1、辽 东学 院 大 学英语课程系列教案 新 视野大学英语 读 写教 程 第 三版 第 一册 1 Unit 2 Section B Time slows down 那一刻，时光驻足 1 Time slows down (Title) Meaning beyond words: The author describes “time” as a person who slows down his paces to show a strong desire to hold onto something that has passed or is passing. Note: Like Text A, T
2、ext B is also written in the narrative present or the dramatic present. Again, the author uses the present tense throughout to describe events that happened in the past. The purpose is to make the past events sound vivid, as if they were happening right now. 1 “Daddy, lets take a walk.“ 2 Its an Apr
3、il day in Virginia. He nods, puts his hands on the arms of his wheelchair, whispers something that makes little sense. I try to help him up, but he is too heavy and limp. 3 “Come for a walk, and then Ive brought you a surprise.“ 4 The white curtains surge in the breeze. 5 Shivering, he complains its
4、 chilly. “Its cold, Im tired. Cant we go home now?“ 1 “爸爸，我们去散散步吧。” 2 这是弗吉尼亚四月的一天。 他点点头，把手放到轮椅的扶手上，嘟哝着谁也听不懂的话。 我试着扶他起来，但是他太重了，而且也太虚弱了。 3 “去散散步，然后呢 我给你带来了一个惊喜。” 4 微风吹过，白色的窗帘飘了起来。 5 他哆嗦着，抱怨天太冷。 “冷，我累了。我们现在回家不行吗？” 2 He nods, puts his hands on the arms of his wheelchair, whispers something that makes li
5、ttle sense. (Para. 2) Collocation note: The collocation make sense, with its variations like make little sense, make no sense, not make any sense, and make some sense, is worth our attention. Make, one of the most commonly used verbs, is particularly strong in terms of collocation. Apart from make s
6、ense, in Unit 1 we have come across make mistakes/friends, etc. When make collocates with nouns indicating actions, it means to take the actions. For example, if someone suggests something, you can say that they make a suggestion; if someone promises something, you can say that they make a promise.
7、In this unit, we are going to review the collocations with the verb make. 3 I try to help him up, but he is too heavy and limp. (Para. 2) Meaning: I try to help him get up from the wheelchair, but he is too heavy and too weak to get up. 4 The white curtains surge in the breeze. (Para. 4) Meaning: Su
8、ddenly, the white curtains move quickly in the gentle wind. 5 Shivering, he complains its chilly. (Para. 5) Meaning: Slightly shaking, he says in an unhappy tone of voice that it is cold. Usage note: 1 The verb complain has the following usages: complain that City residents complain that the housing
9、 price is unreasonably high. 城市居民抱怨房价过高。 complain about Dont just complain about whats wrong with it; suggest some positive ways to solve the problem. 不要只是抱怨哪里不对，要提出一些积极的办法去解决问题。 complain to 辽 东学 院 大 学英语课程系列教案 新 视野大学英语 读 写教 程 第 三版 第 一册 2 He threatened that he would complain to the boss. 他威胁说要去向老板投诉。
10、 2 Another commonly used expression is complain of, which means “ say that you feel ill or have a pain in a part of your body” (诉说有病痛 ). For example: In August, my mother started complaining of an ache in her back. 八月份，我妈妈开始说后背疼。 6 Suddenly were far away in a time long past in part of a harbor Ive n
11、ever seen before. December, Chicago, Im five, and cold. One glove is lost. My feet are tired. His legs are longer; he strides quickly through melting snow, toward buildings like airplane sheds with immense doors. 6 突然间，我们仿佛回到了很久很久以前，我们来到一个我从来没见过的港口。 那时是十二月份，在芝加哥，我五岁，我很冷。 一只手套丢了。 我也走不动了。 他的腿长多了，大步流星地
12、走过正在融化的雪地，走向一群装着大门的像是飞机机库一样的建筑。 6 Suddenly were far away in a time long past in part of a harbor Ive never seen before. (Para. 6) Meaning beyond words: When the father is reluctant to walk and complains about the chilly weather, the daughters memory flashes far back into a similar situation, when sh
13、e was a small child, tired and cold, in a harbor where she has never been before. Here the daughter starts to recall the past. Usage note: past, passed 1 past常用作形容词，表示“ 过去了的”，同动词 pass的过去分词 passed用作表语时的意义相近。例如 : Those times are past./Those times are passed away. 那样的时光都过去了。 2 有时， past与 passed的用法和意义有所不
14、同。例如 : With all these examinations past, he could enjoy a carefree holiday. 所有这些考试结束后，他就可以享受一个无忧无虑的假期了。 3 past还可以用作名词、介词或副词。而过去分词 passed没有类似的用法。例如 : The past is past. 过去的就让它过去吧。 (名词、形容词 ) He is looking at the soldiers walking past the window. 他看着战士们从窗前走过。 (介词 ) A horse galloped past. 一匹马飞驰而过。 (副词 )
15、7 December, Chicago, Im five, and cold. One glove is lost. My feet are tired. (Para. 6) Meaning beyond words: This is a situation similar to what is happening now. 8 His legs are longer; he strides quickly through melting snow, toward buildings like airplane sheds with immense doors. (Para. 6) Meani
16、ng: He has longer legs, so he walks quickly with big steps through melting snow, toward buildings with extremely large doors that look like places for keeping airplanes. 7 This is the most exciting place I have ever been. Suddenly my fatigue is gone. I could walk along here forever, at least until I
17、 find out how to get aboard one of the boats. 8 We slow down our pace. Smaller sheds now. A green diner. Smells of fish and smoke. We enter a little hut. Barrels of salty water, string bags of shellfish, bundles of fish laid out on ice. 9 “Daddy, look at that snake!“ 10 “No, thats an eel,“ says Dadd
18、y. “Smoked. Well take a portion home for supper.“ 11 “I certainly wont eat that!“ 12 “All right,“ he says, and carries the smelly package. As we walk back, he tells me about migrations of eels to the Sargasso Sea: how eels come down Dalmatian rivers and swim across the Mediterranean and then the who
19、le Atlantic, until they reach the warm Sargasso Sea. Here they lay their eggs, and then the baby eels swim back to the native rivers of their parents. 7 这是我到过的最令人兴奋的地方。 忽然之间，我的疲惫消失得无影无踪。 我可以一直在辽 东学 院 大 学英语课程系列教案 新 视野大学英语 读 写教 程 第 三版 第 一册 3 这里走下去，起码可以一直走到我设法登上其中的一条船为止。 8 我们放慢了脚步。 现在我们看到的是一些小一点的货棚，还有一
20、间绿色的小餐馆。 四周弥漫着鱼和烟的味道。 我们走进一个小棚里。 里面是一桶桶的海水，一网兜一网兜的贝类海鲜，还有一捆捆放在冰块上的鱼。 9 “爸爸，快看那条蛇！” 10“不，那是鳗鱼，” 爸爸说。 “烟熏的。我们买一段回家当晚饭吃。” 11 “我才不吃那个东西呢！” 12 “好吧，”他说道，然后拿起那包腥味很重的鱼。 我们往回走的时候，他给我讲鳗鱼向马尾藻海洄游的故事：鳗鱼怎样从达尔玛提亚地区的河流游过地中海，再游过整个大西洋，直到抵达温暖的马尾藻海。 它们在那里产卵，然后幼鱼再游回到它们的父母原先待过的河流。 9 Suddenly my fatigue is gone. (Para. 7)
21、 Meaning: Suddenly I no longer feel tired at all. 10 I could walk along here forever, at least until I find out how to get aboard one of the boats. (Para. 7) Meaning: I could walk along here forever. At least I could walk until I find a way to get onto one of the boats. 11 We slow down our pace. Sma
22、ller sheds now. A green diner. (Para. 8) Meaning beyond words: Now the daughter is describing her childhood memories of going to a harbor. Noun phrases instead of complete sentences are used to create vividness. Now they come to a place where there are smaller sheds. There is a small green restauran
23、t that serves cheap meals. diner: n. C (esp. AmE) a small restaurant that serves cheap meals （价格便宜的）小餐馆，小饭店 12 Barrels of salty water, string bags of shellfish, bundles of fish laid out on ice. (Para. 8) Note: Here the daughter keeps using phrases instead of full sentences to describe what they see.
24、 She uses barrels of, string bags (网兜 ) of andbundles of to emphasize the great number of these things. 13 “Smoked. Well take a portion home for supper.”(Para. 10) Meaning: “The eel is smoked. And we will take a part of it back home for supper.” smoked: a. (of fish, meat, etc.) left in smoke to give
25、 it a special taste 熏制的 smoked eel/salmon/sausage 熏鳗鱼 /熏三文鱼 /熏香肠 14 As we walk back, he tells me about migrations of eels to the Sargasso Sea (Para. 12) Meaning: On the way back, my father tells me how eels travel regularly to the Sargasso Sea. 13 Back at last in the apartment, he unwraps the eel, o
26、pens his pocket knife and slices carefully. 14 “I wont eat it,“ I say suspiciously. 15 “Try one bite, just for me.“ 16 “I wont like it.“ 17 While he hangs up our coats, I test one pinch. Smelly, smoky, and salty. 18 He goes into the kitchen to heat milk for me and tea for himself. I test another pin
27、ch. Then another. He returns with the steaming cups. 19 The eel has vanished. 20 Because it is Sunday and I am five, he forgives me. Time slows down and the love flows in father to daughter and back again. 21 At 19, I fly out to Japan. My father and I climb Mount Fuji. High above the Pacific, and ho
28、urs 辽 东学 院 大 学英语课程系列教案 新 视野大学英语 读 写教 程 第 三版 第 一册 4 up the slope, we picnic on dried eel, seaweed crackers, and cold rice wrapped in the eel skin. He reaches the peak first. 13 我们终于回到了公寓。他拆开鳗鱼包，打开折叠小刀，小心地切片。 14“我不吃，”我狐疑地说道。 15 “尝一口，就算为了我。” 16“我不会喜欢它的。” 17 当他在挂我们的外套时，我尝了一丁点儿。 很腥，带着烟熏味，还咸咸的。 18 他去厨房帮我热
29、牛奶，并给他自己热茶。 我又尝了一丁点儿。 然后，又尝了一点儿。 他从厨房回来，端着热气腾腾的杯子。 19 鳗鱼已经消失得无影无踪了。 20 因为是星期天，我又只有五岁，他原谅了我。 时光在此刻驻足，爱意在此刻流淌 从父亲流向女儿，又从女儿流向父亲。 21 十九岁的时候，我飞去日本。 父亲和我一起登富士山。 我们爬了几小时后，在俯瞰太平洋的山坡上野餐，吃着鳗鱼干、海苔饼干和鳗鱼皮包的冷饭团。 他第一个登上山顶。 15 Back at last in the apartment, he unwraps the eel, opens his pocket knife and slices care
30、fully. (Para. 13) slice: v. (also up) cut meat, bread, vegetables, etc. into thin flat pieces 把 切成薄片 Slice (up) the onions and add them to the meat. 把洋葱切成片，然后加到肉里。 16 “I wont eat it,” I say suspiciously. (Para. 14)/“Try one bite, just for me.” (Para. 15)/“I wont like it.” (Para. 16) Meaning beyond w
31、ords: Paragraphs 14-16 contain a short sentimental conversation between the father and the daughter in the long past, which presents the image of a loving and affectionate father encouraging the daughter to try something new. 17 While he hangs up our coats, I test one pinch. Smelly, smoky, and salty
32、. (Para. 17) Meaning: While he hangs up our coats, I try a small amount of eel out of curiosity. It has a strong unpleasant smell with a taste of smoke, and it contains too much salt. Usage note: hang hang在表示不同意义时，其过去式和过去分词形式不同。 1 hang在表示 “绞死；吊死 ”的意义时，其过去式和过去分词为 hanged, hanged。例如 : The prisoner was
33、sentenced to be hanged. 那个囚犯被判处绞刑。 2 hang在表示其他意义时，其过去式和过去分词为 hung, hung。例如 : Her long hair hung over her face. 她的长发垂下来遮住了脸庞。 Word formation note: smelly, smoky, salty都是由名词加后缀 -y 构成的形容词，在文中用来形容鳗鱼的味道。常见的由后缀 -y 构成的形容词还有： bloody, cloudy, dusty, fatty, flowery, foggy, grassy 等。文中还用了其他类似的形容词，例如： chilly (P
34、ara. 5), shy (Para. 28), silvery (Para. 32)。 18 He goes into the kitchen to heat milk for me and tea for himself. I test another pinch. Then another. He returns with the steaming cups. (Para. 18)/The eel has vanished. (Para. 19) Meaning beyond words: This is a very vivid description of how the daugh
35、ter tastes bit by bit the smelly, smoky, and salty eel until she finishes the whole eel all by herself. 19 Because it is Sunday and I am five, he forgives me. Time slows down and the love flows in father to daughter and back again. (Para. 20) Meaning beyond words: The daughter thinks her father does
36、 not blame her probably because it is Sunday or probably because she is small. But for whatever reasons, no words of complaint come 辽 东学 院 大 学英语课程系列教案 新 视野大学英语 读 写教 程 第 三版 第 一册 5 from her father. Time slows down when affectionate love flows between the father and the daughter. 20 At 19, I fly out to
37、 Japan. My father and I climb Mount Fuji. High above the Pacific, and hours up the slope, we picnic on dried eel, seaweed crackers, and cold rice wrapped in the eel skin. He reaches the peak first. (Para. 21) Meaning beyond words: The daughter describes another experience with her father when he is
38、strong and energetic. Note: “High above the Pacific, and hours up the slope” describes the position where they picnic: The slope is high above the Pacific, and it takes hours of climbing to get there. Dried eel, seaweed crackers, cold rice wrapped in the eel skin are all typical Japanese food. Here
39、the daughter mentions food with eel again, showing that she and her father have something in common and enjoy their moments together. 22 As the years stretch, we walk along waterways all over the world. With his long stride, he often overtakes me. Ive never known anyone with such energy. 23 Some day
40、s, time flies with joy all around. Other days, time rots like old fish. 24 Today in the nursing home in Virginia, anticipating his reluctance, I beg boldly and encourage him, “Please, Daddy, just a little walk. You are supposed to exercise.“ 25 He cant get out of his chair. Not that he often gets up
41、 on his own, but once in a while hell suddenly have a surge of strength. I stoop to lift his feet from the foot restraints, fold back the metal pieces which often scrape his delicate, paper-thin skin. “Come, now you can stand.“ 26 He grips the walker and struggles forward. Gradually I lift and pull
42、him to his feet. Standing unsteadily, he sways and then gains his balance. 22 随着岁月的流逝，我们游遍了世界各地的江川湖海。 他步子大，所以经常走得比我快。 我不知道除了他，还有谁能有如此旺盛的精力。 23 有些日子，时间在快乐中飞逝，也有些日子会像不新鲜的鱼一样，令人难受。 24 今天，在弗吉尼亚的养老院里，虽然明知他不太愿意，我还是大胆地请求他、鼓励他：“来吧，爸爸，就走一小会儿。你应该锻炼锻炼。” 25 他无法从轮椅上站起来。 不是说他能常常靠自己站起身来，但是偶尔，他会突然来那么一股子劲儿。 我弯下身，把他的
43、脚从脚蹬里拿出来，收起经常把他脆弱的、薄纸般的皮肤擦伤的金属脚踏。 “来，你现在可以站起来了。” 26 他抓住助步车，努力往前起身。 慢慢地，我连拖带拽地帮他站了起来。 他站在那儿，有点儿不稳 ，摇摇晃晃，然后才站稳了。 21 As the years stretch, we walk along waterways all over the world. With his long stride, he often overtakes me. (Para. 22) Meaning beyond words: The daughter is still recalling the time w
44、hen her father is healthy and strong. At this point, the daughter is preparing us to make a comparison: Her father who is strong and energetic in the past becomes weak and limp now. waterway: n. C a river or canal that boats travel on 水路；航道 Venice is best known for the many waterways which crisscros
45、s through it. 威尼斯以众多河道纵横其间而著称。 22 Some days, time flies with joy all around. Other days, time rots like old fish. (Para. 23) Meaning beyond words: Here the daughter looks back on the years of life with her father. There are good old days when time flies fast and days when they are not so happy. In e
46、ffect, this short paragraph serves as a transition from the past to the present. From the next paragraph, the story comes to the present: the aging father in a nursing home in Virginia. 辽 东学 院 大 学英语课程系列教案 新 视野大学英语 读 写教 程 第 三版 第 一册 6 time flies: (also the hours/the days, etc. fly) used to say that a
47、period of time seems to pass very quickly 时间飞逝 How time flies! The one-month training is coming to the end. 时间过得真快啊！一个月的培训快要结束了。 rot: v. decay by a gradual natural process, or make sth. do this （使）腐烂；（使）腐败 The trees were cut and left to rot. 树被砍伐后任其腐烂。 Note: “Rot like old fish” is a simile (明喻 ) ind
48、icating that something is getting bad like old fish. 23 Today in the nursing home in Virginia, anticipating his reluctance, I beg boldly and encourage him, “Please, Daddy, just a little walk. You are supposed to exercise.” (Para. 24) Meaning: Today I am visiting my father, who is living in a nursing
49、 home in Virginia. I know that he doesnt want to take a walk, but I ask bravely and encourage him, “Please, Daddy, well just take a short walk. You should do some exercise.” 24 Not that he often gets up on his own, but once in a while hell suddenly have a surge of strength. (Para. 25) Meaning: It is not that he often gets up from the wheelchair by himself; however, now and then, he suddenly becomes stronger to stand up. Sentence structure note: not that bu t (that) 1 在该结构中， bu
