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Lesson36A chance in a million□Part1:TextWe areless credulousthan weused tobe Inthe nineteenthcentury,a novelistwouldbring hisstory to a conclusionby presentinghis readerswith a series of coincidences-most ofthem wildlyimprobable.Readers happilyaccepted the fact thatan obscuremaid-servant was really the heros mother.A long-lost brother,who waspresumeddead,wasreallyalive allthe timeand wickedlyplotting to bring abouttheherosdown-fall.And soon.Modern readerswould findsuch naivesolutions totallyunacceptable.Yet,in reallife,circumstances dosometimes conspire tobring about coincidenceswhichanyone buta nineteenthcentury novelistwould findincredible.A Germantaxi-driver,Franz Bussman,recently founda brother who wasthought tohavebeen killed twenty yearsbefore.While on a walking tour withhis wife,he stoppedto talk to a workman.After theyhad goneon,Mrs Bussmancommented ontheworkmans closeresemblance to her husbandand evensuggested that he might behis brother.Franz poured scorn onthe idea,pointingout thathis brotherhad beenkilled in actionduring the war.Though MrsBussman wasfully acquainted with thisstory,she thoughtthat therewas achance in a millionthat shemightberight.A fewdayslater,she senta boyto the workman to ask himif his name was Hans Bussman,Needless to say,the man*snamewas HansBussman andhe reallywas Franzslong-lost brother.When thebrothers werere-united,Hans explainedhow it was thathe was still alive.After havingbeen woundedtowards theend ofthe war,he had been sent to hospitalandwas separated from his unit.The hospitalhad beenbombed andHans hadmadehis wayback intoWestern Germanyon foot.Meanwhile,hisunitwas lostand allrecordsof himhad beendestroyed.Hans returnedto hisfamilyhome,but thehousehad beenbombed andno one in theneighbourhood knewwhat hadbecome of theinhabitants.Assuming thathis familyhad beenkilled duringan air-raid,Hans settleddownin aVillage fiftymiles awaywhere hehad remainedever since.□Part2:New wordsand expressions
1.credulous[kredjulas]a.轻信的
1.1mprobable[improbabl]a.不大可能的
1.2bscure[abskjua]a.不起眼的；v.遮掩，模糊
4.maidservant[meidsQvQnt]n.女仆，女佣
5.presume[prif zjijm]v.假定
6.wickedly ad.心眼坏地，居心叵测地
7.plot[plot]v.密谋
8.downfall[daunfo:l]n.倒台，垮台
9.naive[na:i:v]a.天真的
10.unacceptable[Anakseptabl]a.不能接受的
11.conspire[kanspaie]v.（事件）巧合促成也可用whatever（加强点语气）whatever become of...OPart GrammarDifficultpoint4:本节课重点语法同位语从句一参考语法课堂-定语从句VS同位语从句宾语从句参考语法课堂-宾语从句UPart5:Homework工背诵八单词课文（重点语句解析需背诵）/ess
36.重点词记忆
2.练习总结课文
31.1incredible[inkredabl]a.难以置信的
13.resemblance[rizemblens]n,相似
14.scom[sko:n]n.嘲弄，挖苦
15.acquaint[akweint]v.使了解
16.reunite[Viju/nait]v.使团聚
17.assume[asju:m]v.假定，认为□口□□口□□口口口★轻信的credulous[kredjidas]a.口往往是形容人，表示一种不满的评价,也可以形容物，比如时代age.例句We areless credulousthan weused tobe.我们不再像以往那样轻易相信别人了He alwayscheats credulouspeople.他总是欺骗容易上当的人★.不大可能的improbable[irrTprobabl]aProbable表示事物的可能性有充分的依据或者理由，让人有理由相信例Ifs improbablethatshell acceptthe invitation.她不大可能接受邀请Improbable asit seems,its true.这虽然看起来不可能，但却是真的□possiblePossible一般用于客观上有发生的可能性，但暗示这种情况的可能性较小（即说话者对事件发生的可能性不抱有太大希望）It isnot possibleto finishthe taskthis evening.★.不起眼的；.遮掩模糊obscure[abskjua]a vf
1.adj.难解的；不起眼的an obscurevillage一个不起眼的村庄obscure legalphrases难懂的法律词条
2.v.使…模糊；隐藏Her poorEnglish obscuredher meaning.她的英语差，难以表达自己的意思My viewwas obscuredby thetrees.我的视线被树挡住了★「女仆，女佣maidservant meids9V9nt]n•同义词housemaidservant n.仆人，佣人★假定presume[prizjiKm]v.搭配presume from从・.・中认为presume on/upon不正当地利用（滥用），指望presume onsbs kindness利用某人的好心presume onones position利用某人的职权经常用的表达方式presume thatpressume是被动性的，被presumed的本身是要得出的结果，是在缺少足够信息的情况下presumed.这个主动被动不是说语法上的主动被动，而只是说语气例We mustpresume theyare innocent.我们必须假定他们是无罪的★心眼坏地，居心叵测地wickedlythe wickedstepmother坏心眼的继母★灯密谋plot[p/V.
1.n.情节,阴谋build/construct theplot ofa novel构思小说的情节cunning plot狡猾的阴谋例句This isa novelwith acomplicated plot.这本小说情节复杂
2.V.密谋plot to do sthwith sb和某人密谋要作・..事情plot the position标出位置plot a temperature curve绘制了一条温度曲线例He plottedthepositionMary shouldgo.他给玛丽标出她应去的地方He plottedatemperaturecurve•他绘制了一条温度曲线★匹倒台，垮台downfall例句:Various factorscontributed to his downfall.多种因素导致了他的垮台Greed washis downfall.贪得无厌就是他堕落的缘由★八〃［八〃:〃•天真的iVe vjnaivelooks天真烂漫的样子naive remarks幼稚的话语例句Its naiveof youto believehell dowhat hesays.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了She isso naivethat shebelieves everythinghe tellsher.她如此天真以致相信他告诉她的一切★〃入七〃勿「八八〃•不能接受的accep aksepteb/Junacceptable product不合格品unacceptable terms不能接受的条款…例句I amafraid yoursuggestion isunacceptable.恐怕您的建议是不可取的★acceptableaccepted fact被大众所接受的事实★八事件）巧合促成spire[kan/spaiejconspire with勾结conspire againstsb/sth密谋反对某人/某事例句:They conspireagainst thegovernment.侑的★incredible[ickved0b口〃•难以1¥1他们阴谋推翻政府incredible method不可思议的方法incredible speed难以置信的速度□credible adj.可信的These denialsare simplynot credible.这些否认是不可信的★/八八.相似[rpNCM Sjbear a strong resemblance to长得特另U像bearalittle resemblanceto长得不像例句His wordsshow resemblanceto thefacts.他的话与事实相符Theres astrongresemblancebetween Susanand Joe.苏珊和乔相貌非常相似★像（状态动词，不用于进行时）像，看起来像，显得像ResembleShe closelyresembles hersister★人嘲弄，挖苦scorn[skomjpour scornon==look downupon瞧不起，蔑视scorn onesadvice不屑接受我的忠告scorn apoor girl鄙视一个贫穷的姑娘scorn atsb/sthShe scornedat him她看不起他★八忆使了解（正式用语）2[hkweinlj
1.be acquainted with sth/sbget fullyacquainted with sth/sb对某事、某人十分熟悉eg.I havebeen fullyacquainted withhim sinceI wasin mycollege.eg.I becameacquaintedwiththe newsover theradio.我通过广播得矢口这——消息
2.acquaint sbwith sth告知某人某事（也有acquaint sbwith sth,但with更常见）eg.Iacquaint myboss withmy ideas.我告知老板我的意见
3.make aperson acquaintedwith sb:介绍某人同另一个人认识Let memake Jerryacquaintedwith you.★伉〃土使团聚encite[%it]be/get reunitedwith重新团聚例句This grandangel willnot comefrom aboveto reunitewith you.这个崇高的天使不会从天上下来与你结合★卜句”,假定，认为□presume侧重以过去经验或根据现实的某些感觉把某事认定为是事实曳皿还最普通的用词，意义较广泛，指缺乏确切事实，根据一些现象进行的推测，也可指为论证而提出合乎逻辑推理的某种假定，有时仅表示自己的意见guess常用词,指毫无根据仅凭个人主观臆断或碰运气的猜测皱辿迨指有很少或完全无根据的
1、武断推测或
2、不合逻辑的推理
1.assume+that从句I assumed that ourteam wouldwin.我认为我们队会赢
2.It isassumed that+从句It isassumedthat she willbe backat seven.据推测她将七点钟回家DPart3:Notes onthe text★〃A ckMceM A八M和one chanceinathousand用法一样,都表示可能性小a million是夸张用法，目的是加强语气oneinamillion百里挑一,难得的★We/ess cred〃/th〃八we认sed tobe/八七人八i八七ee八七k八七〃咱，〃八ve/ist b夕Mg hisst叫to〃八八bgp/eseHliKig his with aseries ofccinxiWenxes-Most oftkewtwild®impfobable.
1.used todo sth过去常常，过去be usedtodo----被用来做…•
4.aseriesofcoincidences——系歹U的工5合by coincidence巧合=by accident偶然not a coincidence不是偶然的巧合more thanacoincidence不是偶然的巧合★〃八happi®accepted thefa*that obscure/八was thekeros MctkecA g-/cst匕〃土丽broth wkw sdead,was the历八.W wicked®plotting tobring aboutke/oK down-fall.And sM
1.thefactthat…同位语从句
2.a long-lost brother失联很久的哥哥（弟弟）
3.presume参考单词解析
4.plot to见单词解析★八〃泊八Modena/coders wou/d findschxti stotallg〃勿〃e.Yet,M life,ci/c MS±Mces dosokvte%MCS八八〃spiretob/icg tcoincidences whichMg but八1八2八tk八七〃四八wo〃/d findi八credible.
1.conspire withsb todo sth和某人和某做某事（单词解析）
2.bringabout弓【起，弓I发
2.ona walkingtour在作徒步旅行途中
3.While onawalkingtour withhis wife...While引导的状语从句的省略省略了hewas,在表示时间，地点，等等状语从句中，如果主句和从句中的主语相同（或是无意义的it）,且以be为谓语动词，或从句中的谓语部分包含助动词be时，常可将从句中的主语和谓语动词be或谓语部分的助动词be省略★After theggone八，MrsBtxsskn〃八cokvtMC八ted八七hewo/kMMs勿close reseMtoherkusband Weveia suggestedthathe3M M年人亡〃八/八八be hisb/otker.Fr zpouredscthe idea,poicticgout that夕/亡人/〃八八his beenkilledin2i du3g the
1.comment onsth就..・作出评论make acomment on/upon.发表评论
2.suggest用法suggest that+虚拟语气suggest sbfor推荐某人任职
3.Pointing out现在分词作伴随状语★Though MrsB〃八w〃s fod®八tedwiththis st叫,USSHA〃〃八〃出〃，八恒妙土ske tkotxgktthat theuewas ckceinthatshebeHght.
1.though引导让步状语从句
2.第二个that是同位语从句，同的chance★〃〃八〃八〃A fewter,she sentbog tothewo/kk tosk kikvtif his w sHGHS八，〃八〃〃〃B Needlesstosg,thew sHB WheVSSMG MMS SSWVMM〃〃/八re gw sF/g-/ost b/othecMN SNeedlessto say…不必说,肯定是it goeswithout saying后话自不必说sure enough果不其然，不出所料★/一〃八〃八〃When theS/otke/s wereited,H sexplained kowitws that〃ke wsstilla/ive.After kGvingbeen woundedtowards theend ofthe war,he〃〃〃・had beensenttohospital andwssep/tedf/OM hismitl.how引导宾语从句，it为形式主语、that为该宾语从句的逻辑主语
2.after引导时间状语从句★八〃八〃〃〃The hospitalhadbeebcMbed dH iask dhiswg backinto〃八八〃八〃〃八Western G/g foot.Me whi/e,hisws lostd recordsofC M〃kikvv kd beendestroged.Hans retunaedtohisfami®hoMC,but thekotxsebee八bobbed W八八M近八叫the kbcu/kood knewhaW becoknoftheinhabitants.
1.make one*s way尽力•,历尽艰辛
2.become of结果如何，发生了什么==happen to:发生遭遇what hasbecomeof...什么东西发生了什么事。
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