文档介绍：NCE BOOK 3
LESSON 24
A skeleton in the cupboard
“家丑”
skeleton ;骨骼
a skeleton in the cupboard/closet: a shameful family secret 家丑,隐私
It‘s time to bring the family skeleton out of cupboard.-该是公开家丑的时候了。
Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本难念的经。
I don’t have skeleton in my closet. 我没有什么不可告人的秘密。
skeleton at the feast(宴会)令人生厌、扫兴的事
Eg. Never talk about a dangerous thunderstorm with a sailor before he begins a new voyage at the sea, which will be thought of as a skeleton at the feast.
reduce to a skeleton 瘦得皮包骨, 骨瘦如柴
Eg. He has had nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to a skeleton.
skeleton key ***
seemingly adv. 表面上地
seemingly sincere 貌似诚恳
seeming adj. 表面上的
a seeming good-tempered man 一个表面脾气好的人
a seeming friend 一个表面上的朋友
seemly adj. 合适的,适宜的
seemly conduct / modesty
适宜的举止/ 适度的谦虚
eg. It would be more seemly to tell her after the wedding. 婚礼后告诉她更合适。
respectable ,雅观的; 恰当的;受人尊敬的
Eg. She looked perfectly respectable in this dress. 她穿着这套衣服看上去非常文雅。
respectable people 受人尊敬的人
respectful adj.(to / towards sb.) 表示尊敬的,有礼貌的
eg. A respectable person is respectful to
respective ,各自的
Eg. All the students returned to their respective classrooms.
respecting prep. 关于(书面语)
Eg. Respecting the salary, we e to a decision later.
vivid adj. 生动的,栩栩如生的,活泼的; 鲜明的, 鲜艳的(光线、色彩等)
a vivid color 鲜艳的颜色/ vivid blue 碧蓝色 a vivid imagination 丰富的想像力
She gave the police a vivid description of the accident.
比较级 more vivid / 最高级the most vivid
lively adj. 生动的,栩栩如生的,活泼的
A lively imagination
A lively account of her adventures
dramatic , 扣人心弦的(戏剧性的, 生动的)
at some dramatic moment 在某个戏剧性时刻
The dramatic scene is still vivid in his mind.
His opening words are dramatic. 他的开场白扣人心弦。
drama
musical drama; radio drama; silent drama哑剧
striking , 显著的, 惊人的
ruin ,毁灭; 破产; 使变成废墟; ,灭亡; 废墟,遗迹; (灭亡)的原因,祸根;
ruin 表示“毁坏”、“毁灭”,指彻底的毁坏,破坏的原因通常是自然现象、年龄、疏忽等,现多用于比喻用法中,在真正具体地摧毁或破坏某座建筑物时,通常不用ruin。
The storm ruined the