新概念英语 第三册 lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard

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Seemingly貌似 . a seemingly stupid question 看似愚蠢的问题 Seemingly endless
• Seemingly inconsumable natural resources
Conceal sth. from sb.对(某人)隐瞒(某事)
unpack
• He began to unpack his briefcase. • 他开始打开公事包取出里面的东西.
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• Stack v.（整齐地）堆放, 排放 n.堆 • -- Stack up the books. • a stack of books
petrify v.使惊呆
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varying adj.不同的 vary vi.vt.改变, 变化 -- The weather varies from day to day. 天气一天天变化。 The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual. 对疼痛的耐受程度因人而异，差别很大。
unsympathetic adj.不表同情的, 无动于衷的
• be unsympathetic to sb. 对某人不表示同情 • -- I told him about my experience but he was unsympathetic to me. • • • • • • dangle Huge earrings dangled from her ears. 她耳朵上挂着一对大耳环。 sway Don't ever be swayed by fashion. 永远不要受潮流的影响。
• • • • • • -- He concealed his disappointment from his friends. Hide vt.vi.（hid, hidden, hiding）隐藏, 把…藏起来 I have nothing to conceal. 我没有什么事可保密的。 Robert could not conceal his relief... 罗伯特无法掩饰自己如释重负的心情。
Vivid
• • • • • • • • • • • 词根: viv =life,表示"生命" vivid 鲜艳的;生动的,栩栩如生的 viv生命+id……的→adj.鲜艳的;生动的,栩栩如生的 revival 复苏,再生 revive[v.恢复;[使]复苏]+al表名词→n.复苏,再生 survival 幸存,生存 survive幸免于+al状态→经过事故活着→幸存 vivid red vivid green vivid description 生动的描述；生动的报导
Petrified adj.感到震惊的 / Petrifying adj.令人震惊的零 -- At the new I was petrified. 词根: petr =stone,表示"石头" petrous 岩石的,岩石般的 petr石头+ous……的→adj.岩石的,岩石般的 petroleum 石油 petr石头+oleum表示矿物→n.石油 petrify 石化,僵化,吓呆 petr石头+ify化→石化 China National Petroleum Corporation Prison petrifies me and I don't want to go there. 监狱令我十分害怕，我不想去那儿。 petrifying 例： I found the climb absolutely petrifying. 我觉得这次爬山太吓人了。
– United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969)
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard
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a skeleton in the cupboard = a skeleton in the closet a family skeleton 家丑 Every family has a skeleton or two in its cupboard. 每个家庭都有一两件见不得人的秘密。
• one’s hair stands on end 某人感到毛骨悚然 = sb feel horrified （adj. 带有恐怖感的, 惊骇的） • -- My hair stands on end. 我感到毛骨悚然
• It is all very well…but… 好到是好, 但是… • -- It is all very well for you to suggest taking a few days’ rest, but how can finish our work in time? • -- It is all very well for them to ask me to do it, but I am too busy. • Occur vi.发生, 出现（某个事件出乎意料的、偶然的发生）-- 比 happen更正式 • -- When did the accident occur? • It occurred to me to do… / It occurred to me that… • -- It occurred to me to open the window.
• When Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969 and said the now immortal words, • “That’s one small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind,”
• Neil Armstrong • n.
Skeleton n. 骨架，骨骼；纲要；骨瘦如柴的 人
• • • • • • • • • How many bones does a human skeleton consists of? The human skeleton consists of 206 bones. 人的骨骼由206块骨头组成。 A skeleton staff of 20 is being kept on. 留下了20名骨干人员。 Her notes gave us just the bare skeleton of her theory. 她的笔记只给我们提供了她的理论的梗概. A long illness made a skeleton out of him. 长期的卧病使他骨瘦如柴.