unit 6 unit 6 feelings objectives 1. talk about true love and happy marriage. 2. develop proper...
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Unit 6 Feelings
Objectives1. Talk about true love and happy marri
age.
2. Develop proper attitudes to trashman’s work.
3. Write a paragraph of time sequence.4. Understand idiomatic expressions.5. Practice the new vocabulary.
1. Begin with the worn wedding album...
I. Story RetellingI. Story Retelling
Sweet Memory of the Widow
Bride & Groom...uncertain smiles...
Relatives & Friends...filed past; cheerful good wishes; crying;...
2. During the wedding
Wedding
Mysterious figure on the wedding:
— ... you are going to live a good life and be happy. You will work hard and love each other.
Aunt Esther Gubbins
Soon... … departed, in a borrowed car...
The couple’s doubt about Aunt Esther Gubbins...
Tips
… wrong church... wrong time; … who liked weddings and scanned for...
3. Honeymoon...
4. Life after the marriage
—ordinary
Examples
… neither ever asked...Both acted to fill their needs...Arriving from work,...
5. Usually around their anniversary...
The couple’s curiosity about Aunt Esther Gubbins...
Tips
Husband: ... the elderly woman did
attend their wedding accidentally.Wife: ... on some heavenly mission.
6. An episode in their life...
One evening,...The next morning,...
As to Aunt Esther Gubbins:… whoever she was, Aunt Esther Gubbins was right.
II. DiscussionII. Discussion
What kind of role did the short, elderly woman play in the whole story?
Paraphrase
Translation
Analysis
1. I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part 1. I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part
of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter with the man who is my husband. with the man who is my husband. (L3)(L3)
What do I experience again?The deep felt wish.What is the wish?
To be part of a...To sit by the fire...
StructureParaphrase
Again I deeply feel desire to be part of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter with the man who is my husband.
Translation
我又有了那为人之妻的强烈愿望,渴望着冬天里和是自己丈夫的男人一起坐在炉火边。
Normal order:This wish is so intense that...
so... that... 太…… 以至于……
2. So intense is this wish that if I write the word 2. So intense is this wish that if I write the word husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with tears. tears. (L4)(L4)
StructureParaphrase
Translation
这愿望如此强烈,以至若将“丈夫”二字写到纸上,我就会热泪盈眶。
This wish is so strong that if I write the word husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with tears.
3. The last person to approach the couple was a 3. The last person to approach the couple was a short, elderly woman who smiled as she short, elderly woman who smiled as she congratulated them—not by name but as “wife” congratulated them—not by name but as “wife” and “husband”. and “husband”. (L18)(L18)
ParaphraseParaphrase
The last person to get close to greet the couple was a short, old woman. When she greeted them, she smiled and simply called them “wife” and “husband”.
Translation最后一个走到新婚夫妇前的是一位矮矮的、上了年纪的妇人。她笑着祝贺他们,不是直呼其名,而是称他们为“妻子”和“丈夫”。
Analysis
It’s time to do sth. 到该做……的时候了
Whether... or... 不管是……还是……
4. Anyway, it’s time to stop wondering whether she 4. Anyway, it’s time to stop wondering whether she came from heaven or a nearby town. came from heaven or a nearby town. (L57)(L57)
StructureParaphrase
可不管怎么说,我们不该再去猜测她是来自天上还是来自附近的城镇了。
Translation
In any case, we should stop being curious about who the old woman was and where she came from.
Old to New
Chinese to English
Word Using
1. surround (L13)
surrounding surrounding adj.adj. (only before a noun)that is near or around sth.e.g. e.g. Oxford and the surrounding villages are famous Oxford and the surrounding villages are famous scenic spots.scenic spots.
surroundingsurroundingss n. everything that is near or around you;
the place where you live
e.g.
Most people like to live in pleasant surroundings.
派生词派生词
I. Word UsingI. Word Using
2. sympathize (with sb./sth.) (L13) v. ① to understand and share sb.’s feelings
TranslationTranslation
We sympathized with him when he
lost
his job.KeyKey我们同情他,因为他失业了。我们同情他,因为他失业了。
2. sympathize (with sb./sth.) v. ② to be in agreement with sb./sth.
TranslationTranslation我很难赞同他的看法。
KeyKey
I found it difficult to sympathize withI found it difficult to sympathize with
his opinions.his opinions.
3. congratulate (sb. on sth.) (L20) v. to express pleasure at someone’s success
TranslationTranslation父亲祝贺儿子通过了考试。
KeyKey
The father congratulated theThe father congratulated the
son on passing his test.son on passing his test.
4. convey (sth. to sb.) (L28) v. ① to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to
sb.; to communicate sth.
TranslationTranslation
The movie conveys a lot of information
in an entertaining manner.
KeyKey这部电影以充满趣味的手法传达很多信息。这部电影以充满趣味的手法传达很多信息。
4. convey (sth. to sb.) v. ① to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to
sb.; to communicate sth.
TranslationTranslation有时手势比语言更能表达意思。
KeyKey
Sometimes gestures convey one’s Sometimes gestures convey one’s
meaningmeaning
better than words.better than words.
4. convey v. ② to transport sb./sth. from one place to anot
her
e.g.
This train conveys both passengers and goods.
5. anniversary (L43) n. 周年纪念日e.g.A couple’s 50th wedding anniversaryis called the golden wedding.
Use itUse it
Do you know what are the silver Do you know what are the silver wedding and the diamond wedding? wedding and the diamond wedding? Tips Tips
25th anniversary, 60th/75th wedding anniversary
6. fade (L49)
v. ① (cause to) lose color, freshness or vigor
e.g.
Flowers soon fade when cut.
TranslationTranslation太阳西下,天色转眼变黑。太阳西下,天色转眼变黑。
KeyKey
The sun was setting and the light
was fading fast.
6. fade away (from) v. ② to disappear slowly
Use itUse it他脸上的笑容渐渐消失。他脸上的笑容渐渐消失。
KeyKey
The smile faded from his face.
fairly large
a fellow worker
happy
leave; go away
remember
answer
special
concerning; about
considerable colleague cheerful depart recall respond peculiar regarding
II. Old to NewII. Old to New
III. Chinese to EnglishIII. Chinese to English
婚礼相册结婚纪念日
鱼贯而过蜜月
满足需要抑制欲望侦探小说
wedding album
wedding anniversary
file past honeymoon fill one’s need restrain the
desire spy novel
Develop a Paragraph of Time Sequence
1.When we are telling a story, we 1.When we are telling a story, we usually usually describe the events in the time describe the events in the time order.order.
A sample
I. Analysis and I. Analysis and SamplesSamples
One dayOne day, my friend Liu came to see me. He asked me to help him prepare the room for the meeting in in the eveningthe evening. I agreed, and together we swept the floor, and arranged the chairs in rows. AfterAfter we had finished, we sat down and had a short rest.
2. If we want to make the story 2. If we want to make the story more more interesting, we can use the interesting, we can use the past past perfect tense to talk about perfect tense to talk about earlierearlier events.events.
A sample
One day, my friend Liu came to see me. He told me that the college had arrangedhad arranged a meeting for the evening, and he had offeredhad offered to prepare the room. He asked me to help him. I agreed, and together we swept the floor, and arranged the chairs in rows. After we had finishedhad finished, we sat down and had a short rest.
II. Your TaskII. Your Task
1. In his reply, the manager of the bus company said that the bus hadn’t stopped to pick up the passengers.
2. In England, a man wrote a letter of complaint to the bus company.
3. He pointed out that if the bus had stopped, the bus would have been late.
4. A number of people were waiting at the bus stops, but the driver took no notice of them.
5. He said that the local bus had passed by several bus stops without stopping.
Key: 2-5-4-1-3
Put the sentences into time order.
Section BReading Skill
Understanding Idiomatic Expressions
Exercises
I. Understanding Idiomatic Expressions
The meaning of idiomatic expressions can bevery hard—even impossible—to guess.Word formations in dictionaries don’t alwayshelp, and can even fool us entirely! But sometimes context clues—examples,explanations, opposites or similar phrases—can be helpful to figure out the meaning ofidiomatic expressions.
1. The new comer was as comfortable as an old shoe and we soon became friends.
II. Exercises: Guess the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions.
keykey
easy to talk and work easy to talk and work withwith
2. A motor would be a white elephant to him, because he can’t drive.
key key
a big but useless object a big but useless object to its ownerto its owner
3. I told her to read over her composition and weed out every sentence that was not about
the subject.
keykey
to remove what is unwantedto remove what is unwanted
4. Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains and succeed.
keykey to think out sth. difficultto think out sth. difficult
5. The way most people look at you, you’d think a trashman was a monster. Say hello and they stare at you in surprise. They don’t realize we’re
human. key: key:
a trashman is someone that everya trashman is someone that everyone wants to get away fromone wants to get away from
Attitudes to Attitudes to
Trashmen’s Work?Trashmen’s Work?
1. People’s response to greeting 1. People’s response to greeting from a from a trashman: trashman: nothing a surprised stare startled retreat indoors frightened coldness
Make lists of major points
2. Steve’s attitude to his own 2. Steve’s attitude to his own work:work: do it for the money, not the only work he can do; not be ashamed of it, but not boast about it; not dirty; as good as we are.
3. Author’s attitude to his own 3. Author’s attitude to his own work:work: exercise; outdoors in clean air; not dirty on the job; essential task; leave this country a little cleaner; respect for trashmen.
ParaphraseParaphrase
TranslationTranslation
StructureStructure
1. My shoulder hurt wickedly each time I put
another full barrel on it, and my legs occasionally trembled as I was heading to the street. (L2)
ParaphraseEach time when I put another full barrel of trash on my shoulder, my shoulder ached badly, and sometimes my legs even shook as I was walking to the street.
StructureStructureMy shoulder hurt wickedly.My legs occasionally trembled.
Each time I put another full barrel on it.As I was heading to the street.
Translation每次我将满满的一桶垃圾扛上肩,肩膀就疼得厉害,有时候扛着垃圾朝街上走,腿都打颤。
When?
2. I said hello in quite a few yards before the message registered that this wasn’t normally done. (L14)
TranslationTranslation
我隔着好几码说了声“你好”,可马上意识到这不合常理。
ParaphraseParaphrase
When I said hello to them, in many yards around the home where I collected garbage, people’s nonverbal responses lead me to understand that I shouldn’t have spoken to them.
Word Using
Old to New
Chinese to English
I. Old to New unable to hear completely different
from painful from a wound without a stop first, earliest honest unable to escape speak too proudly of serious, morally wrong
continuous original deaf contrary to frank boast about sore wicked be in for
registerretreatspontaneouslyyellresponse
escape record; show that happens in a
natural way shout out a reply, an action done in answer
I. Old to New
go to match;suit feel embarrassed shake
uncontrollably easy to talk to visit a number of
people or places
head to go withbe ashamed of trembleapproachablemake the rounds
I. Old to New
II. Chinese to English
haul trash for four solid hours continuou
sly cannot image there will
be joy in it look sb. in the eye be in for trouble
o 整整四小时持续不停地运送垃圾
o 想象不到其中的乐趣
o 直视某人o 肯定会倒霉
Chinese to Englishexchange greetings that go with civilized waysThe theory will not hold water.call for respect for both the economists and the trashmen
o 有礼貌地互相问好
o 这理论将行不通 。
o 要求既尊重经济学家,也尊敬垃圾清理工
1. image (L6) vt.vt. make a copy of the form of sth.; make a copy of the form of sth.; make a picture of make a picture of
III . Word Using
e.g.e.g.
Try to Try to imageimage being on the moon. being on the moon.
TranslationTranslation很难设想一个没有法律的社会会是怎么很难设想一个没有法律的社会会是怎么样的样的。。
KeyKey
It is hard to image a society without
law.
1. image n.n. a copy of object(s); a copy of object(s); mental picture of an objectmental picture of an object
TranslationTranslation
1) I cannot make an 1) I cannot make an imageimage of that old of that old novel novel in my mind. in my mind.
2) He is the very 2) He is the very imageimage of his father. of his father.KeyKey1) 这本小说在我脑海里的印象已经不深了。2) 他的长相酷似他父亲。
imaginaryimaginary
imaginativeimaginative
imaginableimaginable
imagine imagine
1.image
imagine—imagine— 想象想象imaginable—imaginable— 能想象的,可想象到的能想象的,可想象到的imaginary—imaginary— 假象的,虚构的假象的,虚构的imaginative—imaginative— 富有想象力的富有想象力的- - All the troubles are __________.All the troubles are __________.- - an ____________ writeran ____________ writer- - every ___________ meansevery ___________ means- - I didn’t __________ becoming a writer in my I didn’t __________ becoming a writer in my childhood. childhood.
2. be ashamed of (L34) feel embarrassed or shamed aboutfeel embarrassed or shamed about
e.g.e.g.
People should People should feel ashamed offeel ashamed of polluting their environment.polluting their environment.
TranslationTranslation犯了这样的低级错误,我感到惭愧。犯了这样的低级错误,我感到惭愧。
KeyKey
I feel ashamed of myself for making
such a silly mistake.
3. boast about/of (L34) speak too proudly ofspeak too proudly of
e.g.e.g.
It’s disgusting to hear him It’s disgusting to hear him boasting boasting about/ofabout/of his new car. his new car.
TranslationTranslation他因考试得高分而洋洋得意。他因考试得高分而洋洋得意。
KeyKey
He boasts of having got a high score on
the exam.
4. contrary to (L42) completely different fromcompletely different from
e.g.e.g.
Contrary toContrary to what the fans had what the fans had expected, the football team lost.expected, the football team lost.
TranslationTranslation他不听医生的忠告,跑去游泳。他不听医生的忠告,跑去游泳。
KeyKey
Contrary to his doctor’s advice, he went
swimming.
5. be in for (L47) unable to escape; sure to get or haveunable to escape; sure to get or have
TranslationTranslation
The weather report says we are in for a The weather report says we are in for a
storm.storm.
KeyKey天气预报说将有风暴。天气预报说将有风暴。
What is a trashman’s routine work? What do
they dump?
Dump
Lift
Walk
walk up and down a street
enter the houses' gardens
collect a dustbin
take it out to the dustcart
empty it
replace the bin from exactly where it came
and normally suffer from being looked down upon
What do they dump?
Garbage: The by-products of animal orvegetable foodstuffs, resulting fromthe handling or preparation of foodor other matter which is subject todecomposition, decay, putrefactionor the generation of noxious oroffensive gases and odors.
Litter:
Litter is misplaced, not containerized, man-made or used solid waste. Litter is also a dirty, ugly, costly mess!
Household Trash:Any waste accumulation of paper, sweepings, dust,rags, bottles, discarded toys and smallappliances, cans or similar materialsattendant to housekeeping, excludinggarbage.
Yard Trash: includes leaves, grasstrimmings, shrubberytrimming, excludinggarbage. It does notinclude dirt, rocks,stumps,large automotive parts andthe like.
Bulky Household Trash: Any waste accumulation of bulky items suchas stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers,water heaters, sofas, box springs, carpetsand similar items.