Lesson

24

ASkeletonintheCupboard

櫥柜里的骷髏

新概念第三冊(cè)第24課skeletonn.骷髏ASkeletonintheCupboard（Title）不可外揚(yáng)的家丑Theterriblesecretiscalled“askeletoninthecupboard”.(l.5)驚人的秘密被稱作“柜中骷髏”The

skeleton

showed

no

signof

disease

or

injury.其骨架顯示沒有任何疾病或是外傷。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課He

knew

they

would

leave

him

nothing

but

the

stripped

skeleton

of

his

greatcatch.他知道那些鯊魚除了大馬林魚的空骨架之外，是什么也不會(huì)給他留下的。From

here,

however,

the

real

work

begins

--building

the

1500

components

thatput

flesh

on

this

skeleton.

然而，從現(xiàn)在起，真正的工作開始了——構(gòu)建

1500個(gè)組件來豐富這個(gè)骨架。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課seeminglyadv.表面上地Why

take

a

chance

even

a

seemingly

small

chance

—

if

you

think

everyone

iswatching

and

readyto

judge

you?

為什么冒險(xiǎn)一試即使是看似很小的機(jī)會(huì)當(dāng)你認(rèn)為每個(gè)人都在注視并準(zhǔn)備評(píng)價(jià)你嗎？When

you

control

your

reaction

to

the

seemingly

uncontrollable

problem

of

life,then

infact

youdo

control

the

problem's

effect

on

you.

對(duì)于人生中看似無法控制的難題，當(dāng)你能夠控制自己的應(yīng)對(duì)，那么你就事實(shí)上控制了難題對(duì)你的影響。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課respectableadj.受人尊重的Sheisarespectableyoungwomanfromagoodfamily.(有良好教養(yǎng)的，體面的)Heiswellrespectedinacademicworld.(=admiredbymanypeople)受到尊敬的Weshouldberespectfulofothercultures.(=feelingorshowingrespect)恭敬的，有禮貌的新概念第三冊(cè)第24課concealv.隱藏Don't

conceal

the

poverty

of

thought

by

the

eccentric

diction.

不要用這些怪僻的詞藻來掩飾思想的貧乏。I

didnot

conceal

anything

from

him.

我對(duì)他什么也不隱瞞。(對(duì)某人隱瞞某事)新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.(l.1)在小說中，我們經(jīng)常讀到一個(gè)表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，卻有著某種多年不為人所知的駭人聽聞的秘密。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課vividadj.生動(dòng)的He

sketched

the

situationin

afew

vivid

words.

他用幾句生動(dòng)的語言簡述了局勢(shì)。Jack

and

Mary

described

their

journey

in

vivid

detail.

杰克和瑪麗以生動(dòng)的細(xì)節(jié)敘述了他們的旅行。TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.(l.3)英語中有一個(gè)生動(dòng)的說法來形容這種情況。possess比have更加正式、書面化新概念第三冊(cè)第24課dramaticadj.扣人心弦的exciting,surprisingDramaticchangeshavetookplaceinpasttenyears.Hewitnessedmanydramaticescapesaspeoplejumpedfromashighasthefourthfloor.他目睹了許多人從五層高的樓上跳下來扣人心弦的逃生場面。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課ruinv.毀壞destroy,spoilThewholesupermarketwasruinedinagreatfire.整個(gè)超級(jí)市場被一場大火燒掉。Badweatherruinedourholidays.壞天氣把我們的假日全給攪了。Atsomedramaticmomentinthestory,theterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.(l.5)在小說的某個(gè)戲劇性時(shí)刻，可怕的秘密泄漏出來，接著便是某人的聲譽(yù)掃地。known:revealed(揭露)新概念第三冊(cè)第24課heroine:themainfemalecharacterinthenovel（女主人公）;agreatwoman（女英雄）Shewasoneofthegreatcivilwarheroines.Theheroineinthenovelisanartist.agreatmanormainmalecharacter:herofictionn.小說Don't

braid

fact

with

fiction.

別將事實(shí)與虛構(gòu)混為一談。Fiction

writing

as

a

means

of

living

isno

easytask.

寫小說作為一種謀生手段絕非易事。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Thereader’shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.(l.7)sb’shairstandsonend(發(fā)梢):beveryfrightened頭發(fā)倒豎當(dāng)讀者到小說最后幾頁了解到書中女主人公，那位一向待大家很好的可愛的老婦人年輕時(shí)一連毒死了她的5個(gè)丈夫時(shí)，不禁會(huì)毛骨悚然。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.(l.10)這種事發(fā)生在小說中是無可非議的。盡管我們?nèi)巳硕加懈鞣N大小秘密。連最親密的朋友都不愿讓他們知道，但我們當(dāng)中極少有人有柜中骷髏。Itisallverywell(讓步的口氣，表轉(zhuǎn)折)…but就算怎么樣，即便怎樣，但是。。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課It

is

all

very

well

for

you

tostress

patience,

but

you

arenot

the

onewho

hastowait.

你當(dāng)然可以在這兒大肆宣揚(yáng)要耐心，但畢竟需要等待的人不是你。occur(更加書面化);happen(沒有預(yù)期);takeplace(經(jīng)過安排發(fā)生的)Thecourtwilldecidewhatreallyoccurred.(較正式)Allkindsofunexpectedthingsmighthappen.Theceremonywilltakeplaceinthegarden.新概念第三冊(cè)第24課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.

美國歷任總統(tǒng)在這個(gè)著名辦公地點(diǎn)都不同程度地留下了自己的印記。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisveryproudofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicine

inhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.(l.13)我所認(rèn)識(shí)的唯一的在柜中藏骷髏的人便是喬治.卡爾頓，他甚至引以為自豪。喬治年輕時(shí)學(xué)過醫(yī),然而，他后來沒當(dāng)上醫(yī)生，卻成了一位成功的偵探小說作家。medicinen.醫(yī)學(xué)新概念第三冊(cè)第24課medical

adj.醫(yī)學(xué)的YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.’(l.22)你忘了我以前是學(xué)醫(yī)的了。”He

says

they

willbe

given

temporary

shelters

and

medical

care,

whileimmigrationauthorities

decide

whatto

dowith

them.

他說，難民們將得到臨時(shí)庇護(hù)所和醫(yī)療照顧，與此同時(shí)，移民當(dāng)局決定如何處置他們。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Thedoctor

saidthat

the

oldman

isbeyond

medical

help

and

willsoon

die.

醫(yī)生說這個(gè)老人已無藥可救，快要死了。In

medical

school,

students

learn

howto

diagnose

and

manage

a

patient's

medicalconcerns.

在醫(yī)學(xué)院里，學(xué)生們學(xué)習(xí)如何診斷病情，解決病人的健康問題。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsandunderclothesintwoemptydrawers,IdecidedtohangoneofthetwosuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.(l.15)喬治把我領(lǐng)進(jìn)客房，說這間很少使用。他讓我打開行裝后下樓吃飯。我將襯衫、內(nèi)衣放進(jìn)兩個(gè)空抽屜里，然后我想把隨身帶來的兩套西服中的一套掛到大衣柜里去。guestroomn.客房unpackv.取出

stackv.（整齊地）堆放underclothesn.內(nèi)衣

drawern.抽屜

新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Here

you

can

enjoy

elegant

guestroom,

pleasedtropic

forest

shower

and

highspeed

Internet,

all

of

whichembody

the

humanized

design.

在這里您可享受典雅的客房，淋浴酣暢的熱帶雨林噴灑，體驗(yàn)高速因特網(wǎng)，這些無不體現(xiàn)了酒店的人性化設(shè)計(jì)元素。Heunpackedthedollcarefullyfromitsbox.他小心地將玩偶從盒中取出來。She

stacked

all

the

books

in

the

corner.

她把所有的書都堆在了墻角。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.(l.17)我打開柜門，站在柜門前一下驚呆了。petrifyv.使震驚stun[st?n],stupefypetrifiedadj.目瞪口呆的stunned,stupefied[‘stju:pifaid]stand+adj.(stand作為系動(dòng)詞來使用)Hestoodstill,listeningtotheargumentintheotherroom.新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Cotton

underclothes

are

good

forthe

skin.

棉制內(nèi)衣對(duì)皮膚有益。He

searched

all

the

drawers

forthe

missing

paper.

他翻了所有的抽屜找尋那個(gè)不見了的文件。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Askeletonwasdanglingbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormakeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.Droppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.(l.18)一具骷髏懸掛在眼前，由于柜門突然打開，它也隨之輕微搖晃起來，讓我覺得它好像馬上要跳出柜門朝我撲過來似的。我扔下西服沖下樓去告訴喬治。

danglev.懸掛What

is

that

dangling

above

your

head?

你頭頂上懸掛的是什么？新概念第三冊(cè)第24課swayv.搖擺Hisideasswayedthiswayandthat.他的想法一會(huì)兒這樣，一會(huì)兒又那樣。toswaybetweenloveandhate又恨又愛leapoutatsb

:跳出來撲向某人Armstrong'swords

areoften

quoted

as"That's

one

smallstep

for

man

—

onegiantleap

for

mankind."

阿姆斯壯的話往往被人引述為，「這是人的一小步，卻是人類的一大步。」新概念第三冊(cè)第24課ButGeorgewasunsympathetic.‘Oh,that,’hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.‘That’sSebastian.YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.’(

l.21)但喬治卻無動(dòng)于衷。“噢，是它呀！他笑著說道，儼然在談?wù)撘晃焕吓笥选！澳鞘侨退沟侔病Ｄ阃宋乙郧笆菍W(xué)醫(yī)的了。”unsympatheticadj.無動(dòng)于衷的Herhusbandwasunsympatheticandshefeltshehadnoonetoturnto.她丈夫沒有同情心，她感到無人可以求助。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課Even

those

sympathetic

to

theformer

president

haveacknowledged

that

as

athinker

and

decision-maker

he

isnot

all

there.

即使是那些同情這位前總統(tǒng)的人們，也承認(rèn)他作為一名思想者和決策者并不完全合格。新概念第三冊(cè)第24課ComprehensionQuestions1.InEnglish,whatisaterriblesecretcalled?Asecretinthecupboard.2.Whendoesterriblesecretbecomeknown(inanovelorstory)?Atsomedramaticmoment.3.Whatdoesthereader’shairdowhenhereadsthefinalpagesofthenovel?Itstandsonend.4.Whathasthedearoldladydoneinheryouth?Shehaspoisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.新概念第三冊(cè)第24課5.Whatkindofsecretsdoweallhave?Onethatwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn.6.Domanyofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard?No,wedon’t.7.Thewriterknowssomeonewhohasskeletoninthecupboard.Whoisit?GeorgeCarlton8.WhatdidGeorgestudyinhisyouth?Medicine.新概念第三冊(cè)第24課9.Didhebecomeadoctor？No,hedidn’t.10.Whatdidhebecome?Asuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.11.WhatworddidthewriterusetodescribetheweekendheoncespendinGeorge’shouse?Uncomfortable.12.Wasthegue