1、第一课 My Fathers Shadow,一、Questions :Food for thought Family members Parents and kids Family planning Father and son Father and daughter Father in your eyes Mother in your eyes Parents in China and parents in US,Kids and grandparents Only child in China Chinese parents and their American counterparts
2、Your own father and mother Your grandparents Estrangement between you and your parents,Lesson one 二、Main Characters 1. I: Chinese（She） sunshine;5 yrs hardly spoken to her dad; grew up in the plantation种植园 town; Get married in Berkely伯克利 Received education in Californian U Now lives in New York Grew
3、up in Hawaii夏威夷,Bullheaded 倔强as her father Moved to New York Far from the Island Fell in love with a non-Chinese2. Father: Loving But stern严厉 Typical 典型的of Chinese fathers Make particular demands 严要求on his daughter,Held up her mother as a model of feminine女性 behavior Taught high school Grandfather T
4、ook early retirement退休3. Mother: Chinese Social喜欢交际的 Gregarious爱交友的 grandmother,4. Her husband: Gary Caucasian白人 Live in New York Haole （外族人） 5. Timmy: Five-month-old Firstborn头胎 Toddler 蹒跚学步的孩子 Little like his Chinese ancestors祖先,三、Key words from Lesson One Mission 使命 Apprehension担心、害怕 Stern严厉 Teen
5、ager Companion伴侣 Assure使相信 Escape 逃离 Mainland大陆 Announce 宣布,Clamorous喧嚣的 Subsequent其后的 Disapproval不同意 Separation分离 Permanent永久的 Estrangement疏远 Unexpected Memories回忆、记忆 Banana Plantation 种植园,Devotion奉献、敬业 Ancestor祖先 Breach破坏；不和；违反决裂 Instant即可的；快速的 Unconditional无条件的 Acceptance接受 Greet迎接 Cautious谨慎 Pro
6、mpt迅速的,Shriek尖叫 Squalling啼哭、嚎叫 Retire退休 Crib童床 Wail嚎啕 Gurgle咯咯笑 Tiptoe踮起脚尖 Pillow枕头 Circle 圆圈,Churn搅拌 Gleefully高兴地 Wrinkle皱纹 Tickle逗乐；激起；使痒痒 Creep爬行 Croon低吟 Tension紧张 Suspect怀疑 Define界定；下定义 Melt融化,Rift 裂痕 Splash泼水 Surf冲浪 Lumber木材；伐木；笨重移动 Status地位 Trail尾随；足迹；痕迹 Bounce 蹦跳；弹跳,四、 Key Phrases Make partic
7、ular demands on sb Much alike Grow far apart Hold up sb as a model（将某人作为） Press sb Mingle with Insist on Follow in sbs footsteps,Enroll in进入；录取 Marry into Long-established Chinese clans Settle down定居 Fall in love with As far from as we could Resonate with共鸣；共振；谐振 Pull back On the long flight to,Floo
8、d back Grow tired Carry sb on ones shoulders Peer at偷窥 Step back In alarm Ones own flesh and blood Down the hall Break the spell Mend the breach,Take early retirement Make a handsome pair A uniform set of features,五、Proper names Hawaii New York City California Berkely Caucasian,六、 Describe a charact
9、er Stern严厉的 Gregarious爱交友的 Social喜欢交际的 Bullheaded倔强的 Prodigal奢侈的；挥霍的；浪子 Golden-skinned Passive消极的,Instinct本能；直觉；天性 Fretful烦恼的；烦躁的 Awkward笨拙的 Curly-haired卷发的 Plump丰满的；充裕的 Tiny微小 Particular,七、 Translate English into Chinese 1.Animal conservationists strongly disapprove of experimenting on animals 2. S
10、helie walked into the museum under the stern gaze of the curator（馆长）. 3. After a spell in the advertising business, Jim began to work for a large insurance firm.,4. It was estimated that 50,000 people flooded into London over the weekend for the opening of the Commonwealth（英联邦） Games. 5. He rushed i
11、nto the busy street and mingled with the crow, hoping in that way the police would not spot him. 6. He tiptoed quietly out of the room so as not to wake her up.,7. He bought the painting as a status symbol, not because he was particularly interested in it. 8. Jim was always disappointed that his son
12、 never followed in his footsteps and took over the farm. 9. The general was immediately sent to Paris. His mission was to negotiate a ceasefire（停火）.,10. I must settle all my affairs before going away for the Christmas vacation. 11. These skills were then handed down to subsequent generations of craf
13、tsmen（手艺人）. 12. It was starting to get cold and she tucked her hands into the pockets of her jeans. 13. The Minister made a dramatic appearance on nationwide TV to announce plans for a fresh peace negotiation.,八、Dictation 1. mission 2. typical 3. stern 4. make particular demands on sb 5. teenager 6.
14、 model 7. feminine 8. gregarious,9. mingle with 10. companion 11. enroll 12. settle down 13. fall in love 14. wedding ceremony 15. bull-headed 16.subsequent 17. permanent,18. unexpected 19. plantation 20. firstborn 21. ancestor 22. breach 23. flesh and blood 24. peer at 25. retire 26. tiptoe,27. fis
15、t 28. bend 29. toddler 30. uniform 31. lumber 32. curly-haired 33. tension 34. melt 35. wrinkle,36. churn 37. disprove 38. suspect 39. impatient 40. emit 41. define 42. status 43. Hawaii 44. California,45. shadow 46. escape 47. clamorous 48. establish 49. handsome 50. bounce,九、Topic for your oral presentation The Gap Between Father and Me What the generation gap is Details to show where the gap is How to bridge the gap 十、Topics on National Day Celebration 1. entertainment；performance 2. parade 3. block, formation, march 4. visiting a park, etc.,
