Lesson_24_A_skeleton_in_the_cupboard_“家丑”

Lesson 24 Askeleton 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?New words and expressions 生词和短语skeletonn.骷髅seeminglyadv.表面上地respectableadj.体面的，雅观的concealv.隐藏，隐瞒vidadj.生动的dramaticadj.令人激动的，扣人心弦的ruinv.毁坏heroinen.女主人公fictionn.小说varyingadj.不同的medicinen.医学guestroomn.（家庭中的）来客住房unpackvt.（从箱中）取出stackv.（整齐地）堆放，排放underclothesn.内衣drawern.抽屉petrifyv.使惊呆danglev.悬挂swayv.摇摆unsympatheticadj.不表同情的，无动于衷的medicaladj.医学的参考译文在小说中，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。

”New words and expression 生词和短语Skeleton n.骷髅（n.(动物之)骨架,骨骼,基干,纲要,万能钥匙）Closet n.壁橱,衣橱,碗橱a skeleton in the cupboard = a skeleton in the closet = a family skeleton 家丑-- It is time to bring the family skeleton out of the cupboard.该是公开家丑的时候。

skeleton key 万能钥匙reduced to a skeleton 瘦得皮包骨-- He has had nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to a skeleton.Seemingly adv.表面上地Respectable adj.体面的,雅观的-- The tie is for respectable people only.这条领带只适合体面的人戴。

Decent adj.正派的,端庄的,有分寸的, (服装)得体的,大方的Graceful adj.优美的，优雅的Deserving respect 可敬的-- deserve（vt.应受,值得）respect（n.尊敬,敬重）Respectable adj.可敬的,有名望的,高尚的,值得尊敬的Respectful adj.尊重人的,有礼貌的-- Arespectable person is respectful to others.受人尊敬的人也会尊敬别人的。

Respective adj.分别的,各自的-- All the students returned to their respective classrooms.Conceal v.隐藏,隐瞒（比hide更加正式,语气更强）Conceal sth. from sb.-- He concealed his disappointment from his friends.（disappointment n.失望）-- He concealed his debts from his wife.Hide vt.vi.（hid, hidden, hiding）隐藏,把…藏起来-- When her mother came in the little girl hid behind the curtain.（很口语话）Vivid adj.生动的（活泼的）adj.鲜明的,鲜艳的（光线、色彩等）-- a vid color鲜艳的颜色/vid blue 碧蓝色adj.传神的,栩栩如生的She gave the police a vid description of the accident.她对警察生动地描述了这次事故。

比较级more vid /最高级the most vidDramatic adj.令人激动的,扣人心弦的（戏剧性的,生动的）Vivid adj.清晰的-- The dramatic scene is still vid in his mind.那扣人心弦的一幕在他脑海中仍很清晰。

Exciting adj.令人兴奋的,使人激动的（没有dramatic那么强烈）Striking adj.引人注意的,显著的,惊人的ruin v.毁坏heroine n.女主人公fiction n.小说（虚构,编造）----集合名词,小说的总称,不可数novel n.小说,长篇故事（某一部具体的小说）-- I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.我喜欢阅读小说而不喜欢听真实的事件。

varying adj.不同的vary vi.vt.改变,变化-- The weather varies from day to day.天气一天天变化。

Varying = Various（adj.不同的,各种各样的）= different kinds ofDifferent adj.不同的（与…不一样）-- My idea in different from yours.medicine n.医学Guestroom n.（家庭中的）来客住房Unpack vt.（从箱中）取出Stack v.（整齐地）堆放,排放-- Stack up the books.-- The housewife is stacking up the clothing.Stack n.摞,叠,大堆,堆栈-- a stack of papers一摞报纸/a stack of books 一大堆书Underclothes n.内衣Underclothing n.内衣,贴身衣裤Underwear n.内衣裤Drawer n.抽屉petrify v.使惊呆shock vt.使…震惊n.打击,震动dumbfound vt.使惊愕；使惊呆；使目瞪口呆Petrified adj.感到震惊的/Petrifying adj.令人震惊的零-- At the new I was petrified.dangle v.悬挂sway v.摇摆unsympathetic adj.不表同情的,无动于衷的be unsympathetic to sb.对某人不表示同情-- I told him about my experience but he was unsympathetic to me.Sympathetic adj.同情的,表示同情的,感到同情的-- The manager was sympathetic (to me), but he could do nothing (to help me).这位经理表示同情,但他无能为力。

Unsympathetically adv.无同情心的,冷淡的Sympathetically adv.同情地,怜悯地Sympathy n.同情,同情心In sympathy = sympatheticallymedical adj.医学的stranger n.陌生人secret n.秘密close adj.近的,紧密的,亲密的adv.接近,紧密地（s读z）closest adj.最靠近的youth n.青春,青年时期,初期n.少年,青年们detective n.侦探adj.侦探的shirt n.衬衫,衬衣slightly adv.轻微地,有一点,略,苗条地dash vt., vi.突进,飞跑once upon a time adv.从前Text 课文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.How引导宾语从句has some terrible secret = has a skeleton in the cupboard = has a skeleton in the closet 家丑which引导的定语从句修饰secretseemingly adv.表面上地（= from appearance）-- a seemingly respectable person表面上受人尊敬的人The English language posses a vid saying to describe this sort of situation.Possess = own = have gotto describe this sort of situation 来描述这种场景（做定语用来修饰saying）-- The English language posses a vid word to describe her beauty.The terrible secret is called…a skeleton in the cupboard‟.Some 某一个（修饰单数可数名词）= a certainRuin vt.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-- The rain ruined my holiday. = The rain spoiled my holiday.Destroy vt.破坏,毁坏v.消灭,摧毁（完全摧毁,不可修复）-- To tell the patient the truth is to risk destroying his hope.-- The earthquake destroyed almost the entire city.Damage vt.损害,损坏,使受损失（可以被修复）-- The car is damaged and it is be repairing now.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 one of her five husbands.one‟s hair stands on end某人感到毛骨悚然= sb feel horrified（adj.带有恐怖感的,惊骇的）-- My hair stands on end.我感到毛骨悚然set/make one‟s hair stands on end使某人感到毛骨悚然-- horridadj.恐怖的,令人讨厌的,可怕的-- The horrid film really make my hair stands on end.in her youth 在她年轻的时候everyone （单独用every和one连在一起）every one of （与of搭配every 和one要分开）It is all very well for such things to occur in fiction.It is all very well…but…好到是好,但是…--It i s all very well for you to suggest taking a few days‟rest,but how can finish our work in time?-- It is all very well for them to ask me to do it, but I am too busy.Occur vi.发生,出现（某个事件出乎意料的、偶然的发生）--比happen更正式-- When did the accident occur?It occurred to me to do…/It occurred to me that…-- It occurred to me to open the window.Happen vi.发生,碰巧,偶然（某个事件出乎意料的、偶然的发生）-- When did the accident happen?Take place v.发生,举行（事件根据安排而发生、举行）-- When will the wedding take place?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.To varying degrees 从不同的角度来讲…Which引导定语从句,修饰secret。