新概念第三册24课教案

Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard 家丑

I. Vocabulary

A) a skeleton in the cupboard = a skeleton in the closet = a family skeleton 家丑

It is time to bring the family skeleton out of the cupboard. 该是公开家丑的时候。

skeleton key 万能钥匙 reduced to a skeleton 瘦得皮包骨He has had nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to a skeleton.

C) Conceal v.隐藏, 隐瞒（比hide更加正式, 语气更强）

Conceal sth. from sb.

He concealed his disappointment from his friends.（disappointment n.失望）

He concealed his debts from his wife.

Hide vt.vi.（hid, hidden, hiding）隐藏, 把…藏起来

When her mother came in the little girl hid behind the curtain.（很口语话）

D) Vivid adj.生动的（活泼的）; adj.鲜明的, 鲜艳的（光线、色彩等）; Vivid adj.清晰的; adj.传神的, 栩栩如生的;

a vivid color 鲜艳的颜色 / vivid blue 碧蓝色

She gave the police a vivid description of the accident.

她对警察生动地描述了这次事故。比较级more vivid / 最高级the most vivid The dramatic scene is still vivid in his mind. 那扣人心弦的一幕在他脑海中仍很清晰。E) Dramatic adj.令人激动的, 扣人心弦的（戏剧性的, 生动的）

Exciting adj.令人兴奋的, 使人激动的（没有dramatic那么强烈）

Striking adj.引人注意的, 显著的, 惊人的

F) fiction n.小说（虚构, 编造）---- 集合名词, 小说的总称, 不可数

novel n.小说, 长篇故事（某一部具体的小说）

I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events. 我喜欢阅读小说而不喜欢听真实的事件。

G) 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。

Varying = Various（adj.不同的, 各种各样的）= different kinds of

My idea is different from yours.

H) medicine n.医学;

I) Stack v.（整齐地）堆放, 排放 -- Stack up the books.

The housewife is stacking up the clothing.

Stack n.摞, 叠, 大堆, 堆栈

a stack of papers 一摞报纸 / a stack of books 一大堆书

J) Underclothes n.内衣; Underclothing n.内衣, 贴身衣裤; Underwear n.内衣裤

K) petrify v.使惊呆; shock vt.使…震惊 n.打击, 震动

dumbfound vt.使惊愕；使惊呆；使目瞪口呆

Petrified adj.感到震惊的 / Petrifying adj.令人震惊的At the new I was petrified.

L) 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. Sympathetic adj.同情的,表示同情的, 感到同情的

The manager was sympathetic (to me), but he could do nothing (to help me).这位经理表示同情,但他无能为力。

Unsympathetically adv.无同情心的, 冷淡的; Sympathetically adv.同情地, 怜悯地

Sympathy n.同情, 同情心 In sympathy = sympathetically

close adj.近的, 紧密的, 亲密的 adv.接近, 紧密地（s读z）

TEXT:

What does a “skeleton in a cupboard” mean in English? Does it mean the same in this case? We will see it after explaining the language points.

1. Respectable: socially acceptable and proved 社会认可的，体面的，值得尊敬的Deserving respect

She is a respectable young woman from a good family.她是一个有良好教养的年轻女人。

The tie is for respectable people only. 这条领带只适合体面的人戴。

The old man is considered highly respectable.这老人被认为是很可敬的。Another few derivative words rom respect which have different meanings from it.

Respected：admired by many people 受人尊重/敬的;

He is well respected in academic world. 他在学术界非常受人尊重。

Respectful：adj. Feeling or showing respect 表示尊敬，尊重人的, 有礼貌的;

We should be respectful of other cultures. 我们应当尊重不同的文化。

A respectable person is respectful to others. 受人尊敬的人也会尊敬别人

的。

The boy is always respectful to aged people. 这男孩总是对老年人彬彬有礼。

Respective adj. Separate,or individual 分别的, 各自的;

All the students returned to their respective classrooms.

He drove them both to their respective homes.他驾车把他们分别送到家里。

The three men were given work according to their respective abilities.这三个人根据各自的能力被分配了工作。

respecting: prep. Regarding or concerning 关于，至于Problems respecting population control关于控制人口的问题

in respect of: in reference to; in regard to; concerning.