新概念第三冊Lesson 36 A chance in a million 百萬分之一的機遇
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●credulous adj. 輕信的
●improbable adj. 不大可能的
●obscure adj. 不起眼的
●maidservant n. 女仆，女傭
●presume v. 假定
●wickedly adv. 心眼壞地，居心叵測地
●plot v. 密謀
●downfall n. 倒臺，垮臺
●naïve adj. 天真的
●unacceptable adj. 不能接受的
●conspire v. (事件)巧合促成
●incredible adj. 難以置信的
●resemblance n. 相似
●scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦
●acquaint v. 使了解
●reunite v. 使團聚
●assume v. 假定，認為
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■credulous adj. 輕信的 (修飾人)
credible: 可信的，可靠的 (修飾事物)
Eg: The story he told us is credible.
incredulous
incredible
believable
Eg; He demanded for believable explanation
unbelievable
■improbable adj. 不大可能的
■obscure adj. 不起眼的
Eg: The bus stopped at an obscure little town
令人費解的
An obscure figure can be seen through the fog.
vague 多用于比喻意，指不明確說明而造成的模糊不清
■maidservant n. 女仆，女傭
■presume v. 假定
vt.
presume that
presume: 假定 (根據(jù)過去的經(jīng)驗和感覺作出決斷)
assume : 武斷的，把尚未證實的作為依據(jù)，與事實不相符合
Eg: Let us assume that your words are fact
suppose : 最普通的用詞，猜想、陳述自己的看法
Eg: I suppose that it was my fault.
■wickedly adv. 心眼壞地，居心叵測地
■plot v. 密謀
The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.
conspire: 眾多人合謀做重大的犯法勾當，猶指反叛，不用于修飾單個人
scheme: 某人暗中設計狡詐的手段來謀求自己的私利
The man is scheme for power.
■downfall n. 倒臺，垮臺
■naïve adj. 天真的
■unacceptable adj. 不能接受的
■conspire v. (事件)巧合促成
vi.
The weather and car trouble conspire to spoil ourvacation.
■incredible adj. 難以置信的
■resemblance n. 相似
likeness: 最普通的用語，比resemblance意味要強
bear a strong resemblance to sb. or sth.
The girl bears a strong resemblance to her sister.
such a resemblance
resemble 特別是指外觀或外在性質(zhì)的相似
similarity:性質(zhì)、特色、程度的相似
The two envents which happened at the same time have got similarity
similar to sth. or sb.
They have got close likeness.
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■scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦
pour scorn on
pour contempt on
pour ridicule on 對……嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻
pour heap
Eg: He poured scorn on his wife’s suggestion.
look down upon / think scorn of 藐視
contempt: 蔑視，強烈譴責某人或某事低賤、卑鄙，語氣強于scorn
despite: 語氣較弱，表示嘲弄
Eg: His suggestion was dismissed with scorn.
His face showed the scorn he felt.
■acquaint v. 使了解
be acquainted with sth. 對……有所了解
acquaint sb. with sth. / acquaint sb. of sth. 告之某人某事
make a person acquainted with sb. 介紹某人同另一個人認識
Let me make ... acquainted with you (正式用法)
acquaintance n. 熟人
■reunite v. 使團聚
■assume v. 假定，認為
【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語
●credulous adj. 輕信的
●improbable adj. 不大可能的
●obscure adj. 不起眼的
●maidservant n. 女仆，女傭
●presume v. 假定
●wickedly adv. 心眼壞地，居心叵測地
●plot v. 密謀
●downfall n. 倒臺，垮臺
●naïve adj. 天真的
●unacceptable adj. 不能接受的
●conspire v. (事件)巧合促成
●incredible adj. 難以置信的
●resemblance n. 相似
●scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦
●acquaint v. 使了解
●reunite v. 使團聚
●assume v. 假定，認為
L35-05_36-01 end 9’34”
L36-02 begin 9’32”
■credulous adj. 輕信的 (修飾人)
credible: 可信的，可靠的 (修飾事物)
Eg: The story he told us is credible.
incredulous
incredible
believable
Eg; He demanded for believable explanation
unbelievable
■improbable adj. 不大可能的
■obscure adj. 不起眼的
Eg: The bus stopped at an obscure little town
令人費解的
An obscure figure can be seen through the fog.
vague 多用于比喻意，指不明確說明而造成的模糊不清
■maidservant n. 女仆，女傭
■presume v. 假定
vt.
presume that
presume: 假定 (根據(jù)過去的經(jīng)驗和感覺作出決斷)
assume : 武斷的，把尚未證實的作為依據(jù)，與事實不相符合
Eg: Let us assume that your words are fact
suppose : 最普通的用詞，猜想、陳述自己的看法
Eg: I suppose that it was my fault.
■wickedly adv. 心眼壞地，居心叵測地
■plot v. 密謀
The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.
conspire: 眾多人合謀做重大的犯法勾當，猶指反叛，不用于修飾單個人
scheme: 某人暗中設計狡詐的手段來謀求自己的私利
The man is scheme for power.
■downfall n. 倒臺，垮臺
■naïve adj. 天真的
■unacceptable adj. 不能接受的
■conspire v. (事件)巧合促成
vi.
The weather and car trouble conspire to spoil ourvacation.
■incredible adj. 難以置信的
■resemblance n. 相似
likeness: 最普通的用語，比resemblance意味要強
bear a strong resemblance to sb. or sth.
The girl bears a strong resemblance to her sister.
such a resemblance
resemble 特別是指外觀或外在性質(zhì)的相似
similarity:性質(zhì)、特色、程度的相似
The two envents which happened at the same time have got similarity
similar to sth. or sb.
They have got close likeness.
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■scorn n. 嘲弄，挖苦
pour scorn on
pour contempt on
pour ridicule on 對……嘲弄，挖苦，斥之以鼻
pour heap
Eg: He poured scorn on his wife’s suggestion.
look down upon / think scorn of 藐視
contempt: 蔑視，強烈譴責某人或某事低賤、卑鄙，語氣強于scorn
despite: 語氣較弱，表示嘲弄
Eg: His suggestion was dismissed with scorn.
His face showed the scorn he felt.
■acquaint v. 使了解
be acquainted with sth. 對……有所了解
acquaint sb. with sth. / acquaint sb. of sth. 告之某人某事
make a person acquainted with sb. 介紹某人同另一個人認識
Let me make ... acquainted with you (正式用法)
acquaintance n. 熟人
■reunite v. 使團聚
■assume v. 假定，認為