(L23-05_24-011’39”)[Lesson2439:49]§Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”【Newwordsandexpressions】生词和短语●skeletonn.骷髅●seeminglyadv.表面上地●respectableadj.体面的，雅观的●concealv.隐藏，隐瞒●vividadj.生动的●dramaticadj.令人激动的，扣人心弦的●ruinv.毁坏●heroinen.女主人公●fictionn.小说●varyingadj.不同的●medicinen.医学●guestroomn.（家庭中的）来客住房●unpackvt.（从箱中）取出●stackadj.（整齐地）堆放，排放●underclothesn.内衣●drawern.抽屉●petrifyv.使惊呆●danglev.悬挂●swayv.摇摆●unsympatheticadj.不表同情的，无动于衷的●medicaladj.医学的L23-05_24-01end10’14”L24-02begin10’30”■skeletonn.骷髅askeletoninthecupboard==askeletoninthecloset==afamilyskeleton家丑It’stimetobringafamilyskeletonoutofthecupboardskeletonkey万能钥匙awalkingskeleton骨瘦如柴的人reducedtotooaskeleton瘦的皮包骨Hehasnothingtoeatforacoupleofdayssohehasbeenreducedtotooaskeleton.■seeminglyadv.表面上地■respectableadj.体面的，雅观的respectabledecent,graceful,deservingrespect:体面的，雅观的，可敬的Eg.:Heisamostrespectableman.Thetieisforarespectalemanonly.respectable:可敬的用心爱心专心1respectful:充满敬意的，尊敬人的Arespectablepersonisrespectfultoothers.respective各自的Eg.:Ourstudentsreturntotheirrespectiveclassroom.■concealv.隐藏，隐瞒conceal:hide,比hide更加正式，语气强烈concealsth.fromsb.Eg.:Heconcealedhisdisappointfromhisfriends.Heconcealedhisbetsfromhiswife.Whenthemothercoming,thelittlegirlhidbehindthecurtain.hide,hid,hidden■vividadj.生动的vivid生动的，栩栩如生的,鲜艳的，活泼的Eg.:Thereisavividproverb.vividblue碧蓝色heisvividwithlife.他是生气勃勃。Yoursdiscriptionisreallyvivid.morevivid,themostvivid■dramaticadj.令人激动的，扣人心弦的dramatic比exciting更加强烈Thedramaticthingsisstillvividinhismind.■ruinv.毁坏■heroinen.女主人公■fictionn.小说fiction和novelfiction(集合名词)不可数(poetry)novel某一部具体的小说(poem)Ipreferreadingfictiontohearingaboutrealinvent.■varyingadj.不同的=variousdifferent与......不一样Myideadifferentsfromyours.■medicinen.医学■guestroomn.（家庭中的）来客住房■unpackvt.（从箱中）取出■stackadj.（整齐地）堆放，排放stackupthebooksThehousewifeisstackinguptheclothing.■underclothesn.内衣用心爱心专心2underclothing,underwear■drawern.抽屉■petrifyv.使惊呆=shock,dumbfoundHeardthenewsIwaspetrified.■danglev.悬挂■swayv.摇摆■unsympatheticadj.不表同情的，无动于衷的sympathetic同情的sympathyn.insympathy同情地（=sympathetically）■medicaladj.医学的L24-02end10’30”L24-03begin10’28”【Text】§Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.WhowasSebastian?Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation.Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.Atsomedramaticmomentinthestorytheterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroine,adearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfivehusbands.Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisveryproudofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Insteadofbecomingadocto...
