§ Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦
文章介绍：记叙文
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
●lift n. 电梯
●monstrous adj. 极大的，可怕的
●negligence n. 粗心大意
●prudent adj. 谨慎的
●composure n. 镇静，沉着
●intruder n. 入侵者（尤指欲行窃者）
●lurk v. 潜藏
●hinder v. 妨碍
●fingerprint n. 指纹
●chaos n. 混乱，无秩序
●inconceivable adj. 不可思议的
●veritable adj. 真正的，地地道道的
●magpie n. 喜欢收藏物品的人
●toss v. 扔
●discard v. 丢弃
●constable n. 警察
●ransack v. 洗劫
●balcony n. 阳台
●fussy adj. 大惊小怪的，小题大作的
◆lift n. 电梯
elevator
◆monstrous adj. 极大的，可怕的
monstrous ghost
◆negligence n. 粗心大意
carelessness 比其正式
Eg: We must be careful otherwise we would get into trouble because of negligence.
◆prudent adj. 谨慎的
discreet / careful / cautious
◆composure n. 镇静，沉着
calm
◆intruder n. 入侵者（尤指欲行窃者）
intrud
burglar
◆lurk v. 潜藏
lurk in the darkness
◆hinder v. 妨碍
hinder sb. from doing sth. / prevent sb. from doing sth.
◆fingerprint n. 指纹
◆chaos n. 混乱，无秩序
in state of chaos
order / disorder
confusion
conceive
◆inconceivable adj. 不可思议的
conceive
conceivable
conceive of
Eg: I can’t conceive of it.
conceive of sth. as
Eg: I conceive of the life there as beautiful picture.
regard as / describe as / imagine as / refer to ... as / think of ... as
conceivable / inconceivable
◆◆veritable adj. 真正的，地地道道的
◆magpie n. 喜欢收藏物品的人
collector
magpie: a person who likes to collect things as mania or serious hobby.
Eg: Let us toss a coin to decide.
◆toss v. 扔
◆discard v. 丢弃
abandon / desert / forsake
discard: give up as useless
discard useless things
discard sth. for
discard a for b
◆constable n. 警察
◆ransack v. 洗劫
Eg: The robbers ransack the bank.
◆balcony n. 阳台
◆fussy adj. 大惊小怪的，小题大作的
Eg:You are a fussy person.
Read:本课重点词
●monstrous adj. 极大的，可怕的
●negligence n. 粗心大意
●prudent adj. 谨慎的
●hinder v. 妨碍
●chaos n. 混乱，无秩序
●inconceivable adj. 不可思议的
●toss v. 扔
●discard v. 丢弃
●ransack v. 洗劫
●fussy adj. 大惊小怪的，小题大作的
【Text】
§ Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦
Listen to the tape then answer the question below.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
What did the old lady find when she got home?
The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her and her basket ad grown heavier with every step of the way home. In the lift her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest; but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open. She was thinking that she must reprimand her home help the next morning for such a monstrous piece of negligence, when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the home help had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks, She walked slowly into the hall an
