【升華】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 24　A skeleton in the cupboard “家丑”

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Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard “家丑”

skeleton [?skelit?n] n. 骷髏

seemingly [?si?mi?li] adv. 表面上地

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A: There is seemingly nothing we can do to stop the plan going ahead.

B: But we should have a try.

A：看樣子我們無法阻止計劃的實施。

B：但是我們還是應該試試。

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respectable [ri?spekt?b?l] adj. 體面的，雅觀的

【構】respect（尊敬）＋able（能……的）＝respectable（體面的）

【擴】honorable 體面的

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A: He wishes to straighten up and lead a respectable life.

B: If so, I would like to give him a hand.

A：他希望改邪歸正，過體面的生活。

B：真是那樣的話，我愿意給他提供一些幫助。

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conceal [k?n?si?l] v. 隱藏，隱瞞

【擴】bamboozle 欺騙，蒙蔽

【搭】conceal sth. from sb. 瞞著某人　　conceal sth. to sb. 不對某人說

【例】He conceal his debts from his wife.

　　　他對妻子隱瞞了自己的債務。

vivid [?vivid] adj. 生動的

dramatic [dr??m?tik] adj. 令人激動的，扣人心弦的

ruin [?ru(?)in] v. 毀壞

heroine [?her?uin] n. 女主人公

【擴】hero 男主人公

【例】Who plays the part of heroine in the movie?

　　　誰在這部電影里擔任女主角？

fiction [fik??n] n. 小說

【派】fictional 虛構的

【擴】novel 小說

【搭】science fiction 科幻小說　　romantic fiction 愛情小說

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A: What is your hobby?

B: I like reading science fiction.

A：你有什么愛好？

B：我喜歡閱讀科幻小說。

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medicine [?medisin] n. 醫(yī)學

guestroom [?ɡest-rum] n. （家庭中的）客房

【構】guest（客人）＋room（房間）＝guestroom（客房）

【擴】spare room 客房

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A: I think I can't catch the last bus.

B: You can stay here tonight. There is a bed in the guestroom.

A：恐怕我趕不上末班車了。

B：你晚上可以住這兒，客房里有張床。

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unpack [?n?p?k] v. （從箱中）取出

【擴】take out 取出

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A: Have you unpacked your suitcase?

B: No, I can't remember the password.

A：你打開行李箱了嗎？

B：沒有，我忘記密碼了。

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stack [st?k] v. （整齊地）堆放，排放；n. 堆

【擴】pile 堆積

【例】They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.

　　　他們經特別包裝，以便于堆放。

underclothes [??nd?kl?uez] n. 內衣

【構】under（在……下）＋clothes（衣服）＝underclothes（內衣）

【擴】underwear 內衣　　underdress 內衣

【搭】thermal underclothes 保暖內衣

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A: Do you sell underclothes here?

B: Yes, please come with me. I'll show you them.

A：你們這兒賣內衣嗎？

B：賣的。請跟我來，我拿給您看。

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drawer [dr??(r)] n. 抽屜

【擴】till （放錢的）抽屜

【搭】bottom drawer 嫁妝

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A: Where can we have our laundry done?

B: There's a bag in the drawer. Just put your laundry in it.

A：在哪里能洗衣服呢？

B：在這個抽屜里有個袋子，把要洗的衣服放在里面就行了。

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petrify [?petrifai] v. 使驚呆

dangle [?d??ɡ?l] v. 懸掛

【搭】dangle after 追求某人

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A: Don't dangle the lights before me. It will do harm to my eyes.

B: Don't be angry. It's just a joke.

A：別把燈在我面前晃來晃去，對我眼不好。

B：別生氣，我只是跟你開了個玩笑。

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sway [swei] v. 搖擺

unsympathetic [??n?simp??θetik] adj. 不表同情的，無動于衷的

【例】Karl was unsympathetic after hearing the story.

　　　卡爾聽了這個故事后無動于衷。

medical [?medik?l] adj. 醫(yī)學的