新概念英语课件NCE3-lesson36（共22张）

Lesson36

Achanceinamillion

ByLisa【Newwordsandexpressions】

■credulousadj.轻信的(修饰人)Youmustbecredulousifshefooledyouwiththatstory.连她那种话都能把你骗倒,你一定是太容易相信别人了。incredulous表示怀疑的,不相信的

Iamwhollyincredulousofthetruthofhisstory.我根本不相信他说的是真话。credible:可信的，可靠的（修饰事物）

Thestoryhetoldusiscredible.incredibleadj.不可信的,难以置信的Oldsuperstitionsseemincredibletoeducatedpeople.旧的迷信对于受过教育的人来说是不可思议的。【Newwordsandexpressions】

■improbableadj.不大可能的

Thisishighlyimprobable.这是完全不可能的。Thesenewfactsmakethetheoryimprobable.这些新出现的事实使这一理论变得荒谬。■obscureadj.1.不出名的，不起眼的

TherearemanyobscurepoetsintheageofElizabeth.伊丽莎白时代有许多不知名的诗人。2.费解的，难以理解的;模糊不清的

Forsomeobscurereason,hedecidedtogiveuphiswell-paidjob.3.不易看清的,暗淡的

Theroomistooobscureforreading.【Newwordsandexpressions】

■presumev.假定(根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断)presumesb(tobe)+n./adj.presumethat.

Themissingchildwaspresumed(tobe)dead.人们认为那失踪的孩子肯定死了。Thehouseisempty,Ipresumethattheyareawayonholiday.

assume:武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合

Wecan'tassumeanythinginthiscase.在这种情况下我们不可能做出假设。suppose:最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法

Isupposethatitwasmyfault.【Newwordsandexpressions】

■maidservantn.女仆，女佣manservant

n.男仆

■wickedlyadv.心眼坏地，居心叵测地

Shesmiledwickedly.

她不怀好意地笑着。

wicked.邪恶的,恶劣的;缺德的

Thatwaswickedofhim.他真邪恶。Whatwickedweather!天气真糟糕！Itiswickedtomakeotherpeoplesuffer.让别人受罪就是作恶。【Newwordsandexpressions】

■plotv.密谋plotwithsb与某人密谋

plotagainstsb密谋反对某人

plottodo密谋做Thecriminalswereplottingtorobthebank.n.阴谋，密谋ThepoliceexposedacriminalplottoassassinatethePresident.警察破了一个行刺总统的阴谋。■downfalln.倒台，垮台Variousfactorscontributedtohisdownfall.多种因素导致了他的垮台。【Newwordsandexpressions】

■naïveadj.天真的1.幼稚的;无经验的;单纯的

It'snaiveofyoutobelievehe'lldowhathesays.相信他会言行一致,你未免太单纯了。2.天真的;轻信的Don'tbesonaiveasto

betakeninbytheirlies.不要太轻信,以免被他们的谎言所欺骗。■unacceptableadj.不能接受的Suchbehaviouristotallyunacceptable.这种行为完全不能接受。【Newwordsandexpressions】

■conspirev.（事件）巧合促成Theweatherandcartroubleconspiretospoilourvacation.Webothlostourjobsinthesameweek,wefeltthateverythingwasconspiringagainstus.

■resemblancen.相似Abears/has/showsaresemblancetoB:A与B相似Thegirlbearsacloseresemblancetohermother.

Yourstoryhasnoresemblancetothefacts.你的叙述与事实完全/几乎不符。resemble

v.相似，类似

AresembleBinsth：A与B在某方面相似【Newwordsandexpressions】

■scornn.嘲弄，挖苦pourscornon

Hepouredscornonhiswife’ssuggestion.thinkscornof=lookdownuponscornful

adj.轻蔑的Heopenedthedoorwithascornfullookonhisface.他面带轻蔑地开了门。Hisvoicewasscornfulintheextreme.他的声音听起来极端地轻蔑。【Newwordsandexpressions】

■acquaintv.使了解sb.beacquaintedwithsth.对……有所了解acquaintsb.with/ofsth.告之某人某事ThisbookacquaintsthestudentswiththeancientculturesofEurope.这本书帮助学生了解欧洲的古代文化。acquaintancen.1.相识的人,熟人,泛泛之交

Weareonlycasualacquaintances.我们只是泛泛之交。2.对…有了解,熟知,认识Ihavenoacquaintancewiththisbook.【Newwordsandexpressions】

■reunitev.使团聚reunitewithsb

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getreunitedThemissingchildwasfoundbypoliceandreunitedwithhisparents.Thelong-lostbrothersgotreunitedafterhavingbeenseparatedforsomanyyears.1.Herattemptsto____herfathermayendveryunhappy.2.Theywere_____theoverthrowofthegovernment.3.Todayyouarepoor,_____anddisheartened,buttomorrowtheworldmayberingingwithyourname.4.Forsuchatinywomanshehadan____appetite.5.Thelawyer____himselfwiththedetailsofhisclient’sbusinessaffairs.6.InEnglishlaw,anaccusedmanis___tobeinnocentuntilheisprovedguilty.7.Wecanallleavetogether___thattheothersaren’tlate.8.Thereissome____betweentheaccountsoftheincident.1.reunite2.plotting3.obscure4.incredible5.acquainted6.presumed7.assuming8.resemblance【Text】

Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.1)本句话=Wearenotsogullibleasweusedtobe.2)

are表示现在的情况

usedtobe过去的情况注意:谓语动词是be动词的时候用usedtobe,而不用usedto谓语动词是使役动词的时候用usedto对比：

Heworkslesshardthanheusedto.（使役动词）Wearenotsohonestasweusedtobe.（be动词）【Text】Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswith

aseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.1)

bringsth.toaconclusion结束

扩充：bringsth.toaclose(比较正式的)Theydecidedtobringthemeetingtoaconclusion.Itwasthemanagerwhobroughtthemeetingtoaclose.2)

presentsb.withsth.给某人提供某物=presentsth.tosb.

3)

aseriesofcoincidences：一系列巧合4)

wildlyimprobable=extremelyimprobable

【Text】Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallythehero'smother.Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingto

bringaboutthehero'sdownfall.1)

这里的hero不是英雄的意思，而是“主人公”2)

Along-lostbrother

一个长期失散的弟弟3)

whowaspresumeddead=whowaspresumed（tobe）dead4)

wickedlyplotto…--居心叵测的密谋做某事5)bringabout:产生,引起

Modernsciencehasbroughtaboutgreatchangesinlife.【Text】Modernreaderswouldfindsuchnaivesolutiontotallyunacceptable.Yet,inreallife,circumstancesdosometimesconspiretobringaboutcoincidenceswhichanyonebutanineteenthcenturynovelistwouldfindincredible.1)

findsthtotallyunacceptable：觉得某事完全不能令人接受

findsth.interesting

觉得什么有意思

findsb.beautiful

觉得某人漂亮2)inreallife：在现实生活中3)

do—加强语气,really_4)

anyonebut除了

Theydidn’ttellthesecrettoanyonebuttheirwives.(只有妻子知道)【Text】WhenIwasaboy,mygrandfathertoldmehowaGermantaxidriver,FranzBussman,foundabrotherwhowasthoughttohavebeenkilledtwentyyearsbefore.Whileonawalkingtourwithhiswife,hestoppedtotalktoaworkman.1)

wasthoughttohavedone：被认为已经…2)

Whileonawalkingtour

=

Whilehewasonawalkingtour……

while后面省略了主谓结构hewas在表示时间、地点、条件、让步等的状语从句种，从句的主语如与主句的主语相同，常常省略从句的主语和谓语。3)

stoptodosth：停下来做某事【Text】Aftertheyhadgoneon,Mrs.Bussmancommentedontheworkman'scloseresemblancetoherhusbandandevensuggestedthathemightbehisbrother.

1)

commentonsth就...作出评论\评价--remarkon2)

closeresemblanceto与。。。极其相似3)

suggest在这里不表“建议”，不是”suggestthatsbshoulddo”在这里suggest表示“暗示，提醒说”，是用法’suggestthat’

【Text】Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.ThoughMrs.Busssmanwasfullyacquaintedwiththisstory,shethoughtthattherewasachanceinamillionthatshemightberight.1)

pourscornon：嘲弄，看不起。。2)

pointoutthat：指出。。。。3)

bekilledinaction：阵亡4)

befullyacquaintedwith：对。。。相当熟悉，对。。。耳熟能详5)

therewasachanceinamillionthat：某事非常难得

onechanceinathousand可能性小Itisachanceinamilliontomeetyouhere.在这儿见到你可真是不容易呀【Text】Afewdayslater,shesentaboytotheworkmantoaskhimifhisnamewasHansBussman.Needlesstosay,theman‘snamewasHansBussmanandhereallywasFranz’slong-lostbrother.Whenthebrotherswerereunited,Hansexplainedhowitwasthathewasstillalive.1)sendsbtodosth：派遣某人去做某事2)

Needlesstosay自不必说

3)

bereunited：团结4)

explainhowitwas…..解释是怎么一回事

Ican’texplainhowitis(that)heisstillhere.【Text】Afterhavingbeenwoundedtowardstheendofthewar,hehadbeensenttohospitaland