新視野教案一冊

渭南師范學(xué)院

院系：外國語學(xué)院

教研室：大學(xué)英語

課程：AnIntegratedSkillsCourse1

教師：李霞

新視野大學(xué)英語程教案（一冊）

授課題目（教學(xué)章節(jié)或主題）：授課類型公共課

UnitOne：LearningaForeignLanguage

授課時間第周第節(jié)

孜化力、”T：ThispassagetellshowonestudentlearnedEnglishusingacomputerandone

willfindthatstudyingbycomputermaybeoneofthebestdiscoveriesifone'slife.

教學(xué)目的與要求：

Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:

1.dosomepreparationactivitiessuchasdiscussion,groupwork,etc.to

practicetheirspokenskillandcommunicativeskills;

2.graspsomenewwordsandtrytousethesewordswhichhelpthemtoenrich

theirvocabulary;

3.graspsomeexpressionsandgrammaticalpointstoimprovetheirreading

comprehension;

4.translatesometypicalsentencesintoChineseorEnglishbyusingsome

expressionslearnedinthepassagetoimprovetheirtranslatingability;

重點與難點：

1.Invertedsentenceorder

2.Presentparticiplephrase

教學(xué)內(nèi)容與過程（設(shè)想，方法，手段）：

ExplainingDiscussingExemplifyingComparing

思考題，討論題，作業(yè)：

1.Groupdiscussion:HowtoimproveyourEnglish?

2.Sentencetranslation

參考資料（含參考書，文獻）:

新視野大學(xué)英語教程教師用書外語教學(xué)與研究出版社

新編英語語法教程外語教學(xué)與研究出版社

牛津高級英漢雙解詞典牛津大學(xué)出版社

教學(xué)內(nèi)容與過程課后分析

UnitOne

SectionA(5teachingperiods)

LearningaForeignLanguage

I.Lead-in

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,computer

becameverypopularinourdailylife,anditisofgreatimportanceand

convenience.Byusingthenetworkandthecomputertechnology,we

cangetallkindsofinformation;alsowecancommunicatewithothers

whoarefarawayfromus.ButhaveyoueverthoughttolearnEnglish

throughitorimproveyourEnglishbyusingthisadvanced

technology?Inthefollowingpassage,wewillcometoknowhow

doesthewriterofthispassagemasteraforeignlanguagethroughthe

onlinecourse.

ILVocabulary

1.reward:(vt.)givesth.inreturnforgoodandvaluabledoings

(n.)somethingasaretumforgoodandvaluabledoings

somemoneygiventosomeonefbrhisgooddoings

rewarding:(a.)

e.g.Hispersistencewasrewardedwhenthecarfinallystarted.

Hereceivedamedalinrewardfbrhisbravery.

arewardingfilm;arewardingbook

2.frustrate:(vt.)preventsb.fromdoingsth.

make(efforts,etc.)useless

discouragesb.

e.g.Hehadhopedtosetanewworldrecordbutfrustratedbybad

weather.

Marywasfrustratedbythelackofappreciationofherwork,

frustrating(a.)

e.g.:Asanurseshegotveryfiustrated,butbeinganadministrator

seemstosuither.

Filmdirectorsaresometimesfrustratedactors.

frustrated:(a.)

e.g.:IfinditfrustratingthatIcan'tspeakotherlanguages.

3.communicate:(vi.)sendandexchangefeelings,opinions

(vt.)make(feelings,opinionsorinformation)

knownorunderstood

communication:(n.)

e.g.:Thefriendshaven'tcommunicatedwitheachotherforyears.

Thepoemcommunicatestheauthor'sdespair.

Speechandwritingareman'smostimportantmethodsof

communication.

4.participate:(vi.)takepartin

e.g.HowmanycountrieswillparticipateintheOlympicgames?

5.embarrass:(vt.)makesomeonefeelupsetesp.doingsth.notrightly

embarrassing:(a.);embarrassed:(a.)

e.g.Iwasembarrassedbyhiscommentsaboutmyclothes.

anembarrassingincident,question,mistake

6.benefit:(n.)anythingthatbringshelporprofit

(vt.)beusefulorhelpfulto

e.g.Thesefacilitieshavebenefitedthewholetown.

Hehasn'tbenefitedfromtheexperience.

III.Detailedstudyofthetext

1.Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyetmost

rewardingexperiencesofmylife.

yet:butatthesametime

rewarding:worthdoing

experience:(C)itreferstothepasteventsandfeelingsthatmakeup

someone'slifeorcharacter.

2.Althoughattimes,learningalanguagewasfrustrating,itwaswell

worththeeffort.

frustrating:discouraging

be(well)worthdoing/sth.:besomethingthatisrewardingenoughtodo

forthetimeoreffort

3.Becauseofthepositivemethod,Ieagerlyansweredallthequestions

Icould,neverwearyingaboutmakingmistake.

Note:worryingaboutmakingmistake(presentparticiplephrase):the

adverbialclauseofreason

Meaning:becauseIneverworriedaboutmakingmistake.

e.g.:Ifyouturntotheright,youwillfindapathleadingtothecottage.

Turningtotheright,youwillfindapathleadingtothecottage.

WhileflyingovertheChannel,hesawashipsinking.

Beingahard?wo】kingyoungman,heispraisedbyallhisfellow

workers.

Havingworkedhardallday,Iwasreadyforbedbyeighto'clock.

Youwillmakeyourselftired,keepingonyourfbet.

Knowingallthis,theyinsistedonmypayingforthedamage.

Itrainedheavily,causingseverefloodinginthatarea.

Heranuptoher,breathingheavily.

Theoldmanwasfastasleep,holdingabookiahishand.

4.NotonlydidIlosemyjoyinansweringquestions,butalsoItotally

lostmydesiretosayanythinginEnglish.

Note:With"notonly"or"only"placedatthebeginningofasentence,

thesentenceordershouldbeinverted.

e.g.:Onlyinthiswaycanyouhopetofinishyourworkattheendof

thismonth.

Notonlydoesshesingbeautifullybutshealsodances

wonderfully.

Notonlydidweloseallourmoney,butwealsocamecloseto

losingourlives.

5....Ifeltlikegivingup.

feellikesth./doingsth.:wanttodosth.

e.g.:Atthesightofthismiserablescene,thelittlegirlfeltlikecrying,

giveup:stopdoing

6.Learningaforeignlanguagehasbeenamosttryingexperiencefor

me,butonethatIwouldn'ttradefbranything.

trying:thatstrainsone'stemperorpatience;annoying

trade(in)...fbr...:exchange...fbr...(ausedarticletoaselleraspart

ofthepayment)

e.g.:Inordertopayoffhisdebts,hehadtotradeinhispianofbr

money.

Hetradedinhiscarfbranewmodel.

Compare

tradeon:makeuseof

e.g.Hetradedonhisbrother'skindnesstogetmoremoneyfromhim.

Hetradesonhisfather'sreputation.

7.Iamabletoreachouttoothersandbridgethegapbetweenmy

languageandcultureandtheirs.

reachoutto:communicatewith;contact

e.g.:Withtheintroductionofinternet,wecanreachouttoourfriends

bye-maiL

bridge:makeupfbrthedifferencebetween...;joinorconnectthings

together;buildabridgeacross

e.g.:Thedecisionistobridgethegapbetweenthepoorandrich.

8.1hadfinallyreapedthebenefitsofallthathardwork,

reapthebenefitsof:getgoodthings

IV.Textstructureanalysis

InReadingPassageA,theauthorpresentsushisownlanguage

learningexperiencesfordifferentstages,fromjuniormiddleschoolto

onlinelearning,andforeachdifferentstageoflearninghedescribes

aneffectthatresultsfromsomecauses.

Thisisanexampleofcauseandeffectwriting,whichmakesclear

thereasonswhysomethinghappensbyshowingtherelationbetween

acauseanditseffect.

HerewewilltakeParagraph3forexample:

InthisParagraph,theauthorputsforwardhismaintopicforthe

paragraph—uWhenIwenttoseniormiddleschool,Iwaseagerto

continuestudyingEnglish;however,myexperienceinseniorschool

wasverydifferentfrombefore11.Thereforethetopicoftheparagraph

is:mylearningexperienceinseniormiddleschoolisdifferentfrom

before.

Thentheauthorgoesontotellusthecausewhyhislearning

experienceisdifferentfrombefore-Mynewteacherwasnotpatient

andwasquickinpunishingthestudents.Wheneverweanswered

incorrectly,shepointedalongstickatusand,shakingitupanddown,

shouted,nNo!No!No!”Thenthecauseleadstoaneffect—Itdidn't

takemelongtolosemyeagernesstoanswerquestions.NotonlydidI

losemyjoyinansweringquestions,butalsoItotallylostmydesireto

sayanythingatallinEnglish.Herethecause-effectwayofwritingis

verycleartous.

V.Summary

Learningaforeignlanguagewasoneofthemostdifficultyes

mostrewardingexperiences.Althoughattimes,learningalanguage

wasfrustrating,itwaswellworththeeffort.Injuniormiddleschool,

myforeignlanguageteacherpraisedallofthestudents.Ibenefitalot

fromthispositiveteachingmethod.Inseniormiddleschool,theteacher

alwayspunishedthosewhogaveincorrectanswers.SoIlostmyjoyin

answeringquestionsandmydesiretosayanythingatallinEnglish.In

college,Ihadnoopportunitytospeakinclass.Ifeltintimidated.Online

learningchangedeverything.Althoughitrequiresmuchtime,

commitmentanddisciplinetokeepupwiththeflowofthecourse,I

succeededinforeignlanguagelearning.Learningaforeignlanguage

hadbeenamosttryingexperience.Ihavelearntinsightsintoanother

cultureaswellasthelanguagepoints.

VLSethomework

1.Groupdiscussion:HowtoimproveyourEnglish?

2.Sentencetranslation

SectionB(1teachingperiods)

I.Readingskills

Mostexperiencedreaderstrytoguessthemeaningofunfamiliar

wordsthroughcontextclues.Inordertomakemeaningsclear,good

writersoftenprovideorgivesuchcluesforreaders.Itisalwaysagood

ideatolearnthedifferentkindsofcluesyoumightcomeacrossinyour

reading.

Herearesomeofthecontextclues:

1.Somesentencessetoffthedefinitionforadifficultwordby

usingpunctuation.

2.Sometimeshelpingwords,alongwithpunctuation,provide

importantclues.

3.Somesentencestelltheoppositeofwhatanewwordsmeans.

Fromitsopposite,youcanfigureoutthemeaningoftheword.

4.Sometimesyoucanuseyourownexperiencestofigureoutthe

definitionaword.

5.Sentencesbeforeorafterasentencethathasadifficultword

sometimesexplainthemeaningoftheword.

6.Somesentencesarewrittenjusttogivethedefinitionsofthe

difficultwords—wordsthatreaderswillneedtoknowinorderto

understandwhattheyarereading.

7.Becausesomesentencesgiveexamplesforanewword,youcan

buildadefinition.

8.Somesentencesuseawordyoudoknowtohelpexplainaword

youdonotknow.

9.Wordpartclues一stemsandaffixesalsohelptofindoutword

meaning.

e.g.:l.Itwillbeveryhardbutalsoverybrittle...thatis,itwillbreakeasily.

從后面的解釋中我們可以了解到brittle是“脆”的意思。

2.Sheisusuallypromptfbrallherclass,buttodayshearrivedinthe

middleofherfirstclass.but一詞表轉(zhuǎn)折，因此其前后的意思正相反。后半句

的意思是她今天“第一節(jié)上了一半才來”，因此反向推理，可得出她平時一向

“準(zhǔn)時”的結(jié)論。

3.Perhaps,wecanseesomepossibilitiesfornextfiftyyears,

possibility是possible的同根名詞,據(jù)此可以斷定possibility意

思是“可能性”。

4.Thelackofmovementcausedthemusclestoweaken.

Sometimestheweaknesswaspermanent.Sotheplayercouldnever

playthesportagain.從后面的結(jié)果“永遠(yuǎn)不能再運動''中，可以推測

permanent的意思為“永遠(yuǎn)的，永久的

5.Hehadawanlook.Hewassopaleandweakthatwethought

hewasill.句中出現(xiàn)pale蒼白，weak虛弱，ill病等詞語，由此可

知，wan是指病態(tài)，非健康的臉色。

6.Iamaresoluteman...OnceIsetupagoal;Iwon'tgiveitup

easily.我一旦樹立一個目標(biāo)，就不會輕易放棄，由此推斷出resolute

是倔強，固執(zhí)之意。

II.Exercises(10)

新視野大學(xué)英語程教案

授課題目（教學(xué)章節(jié)或主題）：授課類型公共課

UnitTwo：ABusyWeekdayMorning

授課時間第周第節(jié)

?Thispassageexploresthegenerationgapandthroughcontrastsbetweenhow

adaughterandherparentsexperiencethesamesituation.

教學(xué)目的與要求：

Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:

1.dosomepreparationactivitiessuchasdiscussion,groupwork,etc.to

practicetheirspokenskillandcommunicativeskills;

2.graspsomenewwordsandtrytousethesewordswhichhelpthemtoenrich

theirvocabulary;

3.graspsomeexpressionsandgrammaticalpointstoimprovetheirreading

comprehension;

4.translatesometypicalsentencesintoChineseorEnglishbyusingsome

expressionslearnedinthepassagetoimprovetheirtranslatingability;

重點與難點：

1.Vocabularylearning2.while+-ingstructure

教學(xué)內(nèi)容與過程（設(shè)想，方法，手段）：

ExplainingDiscussingExemplifyingComparing

思考題，討論題，作業(yè)：

1.Groupdiscussion:Whataresomeofthethingsyouthinkthedaughterandher

parentsmighthavedifferentideasabout?

2.Writing:(describeonethingwhichhappenedinthepastaccordingtothetime

orderin50-100words)

參考資料（含參考書，文獻）：

新視野大學(xué)英語教師用書外語教學(xué)與研究出版社

新編英語語法教程外語教學(xué)與研究出版社

牛津高級英漢雙解詞典牛津大學(xué)出版社

教學(xué)內(nèi)容與過程課后分析

UnitTwo

SectionA(5teachingperiods)

ABusyWeekdayMorning

I.Lead-in

"Generationgap“isnotunfamiliarwordtoallofus,anditmeans

parentsandchildrenhavedifficultytalkingtoeachother,and

sometimes,theycannotwellunderstandeachother.Inthispassagewe

willcometoknowhowtheAmericanparentsofthispassageandtheir

daughtergetonwitheachotheronaweekday.

ILNewwords

1.click:(vi.)makeashort,sharpsound

(n.)ashort,sharpsound

e.g.:Itwastimeforthefootballmatchbetweenhistwofavorite

teams,soheclickedontheTV.

Thedooropenedwithaclick.

2.blast:(v.)makeasudden,loudsound

breakupbyexplosion

attackwithexplosives

e.g.:Assheenteredtheroom,thesoundofpopmusicblastedforth.

Theyblastedaholeinthewallsothattheycouldgetthrough.

Thesoldiersblastedthestronghold.

3.disturb:(vt.)interrupt,troubleorbother

makesb.worriedorunhappy

e.g.:Themotheropenedthedoorquietlysoasnottodisturbthe

sleepingchild.

Theywereratherdisturbedbythewaythegovernmenttriedto

coverthetruth.

4.grab:(vt.)takesuddenlyandroughly

e.g.:Aroundthestreetcomer,thethiefjustgrabbedthebagfrommy

handandranoff.

5.wrap:(vt.)coverinmaterialthatisfoldedover

e.g.:Pleasewraptheboxinredpaper.

TheChristmasgiftswerewrappedinprettypaper.

6.disgust:(vt.)causenottolike

e.g.:Iwasdisgustedtofindaflyinmysoup.

disgusting:(a.)veryunpleasant

e.g.:Theburningplastichasadisgustingsmell.

III.Detailedstudyofthetext

1.nSandy,nshoutedherfather.MSandy,turnthatmusicoff!”

turnoff

turnon

turnup:increasetheloudnessof;

turndown

2.ThemusicIlistenedtohadamessage,too,butthewordswereclear

andthemusiciansdidn'tusesuchoffensivelanguage.

message:alessonormoralcontainedinastoryorafilmorapieceof

musicoraspeech

offensive:bad;veryunpleasant

e.g.:Ihatehisoffensivemanners.

Theoffensivetroopsgainedgroundquickly.

3.Sandyreachedfbrtheradiototurnituplouder,

reachfbr:moveone*shandsoastotouchorholdsth.

4.Asusual,shedidn'tknowwhattohavefbrbreakfast,soshegrabbed

aglassofmilkandateapieceoftoastwhilestandingbythesink.Just

then,hermother,Jane,enteredthekitchen.

asusual:asiscommon;ashashappenedbefore

grab:takequicklyandroughly

e.g.:Shegrabbedhercoatandrushedoutoftheroom.

Compare

catch:takesth.thatismovingandholditwithhands

e.g.:Ifyourunaftertwofish,youwillcatchneither.

While+-ing:

e.g.:Hebangedonthedoorwhileheopenedit.

Hebangedonthedoorwhileopeningit.

Theschoolmasterlookedangrilyatthenaughtystudentwhilehe

wastalkingwithhisparents.

Theschoolmasterlookedangrilyatthenaughtystudentwhile

talkingwithhisparents.

5.Sandypretendednottonoticethathermotherwasalittleannoyed.

Meaning:Sandyactedasifshedidnotnoticethathermotherwasa

littleangry.

pretend(not)todo:asifnot

alittleannoyed:alittleangry

6.SandyFinch,you'retooyoungtowearthatmuchmakeup.

too...to...dosth.

e.g.:Heistoolittletogooutalone.

thatmuch:somuch;tosuchadegree

e.g.:Ididn'tknowyoucaredhiswordsthatmuch.

7.Sandykissedhermotherquicklyonthecheek,pickedupherbooks,

andboltedoutofthehouse.

pickup:takeholdof;

learn(aforeignlanguage,atechnique,etc.)bypracticing

collectsb.

e.g.:Johnpickeduphisbriefcaseandwentout.

ShesoonpickedupFrenchwhenshewenttoliveinfrance.

boltout:leaveinahurry

e.g.:WhenIopenedthedoor,acatboltedout.

IV.Textstructureanalysis

TheauthorpresentswhatSandydidonaweekdaymorning

throughatimeorder,describingaseriesofactionsaccordingtoa

sequencedorder.Todescribesomethingaccordingtotheorderoftime

isespeciallycommonwithnarrativewriting.Fromthereadingpassage

wecanfindthatthepresentationofdetailsclearlyfollowstheprogress

oftime,asisapparentfromthefollowingwordsorsentences.

Thebeginningsentenceofthestorytellsusaboutthetime:The

radioclickedon.Thisisaverystrongreminderofthetime.Fromthe

passagewefindthatitwas6:15A.M.,timeforgettingup.Aftera

coupleofevents,wefindthatafterhershower,theconversationwent

onandsomethingmorehappened.Thensuddenlyshelookedatthe

clockagain;itwaslate,stillastrongindicationofthetimepassing.

Andatlastsherantocatchtheschoolbus,whichtellsusthatSandy

leftforschool.Thetimemarkerisexpressedthroughtheactionof

leaving.

V.Summary

Thestorybeginswithabusyweekdaymorningofsandy.Shehas

differentopinionsaboutnearlyeverythingbecauseoftheproblemof

generationgap.Fatherandmotheraskhertoturndownthenoisymusic

thatsandylikesverymuch.Herparentsarenotsatisfiedwithher

showeringlastingforalongtime,herstandingwhenhavingbreakfast,

herold,greenT-shirtandhermakeup,etc.shehatesherparents'

bugging.Thereisnearlyaquarrelbetweenherandherparents.She

doesn'tunderstandtheloveofherparents.Shethinksofherolder

brotherBillwhoisawayatcollegeandwhomshecantalktoandshare

theproblemswith.Nowshemissedhim.Sheisonlyonetosuffer

mother'sbuggingallthetime.Sothatistheseriousproblemof

generationgapwhichiscommonbutinevitable.

VI.Sethomework

1.Groupdiscussion:Whataresomeofthethingsyouthinkthe

daughterandherparentsmighthavedifferentideasabout?

2.Writing:(describeonethingwhichhappenedinthepastaccordingto

thetimeorderin50-100words)

SectionB(1teachingperiods)

LReadingskills

Factsarestatementsthattellwhatreallyhappenedorwhatthe

caseis,andtheyareusuallybasedondirectevidence.Forexample:

AfterSandyhadleftfbrschool,JaneFinchsatdowninpeaceand

quiettodrinkhercoffee.Shesippedslowlyandtriedtoreadthe

newspaper.Soonherhusbandjoinedher.(Para.1)

Opinions,ontheotherhand,arestatementsofbelief,judgmentor

feeling.Opinions,ofcourse,areoftenbasedonfacts-buttheyalso

involvethewriter'spersonalinterpretationofthefacts,whichmayor

maynotmatchyourinterpretationofthem.Someexamplesfromthe

sametextare:

It'sprobablythatawfulmusicthatwakesmeupeverymorning.

(Para.3)

Sometimesitisn*teasytoseparatefactfromopinion.Writersmay

combinefactandopinioninawaythatmakesithardtosaywherethe

factsendandtheopinionsbegin-ortheymaypresentopinionsasif

theywerefacts:

IsupposetheyYeexpressingtheiridentitybutit'ssoverydifferent

fromwhatwedid.(Para.10)

ILExercises(34)

新視野大學(xué)英語程教案

授課題目（教學(xué)章節(jié)或主題）：授課類型公共課

UnitThree：AGoodHearttoLeanOn

授課時間第周第節(jié)

Inthispassagewewilllearnthatnonverbalcommunicationcanhavea

positiveinfluenceonus,andifweuseourcouragewecanliveabetterlifeandmakebetterlife

forothers.

教學(xué)目的與要求：

Inthisunitstudentsarerequiredto:

1.dosomepreparationactivitiessuchasdiscussion,groupwork,etc.to

practicetheirspokenskillandcommunicativeskills;

2.graspsomenewwordsandtrytousethesewordswhichhelpthemtoenrich

theirvocabulary;

3.graspsomeexpressionsandgrammaticalpointstoimprovetheirreading

comprehension;

4.translatesometypicalsentencesintoChineseorEnglishbyusingsome

expressionslearnedinthepassagetoimprovetheirtranslatingability;

重點與難點：

1.masterthemainideaofthepassage2.adverbialclause

教學(xué)內(nèi)容與過程（設(shè)想，方法，手段）：

ExplainingDiscussingExemplifyingComparing

思考題，討論題，作業(yè)：

1.Groupdiscussion:whatisthedifferencebetweenthesonfeltabouthisfather

asayouthandhowhefeelsmanyyearslater?

2.Sentencetranslation

參考資料（含參考書，文獻）：

新視野大學(xué)英語教程教師用書外語教學(xué)與研究出版社

新編英語語法教程外語教學(xué)與研究出版社

牛津高級英漢雙解詞典牛津大學(xué)出版社

教學(xué)內(nèi)容與過程課后分析

UnitThree

SectionA(5teachingperiods)

AGoodHearttoLeanOn

I.Warming-upquestions:

Whatdoyouthinka“goodheart^^is?

Whydoyouthinkpeoplestaredatthefatherandson?

ILNewwords

1.lean:(vi.)restonsth.inalistingpositionfbrsupport

beinalistingposition;bend

e.g.:Whenhehasdifficulties,healwaysleansonusforhelp.

Donftleanoutofthewindow.

2.balance:(n.)evensharingofweight;even;equal

conditionthatexistswhentwooppositesareequalorin

evenlotsorpercents

(v.)(causeto)beevenandkeepinbalance

considerinrelationtosomethingelse;compare

e.g.:Ifsdifficulttokeepone'sbalanceonanicystreet.

Trytoachieveabetterbalancebetweenworkandplay.

Whenyourideabicycleyoumustlearntobalance.

Youhavetobalancethepositivepointsoflivinginabigcity

againstthenegativeones.

3.coordinate:(vt.)cause(differentparts,bodyparts,etc)towork

togetherverywell

e.g.:Wemustcoordinateoureffortstohelpthefloodvictims.

4.adjust:(v.)(to)becomeormakesuited(tonewconditions);to

change

(to)change(sth.)byasmallbitsothatitwillfitorbe

rightforuse;makeregular

e.g.:You'dbetteradjustyourselftothenewenvironment.

Myeyeglassesneedadjusting.

5.despite:(prep.)withoutbeinginfluencedby(thepointsmentioned)

e.g.:Theyhadawonderfulholiday,despitethebadweather.

Despitehisillness,hewenttowork.

6.amaze:(vt.)fill(sb.)withgreatsurpriseorwonder

e.g.:Wewereamazedatthechangeinhowhelooked

7.stress:(n.)demandsorworry(resultingfrommentalorbody

problems,difficultsituations,etc.)

specialpushingorimportance

(vt.)giveparticularimportanceto;push

giveforceto(awordorword-part)whenspeaking

e.g.:thestressesandstrainsofmodemlife

Hefeelsthatthereisnotenoughstressondramaattheschool.

ImuststressthatwhatIsayisconfidential.

Theword“machine”isstressedonitssecondsyllable.

8.complaint:(n.)theactofsayingthatoneisnotsatisfiedorunhappy

areportoflackofsatisfaction

e.g.:Youhavenocauseforcomplaint

We*vereceivedmanycomplaintsaboutbadwork.

complain:(vi.)

e.g.:TheAmericancouplecomplainedaboutthehighcostofvisiting

Europe.

9.envy:(n.)(of,at,towards)feelingoflackofworthcausedbysb.

else*sgoodfortuneorsuccess,esp.whenonewishesthis

foroneself

(vt.)feelenvyof(sb.)orat(sth.)

envious:(a.)(of)fiillofenvy;feeling,showingorexpressingenvy

e.g.:Hecouldn'thidehisenvyatmysuccess.

Ihavealwaysenviedyourgoodluck.

Hewasenviousofhisbrother'ssuccess.

10.engage:(v.)(in)(causesb.)takepartinorbeoccupiedinsth.

employsb.;hiresb.

useorattract(sb.*sthoughts,time,etc.)

e.g.:beengagedinbusiness

Hewasbusilyengagedinwritingletters.

Shewasengagedasasecretary.

Nothingengageshisattentionforlong.

11.urge:(vt.)tryhardorrepeatedlytopersuade(sb.)

encourageorexcitesb.todosth.

(n.)astrongwishorneed

e.g.:Heurgedustogo.

Urgedonbyhisworkfriends,hestoodforoffice,(recommend)

Ihadasuddenurgetotellherhusbandthetruth.

III.Detailedstudyofthetext

1.MorethanIrealized,Dadhashelpedmekeepmybalance.

MorethanIrealized:beyondmyrealization

e.g.:ThatismorethanIcantell.

Morethanmotherprepared,hisfailuremadeherfellunexpected.

2.Itwasdifficulttocoordinateoursteps—hishalting,mine

impatient——andbecauseofthat,wedidn,tsaymuchaswewentalong.

Butaswestartedout,healwayssaid,"Yousetthepace.Iwilltryto

adjusttoyou."

Meaning:Itwasdifficultfbrus(myfatherandme)totakeoursteps

together,becausehisstepswerehaltingorstoppingandstartingasif

uncertain,andmystepswantedtomovefaster.Butwhenwewentout

together,healwayssaid:"YoudecidethespeedofwalkingandIwill

trytochangemyspeedandkeepupwithyours/9

3.Healmostnevermissedaday,andwouldmakeittotheofficeeven

ifotherscouldnot.Amatterofpride.

makeit:arriveintime

besuccessfulinone'scareer

e.g.:Don'tworry!Ithinkwewillmakeit!

Hehasnevermadeitasanactor.

Amatterreferstohisfather'sneverbeingawayfromwork.

4.WhenIthinkofitnow,Iamamazedathowmuchcourageitmust

havetakenforagrownmantosubjecthimselftosuchshameand

stress.

subject...to...:causetoexperienceorsuffer

e.g.:Noonewouldwillinglysubjecthimselftosuchtreatment.

Shewasrepeatedlysubjectedtotorture.

5.NowthatIamolder

nowthat:because(somethinghashappened)

e.g.:Ilikehimalotnowthatheisolder.

6.Ononeoccasionafightbrokeoutatabeachparty,

breakout:beginsuddenlyandoftenviolently

e.g.:Aheatdiscussionbrokeoutintheclassroombetweenthechildren.

7.Nobodydid.Butthenextdaypeoplekiddedhimbysayingitwasthe

firsttimeanyfighterwasurgedtotakeadivebeforethefightbegan.

takeadive:Itisaslangexpression,itisoftenusedasametaphor,

meaning“topretend