪ’kjul]on对……嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻--Hepouredscornonhiswife’ssuggestion.lookdownupon/thinkscornof藐视contempt[kən’tɛmpt]:蔑视，强烈谴责某人或某事低贱、卑鄙，语气强于scorndespite:语气较弱，表示嘲弄•ThoughMrsBussmanwasfullyacquaintedwiththisstory,shethoughtthattherewasachanceinamillionthatshemightberight.•acquaintv.使了解beacquaintedwithsth.对……有所了解acquaintsb.withsth.=acquaintsb.ofsth.告之某人某事makeapersonacquaintedwithsb.介绍某人同另一个人认识Letmemake...acquaintedwithyou(正式用法)acquaintance[ə’kwentəns]n.熟人