新概念英语第三册Lesson58Aspotofbother课件

Chapter58AspotofbotherPart1:VocabularyNewwordsandexpressions

discard [dɪˈskɑːd,ˈdɪskɑːd] v.丢弃constable [ˈkʌnstəbl] n.警察ransack [ˈrænsæk] v.洗劫balcony [ˈbælkəni] n.阳台fussy [ˈfʌsi] adj.大惊小怪的

Theoldladywasgladtobebackattheblockofflats________shelived.Hershoppinghadtiredherandherbaskethadgrown________(heavy)witheverystepofthewayhome.Intheliftherthoughtswereonlunchandagoodrest;butwhenshegotoutatherownfloor,bothwereforgotteninhersuddendiscovery________herfrontdoorwas________（open）.Shewasthinkingthatshemustreprimandherhomehelpthenextmorning________suchamonstrouspieceofnegligence,whensherememberedthatshehadgoneshoppingafterthehome________（help）hadleftandsheknewthatshehadturnedbothkeysintheirlocks.

whereheavierthatopenforhelptheblockofflats公寓楼witheverystepofthewayhomewith作伴随状语reprimand

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for…因为…而责备turnedbothkeysintheirlocks用两把钥匙锁门1.

reprimand

v.

训斥Theofficerswereseverelyreprimandedfortheirunprofessionalbehaviour.军官们因违反职业规则而受到了严厉的斥责。2.

monstrous

adj.极大的amonstrouswave巨浪consideredtobeshockingandunacceptablebecauseitismorallywrongorunfairamonstrouslie/injustice

弥天大谎；骇人听闻的不公adj.骇人的

Shewalkedslowlyintothehallandatoncenoticedthatalltheroomdoorswere________（open）,yet________（follow）herregularpracticeshehadshutthembeforegoingout.________（Look）intothedrawingroom,shesawasceneofconfusionoverbyherwritingdesk.Itwasasclearasdaylightthenthatburglarshadforcedanentryduringherabsence.openfollowingLookingregularpractice惯例drawingroom起居室asceneofconfusion一片狼藉asclearasdaylight十分清楚forcedanentry闯入

lookingstrongwho3.

prudent

adj.谨慎的aprudentdecision/investment审慎的决定/投资Itmightbemoreprudenttogetasecondopinionbeforegoingahead.行动之前再征求一下意见也许更为慎重。4.

lurk

v.潜藏Whyareyoulurkingaroundoutsidemyhouse?你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？firstimpulse条件反射porter看门的人镇定下来goround检查

Theywentthroughtherooms,beingcarefultotouchnothing,astheydidnotwanttohinderthepoliceintheirsearch________fingerprints.Thechaoswas________（conceive）.Shehadlivedintheflatfor30yearsandwasaveritablemagpieathoarding;anditseemedasthougheverythingshepossessedhadbeentossedoutandturnedoverandover.Atleast________(sort)outthethingssheshouldhavediscardedyearsagowasnowbeingmadeeasierforher.forinconceivablesorting5.

hinder

v.妨碍apoliticalsituationthathinderseconomicgrowth妨碍经济发展的政治局面Someteachersfelthinderedbyalackofresources.有些教师因资源不足而感到困难重重。6.

veritableadj.真正的，地地道道的Themealthatfollowedwasaveritablebanquet.随后摆上的饭菜俨然是一桌宴席。

..averitablefeastofpre-matchentertainment.尽情的赛前娱乐享受hoarding囤积东西shouldhavediscarded本应该丢弃Thenapoliceinspectorarrivedwithaconstableandshetoldthemofher________(discover)oftheransackedflat.Theinspectorbegantolookforfingerprints,whiletheconstablecheckedthatthefrontdoorlockshadnotbeenforced,therebyprovingthattheburglarshadeitherusedskeletonkeysorenteredoverthebalcony.Therewasnotraceof________(fingerprint),buttheinspectorfoundadirtyredbundle________containedjewellerywhichtheoldladysaidwasnothers.discoveryfootprintsthatapoliceinspector巡警skeletonkeys万能钥匙enteredover翻越redbundle红色包裹Sotheirentryintothisflatwasapparentlynottheburglars'firstjobthatdayandtheymusthavebeendisturbed.Theinspectorthenaskedtheoldladytotrytocheck________wasmissingbythenextdayandadvisedhernottostayaloneintheflatforafewnights.Theoldladythoughthewasafussycreature,butsincetheporteragreedwithhim,sherangupherdaughterandaskedforherhelpinwhatshedescribedasalittlespotofbother.what7.

fussyadj.大惊小怪的tooconcernedorworriedaboutdetailsorstandards,especiallyunimpor