新概念英語第三冊Lesson36課件

Lesson36

Achanceinamillion

obscureadj.1)不起眼的，不出名的-Thebusstoppedatanobscurelittletown.2）模糊不清的（notclearly）-Anobscurefigurecanbeseenthroughthefog.同：vague多用于比喻意,指不明確說明而造成的模糊不清-whathesaidisvague.credulousadj.輕信的-Heismorecredulousthanme.【辨】credulous/credible/believable比較：credulous(多修飾人)credible可信的,可靠的（多修飾事物）-Thestoryhetoldusiscredible.believable以已知事實為根據(jù)-Hedemandedforbelievableexplanation.反：incredulous/incredible/unbelievableplotv.密謀plotagainst密謀反對plottodosth.密謀做某事-犯罪分子正在密謀搶銀行。-Thecriminalswereplottingtorobthebank.n.情節(jié)故事情節(jié)

plotsofthestorypresumev.假定（takesth.astrue）presumethat根據(jù)過去的經(jīng)驗或感覺作出推斷presumptionn.假定【辨】1）assume與事實不相符合-Letusassumethatyourwordsarefact.2）suppose猜想、陳述自己的看法（最普通的用詞）-Isupposethatitwasmyfault.downfalln.倒臺，垮臺同：collapse垮臺stepdown倒臺bankruptcy破產(chǎn)詞根rupt=break斷裂rupturen破裂;斷絕(rupt+ure)interruptv打斷(inter在…中間+rupt→在[講話]中間打斷)disruptv分裂;瓦解(dis分開+rupt→分開斷→分裂)eruptv爆發(fā);噴出(e出+rupt→斷裂而噴出)corrupta腐敗的(cor全部+rupt斷→全斷了→腐敗了)naiveadj.天真的，幼稚的naiveperson幼稚的人

naiveremark幼稚的話同：lovable可愛的cute（尤指孩子）可愛的adorable可愛的（口語常用）unacceptableadj.不能接受的beunacceptabletosb.對某人來說不能接受-他沒法接受失敗。-Failureisunacceptabletome.反:acceptableconspirev.（事件）巧合促成;密謀1)conspiretodosth.事件湊在一起促成-Pollutionandneglecthaveconspiredtoruinthecity.-污染加之疏于管理毀了這座城市。2)conspiretodosth.共謀做某事-Theyconspiredtostealthecar.【辨】plot/conspire比較：plotv.密謀一人或多人秘密謀劃傷害他人-Thecriminalswereplottingtorobthebank.conspire眾多人合謀做重大的犯法勾當尤指反叛incredibleadj.難以置信的，驚人的，極妙的-Thehotelisincredible.-這家酒店太棒了。credibleadj.可靠的，可信的scornn.嘲弄,挖苦

pourscornon（=pourcontempton）鄙視...-Hepouredscornonhiswife'ssuggestion.同：lookdownupon瞧不起，蔑視【辨】contempt蔑視,強烈譴責某人或某事低賤、卑鄙,語氣強于scorndespite語氣較弱,表示嘲弄-Hissuggestionwasdismissedwithscorn.-Hisfaceshowedthescorn/despitehefelt.acquaintv.使了解acquaintsb.with/ofsth.使某人認識/熟悉-Iwillacquainthimwithmodernart.beacquaintedwithsth.-Ihavebeenacquaintedwiththesecret.makeapersonacquaintedwithsb.介紹某人同另一個人認識-LetmemakeTomacquaintedwithyou.Acquaintedadj.知曉的，認識的acquaintance熟人resemblancen.相似的（=likeness）bearastrongresemblancetosb.orsth.極其相似-Thegirlbearsastrongresemblancetohersister.haveacloseresemblancetosb.orsth.resemblev.像【辨】resemblance/likeness/similarity比較：resemblance特別是指外觀或外在性質的相似likeness比resemblance意味要強（最普通的用語）similarity性質\物色\程度的相似similartosth./sb.reunitev.使團聚bereunitedwith與...團聚-臺灣遲早要和大陸團聚。-Taiwanwillbereunitedwithourmainlandsoonerorlater.unitev.合并UnitedNations聯(lián)合國（聯(lián)合王國）英國TheUnitedKingdom美利堅合眾國TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

assumev.假定，認為（=suppose)-HeassumedthatImovedmyhouse.v.采取，承擔assumeoffice就職承擔義務assumeobligation

Text：（L1）Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.注：謂v.是be動詞時用usedtobe,不用usedto-Wearenotsogenuinethanweusedtobe.謂v.是使役動詞時用usedto-Heworkslesshardthanheusedto.Text：（L1）Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.（L2）bringtoaconclusion結束=Bringsth.toaclose(較正式)-Itistimetobringourmeetingtoaclose.“conclusion”搭配In~總而言之=

inaword;最后-In~，Iwouldliketothankourguestspeaker.(演講嘉賓)Draw/reach/arriveat/cometoa~得出結論

Jumptoa~貿然斷定-Hejumpstoa~togoabroad.Text：（L4）Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaid-servantwasreallythehero'smother.Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringaboutthehero'sdown-fall.Andsoon.

Modernreaderswouldfindsuchnaivesolutionstotallyunacceptable.（L7）solutionn.解決方法；溶液A~totheproblem/crisisAnswertotheproblemKeytotheproblemSolubleadj.可溶解的；可解決的Text：（L8）Yet,inreallife,circumstancesdosometimesconspiretobringaboutcoincidenceswhichanyonebutanineteenthcenturynovelistwouldfindincredible.4、（L9）bringabout=Cause/leadto/resultin-Computerleadtogreatconveniencestopeople’swork.Text：（L10）WhenIwasboy,mygrandfathertoldmehowaGermantaxi-driver,FranzBussman,recentlyfoundabrotherwhowasthoughttohavebeenkilledtwentyyearsbefore.Text：（L10）Whileonawalkingtourwithhiswife,hestoppedtotalktoaworkman.Aftertheyhadgoneon,MrsBussmancommentedontheworkman'scloseresemblancetoherhusbandandevensuggestedthathemightbehisbrother.（L13）commentn./v.評論，意見~on對…作出評論-Mysisteralways~sonmywhatI’mwearing.Make~on/uponFair~公正的評語Commentatorn.評論員；講解員Commentaryn.實況報道；電影解說詞；評論文章Text：（L13）Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.ThoughMrsBussmanwasfullyacquaintedwiththisstory,shethoughtthattherewasachanceinamillionthatshemightberight.Text：（L15）Afewdayslater,shesentaboytotheworkmantoaskhimifhisnamewasHansBussman,Needlesstosay,theman'snamewasHansBussmanandhereallywasFranz'slong-lostbrother.Text：（L17）Whenthebrotherswerere-united,Hansexplainedhowitwasthathewasstillalive.Afterhavingbeenwoundedtowardstheendofthewar,hehadbeensenttohospitalandwasseparatedfromhisunit.ThehospitalhadbeenbombedandHanshadmadehiswaybackintoWesternGermanyonfoot.Text：（L20）Meanwhile,hisunitwaslostandallrecordsofhimhadbeendestroyed.Hansreturnedtohisfamilyhome,butthehousehadbeenbombedandnooneintheneighbourhoodknewwhathadbecomeoftheinhabitants.（L22）becomeof(happento)發(fā)生、遭遇不幸的事件，多用于疑問句，主語必須是what或whatever-Doyouknowwhatbecomeofthatcarontheroad.-Whateverbecomeofyouyesterday?Text：（L22）Assumingthathisfamilyhadbeenkilledduringanair-raid,HanssettleddowninaVillagefiftymilesawaywherehehadremainedeversince.我們不再像以往那樣輕易相信別人了。在19世紀，小說家常在小說結尾處給讀者準備一系列的巧合——大部分是牽強附會，極不可能的。當時的讀者卻愉快地接受這樣一些事實，一個低賤的女傭實際上是主人公的母親；主人公一位長期失散的兄弟，大家都以為死了，實際上一直活著，并且正在策劃暗算主人公；如此等等，現(xiàn)代讀者會覺得這種天真的結局完全無法接受。不過，在現(xiàn)實生活中，有時確實會出現(xiàn)一些巧合，這些巧合除了19世紀小說家外誰也不會相信。當我是個孩子的時候，我祖父給我講了一位德國出租汽車司機弗朗茲。巴斯曼如何找到了據(jù)信已在20年前死去的兄弟的事。一次，他與妻子徒步旅行。途中，停下來與一個工人交談，接著他們繼續(xù)往前走去。巴斯曼夫人說那工人與她丈夫相貌很像，甚至猜測他可能就是她丈夫的兄弟。弗朗茲對此不屑一顧，指出他兄弟已經(jīng)在戰(zhàn)爭中陣亡了。盡管巴斯曼夫人熟知這個情況，但她仍然認為自己的想法仍有百萬分之一的可能性。幾天后，她派了一個男孩去問那人是否叫漢斯.巴斯曼。不出巴斯曼夫人所料，那人的名字真是漢斯.巴斯曼，他確實是弗朗茲失散多年的