1、Unit 3 The Accident,In this passage, the narrator tells us a story about an American woman named Donna. When she was a teenager, she was injured in a car accident, and big scars were left on her face. Many years later, the narrator learned from Donnas mother about Donnas life. In the night of the ac
2、cident, Donna was deeply impressed by the nurses job, and from then on, she decided to be a nurse. She graduated with honors, got a good job in a hospital, met a young doctor, fell in love and is happily married with two beautiful children. She believes that the car accident is the best thing that e
3、ver happened to her. Donna has taken a positive attitude towards the accident and she turned it into a blessing.,Background Information,1. How do you understand the title of the passage?,2. There are quarrels between the writer and her father. Do you have similar stories in your family?,3. What are
4、the similarities and dissimilarities between Text A and Text B?,Background Information,Reading Through,Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday that year. As a result, the usual Sunday night youth group meeting at the church was going to be a big celebration. A mother of two teenage girls asked me after the m
5、orning service if I could find a ride for her girls that night, as I was the chairman of the youth committee. I promised I would.,Para. 1,Chinese,The Accident,Text B,The girls were seated beside me as we drove to the church that night. We came up over a rise in the road, only to see an accident ahea
6、d of us on the road. Because it had started to freeze and the road was very slick, we were unable to stop, and drove into the back of a car. I turned to see if the girls were okay, and I heard one of them scream, “O-o-oh, Donna!“ There were no seat belts in cars at that time. Donna had been thrown f
7、ace first through the cars front window and the sharp edge of the broken glass had made two deep cuts into her face. Blood was streaming down. It was a terrible sight.,Para. 2,Chinese,Text B,The investigating police officer said the accident had been unavoidable, but I still felt terrible that a bea
8、utiful seventeen-year-old girl would have to go through life with scars on her face. And it had happened when she was in my care. At the hospital, the doctor immediately took Donna to sew her stitches. It seemed to take a long time, and I asked a nurse about the delay. She said that the doctor on du
9、ty happened to be a plastic surgeon. He was taking great care with Donnas face to reduce the look of the scars as much as possible.,Para. 3-4,Chinese,Text B,Since it was Christmas, the doctors in the hospital tried to send patients home and postponed all elective surgeries. As a result, Donna was th
10、e sole patient on her floor. The nurse told me that Donna had been given a pill for her pain, and kept asking questions about the medical procedures. The nurses kept making up excuses to go into Donnas room to chat with her!,Para. 5,Chinese,Text B,Donnas mother and sister did not blame me for the ac
11、cident and even went out of their way to thank me for taking care of the girls that night. As for Donna, she found that make-up almost completely covered her scars. That made me feel better, but I still couldnt rid myself of guilt. A year later, I moved to the suburbs and lost touch with Donna and h
12、er family.,Para. 6,Chinese,Text B,Fifteen years later, I was invited back to the church for a series of services. The last night I was there, I noticed Donnas mother. Like a flash of lightning, the memories of the accident, the blood, and the scars flew back. When Donnas mother stood before me she h
13、ad a big smile on her face. She was almost laughing when she asked, “Do you remember how interested Donna was in what the nurses did the night of the accident?“ Yes, I remembered. Then her mother went on:,Para. 7,Chinese,Text B,“Well, Donna decided to become a nurse. She graduated with honors, got a
14、 good job in a hospital, met a young doctor, fell in love and is happily married with two beautiful children. She told me to be sure to tell you that the accident was the best thing that ever happened to her!“,Para. 8,Chinese,Text B,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Christmas Eve that year happened
15、to be a Sunday. .,Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday that year.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Because of the unusual occasion, the usual Sunday night youth group meeting at the churchwould turn out to be a great celebration. .,As a result, the usual Sunday night youth group meeting at the church was
16、 going to be a big celebration.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: When the morning service was over, a mother who had two daughters in their teens asked if I could get a car to take them to the church that night. She made such a request because I was the head of the youth committee. .,A mother of tw
17、o teenage girls asked me after the morning service if I could find a ride for her girls that night, as I was the chairman of the youth committee.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Here up indicates an upward direction.Over means that the car reached the top of the hill after climbing it.Rise in this
18、 sentence is used as a noun meaning an upward slope or the raised part of the road. .,We came up over a rise in the road, only to see an accident ahead of us on the road.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: As I looked back to find out whether the girls were injured or not, I heard a sudden loud cry f
19、rom one of them. .,I turned to see if the girls were okay, and I heard one of them scream.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: When the car had to stop suddenly, Donna flew through the front window as she was not wearing a seat belt. When this happened, the front window of the car broke all around her
20、 and some glass cut Donnas face deeply in two places. .,Donna had been thrown face first through the cars front window and the sharp edge of the broken glass had made two deep cuts into her face.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: The police officer who was responsible for the investigation of this a
21、ccident said that there hadbeen no way to prevent the accident from happening. However, I still had a strong guilty feeling because the girl was only seventeen years old and she would have to bear the scars on her face all her life.,The investigating police officer said the accident had been unavoid
22、able, but I still felt terrible that a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl would have to go through life with scars on her face.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: The doctor was very careful while sewing the wound in her face so as to make the scars aslittle visible as possible.,He was taking great ca
23、re with Donnas face to reduce the look of the scars as much as possible.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: The doctors in the hospital asked the patients to go back to their homes for the Christmas celebrations, and put off all the operations which were not urgent. .,Since it was Christmas, the doct
24、ors in the hospital tried to send patients home and postponed all elective surgeries.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Donnas mother and sister didnt think I was responsible for (or did not accuse me of) the accident. Instead, they even took a lot of trouble to thank me for taking care of the girls
25、 that night. .,Donnas mother and sister did not blame me for the accident and even went out of their way to thank me for taking care of the girls that night.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: Donnas mother and sisters thanking me insteadof blaming me made me feel better, but I was always haunted by
26、a feeling of guilt.,That made me feel better, but I still couldnt rid myself of guilt.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: All of a sudden, I recalled so many things so quickly: the accident, the blood, the scars, and so on. .,Like a flash of lightning, the memories of the accident, the blood, and the
27、 scars flew back.,Meaning of the Sentences,Meaning: She did well in school and graduated with high marks. She got a good job in hospital, where she fell in love with a young doctor and got married. Now they live happily with two beautiful children. .,She graduated with honors, got a good job in a ho
28、spital, met a young doctor, fell in love and is happily married with two beautiful children.,New Words,church,unable,blood,sew,committee,scream,stream,delay,surgeon,plastic,patient,postphone,procedure,rid,blame,flash,Expressions,on duty,take care with,make up,blame for,go out of ones way (to do),rid
29、 of,churchn. 【1】 a building for public Christian worship 教堂；礼拜堂e.g. Walk as far as the church, then turn left.走到教堂那儿，然后左转弯。【2】 the religious services held in a church 礼拜仪式e.g. My aunt goes to church every week.我姨妈每星期都去做礼拜。Note the difference between the following pairs of expressions:go to church 去做
30、礼拜 go to the church 去教堂at church 在做礼拜 in the church 在教堂,Exercises,Exercises,church,2.在悉尼，我们看见好多海外留学生做礼拜。,We saw many overseas students at church in Sydney.,1.从山顶上可以看到教堂的尖顶。,The church spire can be seen from the top of the mountain.,Exercises,committee n. 委员会,e.g. The committee comprises seven people
31、. 委员会由7人组成。,他在掌管市政会开支的委员会任职。,Hes on the committee that controls council spending.,Exercises,unable adj. 不能的；无能力的,e.g. Id like to go, but Im unable to.我想去，可是去不了。,他似乎连最简单的指示都无法理解。,He seems unable to understand the simplest instructions.,screamv. cry out loudly on a high note, especially in fear, pain,
32、 great excitement, or anger, or sometimes laughter （尤指因恐惧、痛苦、兴奋等）尖声大叫；尖声大笑 e.g. Falling into the water, the child screamed for help. 小孩掉进水里后高声呼救。n. a sudden loud cry expressing anger, pain, fear, or sometimes laughter 尖叫声；尖笑声e.g. a scream of anguish 痛苦的尖叫声,Exercises,Exercises,scream,2.整幢房子里的人都可听到这小孩
33、大声的尖叫。,The childs loud screams could be heard all over the house.,1.她心情不好时就要高声辱骂我。,Whenever she was in a bad mood, she screamed abuse at me.,bloodn. 【1】 the red liquid which flows through the body 血；血液e.g. I am going to give blood this afternoon.今天下午我要去献血。【2】 a family relationship 血统；门第e.g. She has
34、Russian blood in her.她身上有俄罗斯血统。,Exercises,Exercises,blood,2.他是我父亲的兄弟，所以我们有血缘关系。,He is my fathers brother, so we are related by blood.,1.他们对待孩子的方式使我非常气愤。,The way they treat their children makes my blood boil.,streamv. flow fast and strong; pour out 奔流；倾注e.g. She stood in the doorway, tears streaming
35、down her face. 她站在门口，眼泪从脸上流下。n. a natural flow of water moving across country between banks, narrower than a river 小河；小溪e.g. The mountain streams are clear and sweet.山间的小溪清澈又甘甜。,Exercises,Exercises,stream,2.街上汽车川流不息。,A stream of cars are moving along the street.,1.农村居民正在源源不断地涌向城市。,Rural residents ar
36、e streaming into the cities.,Exercises,sew v. 缝；缝制,e.g. sew back severed limbs 缝合断肢,老太太的视力不好，无法把这颗纽扣缝到衬衣上。,The old lady with poor eyesight couldnt sew the button onto her shirt.,delayn. the act of delaying or the state of being delayed 延误；耽搁 e.g. We will try our best to finish the task without delay
37、.我们会尽量按时完成任务。v. 【1】 cause to be late 耽误；耽搁e.g. Her late arrival delayed the start of the meeting. 她的迟到耽误了会议的举行。【2】 move to a later time; defer 推迟；使延期 e.g. You will lose your chance if you delay.如果拖延，你将失去机会。,Exercises,Exercises,delay,2.飞机因为天气恶劣而晚点几小时。,The plane was delayed for several hours because o
38、f bad weather.,1.由于意见不同，书的编纂进度被耽搁了不少。,Differences of opinion led to much delay in book compiling.,3.我被迫把旅行推迟到下个星期。,I was forced to delay the trip until the following week.,plasticadj. (of a substance) easily formed into various shapes by pressing, and able to keep the new shape （物质）可塑的；塑性的e.g. Wax i
39、s very plastic. 蜡的可塑性很好。n. a light artificial material produced chemically, which can be made into different shapes when soft, keeps its shape when hard, and is commonly used for making various objects 塑料；塑胶e.g. the plastic industry 塑料工业,Exercises,Exercises,plastic,2.这雨衣是用透明塑料做的。,The raincoat is of
40、transparent plastic.,1.黏土和蜡是可塑性物质。,Clay and wax are plastic substances.,Exercises,surgeon n. 外科医生,e.g. Do you know the surgeon who operated on my back last week?你认识上星期给我背部做手术的那个医生吗？plastic surgeon 整形医生,他想成为外科医生而不是内科医生。,He prefers to become a surgeon rather than a physician.,patientn. a person receiv
41、ing medical treatment from a doctor and/or in a hospital 病人；患者e.g. Doctors usually visit their patients in the morning. 医生通常在早上探视病人。adj. having or showing patience 忍耐的；有耐心的e.g. Be patient with your children.对你的孩子耐心些。,Exercises,Exercises,patient,2.汽车晚点了，但他还是耐心地等着。,The bus was late, but he was patient
42、.,1.有好几个病人在等这个医生给他们看病。,The doctor has several patients waiting to see him.,Exercises,postpone v. 使延期；推迟,e.g. postpone making a decision 推迟作出决定 Notice that after the verb postpone ing participle (rather than infinitive) has to be used.,我们把开幕式推迟到10月份。,We have postponed our opening ceremony until Octob
43、er.,proceduren. 【1】 a set of actions necessary for doing something 步骤；手续e.g. a procedure for cleaning a wound. 对伤口进行清洗处理【2】 the method and order of directing business in an official meeting, a law case, etc. 程序e.g. Its just a matter of procedure.那不过是程序问题。,Exercises,Exercises,procedure,2.改变选举程序是不可能的。
44、,There was no possibility of changing the voting procedure.,1.他把汽车换油的步骤跟我说了。,He told me the procedure for changing oil in my car.,blameadj. consider (someone or something) responsible for (something bad) 责怪；把归咎于e.g. Dont blame the accident on him. 别把事故的责任归咎于他。n. responsibility for something bad （对坏事
45、所应负的）责任e.g. The government cannot escape the blame for the slow economic growth.对于经济的缓慢发展，政府难辞其咎。She laid/put the blame on him for the accident.她把这次事故的责任归咎于他。,Exercises,blame (somebody) for (something) 由于指责（责怪）,别把事故的责任归咎于他。,Dont blame him for the accident.,e.g. He was blamed for neglect of his dutie
46、s. 他由于失职受到责备。,rid v. 使摆脱掉（有害或不受欢迎的东西）；使去掉,Expressions,rid of,get rid of,rid of 去掉 get rid of 除去，消灭,1.总有一天，我们会让“非典”在世界上绝迹。,We will manage to rid the world of SARS one day.,e.g. I will rid myself of the weakness. 我会克服我的缺点。I hope to get rid of the pain in my back.我希望消除背部的疼痛。,Exercises,2.他把旧衣服处理给穷人。,He
47、got rid of his old clothes by giving them to the poor.,flashn. a sudden quick bright light 闪光e.g. a flash of hope 一线希望v. (of a light) appear as a sudden very bright flame or flare 闪亮；一闪而过e.g. Lightning flashes in the distance.闪电在远处一亮。Like/in a flash: 刹那间，立刻e.g. Time passes like a flash.光阴似箭。,Exercis
48、es,Exercises,flash,2.那些赛车在我们身边一闪而过。,The race cars flashed by us.,1.一道闪电过后，开始下起雨来。,There was a flash of lightning and then it started to rain.,3.突然，他意识到这只是个笑话。,In a flash he realized it was a only a joke.,on duty 值班，上班,警察值勤时不准抽烟。,A policeman must not smoke while he is on duty.,e.g. Im on duty from Mo
49、nday to Friday every week. 我每周值班时间是星期一到星期五。,Exercises,The opposite of on duty is _.,off duty,take care with 对很小心,对那个问题的评论要小心。,Take care with your comments on the issue.,e.g. You must take a bit more care with your spellings. 你得多注意你的拼写。,Exercises,make up 编造（故事）；捏造（借口）,约翰小时候总爱听爷爷编的科幻故事。,When he was a little boy, John loved to listen to the science fiction made up by his grandpa.,e.g. He is one of those good at making up excuses. 他是那种很会编造借口的人。,
