新概念英语第三册+Lesson 24+A+Skeleton+in+the+Cupboard+讲义

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['skelitәn]n.骷髅2.Seemingly

ad.表面上地3.Respectable[ris'pektәbl]a.体面的，雅观的4.conceal[kәn'si:l]v.隐藏，隐瞒5.vivid['vivid]a.生动的6.dramatic[drә'mætik]a.令人激动的，扣人心弦的7.ruin['ruin]v.毁坏8.heroine['herәuin]n.女主人公9.fiction['fikʃәn]n.小说10.varying

a.不同的11.medicine['medisin]n.医学12.guestroom

n.(家庭中的)客房13.unpack['ʌn'pæk]vt.(从箱中)取出14.stack[stæk]v.(整齐地)堆放，排放；n.堆15.underclothes['ʌndәklәuðz]n.内衣16.drawer[drɔ:]n.抽屉17.petrify['petrifai]v.使惊呆18.dangle['dæŋgl]v.悬挂

19.sway[swei]v.摇摆20.unsympathetic['ʌn'simpә'θetik]a.不表同情的，无动于衷的21.medical['medikәl]a.医学的★skeleton

['skelitәn]n.骷髅familyskeleton

家丑skeletoninthecloset

家丑Theblockisstilljustaskeletonofgirders.这片建筑还只是仅有主梁的骨架。★Seemingly

ad.表面上地Heisseeminglytohavelostenthusiasmindancing.

他似乎对跳舞已经失去了热情。★Respectable[ris'pektәbl]a.体面的，雅观的1.adj.不错的，可观的arespectablesumofmoney相当数目的一笔钱2.adj.体面的，雅观的Sheisarespectablewoman.她是个受人尊敬的女人。Externally,thehouselookedrespectable.从外表看，这房子是够体面的。★conceal[kәn'si:l]v.隐藏，隐瞒1.concealsb/oneself/sth

fromsb/sth

隐蔽…以避开…,对…隐藏(某事)Hedidn'tconcealanythingfromyou.他对你什么也没有隐瞒。2.concealoneselfbehindthetrees

藏在树后concealbythecloud

被云遮住3.concealone'sanger

隐藏怒气concealpresent

把礼物藏起来concealtheweapon

隐藏武器★vivid['vivid]a.生动的vividinsb'smemory

记得清清楚楚vividwithlife

生气勃勃vividcolors

鲜艳的色彩vividdescription

生动的描述Thisplaceconjuresupvividmemories.这个地方使人回忆起许多生动的往事。Mydaughterisachildwithvividimagination.我女儿是一个想象力活跃的孩子。★dramatic[drә'mætik]a.令人激动的，扣人心弦的dramaticart

戏剧艺术dramaticchanges

日新月异的变化Heenjoysthedramaticarts.

他喜爱戏剧艺术。Sheplaysaverydramaticwomanwithflashingeyes.

她饰演一位双眼闪光的引人注目的妇人。★ruin['ruin]v.毁坏gotorackandruin因忽视而导致毁坏、混乱或瓦解inruins严重受损,破败不堪mother'sruin烈性饮料例：Therainruinedmypainting.这场雨把我的画给毁了。Helivesinaruinedtemple.他住在一座破庙里。★heroine['herәuin]n.女主人公ShebecametheheroineofChina.

她成为中国的女英雄。★fiction['fikʃәn]n.小说readafiction

读小说detectivefiction

侦探小说legalfiction

法律上的假定例：HehasreadmanyAmericanfictions.

他读过很多部美国小说。★varying

a.不同的timevarying

随时间变化的...❤️vary

v.改变varybetweensth

在两者之间变化varyfrom

AtoB

从A到B变化★medicine['medisin]n.医学★medical['medikәl]a.医学的askformedicine

求药studymedicine

研究医学,学医swallowmedicine

吞吃药takemedicine

吃药❤️takeone'smedicine

认罚,忍受不快的事物medicaladj.

医疗的，医学的medicalattendants

医护人员★guestroom

n.(家庭中的)客房room

房间bedroom

卧室spareroom

客房masterbedroom主卧★unpack['ʌn'pæk]vt.(从箱中)取出un前缀-加在动词、名词上构成动词，表示“反动作”的意义。un-加在形容词、副词、名词及用于作形容词的分词上，表示“不，无，未，非”等否定的意义。pack意思为打包，unpack意思为取出。★stack[stæk]v.(整齐地)堆放，排放；n.堆1.v.

stackthecards

against

阻止某人成功,对某人不利stackup堆积，累积例：Pleasestackthematerialsuphere.请把材料堆在这里。2.n.堆Heplacedhisbooksinaneatstack.

他把书整整齐齐放成一堆。★underclothes['ʌndәklәuðz]n.内衣相当于underwear；underclothing★drawer[drɔ:]n.抽屉lockthedrawer

把抽屉锁上openadrawer

开抽屉inthedrawer

在抽屉里❤️drawer

n.绘图者/出票人★petrify['petrifai]v.使惊呆Theywerepetrifiedwithfear.

他们都吓呆了。★dangle['dæŋgl]v.悬挂1.v.摇晃；悬垂；挂着；追求keepsomeonedangling

使某人悬望

keepsomeonedanglingaround

使某人悬望dangleround

追求(某人),希望得...dangleafter

追求例：Theleavesdangledinthewind.树叶随风摇摆。2.n.摇摆；摇摆物例：Donotswingitbackwardsorletitdangle.不要将腿向后摇摆或者悬吊空中。★sway[swei]v.摇摆swaythemindsofpeople

动摇人心swaydeeply/strongly

深刻地影响例：Nothingcouldswayhimfromhisdecision.

没有什么能动摇他的决心。★unsympathetic['ʌn'simpә'θetik]a.不表同情的，无动于衷的un前缀，参考unpack前缀用法例：Bynatureheisnotanunsympatheticman.他本性倒并不是没有同情心。🌻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义）3.which用来解释前面提到的secret的内容★TheEnglishlanguage

possessesavivid

saying

todescribethissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.1.sayingn.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。2.thesortof

那种She's

the

sort

of

personwhostandsoutina

crowd.她是那种在人群中很显眼的人。3.askeletoninthecupboard家丑，不可告人的丑事★Atsomedramaticmomentinthestorytheterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.areputationisruined=ruinone’sreputation

某人的声誉扫地例：Therainruinedmyholiday.大雨毁了我的假期。关于reputation的搭配toearn/establish/buildareputation赢得、确立、树立声誉tohaveagood/badreputationacquireareputationasafirst-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★Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.

1.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2.adearoldladywho句式分析：who指代oldlady3.bekindto

sb.

对···很友好Jerryiskindtohiscalssmates.4.everyone（单独用every和one连在一起）

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

n.小说（虚构,编造）

集合名词,小说的总称,不可数novel

n.小说,长篇故事（某一部具体的小说）e.g:Ipreferreadingfictiontohearingaboutrealevents.

2.介词for引出不定式的逻辑主语e.g:Itisagreathonorforustobepresentatthisrally.3.skeletonsinthecupboard不可告人的事❤️Itisallverywell(让步的口气，表转折)…but就算怎么样，即便怎样，但是。。★TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisveryproudofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.

1.

beproudof,

感到自豪Weshouldbeproudofournobelprizewinners.等同于takepridein

e.g:Hetakesgreatprideinhischildren'sachievements.theprideofsth.的意思是“是...的骄傲”Jerryistheprideof

hismother.2.youth青年时代one'syouth某人青年时代Youshould

learnmoreskillinyouryouth.★Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.

insteadofdoing…

表示相反、没有、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

带领/引领某人去某处等同于leadthewaytosomeplace2.rarely,意思为

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

gueatroomwasrarely

used.★Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.

1.infrontof在···前面Thereisahillinfrontofthehill.区分：inthefrontofThereis

blackboardinthefrontoftheclassroom.2.stand····petrified

惊慌失措的站在那里stand作系动词使用+形容词★Askeletonwasdanglingbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormadeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.leapoutatsb

跳出来扑向某人Armstrong'swords

areoften

quoted

as"That's

one

smallstep

for

man

—

onegiantleap

for

mankind."

阿姆斯壮的话往往被人引述为，「这是人的一小步，却是人类的一大步。」★Droppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.

1.现在分词作状语，表示强调2.dash····to

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

asif用法，引导虚拟语气（自行复习）once

uponatime从前，以前🌻Part

4:Grammar&Difficultpoints重点句式分析：IoncespentanuncomfortableweekendwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.1.Which指代uncomfortableweekend2.Shall的用法：1）过去时