1、Lesson 36 A chance in a million 百萬分之一的機遇 by KittyText We are less credulous than we used to be. credulous adj. 輕信的 (修飾人)credible: 可信的，可靠的 （修飾事物）-The story he told us is credible.incredulousincrediblebelievable -He demanded for believable explanation.unbelievable In the nineteenth century, a novelist

2、 would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences - most of them wildly improbable. present sb. with sth. = present sth. to sb.向某人提供了 Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the heros mother. obscure adj. 不起眼的-The bus stop

3、ped at an obscure little town. A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the heros downfall. presume v. 假定(根據過去的經驗和感覺作出決斷)presume that對比assume : 武斷的，把尚未證實的作為依據，與事實不相符合-Let us assume that your words are fact suppose : 最普通的用詞，猜想、陳述自己

4、的看法-I suppose that it was my fault. plot v. 密謀-The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.對比conspire knspar: 眾多人合謀做重大的犯法勾當，猶指反叛，不用于修飾單個人scheme skim: 某人暗中設計狡詐的手段來謀求自己的私利-The man is scheme for power. bring about 產生，影響-Modern science has brought about great changes in life. After they had gone on, Mrs

5、 Bussman commented on the workmans close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. comment on sth. 就作出評論，評價 resemblance n. 相似such a resemblance對比likeness: 最普通的用語，比resemblance意味要強-They have got close likeness.similarity:性質、特色、程度的相似-The two events which happened at th

6、e same time have got similarity. Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦pour scorn on 鄙視，譏諷鄙視，譏諷 pour ridicule rdkjul on 對嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻 -He poured scorn on his wifes suggestion.look down upon / think scorn of 藐視 contempt kntmpt: 蔑視，強烈譴責某人或某事低賤、卑鄙，語氣強于scorn despite: 語氣較弱，表示嘲弄 Though Mrs Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right. acquaint v. 使了解be acquainted with sth. 對有所了解acquaint sb. with sth. =acquaint sb. of sth. 告之某人某事ma