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1、Lesson 36 A chance in a millionAn extremely slight possibilityWe are less credulous than we used to be.credulous: 轻信的easily believe in sth, because of naivety/ innocenceYou are credulous to believe even half of what they promised.-credible:可信的,可靠的(修饰事物)The story he told us is credible.-incredible: b
2、eyond believeIn the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -most of them wildly improbable. bring to a conclusion: bring story to an end “使结束”Did you come to/ reach / draw any conclusion?In the nineteenth century,
3、a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -most of them wildly improbable.wildly: extremely wildly inaccurate / expensiveImprobable: impossible, unlikely 不大可能It is improbable that he will say no, but not impossible.Readers happily accept
4、ed the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the heros mother. happily: cheerfully, willinglyIll happily offer to help if he asks. Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the heros mother.obscure: 1. unknown, not famous不起眼的an obscure painter / town2. difficult
5、to understand令人费解的I found her lecture every obscure.A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the heros downfall. And so on.presume: believe sth or accept sth, especially sth untrue as true until prove themYou are presumed innocent
6、 until you are proved guilty.I presumed them to be friends. 我以为他们是朋友I presumed that they were friends.假定;认为presume: 根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断assume : 武断的,把尚未证实的作为依据,与事实不相符合Let us assume that your words are fact. suppose : 最普通的用词,猜想、陈述自己的看法I suppose that it was my fault. A long-lost brother, who was presumed de
7、ad, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the heros downfall. And so on.wickedly: (道德上)邪恶的, 心眼坏的,居心叵测的plot : plan 密谋,策划有害的事情They are plotting to take over the company. 接管A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to br
8、ing about the heros downfall. And so on.bring about: cause 造成,导致Computers have brought about many changes in our lives.downfall : sudden and complete destructionThe downfall of a person / family / governmentIn the end, it was drinking that was his downfall.A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead,
9、 was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the heros downfall. And so on.and so on: and so forth and so on and so forthModern readers would find such nave solutions totally unacceptable.naive (贬义): childish, innocentYet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to b
10、ring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.conspire: plot(事件)巧合促成The bad weather and the traffic jam conspired to ruin their day out.incredible: very strange, remarkablean incredible geniusAfter they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman
11、s close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. comment on: 对加以评论remark onNo, please dont comment on my new haircut.He just commented that people were getting married later nowadays.After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workmans close resemblance t
12、o her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother.close resemblance: very strong resemblancethe resemblance between the brothersHe bears a resemblance to his brother.resemble: 特别是指外观或外在性质的相似similarity:性质、特色、程度的相似The two events which happened at the same time have got similarity likeness:
13、 最普通的用语,比resemblance意味要强Jane bears a strong likeness to her father.Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointingout that his brother had been killed in action during the war. pour scorn on: to show contempt 讥笑pour contempt onpour ridicule on 对嘲弄,挖苦,斥之以鼻 look down upon / think scorn of藐视 contempt: 蔑视,强烈谴责
14、某人或某事低贱、卑鄙,语气强于scorn despite:语气较弱,表示嘲弄His suggestion was dismissed with scorn.His face showed the scorn he felt. Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointingout that his brother had been killed in action during the war. point out: 指出或提醒不容易记起来的东西He pointed out that the information could be wrong.Though M
15、rs. Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right.be acquainted with: know sth very well 已知道When she was in Paris, she became acquainted with many artists.My secretary is acquainted with all the details of the program.Needless
16、to say, the mans name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franzs long-lost brother. needless to say: as you expect, obviously 不用说,当然Needless to say, well pay you for what you do.When the brothers were re-united, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive. how (reason) it was: how come 结果如何,发生了
17、情况How is it that you dont know? 你怎么不知道呢?The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot.make ones way: to move to walk someplace slowly with effortsWith a wounded leg, he can only make his way around the house slowly.He elbowed his way to the front of the crowd.Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants. what had become : what happened to sb. 发生遭遇,不行的事情,
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