Lesson 36 A chance in a million
自学新概念英语第三册必背Lesson 36 A chance in a million
自学新概念英语第三册必背Lesson 36 A chance ina million【New words and expressions】生词和短语●credulous adj. 轻信的●improbable adj. 不大可能的●obscure adj. 不起眼的●maidservant n. 女仆，女佣●presume v. 假定●wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地●plot v. 密谋●downfall n. 倒台，垮台●naïve adj. 天真的●unacceptable adj. 不能接受的●conspire v. (事件)巧合促成●incredible adj. 难以置信的●resemblance n. 相似●scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦●acquaint v. 使了解●reunite v. 使团聚●assume v. 假定，认为L35-05_36-01 end 9’34”L36-02 begin 9’32”■credulous adj. 轻信的 (修饰人)credible：可信的，可靠的 (修饰事物)Eg： The story he told us is credible. incredulousincrediblebelievableEg; He demanded for believable explanation unbelievable■improbable adj. 不大可能的■obscure adj. 不起眼的Eg： The bus stopped at an obscure little town 令人费解的An obscure figure can be seen through the fog. vague 多用于比喻意，指不明确说明而造成的模糊不清■maidservant n. 女仆，女佣■presume v. 假定vt.presume thatpresume：假定 (根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断)assume ：武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合Eg： Let us assume that your words are factsuppose ：最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法Eg： I suppose that it was my fault.■wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地■plot v. 密谋The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.conspire：众多人合谋做重大的犯法勾当，犹指反叛，不用于修饰单个人scheme：某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利The man is scheme for power.■downfall n. 倒台，垮台■naïve adj. 天真的■unacceptable adj. 不能接受的■conspire v. (事件)巧合促成vi.The weather and car trouble conspire to spoil ourvacation.■incredible adj. 难以置信的■resemblance n. 相似likeness：最普通的用语，比resemblance意味要强bear a strong resemblance to sb. or sth.。
《新概念英语》第三册课文详解及课后答案
《新概念英语》第三册课文详解及课后答案目录§ Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮 (1)§ Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一 (5)§ Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神 (8)§ Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs阿尔弗雷德。
布洛格斯的双重生活 (12)§ Lesson 5 The facts 确切数字 (16)§ Lesson 6 Smash-and grab 砸橱窗抢劫 (19)§ Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组 (23)§ Lesson 8 A famous monastery 著名的修道院 (26)§ Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫 (29)§ Lesson 10 The loss o f the Titanic “泰坦尼克“号的沉没 (32)§ Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪 (37)§ Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活 (41)§ Lesson 13 ‘It’s only me’ “是我，别害怕” (44)§ Lesson 14 A noble gangster 贵族歹徒 (48)§ Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦 (52)§ Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb 玛丽有一头小羔羊 (56)§ Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world世界上最长的吊桥 (59)§ Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术中的电流 (63)§ Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一只贵重的宝贝猫 (67)§ Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots 飞行员的先驱 (70)§ Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza 丹尼尔.门多萨 (73)§ Lesson 22 By heart 熟记台词 (75)§ Lesson 23 One man’s meat is another man’s poison 各有所爱 (79)§ Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard “家丑” (83)§ Lesson 25 The Cutty Sark“卡蒂萨克”号帆船 (87)§ Lesson 26 Wanted: a large biscuit tin 征购大饼干筒 (90)§ Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy 不卖也不买 (94)§ Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear 五镑太贵 (97)§ Lesson 29 Funny or not? 是否可笑？ (101)§ Lesson 30 The death of a ghost 幽灵之死 (104)§ Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 (107)§ Lesson 32 A lost ship 一艘沉船 (111)§ Lesson 33 A day to remember 难忘的一天 (114)§ Lesson 34 A happy discovery 幸运的发现 (118)§ Lesson 35 Justice was done 伸张正义 (123)§ Lesson 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇 (126)§ Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车 (129)§ Lesson 38 The first calender 最早的日历 (132)§ Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about 不必担心 (136)§ Lesson 40 Who’s who 真假难辨 (140)§ Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace 宁静田园生活的遐想 (142)§ Lesson 43 Fully insured 全保险 (149)§ Lesson 44 Speed and comfort 又快捷又舒适 (152)§ Lesson 45 The power of the press 新闻报道的威力 (160)§ Lesson 46 Do it yourself 自己动手 (164)§ Lesson 47 Too high a price? 代价太高 (169)§ Lesson 48 The silent village 沉默的村庄 (174)§ Lesson 49 The ideal servant 理想的仆人 (176)§ Lesson 50 New Year resolutions 新年的决心 (178)§ Lesson 52 Mud is mud 实事求是 (183)§Lesson 53 In the public interest 为了公众的利益 (188)§ Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智 (192)§ Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦 (197)§ Lesson 59 Collecting 收藏 (199)§ Lesson 60 Too early and too late 太早和太晚 (205)§ Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮【New words and expressions】生词和短语◆puma n. 美洲狮◆spot v. 看出，发现◆evidence n. 证据◆accumulate v. 积累，积聚◆oblige v. 使…感到必须◆hunt n. 追猎；寻找◆blackberry n. 黑莓◆human being 人类◆corner v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境◆trail n. 一串，一系列◆print n. 印痕◆cling (clung, clung ) v. 粘◆convince v.使…信服◆somehow adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因◆disturb v. 令人不安学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用；学习关键句型结构时则要把它放在段落结构或文章里★spot v. 看出，发现pick out / see / recognize / catch sight ofeg: A tall man is easy to spot in the crowd.He has good eye for spotting mistakes. 他有敏锐的识别错误的能力。
新概念英语第3册课程讲义Lesson36
Lesson 36 A chance in a millioncredulous ['kredjələs]adj. 轻信的Anna is so credulous that she’ll believe anything you tell her.naïve“cred” = believecredit n. 信用；赊账credit card credulousincredulous credibleincrediblecredentials n. 证书；证件obscure [əb'skjʊə(r)]adj. 不起眼的，不出名的；难以理解的obscure: 1. unknown; little-knownan obscure little villagean obscure maidservantremain obscureThe environment is obviously important, but its role has remained obscure.well-known; famous; noted; notable; eminent; celebrated;renownedobscure: 2. hard to understandVery few people could understand his lecture because it was very _____.(A) faint (B) obscure(C) gloomy (D) indefinitepresume [pri'zju:m]v. 假定，推测，认为From the way they talked, I presumed (that) they were a couple.be presumed dead / innocent …A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero's down-fall.You are presumed innocent until you are proved guilty.believe think suppose assume… a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.Everyone went to the funeral, for the 'ghost' was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man.be under the impression that …还以为……Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved them wrong.take it for granted that …想当然地认为……You ca n’t take it for granted that the children will behave themselves.plot [plɒt]v. 秘密谋划，暗中策划plot to do = scheme to doThe criminal was plotting / scheming to rob the bank.conspire to doThe criminals were conspiring to rob the bank.Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation.resemblance [ri'zembləns]n. 相似resembleShe closely resembles her mother in every way.resemblancebear a resemblance to …Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not.In some schools they have abolished failing grades; they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life. acquaint [ə'kweɪnt]v. 使熟悉或了解be / get / become acquainted with …I’m not acquainted with him.He became acquainted with the work.be / get / become familiar with …He was familiar with the work.The work was familiar to him.acquaintanceHe is my only acquaintance in the little town.reunite [ri:ju:'naɪt]v. 使团聚be reunited with …The lost children were reunited with their parents.reunifyreunificationnational reunificationI'd love to buy a Rolls-Royce, but it costs an arm and a leg.Everybody was clapping their hands off.I didn’t sleep a wink last night.He has a skeleton of a wife.We are less credulous than we used to be.We spend more time traveling than we used to.less + adj. / adv. + than …not so / as + adj. / adv. + as …We are not so / as credulous as we used to be.造句：他不像以前那么内向(introverted)了。
新版新概念英语第三册目录-新版
UNIT 101 Lesson 1 A puma at large02 Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one03 Lesson 3 An unknown goddess04 Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs05 Lesson 5 The facts06 Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab07 Lesson 7 Multilated ladies08 Lesson 8 A famous monastery09 Lesson 9 Flying cats10 Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic11 Lesson 11 Not guilty12 Lesson 12 Life on a desert island13 Lesson 13 It'S only me14 Lesson 14 A noble gangster15 Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble16 Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb17 Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world18 Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art19 Lesson 19 A very dear cat20 Lesson 20 Pioneer pilotsUNIT 221 Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza22 Lesson 22 By heart23 Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison24 Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard25 Lesson 25 The Curry Sark26 Lesson 26 Wanted a large biscuit tin27 Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy28 Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear29 Lesson 29 Funny or not30 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost31 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric32 Lesson 32 A lost ship33 Lesson 33 A day to remember34 Lesson 34 A happy discovery35 Lesson 35 Justice was done36 Lesson 36 A chance in a million37 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express38 Lesson 38 The first calender39 Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about40 Lesson 40 Who's whoUNIT 341 Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace42 Lesson 42 Modem cavemen43 Lesson 43 Fully insured44 Lesson 44 Speed and comfort45 Lesson 45 The power of the press46 Lesson 46 Do it yourself47 Lesson 47 Too high a price48 Lesson 48 The silent village49 Lesson 49 The ideal servant50 Lesson 50 New Year resolutions51 Lesson 51 Predicting the future52 Lesson 52 Mud is mud53 Lesson 53 In the public interest54 Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness55 Lesson 55 From the earth Greetings56 Lesson 56 Our neighbour the fiver57 Lesson 57 Back in the old coun58 Lesson 58 A spot of bother59 Lesson 59 Collecting60 Lesson 60 Too early and too late。
新版新概念英语第三册目录-新版.pdf
新概念英语第三册目录UNIT 101 Lesson 1 A puma at large逃遁的美洲狮02 Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one十三等于一03 Lesson 3 An unknown goddess无名女神04 Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs阿尔弗雷德·布洛格斯的双重生活05 Lesson 5 The facts确切数字06 Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab砸橱窗抢劫07 Lesson 7 Multilated ladies残钞鉴别组08 Lesson 8 A famous monastery著名的修道院09 Lesson 9 Flying cats飞猫泰坦尼克”号的沉没10 Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic“11 Lesson 11 Not guilty无罪12 Lesson 12 Life on a desert island荒岛生活是我，别害怕”13 Lesson 13 It'S only me“14 Lesson 14 A noble gangster贵族歹徒15 Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble五十便士的麻烦16 Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb玛丽有一头小羔羊17 Lesson 17 The longest suspension bridge in the world世界上最长的吊桥18 Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern art现代艺术中的电流19 Lesson 19 A very dear cat一只贵重的宝贝猫20 Lesson 20 Pioneer pilots飞行员的先驱UNIT 221 Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza丹尼尔·门多萨22 Lesson 22 By heart熟记台词23 Lesson 23 One man's meat is another man's poison各有所爱家丑”24 Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard“卡迪萨克”号帆船25 Lesson 25 The Curry Sark“26 Lesson 26 Wanted：a large biscuit tin征购大饼干筒27 Lesson 27 Nothing to sell and nothing to buy不卖也不买28 Lesson 28 Five pounds too dear五镑也太贵29 Lesson 29 Funny or not？是否可笑？30 Lesson 30 The death of a ghost幽灵之死31 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric可爱的怪人32 Lesson 32 A lost ship一艘沉船33 Lesson 33 A day to remember难忘的一天34 Lesson 34 A happy discovery幸运的发现35 Lesson 35 Justice was done伸张正义36 Lesson 36 A chance in a million百万分之一的机遇37 Lesson 37 The Westhaven Express开往威斯特海温的快车38 Lesson 38 The first calender最早的日历39 Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about不必担心40 Lesson 40 Who's who真假难辨UNIT 341 Lesson 41 Illusions of pastoral peace宁静田园生活的遐想42 Lesson 42 Modem cavemen现代洞穴人43 Lesson 43 Fully insured全保险44 Lesson 44 Speed and comfort又快捷又舒适45 Lesson 45 The power of the press新闻报道的威力46 Lesson 46 Do it yourself自己动手47 Lesson 47 Too high a price？代价太高？48 Lesson 48 The silent village沉默的村庄49 Lesson 49 The ideal servant理想的仆人50 Lesson 50 New Year resolutions新年的决心51 Lesson 51 Predicting the future预测未来52 Lesson 52 Mud is mud实事求是53 Lesson 53 In the public interest为了公众的利益54 Lesson 54 Instinct or cleverness？是本能还是机智？55 Lesson 55 From the earth：Greetings来自地球的问候56 Lesson 56 Our neighbour，the fiver河流，我们的邻居57 Lesson 57 Back in the old coun时重返故里58 Lesson 58 A spot of bother一点儿小麻烦59 Lesson 59 Collecting收藏60 Lesson 60 Too early and too late太早和太晚。
新概念目录 2 3 4册
lesson 48 did you want to tell me something？ 你想对我说什么吗？
lesson 49 the end of a dream 美梦告终
lesson 50 taken for a ride 乘车兜风
lesson 14 do you speak english？ 你会讲英语吗？
lesson 15 good news 佳音
lesson 16 a polite request 彬彬有礼的要求
lesson 17 always young 青春常驻
lesson 18 he often does this！ 他经常干这种事！
lesson 14 a noble gangster贵族歹徒
lesson 15 fifty pence worth of trouble五十便士的麻烦
lesson 16 mary had a little lamb玛丽有一头小羔羊
lesson 17 the longest suspension bridge in the world世界上最长的吊桥
lesson 56 faster than sound！ 比声音还快！
lesson 57 can i help you，madam？ 您要买什么，夫人？
lesson 58 a blessing in disguise？ 是因祸得福吗？
lesson 59 in or out？ 进来还是出去？
lesson 42 not very musical 并非很懂音乐
lesson 43 overthe south pole 飞越南极
新概念英语第三册Lesson35~37重点句型解析
【导语】新概念英语⽂章短⼩精悍，语句幽默诙谐，语法全⾯系统。
适合各个阶层的⼈群学习参考。
相信有了新概念英语，你也可以成为“⼤神”级别的⼈物！还在等什么？快来加⼊学习吧！⼩编与您⼀起学习进步！新概念英语第三册Lesson35重点句型解析 1、The word justice is usually associated with courts of law. be associated with = be connected with , be related to : 与…相联系 We might say that justice has been done when a man's innocence or guilt has been proved beyond doubt. 2、We might say that ：我们也许会说(重点框架)⼀种不太肯定的⼝⽓ --We might say that justice has been done. 我们也许会说正义得到了伸张。
beyond prep.(介词)：超出某种范围，限度，主要是和名词进⾏搭配 beyond doubt ⽆可怀疑 --He has been proved to be innocent beyond doubt. 他已经被证据确凿的证明⽆罪了。
beyond belief 难以相信 beyond words 难以形容 beyond des cription 难以描述 beyond question 难以质疑 beyond hope 没有希望 beyond recovery 康复⽆望 beyond dispute ⽆可争议 beyond controversy ⽆可争辩 beyond imagination 难以想象 beyond measure 难以衡量 beyond understanding 难以理解 beyond comparison ⽆与伦⽐ beyond one’s …超出某⼈的… --Your beauty is beyond my des cription. 你的美是我⽆法⽤⾔词形容的。
新概念英语第三册第36课-A chance in a million
新概念英语第三册第36课:A chance in a millionLesson 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇 Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What was the chance in a million?We are less credulous than we used to be. In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable. Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero's mother. A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero's downfall. And so on. Modern readers would find such naive solution totally unacceptable. Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before. While on a walking tour with his wife, he stooped to talk to a workman. After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman's close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. Though Mrs. Busssman fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right. A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman. Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's long-lost brother. When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive. After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had beensent to hospital and was separated from his unit. The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Meanwhile, his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed. Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants. Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.参考译文我们不再像以往那样轻易相信别人了。
新概念英语III讲义
Lesson 36 A chance in a millionComprehension questions1. Are we less credulous than we used to be?2. When did novelists often end their stories with a series of coincidences?3. Would readers happily accept unusual coincidences?4. Would modern readers find such solutions acceptable?5. But do strange coincidences occur in real life?6. Who told the writer about Franz Bussman?7. Who was Franz Bussman?8. When did he think his brother had been killed?9. What was Franz doing when he stopped to talk to a workman?10. What did Mrs. Bussman comment on?11. Did she suggest the man might be her husband's brother?12. Did Mr. Bussman agree with her?13. Nevertheless, Mrs. Bussman thought she might be right. What did she think the chanceswere?14. Who did she send to ask the workman his name?15. What was the workman's name, and who was he?16. When had Hans been wounded?17. What had happened to the hospital he was in?18. How had he made his way back to West Germany?19. When he got back home, were there any of his family in the neighbourhood?20. What did Hans assume about his family?Match the words in the left column with those in the right column1. credulous A. (of events) to seem to work together to make sth bad happenCircumstances have conspired against them.各种情况凑在一起和他们作对。
新概念英语第三册 第36课时
• unacceptable adj.不能接受的 • be unacceptable to sb. • 对某人来说不能接受 • -他没法接受失败。 • -Failure is unacceptable to me. • 反:acceptable
• -The hotel is incredible. • -这家酒店太棒了。 • credible adj. • 可靠的，可信的
• scorn n.嘲弄,挖苦 • pour scorn on （=pour contempt on ） • 鄙视...
• - He poured scorn on his wife's suggestion.
sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
• 4、（L9）bring about=
• Cause/ • lead to / • result in • -Computer lead to great conveniences to
would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences --most of them wildly improbable.
• （L2）bring to a conclusion 结束= • Bring sth. to a close(较正式)
新概念第三册36课A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇
§Lesson 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇【New words and expressions】生词和短语●credulous adj. 轻信的●improbable adj. 不大可能的●obscure adj. 不起眼的●maidservant n. 女仆，女佣●presume v. 假定●wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地●plot v. 密谋●downfall n. 倒台，垮台●naïve adj. 天真的●unacceptable adj. 不能接受的●conspire v. （事件）巧合促成●incredible adj. 难以置信的●resemblance n. 相似●scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦●acquaint v. 使了解●reunite v. 使团聚●assume v. 假定，认为L35-05_36-01 end 9’34”L36-02 begin 9’32”■credulous adj. 轻信的(修饰人)credible: 可信的，可靠的（修饰事物）Eg: The story he told us is credible.incredulousincrediblebelievableEg; He demanded for believable explanationunbelievable■improbable adj. 不大可能的■obscure adj. 不起眼的Eg: The bus stopped at an obscure little town令人费解的An obscure figure can be seen through the fog.vague 多用于比喻意，指不明确说明而造成的模糊不清■maidservant n. 女仆，女佣■presume v. 假定vt.presume thatpresume: 假定(根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断)assume : 武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合Eg: Let us assume that your words are factsuppose : 最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法Eg: I suppose that it was my fault.■wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地■plot v. 密谋The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.conspire: 众多人合谋做重大的犯法勾当，犹指反叛，不用于修饰单个人scheme: 某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利The man is scheme for power.■downfall n. 倒台，垮台■naïve adj. 天真的■unacceptable adj. 不能接受的■conspire v. （事件）巧合促成vi.The weather and car trouble conspire to spoil our vacation.■incredible adj. 难以置信的■resemblance n. 相似likeness: 最普通的用语，比resemblance意味要强bear a strong resemblance to sb. or sth.The girl bears a strong resemblance to her sister.such a resemblanceresemble 特别是指外观或外在性质的相似similarity:性质、特色、程度的相似The two envents which happened at the same time have got similarity similar to sth. or sb.They have got close likeness.L36-02 end 9’32”L36-03 begin 9’14”■scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦pour scorn onpour contempt onpour ridicule on 对……嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻pour heapEg: He poured scorn on his wife’s suggestion.look down upon / think scorn of 藐视contempt: 蔑视，强烈谴责某人或某事低贱、卑鄙，语气强于scorndespite: 语气较弱，表示嘲弄Eg: His suggestion was dismissed with scorn.His face showed the scorn he felt.■acquaint v. 使了解be acquainted with sth. 对……有所了解acquaint sb. with sth. / acquaint sb. of sth. 告之某人某事make a person acquainted with sb. 介绍某人同另一个人认识Let me make ... acquainted with you (正式用法)acquaintance n. 熟人■reunite v. 使团聚■assume v. 假定，认为【Text】§Lesson 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇Listen to the tape then answer the question below.What was the chance in a million?We are less credulous than we used to be. In the nineteenth century,a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting hisreaders with a series of coincidences ---- most of them wildlyimprobable. Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscuremaidservant was really the hero's mother. A long-lost brother, whowas presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedlyplotting to bring about the hero's downfall. And so on. Modern readers would find such naive solutions totally unacceptable. Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before. While on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman. After they had gone on, Mrs Bussman commented on the workman's close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. Though Mrs Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, shethought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right. A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman, Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's long-lost brother. When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive. After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit. Thehospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Meanwhile, his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed. Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants. Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid,Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.参考译文我们不再像以往那样轻易相信别人了。
新概念英语单词第3册Lesson36：A chance in a million百万分之一的机遇
新概念英语单词第3册Lesson36：A chance in amillion百万分之一的机遇credulous ['kredjls] adj．轻信的【派生词】credulously轻信地【单词例句】He is credulous of rumors.他容易相信谣言。
improbable [m'prbb()l] adj.不大可能的obscure [b'skj] adj;不起眼的，v．遮掩，模糊【单词搭配】obscure origin卑微的出身【单词例句】A：Why didn't you find it yesterday?A：你为什么昨天没找到它？B：It's in an obscure comer, and I didn't notice it.B：它在一个不起眼的角落，我没有注意到。
maidservant ['medsvnt] n.女仆，女佣presume [pr'zjum] v.假定【派生词】presumption假定，认定【单词搭配】presume on利用【单词例句】We must presume innocence until we have evidence of guilty.除非我们有罪证，否则我们应做无罪推定。
wicked adj.坏心眼的，居心叵测的【派生词】wickedly坏心眼地【单词扩充】splenetic恶意的【单词例句】He denied that he had done anything wicked．他否认做过任何邪恶的勾当。
plot [plt] v.密谋downfall ['danfl] n. 倒台，垮台【单词构造】down（向下）+fall（落下，垮台）= downfall（倒台）【单词扩充】collapse垮台【单词例句】The crisis led to the downfall of the then government.危机导致当时的政府倒台了。
新概念英语第三册第36课-A chance in a million
新概念英语第三册第36课:A chance in a millionLesson 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What was the chance in a million?We are less credulous than we used to be. In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences --most of them wildly improbable. Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the heros mother. A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the heros downfall. And so on. Modern readers would find such naive solution totally unacceptable. Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible. When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before. While on a walking tour with his wife, he stooped to talk to a workman. After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workmans close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. Though Mrs. Busssman fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right. A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman. Needless to say, the mans name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franzs long-lost brother. When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive. After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit. The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Meanwhile, his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed. Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants. Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.参考译文我们不再像以往那样轻易信任别人了。
高中英语新概念3课件第36课(新东方)
Text
• • • • • • • • 主体发出动作 conclude—bring sth to a conclusion Fail in sth Bring sth to a failure Succeed in sth Bring sth to a success Fulfill sth Bring sth to a fulfillment
Text
• When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, recently found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.
Text
• • • • • • • • • • 客体发出动作 It came to a stop outside the jeweler‘s. End come to an end close Come to a close Decide Come to a decision conclude Come to a conclusion
Words and Expressions
conspire
Plot 密谋(可指个人或同谋) Conspire 共谋；共同促成 1 He was accused of _________ against the king. 2 Inability to conform, passivity and emotional isolation ___________ to make his tragic suicide inevitable. 3 She admitted ______________ with her lover to murder her husband.
新概念第三册36课讲课(课堂PPT)
• Though Mrs Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right.
• acquaint v. 使了解 be acquainted with sth. 对……有所了 解 acquaint sb. with sth. =acquaint sb. of sth. 告之某人某事
Lesson 36
A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇
by Kitty
1
Text
• We are less credulous than we used to be.
• credulous adj. 轻信的 (修饰人) credible: 可信的，可靠的 （修饰事物） --The story he told us is credible. incredulous incredible
12
--He poured scorn on his wife’s suggestion.
look down upon / think scorn of 藐视
contempt [kən’tɛmpt]: 蔑视，强烈谴 责某人或某事低贱、卑鄙，语气强 于scorn despite: 语气较弱，表示嘲弄
--The criminals were plotting to rob the bank. 对比
conspire [kən’spaɪr]: 众多人合谋做重 大的犯法勾当，犹指反叛，不用于修 饰单个人
scheme [skim]: 某人暗中设计狡诈的 手段来谋求自己的私利
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
written word
1. –most of them wildly improbable.
2. Modern reader would find such naï ve solutions totally unacceptable.
3. Which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible .
Are you acquainted with the songs of Wang Fei? We are/became acquainted Let's get better acquainted.
8
Words and Expressions
P3
The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Make one’s way He made his way with a wounded leg.
How
15
16
Words and Expressions
P2
After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman’s close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother. comment on Have you any comments to make on the recent developments? No comment Resemblance n. He bears a resemblance to his brother Your story has no resemblance to the facts.
Lesson 36
A Chance in a million
1
2
Words and Expressions
P1
We are less credulous than we used to be in the nineteenth century, credulous
He is credulous of rumors. I used to get up early in the morning when i was still a hight school student.
Point out
He pointed out that she could be wrong.
7
Words and Expressions
P2
Though Mrs. Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right. Be acquainted with sth
Excuse me, Make way!
9
Words and Expressions
P3
The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Make one’s way He made his way with a wounded leg.
I believe him. I have no doubt about it.
I trust his explanation
I have complete confidence in your reputation
14
Tell us about any amazing coincidences that you know about or that have happened to you personally. When What /Why Who Where
Excuse me, Make way!
10
1. We are less credulous than we used to be. 2. Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero’s mother
~ sb with sth; ~ sth (to sth) This job presents many difficulties to the new recruit. wildly expensive an improbable idea
5
It is ~that he will leave the company, but not impossible
12
It sounds fishy to me Something's fishy。
Are you serious? Are you joking?
Do you mean it? Are you kidding?
Don't expect me to believe this. I don‘t take him too seriously.
11
Spoken word
Never tell me! I won't buy that story. I won't believe that story I don't think so. I doubt it Really? Are you sure? It can't be! It's doubtful! What do you think? It's too good to be true. It sounds suspicious to me. I don't belixpressions
P2
Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. pour scorn on
She poured scorn on the suggestion It's pouring (down). pour oil on the `flames
13
Do you want to check for yourself? I firmly believe that No, I'll take your word for it.
I think what you said is true
I can trust her words.
I think what you said is believable
use to do sth
Be used to doing
I am used to having rice for lunch
3
Words and Expressions
P1
a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences
a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences- most of them wildly improbable. present /prɪˋzɛnt/
Bring sth to a conclusion
At the ~ of his speech， Draw/reach/come to the ~ that By doing sth He shocked the whole company by resigning
4
Words and Expressions