新時(shí)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)第一單元課文分析Unit-1-Text-A

新時(shí)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)第一單元課文分析Unit1TextAComprehensionQuestions:Whatisthewriter’sdreamlife?Whydidthewriterandhisfamilychoosetoliveinthecountry?Accordingtothewriter,whatspecialqualitiesarenecessaryforpeopletoliveinthecountry?Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhislifeinthecountry?HappyMomentsandEventsgrowingnearlyalltheirfruitsandvegetablescanoeing,picnicking,longbicyclerides,etc.keepingwarminsidethehouseinwinterwritingfreelancearticlesearningenoughmoneywhilemaintainingahappyfamilylifeHardshipsworkinghardbothinwinterandinsummerharshenvironmentandweatherconditionanxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjobcuttingbackondailyexpensessolitudePartDivisionoftheTextPartsPara(s)MainIdeas11~324~7Thewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasaself-reliantandsatisfyingone.Lifeinthecountryisgoodyetsometimesveryhard.PartsPara(s)MainIdeas412~15Afterhequithisjob,thewriter’sincomewasreduced,butheandhisfamilycanmanagetogetby.8~113Atoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergyhavemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecountry.SentenceTranslationInAmericamanypeoplehavearomanticideaoflifeinthecountryside.Manylivingintownsdreamofstartinguptheirownfarm,oflivingofftheland.Fewgetroundtoputtingtheirdreamsintopractice.Thisisperhapsjustaswell,asthelifeofafarmerisfarfromeasy,asJimDohertydiscoveredwhenhesetouttocombinebeingawriterwithrunningafarm.Nevertheless,hehasnoregretsandremainsenthusiasticabouthisdecisiontochangehiswayoflife.在美國(guó)，不少人對(duì)鄉(xiāng)村生活懷有浪漫的情感。許多居住在城鎮(zhèn)的人夢(mèng)想著自己辦個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)，夢(mèng)想著以土地為生。很少有人真去把夢(mèng)想變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)?；蛟S這也沒(méi)有什么不好，因?yàn)?，正如JimDoherty當(dāng)初開(kāi)始其寫(xiě)作和農(nóng)場(chǎng)經(jīng)營(yíng)雙重生涯時(shí)所體驗(yàn)到的那樣，農(nóng)耕生活遠(yuǎn)非輕松自在。但他寫(xiě)到，自己并不后悔，對(duì)自己已作出的改變生活方式的決定仍熱情不減。IamnotinE.B.White’sclassasawriterorinmyneighbors’leagueasafarmer,butI’mgettingby.(Para.1)作為作家，我和E.B.White不屬同一等級(jí)，作為農(nóng)場(chǎng)主，我和鄉(xiāng)鄰也不是同一類(lèi)人，不過(guò)我應(yīng)付得還行。Recently,SandyandIhadtoretilethebackroof.SoonJim,16andEmily,13,theyoungestofourfourchildren,willhelpmemakesomelong-overdueimprovementsontheoutdoortoiletthatsupplementsourindoorplumbingwhenweareworkingoutside.(Para.4)前一陣子，我和Sandy不得不翻修后屋頂。過(guò)些時(shí)候，16歲的Jim和四個(gè)孩子中最小的13歲的Emily，會(huì)幫著我把拖了很久沒(méi)修的室外廁所修葺一下，那是專(zhuān)為室外干活修建的，是室內(nèi)衛(wèi)生設(shè)備的補(bǔ)充。Thereis,astheoldsayinggoes,norestforthewickedonaplacelikethis—andnotmuchforthevirtuouseither.(Para.5)正如老話(huà)說(shuō)的那樣，在這種情形之下，壞人不得閑——賢德之人也歇不了。Whileonestormafteranotherblastedhugedriftsupagainstthehouseandbarn,wekeptwarminsideburningourownwood,eatingourownapplesandlovingeveryminuteofit.(Para.6)暴風(fēng)雪肆虐，一場(chǎng)接著一場(chǎng)，厚厚的積雪覆蓋著屋子和谷倉(cāng)。而室內(nèi)，我們用自己砍伐的木柴燒火取暖，吃著自家種植的蘋(píng)果，溫馨快樂(lè)每一分鐘。Yetwekeptcomingbacktothesamequestion:Willthereeverbeabettertime?Theanswer,decidedly,wasno,andso—withmyemployer’sblessingsandhalfayear’spayinaccumulatedbenefitsinmypocket—offIwent.(Para.8)但我們一再回到一個(gè)老問(wèn)題上來(lái)：真的會(huì)有更好的時(shí)機(jī)嗎？答案無(wú)疑是否定的。于是，帶著老板的祝福，口袋里揣著作為積累津貼的半年薪水，我走了。Forvariousstoriesofmine,I’vecrawledintoblack-beardensforSportsIllustrated,hitchedupdogsledracingteamsforSmithsonianmagazine,checkedouttheLakeChamplain“monster”forScienceDigest,andcanoedthroughtheBoundaryWaterswildernessareaofMinnesotaforDestinations.(Para.9)為了寫(xiě)那些內(nèi)容各不相同的文章，我為《體育畫(huà)報(bào)》爬進(jìn)過(guò)黑熊窩；為《史密森期刊》替參賽的一組組狗套上雪橇；為《科學(xué)文摘》調(diào)查過(guò)尚普蘭湖水怪的真相；為《終點(diǎn)》雜志在明尼蘇達(dá)劃著小舟穿越美、加邊界水域內(nèi)的公共荒野保護(hù)區(qū)。I’mnotmakinganywherenearasmuchmoneyasIdidwhenIwasemployedfulltime,butnowwedon’tneedasmucheither.Igenerateenoughincometohandleour$600-a-monthmortgagepaymentsplustheusualexpensesforafamilylikeours.(Para.10)我掙的錢(qián)遠(yuǎn)比不上全職工作時(shí)的收入，可如今我們需要的錢(qián)也沒(méi)有過(guò)去多。我掙的錢(qián)足以應(yīng)付每月600美元的房屋貸款按揭以及一家人的日常開(kāi)銷(xiāo)。Whenitcomestoinsurance,wehaveapoorman’smajor-medicalpolicy.Wehavetopaythefirst$500ofanymedicalfeesforeachmemberofthefamily.Itpicksup80%ofthecostsbeyondthat.Althoughwearestuckwithpayingminorexpenses,ourpremiumislow—only$560ayear—andwearecoveredagainstcatastrophe.至于保險(xiǎn)，我們買(mǎi)了一份低收入者的主要醫(yī)療項(xiàng)目保險(xiǎn)，我們需要為每個(gè)家庭成員的任何一項(xiàng)醫(yī)療費(fèi)用支付最初的500美元。醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)則支出超出部分的80%。雖然我們?nèi)砸Ц缎☆~醫(yī)療費(fèi)用，但我們的保險(xiǎn)費(fèi)也低——每年只要560美元——而我們給重大災(zāi)難保了險(xiǎn)。We’vebeenabletomakeupthedifferenceinincomebycuttingbackwithoutappreciablyloweringourstandardofliving.(Para.11)我們通過(guò)節(jié)約開(kāi)支而又不明顯降低生活水準(zhǔn)的方法來(lái)彌補(bǔ)收入差額。Howmuchlongerwe’llhaveenoughenergytostayonhereisanybody’sguess

—perhapsforquiteawhile,perhapsnot.Whenthetimecomes,we’llleavewithafeelingofsorrowbutalsowithasenseofprideatwhatwe’vebeenabletoaccomplish.(Para.14)沒(méi)有人知道我們還能有精力在這里再呆多久——也許呆很長(zhǎng)一陣子，也許不是。到走的時(shí)候，我們會(huì)愴然離去，但也會(huì)為自己所做的一切深感自豪。pickup:1)bereadytopay2)improve3)gain;get4)takeholdofandliftup5)gathertogether;collect6)collectsomeoneorsomethingfromaplaceForexample:WheredidyoupickupyourexcellentEnglish?Pleasepickupallyourtoyswhenyou’vefinishedplaying.Ifhelosesthecase,Michaelwillhavetopickupthebillforlegalcosts.I’llpickyouupatyourhotel.Shepickedupastoneandthrewitatthewindow.Maryhasbeenill,butshe’spickingupnow.UsefulExpressions

1.過(guò)得去getby2.尋覓心靈的滿(mǎn)足findcontentment3.自力更生的生活aself-reliantsortoflife4.大地回暖的氣息thesmelloftheearthwarming5.艱苦的生活atoughlife6.日常的家務(wù)usualhouseholdroutine7.正如老話(huà)說(shuō)的那樣astheoldsayinggoeslove/enjoyeveryminuteofsth.getthroughthewinterIvyLeagueschoolswithsb.’sblessingsonb