学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里
justice n. 正义，公正；司法 --Justice is done. 正义得到伸张。
bring justice to the criminal. 把罪犯缉拿归案。 do justice to sb. 公正对待某人。 do oneself justice. 公正对待自己。 give oneself up to justice. 自首 in justice to : 为了对?公正起见 the ministry of justice 司法部 injustice 不公平，不公正
law n.法律
take law into one’s own hand : 无法无天 take the law of sb : 控告 at law : 在诉讼中 within the law : 合法
outside the law : 不合法 lawyer : 律师 lawful : 有法可依 lawfully adv
lawless: 没有法律的 lawlessly adv
innocence n 无辜 innocent a.无辜的
undertake v.承担，着手做 undertake to do
--He undertook to inform everyone concerned. --We undertake a investigation. 承担，着手做： start to do sth
take off doing sth be engaged in sth set out to do
set about doing carry on doing
perform sth . ?? on the way
arduous a.艰苦的，艰难的
--Studying English is a arduous job. ous 结尾的形容词 industrious a 勤劳的
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laborious a 劳神的，费力的，吃力的 strenuous a.费力的，精心的，须全力以付的，比 arduous 强烈的多，同时表示奋发的
mete out 给予，处置 mete out reward 进行奖励 mete out punishment 进行惩罚
--Justice was meted out to them. 他们得到了公正的处理。
accord n/vi 一致
in accord with : 和??一致
out of accord with : 和??不一致 of one’s own accord : 自然而然地 --Justice is done of its own accord. according to : 依据，根据
in accordance with : 依据（法律）
premises : n. 房屋
residence : 住处，居住地，非常正式的用词 dwelling : 供人居住的地方，也是非常正式的用词 house : 住房
housing : 房（总称）the housing problem 住房问题
disused : a.不再用的，废弃的 disused house 废弃的房子
misused : 弄错了的 used : 用过了的 second-hand : 二手的
chip v. 砍，削，凿 chip a hole 凿了一个洞 chop : 砍
chop head 砍头
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The word justice is usually associated with courts of law.
be associated with = be connected with , be related to : 与?相联系
We might say that justice has been done when a man's innocence
or guilt has been proved beyond doubt.
We might say that ：我们也许会说（重点框架）一种不太肯定的口气
--We might say that justice has been done. 我们也许会说正义得到了伸张。 beyond
prep.(介词)：超出某种范围，限度，主要是和名词进行搭配 beyond doubt 无可怀疑
--He has been proved to be innocent beyond doubt. 他已经被证据确凿的证明无罪了。 beyond belief 难以相信 beyond words 难以形容 beyond description 难以描述 beyond question 难以质疑 beyond hope 没有希望 beyond recovery 康复无望 beyond dispute 无可争议 beyond controversy 无可争辩 beyond
imagination 难以想象 beyond measure 难以衡量
beyond understanding 难以理解 beyond comparison 无与伦比 beyond one’s ?超出某人的?
--Your beauty is beyond my description. 你的美是我无法用言词形容的。
Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.
part of ：部分, 前面没有冠词
--Only part of his story is true. 他的话有一部分是真实的
parts of : 几部分，若干部分
--Parts of the log book were recognized. 航海日志的若干部分还是能被辨认出来的.
--Large parts of the house were destroyed in the fire.房屋的大部分在火灾中烧毁了。无论是 part of 还是 parts of 后面都要带单数名词
Those who seek it, undertake an arduous journey and can never be sure that they will find it.
那些追寻正义的人，可以说是踏上了一条漫长崎岖而且艰难的道路。
Judges, however wise or eminent, are human and can make mistakes.
法官无论如何聪明与有名，毕竟也是人，也会
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出差错的。
however = no matter how
There are rare instances when justice almost ceases to be an abstract concept.
在个别情况下，正义不再是一种抽象概念。 There are rare instances when：在极个别的情况下。
--There are rare instances when women are not equal to men.
在极个别的情况下，女士和男士是不平等的。 cease: （正式）彻底的停止，暗指动作的突然性
--His heart suddenly ceased to beat. 他的心脏突然停止了跳动。 ceased to do 与动词不定式连用
stop:（广泛，不正式）不强调方式，只强调结果
--The car suddenly stopped. 车突然停了。
Reward or punishment are meted out quite independent of human interference. 奖惩的实施是不受人意志支配的
quite independent of human interference --形容词短语做定语，说明主句的状况。 He deserves it. / It serves him right. 罪有应得
At such times, justice acts like a living force. 在有的时候，正义像一种有生命的力量行使其职能。
At such times：在有的时候
When we use a phrase like 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set
of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
当我们说“他罪有应得”这句话的时候，我们部分承认了某种特定的环境使得正义自动地起了作用。 把握句子主干：
we are , in part , admitting that 我们部分的承认了?
enabled sb. to do 使什么能够做某事 of its own accord 自然而然的
When a thief was caught on the premises of large jewellery store on morning, the shop
assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right.' 一天上午，当一个小偷在一家大型珠宝店里被人抓住的时候，店员一定会忍不住说：“他罪有应得。”
二三自然段衔接相当紧密，再次提到'it serves him right.'
?found it impossible to resist the temptation to say?（双否）背诵
Towards midday, a girl heard a muffed cry coming from behind on of the walls.
快到中午的时候，一个女售货员听见从一堵墙里传出一种闷声闷气的叫声。 come from behind : 从后面
--He jumped from behind one of the trees. 他从树后跳了出来。
As the cry was repeated several times, she ran to tell the manager who promptly rang up the fire brigade.
由于这种喊叫声重复了几次，她跑去报告经理，经理当即给消防队挂了电话。 promptly=immediately 马上
They located the right chimney by tapping at the walls and listening for the man's cries.
他们通过叫击烟囱倾叫声而确定传出声音的那个烟囱。
located the right chimney 确定那个烟囱
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by tapping at the walls and listening for the man's cries and 连接前后形式相一致。
listen for : pay attention ,so as to be sure of
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hearing 表示集中注意力，等待听到某种声音 --We are listening for the clock to announce the New Year.
我们正等待新年钟声的敲响。 --I’m listening for your steps. 我正倾听着你的脚步声。
The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to
break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney. 那个看来满脸沮丧、浑身漆黑的家伙从烟囱里一出来，就承认头天夜里他企图到店里行窍，但让烟囱卡住了。
emerged：出现 = came out , appeared get stuck : 被卡住
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1?正确答案：C take effect : 起作用 要背熟题干，相当重要 2?正确答案：B expect them to be of most help (背熟这种表达方式)
I expect you to be of most help 3?正确答案：B 重点动词：ascertained 确定 4?正确答案：
However = no matter how 5?正确答案：C 6?正确答案：
be tempted to do 被诱引去做某事 7?正确答案：C
独立主格结构做原因状语 8?正确答案：C
介词 in 与动名词搭配，表示在什么的时候，在什么的过程当中。在同他讲话当中，我发现他有点紧张
In speaking to him, I found him nervous. While 确实可以引导从句，但是 while 引导从句，分词短语和介词短语，而不能跟动名词形式搭配。在 while
引导的从句当中要出现的是延续性动词。 9?正确答案：A
侧重听到了这个结果。 10?正确答案：D 11?正确答案：B
12?正确答案：D
emerge (侧重于强调公布于众)：come to light 本文表示出来
come up : 意外发生
Changtong 编与 2004-3-4
Lesson 36 A Chance in a Million 百万之一的机会
New words and expression 生词和短语
学习词汇时仅知道汉语语义是不够的，要把单词放在语句中体会其应用学习关键句结构是则要把它放在段落结构或文章里
credulous adj.轻信的 improbable adj.不大可能的 obscure adj.不起眼的 maidservant n.女仆，女佣 presume v.假定 wickedly adv.心眼坏地，居心叵测地
plot v.密谋 downfall n.倒台，垮台 naive adj.天真的
unacceptable adj.不能接受的 conspire v.(事件)巧合促成 incredible adj.难以置信的 resemblance n.相似
scorn n.嘲弄，挖苦 acquaint v.使了解 reunite v.使团聚 assume v.假定，认为
credulous adj.轻信的 (多修饰人)
区分 credible:可信的,可靠的,多修饰事物 eg. The story he told us is credible. incredulous / incredible
反义词 believable 以已知事实为根据 eg. He demanded for believable explanation. (反)unbelievable
improbable adj.不大可能的
obscure adj. 1)不起眼的，不出名的 eg. The bus stopped at an obscure little town.
2)令人费解的 not clearly An obscure figure can be seen through the fog. 模糊不清的 通过大雾我们可以看到模糊不清的身影.
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vague:多用于比喻意,指不明确说明而造成的模糊不清
eg. what he said is vague.
maidservant n.妇女仆,女佣
presume v.假定 take sth. as true 经常用的表达方式 presume that
根据过去的经验或感觉作出推断
assume 与事实不相符合 eg. Let us assume that your words are fact.
suppose 最普通的用词猜想\\陈述自己的看法 I suppose that it was my fault.
wickedly adv.心眼坏地,居心叵测地
plot v.密谋一人或多人秘密谋划伤害他人. eg. The criminals were plotting to rob the bank. conspire 众多人合谋做重大的犯法勾当犹指反叛 scheme 某人暗中设计狡诈的手段来谋求自己的私利 eg. The man is scheming for power.图谋夺权. 本文中 conspire 指事件巧合促成
eg. The weather and car trouble conspire to spoil our vacation.
downfall n.倒台,垮台
naive adj.天真的
unacceptable adj.不能接受的 conspire incredible
resemblance n.相似的
like ness bear a strong resemblance to sb. or sth. have a close resemblance to sb. or sth.
eg. The girl bears a strong resemblance to her sister. such a resemblance resemble
likeness 最普通的用语,比 resemblance 意味要强 resemblance 特别是指外观或外在性质的相似 similarity 性质\\物色\\程度的相似 similar to sth. sb.
scorn n.嘲弄,挖苦短语 pour scorn on
pour contempt on pour ridicule on pour heap eg. He poured scorn on his wife's suggestion. look down upon 瞧不起，蔑视辨析：
think scorn of contempt:蔑视,强烈谴责某人或某事低贱\\卑鄙,语气强于 scorn
despite 语气较弱,表示嘲弄 His suggestion was dismissed with scorn. His face showed the scorn/despite he felt.
acquaint v.使了解 be acquainted with sth. eg. I have been acquainted with the secret. acquaint sb. with sth. acquaint sb. of sth.
make a person acquainted with sb :介绍某人同另一个人认识
Let me make... acquainted with you. acquaintance 熟人
reunite n 使团聚 assume v.假定,认为
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a chance in a million one chance in a thousand 可能性小
eg. It is a chance in a million to meet you here.在这儿见到你可真是不容易呀
----He let out a scream that must can be heard in Peru.
典型的夸张,目的是加强语气
We are less credulous than we used to be. 这是明显现在与过去的对比
eg. We are less credulous than we used to be. 我们不再像以前那样轻信于人了。
are 表示现在的情况 / used to be 过去的情况
eg. We are not so honest as we used to be.我们不像过去那么诚实了. 谓语动词是 be 动词的时候用 used
to be,而不用 used to 谓语动词是使役动词的时候用 used to
eg. He works less hard than he used to.
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In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion be presenting his
readers with a series of coincidences – most of them wildly improbable.
19 世纪的小说家通过给读者们提供一系的巧合事件结束?..
破折号后面的语句是对前作者的一个观点。 Them 指一系列的巧合而其中大部分的巧合事件发生的机率是极小的
bring sth. to a conclusion 结束
eg. They decided to bring the meeting to a conclusion.
bring sth. to a close (比较正式的)
eg. It was ...who brought meeting to a close. present sb. with sth. 给某人提供? present sth. to sb.
Readers happily accepted the fact that an obscure maid-servant was really the hero’s mother.
Along-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time and wickedly
plotting to bring about the hero’s downfall.
wickedly plotting to? ------居心叵测的密谋把这个英雄搞下台来?? bring about:产生,引起
eg. Modern science has brought about great changes in life.
And so on. Modern readers would find such na?ve solutions totally unacceptable.
现在的读者已经不愿意接受这样的结尾
find such naive solutions totally unacceptable 觉得这种解决办法很天真不能够被接受 find sth. interesting 觉得什么有意思 find sb. beautiful 觉得某人漂亮
Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which
anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible. *牢记此句
新概念英语3课后习题详解（全部课程，包含1-60课）
