新概念第三册第24课讲解

1、Lesson24 A Skeleton in the Cupboard 橱柜里的骷髅橱柜里的骷髅 nskeleton n. 骷髅 nA Skeleton in the Cupboard（Title） n不可外扬的家丑 nThe terrible secret is called “a skeleton in the cupboard”. (l.5) n惊人的秘密被称作 “柜中骷髅 ” nThe skeleton showed no sign of disease or injury. n其骨架显示没有任何疾病或是外伤。 nHe knew they would leave him nothing

2、 but the stripped skeleton of his great catch. n他知道那些鲨鱼除了大马林鱼的空骨架之外，是 什么也不会给他留下的。 nFrom here, however, the real work begins -building the 1500 components that put flesh on this skeleton. n然而，从现在起，真正的工作开始了构建 1500 个组件来丰富这个骨架。 nseemingly adv. 表面上地 nWhy take a chance even a seemingly small chance if you

3、 think everyone is watching and ready to judge you? n为什么冒险一试-即使是看似很小的机会-当你 认为每个人都在注视并准备评价你吗？ nWhen you control your reaction to the seemingly uncontrollable problem of life, then in fact you do control the problems effect on you. n对于人生中看似无法控制的难题，当你能够控制自 己的应对，那么你就事实上控制了难题对你的影响 。 nrespectable adj. 受人尊

4、重的 nShe is a respectable young woman from a good family. (有良好教养的，体面的) 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，有礼 貌的 nconceal v. 隐藏 nDont conceal the poverty of thought by the eccentric dicti

5、on. n不要用这些怪僻的词藻来掩饰思想的贫乏。 nI did not conceal anythingfrom him. n我对他什么也不隐瞒。(对某人隐瞒某事) 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在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重 的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的 骇人听闻的秘密。 nvivid adj. 生动

6、的 nHe sketched the situation in a few vivid words. n他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。 nJack and Mary described their journey in vivid detail. n杰克和玛丽以生动的细节叙述了他们的旅行。 nThe English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.(l.3) n英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种情况。 npossess比have更加正式、书面化 ndramatic adj.扣人心弦的exci

7、ting, surprising nDramatic changes have took place in past ten years. nHe witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor. n他目睹了许多人从五层高的楼上跳下来扣人心 弦的逃生场面。 nruin v.毁坏 destroy, spoil nThe whole supermarket was ruined in a great fire. n整个超级市场被一场大火烧掉。 nBad weather ruined

8、our holidays. n坏天气把我们的假日全给搅了。 nAt some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.(l.5) n在小说的某个戏剧性时刻，可怕的秘密泄漏出来 ，接着便是某人的声誉扫地。 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 ci

9、vil war heroines. nThe heroine in the novel is an artist. na great man or main male character : hero nfiction n. 小说 nDont braid fact with fiction. n别将事实与虚构混为一谈。 nFiction writing as a means of living is no easy task. n写小说作为一种谋生手段绝非易事。 nThe readers hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages o

10、f the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.(l.7) nsbs hair stands on end(发梢): be very frightened头发倒竖 n当读者到小说最后几页了解到书中女主人公， 那位一向待大家很好的可爱的老妇人年轻时一 连毒死了她的 5个丈夫时，不禁会毛骨悚然。 nIt is all very well for such

11、things to occur in fiction. To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.(l.10) n这种事发生在小说中是无可非议的。尽管我们 人人都有各种大小秘密。连最亲密的朋友都不 愿让他们知道，但我们当中极少有人有柜中骷 髅。 nIt is all very well (让步的口气，表转折)but 就算怎么样，即便怎样，但是。 nIt is

12、 all very well for you to stress patience, but you are not the one who has to wait. n你当然可以在这儿大肆宣扬要耐心，但毕竟需 要等待的人不是你。 noccur(更加书面化); happen(没有预期); take place(经过安排发生的) nThe court will decide what really occurred. ( 较正式) nAll kinds of unexpected things might happen. nThe ceremony will take place in the

13、garden. nvarying adj. 不同的 nto varying degrees = to different degrees在不同在不同 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美国历任总统在这个着名办公地点都不同程度地 留下了自己的印记。 nThe only person I know who has a skeleton in the

14、cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. (l.13) n我所认识的唯一的在柜中藏骷髅的人便是乔治 .卡 尔顿，他甚至引以为自豪。乔治年轻时学过医, 然 而，他后来没当上医生，却成了一位成功的侦探 小说作家。 nmedicine n. 医学 nmedical

15、adj. 医学的 nYou forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.(l.22) n你忘了我以前是学医的了。” nHe says they will be given temporary shelters and medical care, while immigration authorities decide what to do with them. n他说，难民们将得到临时庇护所和医疗照顾， 与此同时，移民当局决定如何处置他们。 nThe doctor said that the old man is beyond me

16、dical help and will soon die. n医生说这个老人已无药可救，快要死了。 nIn medical school, students learn how to diagnose and manage a patients medical concerns. n在医学院里，学生们学习如何诊断病情，解决 病人的健康问题。 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.

17、 After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard. (l.15) n乔治把我领进客房，说这间很少使用。他让我打 开行装后下楼吃饭。我将衬衫、内衣放进两个空 抽屉里，然后我想把随身带来的两套西服中的一 套挂到大衣柜里去。 nguestroom n. 客房 unpack v. 取出 stack v.（整齐地）堆放 underclothes n. 内衣 dra

18、wer n. 抽屉 nHere you can enjoy elegant guestroom, pleased tropic forest shower and high speed Internet, all of which embody the humanized design. n在这里您可享受典雅的客房，淋浴酣畅的热带雨林 喷洒，体验高速因特网，这些无不体现了酒店的人 性化设计元素。 nHe unpacked the doll carefully from its box. n他小心地将玩偶从盒中取出来。 nShe stacked all the books in the corn

19、er. n她把所有的书都堆在了墙角。 nI opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified.(l.17) n我打开柜门，站在柜门前一下惊呆了。 npetrify v. 使震惊 stun stn, stupefy npetrified adj. 目瞪口呆的stunned, stupefied stju:pifaid nstand+adj.(stand作为系动词来使用) nHe stood still, listening to the argument in the other room. nCotton unde

20、rclothes are good for the skin. n棉制内衣对皮肤有益。 nHe searched all the drawers for the missing paper. n他翻了所有的抽屉找寻那个不见了的文件。 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 d

21、ashed downstairs to tell George. (l.18) n一具骷髅悬挂在眼前，由于柜门突然打开，它 也随之轻微摇晃起来，让我觉得它好像马上要 跳出柜门朝我扑过来似的。我扔下西服冲下楼 去告诉乔治。 n dangle v. 悬挂 nWhat is that dangling above your head? n你头顶上悬挂的是什么？ nsway v. 摇摆 nHis ideas swayed this way and that. n他的想法一会儿这样，一会儿又那样。 nto sway between love and hate n又恨又爱 nleap out at sb

22、: 跳出来扑向某人 nArmstrongs words are often quoted as Thats one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. n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。 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

23、once upon a time.( l.21) 但乔治却无动于衷。“噢，是它呀！他笑着说道 ，俨然在谈论一位老朋友。“那是塞巴斯蒂安。 你忘了我以前是学医的了。” nunsympathetic adj. 无动于衷的 nHer husband was unsympathetic and she felt she had no one to turn to. n她丈夫没有同情心，她感到无人可以求助。 nEven those sympathetic to the former president have acknowledged that as a thinker and decision-ma

24、ker he is not all there. n即使是那些同情这位前总统的人们，也承认他 作为一名思想者和决策者并不完全合格。 Comprehension Questions n1. In English, what is a terrible secret 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

25、 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 her 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 cupb

26、oard? nNo, we dont. n7. The writer knows someone who has skeleton in the cupboard. Who is it? nGeorge Carlton n8.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