新概念第三冊(cè)第24課

1、Lesson24A 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(méi)有任何疾病或是外傷。nHe knew they would leave him nothing but th

2、e stripped skeleton of his great catch.n他知道那些鯊魚(yú)除了大馬林魚(yú)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(kāi)始了構(gòu)建 1500 個(gè)組件來(lái)豐富這個(gè)骨架。nseemingly adv. 表面上地nWhy take a chance even a seemingly small chance if you think every

3、one 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. 受人尊重的nShe is a respe

4、ctable 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 diction. n不要用這些怪僻的詞藻來(lái)掩飾思想的貧乏

5、。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(shuō)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(tīng)聞的秘密。nvivid adj. 生動(dòng)的nHe sketched the situation i

6、n 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(shuō)法來(lái)形容這種情況。npossess比have更加正式、書(shū)面化ndramatic adj.扣人心弦的exciting, surprising nDramatic changes

7、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(lái)扣人心弦的逃生場(chǎng)面。nruin v.毀壞 destroy, spoilnThe 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 our holidays.n壞天氣把我們的假日全給攪了。nAt some dram

8、atic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.(l.5)n在小說(shuō)的某個(gè)戲劇性時(shí)刻，可怕的秘密泄漏出來(lái)，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 civil war heroines. nThe heroine in the novel is an

9、 artist. na great man or main male character : heronfiction n. 小說(shuō)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(xiě)小說(shuō)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 of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had

10、 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(shuō)最后幾頁(yè)了解到書(shū)中女主人公，那位一向待大家很好的可愛(ài)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 things to occur in fiction. To varying degrees, we all hav

11、e 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(shuō)中是無(wú)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。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 all very well for you to stress patience, but you are not the o

12、ne 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(shū)面化); happen(沒(méi)有預(yù)期); take place(經(jīng)過(guò)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 garden. nvarying adj. 不同的nto varying degrees = to different degrees在不

13、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 cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studi

14、ed 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(guò)醫(yī), 然而，他后來(lái)沒(méi)當(dāng)上醫(yī)生，卻成了一位成功的偵探小說(shuō)作家。nmedicine n. 醫(yī)學(xué)nmedical 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

15、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(shuō)，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 medical help and will soon die. n醫(yī)生說(shuō)這個(gè)老人已無(wú)藥可救，快要死了。nIn medical school, students learn h

16、ow 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(wèn)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. After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang

17、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(shuō)這間很少使用。他讓我打開(kāi)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(lái)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drawer n. 抽屜nHere you can enjoy elegant guestroom, pleased tropic forest shower and high speed Int

18、ernet, 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(lái)。nShe stacked all the books in the corner. n她把所有的書(shū)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(kāi)柜門(mén)，站在

19、柜門(mén)前一下驚呆了。npetrify v. 使震驚 stun stn, stupefy npetrified adj. 目瞪口呆的stunned, stupefied stju:pifaidnstand+adj.(stand作為系動(dòng)詞來(lái)使用) nHe stood still, listening to the argument in the other room. nCotton underclothes 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

20、尋那個(gè)不見(jiàn)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 dashed downstairs to tell George. (l.18)n一具骷髏懸掛在眼前，由于柜門(mén)突然打開(kāi)，它也隨之輕微搖晃起來(lái)，讓我覺(jué)得它好像馬上要跳出柜門(mén)朝我撲過(guò)來(lái)似的。我扔下西服沖下樓去告訴喬治。n

21、 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 haten又恨又愛(ài)nleap out at sb : 跳出來(lái)?yè)湎蚰橙薾Armstrongs 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，

22、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 once upon a time.( l.21)但喬治卻無(wú)動(dòng)于衷?！班蓿撬?！他笑著說(shuō)道，儼然在談?wù)撘晃焕吓笥??！澳鞘侨退沟侔?。你忘了我以前是學(xué)醫(yī)的了?！眓unsympathetic adj. 無(wú)動(dòng)于衷的nHer husband was u

23、nsympathetic and she felt she had no one to turn to.n她丈夫沒(méi)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-maker 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 Questionsn1. In English, what is a terrible secret

24、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 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 h

25、er 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 cupboard? nNo, we dont. n7. The writer knows someone who has skeleton in the cupboard. Who is it?nGeorge Carltonn8.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 r