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Lesson 24-2 A skeleton in the cupboard
I once spend an uncomfortable weekend which I shall never forget at his house. George showed me to the guestroom which, he said, was rarely used. He told me to unpack my things and then come down to dinner. After I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers, I decided to hang one of the two suits I had brought with me in the cupboard. I opened the cupboard door and then stood in front of it petrified. A skeleton was dangling before my eyes. The sudden movement of the door made it sway slightly and it gave me the impression that it was about to leap out at me. Dropping my suit, I dashed downstairs to tell George. This was worse than "a terrible secret'; this was a real skeleton! But George was unsympathetic. “Oh, that,” he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend. “That's Sebastian. You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.”
/ˈlɛsən/ 24-2 /ə/ /ˈskɛlətən/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌbərd/
/aɪ/ /wʌns/ /spɛnd/ /ən/ /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/ /wɪʧ/ /aɪ/ /ʃæl/ /ˈnɛvər/ /fərˈgɛt/ /æt/ /hɪz/ /haʊs/. /ʤɔrʤ/ /ʃoʊd/ /mi/ /tu/ /ðə/ guestroom /wɪʧ/, /hi/ /sɛd/, /wʌz/ /ˈrɛrli/ /juzd/. /hi/ /toʊld/ /mi/ /tu/ /ənˈpæk/ /maɪ/ /θɪŋz/ /ænd/ /ðɛn/ /kʌm/ /daʊn/ /tu/ /ˈdɪnər/. /ˈæftər/ /aɪ/ /hæd/ /stækt/ /maɪ/ /ʃɜrts/ /ænd/ underclothes /ɪn/ /tu/ /ˈɛmpti/ /drɔrz/, /aɪ/ /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/ /tu/ /hæŋ/ /wʌn/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /tu/ /suts/ /aɪ/ /hæd/ /brɔt/ /wɪð/ /mi/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌbərd/. /aɪ/ /ˈoʊpənd/ /ðə/ /ˈkʌbərd/ /dɔr/ /ænd/ /ðɛn/ /stʊd/ /ɪn/ /frʌnt/ /ʌv/ /ɪt/ /ˈpɛtrəˌfaɪd/. /ə/ /ˈskɛlətən/ /wʌz/ /ˈdæŋgəlɪŋ/ /bɪˈfɔr/ /maɪ/ /aɪz/. /ðə/ /ˈsʌdən/ /ˈmuvmənt/ /ʌv/ /ðə/ /dɔr/ /meɪd/ /ɪt/ /sweɪ/ /ˈslaɪtli/ /ænd/ /ɪt/ /geɪv/ /mi/ /ði/ /ɪmˈprɛʃən/ /ðæt/ /ɪt/ /wʌz/ /əˈbaʊt/ /tu/ /lip/ /aʊt/ /æt/ /mi/. /ˈdrɑpɪŋ/ /maɪ/ /sut/, /aɪ/ /dæʃt/ /ˈdaʊnˈstɛrz/ /tu/ /tɛl/ /ʤɔrʤ/. /ðɪs/ /wʌz/ /wɜrs/ /ðæn/ "/ə/ /ˈtɛrəbəl/ /ˈsikrət/; /ðɪs/ /wʌz/ /ə/ /rid/ /ˈskɛlətən/! /bʌt/ /ʤɔrʤ/ /wʌz/ /ənˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/. “/oʊ/, /ðæt/,” /hi/ /sɛd/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /smaɪl/ /æz/ /ɪf/ /hi/ /wɜr/ /ˈtɔkɪŋ/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ən/ /oʊld/ /frɛnd/. “/ðæts/ /səˈbæsʧən/. /ju/ /fərˈgɛt/ /ðæt/ /aɪ/ /wʌz/ /ə/ /ˈmɛdəkəl/ /ˈstudənt/ /wʌns/ /əˈpɑn/ /ə/ /taɪm/.”
任务配置
L0+L4
知识笔记
petrified adjective
pet·ri·fied | \ ˈpe-trə-ˌfīd \
Definition of petrified
1 : converted into stone through a slow process of mineralization
petrified wood
a petrified forest
And at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History's annual dinosaur ball, about 800 patrons in black tie or gown waltz among the petrified remains of the once-glorious creatures.
— Sheldon Teitelbaum
2 : overwhelmingly fearful
was petrified of speaking in public
: rendered motionless or unable to act by fear
Charlie climbed onto the bed and tried to calm the three old people who were still petrified with fear. "Please don't be frightened," he said. "It's quite safe. And we're going to the most wonderful place in the world!"
— Roald Dahl
Winky's petrified brown eyes were visible through her fingers. She seemed too appalled to speak.
— J. K. Rowling
来源：https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrified
练习感悟
这可真是skeleton in thecupboard啦，哈哈。
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