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NCEBOOK3LESSON24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”skeletonn.骷髅；骨骼•askeletoninthecupboard/closet:ashamefulfamilysecret家丑，隐私①It‘stimetobringthefamilyskeletonoutofcupboard.-该是公开家丑的时候了。②Everyfamilyhasaskeletoninthecupboard.家家有本难念的经。③Idon’thaveskeletoninmycloset.我没有什么不可告人的秘密。skeletonatthefeast(宴会）令人生厌、扫兴的事Eg.Nevertalkaboutadangerousthunderstormwithasailorbeforehebeginsanewvoyageatthesea,whichwillbethoughtofasaskeletonatthefeast.reducetoaskeleton瘦得皮包骨,骨瘦如柴Eg.Hehashadnothingtoeatforacoupleofdayssohehasbeenreducedtoaskeleton.skeletonkey万能钥匙seeminglyadv.表面上地seeminglysincere貌似诚恳•seemingadj.表面上的aseeminggood-temperedman一个表面脾气好的人aseemingfriend一个表面上的朋友•seemlyadj.合适的，适宜的seemlyconduct/modesty适宜的举止/适度的谦虚eg.Itwouldbemoreseemlytotellherafterthewedding.婚礼后告诉她更合适。respectableadj.体面的，雅观的;恰当的；受人尊敬的Eg.Shelookedperfectlyrespectableinthisdress.她穿着这套衣服看上去非常文雅。respectablepeople受人尊敬的人respectfuladj.(to/towardssb.)表示尊敬的，有礼貌的eg.Arespectablepersonisrespectfultoothers.受人尊敬的人也会尊敬别人respectiveadj.分别的，各自的Eg.Allthestudentsreturnedtotheirrespectiveclassrooms.respectingprep.关于（书面语）Eg.Respectingthesalary,weshallcometoadecisionlater.concealv.隐瞒，隐藏•concealsth.fromsb.对某人隐瞒…concealoneself潜伏，埋伏Eg.Thehousewasconcealedfromtheroadbyasmallwood.disguisev.掩藏，隐瞒Eg.Shedisguisedhersadnesswithahappysmile.ablessingindisguise（乔装，伪装）因祸得福Eg.Notgettingintouniversitymaybeablessingindisguise.没能上大学焉知非福Hehastotravelindisguise.vividadj.生动的，栩栩如生的，活泼的;鲜明的,鲜艳的（光线、色彩等）avividcolor鲜艳的颜色/vividblue碧蓝色avividimagination丰富的想像力Shegavethepoliceavividdescriptionoftheaccident.比较级morevivid/最高级themostvividlivelyadj.生动的，栩栩如生的，活泼的AlivelyimaginationAlivelyaccountofheradventuresdramaticadj.令人激动的,扣人心弦的（戏剧性的,生动的）•atsomedramaticmoment在某个戏剧性时刻•Thedramaticsceneisstillvividinhismind.•Hisopeningwordsaredramatic.他的开场白扣人心弦。•drama•musicaldrama;radiodrama;silentdrama哑剧•strikingadj.引人注意的,显著的,惊人的ruinvt.破坏，毁灭;破产;使变成废墟;n.毁灭，灭亡;废墟，遗迹;（灭亡）的原因，祸根;ruin表示“毁坏”、“毁灭”，指彻底的毁坏，破坏的原因通常是自然现象、年龄、疏忽等，现多用于比喻用法中，在真正具体地摧毁或破坏某座建筑物时，通常不用ruin。•Thestormruinedthecrops.•Heruinedhisprospects(前景，希望）bycarelessness.•Thefireruinedthecastle.•Thecompanyisfacingruin.ruinone’sreputation;inruins成为废墟ruin有时还可指一般意义的弄坏或损坏，此时与spoil同且常可换用，语气比spoil稍强。这两个词有时还可用于美好经历或有用东西的损坏(此时不能用damage或destroy)。如：①Mynewdressisruined[spoiled].②Thisunpleasantmanwithhisendlesscomplaintsruined[spoiled]myjourney.这个不讨人喜欢的家伙，牢骚满腹，使我这趟旅行很不愉快heroinen.女主人公；女英雄•hero英雄；男主人公•heroin海洛因fictionn.小说（虚构,编造）----集合名词,小说的总称,不可数•sciencefiction科幻小说;popularfiction通俗小说;•eg.Thelinebetweenfactandfictionisbecomingblurred（adj.模糊的，难辨的）.•noveln.小说,长篇故事（某一部具体的小说)varyingadj.不同的；正在变化的；可变的•varyvi.vt.改变,变化•varyinsize/style/priceEg.Theweathervariesfromdaytoday.天气一天天变化。workwithvaryingdegreesofenthusiasm工作热情忽高忽低tovaryingdegrees在不同程度上variousadj.不同的,各种各样的variouskindsof各种各样的forvariousreasons因为种种理由atvarioustimes在不同的时期•medicinen.医学•guestroomn.（家庭中的）来客住房•unpackvt.（从箱中）取出•drawern.抽屉stackv.（整齐地）堆放,排放•stackup堆放Thehousewifeisstackinguptheclothing.Stackthebooksupagainstthewall.•bestackedwithsth.堆满Thefloorwasstackedwithboxes.•n.摞,叠,大堆,堆栈astackofpapers一摞报纸astackofbooks一大堆书pileup堆放（比较整齐地）heapup堆放（杂乱地）underclothesn.内衣•underclothingn.内衣,贴身衣裤underwearn.内衣裤petrifyv.使惊呆•Shestoodthere,petrifiedwithfear.她站在那里，吓得目瞪口呆。petrifiedadj.感到震惊的petrifyingadj.令人震惊的Iwaspetrifiedatthenews.danglev.悬挂，垂挂，摆动（上面常有两个固定点）;追求①Theleavesdangledinthewind.②Hedangledtheboneinfrontofthepuppy.③Idangledmyfeetintheclearbluewater.•dangleaboutsb.追求某人dangleroundsb./sth.追求某人；希望得到某物Eg.Shehadseveralyoungmendanglingroundher.swayv.摇摆（常指来回轻轻不规则摇摆）；支配；影响•swaybackandforth（=fromsidetoside)前后左右摆动swaygently轻轻地摇摆swaythemindsofpeople动摇人心swaydeeply/strongly深刻地影响Eg.Thewindswayedthebranches.Hisresolution(决心）neversways.swingv.(以某固定点为中心，来回幅度相同）摆动，转动，挥舞n.秋千Eg.Thewereswingingtheirarms.unsympatheticadj.不表同情的•feelunsympatheticforsb.besympatheticto/towardssb.offersympathytosb.sympathyletter慰问信insympathy=sympathetically•medicaladj.医学的TEXT•Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerrible•secretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.•How引导宾语从句•hassometerriblesecret=hasaskeletoninthecupboard=hasaskeletoninthecloset家丑•which引导的定语从句修饰secret•seeminglyadv.表面上地（=fromappearance）--aseeminglyrespectableperson表面上受人尊敬的人•TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.•possess=own=havegot•todescribethissortofsituation来描述这种场景（做定语用来修饰saying）•--TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividwordtodescribeherbeauty.Atsomedramaticmomentinthestory,theterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.•Some某一个（修饰单数可数名词）=acertain•Ruinvt.毁坏,毁灭（泛指概念,表示毁坏的过程不是一下完成的）•=spoilvt.搞糟,宠坏v.扰乱•--Therainruinedmyholiday.=Therainspoiledmyholiday.•Destroyvt.破坏,毁坏v.消灭,摧毁（完全摧毁,不可修复）•--Totellthepatientthetruthistoriskdestroyinghishope.•--Theearthquakedestroyedalmosttheentirecity.•Damagevt.损害,损坏,使受损失（可以被修复）•--Thecarisdamagedanditisberepairingnow.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereads…thattheheroine,adearoldladywho…,poisonedeveryoneof…•one’shairstandsonend某人感到毛骨悚然=sb.feelhorrified（adj.带有恐怖感的,惊骇的）•--Myhairstandsonend.我感到毛骨悚然•set/makeone’shairstandsonend使某人感到毛骨悚然•--horridadj.恐怖的,令人讨厌的,可怕的•--Thehorri