高级英语 lesson6 blackmail(1-5段).ppt

Lesson 6 Blackmail 1~5段 The first paragraph The chief house officer, Ogilvie, who had declared he would appear at the Croydons suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call actually took twice that time. As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded. 旅馆保安主管，探长奥格尔维在他那个神秘的电话里说好一个钟头以后到克罗伊敦夫妇的套房里来，实际上他却花了两倍的时间才到。最后，当外间门上已经不怎么能发出声音的门铃终于响起的时候，公爵夫妇的神经都已经十分紧张了。 blackmail [bl?kme?l] n. 1 a敲诈；勒索；逼取；讹诈，威胁，要挟 b被敲诈勒索的钱财；敲诈勒索所得的钱财 2 (旧时英格兰和苏格兰边界农民等向盗匪支付勒索数额以免被劫的)太平税，保安费，保护费 3 恐吓信 vt. 1 向…敲诈，向…勒索，逼取(金钱等)： They tried to blackmail me (into giving them the money). 他们企图向我勒索(金钱)。 2 要挟；胁迫(某人做某事)： (into doing something)to be blackmail into signing the contract 被迫在合同上签字 短语: blackmail into doing something 胁迫(某人)做某事 trick sb into doing sth哄骗某人去干某事 同近义词： n. 勒索，[法]敲诈；勒索所得之款 extortion , chantage vt. 勒索，[法]敲诈 shake down , shark up 同根词： blackmailer 勒索者；敲诈者 chief [t?i?f] adj. 1 most important 最重要的；首要的；主要的 the chief cause/problem/reason 主要原因/问题/理由 2 highest in rank 最高级别的；为首的；首席的 the chief Education Officer 首席教育官 the chief financial officer of the company 公司的首席 财务官 3 in-chief (in+nouns构成名词）of the highest rank 最 高级别的；为首的 commander-in-chief 总司令 declare [d?kle?]  vt. 1 (尤以明确的或正式的言词)表明，言明： to declare ones position in a controversy 表明某人在争论中的立场 2 公布，宣布，宣告；声明 The governor declared a state of emergency. 州长宣布紧急状态。 to declare a winner 宣布获胜者 to declare someone the winner of a contest 宣布某人为竞赛的获胜者 The government declared him a person non grata. 该国政府宣布他为不受欢迎的人。 3 强调，断言；宣称 She declared that the allegation was a lie. 她断言这一说法是谎言。 He declared his love to her. 他声称爱她。 4 显示，揭示，表示 Their appearance at the reception declared their friendship to us. 他们出席招待会表明他们对我们友好。 His attendance at the rally declared his political allegiance. 他们出席大会显示了他政治上的忠诚。 5 申报(房地