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1、LESSON 24: A SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD 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 vivid saying to describe this sort of situation. The terrible secret is called '

2、a skeleton in the cup board '. At some dramatic moment in the story the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. The reader's hair 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

3、her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands. conceal sth from sb 向某人掩藏某事，隐瞒某人某事 他向家人隐瞒他的女朋友 He concealed his girl friend from his family 我像妈妈隐瞒我的考试成绩 I concealed my result from my mom We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been

4、concealed from strangers for years. The English language possesses a 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 reader'

5、s hair 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.1 vivid 一个栩栩如生的描述 A vivid dream 清晰的记忆 vivid memory 那件事给我留下了永生不灭的印象 The incident left a vivid impre

6、ssion on me. 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 vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.The terrible secret is called 'a skeleton in the cupboard

7、 '. At some dramatic moment in the story the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. The reader's hair 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 o

8、ne of her five husbands. drama: dramatic: 1)戏剧的 a dramatic society 2)给人印象极为深刻的，激动人心的， The BJ Olympic Games is a dramatic event2 At some dramatic moment in the story the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. The reader's hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of t

9、he 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. ruin/damage/destroy At some dramatic moment in the story the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. The reader's hair stands on end

10、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 house wasby bombs This illness has ruined my life. Hea car with a baseball bat.stand on end stand on end 竖着 sth ma

11、ke one's hair stand on end 使人毛骨悚然.d The movie makes my hair stand on enWhat makes the readers hair stand on end? The reader's hair 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, poison

12、ed every one of her five husbands.3Section 2 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 in the cupboard. The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboar

13、d is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. The explosion happened at 5.30 a.m. The crash happened when the crew shut down the wrong engine. novel fiction crime

14、 fiction science fiction short storyfiction 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 in the To some degreedegreecupboard. The only person I know who has a skel

15、eton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. The game is good, to some degree The game is good, to a large degree The game is good, in general

16、 To varying degrees We all love this game, to varying degrees4 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 in the cupboard. The only person I know who has a skele

17、ton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud 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 spent an uncomfortable week-end which I shall never forget at his house. George showed me t

18、o 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 in the cupboard one of the two suits I had brought with me. I opened the cupboard door and then stood i

19、n front of it petrified. A skeleton was dangling before my eyes. Stack: （N) 干草垛 stack:把堆起来, After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang in the cupboard one of the two suits I had brought with me. I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petr

20、ified. A skeleton was dangling before my eyes.5petrify 1)使石化 (转）Idea of making a speech in public petrified him. 2）吓呆，惊呆 be petrified ofI opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified.A skeleton was dangling before my eyes. dangle:摇摆 dangle from dangling from her ears were two lar

21、ge earrings We dangled our feet in water 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 real skeleton ! But Georg

22、e was unsympathetic. 'Oh, that,' he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. 'That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.' sway: （to move slowly from one side to another) 摇曳,晃动 Trees sway in the wind 在风中摇曳的树 The movement of the

23、ship caused the mast （旗杆） to sway from side to side/backwards and forwards.6 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'

24、this was a real skeleton ! But George was unsympathetic. 'Oh, that,' he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. 'That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.' Jump:跳 Leap：跃 The fish leaped out of the water I leap onto the wall H

25、e leaped through the window and ran away 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 real skeleton ! But Georg

26、e was unsympathetic. 'Oh, that,' he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. 'That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.' dash hurry hurtle sprint rushI run out of my house7 Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George.

27、 This was worse than 'a terrible secret' this was a real skeleton ! But George was unsympathetic. 'Oh, that,' he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. 'That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.' sympathy show/have s

28、ympathy for I have no sympathy for students who get caught cheating in exams. sympathetic be sympathetic towards:. 我对这些穷苦孩子充满同情 unsympathetic Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George. This was worse than 'a terrible secret' this was a real skeleton ! But George was unsympathetic.

29、 'Oh, that,' he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. 'That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.'重点句型：as if 1）如果从句表示与现在事实相反，谓语动词用一般过去时。如：1） You look as if you didnt care 你看上去好像并不在乎。2） He talks as if heknew where she was 他说话

30、的样子，好像他知道她在哪里似的。8（2）从句表示与过去事实相反，谓语动词用“had过去分词”。如：1)He talks about Rome as if he had been there before 他说起罗马来好像他以前去过罗马似的。2）You look as if you had seen a ghost. When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, it looks as if it .A.breaksB.has brokenC.were brokenD.had been broken Eliza remembers everything exactly as ifyesterday. A. was happeningB. happensC. has happenedD. happened 'Oh, that,' he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. 'That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.'9