新概念三Lesson36课件

• 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.
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We are less credulous than we used to be. 注：谓语动词是be动词时，用used to be , 实义动词用used to 我们没有过去那样率真。 We are not so genuine as we used to be. China is not what it used to be. 他工作没有过去那么努力。 He works less hard than he used to.
• 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.
• solution n.解决方法；溶液 • A solution to the problem/ crisis • Answer to the question • Key to the problem
• Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
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scorn n.嘲弄,挖苦 pour scorn on 鄙视... - He poured scorn on his wife's suggestion. • 同：look down upon 瞧不起，蔑视
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acquaint v.使了解 acquaint sb. with/of sth. 使某人认识/熟悉 -I will acquaint him with modern art. Acquainted adj.知晓的，认识的 be acquainted with sth. 我已经知道了这个秘密。 I have been acquainted with the secret. make a person acquainted with sb. 介绍某人同另一个人认识 -Let me make Tom acquainted with you. acquaintance 熟人
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conspire v.（事件）巧合促成;密谋 1)conspire to do sth. 事件凑在一起促成 Pollution and neglect have conspired to ruin the city. • -污染加之疏于管理毁了这座城市。
• incredible adj.难以置信的，惊人的， 极妙的 • -The hotel is incredible. • -这家酒店太棒了。 • credible adj. • 可靠的，可信的
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plot v.密谋 plot to do sth. 密谋做某事 -犯罪分子正在密谋抢银行。 -The criminals were plotting to rob the bank. • n.情节 • 故事情节 plots of the story
• presume v.假定,猜想 • presume that =suppose that 认为，想 • 约翰没说什么时候回来，但我想他会回来 吃饭。 • John didn’t say when he would return, but I persume that he will be back for dinner. • From the way they talked I presumed them to be married. • presumption n.假定
• Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maid-servant 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 solutions totally unacceptable.
• 得出结论
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draw a conclusion / reach a conclusion / arrive at a conclusion / come to a conclusion
• present sb. with sth.赠送，颁发 • 他献给她一束花。 • He presented her with a bunch of flowers. • coincidence 巧合 • it is a coincidence that… • by coincidence 巧合地 • by chance 碰巧 • by accident 碰巧
Lesson 36 A chance in a million
1.How did a novelist bring his story to a conclusion in the 19th century? • By presenting his readers with a series of coincidences. • 2.What did they think happened to Franz’ brother 20 years ago? • He was thought to have been killed . • 3.Who did they meet while on a walking tour? • A workman.
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resemblance likeness similarity be similar to sth. /sb.
• reunite v.使团聚 • be reunited with 与...团聚 • -台湾迟早要和大陆团聚。 • -Taiwan will be reunited with our mainland sooner or later. • unite v. 合并 • United Nations
naive adj.天真的，幼稚的 naive person 幼稚的人 naive remark 幼稚的话 同： lovable 可爱的 cute （尤指孩子）可爱的 adorable 可爱的（口语常用）
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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 him. 反:acceptable
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bring …to a conclusion 结束= Bring sth. to a close(较正式) 该结束我们的会议了。 It is time to bring our meeting to a close. “conclusion”搭配 In conclusion 总而言之=in a word ; 总之，我要感谢我的演讲嘉宾。 In conclusion ，I would like to thank our guest speaker.(演讲嘉宾)
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believable可信的 believable guy /network 可信的家伙/ 可信任的网络 反： incredulous /incredible/unbelievable 不轻信的；难以置信的；不可信的
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adj. 1)不起眼的，不出名的 公汽停在一个不起眼的小镇里。 The bus stopped at an obscure little town. 2）模糊不清的 （not clearly ） 大雾中能看到一个不起眼的人影。 An obscure figure can be seen through the fog.
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resemblance n.相似（=likeness） 极其相似 have a close resemblance to sb. or sth. 那个女孩跟她姐姐长得极其相似。 The girl has a close resemblance to her sister. • resemble v.像 • 他在性格方面与他父亲很相似。 • He resembles his father very much in character.
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【辨】1）assume 与事实不相符合 - Let us assume that he is there. Assuming （that）假设，如果 假设明天下雨的话，我们该怎么办？ Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do ?
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• New words: • • • • • • credulous adj.轻信的 -He is more credulous than me. 【辨】credulous/credible/believable credulous 轻信的(多修饰人) credible 可信的,可靠的（多修饰事物 ） -The story he told us is credible.
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bring about= Cause/ lead to / result in 电脑给他们的工作带来方便。
• Computer lead to great conveniences to people’s work.
• When I was 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.
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4.What’s the wife’s comments?
• The workman had a resemblance to her husband . • 5.And what’s Franz’ reaction? • He poured scorn on the idea. • 6.What did the wife do？ • She sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman. • 7.What was the result? • He really was Franz’ long-lost brother. • 8.What happened to Hans towards the end of the war?