1、 Lesson 36 A chance in a millioncredulous kredjlsadj. 轻信的Anna is so credulous that shell believe anything you tell her.nave“cred” = believecredit n. 信用；赊账 credit card credulous incredulous credible incrediblecredentials n. 证书；证件obscure bskj(r)adj. 不起眼的，不出名的；难以理解的obscure: 1. unknown; little-knownan o
2、bscure little villagean obscure maidservantremain obscureThe environment is obviously important, but its role has remained obscure.well-known; famous; noted; notable; eminent; celebrated;renownedobscure: 2. hard to understandVery few people could understand his lecture because it was very _.(A) fain
3、t (B) obscure(C) gloomy (D) indefinitepresume prizju:mv. 假定，推测，认为From the way they talked, I presumed (that) they were a couple.be presumed dead / innocent A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plottingto bring about the heros down-fall.You are presum
4、ed innocent until you are proved guilty.believe think suppose assume a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killedtwenty years before.Everyone went to the funeral, for the ghost was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother whowas supposed to have died as a
5、 young man.be under the impression that 还以为Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, thecontents of the chest proved them wrong.take it for granted that 想当然地认为You cant take it for granted that the children will behave themselves.plot pltv. 秘密谋划，暗中策划 plot t
6、o do = scheme to doThe criminal was plotting / scheming to rob the bank.conspire to doThe criminals were conspiring to rob the bank.Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation.resemblance rizemblnsn. 相似 resembleShe closely resembles her mother in every way.resemblancebear a resemblanc
7、e to Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not.In some schools they have abolished failing grades; theyll give you as many times as you want toget the right answer. This doesnt bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life.acquaint kwentv. 使熟悉或了解be / get / be
8、come acquainted with Im not acquainted with him.He became acquainted with the work.be / get / become familiar with He was familiar with the work.The work was familiar to him.acquaintanceHe is my only acquaintance in the little town.reunite ri:ju:natv. 使团聚be reunited with The lost children were reuni
9、ted with their parents.reunifyreunificationnational reunificationId love to buy a Rolls-Royce, but it costs an arm and a leg.Everybody was clapping their hands off.I didnt sleep a wink last night.He has a skeleton of a wife.We are less credulous than we used to be.We spend more time traveling than w
10、e used to.less + adj. / adv. + than not so / as + adj. / adv. + as We are not so / as credulous as we used to be.造句：他不像以前那么内向 (introverted)了。 He is less introverted than he used to be.He is not so / as introverted as he used to be.造句：他英语说的不如以前好了。He speaks English less well than he used to.He doesnt
11、speak English so / as well as he used to.In the 19th century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readerswith a series of coincidences most of them wildly improbable.would 和 used to do 类似，都可以表示过去习惯性的动作，如：One day in a week he wouldspend a whole day in silence. 但注意：would
12、 不能用在故事开头，往往在故事开头用 used todo，而后面换为 would do，如：We used to work in the same office and we would often have coffee together.bring sth. to a conclusionThe two countries decided to bring the war to a e to / arrive at / reach / draw a conclusionbring sth. to a close / an endThe rally was brought to a clos
13、e / an end by the singing of the national anthem.end / close / conclude , a novelist would end / close / conclude his story by bring to It was the war that first brought him to power.So far the US has been unable to bring him to justice.present sb. with sth.present sth. to sb.He entered the cell and
14、 presented the letter to the aristocrat.an unforeseen series of catastrophesa series of . a chain of .a train of . a trail of .a string of . a stream of .by coincidenceMy mother is called Anna, and by coincidence my wifes mother is called Anna too.coincide with sth.My arrival coincided with his depa
15、rture.If our schedules coincide, well go to Shanghai together.His tastes and habits _ with those of his wife.(A) combine(B) compete(C) coincide(D) compromiseIt is fortunate for the old couple that their sons career goals and their wishes for him _.(A) coincide(B) comply(C) conform(D) collaborate mos
16、t of them being wildly improbable. most of them were wildly improbable. X and / but most of them were wildly improbable. most of which were wildly improbable. Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of it broken.Apart from an interesting-looking carved dag
17、ger, the box was full of crockery, and / but much of itwas broken.Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full of crockery, much of which wasbroken.造句: 考古学家发现了十五尊雕像, 每一尊代表着一位女神。The archaeologists found fifteen statues, each of them representing a goddess.A long-lost brother, who
18、 was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly plottingto bring about the heros downfall. be presumed dead / innocent Their nephew was missing, presumed dead.In English law, an accused man is presumed innocent until he is proved guilty.He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally to keep
19、himself alive, living all living things living proofAt such times, justice acts like a living force.liveexperiments on live animalsbe transmitted liveIs the wire live? and wickedly scheming to and wickedly conspiring to Xa plot to assassinate the Presidentscheme intrigue conspiracyschemes and intrig
20、uesAll the imperialist schemes and intrigues are doomed to failure.downfall n. 1. fall from a position of prosperity or powerGreed led to his downfall.downfall n. 2. thing that causes thisHis vanity was his downfall.undoingThe teams weak defense was their undoing.That proved to be my undoing, for I
21、soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of thescreen.and so onand so forthand the likeand what notetc. (et cetera)Modern readers would find such naive solutions totally unacceptable.improbableincredibleunbelievableinconceivableunconvincingpreposterous造句：中国学生会觉得这么简单的考试是完全无法相信的。Chines
22、e students would find such easy examinations totally incredible.Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found, thecontents of the chest proved them wrong.造句：事实证明他们的担心是多余的。The facts proved their worries unnecessary.造句：事实证明他的指责毫无根据。The facts proved his accusation
23、 totally groundless.If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy. 造句：如果你住在北京，你就会把豆汁儿 (Douzhir) 当作一道美味佳肴。If you lived in Beijing, you would consider Douzhir a great delicacy. 造句：如果你住在中国东北地区 (the Northeast of China)，你就会非常喜欢滑冰。If you lived in the Northeas
24、t of China, you would consider skating a great pleasure.Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyonebut a 19th century novelist would find incredible.in real lifein the real worldUnder no circumstances should you approach that man.Due to circumstanc
25、es beyond our control, conspire to do sth.Falling demand and high interest rates have conspired to produce a big drop in profits.Nobody but Robert would do such a thing.Who but a fool would do such a thing?His house is the last but one in the street.Take the next turning but one on your left.nothing
26、 but = onlyHe is nothing but a thief.anything but = not at allHe is anything but a hero.He is anything but stupid.all but = almostBritains coal industry has all but disappeared.His left arm was all but useless.but 后可跟不定式 (to) doWe have nothing to do but wait here.We have no choice but to wait here.造
27、句：在现实生活中，有时确实很多情况会凑到一起导致一连串的大灾难，而这些事情除了受害者之外可能谁也不会相信。In real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about a series of catastrophes whichanyone but the victims would find incredible.When I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman, found abrother who was th
28、ought to have been killed twenty years before.When a boy, XIn my childhood, In my early years, In my teens, In my adolescence, In my youth, Everyone went to the funeral, for the ghost was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother whowas supposed to have died as a young man.Stop to smell the flowers.
29、Im exhausted. Lets stop to smoke.Please stop smoking. Smoke really bothers me.cease to do / doingAfter they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workmans close resemblance to herhusband and even suggested that he might be his ment on I dont want to comment on other peoples views.No ment that r
30、emark on remark that bear a close resemblance to closely resemble Mrs. Bussman commented / remarked that the workman bore a close resemblance to herhusband / closely resembled her husband.The workman and her husband were extraordinarily similar / particularly alike.The workman and her husband had a
31、lot in common.There were striking similarities / was considerable commonality between the workman and herhusband.Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during thewar.pour scorn on pour contempt on pour ridicule on pour cold water on Franz didnt take t
32、he idea seriously., reminding her that his brother had been killed I must point out that you are making a dangerous mistake.At this, the police pointed out ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men werealready under arrest.His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action
33、.Though Mrs. Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chancein a million that she might be right.be acquainted with be familiar with Though Mrs. Bussman was fully familiar with this story, , she thought there was the slightest / remotest chance that she might be rig
34、ht.造句：尽管这位侦探非常了解这位老太太对周围每一个人总是这么好，但他认为仍有一丝可能这位老太太就是谋杀犯。Though the detective was fully acquainted with the fact that the old lady was always so kind toeverybody, he thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be the murderer.needless to sayas you can imagineNeedless to say our house i
35、s now surrounded by a jungle.When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive.how it was: how it happened造句：当 Eric 回到农场后，他解释了他是怎么从团里逃出来的。When Eric returned to the farm, he explained how it was that he deserted his regiment.After he had been wounded, towards / toward
36、 midnightTowards midday, a girl heard a muffled cry coming from behind one of the walls.send sb. to hospitaltake sb. to hospitalbe in hospitalbe hospitalizedbe out of / leave hospitalA man who had broken his right leg was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.To compensate for his unpleasan
37、t experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than wasgood for him.The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling him that his chances of being ableto leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good.separate from Theory should never be separated from practice.cut
38、off from She realized that he was trying to cut her off from her friends.isolate from He was isolated from all the other prisoners.segregate from Blacks were segregated from whites in every area of life.make ones way 前往某地I made my way to the house.I made my way into the backyard.I made my way along
39、the river.I made my way up the stairs.Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towardsthe stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.feel ones wayThe room was dark, so I had to feel my way along the wall to the door.edge ones wayThey had to edge their way
40、along this, sometimes wading across shallow streams, or swimmingacross deep pools.force / elbow ones wayHe forced / elbowed his way through the crowd.find ones wayVery few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.wind / trace ones wayThe river winds its w
41、ay through the valley.We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in theneighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.become of sb. / sth.What has become of Jane?Whateve
42、r became of the parcel you sent?No one in the neighborhood knew his familys whereabouts.Despite numerous searches and enquiries, her whereabouts are still unknown.inhabitant inhabitIn the future people may inhabit other planets.cohabit with cohabitanthabitatAssuming that his family had been killed d
43、uring an air raid, Hans settled down in a village 50miles away where he had remained ever since.assuming (that) 以为；假定，假如Assuming (that) the man was making a homosexual advance, he stormed out of the houseangrily.Assuming (that) the house is for sale, would you buy it?You can stretch your legs on the
44、 spacious decks, play games, swim, meet interesting people andenjoy good foodalways assuming, of course, that the sea is calm.even assuming (that) = even if Even assuming (that) smokers do see the health warnings, I doubt theyll take any notice.settle downHe had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country., Hans settled down in a village 50 miles away and he had remained there ever since.
