24 A skeleton in the cupboard.pptVIP

Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard a skeleton in the cupboard = a skeleton in the closet = a family skeleton 家丑 Conceal sth. from sb. -- He concealed his disappointment from his friends.（disappointment n.失望） 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 vivid color 鲜艳的颜色 / vivid blue 碧蓝色 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。 Stack v.（整齐地）堆放, 排放 -- Stack up the books. Underclothes n.内衣 Underclothing n.内衣, 贴身衣裤 Underwear n.内衣裤 petrify v.使惊呆 Petrified adj.感到震惊的 / Petrifying adj.令人震惊的零 -- At the new I was petrified.　 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. 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. 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 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. * * *