1.练习材料
Lesson 36 A chance in a million
We are less credulous than we used to be. In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable. Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the hero's mother. A long-lost brother, who was presumedWhile on a walking tour with his wife, he stooped to talk to a workman. After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman's close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother.
2.任务配置:L0
3.知识笔记
(1)查音标
/ˈlɛsn/ 36 /ə/ /ʧɑːns/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈmɪljən/
/wiː/ /ɑː/ /lɛs/ /ˈkrɛdjʊləs/ /ðæn/ /wiː/ /juːzd/ /tuː/ /biː/. /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈnaɪnˈtiːŋθ/ /ˈsɛnʧʊri/, /ə/ /ˈnɒvəlɪst/ /wʊd/ /brɪŋ/ /hɪz/ /ˈstɔːri/ /tuː/ /ə/ /kənˈkluːʒən/ /baɪ/ /prɪˈzɛntɪŋ/ /hɪz/ /ˈriːdəz/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /ˈsɪəriːz/ /ɒv/ /kəʊˈɪnsɪdənsɪz/ -- /məʊst/ /ɒv/ /ðɛm/ /ˈwaɪldli/ /ɪmˈprɒbəbl/. /ˈriːdəz/ /ˈhæpɪli/ /əkˈsɛptɪd/ /ðə/ /fækt/ /ðæt/ /ən/ /əbˈskjʊə/ /ˈmeɪdˈsɜːvənt/ /wɒz/ /ˈrɪəli/ /ðə/ /ˈhɪərəʊz/ /ˈmʌðə/. /ə/ /lɒŋ/-/lɒst/ /ˈbrʌðə/, /huː/ /wɒz/ /prɪˈzjuːmd/ /waɪl/ /ɒn/ /ə/ /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ /tʊə/ /wɪð/ /hɪz/ /waɪf/, /hiː/ /stuːpt/ /tuː/ /tɔːk/ /tuː/ /ə/ /ˈwɜːkmən/. /ˈɑːftə/ /ðeɪ/ /hæd/ /gɒn/ /ɒn/, Mrs. Bussman /ˈkɒmɛntɪd/ /ɒn/ /ðə/ /ˈwɜːkmənz/ /kləʊs/ /rɪˈzɛmbləns/ /tuː/ /hɜː/ /ˈhʌzbənd/ /ænd/ /ˈiːvən/ /səˈʤɛstɪd/ /ðæt/ /hiː/ /maɪt/ /biː/ /hɪz/ /ˈbrʌðə/.
(2) 学单词
1) credulous /ˈkrɛdjʊləs/ a. 轻信的，易受骗的
2) improbable /ɪmˈprɒbəbl/ a. 不大可能的
3) obscure /əbˈskjʊə/ a. 不起眼的
4) maidservant /ˈmeɪdˈsɜːvənt/ n 女仆，女佣
5) presume /prɪˈzjuːm/ v. 假定
6) wickedly /ˈwɪkɪdli/ adv. 居心叵测地
7) plot /plɒt/ v. 密谋
8) downfall /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/ v. 倒台
9) naive /nɑːˈiːv/ a. 天真的
10) unacceptable /ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbl/ a. 不能接受的
11) conspire /kənˈspaɪə/ v. 协力促成
12) incredible /ɪnˈkrɛdəbl/ a. 难以置信的
13) scorn /skɔːn/ n. 嘲弄，挖苦
14) acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/ v. 使了解
15) reunite /ˌriːjuːˈnaɪt/ v. 使团聚
16) assume /əˈsjuːm/ v. 假定，认为
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