成教版英語二-Unit-5

Unit1CoverPageTeachingObjectivesInthisunit,youwilllearn:themainideaoftwotexts;thekeywords,expressions,structuresinTextAandTextB;usefulexpressionsandsentencesconcerninglove;writingskills:Howtodevelopaparagraph?thegrammarpoint:VerbTensesandAspects

Warm-upActivity1. Whatislove?Whyisloveimportantinourlives?2. Whatislove?Whyisloveimportantinourlives?3. Whatkindofpersondoyouwishtofallinlovewith?Why?TextUnderstandingofTextA

TextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextA—BackgroundInformationLoveStoryofRobertsonMcQuilkinAndHisWifeMuriel(1)TheymetwhentheywerestudentsinColumbiaBibleCollege.OnValentine’sDayof1948,RobertsonproposedtoMuriel.TheygotmarriedinAugustthatyear.In1968,RobertsonbecamethethirdpresidentofColumbiaInternationalUniversity.Murielwasateacherinthesameschool.Unfortunately,in1981,MurielwasdiagnosedwiththedreadedAlzheimer’sdisease,whichgraduallyaffectedMuriel’sbrain,andmadeitdifficultforhertomove,talk,orrememberTextA—BackgroundInformationLoveStoryofRobertsonMcQuilkinAndHisWifeMuriel(2)things.Buttheystilllovedeachother.EventhoughMurielcouldnotcomprehendmuch,norexpressmanythoughts,shealwaysknewwhoshelovedandusuallysaid“Iloveyou”toherbeloved.AsRobertsonsaid:“LaterMurielcouldnotspeakinsentences,onlyinphrasesandwords,andoftenwordsthatmadelittlesense…Butshecouldsayonesentence,andshesaiditoften:Iloveyou.”In1990,Robertsonmadeaseriousdecision.HeresignedfromhisTextA—BackgroundInformationLoveStoryofRobertsonMcQuilkinAndHisWifeMuriel(3)universityjusttogiveMurielmoreloveandcare,asheknewhiswifebadlyneededhimfull-time.In1995,onValentine’sDay,Murielspokethreewords:“Love…Love…Love.”Thesewereherlastwords,forsincethen,shecouldnolongerspeakanything.Thenin1999,Muriellostalltheabilitiesasahumanbeing.ShediedonSept.19,2003.FromoneofthelettersRobertsonwrotetohisfriendwecanseehowdeephislovewasforMuriel:“For55yearsMurielTextA—BackgroundInformationLoveStoryofRobertsonMcQuilkinAndHisWifeMuriel(4)wasfleshofmyflesh,boneofmybone.Soit’slikearippingofmyfleshanddeeper—myverybones.Butthereisalsoprofoundgratitude.FortenyearsI’vedelightedinrecallinghappymemories.Istilldo.Noregrets.I’mgrateful.”TextA—BackgroundInformationRobertson’sResignationSpeech(1)“Ihaven’tinmylifeexperiencedeasydecisionmakingonmajordecisions.ButoneofthesimplestandclearestdecisionsI’vehadtomakeisthisone,becausecircumstancesdictatedit.Murielnowinthelastcoupleofmonthsseemstobealmosthappywhenwithme,andalmostneverhappywhennotwithme.Infactsheseemstofeeltrapped,becomesveryfearful,sometimesalmostterror,andwhenshecan’tgettometherecanbeanger,she’sindistress.TextA—BackgroundInformationRobertson’sResignationSpeech(2)ButwhenIamwithhershe'shappyandcontented.AndsoImustbewithheratalltimes.Andyousee,it’snotonlythatIpromisedinsicknessandinhealthtilldeathdouspart,andIamamanofmyword,butasIhavesaid,Idon’tknowwiththisgroup,butIhavesaidpublicly,it’stheonlyfairthing.Shesacrificedformeforfortyyears,tomakemylifepossible.SoifIcaredforherforfortyyears,Iwouldstillbeindebt.However,thereismuchmore.It’snotTextA—BackgroundInformationRobertson’sResignationSpeech(3)thatIhaveto.it’sthatIgetto.Iloveherverydearly,andyoucantellit’snoteasytotalkabout.Sheisadelight.It’sagreathonortocareforsuchawonderfulperson.”TextA—BackgroundInformationValentine’sDay(1)Valentine’sDayisaholidaydedicatedtolovers.ItiscelebratedonFebruary14bythecustomofsendinggreetingcardsorgiftstoexpressaffectiontoachosenpartner.Thecards,knownasvalentines,aregenerallysentanonymouslyandareoftendesignedwithheartstosymbolizelove.Originallyafestivalforshepherds,itwascelebratedinhonorofFaunus.Itsprimarypurposewastosecurefertilityforthefields,theflocks,andtheshepherdsthemselves.TextA—BackgroundInformationValentine’sDay(2)Thefestivalgraduallybecameassociatedwiththefeastday(February14)oftwoRomanmartyrs,bothnamedSt.Valentine,wholivedinthe3rdcentury,butaboutwhomnothingspecificisknown.St.Valentinehastraditionallybeenregardedasthesaintoflovers.AnearlyreferenceisfoundintheworksofChaucer,whostatesthatbirdspaironStValentine’sDay.TextA—OrganizationThetextcanbedividedinto3parts.TextA—OrganizationPart1Part2(Para.1):Itservesasageneralintroductiontothetext:MurielhassufferedtheAlzheimer’sdisease;however,theauthor’sloveforherhasneverfaded.

(Paras.2-5):

Inthispart,theauthorexplainsindetailwhyandhowheloveshiswifeMuriel.

Part3(Paras.6-9):Ittellsuswhathappenedonaspecialday,Valentine’sDayin1995.Hisloveworksmiracle.

TextA—LanguagePointsWordunderstandingmidnightn. 12o’clockatnight夜半，子夜

Examples:

Theyhadtoleaveatmidnight.Wehavetocatchthemidnighttrain.TextA—LanguagePoints詞義比較：midday

中午，正午(見第四單元 TextA中midday詞條)Example:

Thetrainarrivesatmidday.TextA—LanguagePointsdawnn. thetimeofdaywhenlightfirstappears黎明，拂曉

Examples:

Theystartworkatdawn.Heworksfromdawntilldusk.WearrivedinSydney(悉尼)asdawnbroke.TextA—LanguagePoints同義詞：daybreakExamples:

WearrivedinCairoatdaybreak.Atdaybreak,thepolicebeganahouse-to-housesearchforthesuspect.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：dusk

傍晚Examples:

Thestreetlightsgoonatdusk.Herfaceseemedtoglowinthedusk.TextA—LanguagePointscontenta. satisfiedwithwhatonehas;notwantingmore;happy滿足的，滿意的Examples:

Areyoucontent

withyourlife?Heiscontenttostayinhispresentjob.TextA—LanguagePoints詞義比較：contentn.內(nèi)容，含量(注意：作 名詞時與作動詞和形容詞時發(fā)音 不同)Examples:

Theplaylackscontent.Thecontentsoftheletteraresecret.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：satisfied感到滿意的，滿足的Examples:

Iamnotatallsatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.Theyhavegotplentyofsatisfiedcustomers.TextA—LanguagePointslovablea. friendlyandgentleinawaythatisveryattractive可愛的，惹人愛的

Examples:

He’ssuchalovablelittlerascal(淘氣鬼)!Henrycanbeadifficultchild,butmostofthetimeheisverylovable.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：lovely

可愛的，令人愉快的，好看 的(lovable一般只用于形容人或動物 可愛，而lovely的使用范圍更廣，可 以形容衣物、景色等)Examples:

Shehadalovelyface.Whatalovelyhouse!Youlooklovelyinthatdress.TextA—LanguagePointspresencen. beingpresentinaplace在 場，出席，存在Examples:

Hehardlyseemedtonoticemypresence.Yourpresenceisrequestedatthemeeting.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：absence

缺席，不在，不存在Examples:

Whatwastherealreasonforyourabsence?Weareintheabsenceofexperience.TextA—LanguagePointsrelationshipn.thewayinwhichtwopeople, groupsorcountriesbehave towardseachotherordealwith eachother關(guān)系，聯(lián)系(多指感覺 上的親近，行為上的親密)

Examples:

Shehasaverycloserelationshipwithhersister.Ihaveestablishedagoodworkingrelationshipwithmyboss.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：relation

聯(lián)系，關(guān)聯(lián)，關(guān)系(指人或 事物與他者之間的邏輯因果關(guān)系， 或?qū)Ｖ竿饨?、國際或業(yè)務(wù)關(guān)系)Examples:

Idon’tseeanyrelationbetweenthetwoproblems.Thetwocountrieshaveestablishedclosediplomatic(外交)relations.TextA—LanguagePointsload

給…裝貨；裝載

Examples:

Hehasaheavyteachingloadthisyear.(n.)Weloadedthecarintenminutes.(v.)TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：unload卸貨，下客Examples:

Lorries(大貨車)mayonlyparkherewhenloadingorunloading.Thedriverunloadedsomeboxesfromthebackofthetruck.TextA—LanguagePoints詞義學習：download

n.&v.

下載 upload

n.&v.

上載，加載Examples:

UserscandownloadtheirmaterialtoadesktopPC.(v.)We’vegotreviewsanddownloadsofthelatestbusinesssoftware.(n.)Itmighttakeawhileforthistoupload.(v.)Herearesometipsonhandlingfileuploads.(n.)TextA—LanguagePointsquitv. toleaveyourjob,school,etc.;tostopdoingsth辭職，停止（一般用于辭工或戒除某種嗜好）Examples:

IfIdon’tgetmoremoneyI’llquit(thejob).I’vedecidedtoquitsmoking.Quitit,Robby,orI’lltellmom!TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：stop

停止，中斷(可用于各種意義)Examples:

Ithasstoppedraining.Thetrainstoppedatthestation.Ionlyjustmanagedtostopmyselffromshoutingathim.TextA—LanguagePointsexcitinga. causinggreatinterestor excitement令人興奮的，令人 激動的Examples:

Iwon’tquitmyjobasIfinditreallyexciting.HerholidayinAfricaisthemostexcitingtripshehaseverhad.Middletonisaveryquiettownwherenothingexcitingeverhappens.TextA—LanguagePoints詞義比較：excited

感到興奮的(用于描述人)Examples:

Sarawasexcitedtoseetherock(搖滾)band.Youmustbefeelingreallyexcitedaboutgettingmarried.TextA—LanguagePointscupboardn. apieceoffurniturewithdoors, andsometimesshelves,used forstoringclothes,plates,food etc.(放食物﹑衣物﹑碗碟等 的)柜櫥

Examples:

Theteapotisinthekitchencupboard.Thecupboarddoorswereopen.Canyoureachthebookonthetopofthecupboard?TextA—LanguagePoints同義詞：closet(多見于美國英語)Examples:

Hangyourovercoatinthecloset.Youmayputthesebooksinthecloset.TextA—LanguagePointsproposaln. anactofformallyaskingsbto marryyou;aformalsuggestion orplan求婚；提議，建議。 一般指正式的、書面的建議 或提議

Examples:

Shepolitelydeclined(婉拒)hisproposalofmarriage.Hisproposalthatthesystemshouldbechangedwasrejected(拒絕).TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：suggestion

建議。可指日常生活中的 各種提議或意見Examples:

Iputthecomputeroverthereatyoursuggestion.Iwantsuggestionsaboutwhattodotoday.TextA—LanguagePointswhisperv. tospeakorsaysthveryquietly, usingyourbreathratherthan yourvoice小聲說，低語Examples:

Whatareyoutwowhisperingaboutoverthere?Whentheteacherturnedaround,theybegantowhisper.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：murmur,mutter(見第3單元中關(guān)于 mutter的詞義辨析)

Examples:

Hemurmuredsomethinginhissleep.Shejustsattheremutteringtoherself.TextA—LanguagePointsbeloveda. lovedverymuchbysb深愛 的，所鐘愛的(強調(diào)深厚的感 情)Examples:

Sherefusedtoleaveherbelovedcataloneathome.Herbelovedbroach(胸針)wasnowheretobefound.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：dear親愛的，可愛的(表示非常珍視 、寶貴)Examples:

Shespokeofmeasherdearestfriend.Mydearwife,surelyyoudon’tmeanthat!TextA—LanguagePointsawakev. towakeup,ortomakesbwakeup醒來；喚醒

Examples:

Itwasalready10o’clockwhenhefinallyawoke.Don’tworry.I’llawakehimontimetomorrowmorning.TextA—LanguagePoints詞形比較：awaken

醒來；喚醒Examples:

Iwasawakenedbythesoundofchurchbells.Sheawakenedearlybecauseofthenoise.TextA—LanguagePointshoneyn. usedtoaddresssbyoulove親愛的(用作愛稱)Examples:

Doyouhaveapen,honey?Honey,Idon’treallythinkthat’sagoodidea.TextA—LanguagePoints同義詞：love,dear,darlingExamples:

“Areyouhappy?”“Yes,mylove.”Yes,dear,I’llwritetomother.Darling,wouldyoupleasewaitasecond.TextA—LanguagePointsrespondv. todo,say,orwritesthin reactiontosthsaidordone回 答，回應(yīng)；響應(yīng)

Examples:

近義詞：reply(見第3單元TextA中reply的詞義辨析)Davedidn’trespondtoanyofheremails.Iinvitedhertodinnerbutshedidnotrespond.TextA—LanguagePointslookbacktothinkaboutsththathappenedinthepast回顧，追憶

Examples:

HowdoyoulookbackonyourtimeatLiverpool?Sheneverlooksbacktotheolddayswithregret(遺憾).TextA—LanguagePoints反義短語：lookforward,lookahead

期待，向 前看，展望

Examples:

Weshouldlookforwardtothefuture.Welookforwardtoseeingyouandyourwife.Wemustlookaheadbeforewemakeadecision.Lookingahead,weexpectthatfastchangeswillbemadeinourmanagementsystem.TextA—LanguagePointsatthefootofnexttothebottomofsthsuch asahill,mountain,stairs,ora tree在…的腳下，在…的底部 (多見于英國英語)

Examples:

Sheputhersocks(襪子)andshoesatthefootofthechair.Thehotelissituatedinabeautifulvillageatthefootofahill.TextA—LanguagePoints近義短語：atthebottomof

在…的底部或末尾 atthebottomof可用于表示河流、湖泊 或大海的底部，或是底端的職位，at thefootof則不能用于這些意思。Examples:

Theyfoundthesunkenshipatthebottomofthesea.Shestartedatthebottomofthefirmandworkedherwayuptobecomethemanager.TextA—LanguagePointsSentenceunderstanding

Ifsheweretodie,howIwouldmisshergentle,sweetpresence.(Para.1)分析：這里有兩點要注意。(1)虛擬語氣wereto的用法。當表示對將來情況的虛擬或假設(shè)時，主句用would＋動詞原形。if從句有兩種形式：可以用should＋動詞原形，也可以用wereto。如：

IfIweretodoit,Iwoulddoitinadifferentway.

Wewouldn’tlosecourageifweshouldfailagain.TextA—LanguagePoints(2)how引導(dǎo)感嘆句的用法。由how引起的感嘆句有多種形式如下： HowIhatethatman!(how＋主語＋動詞) Howhappytheyweretoseeus!(how＋形容詞＋主語＋動詞) Howbeautifullyyousing!(how＋副詞＋主語＋動詞)TextA—LanguagePointsPraisehelps…(Para.4)分析：

注意help在此句的用法。help通常表示“幫助某人（做某事）”，而該句中的help的含義為tomakeasituationbetter,easier,orlesspainful，即“使（情況）更好，更容易；使（難度）減輕”。（下文中的Memorieshelp用法亦同。）Moreexample：

Eighthoursofdeepsleephelpedenormously(巨大地).TextA—UsefulExpressions1. a…dawnwillbreak

天將破曉2. carrytheirshareoftheload

承擔他們的那份負擔3. auniversitypresident

大學校長stock…with…

往……里面儲備……TextA—UsefulExpressions5. liveagainaspecialmomentoflove

重溫特別的愛的瞬間

6. herendlesspassionaboutlife

她對生活無限的熱愛

7. acceptmymarriageproposal

答應(yīng)了我的求婚

8. whisperaprayer

低聲禱告TextA—UsefulExpressions9. whisperaprayer

低聲禱告

10. keepmybelovedthroughthenight

讓我的愛人度過這個黑夜

11. exercisebike

(室內(nèi))健身腳踏車

12. smileatme

朝我微笑

TextA—UsefulExpressions13. avoiceasclearasacrystalbell

非常清楚的聲音TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedReadaloudthefollowingsentencesfromTextAandlearnthembyheart.TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedToday,Seventeenyearsago,MurielandIbeganourjourneyintothetwilight.It’smidnightnow,andIwonderwhendawnwillbreak.

Loveissaidtodisappeariftherelationshipisnotmutual,iftheotherpersondoesn’tcommunicate,orifonepartydoesn’tcarrytheirshareoftheload.TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedSomepeoplefinditsohardtounderstandmyquittingthejob.Itwasasexcitingasmyformerworkhadbeen.Murielstockedthecupboardofmymindwiththebestofthem.Ioftenliveagainaspecialmomentoflovesheplannedwithherendlesspassionaboutlife.TextA—Exercises:TableofContents

VocabularyExercisesReadingComprehensionExercisesStructureExercisesTranslationTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionI. Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. Howdopeopleusuallyunderstandlove,accordingtothetext?

Usuallypeopletakeitthatlovemaydisappearifloveisnotmutual,physical,orifonepartyfailstocarryhisshareoftheload.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension2. Wasiteasyfortheauthortolovehiswife?Whyorwhynot?

Yes,itwas.Becauseofthehugequantitiesofpraiseandmemoriesthathiswifehadleftwithhimbeforeshefellill.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionWheredidthewriterworkbeforehiswifefellill?

Heworkedinauniversityasthepresident.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4. Doestheauthorregretquittinghisjob?Whyorwhynot?

No.Althoughheusedtolikehisjobverymuch,hedoesn’tregret.Heevenrefusestolookback.Allhisattentionandlovearenowdevotedtohiswife.What’smore,heenjoyslearningtocookandkeepthehouse.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5. WhywasValentine’sDayspecialtothecouple?

BecauseontheValentine’sDayof1948,hiswifeacceptedhisproposaltomarriage.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionII. Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.1. WhyisitsodifficultforpeopletounderstandthatlovingMurielisn’thard?______ A.Becausetherelationshipisnotmutual. B.BecauseMurieldoesn’tcommunicate. C.BecauseMurielcannotcookorkeepthehouse. D.Alloftheabove.DTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension2. Whatkindofjobdidthewriterdo?________ A.Heusedtobeasportsman. B.Heusedtobethepresidentofauniversity. C.Heusedtobeahousekeeper. D.Heusedtobeacook.BTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension3. Whathelpedtheauthortodoallthese?_______ A.Praise. B.Memories. C.Socialcharity(慈善事業(yè)). D.BothAandB.DTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4. WhatiswrongwithMuriel?________ A.Shecannotexpressherselfandneedsthe constantcareofothers. B.Shedoesn’tknowhowtocook. C.Sheisaspoiled(寵壞的)childandcannotlive anindependent(獨立的)life. D.Sheisafraidofbeingleftalone.ATextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5. WhendidMurielagreetomarrytheauthor?

________ A.OnFebruary14,1995. B.OnFebruary14,1948. C.OnFebruary14,1946. D.Onthedayofhisgraduation.BTextA—Exercises:VocabularyI. Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow.1. Shenever__________tomyletter.2. He__________thechildrenandputthemtobed.3. Hehaslotsofhappy__________ofhisstayinJapan.respondedbathedmemoriesmisscontentendlessmemorypassionlookbackbathepresenceproposalrespondmutualatthefootofTextA—Exercises:Vocabulary4. Thebiglake______________themountainsisWebbLake.5. Fromaveryearlyagehehada__________forfastcars.6. Ibegantofeelsickof(厭惡)the___________heavyrain.7. Thelittlegirlkeepscrying.Ithinkshe__________hermom.8. Areyou__________withyourpresentsalary?

atthefootofpassionendlessmisscontentendlessmemorypassionlookbackbathepresenceproposalrespondmutualatthefootofismissingcontentTextA—Exercises:Vocabulary9. WhenI__________onthosedays,IrealizeIwasreallyinlove.10. Agoodmarriageshouldbebasedon__________loveandrespect.11. Shehadhadmany__________ofmarriagebutpreferredtoremainsingle.12. Althoughshecouldn’tseehimeveryday,shefelthis__________allthetime.lookbackmutualproposalsmisscontentendlessmemorypassionlookbackbathepresenceproposalrespondmutualatthefootofpresenceTextA—Exercises:VocabularyII.Nowchangethefollowingnounsintoadjectivesbyaddingthesuffix–less,translatethemintoChinese,andthencompetethefollowingsentenceswiththem. TextA—Exercises:Vocabulary1.end

____________________________ 2.care

____________________________3.name

____________________________4.help

____________________________5.use

____________________________ 6.home

____________________________endless無止境的，無窮的careless粗心的，馬虎的nameless無名的，不可名狀的helpless無助的，無能為力的useless沒有希望的，無望的homeless無用的，無效的

TextA—Exercises:VocabularyThisbagis__________becausethereisaholeinit.Hisfather’sdeathlefttheboyfeelingreally__________.Themeetingseemstobe__________.Ifeeltiredandsleepy.uselesshelplessendlessTextA—Exercises:VocabularyHe’s__________withhisglasses(眼鏡)andhaslostthreepairs.Aftertheearthquake(地震),hefoundhimself__________anditfrightenedhim.Noonepaysmuchattentiontothe__________millionswhoworkinourfactories.carelesshomelessnamelessTextA—Exercises:VocabularyIII.Choosethecorrectanswertofillineachofthefollowingblanks.Yourbelovedistheperson________.A.wholovesyou B.whoyouloveIfyouwanttoquit

yourjob,youwantto________.A.leaveit B.keepitIfyouwhisper,you________.A.makeamusicaltone B.speakveryquietly4. Twilightaperiodoftime________.A.attheendoftheday B.inthemiddleofthedayBABATextA—Exercises:VocabularyYourformerfriendisafriend________.A.whoexistedinearliertimes B.wholooksseriousIfyouhaveagentle

voice,itsounds________.A.quietandkind B.loudandharshIfyoulookbackonsomething,you________.A.turnyourheadtoseesomething B.thinkaboutsomethingthathappenedinthepast.Ifagirlislovable,she________.A.haslovingqualitiestoloveothers B.hasattractivequalitiessothatpeopleloveherAABBTextA—Exercises:StructureI. NowfillintheblanksbytranslatingtheChinesepartineachsentence._____________________________________(如果他再次失敗),hewouldlosecourage._______________________________________(如果她嫁給湯姆),shewouldbehappy.________________________________________(如果明天下雨),Iwouldstayathome.____________________________________(如果太陽從西邊升起),Iwouldmarryhim.IfheweretofailagainIfsheweretomarryTomIfitweretoraintomorrow

IfthesunweretoriseinthewestTextA—Exercises:StructureIfIweretodothejob,________________________________(我會用另一種方法來做).Ifweweretoofferyoumoremoney,___________________________(你會留下來嗎)?Ifheweretocome,______________________________________(我們該對他說些啥)?IfIweretotellyouthatIkilledhim,____________________________(你會相信嗎)?Iwould/shoulddoitinadifferentwaywouldyoustaywhatshould/wouldwesaytohimwouldyoubelievemeTextA—Exercises:StructureII.Nowusethepromptstomakeinvertedsentencesyourturn/comes/nowcame/part/then/themostexcitingthen/therestoftheboys/closely/followedclassicalChinesepoetry/soon/of/thestudy/beganNowcomesyourturn.Thencamethemostexcitingpart.Thenfollowedcloselytherestoftheboys.SoonbeganthestudyofclassicalChinesepoetry.TextA—Exercises:Structurearrived/there/abuscomes/thelastbus/herethere/aninterval(間隔)of10minutes/willfollowanoldwoman/alongtheriver/walkedTherearrivedabus.Herecomesthelastbus.Therewillfollowanintervalof10minutes.AlongtheriverwalkedanoldwomanTextA—Exercises:Translation1. 春節(jié)前夜，中國人通常是不睡覺的。(ontheeveof)2. 這對夫婦是他們共同的朋友介紹認識的。(mutual)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiven.OntheeveoftheSpringFestival,Chineseusuallydonotgotobed/remainawake.Thecouplewereintroducedtoeachotherbyamutualfriend.TextA—Exercises:Translation3. 和老板爭吵(argument)之后，他辭職了。(quit)4. 他們建設(shè)新機場的建議最終被拒絕(turndown)了。(proposal)

Theirproposaltobuildanewairporthasfinallybeenturneddown.Hequithisjobafteranargumentwithhisboss.TextA—Exercises:Translation5. 如果你回顧一下，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)自己取得了很大的進步。(lookback)Ifyoulookback,youwillfindthatyouhavemadeagreatprogress.TextA—Exercises:Vocabulary3. 在沙漠里幾乎沒有任何水。(scarcely)4. 當他聽說約翰西的想法時，非常生氣。(hearof)5. 樹葉和你的病好起來沒有任何關(guān)系。(havenothingtodowith)Thereisscarcelyanywaterinthedesert.WhenheheardofJohnsy’sidea,hewasprettyangry.Leaveshavenothingtodowithyourgettingwell.TextUnderstandingofTextB

TextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextB—BackgroundInformationHistoryoftheGreetingCard(1)Sendinggreetingcardstofriends,loversandfamilyisatraditionthatgoeswayback,morethan200yearstobeexact.Itgainedrealpopularityinthemid1800’s.Onethingisforsure:thefirstcardswerefinepiecesofart.ThecustomofsendingChristmascardsisnowsowellestablishedthatitissurprisingtodiscoverthatitisonlyaboutonehundredyearsold.Valentinecardswerepopularinthemid-eighteenthcenturyTextB—BackgroundInformationHistoryoftheGreetingCard(2)andNewYearcardswereexchangedinEuropealongtimebeforeChristmascardsbecameaccepted,inthe1870s.Notbeforethe1860’s,everyonecouldaffordcards.Cheapcolourprintingcamealong,andtheybegantosellintheirthousands,creatinganewindustryforartistsandprinters.Bythe1900’sthePostOfficewashavingtohandleanextra11.5millionlettersinChristmasweekalone.TextB—BackgroundInformationHistoryoftheGreetingCard(3)TheoldestknowngreetingcardinexistenceisaValentinecardmadeinthe1400’sandcanbeadmiredattheBritishMuseum(London).TheValentineandChristmasCardwerethemostpopularcards,followedbyChristmas.St.Patrick’sDay,Easter(復(fù)活節(jié)),Halloween(萬圣節(jié))andThanksgiving(感恩節(jié))Cardsgainedpopularityinthelate1800’sandearly1900’s.PaperValentineswereexchangedinEuropewhereTextB—BackgroundInformationHistoryoftheGreetingCard(4)theyweregiveninplaceofValentinegifts.FancyValentinesweremadewithreallaceandribbons,withpaperlaceintroducedinthemid1800’s.Bytheendof1800’s,Valentineswerebeingmadeentirelybymachine.ThefirstcommercialValentinegreetingcardsproducedintheUnitedStateswerecreatedinthe1840sbyEstherA.Howland.ChristmascardswereintroducedandpopularizedbyJohnCalcottHorsley,theartistofthefirstChristmasTextB—BackgroundInformationHistoryoftheGreetingCard(5)CardandLouisPrang,knownasthefatheroftheChristmasCard.Todaytherearepapercardsinallsizesandallsortes,SingingCards,DigitalPostcards,ElectronicPostcards,E-cards,E-Greetings…etc.TextB—OrganizationThetextcanbedividedinto3parts.

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(Para.1):Itintroducestousthemainideaofthetext,thatis,whytheauthorandhiswife’slo