（标题）
A chance in a
million
写作：夸张修辞
I'd love to buy a Rolls-Royce, but it costs an arm and
a leg.
Everybody was clapping their hands
off.
I didn’t sleep a wink last
night.
He has a skeleton of a wife.
（第一段）
We are less credulous
than we used to be.
语法分析：
We are less credulous than we used to
be.（比较状语从句).
知识点（1）
语法：比较状语从句中use to do，do可以省略；use to
be，be一般不省略
知识点（2）
less + adj. / adv. + than …
不像…如何了
= not so / as + adj. / adv. + as
…
We are not so / as credulous
as we used to be.
造句：他不像以前那么内向
(introverted)了。
He is less introverted than he used to
be.
He is not so / as introverted as
he used to be.
造句：他英语说的不如以前好了。
He speaks English less well than he used
to.
He doesn't speak English so /
as well as he used to.
In
the 19th century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by
presenting his readers with a series of coincidences —-- most of them
wildly improbable.
语法分析：
In the 19th century（时间状语）, a novelist would bring his
story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of
coincidences — most of them wildly
improbable（独立主格）. （by … 导方式状语）
知识点（1）
语法、写作：would 和 used to do
类似，都可以表示过去习惯性的动作，
但注意：would
不能用在故事开头，往往在故事开头用 used to
do，而后面换为 would do，
知识点（2）
conclusion 不同搭配的不同含义
搭配1：
bring sth. to a conclusion 使结束
搭配2：
come to / arrive at / reach /
draw a conclusion 得出结论
【近义词组】表达“使结束”：
bring sth. to a close / an end
end / close / conclude …
【扩展】
bring … to … 使…到达…的状态
知识点（3） 复习
present sb. with sth. 把…给某人
present sth. to sb.
知识点（4） Lesson33复习
【近义词组】表达“一连串的”：
a series of ...
a chain of ...
a train of ... a trail of ...
a train of ...
a trail of ...
a string of ...
a stream of ...
知识点（5）
coincidence （令人吃惊的）巧合，巧事
by coincidence 碰巧
【扩展】
coincide with sth.
碰巧与某事同时发生、碰巧跟另外的东西一样
My arrival coincided with his
departure.
If our schedules coincide, we'll go to
Shanghai together.
6级真题：
His tastes and habits ___C___ with those of his wife.
A．combine
B．compete
C．coincide
D．compromise
A．coincide
B．comply
C．conform
D．collaborate
知识点（6） 复习：独立主格
most of them being（省略） wildly improbable.
独立主格
most of them were wildly improbable.
X不能有谓语动词
and / but most of them were wildly
improbable. √并列句
most of which were wildly improbable.
√定语从句
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full
of crockery, much of it
broken.（独立主格）
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full
of crockery, and / but much of it was
broken.（并列句，不如独立主格简洁、突出重点）
Apart from an interesting-looking carved dagger, the box was full
of crockery, much of which was broken.
造句: 考古学家发现了十五尊雕像,
每一尊代表着一位女神。
The archaeologists found fifteen statues, each of them
representing a goddess.（独立主格）
Readers
happily accepted the fact that an obscure maidservant was really the
hero's mother.
A
long-lost brother, who was presumed dead, was really alive all the time
and wickedly plotting to bring about the hero's downfall. And so
on.
语法分析：
A long-lost brother, who was presumed dead（定语从句）, was really
alive all the time and wickedly plotting to
bring about the hero's downfall.
知识点（1）
be presumed dead / innocent …
被认为死了/清白的
Their nephew was missing, presumed
dead.
In English law, an accused man is presumed
innocent until he is proved guilty.
知识点（2）
alive [not before noun
一般不做前置定语] 活着；在世
living
[一般做前置定语] 活着的；活的
live
知识点（3）
plot 做动词：
plot to do 秘密谋划去做某事
= scheme to do
plot 做名词：阴谋
【近义词组】表达“阴谋”：
scheme
intrigue
conspiracy
schemes and intrigues 阴谋诡计
知识点（3）
downfall 含义1：n. fall from a
position of prosperity or power 垮台
downfall 含义2：n. thing that
causes this 引起垮台的事情、原因
【近义词组】表达“垮台”：
undoing 垮台、失败的原因
The team's weak defense was their
undoing.
That proved to be my undoing, for I soon
got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the
screen.
知识点（4）
【近义词组】表达“等等”：
and so on
and so forth
and the like
and what not
etc. (et cetera)
Modern
readers would find such naive solutions totally unacceptable.
语法分析：
Modern readers would find such naive solutions（宾语）
totally unacceptable（宾语补足语）.
知识点（1）
unacceptable 难以接受的
improbable
不大可能真实的（或发生的）；不大可能的
incredible 不能相信的；难以置信的
unbelievable
非常好（或坏、极端）的；难以置信的；惊人的
inconceivable 难以想象的；无法相信的
unconvincing
似乎不真实的；不令人信服的；难以相信的
preposterous 荒唐的；极不合情理的
知识点（2）
写作：熟练的使用宾语补足语可以使句子简洁
造句：中国学生会觉得这么简单的考试是完全无法相信的。
Chinese students would find such easy examinations totally
incredible.
Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost
ship had been found, the contents of the chest proved
them wrong.
造句：事实证明他们的担心是多余的。
The facts proved their worries
unnecessary.
造句：事实证明他的指责毫无根据。
The facts proved his accusation totally
groundless.
If you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would
consider octopus a great
delicacy.
造句：如果你住在北京，你就会把豆汁儿 (Douzhir)
当作一道美味佳肴。
If you lived in Beijing, you would consider
Douzhir a great delicacy.
造句：如果你住在中国东北地区 (the Northeast of
China)，你就会非常喜欢滑冰。
If you lived in the Northeast of China, you would
consider skating a great
pleasure.
Yet,
in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about
coincidences which anyone but a 19th century novelist would find
incredible.
语法分析：
Yet (转折副词), in real
life（介词短语当状语）, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring
about coincidences which anyone but（介词） a 19th century
novelist（后置定语,修饰anyone） would find incredible.
（which...定语从句，修饰coincidences）
知识点（1）
in real life 在现实生活中
in the real world 在现实世界
知识点（2）
circumstances [C, usually
pl.] 条件；环境；状况
under no circumstances 在任何情况下都不要…
Due to circumstances beyond our control, …
由于出现了无法控制的情况
知识点（3）
conspire to do sth. 造成不好的结果
知识点（4）
… but a 19th century … (but介词)
除了…之外
Nobody but Robert would do such a
thing.
Who but a fool would do such a
thing?
His house is the last but one in
the street. （倒数第二个）
Take the next turning but one on
your left. （第二个）
nothing but = only 只不过
anything but = not at all
一点也不
all but = almost 几乎
语法：but 后可跟不定式 (to)
do，当but表示“除了…之外”后面接不定时的时候，
1.如果前面实义动词do，后面的to省略
2.如果前面没有实义动词 do，后面必须是to do
知识点（5） 课文句式模仿
造句：在现实生活中，有时确实很多情况会凑到一起导致一连串的大灾难，而这些事情除了受害者之外可能谁也不会相信。
In real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about
a series of catastrophes which anyone but the victims would find
incredible.
（第二段）
When
I was a boy, my grandfather told me how a German taxi driver, Franz
Bussman, found a brother who was thought to have been killed 20 years
before.
语法分析：
When I was a boy（时间状语从句）, my grandfather told
me how a German taxi driver, Franz Bussman（同位语）, found a
brother who was thought to have been
killed（who...定语从句，修饰brother） twenty years
before（时间状语）. （how…宾语从句）
知识点（1）
课文写法替换：When I was a boy
In my childhood, …
In my early years, …
In my teens, …
In my adolescence, …
In my youth, …
知识点（2） 复习：不定式完成时
While
on a walking tour with his wife, he stopped to talk to a workman.
知识点（1） lesson35 复习
stop doing 不再做某事
stop to do 停下手头的事去做另外一件事
Please stop smoking. Smoke really bothers
me. 停止抽烟
I’m exhausted. Let’s stop to
smoke.停下来去抽烟
Stop to smell the flowers.
cease to do / doing: stop doing
停止做某事、不再做某事
区别：
cease to do 一般表示状态
cease doing 可以是正在做的可延续的动作
After
they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman's close
resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his
brother.
语法分析：
After they had gone on（时间状语从句）, Mrs. Bussman commented on
the workman's close resemblance to her husband
and（做介词on的宾语） even suggested（暗示）
that he might be his brother.
知识点（1）
comment on … 对…发表评论
No comment. 无可奉告
【近义词组】表达“评论说…”：
comment that …
remark on …
remark that …
知识点（2）
bear a close resemblance to … 跟某人很像
closely resemble … 跟某人很像
课文写法替换：
Mrs. Bussman commented / remarked
that the workman bore a close resemblance
to her husband / closely resembled her
husband.
The workman and her husband were extraordinarily
similar / particularly alike.
The workman and her husband had a lot in
common.
There were striking similarities /
was considerable commonality between the workman
and her husband.
知识点（3）
suggested that … 暗示
Franz
poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed
in action during the war.
语法分析：
Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing（非谓语动词作状语) out
that his brother had been killed in action during the
war（that…宾语从句）.
知识点（1）
pour scorn on … 对…不屑一顾
= pour contempt on …
= pour ridicule on …
【区分】
pour cold water on … 破冷水
知识点（2）
知识点（3）
point out 提醒、指出 （out 副词）
…, reminding her that his brother had been killed
…
I must point out that you are making a
dangerous mistake.
At this, the police pointed out
ironically that this would hardly be necessary as the men were already
under arrest.
知识点（3）
been killed in action 战斗中牺牲
Though
Mrs. Bussman was fully acquainted with this story, she thought that
there was a chance in a million that she might be right.
语法分析：
Though Mrs. Bussman was fully acquainted with this
story（让步状语从句）, she thought that there was a
chance in a million that she might be
right（chance的同位语从句）.
（that…宾语从句）
知识点（1）
be acquainted with … 对…熟悉
= be familiar with …
知识点（2）
a chance in a million 极小的可能性
知识点（5） 课文句式模仿
造句：尽管这位侦探非常了解这位老太太对周围每一个人总是这么好，但他认为仍有一丝可能这位老太太就是谋杀犯。
Though the detective was fully acquainted with the fact that the
old lady was always so kind to everybody, he thought that there was a
chance in a million that she might be the murderer.
A
few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was
Hans Bussman.
Needless
to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's
long-lost brother.
知识点（1）
needless to say 不用说也知道
= as you can imagine
When
the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still
alive.
语法分析：
When the brothers were reunited（时间状语从句）, Hans explained
how it（形式主语） was that he was still
alive（真正主语）. （how...宾语从句）
知识点（1）
how it was: how it happened 事情是如何发生的
造句：当 Eric
回到农场后，他解释了他是怎么从团里逃出来的。
When Eric returned to the farm, he explained how it
was that he deserted his regiment.
After
having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to
hospital and was separated from his unit.
语法分析：
After he had been
wounded（时间状语从句，动名词完成时强调先发生）…
知识点（1）
… towards / toward
midnight 临近…的时候
知识点（2）
send sb. to hospital 送某人去医院
take sb. to hospital 送某人去医院
be in hospital 住院
be hospitalized 住院
be out of / leave hospital 出院
A man who had broken his right leg was taken to
hospital a few weeks before Christmas.
To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in
hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for
him.
The following day, however, the doctor consoled him by telling
him that his chances of being able to leave
hospital in time for New Year celebrations were
good.
知识点（3）
separate … from … 从…隔离开
cut … off from … 从…切断
isolate … from … 从…隔离开
segregate … from …从…隔离开（宾语只能是人）
The
hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western
Germany on foot.
知识点（1）
make one’s way 前往某地
不同介词搭配：
I made my way to the
house.
I made my way into the
backyard.
I made my way along the
river.
I made my way up the
stairs.
Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and
made our way rapidly towards
the stream where we hoped the boatman was
waiting.
【扩展】
feel one’s way 摸索着前进
edge one’s way 侧身前进
force / elbow one’s way
推开人群往前走
find one’s way 1.（人做主语）
发现了去某地的道路；2.（物做主语）到达某地
wind / trace one’s way 蜿蜒着前进
The river winds its way through the
valley.
We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it
traced its way through the trees.
Meanwhile,
his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed.
Hans
returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in
the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.
语法分析：
Hans returned to his family home, but（大句并列） the house
had been bombed and（小句并列） no one in the
neighbourhood（介词短语当后置定语，修饰no none） knew what
had become of the inhabitants（宾语从句）.
知识点（1）
become of sb. / sth.
某人某事现在的情况如何…;（一般用于what/whatever的疑问句或从句中）
课文写法替换：没有人知道他家人的下落
whereabouts （人或物）所在的地方；下落；行踪
No one in the neighborhood knew his family’s
whereabouts.
Despite numerous searches and enquiries, her
whereabouts are still unknown.
知识点（2）
inhabitant （某地的）居民，栖息动物
inhabit 居住在；栖居于
cohabit
cohabit with …
（无婚姻关系）同居
cohabitant 同居者
habitat （动植物的）生活环境，栖息地
Assuming
that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in
a village 50 miles away where he had remained ever since.
语法分析：
Assuming that（复合连词） his family had been killed during an
air raid, Hans settled down in a village 50 miles away where he had
remained ever since（定语从句，充当并列句）.
知识点（1）
assuming (that) … 1. 以为；2.假定，假如
Assuming (that) the man was making a
homosexual advance, he stormed out of the house angrily. 以为
Assuming (that) the house is for sale,
would you buy it? 假如
You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games,
swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food—always
assuming, of course,
that the sea is calm. 假定
知识点（1）
even assuming (that) … 即使
= even if …
知识点（2） lessson14
settle down 定居（在某个地方）…
知识点（2）
定语从句充当并列句
…where he had remained ever since
…, Hans settled down in a village 50 miles away and
he had remained there ever since.