■heroine n. 女主人公
■fiction n. 小说
fiction 和novel
fiction (集合名词)不可数 (poetry )
novel 某一部具体的小说 (poem)
I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real invent.
■varying adj. 不同的
=various
different 与......不一样
My idea differents from yours.
■medicine n. 医学
■guestroom n. （家庭中的）来客住房
■unpack vt. （从箱中）取出
■stack adj. （整齐地）堆放，排放
stack up the books
The housewife is stacking up the clothing.
■underclothes n. 内衣
underclothing, underwear
■drawer n. 抽屉
■petrify v. 使惊呆
= shock, dumbfound
Heard the news I was petrified.
■dangle v. 悬挂
■sway v. 摇摆
■unsympathetic adj. 不表同情的，无动于衷的
sympathetic 同情的
sympathy n. in sympathy 同情地 （= sympathetically ）
■medical adj. 医学的
has some terrible secret
which 引导的定语从句，修饰说明secret
seemingly: 9=from appearence )从表面上看来，
a seemingly respectable person:表面上受尊重的人
三、【课文精析】
how引导宾语从句
不定式to作定语，修饰说明vivid saying, 来描述这种场景。
some—表示“某一个”，修饰单数可数名词
ruin 泛指概念，表示毁坏的过程不是一下完成的 （spoil ）
The rain ruined / spoiled our holiday.
destroy: 把凭借某种外力来破坏和摧毁事物，完全摧毁
The earthquake destroyed almost entired city.
damage: 侧重强调把…弄坏，但是可以修复
one's hair stands on end :某人感到毛骨悚然的
I thought I was alone in my room until I heard the mysterious noice again, and my hair stands on end.
make/set one's hair stand on end: 使某人感到毛骨悚然的
in her youth:在她年轻时
everyone
every one of与介词of 连用时要分开
不赞成不满意的反语，“好倒是好，但是……”
Eg: It is all very well for them to ask me to do it, but I am too busy.
It is all very well for you to suggent taking a few days rest, but how can finish our work in time.
occur: 某个事件出乎意料的发生（正式）
happen: 某个事件出乎意料发生
take place: 事件根据安排“举行”
Eg.: When did the accident happen / occur?
It occured to me that / to do.
It occured to me to open the window.
When will the wedding take place?
To varying degrees: 从不同角度来讲
which引导定语从句修饰secret
learn: 了解某个事实，学习某种知识、技能
know 知道某个事实，具有某方面的知识、技能，认识、了解某个人（状态动词，不能用于进行时态）
I learned that I had passed the test.
She knows about computers.
She is learning about computers.
instead of + doing----表示相反、没有、取而代之的是......
stood in front of sth. petrified: 站在…前，目瞪口呆
possess= have got, own )
it is all very well but
frightened: 在某个特定的场合下，受到惊吓
terrified:表示惊吓的程度，更加强烈，感到恐怖
afraid (of ): 表示一种状态，永久性的恐惧
给某人以印象
make a lasting impression on sb: 给某人以不可磨灭的印象
have a false impression of sb: 对某人有错误的看法
give sb impression that: 给某人印象
impress sb with sth 用…给某人留下印象
即将，就要。暗示动作即将发生（多与when连用）
I was about to go to bed when there was a knock at the door.
leap out at sb. 跳出来扑向某人
drop----是我所发出的主动动作，所以用-ing形式
as if 引导虚拟语气
it gave me the impression that:
be about to do sth.:
一、【Text】课文
二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语
●stack adj. （整齐地）堆放，排放
●underclothes n. 内衣
●drawer n. 抽屉
●petrify v. 使惊呆
●dangle v. 悬挂
●sway v. 摇摆
●unsympathetic adj. 不表同情的，无动于衷的
●medical adj. 医学的
■skeleton n. 骷髅
a skeleton in the cupboard==a skeleton in the closet == a family skeleton 家丑
It’s time to bring a family skeleton out of the cupboard
skeleton key 万能钥匙
a walking skeleton 骨瘦如柴的人
reduced to too a skeleton 瘦的皮包骨
He has nothing to eat for a couple of days so he has been reduced to too a skeleton.
■seemingly adv. 表面上地
■respectable adj. 体面的，雅观的
respectable decent, graceful, deserving respect: 体面的，雅观的，可敬的
Eg.: He is a most respectable man.
The tie is for a respectale man only.
respectable: 可敬的
respectful : 充满敬意的，尊敬人的
A respectable person is respectful to others.
respective 各自的
Eg.:Our students return to their respective classroom.
■conceal v. 隐藏，隐瞒
conceal : hide, 比hide更加正式，语气强烈
conceal sth. from sb.
Eg.: He concealed his disappoint from his friends.
He concealed his bets from his wife.
When the mother coming, the little girl hid behind the curtain.
hide, hid, hidden
■vivid adj. 生动的
vivid 生动的，栩栩如生的,鲜艳的，活泼的
Eg.: There is a vivid proverb.
vivid blue 碧蓝色
he is vivid with life. 他是生气勃勃。
Yours discription is really vivid.
more vivid, the most vivid
■dramatic adj. 令人激动的，扣人心弦的
dramatic 比exciting更加强烈
The dramatic things is still vivid in his mind.
■ruin v. 毁坏
