Lesson24-A-skeleton-in-the-cupboard

Lesson24AskeletoninthecupboardTask1readingcomprehension1.WhatdoestheEnglishsaying“askeletoninthecupboard”usuallymean?2.WhatwastheterriblesecretofthedearoldladyinPara.1?3.WhowasSebastian?WasheanoldfriendofGorge?Sentenceanalysis1.Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.1.Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.=apparently=decent/deservingrespect=covered/hidden2.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.2.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.Thereaderwasscared=whenshewasyoung3.Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Eg.1)_____________________tosuggesttakingafewdays’rest,buthowcanwefinishourworkontime?你建议休息几天，好倒是好，但是我们怎么能及时完成工作呢？2)NotuntilIspottedthephotoonhismobilephone___________________hehadaskeletoninthecupboard.(occur)我才想到Itisallverywell…but…好到是好,但是…Itisallverywellforyoudiditoccurtomethat•Occur=1)happen/takeplace2)(sth.)occurtosb.=cometoone’smind4.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.4.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.=Tovarious/differentdegrees=know5.Insteadofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.6.IoncespentanuncomfortableweekendwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.eg.Ioncespentanuncomfortableweekend______IwaspetrifiedbytheskeletoninGorge’scupboard.=ratherthan________相反、没有、取而代之的是becomewhen7.Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.eg.Westoodpetrified/inhorroraswefelttheearthquakebegan.Assoonasitwasannouncedthattheirteamlost,fanssatontheirseats________.目瞪口呆standinfrontofsthpetrified站在…前,目瞪口呆petrified8.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormadeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.eg.Atfirstthesailorswereundertheimpression_______________________________.(find)起初船员们误以为沉船找到了I_______________thepaintingwhenmycattipabottleofmilkandruinedit.我正要挂上这幅画（about)=shakethatthesunkenshiphadbeenfound=onthepointofleapingoutwasabouttohang9.‘Oh,that,’hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.Asif+引导虚拟语气Eg.Hewalksasif_________towalk.(hurt)他走路的样子好像一走路就会疼。Sheputupherhandasif_______________aquestion.(ask)ithurt(shewas)toask1.Seeminglyrespectable2.Conceal…fromsb.3.Atsomedramaticmoment4.Ruinone’sreputation5.Hairstandsonend6.Inone’syouth7.It’sallverywell…8.Tovarying/variousdegrees9.Standinfrontof…petrified10.Danglefrom…11.Givesb.theimpressionthat12.Beabouttodo13.Dashdownstairs14.Beunsympathetictosb.1.表面上受尊重的2.对...隐瞒,掩盖3.在某个戏剧性时刻4.使某人声誉扫地5.毛骨悚然6.在某人年轻的时候7.无可厚非，好倒是好8.在不同程度上9.站在…面前目瞪口呆10.从…悬挂11.让人以为12.正要做某事13.冲下楼14.对某人无动于衷