This was worse than a terrible secret'; this was a read skeleton! But George was unsympathetic.
這是比“駭人聽聞的秘密”更加驚人的東西，這是一具真正的骷髏啊！但喬治卻無動于衷。
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
adj. 可怕的;危害極大的;<非正>很糟的;劣質(zhì)的;
adv. 口〉非常，很，極;
n. 可怕的人;
?? terr怕+ible...的 → 可怕的
"to make a terrible blunder"
犯大錯
近義：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反義：innocuous, offenceless, safe, unoffending, benign, harmless
n. 秘密，機密;秘訣;奧秘;
adj. 秘密的，機密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開，離開，區(qū)別開+cret區(qū)別→分開來放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權力無限的秘密警察
近義：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反義：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
n. （建筑物等的）骨架;骨骼;梗概;骨瘦如柴的人（或動物）;
adj. 骨骼的;骨瘦如柴的;概略的;基本的;
?? skele骨骼+ton名詞后綴 → 骨骼,骨架
"The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck."
這個男孩好奇地彎下身去看鹿的骸骨.
近義：bones, carcass, shell, chassis, frame, framework
adj. 更壞的;惡化的;更厲害的;嚴重的( bad,ill,badly的比較級);
adv. 更壞地，更糟地;（程度上）更…;
n. 更壞的事物;
"The rooms were awful and the food was worse."
房間很糟糕，吃的更差。
近義：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
反義：higher, paramount, preferable, superior, topmost, upper
vt.& vi. 閱讀，朗讀;顯示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 顯示;閱讀;讀懂，理解;
n. 閱讀;讀物;讀書;里德（人名）;
adj. 被朗讀的;博識的;博覽的;有學問的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我們把4.23讀作 四點二三.
近義：say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly