新概念第三册第24课课件

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ASkeletonintheCupboard

橱柜里的骷髅

新概念第三册第24课skeletonn.骷髅ASkeletonintheCupboard（Title）不可外扬的家丑Theterriblesecretiscalled“askeletoninthecupboard”.(l.5)惊人的秘密被称作“柜中骷髅”The

skeleton

showed

no

signof

disease

or

injury.其骨架显示没有任何疾病或是外伤。新概念第三册第24课He

knew

they

would

leave

him

nothing

but

the

stripped

skeleton

of

his

greatcatch.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。From

here,

however,

the

real

work

begins

--building

the

1500

components

thatput

flesh

on

this

skeleton.

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。新概念第三册第24课seeminglyadv.表面上地Why

take

a

chance

even

a

seemingly

small

chance

—

if

you

think

everyone

iswatching

and

readyto

judge

you?

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？When

you

control

your

reaction

to

the

seemingly

uncontrollable

problem

of

life,then

infact

youdo

control

the

problem's

effect

on

you.

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。新概念第三册第24课respectableadj.受人尊重的Sheisarespectableyoungwomanfromagoodfamily.(有良好教养的，体面的)Heiswellrespectedinacademicworld.(=admiredbymanypeople)受到尊敬的Weshouldberespectfulofothercultures.(=feelingorshowingrespect)恭敬的，有礼貌的新概念第三册第24课concealv.隐藏Don't

conceal

the

poverty

of

thought

by

the

eccentric

diction.

不要用这些怪僻的词藻来掩饰思想的贫乏。I

didnot

conceal

anything

from

him.

我对他什么也不隐瞒。(对某人隐瞒某事)新概念第三册第24课Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.(l.1)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。新概念第三册第24课vividadj.生动的He

sketched

the

situationin

afew

vivid

words.

他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。Jack

and

Mary

described

their

journey

in

vivid

detail.

杰克和玛丽以生动的细节叙述了他们的旅行。TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.(l.3)英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种情况。possess比have更加正式、书面化新概念第三册第24课dramaticadj.扣人心弦的exciting,surprisingDramaticchangeshavetookplaceinpasttenyears.Hewitnessedmanydramaticescapesaspeoplejumpedfromashighasthefourthfloor.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。新概念第三册第24课ruinv.毁坏destroy,spoilThewholesupermarketwasruinedinagreatfire.整个超级市场被一场大火烧掉。Badweatherruinedourholidays.坏天气把我们的假日全给搅了。Atsomedramaticmomentinthestory,theterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.(l.5)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。known:revealed(揭露)新概念第三册第24课heroine:themainfemalecharacterinthenovel（女主人公）;agreatwoman（女英雄）Shewasoneofthegreatcivilwarheroines.Theheroineinthenovelisanartist.agreatmanormainmalecharacter:herofictionn.小说Don't

braid

fact

with

fiction.

别将事实与虚构混为一谈。Fiction

writing

as

a

means

of

living

isno

easytask.

写小说作为一种谋生手段绝非易事。新概念第三册第24课Thereader’shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.(l.7)sb’shairstandsonend(发梢):beveryfrightened头发倒竖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。新概念第三册第24课Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.(l.10)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。Itisallverywell(让步的口气，表转折)…but就算怎么样，即便怎样，但是。。新概念第三册第24课It

is

all

very

well

for

you

tostress

patience,

but

you

arenot

the

onewho

hastowait.

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。occur(更加书面化);happen(没有预期);takeplace(经过安排发生的)Thecourtwilldecidewhatreallyoccurred.(较正式)Allkindsofunexpectedthingsmighthappen.Theceremonywilltakeplaceinthegarden.新概念第三册第24课varyingadj.不同的tovaryingdegrees=todifferentdegrees在不同程度上Weareallinvolved,onlytovaryingdegrees.To

varying

degrees,each

president

puts

hisown

imprint

on

this

celebratedworkspace.

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。新概念第三册第24课TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisveryproudofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicine

inhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.(l.13)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。medicinen.医学新概念第三册第24课medical

adj.医学的YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.’(l.22)你忘了我以前是学医的了。”He

says

they

willbe

given

temporary

shelters

and

medical

care,

whileimmigrationauthorities

decide

whatto

dowith

them.

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。新概念第三册第24课Thedoctor

saidthat

the

oldman

isbeyond

medical

help

and

willsoon

die.

医生说这个老人已无药可救，快要死了。In

medical

school,

students

learn

howto

diagnose

and

manage

a

patient's

medicalconcerns.

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。新概念第三册第24课Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsandunderclothesintwoemptydrawers,IdecidedtohangoneofthetwosuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.(l.15)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。guestroomn.客房unpackv.取出

stackv.（整齐地）堆放underclothesn.内衣

drawern.抽屉

新概念第三册第24课Here

you

can

enjoy

elegant

guestroom,

pleasedtropic

forest

shower

and

highspeed

Internet,

all

of

whichembody

the

humanized

design.

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。Heunpackedthedollcarefullyfromitsbox.他小心地将玩偶从盒中取出来。She

stacked

all

the

books

in

the

corner.

她把所有的书都堆在了墙角。新概念第三册第24课Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.(l.17)我打开柜门，站在柜门前一下惊呆了。petrifyv.使震惊stun[stʌn],stupefypetrifiedadj.目瞪口呆的stunned,stupefied[‘stju:pifaid]stand+adj.(stand作为系动词来使用)Hestoodstill,listeningtotheargumentintheotherroom.新概念第三册第24课Cotton

underclothes

are

good

forthe

skin.

棉制内衣对皮肤有益。He

searched

all

the

drawers

forthe

missing

paper.

他翻了所有的抽屉找寻那个不见了的文件。新概念第三册第24课Askeletonwasdanglingbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormakeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.Droppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.(l.18)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。

danglev.悬挂What

is

that

dangling

above

your

head?

你头顶上悬挂的是什么？新概念第三册第24课swayv.摇摆Hisideasswayedthiswayandthat.他的想法一会儿这样，一会儿又那样。toswaybetweenloveandhate又恨又爱leapoutatsb

:跳出来扑向某人Armstrong'swords

areoften

quoted

as"That's

one

smallstep

for

man

—

onegiantleap

for

mankind."

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。」新概念第三册第24课ButGeorgewasunsympathetic.‘Oh,that,’hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.‘That’sSebastian.YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.’(

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。”unsympatheticadj.无动于衷的Herhusbandwasunsympatheticandshefeltshehadnoonetoturnto.她丈夫没有同情心，她感到无人可以求助。新概念第三册第24课Even

those

sympathetic

to

theformer

president

haveacknowledged

that

as

athinker

and

decision-maker

he

isnot

all

there.

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。新概念第三册第24课ComprehensionQuestions1.InEnglish,whatisaterriblesecretcalled?Asecretinthecupboard.2.Whendoesterriblesecretbecomeknown(inanovelorstory)?Atsomedramaticmoment.3.Whatdoesthereader’shairdowhenhereadsthefinalpagesofthenovel?Itstandsonend.4.Whathasthedearoldladydoneinheryouth?Shehaspoisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.新概念第三册第24课5.Whatkindofsecretsdoweallhave?Onethatwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn.6.Domanyofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard?No,wedon’t.7.Thewriterknowssomeonewhohasskeletoninthecupboard.Whoisit?GeorgeCarlton8.WhatdidGeorgestudyinhisyouth?Medicine.新概念第三册第24课9.Didhebecomeadoctor？No,hedidn’t.10.Whatdidhebecome?Asuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.11.WhatworddidthewriterusetodescribetheweekendheoncespendinGeorge’shouse?Uncomfortable.12.Wasthegue