新概念英语第三册+Lesson+36+A+chance+in+a+million+讲义

Lesson36Achanceinamillion🌻Part1:TextWearelesscredulousthanweusedtobeInthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaid-servantwasreallythehero'smother.Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringaboutthehero'sdown-fall.Andsoon.Modernreaderswouldfindsuchnaivesolutionstotallyunacceptable.Yet,inreallife,circumstancesdosometimesconspiretobringaboutcoincidenceswhichanyonebutanineteenthcenturynovelistwouldfindincredible.AGermantaxi-driver,FranzBussman,recentlyfoundabrotherwhowasthoughttohavebeenkilledtwentyyearsbefore.Whileonawalkingtourwithhiswife,hestoppedtotalktoaworkman.Aftertheyhadgoneon,MrsBussmancommentedontheworkman'scloseresemblancetoherhusbandandevensuggestedthathemightbehisbrother.Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.ThoughMrsBussmanwasfullyacquaintedwiththisstory,shethoughtthattherewasachanceinamillionthatshemightberight.Afewdayslater,shesentaboytotheworkmantoaskhimifhisnamewasHansBussman,Needlesstosay,theman'snamewasHansBussmanandhereallywasFranz'slong-lostbrother.Whenthebrotherswerere-united,Hansexplainedhowitwasthathewasstillalive.Afterhavingbeenwoundedtowardstheendofthewar,hehadbeensenttohospitalandwasseparatedfromhisunit.ThehospitalhadbeenbombedandHanshadmadehiswaybackintoWesternGermanyonfoot.Meanwhile,hisunitwaslostandallrecordsofhimhadbeendestroyed.Hansreturnedtohisfamilyhome,butthehousehadbeenbombedandnooneintheneighbourhoodknewwhathadbecomeoftheinhabitants.Assumingthathisfamilyhadbeenkilledduringanair-raid,HanssettleddowninaVillagefiftymilesawaywherehehadremainedeversince.🌻Part

2:Newwordsandexpressions1.credulous['kredjulәs]a.轻信的2.improbable[im'prɔbәbl]a.不大可能的3.obscure[әb'skjuә]a.不起眼的；v.遮掩，模糊4.maidservant['meidsә:vәnt]n.女仆，女佣5.presume[pri'zju:m]v.假定6.wickedly

ad.心眼坏地，居心叵测地7.plot[plɔt]v.密谋8.downfall['daunfɔ:l]n.倒台，垮台9.naïve[na:'i:v]a.天真的10.unacceptable['ʌnәk'septәbl]a.不能接受的11.conspire[kәn'spaiә]v.(事件)巧合促成12.incredible[in'kredәbl]a.难以置信的13.resemblance[ri'zemblәns]n.相似14.scorn[skɔ:n]n.嘲弄，挖苦15.acquaint[ә'kweint]v.使了解16.reunite['ri:ju:'nait]v.使团聚17.assume[ә'sju:m]v.假定，认为🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂★credulous['kredjulәs]a.轻信的❤️往往是形容人,表示一种不满的评价,也可以形容物,比如时代age.例句：Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.我们不再像以往那样轻易相信别人了。Healwayscheatscredulouspeople.

他总是欺骗容易上当的人。★improbable[im'prɔbәbl]a.不大可能的Probable表示事物的可能性有充分的依据或者理由，让人有理由相信。例：It'simprobablethatshe'llaccepttheinvitation.她不大可能接受邀请。Improbableasitseems,it'strue.这虽然看起来不可能,但却是真的。❤️possible

Possible一般用于客观上有发生的可能性，但暗示这种情况的可能性较小（即说话者对事件发生的可能性不抱有太大希望）。Itisnotpossibletofinishthetaskthisevening.★obscure[әb'skjuә]a.不起眼的；v.遮掩，模糊1.adj.

难解的；不起眼的an

obscurevillage一个不起眼的村庄obscurelegalphrases难懂的法律词条2.v.

使...模糊；隐藏HerpoorEnglishobscuredhermeaning.

她的英语差，难以表达自己的意思Myviewwasobscuredbythetrees.我的视线被树挡住了。★maidservant['meidsә:vәnt]n.女仆，女佣

同义词：housemaidservant

n.

仆人，佣人★presume[pri'zju:m]v.假定搭配：presumefrom

从…中认为presumeon/upon

不正当地利用〔滥用〕,指望presumeonsb'skindness

利用某人的好心presumeonone'sposition

利用某人的职权经常用的表达方式presumethatpressume是被动性的，被presumed的本身是要得出的结果，是在缺少足够信息的情况下presumed.这个主动被动不是说语法上的主动被动，而只是说语气。例：Wemustpresumetheyareinnocent.我们必须假定他们是无罪的。★wickedly

ad.心眼坏地，居心叵测地thewickedstepmother坏心眼的继母★plot[plɔt]v.密谋1.n.情节，阴谋build/construct

theplotofanovel

构思小说的情节cunningplot

狡猾的阴谋例句：Thisisanovelwithacomplicatedplot.这本小说情节复杂。2.V.密谋plottodosthwithsb和某人密谋要作…事情plottheposition

标出位置plotatemperaturecurve

绘制了一条温度曲线例：HeplottedthepositionMaryshouldgo.他给玛丽标出她应去的地方。Heplottedatemperaturecurve.他绘制了一条温度曲线。★downfall['daunfɔ:l]n.倒台，垮台例句：Variousfactorscontributedtohisdownfall.

多种因素导致了他的垮台。Greedwashisdownfall.贪得无厌就是他堕落的缘由。★naïve[na:'i:v]a.天真的naivelooks

天真烂漫的样子naiveremarks

幼稚的话语例句：It'snaiveofyoutobelievehe'lldowhathesays.相信他会言行一致,你未免太单纯了。Sheissonaivethatshebelieveseverythinghetellsher.

她如此天真以致相信他告诉她的一切。★unacceptable['ʌnәk'septәbl]a.不能接受的unacceptableproduct

不合格品unacceptableterms

不能接受的条款...例句：Iamafraidyoursuggestionisunacceptable.

恐怕您的建议是不可取的❤️acceptableacceptedfact被大众所接受的事实★conspire[kәn'spaiә]v.(事件)巧合促成conspirewith

勾结conspire

againstsb/sth

密谋反对某人/某事例句：Theyconspireagainstthegovernment.

他们阴谋推翻政府。★incredible[in'kredәbl]a.难以置信的incrediblemethod

不可思议的方法incrediblespeed

难以置信的速度❤️credibleadj.可信的Thesedenialsaresimplynotcredible.

这些否认是不可信的。★resemblance[ri'zemblәns]n.相似

bearastrongresemblanceto长得特别像

bearalittle

resemblanceto长得不像例句：Hiswordsshowresemblancetothefacts.他的话与事实相符。There'sastrongresemblancebetweenSusanandJoe.苏珊和乔相貌非常相似。❤️Resemble

像（状态动词，不用于进行时）

像，看起来像，显得像Shecloselyresembleshersister★scorn[skɔ:n]n.嘲弄，挖苦pourscornon==lookdownupon瞧不起，蔑视scornone'sadvice

不屑接受我的忠告scornapoorgirl

鄙视一个贫穷的姑娘❤️scornatsb/sthShescornedathim

她看不起他。★acquaint[ә'kweint]v.使了解（正式用语）1.beacquaintedwithsth/sbgetfullyacquaintedwithsth/sb对某事、某人十分熟悉eg.IhavebeenfullyacquaintedwithhimsinceIwasinmycollege.eg.Ibecameacquaintedwiththenewsovertheradio.我通过广播得知这一消息。2.acquaintsbwithsth告知某人某事（也有acquaintsbwithsth，但with更常见）eg.Iacquaintmybosswithmyideas.我告知老板我的意见。3.makeapersonacquaintedwithsb:介绍某人同另一个人认识LetmemakeJerry

acquaintedwithyou.★reunite['ri:ju:'nait]v.使团聚be/get

reunitedwith

重新团聚

例句：Thisgrandangelwillnotcomefromabovetoreunitewithyou.

这个崇高的天使不会从天上下来与你结合。★assume[ә'sju:m]v.假定，认为❤️presume

侧重以过去经验或根据现实的某些感觉把某事认定为是事实。suppose

最普通的用词，意义较广泛，指缺乏确切事实，根据一些现象进行的推测，也可指为论证而提出合乎逻辑推理的某种假定，有时仅表示自己的意见。guess

常用词，指毫无根据仅凭个人主观臆断或碰运气的猜测。assume

指有很少或完全无根据的1、武断推测或2、不合逻辑的推理。1.assume+that从句Iassumedthatourteamwouldwin.我认为我们队会赢。2.Itisassumedthat+从句Itisassumedthatshewillbebackatseven.据推测她将七点钟回家。🌻Part

3:Notesonthetext★Achanceinamillion和onechanceinathousand用法一样，都表示可能性小。amillion是夸张用法，目的是加强语气oneinamillion

百里挑一，难得的★WearelesscredulousthanweusedtobeInthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.

1.usedtodosth过去常常，过去·····beusedtodo····被用来做····2.bringsthtoaconclusion使·····结束bringsth.toaclose(比较正式的)

结束bringsth.toanend

使···结束3.presentsb.withsth.给某人提供…presentsth.tosb.

把某物提供给·····4.

aseriesofcoincidences一系列的巧合

bycoincidence巧合=

byaccident偶然notacoincidence

不是偶然的巧合morethanacoincidence

不是偶然的巧合★Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaid-servantwasreallythehero'smother.

Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringaboutthehero'sdown-fall.Andsoon.

1.thefactthat···同位语从句2.along-lostbrother失联很久的哥哥（弟弟）3.presume参考单词解析4.plotto见单词解析★Modernreaderswouldfindsuchnaivesolutionstotallyunacceptable.Yet,inreallife,circumstancesdosometimesconspiretobringaboutcoincidenceswhichanyonebutanineteenthcenturynovelistwouldfindincredible.1.conspirewithsbtodosth和某人和某做某事（单词解析）2.bringabout引起，引发3.Which本身是定语从句，在从句中是关系代词作为find的宾语，incredible做宾补★AGermantaxi-driver,FranzBussman,recentlyfoundabrotherwhowasthoughttohavebeenkilledtwentyyearsbefore.Whileonawalkingtourwithhiswife,hestoppedtotalktoaworkman.

1.whowasthought…….

who所引导的定语从句修饰brother2.onawalkingtour在作徒步旅行途中

3.Whileonawalkingtourwithhiswife…While引导的状语从句的省略。省略了hewas,在表示时间，地点，等等状语从句中，如果主句和从句中的主语相同（或是无意义的it），且以be为谓语动词，或从句中的谓语部分包含助动词be时，常可将从句中的主语和谓语动词be或谓语部分的助动词be省略。★Aftertheyhadgoneon,MrsBussmancommentedontheworkman'scloseresemblancetoherhusbandandevensuggestedthathemightbehisbrother.Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.

1.commentonsth就...作出评论makeacommenton/upon

就…发表评论2.suggest用法suggestthat+虚拟语气suggestsbfor推荐某人任职3.Pointingout现在分词作伴随状语★ThoughMrsBussmanwasfullyacquaintedwiththisstory,shethoughtthattherewasachanceinamillionthatshemightberight.

1.though引导让步状语从句2.第二个that是同位语从句，同的chance★Afewdayslater,shesentaboytotheworkmantoaskhimifhisnamewasHansBussman,Needlesstosay,theman'snamewasHan