Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboardskeletonn.骷髏；（動物的）骨架，骨骼，基干，綱要，萬能鑰匙Askeletoninthecupboard/closet=afamilyskeleton家丑(cupboard/closet碗櫥）-It'stimetobringthefamilyskeletonoutofcupboard.-該是公開家丑的時候了。skeletonstructure骨架構(gòu)造

skeletonstaff基干人員skeletonkey萬能鑰匙reducedtoaskeleton瘦得皮包骨-Hehashadnothingtoeatforacoupleofdayssohehasbeenreducedtoaskeleton.respectableadj.體面的，雅觀的(=decent=graceful)-Thetieisforrespectablepeopleonly.respectableadj.值得尊敬的，可敬的，高尚的respectfuladj.尊敬人的，有禮貌的-受人尊敬的人也會尊敬別人。-Arespectablepersonisrespectfultoothers.Respectiveadj.分別的，各自的-Allthestudentsreturnedtotheirrespectiveclassrooms.concealv.隱瞞，隱藏concealsth.fromsb.-Heconcealedhisexammarksfromhisparents.

hidevt./vi隱藏，把...藏起來（hid，hidden）-Whenhermothercamein,thelittlegirlhidbehindthecurtain.(口語化）vividadj.生動的（活潑的）栩栩如生的描述

vividdescription-Shegavethepoliceavividdescriptionoftheaccident.-Sheisachildwithvividimagination.李白乘舟不給錢，

船夫一腳踢下船。

桃花灘水深千尺，

不知李白死沒死。

天諾有情天亦老，人諾有情死得早。問君能有幾多愁，恰似一壺二鍋頭。三個臭皮匠，臭味都一樣。兩情諾是長久時，該是兩人結(jié)婚時。清水出芙蓉，亂世出英雄。春風(fēng)又綠江南岸，賠本買賣姐不干。天蒼蒼，野茫茫，一樹梨花壓海棠。adj.鮮明的，鮮艷的（光線、色彩等）vividcolor鮮艷的顏色

vividblue碧藍色

vividgreen翡翠綠比較級

morevivid最高級

themostvividdramaticadj.令人激動的，扣人心弦的（戲劇性的，生動的）-Thedramaticsceneisstillinhismind.dramaticarts戲劇藝術(shù)excitingadj.令人興奮的，令人激動的（沒dramatic那么強烈）ruinn.毀壞

financialruin經(jīng)濟損失inruins成為廢墟-這個修道院成了一片廢墟。-Themonasterywasinruins.relicn.廢墟，遺跡culturalrelic文化遺產(chǎn)，文物fictionn.小說（虛構(gòu)，編造）(集體名詞，小說的總稱，不可數(shù)）科幻小說sciencefiction科幻片

sciencefictionfilmnoveln.小說，長篇故事（某一部具體的小說）varyingadj.不同的varying=various(adj.不同的，各種各樣的）=differentkindsof同：differentadj.不同的（與...不一樣）-Myideaisdifferentfromyours.varyvi./vt.-Theweathervariesfromdaytoday.medicinen.醫(yī)學(xué)中/西醫(yī)

Chinese/Westernmedicinetraditional/modernmedicine傳統(tǒng)/現(xiàn)代醫(yī)學(xué)配藥

mixmedicine服藥

takemedicine-Thedoctormixmesomemedicine,Itakethemandtheyworked.guestroomn.（家庭中的）來客住房客廳

parlor/drawingroomkitchenbedroom主臥

master/mainbedroom次臥

secondbedroomstudy衛(wèi)生間

bathroomguesthouse（aprivatehousewherepeoplecanpaytostayandhavemeals)家庭旅館guestbook(正式場合或旅館的）客人登記簿guestworker（aworkerfromonecountrywhoworksinanothercountryforashorttime)外籍工人

guesthouse（aprivatehousewherepeoplecanpaytostayandhavemeals)家庭旅館guestbook(正式場合或旅館的）客人登記簿guestworker（aworkerfromonecountrywhoworksinanothercountryforashorttime)外籍工人

unpackvt.（從箱中）取出-他取出的包。（打開包裹）-Heunpackedhisbag.packv.包裝packup整理，打包-Ipackedupmybaggage/luggage.Apackof一群一群流浪狗

apackofstraydogsstackv.（整齊地）堆放，排放stackup堆積

stackupbooksstackroom書庫n.摞，疊，大堆一摞報紙

astackofpapers一大堆書

astackofbooks-書庫里有一大堆書。-Thereisastackofbooksinthestackroom.drawern.抽屜topdrawer最上層抽屜，社會最上層

-She'soutofthetopdrawer/She'sverytopdrawer.

-她出身上層社會。/她社會地位極高。bottomdrawer嫁衣

petrifyv.使驚呆（=shock）兩個adj.—petrifiedadj.感到震驚的

petrifyingadj.令人震驚的-Iwaspetrifiedatthenews.-Thenewswaspetrifying.danglev.懸掛-Theleavesdangledinthewind.同：swayv.搖擺-Thewholeboatisswaying.swingv.搖擺n.搖擺，秋千-Canyoupushmeontheswing?unsympatheticadj.不表同情的，無動于衷的beunsympathetictosb.-Itoldhimaboutmyexperiencebuthewasunsympathetictome.sympatheticadj.同情的，表示同情的sympatheticallyadv.sympathyn.insympathy=sympatheticallyexpresssympathyfor

表示同情-Weexpressedsympathyforherloss.Insympathywith同情，贊成-Dozensofstudentsapplaudedinsympathywithhim.medicaladj.醫(yī)學(xué)的medicaltreatment醫(yī)療醫(yī)療設(shè)備

medicalequipment醫(yī)療保險

medicalinsurance第一次見面：（在火車上）-羅恩表現(xiàn)得好像他會魔法。-Ronactingasifhe…(domagic)-Ronactingasifhecoulddomagic.語法：（L21）asif引導(dǎo)從句的虛擬語氣Asif/though引導(dǎo)表從和方式狀從分3種情況1）從句與現(xiàn)在事實相反，從句謂v.用一般過去時“did”（be過去時were）-她微笑著說一些事好像正在談?wù)撘晃焕吓笥选?Shesayssomethingwithasmileasifsheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.（方式狀從）-Shelooksasthoughsheweresick.（表從）2）與過去事實相反，從句謂v.用過去完成時“haddone”-他談?wù)摻鹱炙孟袼娴囊娺^一樣。-Hetalkedaboutpyramidsasthoughhehadreallyseenthemhimself.3)從句的情況將來發(fā)生可能性不大，從句謂v.用過去將來時“woulddo”-他說得好像他要出國似的。-Hetalksasifhewouldgoabroad.注：asif/though后面從句也可用直陳語氣，但表示的是可能發(fā)生的事或可能被設(shè)想為真實的情況-Itlooksasifoursideisgoingtowin.Text：（L1)

Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.Text：（L4)

Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.Atsomedramaticmomentinthestorytheterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined..Text：（L6)

Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.Text：（L10)

Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.Text：（L11)

TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisveryproudofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.Text：（L14)

IoncespentanuncomfortableweekendwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.Text：（L16)

AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsandunderclothesintwoemptydrawers,IdecidedtohanginthecupboardoneofthetwosuitsIhadbroughtwithme.Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.Text：（L18)

Askeletonwasdanglingbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormadeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.Droppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.Text：（L20)Thiswasworsethan'aterriblesecret';thiswasarealskeleton!ButGeorgewasunsympathetic.'Oh,that,'hesaidwithas