2024年新概念英语NCE3_lesson36（共25页）课件.pptVIP

Lesson36AchanceinamillionAnextremelyslightpossibility

Wearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.credulous:轻信的easilybelieveinsth,becauseofnaivety/innocenceYouarecreduloustobelieveevenhalfofwhattheypromised.-credible：可信的，可靠的（修饰事物）Thestoryhetoldusiscredible.-incredible:beyondbelieve

Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.bringtoaconclusion:bringstorytoanend“使…结束”Didyoucometo/reach/drawanyconclusion?

Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences--mostofthemwildlyimprobable.wildly:extremelywildlyinaccurate/expensiveImprobable:impossible,unlikely不大可能Itisimprobablethathewillsayno,butnotimpossible.

Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallytheherosmother.happily:cheerfully,willinglyI’llhappilyoffertohelpifheasks.

Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallytheherosmother.obscure:1.unknown,notfamous不起眼的anobscurepainter/town2.difficulttounderstand令人费解的Ifoundherlectureeveryobscure.

Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringabouttheherosdownfall.Andsoon.presume:believesthoracceptsth,especiallysthuntrueastrueuntilprovethemYouarepresumedinnocentuntilyouareprovedguilty.Ipresumedthemtobefriends.我以为他们是朋友Ipresumedthattheywerefriends.

假定；认为presume: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Letusassumethatyourwordsarefact.

suppose:最普通的用词，猜想、陈述自己的看法Isupposethatitwasmyfault.

Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringabouttheherosdownfall.Andsoon.wickedly:（道德上）邪恶的，心眼坏的，居心叵测的plot:plan密谋，策划有