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Lesson 24A skeleton in the cupboard“家丑”New words and expression 生词和短语Skeletonn.骷髅（n.(动物之)骨架, 骨骼, 基干, 纲要, 万能钥匙）Closetn.壁橱, 衣橱, 碗橱a skeleton in the cupboard = a skeleton in the closet = a family skeleton 家丑-- It is time to bring the family skeleton out of the cupboard. 该是公开家丑的时候。

skeleton key万能钥匙reduced to a skeleton 瘦得皮包骨-- He has had nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to a skeleton.Seeminglyadv.表面上地Respectableadj.体面的, 雅观的-- The tie is for respectable people only. 这条领带只适合体面的人戴。

Decentadj.正派的, 端庄的, 有分寸的, (服装)得体的, 大方的Gracefuladj.优美的，优雅的Deserving respect 可敬的-- deserve（vt.应受, 值得）respect（n.尊敬, 敬重）Respectableadj.可敬的, 有名望的, 高尚的, 值得尊敬的Respectfuladj.尊重人的, 有礼貌的-- A respectable person is respectful to others. 受人尊敬的人也会尊敬别人的。

Respectiveadj.分别的, 各自的-- All the students returned to their respective classrooms.Concealv.隐藏, 隐瞒（比hide更加正式, 语气更强）Conceal sth. from sb.-- He concealed his disappointment from his friends.（disappointment n.失望）-- He concealed his debts from his wife.Hidevt.vi.（hid, hidden, hiding）隐藏, 把…藏起来-- When her mother came in the little girl hid behind the curtain.（很口语话）Vividadj.生动的（活泼的）adj.鲜明的, 鲜艳的（光线、色彩等）-- a vivid color 鲜艳的颜色/vivid blue 碧蓝色adj.传神的, 栩栩如生的She gave the police a vivid description of the accident. 她对警察生动地描述了这次事故。

新概念英语第三册课堂笔记第⼆⼗四课Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboardWe often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years. The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation. The terrible secret is called ‘a skeleton in the cupboard’. At some dramatic moment in the story, the terrible secret becomes known and a reputation is ruined. The reader’s hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine, a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned毒死 every one of her five husbands.It is all very for such things to occur(=happen) in fiction. To var ying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard. The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact. George studied medicine in his youth. Instead of没有 becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories. I once spent an uncomfortable weekend which I shall never forget at his house. George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used. He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner. After I had stacked装 my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard. I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified. A skeleton was dangling before my eyes. The sudden movement of the door make it sway slightly and it gave me the impression印象 that it was about to即将 leap out at me. Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George. This was worse than ‘a terrible secret’; this was a real skeleton! But George was unsympathetic. ‘Oh, that,’ he said with a smile as if仿佛 he were talking about an old friend. ‘That’s Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.’New words and expressionsskeleton 骷髅，素描seemingly 表⾯上地respectable 受⼈尊重的conceal 隐藏vivid ⽣动的dramatic 扣⼈⼼弦的ruin 毁坏（名誉等），使破产heroine ⼥主⼈公fiction ⼩说var ying 不同的medicine 医学的guestroom 客房unpack 取出stack （整齐地）堆放underclothes 内⾐drawer 抽屉petrify 使惊呆dangle 悬挂sway 摇摆unsympathetic ⽆动于衷的medical 医学的Notes on the textA ske。

Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard“家丑”New words and expression 生词和短语Skeleton n.骷髅（n.(动物之)骨架, 骨骼, 基干, 纲要, 万能钥匙）Closet n.壁橱, 衣橱, 碗橱water closet（水箱）a skeleton in the cupboard = a skeleton in the closet = a family skeleton 家丑-- It is time to bring the family skeleton out of the cupboard. 该是公开家丑的时候。

skeleton key 万能钥匙skeleton structure 骨架构造skeleton staff 骨干人员reduced to a skeleton 瘦得皮包骨-- He has had nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to a skeleton.Seemingly adv.表面上地they are seemingly unware of the situationRespectable adj.体面的, 雅观的-- The tie is for respectable people only. 这条领带只适合体面的人戴。

Decent adj.正派的, 端庄的, 有分寸的, (服装)得体的, 大方的Graceful adj.优美的，优雅的Deserving respect 可敬的-- deserve（vt.应受, 值得）respect（n.尊敬, 敬重）Respectable adj.可敬的, 有名望的, 高尚的, 值得尊敬的Respectful adj.尊重人的, 有礼貌的I respectfully disagreeIs it better to be feared or respected? And I'd say is it too much to ask for both? They say the best weapon is one you never have to fire. I respectfully disagree .I prefer the weapon you only need to fire once.That's how Dad did it, that's how America dose it,and it's worked out pretty well so far. Find an excuse to let one of these off the chain, and I personally guarantee, the bad guys won't even wanna come out of their caves-- A respectable person is respectful to others. 受人尊敬的人也会尊敬别人的。

Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard 家丑I. VocabularyA) a skeleton in the cupboard = a skeleton in the closet = a family skeleton 家丑It is time to bring the family skeleton out of the cupboard. 该是公开家丑的时候。

skeleton key 万能钥匙 reduced to a skeleton 瘦得皮包骨He has had nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to a skeleton.C) Conceal v.隐藏, 隐瞒（比hide更加正式, 语气更强）Conceal sth. from sb.He concealed his disappointment from his friends.（disappointment n.失望）He concealed his debts from his wife.Hide vt.vi.（hid, hidden, hiding）隐藏, 把…藏起来When her mother came in the little girl hid behind the curtain.（很口语话）D) Vivid adj.生动的（活泼的）; adj.鲜明的, 鲜艳的（光线、色彩等）; Vivid adj.清晰的; adj.传神的, 栩栩如生的;a vivid color 鲜艳的颜色 / vivid blue 碧蓝色She gave the police a vivid description of the accident.她对警察生动地描述了这次事故。

比较级more vivid / 最高级the most vivid The dramatic scene is still vivid in his mind. 那扣人心弦的一幕在他脑海中仍很清晰。