新概念英语第3册必背生词及

新概念英语第3册必背生词及短语：Lesson24

Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard

New words and expressions

skeleton 骷髅，素描

seemingly 表面上地

respectable 受人尊重的

conceal 隐藏

vivid 生动的

dramatic 扣人心弦的

ruin 毁坏(名誉等)，使破产

heroine 女主人公

fiction 小说

varying 不同的

medicine 医学的

guestroom 客房

unpack 取出

stack (整齐地)堆放

underclothes 内衣

drawer 抽屉

petrify 使惊呆

dangle 悬挂

sway 摇摆

unsympathetic 无动于衷的

medical 医学的

Notes on the text

A skeleton in the cupboard(英)

=closet(美)家丑

Don’t wash your dirty linen(内衣).别自爆其丑

seemingly important表面重要

l The ② young man respects the ③ old man.

①respecting(无此型)

②respectful尊重他人的

③respectable受人尊重的

He concealed the fact that he was married. l flesh-and-blood有血有肉的

├realistic真实的

├vivid生动的

├colorful多彩的

├lively /ai/ 鲜活的，生动的

└active活泼的

live broadcasting现场广播

picturesque活灵活现的

l dramatic扣人心弦的

└drastic急剧的

We often read in novels how a poor man succeeded in getting rich.

The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.

hair stands on end竖立恐惧

My hair stands on end at the news of his death.

in my youth=when I was young

l 经典口语

1. Just be yourself. = relax放松点

2. They are playing house.= cohabit同居

3. No cutting in our conversation

= Don’t interrupt me别打断我

4. He is out with flu. 感冒没上班

5. The TV play is just a waste of time.

电视剧浪费我的时间

6. You look a little down.你的情绪不高

7. Are you going to be around.你想出去走走吗How nice of you.你真好

It’s very nice of you to say so.你一张好嘴l ruin sb. reputation毁…名誉

hero, Negro, potato, tomato复数需加“es”

┌detective story侦探小说

├essay散文

├novel小说

├poem诗

├article未发表的文章

└fiction小说

l various各种各样的

├varying不同的

├variable变化多端的

└varied不同的，已经变的medicine药品，医学，医生┌guesthouse宾馆

├inn客栈

├motel汽车旅馆

└Holiday Inn假日酒店

┌underwear内衣

├underclothes

└brief(男)内衣，简单明了l panic惊慌的

├dismay惊愕的

├shocked震惊的

└petrify惊呆了

I’m in panic.

To one’s dismay.

l Don’t keep me dangling.别吊我胃口dangle悬挂

sway ┐

swing ┴摇摆

l indifferent ┐

├I don’t care ┴不在乎

└unsympathetic(强烈)无动于衷的

┌intimate friend ┐

└closest friend ┴密友

I’m proud of you all.为你自豪

Let me show you around.到处转转show sb. to+地点=参观

l stay to dinner表目的to

└come down to dinner

┌pile堆(无规律)

└stack堆放(整齐)

I arrived in Shanghai excited / exhausted.补充主语状态(分词)

He stood in the rain bare-headed and bare-footed.

l impression印象

I was deeply impressed by your perfect performance.很深印象

It gave me an impression that the guy is kind to everybody.表示给我一种印象，实际并非

leave sb. an impression留下真实的印象

He always lives under the impression that he is a saint(圣徒).

l shoot at瞄准某人

├shoot sb.射死

├be mad at对…生气

└aim at目的

He said with a smile as if仿佛 he were talking about his old friend.

You forget现在时 that I was your classmate.

l 文化：Traveling in the U.S.A