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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 a ske
2、leton in the cup board . 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, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, pois
3、oned 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 concealed from
4、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 readers hair stands on end when he r
5、eads 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 impression on me. We often read in
6、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 . At some dramatic moment in the s
7、tory 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, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands. drama: dramatic: 1)戏
8、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 readers hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had
9、 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 readers hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the
10、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 make ones hair stand on end 使人毛骨悚然.d The movie makes my h
11、air stand on enWhat makes the readers hair stand on end? The readers 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.3Section 2 It is all very well
12、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 cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George stu
13、died 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 fiction science fiction short storyfiction It is all very well f
14、or 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 skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of t
15、he 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 To varying degrees We all love this game, to varying degrees4 It is all very well for such things to occur i
