§ Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard “家丑”
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●skeleton n. 骷髅
●seemingly adv. 表面上地
●respectable adj. 体面的,雅观的
●conceal v. 隐藏,隐瞒
●vivid adj. 生动的
●dramatic adj. 令人激动的,扣人心弦的
●ruin v. 毁坏
●heroine n. 女主人公
●fiction n. 小说
●varying adj. 不同的
●medicine n. 医学
●guestroom n. (家庭中的)来客住房
●unpack vt. (从箱中)取出
●stack adj. (整齐地)堆放,排放
●underclothes n. 内衣
●drawer n. 抽屉
●petrify v. 使惊呆
●dangle v. 悬挂
●sway v. 摇摆
●unsympathetic adj. 不表同情的,无动于衷的
●medical adj. 医学的
■skeleton n. 骷髅
a skeleton in the cupboard==a skeleton in the closet == a family skeleton 家丑
It’s time to bring a family skeleton out of the cupboard
skeleton key 万能钥匙
a walking skeleton 骨瘦如柴的人
reduced to too a skeleton 瘦的皮包骨
He has nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to too a skeleton.
■seemingly adv. 表面上地
■respectable adj. 体面的,雅观的
respectable decent, graceful, deserving respect: 体面的,雅观的,可敬的
Eg.: He is a most respectable man.
The tie is for a respectale man only.