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1、Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard “家丑”Listen to the tape then answer the question below.听录音，然后回答以下问题。Who was Sebastian?We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years. The English language possesses a

2、vivid saying to describe this sort of situation. The terrible secret is called a skeleton in the cupboard. At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. The readers hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine

3、 a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction. To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons

4、in the cupboard. The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very pound of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. I once spend an uncomfortable weekend which

5、 I shall never forget at his house. George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used. He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner. After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the tow suits I had brought with me in the

6、 cupboard. I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard. I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it suits I had brought with me in the cupboard. I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified. A skeleton was d

7、angling before my eyes. The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me. Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George. This was worse than a terrible secret; this was a read skeleton! But George was unsympathetic. Oh, th

8、at, he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. Thats Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.参考译文在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种情况。惊人的秘密称作“柜中骷髅”。在小说的某个戏剧性时刻，可怕的秘密泄漏出来，接着便是某人的声誉扫地。当读者到小说最后几页了解到书中女主人公，那位一向待大家很好的可爱的老妇人年轻时

9、一连毒死了她的5个丈夫时，不禁会毛骨悚然。这种事发生在小说中是无可非议的。尽管我们人人都有各种大小秘密。连最亲密的朋友都不愿让他们知道， 但我们当中极少有人有柜中骷髅。我所认识的唯一的在柜中藏骷嵝的人便是乔治.卡尔顿，他甚至引以为自豪。乔治年轻时学过医，然而，他后来没当上医生，却成了一位成功的侦探小说作家。有一次，我在他家里度周末，过得很不愉快。这事我永远不会忘记。乔治把我领进客房，说这间很少使用。他让我打开行装后下楼吃饭。我将衬衫、内衣放进两个空抽屉里，然后我想把随身带来的两套西服中的一套挂到大衣柜里去。我打开柜门，站在柜门前一下惊呆了。一具骷髅悬挂在眼前，由于柜门突然打开，它也随之轻微摇晃

10、起来，让我觉得它好像马上要跳出柜门朝我扑过来似的。我扔下西服冲下楼去告诉乔治。这是比“骇人听闻的秘密”更加惊人的东西，这是一具真正的骷髅啊!但乔治却无动于衷。“噢，是它呀!他笑着说道，俨然在谈论一位老朋友。“那是塞巴斯蒂安。你忘了我以前是学医的了。”一、单词讲解 New words and expressionsskeleton skeltn n.骷髅seemingly si:mili adv.表面上地respectablerispektbl adj. 体面的，雅观的conceal knsi:l v.隐藏；隐瞒vivid vivid adj. 生动的dramatic drm tik adj.

11、令人激动的，扣人心弦的ruin ruin v. 毁坏 heroine heruin n. 女主人公fiction fikn n. 小说varying vri adj. 不同的medicine medisn n. 医学guestroom estrum n. （家庭中的） 来客住房 unpack np k vt. （从箱中） 取出stack st k v. （整齐地） 堆放，排放underclothes ndkluz n内衣drawer dr: n. 抽屉 petrify petrifai v. 使惊呆dangle dgl v. 悬挂sway swei v. 摇摆unsympathetic nsi

12、mpetik adj.不表同情的，无动于衷的medical medikl adj. 医学的skeleton n.骷髅a skeleton in the cupboard （柜中的骷髅）家丑/a shameful family secreta terrible secret 丑闻a walking skeleton 形容人骨瘦如柴/a living skeletonreduce to a skeleton 瘦成这样！skeleton key: a key made to unlock many locks 万能钥匙panacea 万灵丹， 灵丹妙药 Almighty king 全能的国王 see

13、ming adj.表面的 a seeming frienda seeming good-tempered man 看上去好脾气的人a seeming sincerityseemingly 看上去好像eg. Future is seemingly promising but actually desolate. seemly adj.大方的，得体的eg. Keep seemly manners while have dinners.respectable adj.1)体面的，雅观的a respectable familylook respectable2)good and satisfactor

14、y 令人满意的，好的a respectable incomea considerable incomea handsome incomerespectful adj.be respectful to 尊敬be respectful to old peoplebe respectful to the traditionrespective adj.各自的eg. The two friends said goodbye and went their respective ways.两个朋友道别之后各自上路了。respect n./v.love and respect 尊重和爱戴pay respec

15、t to sb 对某人表示敬意pay ones last respects to: to go ones funeral conceal v. to hide sth carefully（主观的）隐瞒，掩盖conceal a secret 对某人掩饰一个秘密conceal feelings from sb. 对某人掩饰情感conceal ones smile 掩饰笑容 conceal intentions 掩饰目的conceal the fact 掩盖真相lie about ones age 隐瞒年龄hide v. （应用范围较 conceal 广）conceal 后多跟抽象名词，但hide

16、也适用。eg. Lets hide from mommy.藏起来不要让妈妈找到。hide ones depression 掩饰失意hide ones embarrassment 掩饰窘迫，尴尬eg. The sun was hidden by the clouds. 太阳被云彩遮住了。eg. The trees hide the deer from view. 小鹿被树木挡住看不见了。 vivid adj.栩栩如生，活灵活现的vivid memories 鲜活的记忆vivid dreams 生动的梦vivid descriptions 栩栩如生的描写 vivid image 活生生的形象viv

17、id record 生动的记载drama 戏剧，戏曲 drama school 戏曲学校a TV drama 电视剧a poetic drama 诗剧dramatic adj.戏剧性的，巨大的， 显著的the dramatic change 戏剧性的变化the dramatic moment 戏剧性的时刻the dramatic scene 戏剧性的情景opera n.音乐剧，歌剧soap opera 肥皂剧Peking opera 京剧grand opera 严肃剧hero n.英雄/男主人公a national hero 民族英雄war hero 战争英雄（作战英勇的战士）heroine

18、n.女英雄/女主人公heroin n.海洛因morphine 吗啡opium n.鸦片Opium War I 第一次鸦片战争marijuanam ri w:n 印度大麻anesthesia 麻醉药mercy-killing 安乐死/euthanasia n.drug addict 吸毒成瘾的人/drug takerfiction n.小说（集合）（虚构的）novel n.虚构的长篇小说a long written story in which the characters and events are usually imaginarystory n. for entertainmentdet

19、ective story 侦探小说a romantic and sentimental story 言情小说epic n.史诗Homers epic “Iliad ”and “Odyssey”Chinese Odyssey: 大话西游poetry 诗歌biography 传记tale n. 虚构的且生动的故事a story of imaginary events especially of an exciting kind fairy tale 神话故事A Tale of Two Cities 双城记A Tale of Three Warring Kingdoms 三国演义saga 北欧英雄（

20、传说）；英雄故事fable n.寓言故事Aesops Fablesvary v.相异，不同vary in price/quality/sizeto varying degrees 在不同程度上to a certain extent 在某种程度上 to some extent 在某种程度上eg. The twins were brought up in different families and achieved varying degrees of success respectively.两个双胞胎兄弟被不 同的家庭抚养长大各自在不同程度上取得了成功。eg. The price of fr

21、uit vary with the seasons.水果的价格随季节变动。range from sth to sth else prices range fromto 价格（在一定范围内变动） levels range fromto 水平（在一定范围内变动） temperatures range fromto 温度（在一定范围内变动）various adj. （强调多样性） 不同的different adj. （强调差异）不同的variable adj. 多变的variable mind 多变的心stack v.整齐的排放stack the books on the shelfstack up

22、 把堆积起来pile up （不是很整齐的）eg. The cars piled up in the traffic.heap up （杂乱地）堆放stack n.堆a stack of sth/stacks of stheg. I have stacks of work waiting to be done.我有一大堆的事要做。stacks of money 一大堆钱a pile of books/ piles of work 一大堆话heaps of (time) 许多时间underclothes 内衣under 在下面的underfootundergroundunderseaunder

23、populated 人口稀少的under developed 欠发达的under sized 尺寸不够over- 在上面的 overalls 工作服overcoat 防寒服overseas 海外的petrify v.1） to change wood, trees into stones over a long period of time 使石化petrified wood/forest 石林2） to make sb too frightened to move 吓得不能动弹eg. Seeing a skeleton, I stood petrified.（stand 作半系动词的时， 表

24、示“保持，维持”）be scared out of ones wits 吓得魂不附体make ones flesh crawl 起了一身鸡皮疙瘩/have goose fleshmake ones hair stand on end 吓的毛骨悚然The blood runs cold. 吓得血都凉了。/The blood turns to ice.dangle v.轻晃to hang or swing looselyeg. I dangle my feet in clear blue water.我在清澈的水中荡着双脚。eg. He sat on the table dangling his

25、leg.dangle sth in front of sb(to offer sth good to sb in order to persuade him to do sth)吊胃口， 逗弄eg. The promise of an ice cream cone was dangled in front of the little girl, as a reward for sleeping.小女孩被许诺说只要睡觉就会得到一个冰淇淋蛋卷。droop v.下垂to hang or bend downwardseg. These flowers are thirsty for water; th

26、ey began to droop heads in the sun.swing: to move backwards and forwards （前后）摆动swing arms 摇臂swing from to 发生转变to change quickly to the oppositeeg. The sad news made him swing suddenly from great joy to complete despair.这个坏消息使他从幸福跌入到彻底的绝望当中去。sway v.1） to move slowly from one side to another （从一边到另一边）

27、摆动eg. Willows are swaying gently in the breeze.2) to influence sb who has not yet decided about sth so that they change their opinion. 使动摇eg. His determination swayed by the difficulties waiting in front.他的决心被眼前的困难动摇了。unsympathetic 无动于衷的not understanding someone elses problems and not giving them an

28、y helpsympathetic adj.富含同情心的be sympathetic to/ towards 对表达同情eg. We are sympathetic to their unfortunate experience.sympathy n.have sympathy for sbfeel sympathy for sbeg. All of her neighbors feel a lot of sympathy for the poor window who brought up 5 kids on her own.邻居们对那个独自一人养大五个儿女的寡妇表示深深的同情。offer

29、sympathy 表示同情sympathy letter 慰问信（安抚信）二、 课文讲解We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.We often readterrible secreteg. We often heard how a seemingly affectionate young couple infact had quarreled a

30、lot in private.我们经常听到对看上去十分恩爱的年轻夫妻如何私下里互相争吵。terrible secret 不可告人的秘密trade secret 商业秘密secret sorrow 难言之隐the secret of success 成功的秘诀the secret of long life-span 长寿秘诀The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.There goes a famous saying in English that 英文有句俗话 As the

31、vivid saying goes 有句话说得好eg. As the vivid saying goes,simple outside ,complex inside.possess v.to own or have sth especially sth valuable, important, illegal or an abilityeg. The king possesses a considerable degree of autonomy.这个国王相当独裁。what(on earth) possessed you to do something?(used to say that y

32、ou cannot understand why someone did sth stupid) 到底是怎么回事（鬼迷心窍）eg. What possessed you to trust him again after he revealed your secret?The terrible secret is called a skeleton in the cupboard. At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.the terri

33、ble secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined.A reputation is ruined 名誉扫地eg. A reputation began to crumble.eg. The family is humiliated. 家族蒙羞（to lose respect）eg. The country which is taken complete possession by its enemy is mortified.(to feel ashamed)eg. disgrace oneself 丢了自己的脸The readers hai

34、r stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.The readers hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear o

35、ld ladyThe heroine 的同位语是 a dear old ladyeg. One of the major problems, housing, remains unsolved.eg. Mr. white, chairman of the committee, denied having any relations with mafia.a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had,in her youthin her youthwhen she was youngin ones twentiesin

36、 ones thirtiesthe teens 十来岁的孩子 teenager (between 13 and 19)adolescent （处于青春期期间） 年轻人minor (法： under 18)未成年人juvenile 青少年的juvenile crime 青少年犯罪juvenile delinquency 青少年不良行为It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.It is well(and good)used to say that you accept or approve of one part of a s

37、ituation or thing but not of another part用来表示不满或不那么同意， 好是很好， 可是； 是不妨事的， 可是 eg. It is all very well to say that, but what can I do?你说的倒好听，叫我怎么办？eg. It is all very well for such things to occur in America that people may have several marriages, but its not the case for Chinese. 在美国人们可能会有数次婚姻， 对他们来说可能是

38、不碍事的，但中国人可不是。To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.but 语篇标识词，表明事实The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact.and he is very proud o

39、f the fact.be proud of 对感到骄傲eg. I am proud of you! 我为你感到骄傲！take pride in sth 感到骄傲/show pride in sth/feel pride in stheg. The mother takes pride in her son!put ones pride in pocket 夹着尾巴做人pride v.pride oneself on sth 为自己 很得意（骄傲）eg. The young writer prides himself on his virgin piece. as proud as a pea

40、cock (peacock: 孔雀)George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories.Instead of becoming a doctor, howeverinstead of往往表示出一正一反，肯定一个，否定一个，而在instead of后面的往往是被事实否定的。eg. The heavy rain, instead of bringing any good as expected,

41、caused a lot of harm to the crops.那场大雨非但没给带来什么好处，反而造成了极大的灾害。eg. Taking exercises everyday makes him look younger instead of older.每天锻炼身体使他显得年轻而不见老。I once spent an uncomfortable weekend which I shall never forget at his house. George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used. He told

42、 me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner. After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard.I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified. A skeleton was dangling before m

43、y eyes. The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.It gave me the impression thatit leaves me the impression thatbe under the impression that:wrongly believe

44、 that sth is a fact because of the way the situation seems. 误以为，好像eg. Wives are always under the impression that their husband can put things right whenever they go wrong.妻子们总是认为他们的丈夫总能在东西坏了的时候把它们修好。be under the illusionbe under the delusion 妄想着eg. Mary was under the illusion that marriage can chang

45、e her husband for the better.Mary 总幻想着婚姻会使她丈夫变得好一点。it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.It was about to leap out at me1) be about to do sth （说话）就要，眼看就要eg. Dont go out now-were about to have lunch.eg. They are about to leave china for home.他们就要离开中国回国了。2） not about to do sth 不愿意eg. Im not about to pay 30 dollars for a dress like that.it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me.leap v.to jump forward