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Lesson36,Achanceinamillion百万分之一的机遇byKitty,Text,Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.credulousadj.轻信的(修饰人)credible:可信的，可靠的（修饰事物）-Thestoryhetoldusiscredible.incredulousincredible,believable-Hedemandedforbelievableexplanation.unbelievable,Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences-mostofthemwildlyimprobable.presentsb.withsth.=presentsth.tosb.向某人提供了,Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallytheherosmother.obscureadj.不起眼的-Thebusstoppedatanobscurelittletown.,Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringabouttheherosdownfall.presumev.假定(根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断)presumethat,对比assume:武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合-Letusassumethatyourwordsarefactsuppose:最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法-Isupposethatitwasmyfault.,plotv.密谋-Thecriminalswereplottingtorobthebank.对比conspireknspar:众多人合谋做重大的犯法勾当，犹指反叛，不用于修饰单个人schemeskim:某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利-Themanisschemeforpower.,bringabout产生，影响-Modernsciencehasbroughtaboutgreatchangesinlife.,Aftertheyhadgoneon,MrsBussmancommentedontheworkmanmentonsth.就作出评论，评价,resemblancen.相似sucharesemblance对比likeness:最普通的用语，比resemblance意味要强-Theyhavegotcloselikeness.similarity:性质、特色、程度的相似-Thetwoeventswhichhappenedatthesametimehavegotsimilarity.,Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.scornn.嘲弄，挖苦pourscornon鄙视，讥讽pourridiculerdkjulon对嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻,-Hepouredscornonhiswifessuggestion.lookdownupon/thinkscornof藐视contemptkntmpt:蔑视，强烈谴责某人或某事低贱、卑鄙，语气强于scorndespite:语气较弱，表示嘲弄,ThoughMrsBussmanwasfullyacquaintedwiththisstory,shethoughtthattherewasachanceinamillionthatshemightberight.acquaintv.使了解beacquaintedwithsth.对有所了解acquaintsb.withsth.=acquaintsb.ofsth.告之某人某事,makeap