新概念第三冊(cè)第24課講解

1、Lesson24 A Skeleton in the Cupboard 櫥柜里的骷髏櫥柜里的骷髏 nskeleton n. 骷髏 nA Skeleton in the Cupboard（Title） n不可外揚(yáng)的家丑 nThe terrible secret is called “a skeleton in the cupboard”. (l.5) n驚人的秘密被稱作 “柜中骷髏 ” nThe skeleton showed no sign of disease or injury. n其骨架顯示沒有任何疾病或是外傷。 nHe knew they would leave him nothing

2、 but the stripped skeleton of his great catch. n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。 nFrom here, however, the real work begins -building the 1500 components that put flesh on this skeleton. n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。 nseemingly adv. 表面上地 nWhy take a chance even a seemingly small chance if you

3、 think everyone is watching and ready to judge you? n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？ nWhen you control your reaction to the seemingly uncontrollable problem of life, then in fact you do control the problems effect on you. n對(duì)于人生中看似無(wú)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 。 nrespectable adj. 受人尊

4、重的 nShe is a respectable young woman from a good family. (有良好教養(yǎng)的，體面的) nHe is well respected in academic world. (=admired by many people) 受到尊敬的 nWe should be respectful of other cultures. (=feeling or showing respect)恭敬的，有禮 貌的 nconceal v. 隱藏 nDont conceal the poverty of thought by the eccentric dicti

5、on. n不要用這些怪僻的詞藻來掩飾思想的貧乏。 nI did not conceal anythingfrom him. n我對(duì)他什么也不隱瞞。(對(duì)某人隱瞞某事) nWe often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.(l.1) n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。 nvivid adj. 生動(dòng)

6、的 nHe sketched the situation in a few vivid words. n他用幾句生動(dòng)的語(yǔ)言簡(jiǎn)述了局勢(shì)。 nJack and Mary described their journey in vivid detail. n杰克和瑪麗以生動(dòng)的細(xì)節(jié)敘述了他們的旅行。 nThe English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.(l.3) n英語(yǔ)中有一個(gè)生動(dòng)的說法來形容這種情況。 npossess比have更加正式、書面化 ndramatic adj.扣人心弦的exci

7、ting, surprising nDramatic changes have took place in past ten years. nHe witnessed many dramatic escapes as people jumped from as high as the fourth floor. n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(chǎng)面。 nruin v.毀壞 destroy, spoil nThe whole supermarket was ruined in a great fire. n整個(gè)超級(jí)市場(chǎng)被一場(chǎng)大火燒掉。 nBad weather ruined

8、our holidays. n壞天氣把我們的假日全給攪了。 nAt some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.(l.5) n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。 nknown: revealed (揭露) nheroine: the main female character in the novel （女主人公）; a great woman （女英雄） nShe was one of the great ci

9、vil war heroines. nThe heroine in the novel is an artist. na great man or main male character : hero nfiction n. 小說 nDont braid fact with fiction. n別將事實(shí)與虛構(gòu)混為一談。 nFiction writing as a means of living is no easy task. n寫小說作為一種謀生手段絕非易事。 nThe readers hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages o

10、f 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.(l.7) nsbs hair stands on end(發(fā)梢): be very frightened頭發(fā)倒豎 n當(dāng)讀者到小說最后幾頁(yè)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。 nIt is all very well for such

11、things to occur in fiction. To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.(l.10) n這種事發(fā)生在小說中是無(wú)可非議的。盡管我們 人人都有各種大小秘密。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。 nIt is all very well (讓步的口氣，表轉(zhuǎn)折)but 就算怎么樣，即便怎樣，但是。 nIt is

12、 all very well for you to stress patience, but you are not the one who has to wait. n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。 noccur(更加書面化); happen(沒有預(yù)期); take place(經(jīng)過安排發(fā)生的) nThe court will decide what really occurred. ( 較正式) nAll kinds of unexpected things might happen. nThe ceremony will take place in the

13、garden. nvarying adj. 不同的 nto varying degrees = to different degrees在不同在不同 程度上程度上 nWe are all involved, only to varying degrees . nTo varying degrees, each president puts his own imprint on this celebrated workspace. n美國(guó)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。 nThe only person I know who has a skeleton in the

14、cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. (l.13) n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。 nmedicine n. 醫(yī)學(xué) nmedical

15、adj. 醫(yī)學(xué)的 nYou forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.(l.22) n你忘了我以前是學(xué)醫(yī)的了?！?nHe says they will be given temporary shelters and medical care, while immigration authorities decide what to do with them. n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。 nThe doctor said that the old man is beyond me

16、dical help and will soon die. n醫(yī)生說這個(gè)老人已無(wú)藥可救，快要死了。 nIn medical school, students learn how to diagnose and manage a patients medical concerns. n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。 nGeorge showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used. He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner.

17、 After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard. (l.15) n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。 nguestroom n. 客房 unpack v. 取出 stack v.（整齊地）堆放 underclothes n. 內(nèi)衣 dra

18、wer n. 抽屜 nHere you can enjoy elegant guestroom, pleased tropic forest shower and high speed Internet, all of which embody the humanized design. n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(wú)不體現(xiàn)了酒店的人 性化設(shè)計(jì)元素。 nHe unpacked the doll carefully from its box. n他小心地將玩偶從盒中取出來。 nShe stacked all the books in the corn

19、er. n她把所有的書都堆在了墻角。 nI opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified.(l.17) n我打開柜門，站在柜門前一下驚呆了。 npetrify v. 使震驚 stun stn, stupefy npetrified adj. 目瞪口呆的stunned, stupefied stju:pifaid nstand+adj.(stand作為系動(dòng)詞來使用) nHe stood still, listening to the argument in the other room. nCotton unde

20、rclothes are good for the skin. n棉制內(nèi)衣對(duì)皮膚有益。 nHe searched all the drawers for the missing paper. n他翻了所有的抽屜找尋那個(gè)不見了的文件。 nA skeleton was dangling before my eyes. The sudden movement of the door make it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me. Dropping my suit, I d

21、ashed downstairs to tell George. (l.18) n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。 n dangle v. 懸掛 nWhat is that dangling above your head? n你頭頂上懸掛的是什么？ nsway v. 搖擺 nHis ideas swayed this way and that. n他的想法一會(huì)兒這樣，一會(huì)兒又那樣。 nto sway between love and hate n又恨又愛 nleap out at sb

22、: 跳出來?yè)湎蚰橙?nArmstrongs words are often quoted as Thats one small step for man one giant leap for mankind. n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。 nBut 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

23、once upon a time.( l.21) 但喬治卻無(wú)動(dòng)于衷?！班?，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?你忘了我以前是學(xué)醫(yī)的了?！?nunsympathetic adj. 無(wú)動(dòng)于衷的 nHer husband was unsympathetic and she felt she had no one to turn to. n她丈夫沒有同情心，她感到無(wú)人可以求助。 nEven those sympathetic to the former president have acknowledged that as a thinker and decision-ma

24、ker he is not all there. n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。 Comprehension Questions n1. In English, what is a terrible secret called? nA secret in the cupboard. n2. When does terrible secret become known(in a novel or story)? nAt some dramatic moment. n 3. What does the readers hair do when he

25、 reads the final pages of the novel? nIt stands on end. n4. What has the dear old lady done in her youth? nShe has poisoned every one of her five husbands. n5.What kind of secrets do we all have? nOne that we do not want even our closest friends to learn. n6. Do many of us have skeletons in the cupb

26、oard? nNo, we dont. n7. The writer knows someone who has skeleton in the cupboard. Who is it? nGeorge Carlton n8.What did George study in his youth? nMedicine. n9. Did he become a doctor？ nNo, he didnt. n10.What did he become? nA successful writer of detective stories. n11. What word did the writer use to describe the weekend he once spend in Georges house? nUncomfortable. n12. Was the guest