lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard

lesson 24 A skeleton in the cupboard

1. conceal sth from sb 对某人隐藏某事
   • He conceals his girlfriend from his parents.
     reveal 显示，透露
2. vivid （vivi都和活有点关系）
3. drama 戏剧 （ play/musical/opera）
   • dramatic 戏剧的，引人注目的
4. ruin/damage(轻微的损坏）/destroy
5. stand on end 竖着(以后表示害怕某事(be afraid of) 可以用这个
   • sth make one's hair stand on end 某事使某人害怕
   • petrify 吓呆某人
6. occur = happen
7. medicine n. 医学
8. to varying/some degrees, In general, 从某种程度上说
9. dangle vi. 摇晃地悬挂着（像摆钟那样的摇摆
   • sway vt. 影响；统治；使摇动（to move slowly from one side to another)
10. leap 跃 jump 跳
11. 表示冲刺的词语：
    • dash
    • hurry
    • hurtle
    • sprint
    • rush
12. as if 表示的虚拟语气
    • 如果从句表示与现在的事实相反，谓语动词用一般过去式，如：
    • 1. you look as if you didn't care.
    • 2. He talks as if he knew where she was.
    • 从句表示与过去事实相反，谓语动词用“had + 过去分词”，如：
    • 1）He talks about Rome as if he had been there before.
    • 2. you look as if you had seen a ghost.