2024年新概念英语NCE3_lesson36（共17页）课件.pptVIP

Lesson36Achanceinamillion百万分之一的机遇byKitty

TextWearelesscredulousthanweusedtobe.credulousadj.轻信的(修饰人) credible:可信的，可靠的（修饰事物） --Thestoryhetoldusiscredible. incredulous incredible

believable --Hedemandedforbelievableexplanation. unbelievable

Inthenineteenthcentury,anovelistwouldbringhisstorytoaconclusionbypresentinghisreaderswithaseriesofcoincidences----mostofthemwildlyimprobable.presentsb.withsth. =presentsth.tosb. 向某人提供了……

Readershappilyacceptedthefactthatanobscuremaidservantwasreallytheherosmother.obscureadj.不起眼的 --Thebusstoppedatanobscurelittletown.

Along-lostbrother,whowaspresumeddead,wasreallyaliveallthetimeandwickedlyplottingtobringabouttheherosdownfall.presumev.假定(根据过去的经验和感觉作出决断) presumethat

对比 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.

plotv.密谋 --Thecriminalswereplottingtorobthebank. 对比 conspire[k?n’spa?r]: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[skim]:某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利 --Themanisschemeforpower.

bringabout产生，影响 --Modernsciencehasbroughtaboutgreatchangesinlife.

Aftertheyhadgoneon,MrsBussmancommentedontheworkmanscloseresemblancetoherhusbandandevensuggestedthathemightbehisbrother.commentonsth. 就……作出评论，评价

resemblancen.相似 sucharesemblance 对比 likeness:最普通的用语，比resemblance意味要强 --Theyhavegotcloselikeness. similarity:性质、特色、程度的相似 --Thetwoeventswhichhappenedatthesametimehavegotsimilarity.

Franzpouredscornontheidea,pointingoutthathisbrotherhadbeenkilledinactionduringthewar.scornn.嘲弄，挖苦 pourscornon鄙视，讥讽 pourridicule[‘r?d?’kjul]on 对……嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻

--Hepouredscornonhiswife’ssuggestion. lookdownupon/thinkscornof藐视 contempt[k?n’t?mpt]: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

ThoughMrsBussmanwasfullyacqua