1、Lesson 36 Lesson 36 A chance in a million A chance in a million 1.How did a novelist bring his story to a conclusion in the 19th century?By presenting his readers with a series of coincidences.2.What did they think happened to Franz brother 20 years ago?He was thought to have been killed.3.Who did t
2、hey meet while on a walking tour?A workman.4.Whats the wifes comments?The workman had a resemblance to her husband.5.And whats Franz reaction?He poured scorn on the idea.6.What did the wife do？She sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman.7.What was the result?He really was F
3、ranz long-lost brother.8.What happened to Hans towards the end of the war?New words:credulous adj.轻信的轻信的 -He is more credulous than me.【辨辨】credulous/credible/believable credulous 轻信的轻信的(多修饰人多修饰人)credible 可信的可信的,可靠的（多修饰事物可靠的（多修饰事物）-The story he told us is credible.believable可信的可信的 believable guy/netw
4、ork 可信的家伙可信的家伙/可信任的网络可信任的网络 反：反：incredulous/incredible/unbelievable不轻信的；难以置信的；不可信的不轻信的；难以置信的；不可信的 obscure adj.1)不起眼的，不出名的不起眼的，不出名的 公汽停在一个不起眼的小镇里。公汽停在一个不起眼的小镇里。The bus stopped at an obscure little town.2）模糊不清的）模糊不清的（not clearly）大雾中能看到一个不起眼的人影。大雾中能看到一个不起眼的人影。An obscure figure can be seen through the f
5、og.plot v.密谋密谋 plot to do sth.密谋做某事密谋做某事-犯罪分子正在密谋抢银行。犯罪分子正在密谋抢银行。-The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.n.情节情节 故事情节故事情节 plots of the story presume v.假定假定,猜想猜想 presume that=suppose that 认为，想认为，想 约翰没说什么时候回来，但我想他会回来约翰没说什么时候回来，但我想他会回来吃饭。吃饭。John didnt say when he would return,but I persume that he
6、will be back for dinner.From the way they talked I presumed them to be married.presumption n.假定假定【辨辨】1）assume 与事实不相符合与事实不相符合-Let us assume that he is there.Assuming（that）假设，如果）假设，如果 假设明天下雨的话，我们该怎么办？假设明天下雨的话，我们该怎么办？Assuming it rains tomorrow,what shall we do?naive adj.天真的，幼稚的天真的，幼稚的 naive person 幼稚的人
7、幼稚的人 naive remark 幼稚的话幼稚的话 同：同：lovable 可爱的可爱的 cute（尤指孩子）可爱的（尤指孩子）可爱的 adorable 可爱的（口语常用）可爱的（口语常用）unacceptable adj.不能接受的不能接受的 be unacceptable to sb.对某人来说不能接受对某人来说不能接受-他没法接受失败。他没法接受失败。-Failure is unacceptable to him.反反:acceptable conspire v.（事件）巧合促成（事件）巧合促成;密谋密谋 1)conspire to do sth.事件凑在一起促成事件凑在一起促成 Po
8、llution and neglect have conspired to ruin the city.-污染加之疏于管理毁了这座城市。污染加之疏于管理毁了这座城市。incredible adj.难以置信的，惊人的，难以置信的，惊人的，极妙的极妙的-The hotel is incredible.-这家酒店太棒了。这家酒店太棒了。credible adj.可靠的，可信的可靠的，可信的 scorn n.嘲弄嘲弄,挖苦挖苦 pour scorn on 鄙视鄙视.-He poured scorn on his wifes suggestion.同：同：look down upon 瞧不起，蔑视瞧不起
9、，蔑视 acquaint v.使了解使了解 acquaint sb.with/of sth.使某人认识使某人认识/熟悉熟悉-I will acquaint him with modern art.Acquainted adj.知晓的，认识的知晓的，认识的 be acquainted with sth.我已经知道了这个秘密。我已经知道了这个秘密。I have been acquainted with the secret.make a person acquainted with sb.介绍某人同另一个人认识介绍某人同另一个人认识-Let me make Tom acquainted with
10、you.acquaintance 熟人熟人 resemblance n.相似相似（=likeness）极其相似极其相似 have a close resemblance to sb.or sth.那个女孩跟她姐姐长得极其相似。那个女孩跟她姐姐长得极其相似。The girl has a close resemblance to her sister.resemble v.像像 他在性格方面与他父亲很相似。他在性格方面与他父亲很相似。He resembles his father very much in character.resemblance likeness similarity be s
11、imilar to sth./sb.reunite v.使团聚使团聚 be reunited with 与与.团聚团聚-台湾迟早要和大陆团聚。台湾迟早要和大陆团聚。-Taiwan will be reunited with our mainland sooner or later.unite v.合并合并 United Nations 联合国联合国（联合王国）英国（联合王国）英国 The United Kingdom 美利坚合众国美利坚合众国 The United States of America We are less credulous than we used to be.注：谓语动词
12、是注：谓语动词是be动词时，用动词时，用used to be,实义动词用实义动词用used to 我们没有过去那样率真。我们没有过去那样率真。We are not so genuine as we used to be.China is not what it used to be.他工作没有过去那么努力。他工作没有过去那么努力。He works less hard than he used to.Text:In the nineteenth century,a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his r
13、eaders with a series of coincidences-most of them wildly improbable.bring to a conclusion 结束结束=Bring sth.to a close(较正式较正式)该结束我们的会议了。该结束我们的会议了。It is time to bring our meeting to a close.“conclusion”搭配搭配 In conclusion 总而言之总而言之=in a word;总之，我要感谢我的演讲嘉宾。总之，我要感谢我的演讲嘉宾。In conclusion，I would like to thank
14、our guest speaker.(演讲嘉宾演讲嘉宾)得出结论得出结论 draw a conclusion/reach a conclusion/arrive at a conclusion/come to a conclusion present sb.with sth.赠送，颁发赠送，颁发 他献给她一束花。他献给她一束花。He presented her with a bunch of flowers.coincidence 巧合巧合 it is a coincidence that by coincidence 巧合地巧合地 by chance 碰巧碰巧 by accident 碰巧碰
15、巧 Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maid-servant was really the heros mother.A long-lost brother,who was presumed dead,was really alive all the time and wickedly plotting to bring about the heros downfall.And so on.Modern readers would find such naive solutions totally unacceptable.s
16、olution n.解决方法；溶液解决方法；溶液 A solution to the problem/crisis Answer to the question Key to the problem Yet,in real life,circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.bring about=Cause/lead to/result in 电脑给他们的工作带来方便。电
17、脑给他们的工作带来方便。Computer lead to great conveniences to peoples work.When I was boy,my grandfather told me how a German taxi-driver,Franz Bussman,recently found a brother who was thought to have been killed twenty years before.While on a walking tour with his wife,he stopped to talk to a workman.After th
18、ey had gone on,Mrs Bussman commented on the workmans close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his ment n./v.评论，意见评论，意见 comment on 对对作出评论作出评论 我姐姐总是评价我的穿戴。我姐姐总是评价我的穿戴。My sister always comments on what Im wearing.make a comment on/upon Franz poured scorn on the idea,pointing
19、 out that his brother had been killed in action during the war.Though Mrs Bussman was fully acquainted with this story,she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right.There is a chance that 有有的可能的可能 他有恢复健康的可能。他有恢复健康的可能。There is a chance that he will recover.你有赢得这个奖项的可能。你有赢得这
20、个奖项的可能。There is a chance that you will win the prize.There is no doubt that A few days later,she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman,Needless to say,the mans name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franzs long-lost brother.needless to say 很显然很显然，毋庸置疑毋庸置疑，不用说不用说 与它可以替换的词
21、语或短语有：与它可以替换的词语或短语有：undoubtedly，unquestionably，without doubt，obviously 不用说不用说,学而不思则罔学而不思则罔 Needless to say,learning without thinking is useless.不用说不用说,我赞同你我赞同你 Needless to say,I agree with you.很明显很明显,他再也没有来。他再也没有来。Needless to say,he never came again.When the brothers were re-united,Hans explained ho
22、w it was that he was still alive.After having been wounded towards the end of the war,he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit.The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot.be separated from 被分开，被隔离被分开，被隔离这个病人应该隔离。这个病人应该隔离。This patient s
23、hould be separated from the others.理论决不能脱离实践。理论决不能脱离实践。By no means can theory be separated from practice.我们不会允许台湾从中国分裂出去的我们不会允许台湾从中国分裂出去的.We wont allow Taiwan to be separated from China.make ones way 行进，前进行进，前进 这一队人缓缓地行走在丛林中。这一队人缓缓地行走在丛林中。The team slowly made their way through the jungle.find ones w
24、ay 进入，到达进入，到达 条条江河入大海。条条江河入大海。Rivers find their way to the sea.feel ones way 摸索前进摸索前进 我们在洞里什么也看不到，只得摸着出去。我们在洞里什么也看不到，只得摸着出去。We couldnt see anything in the cave,so we had to feel our way out.push ones way:（推开人群）挤出一条路（推开人群）挤出一条路他在人群里挤出一条路。他在人群里挤出一条路。He pushed his way through the crowd.elbow ones way:(
25、用肘用肘)挤出一条路挤出一条路他挤到队前面。他挤到队前面。He elbowed his way to the front of the queue.fight ones way:杀出一条路杀出一条路这些被包围的士兵杀出了一条生路。这些被包围的士兵杀出了一条生路。The surrounded soldiers fought their way out.wind ones way:蜿蜒前进蜿蜒前进这条小路蜿蜒通向山顶。这条小路蜿蜒通向山顶。The path winds its way to the top of the mountain.Meanwhile,his unit was lost an
26、d all records of him had been destroyed.Hans returned to his family home,but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.whatbecome of sb/sth发生了什么？发生了什么？发生、遭遇不幸的事件，多用于疑问句，发生、遭遇不幸的事件，多用于疑问句，主语通常是主语通常是what。你知不知道路上的那辆车后来怎么样了？你知不知道路上的那辆车后来怎么样了？Do you
27、 know what has become of the car on the road.如果战争爆发我们会怎样如果战争爆发我们会怎样?What will become of us if the war breaks out?Assuming that his family had been killed during an air-raid,Hans settled down in a Village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.settled down 定居定居（L1）We are less credulous tha
28、n we used to be.比较级比较级 1）基本用法）基本用法:不同比较对象之间就相同项目进不同比较对象之间就相同项目进行比较，形式行比较，形式“adj.或或adv.的比较级的比较级+than”-The box is bigger than that one.-Jack runs faster than Tom.2)同一对象不同项目或性质的比较，不用形容同一对象不同项目或性质的比较，不用形容词比较级，多用词比较级，多用“morethan”,表表“是是而不是而不是;与其说与其说倒不如说倒不如说”-She is more shy than timid.-她是害羞，而不是胆怯。她是害羞，而不是
29、胆怯。-He is more good than bad.-与其说他坏，倒不如说他好。与其说他坏，倒不如说他好。该结构还可用于两个名词比较该结构还可用于两个名词比较-Tom is more(of)a scholar than a teacher.-与其说汤姆是个老师，倒不如说他是个学者与其说汤姆是个老师，倒不如说他是个学者。writing 假如你叫王丽，是一位高中生。请你用英语给报社假如你叫王丽，是一位高中生。请你用英语给报社写一封信写一封信,反映如下情况并谈谈你的的想法：现在有很反映如下情况并谈谈你的的想法：现在有很多学生使用手机，一是认为这是种时髦，二是认为便于多学生使用手机，一是认为这是
30、种时髦，二是认为便于跟家人和朋友联系。一些学生把手机带进教室，在课堂跟家人和朋友联系。一些学生把手机带进教室，在课堂上经常听见手机的铃声，破坏课堂纪律。有的同学还在上经常听见手机的铃声，破坏课堂纪律。有的同学还在课堂上发短信息，浪费宝贵的时间。课堂上发短信息，浪费宝贵的时间。建议：教室是学习的地方建议：教室是学习的地方,需要安静；学生不应该需要安静；学生不应该在教室中使用手机；应该集中注意力学习。（附：自己在教室中使用手机；应该集中注意力学习。（附：自己再想一条建议再想一条建议)注意：信的开头和结尾已给出；注意：信的开头和结尾已给出；字数：字数：100 左右左右参考词汇参考词汇：集中：集中(注
31、意力注意力)concentrate on Dear Editor,Im a senior high student.Dear Editor,Im a senior high student.Now many students use mobile phones.They think its a fashion to use mobile phones.Besides,its very convenient to get in touch with their families and friends by using mobile phones.But some students break
32、the rules in class.They bring their mobile phones to the classroom and we often hear the ring of mobile phones in class.Some of them even waste precious time in class typing short messages on the mobile phones.In my opinion,the classroom is a place In my opinion,the classroom is a place for students
33、 to for students to gain knowledgegain knowledge.Therefore .Therefore quietness quietness is badly neededis badly needed for us to learn our for us to learn our lessons.Those with mobile phones lessons.Those with mobile phones shouldnt take mobile phones to the shouldnt take mobile phones to the cla
34、ssroom.classroom.We are supposed to We are supposed to concentrate onconcentrate on our studies.The school our studies.The school should should make a rulemake a rule to forbid the students to to forbid the students to use mobile phones in the use mobile phones in the classroom.classroom.Yours sincerely Yours sincerely Wang LiWang Li
