大学英语创意阅读第二册 key to creative reading 56Word文档格式.docx

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Backgroundofwriter

Seriouslyinjuredinatrafficaccident.Overcamedespairwiththehelpoffamilyandfriends

Alsodisabled;

butlivesinamuchmorecaringenvironment

chairmanof“DisabledTaxiDriversAssociation”

Notspecified

Purposesofwriting

Tohighlightdifficultiesfacedineverydaylifebyparaplegics

ToencourageMr.Thomas–becausetimesandattitudesarechanging.

1togiveinformationabouthisorganization

2tostressthesafetyrecordofdisableddriversinhisorganization

3tostressthatdisabledpeoplecanfulfillalmostallduties

Toemphasizetherangeofopportunitiesavailabletodisabledpeople–eveninsports

Particularexperiencesofwriter

Frustrationcausedbythoughtlessness

Facilitiesinherhometownhelphertolivemorefreelyandfully

Closeandfrequentlycontactwithotherdisabledpeople

Mainmessages

It’sgoodtobeoptimisticandcheerful–butdisabledpeopleneedhelp

1don’tdespair

2ifyourhometowndoesnotimproveitsfacilitiesanditsattitudes,cometoliveinmine

Toencouragedisabledpeopletomakecontact

1regardyourdisabilityin“anewlight”

2trytobeasindependentaspossible

PartB

…Inowlookforwardto…

…wantingtolivelifetothefull…

…yourownenvironmentissuretochangesoon

…perhapswecouldsharethebenefits…

…givehope（andapossiblefuture）…

Thereare…noreasonswhydisabledpeoplecannotfulfill…

…thereareeverincreasingsocialandprofessionalopportunities…

…hesayshemayevenhadanadvantage…

…paraplegicsstillhavetoplaneachtrip…

…kerbsattheedgesoftheroads…

…extra-wideelevators…

…notasinglestepinthewholecentre

…suitablyconvertedvehicles

…notonesinglememberhaseverhadanaccidentofanykind!

…sportsfacilitiesdesignedfordisabledpersons.

…worldsummerOlympicgamesfordisabledathletessince1960…

Developingyourskills

Notes

Heneedshelpandsupport;

thishelpedhimovercomeasenseofdespair.Butnowheisveryoptimisticandcheerful.However,heisalsoveryangry,andfrustrated–becauseheperceivesthat“modernsociety”,atleastinhishometowngenerally,doesnotsupportorhelphim,andhasnorealawarenessofthespecificdifficultiesdisabledpeoplefaceintheireverydayliving.

Mainmessages:

Disabledpeoplehave“thousandsoffellowdisabledpersons”whowillsupportandencourageyou.（Note:

“fellow”hereindicatesthatspecificexperienceisshared）.Acceptthissupportandencouragement–andyoucanaccomplishwhateverpersonalgoalyoumayhave.

Examplesfoundintheletter

Introducingthebackground

Preciouscontributorshavementionedincreasingopportunities;

shegivesexamplesinthefieldofsports.

Givingexamples

HundredsofpeoplearewinnersofOlympicgoldmedals;

Olympicgamesfordisabledpeoplesince1960

Providingevidence

JohnDowellcompetesagainst–andbeats–able-bodiedathletesinhigh-jumping.Manyholdworldrecords

Refutingcounter-arguments

Don’tthinkofdisabilityasadisadvantage;

don’trelyonhelpsimplybecauseofdisability;

aimatasmuchindependenceaspossible;

don’tallowyourdisabilitytodictate…

Extendingyourvocabulary

Positivemessages

Negativemessages

Patience,love,challenge,possible,comforts,full

Difficulties,complicated,problem,impossible,limited

Efforts,bravery,determination,able,delighted,benefit,caring,sympathetic

Dismay,difficulties

Interest,contribution,hope,supportpride,interested,happy

accident

Delighted,contributors,increasing,opportunities,active,proud,winners,independent,independence,light,advantage,professional,success,superstars,top.Support,encouragement,achieve

Confined,disadvantage

Dearsir/madam

Althoughitissadtoseepeoplewhohavephysicaldisabilities,itisalsoinspiringtoseeexamplesofthosewhohaveconquered–oratleastovercome,toalargeextent–theirproblem.Therearethousands,orperhapsmillionsofsuch“successstories”.OneveryfamousexampleisDrStephenHawkins,theCambridgephysicistandauthorofABriefHistoryofTime”:

foryearshehashadalmostnocontroloverhisbody,yetheisabletofunctionwiththeaidoftechnologyandhismindisabsolutelynotdisabled–infactheisoftencomparedwithgeniusessuchasEinstein.Onthesportsside,LanceArmstrongfoughtcancerandcamebacktowin,win,winandwinagainincycling’sTourdeFrance.Thereisanoldsayingthat“Whilethere’slifethere’shope”:

StephenHawkinsandLanceArmstrongshowthatthisistrue.

Unit6RobertBurns

4,71,9,13,2,11,15,5,17,6,18,3,8,10,14,12,16

Nationality

Scottish

Childhood

Oneofsevenchildren;

livedandworkedonfarm

Maritalstatus

Married

Numberofchildren

Twelve

Famousworks

AuldLangSyne,Jean,Myloveislikeared,RedRose;

JohnAnderson,MyJo

interests

Reading,drinking,singing,tellingstories,women

Poems

Themes

AuldLangSyne

Pleasantmemoriesoffriendshipandoftimespast,teacherscouldintroducetheterm“nostalgia”

Jean

Love–especiallyfor“thegirlIlovethebest”,Jean.EverythingbeautifulremindshimofJean.

Myloveislikeared,RedRose

Again,love–andtheeternalandcompellingandallembracingforceoflove.

JohnAnderson,MyJo

Life-longfriendshipandloyalty;

sharingthingsandtrustingsomebody;

theenduringqualityoffriendship–thefriendJohnisnowoldandfrail,butstillthefriendshipisstrongandunchanged.

Metaphors

Actualmeanings

Drinkacupofkindness

Sharekindnessbetweengoodfriends

Iseeherinthemorningflowers…

Ihearherinthetunefulbirds…

EverythingbeautifulremindshimofJean

AndIwillloveyou…

Whenalltheseasgodry…

Whilethesandsoflifestillrun.

Hemeanshewillloveherforever（sincetheseaswillnevergodry）.

Hewillloveherwhiletimecontinuestopassby（i.e.,again,forever）

…blessingsonyourfrostyhead,…

Weclimbedthehilltogether…

Hewantshiswhite-hairedoldfriendtobealwaysblessed.

Wehavebeenfriendsforalifetime:

wehaveaccompaniedeachotheronthe“journey”andthe“hill”oflife.

Whatislove?

Whatisfriendship?

Loveisbeautiful.It’s“likethemelody”.“That’ssweetlyplayedintune.”It’slikebeautifulflower–“ared,redrose”.It’sconstantandeternal.

Friendshipmeanssharing–both“lovely”and“wearing”experiences.Itmeanspleasantmemories,andtrust.“There’smyhand,mytrustedfriend,…”）Itmeansconstancy–whentheycannolongerclimb“thehilltogether”theywill“totterdown…handinhand…”.Itis“oneofthefinestthingslifecanbring”.

Note:

thisisarealopportunitytoreinforcetheconceptthatinthiskindofactivitythereareNO“rightanswers”–andtoencouragethestudentstoexpresstheirownfeelings.Also,theyneednotlimittheseexpressionsoffeelingstothepoemsinthisunit,andencouragethemtotalkaboutpoets–ORartists,singers,sculptors,architects,dancers,etc.–intheirownculture!

1hebelievedthatloveisafundamentalblessinginlife.Therearemanyvariedaspectstolove:

Burnslovedhiscountry（Scotland）,women,“humanityandhonest,simplegoodness”,friendship,trust,sharing,etc.Further,hebelievedinmorality,andfairness–hewroteaboutpovertyandweaknessandsadness.

Hehadsuchaphilosophybecausehisownchildhood–hisfamilywaspoorandhehadtoworkhardevenasachild,buthewasgivenloveandencouragement–perhapsinfluencedhisfeelingsaboutlife,andaboutthevalueandimportanceof“thecommonpeople”（i.e.ordinarypeople）.

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Adjectives

Old,lovely,weary,wide,trusted

Beautiful,wild,constant,sweet,fair

Red,lovely,dry

Lovely,bright,bald,frosty,happy

3several:

e.g.–obviously–thechorusin“AuldLangSyne”;

thephrase“timesgoneby”,“Isee…”and“Ihear…”in“Jean”;

the“themeline”,“Myloveislike”,and“Iwillloveyou…”in“loveislikeared,RedRose”

4yes–especiallyin“JohnAnderson,MyJo”,wherethepastandthepresentarecontrasted:

e.g.“Yourhairwasliketheraven’s…”,“Yourhairislikethesnow…”.Thecontrastsinthispoemareveryclearlyportrayedbythetensesused（SimplePresentandSimplePast）.

5yes.Someofthepoemshavesentencesofidenticallength（tomaintaintherhythmoftheverse）,forexample“