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Unit4TheManintheWater當代大學(xué)英語精讀21/94Contents

IntroductiontoaNewUnitListen,repeatandwriteDetaileddiscussionofthetextExercisesandTestsDictation2/94BackgroundGenreTheDisasterTheManintheWater3/94BackgroundTheDisasterAircrafttype:Boeing737-222Operator:AirFloridaPassengers:74Crew:5Date:January13,1982Type:CrashontakeoffAccidentsite:Washington,D.C.Fatalities:78(4onground)Injuries:10Survivors:5/news/society/003/018edb97-5372-4c9a-9152-c1631e5b5ab3.shtml/show/x5-9-Iccb706VgSd.html?from=my4/94BackgroundTheDisasterSummaryofthecrashBadweatherconditionsatWashingtonNationalAirportwhentakingoffDelays,icingonthewings,poordecisionsCrashontothe14thStreetBridgeHamperedrescueresponsesUnlikelyheroes5/94BackgroundTheDisasterTheRescueSite6/94BackgroundGenreWhatkindofarticledowehaveforthislesson?Wheredowegenerallyfindit?Whatdoesthisarticleconcentrateon?Doesitfocusonthedescriptionofthedisasterorhowpeoplearesaved?Why?7/94Newsfallintobasiccategories:hardnewsandsoftnews.“Hardnews”includesstoriesofatimelynatureabouteventsorconflictsthathavejusthappenedorareabouttohappen,suchascrimes,fires,meetings,protestrallies,speechesandtestimonyincourtcases.Thesestorieshaveimmediacy.“Softnews”isdefinedasnewsthatentertainsorinforms,withanemphasisonhumaninterest(人情味)andnovelty(新奇)

andlessimmediacythanhardnews.“Softnews”canalsobestoriesthatfocusonpeople,placesorissuesthataffectreaders’lives.Thesetypesofstoriesarecalled“featurestories.”BackgroundCategoryofNews8/94Whichcategorydothesefallinto?flash(快訊)features(特寫)urgent(急電)

anecdote(趣事；軼事)brief(簡訊)personalprofile(人物特寫)breakingnews(突發(fā)新聞)Background9/94NewsFeatureAnewsfeaturedoesnotcoverallthedetailsanewsreporthastocontainandonlyfocusesoncertainaspectsoftheeventonwhichthereporterhassomethingtosay.Thoughthedetailsaboutthenewseventhavetobetrueandexact,thereportercanaddhis/herowncommentandinterpretationoftheevent,whichhe/sheisnotallowedinanewsreport.Background10/94TextAnalysisThemeWhatarethepossiblethemesofthearticle?heroismmoralpowerintimeofcrisis11/94Time:January13,1982Location:theicyPotomacdisasterman12/94GeneralAnalysisoftheTextThemeofthestory

Themaninthewaterdidnothavetogivehisflotationringstoothers;hedidnotevenknowthesepeople;andhediedanonymous.Hewasextraordinarypreciselybecausehewasordinary.Heshowedwhateveryoneofuscoulddoatthatcriticalmoment.Thedisplayofhisheroismwasasongtothebeautifulhumancharacter.13/94Question:Whoaretheheroesinthestory?Question:Whoisthegreatesthero?Why?Question:Intheauthor’sview,dopeoplefeelproudorsadaboutthedisaster?Why?Question:Whatisreferredtoasoneofman’snaturalpowersaccordingtothepassage?Question:Thefightbetweenthemaninthewaterandthenaturalforcesendedupwiththedeathoftheman.Whydoestheauthorsayheisnotaloser?14/94TextAnalysisMentionedinParas.3—4.

Question:Whoaretheheroesinthestory?Twopolicerescuersand,ayoungpasserbyandthemaninthewater.FurtherDiscussion15/94TextAnalysis

Question:Whoisthegreatesthero?Why?Themaninthewater.Ordinaryashewas,hecouldrisetochallengewhenthetestcame.Hedisplayedcourageandnoblecharacterinhumannatureatitsbest.16/94TextAnalysisQuestion:Intheauthor’sview,dopeoplefeelproudorsadaboutthedisaster?Why?Theyfeelproudbecausemandefeatedtheindifferentnaturalforces.

17/94TextAnalysisQuestion:Whatisreferredtoasoneofman’snaturalpowersaccordingtothepassage?Sacrificinghislifeforthelifeofothers’.

18/94Question:Thefightbetweenthemaninthewaterandthenaturalforcesendedupwiththedeathoftheman.Whydoestheauthorsayheisnotaloser?TextAnalysis

Hewasthebestwecandotofightagainsttheindifferentnaturalforces.What’smore,heneverdiesinpeople’sheart.19/94SummaryoftheText20/94WordTips:inpraiseofheroismn.demonstratev.contestn.moral---immoraladj.

mortal---immortaladj.

---immortalityn.---immortalizev.

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Thisarticlewaswritteninpraiseoftheheroesandtheheroismdemonstratedduringanaircrash／whichtookplaceinWashingtonintheyear1982.／Theterriblecrashoccurredincoldwinter／whenajetplanefromWashingtonNationalAirporthitthebridgeoverthePotomacriver.／Theplanedroppedintotheriverandsoonsank,／bringingmanypassengersdownwithit.／Butthankstofourheroes,manyofthemwereabletosurvive.22/94

Asdisastersgo,thisaircrashwasnothingveryspecial.／Butbecauseofthefourheroes,itbroughtthewholenationtotears.／Theauthorbelievesthatthisdisasterfilledpeoplewithasenseofprideratherthansadness,／becauseinthecontestbetweenindifferentnaturalforcesandthemoralpowerofhumanbeings,humanbeingshavewon.／Themanwentdownintheriver,butheactuallyrosetoimmortality.／23/94CheckofpreviewFindthewordsfromthetextwhichhavethesamemeaningasthefollowing.torecognize;toadmitaplanofhowtospendthemoneytodefyinastateofcompletedisorderandconfusionneedingorwantingsomethingsomuchacknowledgebudgetchallengechaoticdesperate24/94CheckofpreviewFindthewordsfromthetextwhichhavethesamemeaningasthefollowing.6.sleepslightly7.theforceofoneobjectstrikingorhittinganother;effect8.topresentordescribesb./sth.inaparticularway9.asituationinwhichneithersideinafightcangainanadvantage10.beingtheonlyoneofitstypedozeimpactrepresentstandoff對峙unique25/94WordsSynonyms1.collision2.essential3.commitment4.harsh5.likewise6.location7.stunning8.remarkclash;conflictcentral,important,basicresponsibilityunpleasantorcruelinthesamewaypositionshocking,veryimpressivecomment26/94CheckofpreviewFillintheblankwiththewordsgiveninproperforms.Hisbraveryis__________(admire).Thereisafine__________(distinct)betweenthetwowords.Shesangan__________(emotion)songaboutloveanddeath.Thereare3000_______________(employ)inthiscompany.admirabledistinctionemotionalemployees27/94Checkofpreview5.Theentranceisblockedbyan__________(move)rock.6.Ihatedealingwithlarge___________(person)companies.7.Thesoleof__________(survive)thecrashwasalittleboy.8.An____________(identify)flyingobjectappearedontheradarscreen.immovableimpersonalsurvivorunidentifiedFillintheblankwiththewordsgiveninproperforms.28/94Checkofpreview9.Overpopulationisa__________(universe)problem.10.____________(occasion)shehadtotakesleepingpills.11.Hewaselected____________(president)candidate.12.What____________(conclude)didyoucometo?universalOccasionallypresidentialconclusionFillintheblankwiththewordsgiveninproperforms.29/94Part1(Paras.)

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Part2(Paras.):Abriefaccountoftheaircrashthatleadstothethesisoftheessay—intheaircrash,thehumannaturerosetotheoccasion.Describingandanalyzingthedeedsoffourheroeswithemphasisononeofthemknownas“themaninthewater”.1—2StructureoftheText3—830/94StructureoftheText

Part3(Para.):

9Thereasonwhythemancouldhavedonewhathedid—thehumanspiritenableshimtodefydeath.Andthemaninthewaterrepresentshumannatureatitsbest.31/9432/94ExamplesAsbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.Aswritersgo,OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented.Buthewasamongthemostpopular.assomethinggoes— comparedwithsth.average就普通情況而定,與普通情況相比Moretolearnasdisastersgo— comparedwiththeaveragedisasterofthistype.Translate

一雙鞋賣二十英鎊，就當前情況而論還算能夠。KeyTwentypoundsforapairofshoesisn’tbadasthingsgonowadays.33/94

Asdisastersgo,thisonewasterrible,butnotunique，certainlynotamongtheworstU.S.aircrashesonrecord.Paraphrase

Aircrasheswereusuallyterriblethatinvolveaheavylossoflives.Comparedwithotheraircrashesonrecord,thisonewasnottheworst.Thisaircrashwasrememberedforadifferentreason.officiallymeasuredandnoted

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Therewastheunusualelementofthebridge,ofcourse,andthefactthattheplanehitatamomentofhightraffic.factorheavytraffic;heavyflowofvehiclesalongtheroadParaphrase

Onethingthatwasunusualaboutthisdisasterwasthattheplanehitthebridgeatatimeofheavytraffic.35/94Examples

Eversinceoursecretarywalkedout,theofficehasbeeninastateofutterchaos.Heisachaoticperson-alwaystryingtodotwentythingsatonce.chaosn.— completedisorderorconfusion(inchaos)chaotica.— inastateofchaos,completelydisorganizedTranslate

因無人維持秩序，教室里一片混亂。KeyWithnoonetokeeporder,thesituationintheclassroomwaschaotic.36/94

Washington,thecityofformandrules,turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal.neatandbeautiful,carefullydesignusedfigurativelyhere,indicatingthestrikebetweenthebridgeandjet.Paraphrase

Washington,whichisfamousforitsbeautyandcarefuldesign,wasthrownintoterribleconfusioninasuddenexplosionwhentheairplanestrokethebridgeviolently.37/94clashv.&n.clashwithsb.(on/oversth.)—(1)cometogetherandfight;(2)disagreeseriouslyaboutsth.(clashbetweenAandB)Translate政府與反對黨在失業(yè)問題上有重大分歧。Key

GovernmentclashedwiththeOppositiononthequestionofunemployment./GovernmentandtheOppositionclashedon…clashwithsth.—(1)happeninconvenientlyatthesametime;(2)(ofcolors,design,etc)notmatchorharmonize.(clashbetweenAandB)Translate你們聚會和我要去參加婚禮時間上有沖突。KeyYourpartyclasheswithaweddingI’mgoingto.Moretolearn38/94

Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswell—blueandgreenAirFlorida,thenameofaflyinggarden,sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver.thecombinationofdifferentcolorswhichlookverybeautiful

thick,solidpieceorlump

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Whentheaircrashoccurred,itwasnotjustaclashofmetalagainstthebridge,butalsoaclashbetweencolors:theblue-greencoloroftheplaneandthegrayandblackcoloroftheiceandriver.Translation

這其中還有視覺美學(xué)沖擊——藍綠相間“佛羅里達號”（這一名字象征著空中花園）伴伴隨巨大灰色冰塊墜入幽暗河水中。39/9440/94ExamplesThisisnothisbestbook,tobesure,butitisstillworthreading.tobesure

— indeed,certainlyTranslate

必須認可，絕大部分人是遵紀遵法，但違法活動依然是個問題。KeyTobesure,mostpeoplearelawabiding,butcrimeremainsaproblem.41/94

Still,therewasnothingveryspecialinanyofit,exceptdeath,which,whilealwaysspecial,doesnotnecessarilybringmillionstotearsortoattention.Verblessstructure,“although(itis)alwaysspecial

possiblybutnotcertainlymakemillionscryorattractmillionsofpeople’sattentionParaphrase

Thisaircrashhasonlyoneelement——death,whichwasspecialinanydisastrousaccidents.However,deathmaynotbetheonlyfactorforsuremakingmillionscryorattractedmillionsofpeople’sattention.

42/94Why,then,theshockhere?

“Whywastheresuchashockhere?”thestructureofthiskindofellipticalsentence

ExampleFiveo’clock?Whysoearly?Whyme?Ifsomanybusinessescan’tcompetewithothercountries,whyWTOthen?43/94Perhapsbecausethenationsawinthisdisastersomethingmorethanamechanicalfailuremachinesortheirpartsstopworkingproperly.morethan&more…thanmorethan+n.不但僅是Modernscienceismorethanalargeamountofinformation.

Weneedmorethanmaterialwealthtobuildourcountry.morethan+number以上，不止IhaveknownDavidformorethan20years.

Morethanonepersonhasmadethissuggestion.morethan+adjective很，非常IassureyouIammorethangladtohelpyou.Indoingscientificexperiments,onemustbemorethancarefulwiththeinstruments.44/94Perhapsbecausethenationsawinthisdisastersomethingmorethanamechanicalfailuremore…than&morethanmorethan+thatclause超出，“簡直不，遠非”ThatismorethanIcanunderstand.Theheattherewasmorethanhecouldstand.more…than比……更，比……多Hehasmorebooksthanme.Heismoreluckythanclever.與其說后者，不如說前者該句型主要用于同一個人或物在兩個不一樣性質(zhì)或特征等方面比較，其中比較級必須用加more形式，不能用加詞尾-er形式。45/94Perhapsbecausethenationsawinthisdisastersomethingmorethanamechanicalfailure.Paraphrase

Perhapsbecausethepeopledidn’tjustviewthisaircrashasanaccidentduetoamechanicalorahumanerror,therewassomethingelsemoresignificant.46/94

Here,afterall,weretwoformsofnatureincollision:theelementsandhumancharacter.thebadweatherandthehumancharacter.Bothareformsofnaturalpower.theforcesofnature自然力；風，雨等力量collisionParaphrase

Afterall,thereweretwoformsofnaturalpowerinvolvedinthisclash:thenaturalforcesandthehumancharacter.47/94ExamplesTwodriverswerekilledinahead-oncollisionbetweenacarandataxilastnight.collisionn.(collide)anaccidentthathappenswhentwovehicleshiteachotherwithforce(2)astrongdisagreementTranslate

她政治活動觸犯了法律。KeyHerpoliticalactivitiesbroughtherintocollisionwiththelaw.48/94

LastWednesday.theelements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.thebadweatherunconcernedabouttheconsequencesasalwaysbringdown49/94bringsb.down—(1)causesbtofallover;(2)causethedefeatofsb.overthrowsb.ExampleWhenaretheygoingtobringdownthepriceofDVDplayers?bringsth.down—(1)causeanaircrafttofalloutofthesky;(2)lowerorreduceTranslate這一丑聞可能造成政府垮臺。

Key

Thescandalmaybringdownthegovernment.Paraphrase50/94LastWednesday.theelements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.

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LastWednesday,asalways,theweatherwassobad(itwasn’tconcernedaboutwhatmighthappen)thatitmadeFlight90falloutofthesky,strikethebridgeandsinkintotheriver.51/94Examplesatrickyquestionwhichlefthimgropingforananswerscientistsgropingblindlyafterthesecretsoftheatomgropev.(about/for/aftersth.)— feelorsearchaboutforsth.asonedoesinthedark.Translate

她在床頭柜上探索著找眼鏡。KeyShegropedforherglassesonthebedsidetable.52/94ExamplesIntheexamsherosetotheoccasionandwroteabrilliantessay.risetotheoccasion/challenge/task,etc— toshowoneselfabletodealwithanunexpectedsituation,problem

展示出某人有隨機應(yīng)變、克服困難、完成任務(wù)等能力ParaphraseTranslate

假如可能，你可依靠他來應(yīng)付這個局面。KeyYoucandependonhimtorisetotheoccasion,ifpossible.53/94Andonthatsameafternoon,humannature—gropingandstruggling—rosetotheoccasion.Paraphrase

Onthatsameafternoon,humannature,searchingfortheflotationringsandstrugglingintheicywater,cametoproveitsgreatnessdisplayedinanunexpectedtragedy.

54/94ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.說起科幻電影，《阿凡達》堪稱經(jīng)典。2.就大學(xué)校園而言，北外小得出奇。3.中國汽車行業(yè)必須應(yīng)對挑戰(zhàn)，找到存活和發(fā)展方向。4.在那樣困難時期，中國科學(xué)家們爭了氣，1964年10月成功地在戈壁灘引爆了中國第一顆原子彈。

1.Assci-fimoviesgo,Avatarcanbecalledaclassic.2.Asuniversitycampusesgo,thatofBFSUisridiculouslysmall.3.Theautoindustrymustrisetothechallengeandfinditsownwayofsurvivalanddevelopment.4.Despitesuchhardshipsoftheera,ChinesescientistsrosetotheoccasionandsuccessfullyexplodedChina’sfirstatomicbombintheGobidesert.55/94Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent,threeareabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.adj.commonlyacceptedorrecognized

giveanexplanationorreasonfor

acknowledge56/94ExamplesTheartworldhasbeguntoacknowledgehisgenius.He'sgenerallyacknowledgedtobethegame'sfinestcoach.acknowledge

v.(acknowledgedadj./acknowledgementn.)— toadmittheexistence,reality,ortruthof,recognizeaccountfor57/94ExamplesSocialsecurityaccountsforaboutathirdoftotalpublicspending.Hewasaskedtoaccountforhisbehavior.accountfor— (1)provideorserveasasatisfactoryexplanationorreasonfor;beresponsiblefor

（2)supplyormakeup(aspecifiedamountorproportion)paraphrase58/94

Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent,threeareabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.Paraphrase

Onlythreeoutofthesefourheroeslivedtotellpeoplewhattheyactuallyhaddoneandhowtheyhadrescuedthesurvivors.59/94ExamplesTheyarepaidbythepeopletoprovidetheseservices.It’sallinthelineofduty.inthelineofduty— sth.whichhappenstoyouinthelineofdutymeanssth.happenswhenyouaredoingyourjob./aspartofone’sdutyTranslate

光今年就有八名警察在執(zhí)行任務(wù)時遇害。KeyThisyearaloneeightpoliceofficershavebeenkilled

inthelineofduty.60/94refertosb./sth.—(1)mentionorspeakofsb./sth.;(2)berelevanttosb./sth.concernsb./sth.(3)turntosth./sb.forinformationPracticeThenewsalaryscaleonlyreferstocompanymanagersanddirectors.Inherautobiographysheoccasionallyreferstoherunhappyschooldays.Ireferredtomywatchfortheexacttime.WhenIsaidsomepeoplearestupid,Iwasn’treferringtoyou.61/94deliveringeveryhero’slinethatisnolessadmirableforbeingrepeated.tomakearemark.e.g.,todeliveraspeech,todeliveralecture.paraphraseSkutnikgavearemarkthathasbeensaidbeforebymanypeopleinsimilarsituations,butitisstilladmirable.much,toalargeamount62/94Thatsomebodyactuallydidsoispartofthereasonthisparticulartragedysticksinthemind.Nounclausesintroducedby“that”areusedassubjectsonlyinformalEnglish.IninformalEnglish,weusuallyturnthemintoappositiveclausesbyaddingtheword“fact”.toberemembered63/94Review1.What’sthemainideaofPara.1?

--Itanalyzesthepossiblereasonsthatmadetheaircrashunusual.2.What’sthemainideaofPara.2?

--InthecollisionbetweenManandNature,Manrosetotheoccasionandwon.3.What’sthemainideaofPara.3?

--Theheroicdeedsofthreeofthefourheroesinthedisaster.64/94Phrases1.assth.goes:comparedwithsth.average

Translate:和普通商人相比，他被認為比較老實。Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.2.onrecord:officiallymeasuredandnoted3.tobesure:indeed,certainly

Translate:這本書并不是最好，但必須認可，它值得一讀。Thisbookisnotthebest,tobesure,butitisworthreading.4.bringdown:(1)causeanaircrafttofalloutofthesky;(2)causesb.tofallover.

Translate:這一丑聞可能造成政府垮臺。ThisScandalmaybringdownthegovernment.

65/94Phrases5.risetotheoccasion:dealwithsth.successfully

Translate:如有可能，你可依靠他來應(yīng)付這個局面。Youcandependonhimtorisetotheoccasion,ifpossible.6.accountfor:giveanexplanationorreasonfor

Translate:他被要求解釋他行為。

Hewasaskedtoaccountforhisbehavior.7.inthelineofduty:aspartofone’sduty8.referto:(1)mentionorspeakof…;(2)berelevantto…

Translate:當我說有些人很愚蠢時，我并不是在說你。WhenIsaidsomeonewasstupid,Iwasnotreferringtoyou.9.stickinone’smind:toberemembered

66/94Butthepersonmostresponsiblefortheemotionalimpactofthedisasteristheoneknownatfirstsimplyas“themaninthewater”tobethereason/causeofhowthisdisasterhasmovedpeopletobecalledparaphrase

Themanwhoisknownas“themaninthewater’isthemainreasonforthegreatimpactofthedisaster./Thepeopleofthenationweregreatlymovedbythisdisastermainlybecauseofthemanwhoisatfirstjustknownas“themaninthewater.”67/94clingto—(1)holdontightlytosb./sth.;(2)beunwillinglytoabandonsth,refusetogivesth.up.(3)becomeattachedtosth.sticktosth.ExampleTheyclungtoeachotherastheysaidgoodbye.Sheclungtothehopethathewasstillalive.Translate煙味長久附著在我衣服上不散。KeyThesmellofsmokeclingstomyclothesforalongtime.68/94

ThismanwasdescribedbyUsherandWindsorasappearingalertandincontrol.Everytimetheyloweredalifelineandflotationringtohim,hepasseditontoanotherofthepassengers.theabilitytothinkandactcalmlyandefficiently,especiallyinanemergencytogivesb.sth.thatanotherpersonhasgivenyou.paraphrase

Themanappearedtobeabletothinkquicklyandclearly,tobecalmandwithperfectpresenceofmind.Everytimetherescueteamloweredhimalifelineandflotationring,heneverkeptitforhimself,hehandedittoanotherpassenger.69/94commitmentton.—(1)thingonehaspromisedtodo,pledge,undertaking;(2)stateofbeingdedicatedordevotedtosth.ExampleSheisknownchieflyforhercommitmenttocollegeeducation.I’moverworkedatthemoment.I’vetakenontoomanycommitments.Translate我們在尋找對此工作真正能盡職盡責人。Key

We’relookingforsomeonewitharealsenseofcommitmenttothejob.70/94“Inamasscasualty,you’llfindpeoplelikehim,”saidWindsor.”ButI’veneverseenonewiththatcommitment.”paraphrase

Wecanalwaysfindheroicpeoplelikehimwhenalargenumberofpeoplewerehurtinanaccident.ButI’veneverseenanyonewithsuchastrongsenseofresponsibility.astrongsenseofresponsibilityorloyaltylargenumberofpeoplehurtorkilledinanaccident71/94

Whenthehelicoptercamebackforhimthemanhadgoneunder.paraphrase

Whenthehelicoptercamebackforrescuinghim,themanhadsunkdownunderthewater,anddrowned.tosink,tobedrowned72/94anonymousa.

—madeordonebysomeonewhosenameisnotknownornotmadepublic.ExampleHereceivedananonymousletterthreateningtodisclosedetailsofhisaffairifhedidn'tpaythemoney.Forreasonsofpersonalsafety,theinformantwishestoremainanonymous.anonymity—n.stateofbeinganonymousTranslateThepolicehavereassuredwitnesseswhomaybeafraidtocomeforwardthattheywillbeguaranteeanonymity.Key

對于那些害怕出庭作證證人，警方讓他們放心確保決不透露姓名。Moretolearn73/94

Hisselflessnesswasonereasonthestoryheldnationalattention;hisanonymityanother.paraphrase

Thefactthatthemaninthewaterwhohaddisplayedsuchheroismandthathedidn’tleavehisnamewerethereasonswhythewholenationfeltsotouchedbythisstory.Itshowedthatthemanwasaveryordinarycitizen.Italsoprovedthathedidallthesenotforfameoranything.attractedthewholenation’sattention74/94Thefactthathewentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter.remaininanunknownstateparaphraseThefactthatnobodycouldfindouttheidentityofthispersonreallymadehimarepresentativeman,likeeveryoneofuscoulddo.Wemayfeelthatitmighthavebeenanyone.gavehimauniversalquality;madehimarepresentativeman,likeeveryoneofuscouldbe75/94

ForawhilehewasEveryman,andthusproof(asifoneneededit)thatnooneisordinary.paraphrase

Noticethattheword“Everyone”iscapitalized.Itconveystheideathatthisanonymousmanreallyrepresentsthebestofhumannature.Whathedidwasnottheactofasupernaturalbeing,buttheactofanordinaryperson.Yet,theauthorsaysherethat“nomanisordinary”,becauseeverypersonisanindividualmoralentityandiscapableofrisingtotheoccasion.Inthissense,everyoneisextraordinary.76/94

Stillhecouldneverhaveimaginedsuchacapacityinhimself.paraphrase

Nevertheless/However,itwasimpossibleforhimtoknowthathewouldbecapableofsuchheroism.Whatthemandidwasthenaturalresponsetothecriticalsituation.77/94Soourmanrelaxedwiththeothers,someofwhomwouldowetheirlivestohim.ourhero-themaninthewaterowesthtosb=owesbsth:havetopaysbforsth(esp.money)ordosthforsb；因某事而感激某人Translation于是我們這位英雄和其它乘客一樣放松了下來，在這些人當中，有人之所以大難幸存，還有歸功于他。78/94

Likeeveryotherpersononthatflight,hewasdesperatetolive,whichmakeshisfinalactsostunning.onboardthatplaneParaphrase

Hislastactwassoimpressivebecauselikeeveryoneelse,healsovaluedhislifeandwasdesperatetolive,buthesacrificedhislifetotheothers’.shocking;veryimpressive79/94ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.對國產(chǎn)奶粉“信心荒”是造成市面上進口奶粉荒原因。2.我之全部，我之所能，皆歸功于我天使般母親。1.“Shortageofconfidence”indomesticbrandsisresponsiblefortheshortageofimportmilkpowderonthemarket.2.AllIam,orcanbe,Iowetomyangelmother.(AbrahamLincoln)80/94Yettherewassomethingelseaboutourmanthatkeptourthoughtsonhim,andwhichkeepsourthoughtsonhimstill.thatheldourattentiontohim;thatmadeusthinkofhimallthetimeTranslation

不過，在我們這個人身上還有一點讓我們對他難以忘懷，并至今仍對他念念不忘。81/94

Hewasthere,intheessential,classiccircumstance.Understanding

Whathappenedthatdaywasatypicalsituationinwhichnatureandmanfoughteachother.Andwhennaturebeginstoshowitspower,youalwaysfindmanfightback.Heisalwaysthere.Wecanalwaysexpecttofindsuchahero.82/94

Foritspart,naturecarednothingaboutthefivepassengers.Paraphrase

Asfarasnaturewasconcerned,itdidnotcareabouttheconsequencesoftheaccident.asfarasitisconcerned83/94

…theonemakingnodistinctionsofgoodandevil,actingonnoprinciples,offeringnolifelines;theotheractingwhollyondistinctions,principlesand,perhaps,onfaith.Understanding

Natureisindifferent.Itdoesnothaveanyideawhatisgoodorwhatisbadforhumanbeings,anditdoesnotcare.Ithasnomoralprinciples.Humanbeings,ontheotherhand,aredifferent.Th