Unit4TheLadyonPembertonStreet市公開課一等獎(jiǎng)省賽課微課金獎(jiǎng)?wù)n件

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TheLadyonPembertonStreet1/31I.Writer:AlbertDiBartolomeoAlbertDiBartolomeoistheauthorofthenovelsTheVespersTapes《晚禱磁帶》andFool‘sGold《傻瓜黃金》.HisshortstorieshaveappearedinVIAandItalianAmericana,whichalsopublishedanessayofhistitled“TheLiterarySensibilityofNicoloSacco.”HereceivedhisM.A.inCreativeWritingfromTempleUniversity,wherehestudiedwithDavidBradleyandTobyOlson,andhasreceivedagrantfromthePennsylvaniaCouncilontheArts.HeiscurrentlyworkingonanoveltitledCruelSpring《殘忍春天》.2/31II.Structure

PartI

–GettingacquaintedwithMablePartII–ThecleansweepofthestreetbyMable

PartIII–TherepairoftheAlleygatebythewriterPartIV–Theblockcleaningbyallneighborslivingon

PembertonStreetPartV–Thedebt3/31III.MainideaofthetextMableHoward,oneofthosepeoplewhoconsciouslyprotecttheenvironment,isablockcaptainofastreetinPhiladelphia,PA.Hereffortstokeepherblockcleanhavesignificantlyhelpedmakethestreetasafeandniceplacetolivein.Moreover,shehasinspiredherneighborstokeeptheirblockclean,combatforcesofdisorder,paymoreattentiontotheenvironmentissuesandbeaconsciouscleaner.4/31IV.TextAnalysisMobilityisoneofthetypicalAmericanpersonality.Americaisoftencomparedtobeacountryonautomobile.Thedesiretostartanewlifeinanewplaceisnoticeablethroughoutthenation.TheAmericansareadventurous,theyliketotrysth.new.NearlyhalfAmericanschangeresidenceseveryyear.5/31battle–fightagainst抵抗,與….戰(zhàn)斗litter–rubbish,trashdecay–rottedmatterdisorder–confusionenchanting–charmingblock–(esp.U.S.A)areaofbuildingsboundedbyfourstreets街區(qū)(四條街道當(dāng)中區(qū)域)6/31Skillful―Americansliketobehandyatallthings.Theywanttobejack-of-all-trades（personwhocanturnhishandtoanything;workmanknowingsth.ofmanytrades萬(wàn)能先生；對(duì)許多事都懂一點(diǎn)人；博藝而不精工人）.Nearlyeveryoneknowshowtousetools,makesimplerepairstoplumbing（水管設(shè)施）orelectricalfixtures,refinishfurnitureorpaintawall.Farfrombeingthoughtadisgraceifheperformsthese“menial”(適合仆人做)tasks,amanisthoughtridiculousifhedoesnotknowhowtoperformthem.7/31means–money;wealth;resources

withinone’smeans

在經(jīng)濟(jì)能力之內(nèi)

livewithinone’smeans

–baseone’sexpenditureuponone’sincome量入為出地生活

livebeyondone'smeans

過(guò)著超出自已收入生活8/31row–acontinuouslineofbuildingsalongastreet沿街一系列建筑物arowhouse:oneofaseriesofidenticalhousessituatedsidebysideandjoinedbycommonwalls(美)聯(lián)立成排房屋,聯(lián)房,排房,有時(shí)后面有小巷可通后院；也叫terracedhousehandy

–skillfulinusingone'shands手巧dilapidated

–(ofthings)brokenandold殘破;inastateofdisrepair失修;fallingtopieces坍毀9/31Isensedthatwewerebeingwatched.Whowaswatchingthem?Mable10/31rap–knockreedy–shrill尖聲somewherebetween/about/around大約;靠近

Youridealweightshouldprobablybesomewherearound126pounds.你理想體重可能應(yīng)該差不多是126磅。

frail–physicallyweaktough

–strongandresilient堅(jiān)固且富有彈性11/31sinew

–tendon腱,肌肉eye–watchcloselyprey

–ananimalhuntedorcaughtforfood;quarry捕捉物，獵物coordinate–harmonizehandiwork

–workperformedbyhand手藝活ontheside–asasecondaryoccupation兼職luscious–delicious12/31Shedrewoutthelastwordasifrespondingtothesightofalusciouscake.Why?Shewashappytoknowthatbecauseshemightaskhimtodosomehandiworkforherandfortheblock.13/31pleasantry

–apolitesocialutterance;acivility禮儀；客套escort

–accompanyasanescortinscribe–tomarkorengrave(asurface)withwordsorletters雕刻swish–strikewithawhistlingsound嗖嗖地?fù)]舞scatter–disperse,strew散播14/31Onsuchdaysweshookourheads.Why?WethoughtthatMabledidn’thavetodothiswhentheweatherwasnotfine.15/31crack–apartialsplitorbreak部分分裂或裂開vial

–asmallcontainer,usuallywithaclosure,usedesp.forliquids小瓶riffraff–litter-thrower;rubbish,trashvestibule–

asmallentrancehallorpassagebetweentheouterdoorandtheinteriorofahouseorbuilding門廊,前廳16/31“Riffraff”,shesaidandshookherheadindisgust.Whydidsheshakeherheadindisgust?Shelookeddownuponthelitter-throwerwhomadethestreetuntidy.17/31scrawl–writehastilyorillegallyslot–anarrowingopening狹槽,縫insomnia–sleeplessnessalley

–anarrowstreetorpassagewaybetweenorbehindcitybuildings胡同，小巷abreast

–sidebyside并肩，并列18/31disrepair

–theconditionofbeinginneedofrepair失修，破損slat

–anarrowstripofmetalorwood板條,狹板point

–themajorideaoressentialpartofaconceptornarrative關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)(義)crude–nothavinggrace,taste,orrefinement粗野commence

–start19/31fiery

–brightlyred火紅色rectangle

–afour-sidedplanefigurewithfourrightangles矩形，長(zhǎng)方形enamel

–adornwithabrightlycoloredsurface用亮麗表面裝飾affix–attach粘貼placard

–asignornoticefordisplayinapublicplace布告口號(hào)牌20/31admonish–advisespecifyIfyouspecifysomething,yougiveinformationaboutwhatisrequiredorshouldhappeninacertainsituation.詳細(xì)指定flier

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apamphletorcircularformassdistribution

廣告?zhèn)鲉蝦ouse–awakecombativeness–aggressiveness,eagertofightside–beonthesameside(withsb.)tosidewith:toputoneselfonthesamesideassomebody.

e.g.JohnsidedwithAdaminanyargument.21/31vanish–disappearincongruous–inharmoniouseclipse–surpass;outshine超越，光芒蓋過(guò)gush

–vi.burst,flow,outsuddenly涌出,噴出shimmer–flash閃閃發(fā)光22/31Thatincongruoussightwassooneclipsedbyagushingfirehydrantandphalanxesofneighborspushingbroomstoworkthewateranddirtdownthestreet.Howtounderstandit?Beforetheblockcleaningmanycarsparkedhereandthereinthestreet,makingituntidyandinharmonious.Nowitwasreplacedbyanotherone─crowdofneighborsweresweepingthestreet,makingitclean.

23/31infectious–(fig.)quicklyinfluencingotherstendto–attendto;watchover照料；照管festive–merry,joyousproclaim–indicateconspicuously表明stopby–callat,visit順便造訪；停留一下I’llstopbyonmywayhome.回家途中我將順便來(lái)看看。

24/31putsthtogether–assemble裝配embrace–hugskeletal–skinny削瘦Shewasnotmerelythinbutskeletal.Itoldherthatshelookedwell,lying.Whydidhelie?Becausehedidn’twanttohurtMable,makingherdisappointed.25/31I’mmoreinMable’sdebtthansheisinmine.Whydidthewriterthinkso?HethoughtheshouldpayMablemorebecauseshedidsomuchfortheblock.Comparedwithherhedidlessfortheneighbors.

sheaf–abundleofitemsboundtogether捆,束circular

–aprintedadvertisement,directive,ornoticeintendedformassdistribution印制廣告，傳單26/31V.Writingstyle:1stpersonnarrationVI.Questionfordiscussion:Saysth.aboutAmericanlifestyleandcompareitwiththatoftheChinesepeople?VII.Ex.aboutthetextVIII.ReadingSkillsVIIII.Homework

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27/31counsel―adviseHecounseledustogiveuptheplan.council―committeeThestatecouncilissuedanewdecreed.

complement―supplementThetwotoolscomplementeachother.compliment―praiseAbookwassenttohimwithcompliments.28/31elic