新概念第三冊第24課

1、Lesson24A Skeleton in the Cupboard 櫥柜里的骷髏櫥柜里的骷髏nskeleton n. 骷髏 nA Skeleton in the Cupboard（Title）n不可外揚(yáng)的家丑nThe terrible secret is called “a skeleton in the cupboard”. (l.5) n驚人的秘密被稱作 “柜中骷髏 ”nThe skeleton showed no sign of disease or injury.n其骨架顯示沒有任何疾病或是外傷。nHe knew they would leave him nothing but th

2、e stripped skeleton of his great catch.n他知道那些鯊魚除了大馬林魚的空骨架之外，是什么也不會給他留下的。nFrom here, however, the real work begins -building the 1500 components that put flesh on this skeleton. n然而，從現(xiàn)在起，真正的工作開始了構(gòu)建 1500 個組件來豐富這個骨架。nseemingly adv. 表面上地nWhy take a chance even a seemingly small chance if you think every

3、one is watching and ready to judge you? n為什么冒險(xiǎn)一試-即使是看似很小的機(jī)會-當(dāng)你認(rèn)為每個人都在注視并準(zhǔn)備評價(jià)你嗎？nWhen you control your reaction to the seemingly uncontrollable problem of life, then in fact you do control the problems effect on you. n對于人生中看似無法控制的難題，當(dāng)你能夠控制自己的應(yīng)對，那么你就事實(shí)上控制了難題對你的影響。nrespectable adj. 受人尊重的nShe is a respe

4、ctable young woman from a good family. (有良好教養(yǎng)的，體面的)nHe is well respected in academic world. (=admired by many people) 受到尊敬的nWe should be respectful of other cultures. (=feeling or showing respect)恭敬的，有禮貌的nconceal v. 隱藏nDont conceal the poverty of thought by the eccentric diction. n不要用這些怪僻的詞藻來掩飾思想的貧乏

5、。nI did not conceal anythingfrom him. n我對他什么也不隱瞞。(對某人隱瞞某事)nWe often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.(l.1)n在小說中，我們經(jīng)常讀到一個表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，卻有著某種多年不為人所知的駭人聽聞的秘密。nvivid adj. 生動的nHe sketched the situation i

6、n a few vivid words. n他用幾句生動的語言簡述了局勢。nJack and Mary described their journey in vivid detail. n杰克和瑪麗以生動的細(xì)節(jié)敘述了他們的旅行。nThe English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.(l.3)n英語中有一個生動的說法來形容這種情況。npossess比have更加正式、書面化ndramatic adj.扣人心弦的exciting, surprising nDramatic changes

7、have took place in past ten years. nHe witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor.n他目睹了許多人從五層高的樓上跳下來扣人心弦的逃生場面。nruin v.毀壞 destroy, spoilnThe whole supermarket was ruined in a great fire.n整個超級市場被一場大火燒掉。nBad weather ruined our holidays.n壞天氣把我們的假日全給攪了。nAt some dram

8、atic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.(l.5)n在小說的某個戲劇性時(shí)刻，可怕的秘密泄漏出來，接著便是某人的聲譽(yù)掃地。nknown: revealed (揭露)nheroine: the main female character in the novel（女主人公）; a great woman （女英雄）nShe was one of the great civil war heroines. nThe heroine in the novel is an

9、 artist. na great man or main male character : heronfiction n. 小說nDont braid fact with fiction. n別將事實(shí)與虛構(gòu)混為一談。nFiction writing as a means of living is no easy task. n寫小說作為一種謀生手段絕非易事。nThe readers hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had

10、 always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.(l.7)nsbs hair stands on end(發(fā)梢): be very frightened頭發(fā)倒豎n當(dāng)讀者到小說最后幾頁了解到書中女主人公，那位一向待大家很好的可愛的老婦人年輕時(shí)一連毒死了她的 5個丈夫時(shí)，不禁會毛骨悚然。nIt is all very well for such things to occur in fiction. To varying degrees, we all hav

11、e secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.(l.10)n這種事發(fā)生在小說中是無可非議的。盡管我們?nèi)巳硕加懈鞣N大小秘密。連最親密的朋友都不愿讓他們知道，但我們當(dāng)中極少有人有柜中骷髏。nIt is all very well (讓步的口氣，表轉(zhuǎn)折)but 就算怎么樣，即便怎樣，但是。nIt is all very well for you to stress patience, but you are not the o

12、ne who has to wait. n你當(dāng)然可以在這兒大肆宣揚(yáng)要耐心，但畢竟需要等待的人不是你。noccur(更加書面化); happen(沒有預(yù)期); take place(經(jīng)過安排發(fā)生的)nThe court will decide what really occurred. (較正式)nAll kinds of unexpected things might happen. nThe ceremony will take place in the garden. nvarying adj. 不同的nto varying degrees = to different degrees在不

13、同在不同程度上程度上nWe are all involved, only to varying degrees . nTo varying degrees, each president puts his own imprint on this celebrated workspace. n美國歷任總統(tǒng)在這個著名辦公地點(diǎn)都不同程度地留下了自己的印記。nThe only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studi

14、ed medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. (l.13)n我所認(rèn)識的唯一的在柜中藏骷髏的人便是喬治 .卡爾頓，他甚至引以為自豪。喬治年輕時(shí)學(xué)過醫(yī), 然而，他后來沒當(dāng)上醫(yī)生，卻成了一位成功的偵探小說作家。nmedicine n. 醫(yī)學(xué)nmedical adj. 醫(yī)學(xué)的nYou forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.(l.22)n你忘了我以前是

15、學(xué)醫(yī)的了?！眓He says they will be given temporary shelters and medical care, while immigration authorities decide what to do with them. n他說，難民們將得到臨時(shí)庇護(hù)所和醫(yī)療照顧，與此同時(shí)，移民當(dāng)局決定如何處置他們。nThe doctor said that the old man is beyond medical help and will soon die. n醫(yī)生說這個老人已無藥可救，快要死了。nIn medical school, students learn h

16、ow to diagnose and manage a patients medical concerns. n在醫(yī)學(xué)院里，學(xué)生們學(xué)習(xí)如何診斷病情，解決病人的健康問題。nGeorge showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used. He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner. After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang

17、one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard. (l.15)n喬治把我領(lǐng)進(jìn)客房，說這間很少使用。他讓我打開行裝后下樓吃飯。我將襯衫、內(nèi)衣放進(jìn)兩個空抽屜里，然后我想把隨身帶來的兩套西服中的一套掛到大衣柜里去。nguestroom n. 客房 unpack v. 取出stack v.（整齊地）堆放 underclothes n. 內(nèi)衣drawer n. 抽屜nHere you can enjoy elegant guestroom, pleased tropic forest shower and high speed Int

18、ernet, all of which embody the humanized design. n在這里您可享受典雅的客房，淋浴酣暢的熱帶雨林噴灑，體驗(yàn)高速因特網(wǎng)，這些無不體現(xiàn)了酒店的人性化設(shè)計(jì)元素。nHe unpacked the doll carefully from its box.n他小心地將玩偶從盒中取出來。nShe stacked all the books in the corner. n她把所有的書都堆在了墻角。nI opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified.(l.17)n我打開柜門，站在

19、柜門前一下驚呆了。npetrify v. 使震驚 stun stn, stupefy npetrified adj. 目瞪口呆的stunned, stupefied stju:pifaidnstand+adj.(stand作為系動詞來使用) nHe stood still, listening to the argument in the other room. nCotton underclothes are good for the skin. n棉制內(nèi)衣對皮膚有益。nHe searched all the drawers for the missing paper. n他翻了所有的抽屜找

20、尋那個不見了的文件。nA skeleton was dangling before my eyes. The sudden movement of the door make it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me. Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George. (l.18)n一具骷髏懸掛在眼前，由于柜門突然打開，它也隨之輕微搖晃起來，讓我覺得它好像馬上要跳出柜門朝我撲過來似的。我扔下西服沖下樓去告訴喬治。n

21、 dangle v. 懸掛nWhat is that dangling above your head? n你頭頂上懸掛的是什么？nsway v. 搖擺nHis ideas swayed this way and that.n他的想法一會兒這樣，一會兒又那樣。nto sway between love and haten又恨又愛nleap out at sb : 跳出來撲向某人nArmstrongs words are often quoted as Thats one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. n阿姆斯壯的話往往被人引述為，

22、這是人的一小步，卻是人類的一大步。nBut George was unsympathetic. Oh, that,he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. Thats Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.( l.21)但喬治卻無動于衷?！班蓿撬剑∷χf道，儼然在談?wù)撘晃焕吓笥??！澳鞘侨退沟侔?。你忘了我以前是學(xué)醫(yī)的了?！眓unsympathetic adj. 無動于衷的nHer husband was u

23、nsympathetic and she felt she had no one to turn to.n她丈夫沒有同情心，她感到無人可以求助。nEven those sympathetic to the former president have acknowledged that as a thinker and decision-maker he is not all there. n即使是那些同情這位前總統(tǒng)的人們，也承認(rèn)他作為一名思想者和決策者并不完全合格。Comprehension Questionsn1. In English, what is a terrible secret

24、called?nA secret in the cupboard.n2. When does terrible secret become known(in a novel or story)?nAt some dramatic moment. n 3. What does the readers hair do when he reads the final pages of the novel?nIt stands on end.n4. What has the dear old lady done in her youth?nShe has poisoned every one of h

25、er five husbands. n5.What kind of secrets do we all have? nOne that we do not want even our closest friends to learn.n6. Do many of us have skeletons in the cupboard? nNo, we dont. n7. The writer knows someone who has skeleton in the cupboard. Who is it?nGeorge Carltonn8.What did George study in his youth? nMedicine.n9. Did he become a doctor？ nNo, he didnt.n10.What did he become? nA successful writer of detective stories. n11. What word did the writer use to describe the weekend he once spend in Georges house? nUncomfortable. n12. Was the guest r