The reader's hair stands on end when he reads in the final pages of the novel that the heroine a dear old lady who had always been so kind to everybody, had, in her youth, poisoned every one of her five husbands.
當讀者到小說最后幾頁了解到書中女主人公,那位一向待大家很好的可愛的老婦人年輕時一連毒死了她的5個丈夫時,不禁會毛骨悚然。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 讀者,朗讀者;讀本;講讀者,講師;審稿人;
?? read讀+er人 →讀者
"Too , the reader will find in this book many interesting illustrations."
讀者還能在書中看到許多有趣的插圖.
近義:collection, compendium, compilation, digest, anthology, scanner
final
['fa?nl]
詞頻1
詞根: fin
adj. 最后的,最終的;決定性的;不可更改的;
n. 結局;決賽;期末考試;〈口〉(報紙的)末版;
?? fin =end,boundary,表示”結束,范圍”#詞根助記:來自于法語final和拉丁語finalis, 表示 end (結束)
"Teachers always judge their students on the final examination."
老師常根據期末考試來評價他們的學生.
近義:last, absolute, momentous, peremptory, plump, terminal
novel
['nɑvl]
詞頻2
詞根: nov
n. (長篇)小說;[法]新法,附律;
adj. 新奇的;異常的;
?? nov新的+el表明人或物 →新奇人物 →新奇的;小說
"Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a Devon village."
她的最近一部小說是德文郡一個小村莊的生活記事。
近義:hot, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, inexperienced, initial
反義:masterful, practiced, proficient, qualified, skilful, skilled
n. (指成年女子,有些人尤其是長者認為這樣說比較禮貌)女士;(不尊重的非正式稱呼)女人;(在英國對女貴族或貴族成員的妻子女兒或爵士妻子的稱呼)夫人;舉止文雅且有教養的女子;
?? lad+y(表示人的名詞后綴)→女士;淑女
"She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth."
她試演了麥克佩斯夫人的角色。
近義:ma'am, madam, mrs., ms., woman, ms
反義:gentleman
pron. 每人,人人;大伙兒;各位;
?? every每個 +body 人→ pron.每人,人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一聲令下, 大家就一起用槳把船撐離河岸.
近義:each, all, everyone