新概念英語第三冊逐句精講語言點 第24課 櫥柜里的骷髏 (1)

　　A Skeleton in the Cupboard 櫥柜里的骷髏

　　We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years. The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation. The terrible secret is called "a skeleton in the cupboard".

　　1.We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.

　　在小說中，我們經(jīng)常讀到一個表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，卻有著某種多年不為人所知的駭人聽聞的秘密。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:how引導(dǎo)賓語從句，說明read的內(nèi)容。從句中的which引導(dǎo)定語從句，修飾secret,說明“是什么樣的秘密”。

　　2.The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.

　　英語中有一個生動的說法來形容這種情況。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:to describe this sort of situation作賓語saying的補足語，補充說明“說法”的內(nèi)容。

　　3.The terrible secret is called "a skeleton in the cupboard".

　　驚人的秘密稱作 “柜中骷髏 ”。

　　語言點:句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析: a skeleton in the cupboard作主語secret的補足語。