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新概念3Lesson58spot语法知识点23-29 23. The chaos was incredible / unbelievable / unimaginable / unthinkable / beyond belief. 房间里的紊乱状况是无法想像的， 24. At least sorting out the things she should have discarded years ago was now being made easier for her. 这样一来，她倒是容易将那些几年前就该扔掉的东西找出来了 sort out （1）to separate one type of thing from another 从……中挑出来 I've sorted out the papers that can be thrown away. 我已经把可以扔掉的文件整理好了。 （2）to arrange or organize sth. that is mixed up or untidy, so that it is ready to be used 将……分类整理好 We need to sort out our camping gear before we go away. 我们要在出发前整理好露营装备。 should have done 应该做的却没有做 You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty. 你应该申报的。香水不免征进口税。 新概念英语答案 新概念英语第三册课文 新概念英语听力 25. Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat. 过了一会儿，一位巡官带着一名警察来了。她向他们讲述了发现公寓遭劫的经过， (1)police inspector n. a police officer of middle rank 巡官 constable n. a British police officer of the lowest rank 警察 (2)tell sb. of sth. (fml.) describe an event to sb. 向某人讲述某事 He told us of his extraordinary childhood.他和我们讲述了他的非比寻常的童年。 （3）ransack v. to search a place, making it untidy and causing damage, usually because you are looking for sth. 洗劫 The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子被窃贼洗劫了。 26. The inspector began to look for fingerprints, while the constable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony. 巡官开始搜寻指纹。警察经检查发现大门锁头并无撬过的迹象，由此可以证明，窍贼或者是用万能钥匙，或者是翻越阳台进来的。 （1）check v. make sure of sth. by examining or investigating it （用检查或调查的方法）印证、确认某事物 check (that) … Go and check (that) I've locked the windows. 去检查一下我把窗户锁上了。 （2）force / pick / break a lock 撬锁 （3）thereby adv. (fml.) with the result that sth. else happens 因此，由此 thereby doing sth. He became a citizen in 1978, thereby gaining the right to vote. 他于1978年成为公民，从而获得了选举权。 Regular exercise strengthens the heart, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack. 经常锻炼能增强心脏，从而降低心脏病发作的风险。 thus doing The universities have expanded, thus allowing many more people the chance of higher education. 大学规模扩大了，从而使更多的人有机会接受高等教育。 （4）skeleton key / passkey 万能钥匙 27. There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers. 巡官没有发现指纹，却发现了一个装有珠宝的，肮脏的红包袱。老妇人说那不是她的。 （1）trace n. a small sign that shows that sb. or sth. was present or existed 痕迹，踪迹，迹象 there is no trace of …没有…踪迹 There was no trace of anyone having entered the room since then. 从那以后没有任何人进入房间的痕迹。 （2）bundle n. parcel, package 包裹 28. So their entry into this flat was apparently not the burglars' first job that day and they must have been disturbed. 很明显，闯进这套公寓的窃贼那天并不是首次作案。而且他一定受了惊吓。 （1）entry (into …) 进入（……） The children were surprised by the sudden entry of their teacher. 老师突然进来把孩子们吓了一跳。 It was dark and their entry into the camp had gone unnoticed. 夜色昏暗，谁也没有注意到他们进入了军营。 （2）job n. (infml.) a crime, esp. stealing 作案，罪行 an inside job内部作案 He got six months for that last job he did. 他因上次的盗窃罪被判刑六个月。 29. The inspector then asked the old lady to try to check what was missing by the next day and advised her not to stay alone in the flat for a few nights. 巡官请老妇人在次日之前，设法查清丢了些什么。并劝她几夜之内不要独自一人在公寓过夜。 30.The old lady thought he was a fussy creature, but since the porter agreed with him, she rang up her daughter and asked for her help in what she described as a little spot of bother. 老妇人觉得巡官大惊小怪。但既然看门人也同意他的意见，她只得打电话向女儿求援，说她碰到了一点儿小麻烦。 （1）creature (esp. following an adjective) a person, considered in a particular way（尤其用于形容词后）有某种特点的人 a fussy / strange / pathetic … creature 挑剔的/奇怪的/可怜的…人 
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