新概念英语第三册课文和笔记第58课:A spot of bother

§ 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