新概念第三36课A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇.docVIP

§ Lesson 36 A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ●credulous adj. 轻信的 ●improbable adj. 不大可能的 ●obscure adj. 不起眼的 ●maidservant n. 女仆，女佣 ●presume v. 假定 ●wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地 ●plot v. 密谋 ●downfall n. 倒台，垮台 ●na?ve adj. 天真的 ●unacceptable adj. 不能接受的 ●conspire v. （事件）巧合促成 ●incredible adj. 难以置信的 ●resemblance n. 相似 ●scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦 ●acquaint v. 使了解 ●reunite v. 使团聚 ●assume v. 假定，认为 L35-05_36-01 end 9’34” L36-02 begin 9’32” ■credulous adj. 轻信的 (修饰人) credible: 可信的，可靠的 （修饰事物） Eg: The story he told us is credible. incredulous incredible believable Eg; He demanded for believable explanation unbelievable ■improbable adj. 不大可能的 ■obscure adj. 不起眼的 Eg: The bus stopped at an obscure little town 令人费解的 An obscure figure can be seen through the fog. vague 多用于比喻意，指不明确说明而造成的模糊不清 ■maidservant n. 女仆，女佣 ■presume v. 假定 vt. presume that presume: 假定 (根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断) assume : 武断的，把尚未证实的作为依据，与事实不相符合 Eg: Let us assume that your words are fact suppose : 最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法 Eg: I suppose that it was my fault. ■wickedly adv. 心眼坏地，居心叵测地 ■plot v. 密谋 The criminals were plotting to rob the bank. conspire: 众多人合谋做重大的犯法勾当，犹指反叛，不用于修饰单个人 scheme: 某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利 The man is scheme for power. ■downfall n. 倒台，垮台 ■na?ve adj. 天真的 ■unacceptable adj. 不能接受的 ■conspire v. （事件）巧合促成 vi. The weather and car trouble conspire to spoil our vacation. ■incredible adj. 难以置信的 ■resemblance n. 相似 likeness: 最普通的用语，比resemblance意味要强 bear a strong resemblance to sb. or sth. The girl bears a strong resemblance to her sister. such a resemblance resemble 特别是指外观或外在性质的相似 similarity:性质、特色、程度的相似 The two envents which happened at the same time have got similarity similar to sth. or sb. They have got close likeness. L36-02 end 9’32” L36-03 begin 9’14” ■scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦 pour scorn on pour contempt on pour ridicule on 对……嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻 pour heap Eg: He poured scorn on his wife’s suggestion. look down upon / think scorn of 藐视 contempt: 蔑视，强烈谴责某人或某事低贱、卑鄙，语气强于scorn despite: 语气较弱，表示嘲弄 Eg: His