新概念英语-3-Lesson-24-A-skeleton-in-the-cupboard

Lesson24AskeletoninthecupboardNewwordsandexpressions•skeletonn.骷髅•seeminglyad.表面上地•respectablea.体面的，雅观的•concealv.隐藏，隐瞒•vivida.生动的•dramatica.令人激动的，扣人心弦的•ruinv.毁坏•heroinen.女主人公•fictionn.小说•varyinga.不同的Newwordsandexpressions•medicinen.医学•guestroomn.(家庭中的)客房•unpackvt.(从箱中)取出•stackv.(整齐地)堆放，排放；n.堆•underclothesn.内衣•drawern.抽屉•petrifyv.使惊呆•danglev.悬挂•swayv.摇摆•unsympathetica.不表同情的，无动于衷的•medicala.医学的Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard•Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.NotesontheText•Skeletonn.骷髅（n.(动物之)骨架,骨骼,纲要）•adj.骨骼的；骨瘦如柴的；概略的；基本的•askeletoninthecupboard•=askeletoninthecloset•=afamilyskeleton家丑•e.g:Itistimetobringthefamilyskeletonoutofthecupboard.•该是公开家丑的时候。•skeletonkey万能钥匙•reducedtoaskeleton瘦得皮包骨•e.g:Hehashadnothingtoeatforacoupleofdayssohehasbeenreducedtoaskeleton.NotesontheText•seemingly:adv,貌似，看似（但可能并非如此）•e.g:Aseeminglyendlesslineoftruckswaitsinvaintoloadup.•adv,似乎，好像（是事实）•e.g:HehasmovedtoSpain,seeminglytoenjoyaslowerstyleoflife...•respectableadj.体面的,雅观的•e.g:Thetieisforrespectablepeopleonly.•这条领带只适合体面的人戴。NotesontheText•concealv.隐藏,隐瞒（比hide更加正式,语气更强）•concealsth.fromsb.•e.g:Heconcealedhisdisappointmentfromhisfriends.•e.g:Heconcealedhisdebtsfromhiswife.•hidevt.vi.（hid,hidden,hiding）隐藏,把…藏起来•e.g:Whenhermothercamein,thelittlegirlhidbehindthecurtain.（很口语话）•saying,n.话；说话；谚语，格言•e.g:Alltimeisnotimewhenitispast.•机不可失，时不再来。•Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.•活到老，学到老。Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard•Atsomedramaticmomentinthestory,theterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.adj.大家知道的；已知的；知名的NotesontheText•ruinone’sreputation某人的声誉扫地•ruinvt.毁坏,毁灭（泛指概念,表示毁坏的过程不是一下完成的）•=spoilvt.搞糟,宠坏v.扰乱•e.g:Therainruinedmyholiday.=•Therainspoiledmyholiday.•destroyvt.破坏,毁坏v.消灭,摧毁（完全摧毁,不可修复）•e.g:Totellthepatientthetruthistoriskdestroyinghishope.•e.g:Theearthquakedestroyedalmosttheentirecity.•damagevt.损害,损坏,使受损失（可以被修复）•e.g:Thecarisdamagedanditisberepairingnow.NotesontheText•关于reputation的搭配•toearn/establish/buildareputation赢得、确立、树立声誉•tohaveagood/badreputation•acquireareputationasafirst-classcook获得顶级厨师的名声•todamage/ruinsb’sreputation有损、毁坏某人的名声•liveuptoone’sreputation名副其实NotesontheText•one’shairstandsonend某人感到毛骨悚然=•sbfeelhorrified（adj.带有恐怖感的,惊骇的）•e.g:Myhairstandsonend.我感到毛骨悚然•set/makeone’shairstandsonend•使某人感到毛骨悚然•horridadj.恐怖的,令人讨厌的,可怕的•e.g:Thehorridfilmreallymakemyhairstandsonend.•everyone（单独用every和one连在一起）everyoneof（与of搭配every和one要分开）Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard•Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisverypoundofthefact.NotesontheText•fictionn.小说（虚构,编造）•集合名词,小说的总称,不可数•noveln.小说,长篇故事•（某一部具体的小说）•e.g:Ipreferreadingfictiontohearingaboutrealevents.•介词for引出不定式的逻辑主语•e.g:Itisagreathonorforustobepresentatthisrally.NotesontheText•Itisallverywell…but…好到是好,但是…•--Itisallverywellforthemtoaskmetodoit,butIamtoobusy.•beproudof,感到自豪•Weshouldbeproudofournobelprizewinners.•br常用短语takepridein•e.g:Hetakesgreatprideinhischildren'sachievements.•brtheprideofsth.的意思是“是...的骄傲”NotesontheText•Occurvi.发生,出现（某个事件出乎意料的、偶然的发生）--比happen更正式•e.g:Whendidtheaccidentoccur?•Itoccurredtometodo…/Itoccurredtomethat…•e.g:Itoccurredtometoopenthewindow.•Happenvi.发生,碰巧,偶然（某个事件出乎意料的、偶然的发生）•e.g:Whendidtheaccidenthappen?•Takeplacev.发生,举行（事件根据安排而发生、举行）•e.g:Whenwilltheweddingtakeplace?Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard•Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.IoncespendanuncomfortableweekendwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.NotesontheText•insteadofdoing…表示相反、没有、取而代之的是…•e.g:Insteadofsleepingathome,hewentshopping.•spend，主语是人。常用形式：•S+spend+(in)doingsth/S+spendonsth•show/leadsbto…带领某人进入…•show，vt.说明；指示；表明；演示•n.展览；显示；外观；表演•e.g:Thesefiguresshowanincreaseofoveronemillion•inunemployment...•rarely,meansseldom•wasrarelyused=waslittleusedLesson24Askeletoninthecupboard•AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsandunderclothesintwoemptydrawers,IdecidedtohangoneofthetwosuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.在...前面NotesontheText•stacked，n.垛，干草堆；（一排）烟囱；•e.g:Therewerestacksofbooksonthebedside•tableandfloor.•e.g:astackofpapers一摞报纸•astackofbooks一大堆书•vt.&vi.堆成堆，垛；洗牌作弊；•e.g:Theyarestackedneatlyinpilesofthree.•它们每3个一组被整齐地码放在一起。•Stackup,meansthesameasstack.•e.g:HeorderedthemtostackuppillowsbehindhisbackNotesontheText•UsageNote:•Apileofthingscanbetidyoruntidy.…aneatpileofclothes.Aheapisusuallyuntidy,andoftenhastheshapeofahillormound.Now,thehouseisaheapofrubble.Astackisusual