Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard “家丑”

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1、Lesson24Askeletoninthecupboard“家丑”Listentothetapethenanswerthequestionbelow.听录音，然后回答以下问题。WhowasSebastian?   Weoftenreadinnovelshowaseeminglyrespectablepersonorfamilyhassometerriblesecretwhichhasbeenconcealedfromstrangersforyears.TheEnglishlanguagepossessesavividsayingtodescribethissortofsituation

2、.Theterriblesecretiscalled'askeletoninthecupboard'.Atsomedramaticmomentinthestory,theterriblesecretbecomesknownandareputationisruined.Thereader'shairstandsonendwhenhereadsinthefinalpagesofthenovelthattheheroineadearoldladywhohadalwaysbeensokindtoeverybody,had,inheryouth,poisonedeveryoneofherfiveh

3、usbands.   Itisallverywellforsuchthingstooccurinfiction.Tovaryingdegrees,weallhavesecretswhichwedonotwantevenourclosestfriendstolearn,butfewofushaveskeletonsinthecupboard.TheonlypersonIknowwhohasaskeletoninthecupboardisGeorgeCarlton,andheisverypoundofthefact.Georgestudiedmedicineinhisyouth.Instea

4、dofbecomingadoctor,however,hebecameasuccessfulwriterofdetectivestories.IoncespendanuncomfortableweekendwhichIshallneverforgetathishouse.Georgeshowedmetotheguestroomwhich,hesaid,wasrarelyused.Hetoldmetounpackmythingsandthencomedowntodinner.AfterIhadstackedmyshirtsandunderclothesintwoemptydrawers,I

5、decidedtohangoneofthetowsuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.IopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontoftwosuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.IopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitsuitsIhadbroughtwithmeinthecupboard.Iopenedthecupboarddoorandthenstoodinfrontofitpetrified.Askeletonwasdanglin

6、gbeforemyeyes.Thesuddenmovementofthedoormadeitswayslightlyanditgavemetheimpressionthatitwasabouttoleapoutatme.Droppingmysuit,IdasheddownstairstotellGeorge.Thiswasworsethan"aterriblesecret';thiswasareadskeleton!ButGeorgewasunsympathetic.'Oh,that,'hesaidwithasmileasifheweretalkingaboutanoldfriend.'

7、That'sSebastian.YouforgetthatIwasamedicalstudentonceuponatime.'Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语    skeletonn.  骷髅    seeminglyadv.表面上地    respectableadj.体面的，雅观的    concealv.  隐藏，隐瞒    vividadj.生动的    dramaticadj.令人激动的，扣人心弦的