新概念英語第三冊+Lesson 24+A+Skeleton+in+the+Cupboard+講義

Lesson

24ASkeletonintheCupboard??Part1:TextWeoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.Atsomedramaticmomentinthestorytheterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.

Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisveryproudofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.Ioncespentanuncomfortableweek-endwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsandunderclothesintwoemptydrawers,IdecidedtohanginthecupboardoneofthetwosuitsIhadbroughtwithme.Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.Askeletonwasdanglingbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormadeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.Droppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.Thiswasworsethan'aterriblesecret';thiswasarealskeleton!ButGeorgewasunsympathetic.'Oh,that,'hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.'That'sSebastian.YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.'

??Part2:Newwordsandexpressions1.skeleton['skelit?n]n.骷髏2.Seemingly

ad.表面上地3.Respectable[ris'pekt?bl]a.體面的，雅觀的4.conceal[k?n'si:l]v.隱藏，隱瞞5.vivid['vivid]a.生動的6.dramatic[dr?'m?tik]a.令人激動的，扣人心弦的7.ruin['ruin]v.毀壞8.heroine['her?uin]n.女主人公9.fiction['fik??n]n.小說10.varying

a.不同的11.medicine['medisin]n.醫(yī)學12.guestroom

n.(家庭中的)客房13.unpack['?n'p?k]vt.(從箱中)取出14.stack[st?k]v.(整齊地)堆放，排放；n.堆15.underclothes['?nd?kl?uez]n.內(nèi)衣16.drawer[dr?:]n.抽屜17.petrify['petrifai]v.使驚呆18.dangle['d??gl]v.懸掛

19.sway[swei]v.搖擺20.unsympathetic['?n'simp?'θetik]a.不表同情的，無動于衷的21.medical['medik?l]a.醫(yī)學的★skeleton

['skelit?n]n.骷髏familyskeleton

家丑skeletoninthecloset

家丑Theblockisstilljustaskeletonofgirders.這片建筑還只是僅有主梁的骨架?！颯eemingly

ad.表面上地Heisseeminglytohavelostenthusiasmindancing.

他似乎對跳舞已經(jīng)失去了熱情?！颮espectable[ris'pekt?bl]a.體面的，雅觀的1.adj.不錯的，可觀的arespectablesumofmoney相當數(shù)目的一筆錢2.adj.體面的，雅觀的Sheisarespectablewoman.她是個受人尊敬的女人。Externally,thehouselookedrespectable.從外表看，這房子是夠體面的?！颿onceal[k?n'si:l]v.隱藏，隱瞞1.concealsb/oneself/sth

fromsb/sth

隱蔽…以避開…,對…隱藏(某事)Hedidn'tconcealanythingfromyou.他對你什么也沒有隱瞞。2.concealoneselfbehindthetrees

藏在樹后concealbythecloud

被云遮住3.concealone'sanger

隱藏怒氣concealpresent

把禮物藏起來concealtheweapon

隱藏武器★vivid['vivid]a.生動的vividinsb'smemory

記得清清楚楚vividwithlife

生氣勃勃vividcolors

鮮艷的色彩vividdescription

生動的描述Thisplaceconjuresupvividmemories.這個地方使人回憶起許多生動的往事。Mydaughterisachildwithvividimagination.我女兒是一個想象力活躍的孩子。★dramatic[dr?'m?tik]a.令人激動的，扣人心弦的dramaticart

戲劇藝術(shù)dramaticchanges

日新月異的變化Heenjoysthedramaticarts.

他喜愛戲劇藝術(shù)。Sheplaysaverydramaticwomanwithflashingeyes.

她飾演一位雙眼閃光的引人注目的婦人。★ruin['ruin]v.毀壞gotorackandruin因忽視而導致毀壞、混亂或瓦解inruins嚴重受損,破敗不堪mother'sruin烈性飲料例：Therainruinedmypainting.這場雨把我的畫給毀了。Helivesinaruinedtemple.他住在一座破廟里?！飄eroine['her?uin]n.女主人公ShebecametheheroineofChina.

她成為中國的女英雄?！飂iction['fik??n]n.小說readafiction

讀小說detectivefiction

偵探小說legalfiction

法律上的假定例：HehasreadmanyAmericanfictions.

他讀過很多部美國小說?！飗arying

a.不同的timevarying

隨時間變化的...??vary

v.改變varybetweensth

在兩者之間變化varyfrom

AtoB

從A到B變化★medicine['medisin]n.醫(yī)學★medical['medik?l]a.醫(yī)學的askformedicine

求藥studymedicine

研究醫(yī)學,學醫(yī)swallowmedicine

吞吃藥takemedicine

吃藥??takeone'smedicine

認罰,忍受不快的事物medicaladj.

醫(yī)療的，醫(yī)學的medicalattendants

醫(yī)護人員★guestroom

n.(家庭中的)客房room

房間bedroom

臥室spareroom

客房masterbedroom主臥★unpack['?n'p?k]vt.(從箱中)取出un前綴-加在動詞、名詞上構(gòu)成動詞，表示“反動作”的意義。un-加在形容詞、副詞、名詞及用于作形容詞的分詞上，表示“不，無，未，非”等否定的意義。pack意思為打包，unpack意思為取出?！飐tack[st?k]v.(整齊地)堆放，排放；n.堆1.v.

stackthecards

against

阻止某人成功,對某人不利stackup堆積，累積例：Pleasestackthematerialsuphere.請把材料堆在這里。2.n.堆Heplacedhisbooksinaneatstack.

他把書整整齊齊放成一堆。★underclothes['?nd?kl?uez]n.內(nèi)衣相當于underwear；underclothing★drawer[dr?:]n.抽屜lockthedrawer

把抽屜鎖上openadrawer

開抽屜inthedrawer

在抽屜里??drawer

n.繪圖者/出票人★petrify['petrifai]v.使驚呆Theywerepetrifiedwithfear.

他們都嚇呆了。★dangle['d??gl]v.懸掛1.v.搖晃；懸垂；掛著；追求keepsomeonedangling

使某人懸望

keepsomeonedanglingaround

使某人懸望dangleround

追求(某人),希望得...dangleafter

追求例：Theleavesdangledinthewind.樹葉隨風搖擺。2.n.搖擺；搖擺物例：Donotswingitbackwardsorletitdangle.不要將腿向后搖擺或者懸吊空中。★sway[swei]v.搖擺swaythemindsofpeople

動搖人心swaydeeply/strongly

深刻地影響例：Nothingcouldswayhimfromhisdecision.

沒有什么能動搖他的決心?！飖nsympathetic['?n'simp?'θetik]a.不表同情的，無動于衷的un前綴，參考unpack前綴用法例：Bynatureheisnotanunsympatheticman.他本性倒并不是沒有同情心。??Part

3:Notesonthetext★Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.

1.concealsthfromsb都某人某事Heconcealed

his

jobfromhiswife.2.

seemingly

貌似，看似（常常含有但可能并非如此的含義）3.which用來解釋前面提到的secret的內(nèi)容★TheEnglishlanguage

possessesavivid

saying

todescribethissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.1.sayingn.話；說話；諺語，格言e.g:Alltimeisnotimewhenitispast.機不可失，時不再來。Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，學到老。2.thesortof

那種She's

the

sort

of

personwhostandsoutina

crowd.她是那種在人群中很顯眼的人。3.askeletoninthecupboard家丑，不可告人的丑事★Atsomedramaticmomentinthestorytheterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.areputationisruined=ruinone’sreputation

某人的聲譽掃地例：Therainruinedmyholiday.大雨毀了我的假期。關(guān)于reputation的搭配toearn/establish/buildareputation贏得、確立、樹立聲譽tohaveagood/badreputationacquireareputationasafirst-classcook獲得頂級廚師的名聲todamage/ruinsb’sreputation有損、毀壞某人的名聲liveuptoone’sreputation名副其實★Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.

1.one’shairstandsonend

某人感到毛骨悚然=sbfeelhorrified（adj.帶有恐怖感的,驚駭?shù)模〆.g:Myhairstandsonend.我感到毛骨悚然set/makeone’shairstandsonend

使某人感到毛骨悚然2.adearoldladywho句式分析：who指代oldlady3.bekindto

sb.

對···很友好Jerryiskindtohiscalssmates.4.everyone（單獨用every和one連在一起）

everyoneof（與of搭配every和one要分開）★Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.1.fiction

n.小說（虛構(gòu),編造）

集合名詞,小說的總稱,不可數(shù)novel

n.小說,長篇故事（某一部具體的小說）e.g:Ipreferreadingfictiontohearingaboutrealevents.

2.介詞for引出不定式的邏輯主語e.g:Itisagreathonorforustobepresentatthisrally.3.skeletonsinthecupboard不可告人的事??Itisallverywell(讓步的口氣，表轉(zhuǎn)折)…but就算怎么樣，即便怎樣，但是。?！颰heonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisveryproudofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.

1.

beproudof,

感到自豪Weshouldbeproudofournobelprizewinners.等同于takepridein

e.g:Hetakesgreatprideinhischildren'sachievements.theprideofsth.的意思是“是...的驕傲”Jerryistheprideof

hismother.2.youth青年時代one'syouth某人青年時代Youshould

learnmoreskillinyouryouth.★Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.

insteadofdoing…

表示相反、沒有、取而代之的是…Instead

of

doinghomeworkathome，Jerrywentout

toplay

football.★Ioncespentanuncomfortableweek-endwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.

spend

sthon/indoingsth

sthJerryspent

aweek

in

finishing（on）

theplan.★Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.

1.show

sbtospmeplace

帶領(lǐng)/引領(lǐng)某人去某處等同于leadthewaytosomeplace2.rarely,意思為

"seldom"wasrarelyused=waslittleused很少用，幾乎不用=The

gueatroomwasrarely

used.★Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.

1.infrontof在···前面Thereisahillinfrontofthehill.區(qū)分：inthefrontofThereis

blackboardinthefrontoftheclassroom.2.stand····petrified

驚慌失措的站在那里stand作系動詞使用+形容詞★Askeletonwasdanglingbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormadeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.leapoutatsb

跳出來撲向某人Armstrong'swords

areoften

quoted

as"That's

one

smallstep

for

man

—

onegiantleap

for

mankind."

阿姆斯壯的話往往被人引述為，「這是人的一小步，卻是人類的一大步?！埂顳roppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.

1.現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語，表示強調(diào)2.dash····to

sbJeerydashedtohismother.★Thiswasworsethan'aterriblesecret';thiswasarealskeleton!ButGeorgewasunsympathetic.'Oh,that,'hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.'That'sSebastian.YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.'

asif用法，引導虛擬語氣（自行復習）once

uponatime從前，以前??Part

4:Grammar&Difficultpoints重點句式分析：IoncespentanuncomfortableweekendwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.1.Which指代uncomfortableweekend2.Shall的用法：1）過去時