新概念第三册_Lesson58.pptVIP

The chaos was inconceivable. She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding; and it seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over. inconceivable adj. = unimaginable 不可思议的，无法想象的 conceivable adj. 可想象的，可信的 conceive v. 想出（主意、计划等）；想象，构想 ... ... was a veritable magpie at hoarding; and it seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over. magpie n. 喜鹊 起强调作用 At least sorting out the things she should have discarded years ago was now being made easier for her. Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat. discard 丢弃，抛弃 ~ sth/sb (as sth) （因...）而丢弃... ~ the thought of... 打消...的念头 e.g - 她现在可以打消晋升的念头了。 - She could now ~ all thought of promotion. Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat. The inspector began to look for fingerprints, while the constable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony. porch deck terrace There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers. So their entry into this flat was apparently not the burglars first job that day and they must have been disturbed. The inspector then asked the old lady to try to check what was missing by the next day and advised her not to stay alone in the flat for a few nights. The old lady thought he was a fussy creature, but since the porter agreed with him, she rang up her daughter and asked for her help in what she described as a little spot of bother. ring sb/sth (up) e.g - I‘ll ring you later. - He rang up the police station. Close your book and listen again. Tell us about any occasion when a relative or a neighbour has been burgled. Topics for discussion How would you f