L36-2：A chance in a million
Franz poured scorn on the idea, pointing out that his brother had been killed in action during the war. Though Mrs. Bussman fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right. A few days later, she sent a boy to the workman to ask him if his name was Hans Bussman. Needless to say, the man's name was Hans Bussman and he really was Franz's long-lost brother. When the brothers were reunited, Hans explained how it was that he was still alive. After having been wounded towards the end of the war, he had been sent to hospital and was separated from his unit. The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany on foot. Meanwhile, his unit was lost and all records of him had been destroyed. Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants. Assuming that his family had been killed during an air raid, Hans settled down in a village fifty miles away where he had remained ever since.
pour /pɔːr/ 倒;倾泻;倾倒;
scorn /skɔːrn/ 嘲弄、挖苦、轻蔑;鄙视
pour scorn on 讥笑
point out 指出
acquaint /əˈkweɪnt/ 使了解， be acquainted with 已知道
reunite 使团聚
unit /ˈjuːnɪt/ 小队、单元
needless to say 不用说、当然
become of 结果如何、发生了。。。情况
inhabitant /ɪnˈhæbɪtənt/ 居民
assume /əˈsuːm/ 假定、认为
assume 和 presume区别：
当Presume表示“假设”时，就暗示这种假设是有根有据的，被认为是真实的，虽然并不意味着就一定是真实的，但它确实表明说话者（做假设的人）有一定证据。
当assume用于表示“承担”时，它指的是承担新的责任、任务或角色。例如，扮演一个假身份，或者担任俱乐部秘书职位。
当assume用于表示“假设”时，暗示说话者并没有理由或证据来支持他们的假设。
raid /reɪd/ 突袭，突击检查;突然搜查 air raid 空袭
remain /rɪˈmeɪn/ 留下，逗留，停留;保持不变; 仍然存在，继续存在
今天的学习效率还不错，享受朗读和学习的感觉。
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