1、Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard skeleton n.骷髏；（動物的）骨架，骨骼，基干，綱要，萬能鑰匙 A skeleton in the cupboard/closet= a family skeleton 家丑(cupboard/closet 碗櫥） -Its time to bring the family skeleton out of cupboard. -該是公開家丑的時候了。 Skeleton in the cupboard是一條起源于英國的成語。關于這條成語，還流傳著一個故事。傳說有一個年輕貌美的女人，因丈夫長年在外，不堪寂寞，于是趁丈

2、夫不在之時，每晚在家和情人幽會。有一天晚上，正當她和情人幽會之時，她的丈夫突然回來了，妻子大驚失色，手忙腳亂地把情人藏入了家中的一個大木柜中。丈夫進得屋來，二話不說用磚把木柜壘在一堵墻內。天長日久，那位情人變成了一具骷髏。所以，Skeleton in the cupboard的含意就是“不可外揚的家丑，隱情”。 skeleton structure 骨架構造 skeleton staff 基干人員 skeleton key 萬能鑰匙 reduced to a skeleton 瘦得皮包骨 -He has had nothing to eat for a couple of days so he

3、 has been reduced to a skeleton. respectable adj.體面的，雅觀的(=decent=graceful) -The tie is for respectable people only. respectable adj. 值得尊敬的，可敬的，高尚的 respectful adj. 尊敬人的，有禮貌的 -受人尊敬的人也會尊敬別人。 -A respectable person is respectful to others. Respective adj.分別的，各自的 -All the students returned to their respec

4、tive classrooms. conceal v.隱瞞，隱藏 conceal sth. from sb. -He concealed his exam marks from his parents.hide vt./vi 隱藏，把.藏起來 （hid，hidden） -When her mother came in, the little girl hid behind the curtain.(口語化） vivid adj.生動的（活潑的）生動的（活潑的） 栩栩如生的描述栩栩如生的描述 vivid description -She gave the police a vivid descr

5、iption of the accident. -She is a child with vivid imagination. 李白乘舟不給錢，李白乘舟不給錢， 船夫一腳踢下船。船夫一腳踢下船。 桃花灘水深千尺，桃花灘水深千尺， 不知李白死沒死。不知李白死沒死。 天若有情天亦老，人若有情死得早。 問君能有幾多愁，恰似一壺二鍋頭。 三個臭皮匠，臭味都一樣。 兩情若是長久時，該是兩人結婚時。 清水出芙蓉，亂世出英雄。 春風又綠江南岸，賠本買賣姐不干。 天蒼蒼，野茫茫，一樹梨花壓海棠。 adj.鮮明的，鮮艷的（光線、色彩等） vivid color 鮮艷的顏色 vivid blue 碧藍色 vivi

6、d green 翡翠綠 比較級 more vivid 最高級 the most vivid dramatic adj.令人激動的，扣人心弦的 （戲劇性的，生動的） -The dramatic scene is still in his mind. dramatic arts 戲劇藝術 exciting adj. 令人興奮的，令人激動的（沒dramatic那么強烈） ruin n.毀壞 financial ruin 經濟損失 in ruins 成為廢墟 -這個修道院成了一片廢墟。 -The monastery was in ruins. relic n.廢墟，遺跡 cultural relic

7、文化遺產，文物 fiction n.小說（虛構，編造） (集體名詞，小說的總稱，不可數） 科幻小說 science fiction 科幻片 science fiction film novel n. 小說，長篇故事（某一部具體的小說） varying adj.不同的 varying =various (adj.不同的，各種各樣的）= different kinds of 同： different adj.不同的（與.不一樣） -My idea is different from yours. vary vi./vt. -The weather varies from day to day. m

8、edicine n.醫學 中/西醫 Chinese/Western medicine traditional/modern medicine傳統/現代醫學 配藥 mix medicine 服藥 take medicine -The doctor mix me some medicine, I take them and they worked. guestroom n. （家庭中的）來客住房 客廳 parlor/drawing room kitchen bedroom 主臥 master/main bedroom 次臥 second bedroom study 衛生間 bathroom gue

9、st house （a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals) 家庭旅館 guest book (正式場合或旅館的）客人登記簿 guest worker （a worker from one country who works in another country for a short time) 外籍工人 unpack vt.（從箱中）取出 -他取出的包。（打開包裹） -He unpacked his bag. pack v.包裝 pack up 整理，打包 -I packed up my baggage/lug

10、gage. A pack of 一群 一群流浪狗 a pack of stray dogs stack v.（整齊地）堆放，排放 stack up 堆積 stack up books stack room 書庫 n.摞，疊，大堆 一摞報紙 a stack of papers 一大堆書 a stack of books -書庫里有一大堆書。 -There is a stack of books in the stack room. drawer n.抽屜 top drawer 最上層抽屜，社會最上層 -Shes out of the top drawer/ Shes very top drawe

11、r. -她出身上層社會。/ 她社會地位極高。 bottom drawer 嫁衣 petrify v.使驚呆（=shock） 兩個adj. petrified adj.感到震驚的 petrifying adj.令人震驚的 -I was petrified at the news. -The news was petrifying. dangle v.懸掛 -The leaves dangled in the wind. 同： sway v. 搖擺 -The whole boat is swaying. swing v.搖擺n.搖擺，秋千 -Can you push me on the swing

12、? unsympathetic adj. 不表同情的，無動于衷的 be unsympathetic to sb. -I told him about my experience but he was unsympathetic to me. sympathetic adj.同情的，表示同情的 sympathetically adv. sympathy n. in sympathy =sympathetically express sympathy for 表示同情 -We expressed sympathy for her loss. In sympathy with 同情，贊成 -Doze

13、ns of students applauded in sympathy with him. medical adj.醫學的 medical treatment 醫療 醫療設備 medical equipment 醫療保險 medical insurance 第一次見面：（在火車上） -羅恩表現得好像他會魔法。 -Ron acting as if he (do magic) - Ron acting as if he could do magic. 語法：（L21）as if 引導從句的虛擬語氣 As if / though引導表從和方式狀從分3種情況 1）從句與現在事實相反，從句謂v.用一般

14、過去時“did”（be過去時were） -她微笑著說一些事好像正在談論一位老朋友。 -She says something with a smile as if she were talking about an old friend. （方式狀從） -She looks as though she were sick. （表從） 2）與過去事實相反，從句謂v.用過去完成時“had done” -他談論金字塔好像他真的見過一樣。 -He talked about pyramids as though he had really seen them himself. 3)從句的情況將來發生可能性

15、不大，從句謂v.用過去將來時“would do” -他說得好像他要出國似的。 -He talks as if he would go abroad. 注： as if/ though 后面從句也可用直陳語氣，但表示的是可能發生的事或可能被設想為真實的情況 -It looks as if our side is going to win. Text： （L1) We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed

16、from strangers for years. The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation. Text： （L4) The terrible secret is called a skeleton in the cup board . At some dramatic moment in the story the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. . . Text： （L6) The rea

17、ders hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands. Text： （L10) It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction. To varying degrees, we al

18、l have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard. 介詞for引出不定式的邏輯主語 【課文原句課文原句】It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.【演練例句演練例句】Its better for you to go to bed earlier at the night before the test. 考試前一天晚上你早些睡覺為好。It is

19、impossible for everyone to speak a language fluently without constant practice. 要說一口流利語言，如果沒有不斷的練習是不可能的。It is a good thing for him to have been criticized. 他受批評是件好事情。It is not hard for one to do a bit of good. 一個人做點好事并不難。It is a great honor for us to be present at this rally. 我們參加這個大會是很榮幸的。For a cul

20、tivated man to be ignorant of foreign languages is a great inconvenience. 有教養的人如果不懂外語是極大的不便。To be continued【中譯英中譯英】1. 我們不幫他們是錯誤的。2. 人貴有自知之明。3. 每個人都有可能成功。4. 一個人假如呆在原地，就難以意識到機遇。 5. 我們自己尋找更好的方法，這是挑戰。1. It will be a mistake for us not to help them. 2. It is good for one to have self-knowledge.3. It is p

21、ossible for everybody to be successful.4. It is hard for a person to recognize opportunities if he stays in one place. 5. It is a challenge for us to find a better way on our own. 介詞for引出不定式的邏輯主語 Text： （L11) The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very

22、proud of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. Instead of 的用法【演練例句演練例句】 I have come instead of my brother. He is ill. 不是我哥哥來，而是我來了。我哥他病了。（連接名詞） Instead of lending a hand, he laughed at us. 他不僅沒有幫我們一把

23、，反而嘲笑我們。（連接動名詞） Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older. 每天鍛煉身體使他顯得更年輕而不是蒼老。（連接形容詞） I go to bed late instead of early.我總是很晚才睡。（連接副詞） In warm weather he often reads under a tree instead of in the library. 天氣暖和的時候，他常常是在樹下而不是在圖書館里讀書。（連接介詞短語） Text： （L14) I once spent an uncomfo

24、rtable weekend which I shall never forget at his house. George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used. He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner. Text： （L16) After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang in the cupboard o

25、ne of the two suits I had brought with me. I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified. Text： （L18) A skeleton was dangling before my eyes. The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me. Dropping my suit

26、, I dashed downstairs to tell George. Text： （L20) This was worse than a terrible secret; this was a real skeleton ! But George was unsympathetic. Oh, that, he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. Thats Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time. a see

27、mingly respectable person or family一個表面上受人尊重的人物或家族has some terrible secret有駭人聽聞的秘密conceal sth. from sb. 對某人隱瞞某事 possess a vivid saying 有一個生動的說法describe this sort of situation形容這種情況a skeleton in the cupboard 家丑at some dramatic moment in the story在小說的某個戲劇性時刻ruin ones reputation 某人的聲譽掃地ones hair stands

28、 on end 某人毛骨悚然Useful Phrasesto varying degrees 在不同程度上let our closest friends learn讓我們最親密的朋友知道be proud of the fact對事實引以為豪study medicine in his youth年輕時學醫a successful writer of detective stories一位成功的偵探小說家spend an uncomfortable weekend at ones house在某人家里過了一個很不愉快的周末showed sb. to the guestroom 領某人進客房unpa

29、ck ones things打開行裝come down to dinner 下樓吃飯poison every one of her five husbands一連毒死了她的五個丈夫stack my underclothes in an empty drawer將內衣放進一個空抽屜里hang sth. in the cupboard將掛到大衣柜里open the cupboard door打開柜門stand in front of it petrified 站在柜前驚呆了be about to 即將，剛要leap out at sb. 跳出并撲過來drop ones suit扔下西服once u

30、pon a time以前dash downstairs沖下樓關于關于reputation的搭配的搭配 to earn/establish/build a reputation贏得、確立、樹立聲譽 to have a good/bad reputation acquire a reputation as a first-class cook獲得頂級廚師的名聲 to damage/ruin sbs reputation有損、毀壞某人的名聲 live up to ones reputation名副其實dangle 的用法的用法 Verb. 1. to hang or swing freely懸垂，懸蕩 - Gold charms dangled from her bracelet.她的手鐲上掛著許多金飾物。 - A single light bulb dangled from the ceiling. - He sat on the edge with his legs dangling over the side.他懸垂著雙腿坐在邊緣上。 2.