1、Unit2 A Path to Follow,TextA Cracked or Perfect:We Can Make a Difference!,Words Excises,underneath in charge of fired customer critic reward figure out be familiar with accidental,Words Excises,underneath 在下面 in charge of 负责 fired 开除 customer 顾客 critic 评论员,评论 reward 嘉奖 figure out 理解 be familiar with
2、 对熟悉 accidental 偶然的,无心的,When one door of happiness closes, another opens. 一扇幸福之门关闭时,另一扇便会开启。-Helen Adams Keller,海伦亚当斯凯勒(Helen Adams Keller,1880.6.27-1968.6.1),19世纪美国女作家、教育家、慈善家、社会活动家,盲聋人。享年88岁。87年生活在无声、无光的世界中。在十九个月时因患猩红热而被夺去视力和听力。她完成了一系列著作,并致力于为残疾人造福,建立慈善机构,1964年荣获“总统自由勋章”,次年入选美国时代周刊评选“二十世纪美国十大英雄偶像”
3、之一。1899年6月考入哈佛大学拉德克利夫女子学院。主要著作有假如给我三天光明我的生活我的老师等。,人物简介,出生19个月就因病失去了视觉、听觉和说话能力,然而就是这样一位又盲又聋又哑的重度残障者,却创造了人生的奇迹。在老师安妮沙利文的教育和帮助下,她不仅学会了读书、写作和说话,并且以惊人的毅力完成了在哈佛大学拉德克利夫学院四年的学业,成为人类历史上第一位获得文学学士学位的盲聋人。,pre-reading Qustions,1.Do you ever feel ashamed?2.What suggestions have you got from your teachers or anybo
4、dy else about how to gain confidence?,Reading Comprehension,Para.1 One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the sceam to the masters house. 其中一个罐子上面有一道裂缝,而另一个罐子完好无损,可以让挑水工从小溪到雇主家的这一段长长的路挑回满满一罐水。 N
5、ote:While:虽然,但是,在此句中起转折作用 deliver“传送,递送“,Reading Comprehension,Para.4 “Iam ashamed of myself, and want to apologize to you“我为自己感到惭愧,想向你道歉“ be ashamed of “为感到惭愧” apologize to sb. for sth.“因为某事向某人道歉”,Reading Comprehension,“For these past two years I have been able to deliver only half my load because
6、this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your masters house“”“过去的两年中,每次你回雇主家的路上,水从我的裂缝中渗出,到家时就只剩下半罐了” load在这个作名词解释,表示“装载量,工作量” load:v.装载 leak out 泄露掉 n.leakage,Reading Comprehension,Para8. And so as they went up the hill,the old cracked pot notice of the sun warming the bea
7、tiful wild flowers on the side of the path,and this cheered it up.因此,当他们上山时,这个有裂缝的旧罐子注意到太阳正照着路旁美丽的野花,这让它高兴起来。 take notice of “注意到,留心到“ cheer up “振奋起来,高兴起来”=cheer on,Reading Comprehension,Para.9 Without you being just the way you are, he would not have such beauty to grace his house. 倘若你不漏水,他就没有这么美丽的
8、鲜花来装饰屋子了。 Without “要不是”,后面加句子,从句需要使用虚拟语气(would/could+具体时态)。类似结构还有“but for ;in the absence of” Eg:Without your help, I would have failed the exam last week. 要不是你的帮助,上周的考试我就过不了了。 grace “为增色,装饰“ n.优雅,New Words,1:cracked adj. 有裂缝的;破裂的 crack 裂纹 复数:cracks 过去式:cracked 过去分词:cracked 现在分词:cracking 第三人称单数:crac
9、ks 2:bearer n. 持票人;送信人;搬运工人 3:pot n. 罐;容器;陶盆 4:pole n.物极点,顶点;地极;杆子 5:deliver vi.递送;传送 He delivered them the goods.他给他们送来了一些货物。,6:portion n. 一部分 词根:port =part/divide,表示“部分,分开“ 7:stream n. 河流,小河,溪 8:master n.硕士;(男)主人;大师 学士: 博士: 9:accomplishment n. 成就;成绩 accomplish vt.完成;达到(目的); 10:imperfection n. 不完美;
10、缺点,瑕疵 perfect adj. 完美的;,11:miserable adj.悲惨的;令人痛苦的;非常难受的 词根:miser=wretched,表示“可怜的“ (miser可怜的+able可以的adj.痛苦的,悲惨的) 12:perceive v. 将理解为;将视为;认为 (per全部+ceive抓全部抓住发觉) 词根:ceive=take/hold/seize, 表示“拿,抓,握住“ 13:bitter adj. 令人不快的;使人悲痛的 a long and bitter dispute 漫长的激烈争论 bitterness n. 苦味;痛苦;愤愤不平 悲惨世界 14:apologiz
11、e vi. 道歉,认错; I apologize for being late. 我为自己的迟到致歉。,15:load n. 负荷;负担;装载;工作量 反义词unload 卸货;去除负担 16:flaw n. 瑕疵,缺点;错误 指结构或组织上的缺点,如破裂之处。用作比喻意义时,指品格上的缺陷 17:compassion n. 怜悯,同情;恻隐之心 词根:pass=feeling,表示“感情“; 18:trail n. 小路;小径 19:reply n. 回答,答复; (re回+ply折折回去答复) reply to,20:decorate vt. 装饰;装潢,布置 decoration 装饰品
12、 decorate the classroom with balloons 21:grace v.为增色;为锦上添花;装饰 词根:grat=pleasing,表示“感激,高兴“ n.优雅;恩惠 22:moral n.寓意,教训;教益 adj.道德的;精神上的23:being n.存在;生物;人;要素,本质,Phrases and Expressions,1:be ashamed of 为感到羞愧,惭愧 ashamed adj. 惭愧的,羞耻的;难为情的 There is nothing to be ashamed of. 没有什么可难为情的。 the poor cracked pot was
13、ashamed of its imperfection and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. 破陶罐因为自己的瑕疵而羞惭难当,为只能完成一半的工作而痛苦不堪。,2:leak out 渗漏,泄露; leak vi. 漏出;透露 3:fell sorry for 怜悯;同情 I feel sorry for you. 我为你感到惋惜。 4:take notice of 注意,注意到,理睬 Dont take any notice of him; he is kid
14、ding around. 别理他,他不过是在胡闹。 5:cheer up 振作起来; 使变得更高兴 Cheer up, Becky, and lets go on trying.“ 贝基,打起精神来!我们再去试它一试。”,6:take advantage of 利用; 欺骗,占的便宜 Take advantage of low-season airfares. 利用淡季飞机票价。,Text B,1.Have you ever seen beggars on the street? How do you feel when they ask you fpr money? 2.What do yo
15、u think of beggars on the steet singing for passers-by?,Reading Comprehension,A few years ago,I took a sightseeing trip to Washington,D.C(Para.1) 几年前,我来到华盛顿特区观光旅行。 take a trip to 到旅行,Reading Comprehension,When I turn around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended.(Para.2)我一转身,看见一个双目失明的老
16、妇人伸出手。 turn around “转身” turn out“拒绝、生产” turn overz“思考” turn up“出现” 表示上了年纪的委婉表达“senior citizen,the aged,advanced in age”,Reading Comprehension,I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.(Para.2)被一个乞丐打扰使得我恼火。be annoyed at “被某事惹恼” I was annoyed at the childness of her remark. 她孩子气的话语令我恼火。,Reading Comp
17、rehension,I have also witnessed similiar treatment of my family and friends,so I know what its like, and I should have known better.(Para.7)我还亲眼目睹过我的家人和朋友遇到类似的情形,所以我知道那是什么样的感受。我早该明白这一点的。 witness v.“当场看到,目击” n.“目击者,见证人,证人” 句子中的should have known better的意思是“本应该明白事理”,这里用了虚拟语气,实际上是做了这事(指轻视那位妇女),Reading C
18、omprehension,But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle,it is all too easy to forget my past,to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going.(Para.8)但是现在,过着美国中层阶级的生活,我很容易忘记我的过去,忘记我自己是谁,曾经从哪里来,也忘记现在想去往何方。 middle-class 中层阶级 upper class 上层阶级 lower clas
19、s 下层阶级,Reading Comprehension,That blind woman on the street of Washington,D.C. cured me of my self-induced blindness(Para.8)那个在华盛顿特区街上的骂人女士治好了我心灵的蒙蔽。 cure sb. of “使某人恢复健康,治疗” No medicine can cure a man of discontent.没有药能消除一个人的不满。,Reading Comprehension,She reminded me of my belief in humility and to
20、always keep my eyes and heart open.(Para.8)她提醒我谦卑是我的人生信条,应当永远擦亮双眼,敞开心扉。 remind sb. of “提醒某人某事,使某人记起某事” remind sb. to do sth.“提醒某人做某事” Please remind me to attend the meeting.请提醒我要参加会议。,New words,1:humility n. 谦逊,谦虚 词根:hum = earth , 表示“土,地“ lity是抽象名词后缀 2:sightseeing n. 观光,游览 词根:sight= vision, 表示“眼光;观察
21、,看“ go sightseeing观光、旅游 3:treasure n. 金银财宝;宝藏;珍宝 trea 可靠的,镇店之宝+sure 确信,4:fellow adj. 同伴的;同类的 5:unfortunate adj. 不幸的,倒霉的; fortunate adj. 侥幸的,幸运的; 6:panhandler n. 乞丐;叫花子 7:folk n. 人们;民族;家属 folk song 民歌 adj.民间的 8:elderly adj. 上了年纪的;过了中年的;较老的 与older 差不多 the elderly 老年人 在英语中,我们经常使用“the+形容词”来表示某一类人,9:exte
22、nd v. 延伸;舒展;展开(尤指手臂或腿) eg:The border extends as far as the river边界一直延伸到河边。 eg:His power extends over the whole country 他的势力扩大到全国。 10:reflex n. 反射动作;本能反应; 11:loose change n. (口袋或包里随身带的)零钱 pin money 零花钱,12:prejudice n. 成见,偏见,歧视 傲慢与偏见Pride and Prejudice 13:assume v. 假定;假设;认为 (as加强动作+sume拿,取拿住认为是假定, 词根:
23、sume=take,表示“拿,取“ n.assumption 假定;假设 14:incident n. 事件,发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的) 偶然事件 (in进入+cid落下+ent掉进来的事件) 15:reawaken v. 勾起,唤起,再次引发(感情、回忆等)reawaken,16:core n. 核心(信念、价值、原则等),精髓; (cor心脏,一致+en.果核, 中心, 核心) Finance is the core of modern economic development. 金融是现代经济发展的核心。 17:reaffirm vt. 重申;再次确定 re再次 + affirm
24、 肯定,证实 18:immigrant n. (外来)移民,侨民 migrate vi. 迁移,移往;移动 CET4 illegal immigrant 非法移民 19:no-nonsense adj. 简单直接的;言简意赅的;不说废话的,20:roofer n. 修理(或盖)屋顶的工人 21:cashier n. 出纳员 cash n. 现金 22:mechanic n. 技工,机修工,汽车修理工;机械师 machine n. 机械;机器 23:humble adj.(级别或地位)低下的;卑微的 (hum土,地+ble接近地面低下的),24:eventually adv. 终于,最后;终究
25、( eventual adj.最后的,结局的,最终的+ly表副词adv.最后, 终于) 25:busboy n. 餐馆勤杂工 26:witness v. 当场看到;目击(多指罪行或事故) wit n. 机智;才智 n.证人;目击者;证据 Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police 任何目睹了那场目击的人都应该报警。 27:self-induced adj. 自己诱导的,(疾病、问题等)自己造成的,Phrases and Expressions,1:take / go on a trip 旅行 Mom, may I go on a trip to Beijing? 妈妈,我可以去北京旅游吗? 2:in an instant 马上;立刻 I shall be back in an instant. 我马上就回来。 3:lose sight of 忽略;忘记 We must not lose sight of this fact. 我们一定不要忽略这个事实。 4:Honduras 洪都拉斯(中美洲国家,