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UnitOneMyFather

UnitOneMyFather

TextSummary

Inthearticle,thenarratorpresentsherpersonalimpressionaboutherfatherfromtwoperspectives:

first,shedescribesherfather’scharacter,whichiscompletelydifferentfromherown;secondly,shetellsthereaderthatsheandherfatherhavedifferentinterests.Wecanconcludethattheyarenotveryclose.

TextOrganization

1stParagraphThenarratordescribesherfatherinhereyes.

2ndParagraphThenarratorcitesanumberofexamplestosupportherstatementthatherfatherisquiteself-centeredandalittlebitvain.

3rdParagraphThenarratortellsofherschoolexperiencetoshowthatherfatherisnotawareofwhatshereallyneedsandhowshereallyfeels.

4thParagraphThenarratorexaminesthedifferentinterestssheandherfatherhaveandtellsofthegapbetweenthem.

5thParagraphThenarratortellsthedifferentattitudessheandherfatherhavetowardshermarriageandhavinggrandchildren.

6thParagraphThenarratortellsthatsheisnotthatinterestedinwhatherfatherisdoing.

DifficultSentences

1.Heisquiteself-centered,andalittlebitvain,Ithink,andinsomewaysquiteunapproachable.Thepublicmustthinkhe’sveryeasy-going,butathomehekeepshimselftohimself.

quiteself-centered:

interestedonlyinoneself;selfish

vain:

fullofself-admiration;thinkhighlyofone’sabilities

Unapproachable/keepshimselftohimself:

difficulttotalkto

我觉得他比较以自我为中心,还有一点而虚荣,在某些方面还会让人觉得有距离感.公众肯定都认为他很随和,其实在家的时候他基本上都是独处,不怎么跟我们交流。

2.Heisalwaysbeenslightlyoutoftouchwithfamilylife.Hisworkalwayscamefirst,andhewasalwaysoffsomewhereactingorrehearsing.

outoftouchwith：

Cf.losetouchkeepintouchgetintouchwith

Hisworkalwayscamefirs：

Hisworkisthemostimportantthinginhislife.

Off:

away

他对家庭生活一直有点生疏。

对他来说,工作总是放在第一位,而且他总是在外地演戏或是排练。

3.MyfatherandIaretotallydifferent,likechalkandcheese.Myinterestshavealwaysbeenthecountry,buthe’sintobooks,musicandaboveall,opera,whichIhate.

chalkandcheese:

alliteration

he’sinto:

bekeenon

aboveall:

mostimportantofall

我和父亲的性格大相径庭。

我的兴趣一直都在乡村，而他则喜欢书和音乐，尤其是歌剧，这恰恰是我所讨厌的。

WordStudy

1.Thepublicmustthinkheisveryeasy-going,butathomehekeepshimselftohimself.

staywithoneself,notsociable

公众肯定都认为他很随和,其实在家的时候他基本上都是独处,不怎么跟我们交流。

a.Theboykepthimselftohimselfbothinclassandafterclass.Hefeltverylonelyinthisnewenvironment.

b.Apersonwhoalwayskeepshimselftohimselfislikelytohavepsychologicalproblems.

c.Beingtooshy,thelittlegirlkeptherselftoherselfwatchingotherkidsplayingonthelawn.

2.Hisworkalwayscamefirst.

camefirst：

isthemostimportant

他的工作总是放在第一位。

a.Shewasafamilytypeandnaturallyherfamilycamefirstinherlife.

b.InJapaneseculturecareerandworkalwayscomefirstforaman.

c.Whenyoulookforagirlfriend/boyfriend,whatcomesfirstinyourconsideration,appearanceorpersonality?

3.Hewasalwaysoffsomewhereactingorrehearsing.

beawaysomewheredoing

他总是在外地演戏或排练。

a.Itseemsatraditioninthiscountrythatmenareoffsomewhereearningmoneywhiletheirwivesstaybehindandlookafterthechildren.

b.Grown-upchildrenarealwaysoffsomewherepursuingtheirowncareersbutwillbebacktovisittheirparentsattheSpringFestival.

c.Themotherwasworriedthathersonwasoffsomewheremakingtroubleagain.

4.Hemusthavebeenverypleasedtogetmeintotheschool.

behappytodosomething

把我送到那个学校读书,他一定很高兴。

a.Parentsarepleasedtowatchtheirchildrengrowinguphealthily.

b.Mr.Johnsonwaspleasedtomarryawidowwiththreelovelychildren.

c.Hewaspleasedtoknowthatoneofhisstudentswasawardedacollegescholarship.

5.Youcan’tmakesomeonehavechildrenjustbecauseyouwantgrandchildren.

fortheonlyreasonthat

人总不能仅仅因为自己想抱孙子就逼着别人要孩子吧。

a.Youcan’tmakesomeonestudyjustbecauseyoudidn’thaveachancewhenyouwereyoung.

b.Youcan’tsaythatallAmericansarewealthyjustbecausetheoneAmericanyouknowhasthreecars.

c.Youcan’tcriticizeyourstudentsforbeinglazyjustbecausetheydidn’tdowellinanexamination.

Unit2WhyMyGreat-uncleGaveuptheMinistry

TextSummary

Thekindlyandgentleministerdecidedtoretirefromtheministrybecausehisclumsinessbroughtabouttwoaccidents,whichmadehimsufferfromaguiltyconscience.

TextOrganization

Sadbuttruetaleconcernsmygreat-uncle:

Killedadoginadvertently

Smudgedtheguestroom,demolishedacandelabra

Retiredfromtheministryandbecameateacherofphilosophy

Thefirstparagraph:

givesageneraldescriptionofthenarrator’sgreat-uncleandhisaccidentalkillingofasmalldogbecauseofhisclumsiness.

The2nd-3rdparagraphs:

giveanaccountofhowhisclumsinessledtoaterriblemessintheguestroomduringhisvisittothelady.

The4th-6thparagraphs:

describehowthenarrator’sgreat-uncledamagedabeautifulcandelabrawhenherusheddownstairs.

Thelastparagraph:

tellsthegreat-uncleretiredfromtheministryandbecameateacherofphilosophy.

DifficultSentences

1.Asayoungminister,hewaspayingapastoralcallonedayonawomaninDillon,SouthCarolina,whenheinadvertentlysatonherChihuahua,Twinkie,andkilledit.

payingapastoralcall:

visitingsb.asaminister;ApastoralvisitispartofdutiesoractivitiesintheChristianchurches.Itisrelatedtothegeneralneedsofpeopleratherthanthespiritualorreligiousneed.cf.payacallonsb.,payacallatsomewhere;

inadvertently:

withoutpayingattentionorbyaccident

作为一名年轻的牧师，一天，他正在南卡罗莱纳州的迪隆的一位妇女家进行牧师回访，他一不小心坐在她的奇瓦瓦狗——云奇的身上，那不幸的小狗就这样死了。

2.Althoughhewasdevastated,hecouldnotbringhimselftotellthewomanwhathadhappened.

Devastated:

fearful,panic

Althoughhewasconscience-strickenforhisfollieshecouldnotmakehimselftellthewomanwhathadhappened.

虽然觉得有罪恶感，但他还是不能令自己鼓起勇气去告诉女主人刚才所发生的事情。

3.Then,gropingalongthewallsinanunsuccessfulsearchforthelightswitch,heretracedhisstepsseveraltimesbeforeraisingthewindowandsettlingbackonthebedforthenight.

Groping:

totrytofindsomethingbyfeelingwiththehandsinaplaceonecannotsee（properly）

e.g.Hegropedinhispocketforhisticket.

inanunsuccessfulsearchfor:

tolookforsth.unsuccessfully

retracedhissteps:

gobackinthedirectionfromwhichonecame

然后顺着墙摸索着却没能找到电灯开关。

他原路折回，反复几次才打开窗户，最后他只好回到床上躺着。

4.Thefixturewashissingandsmokingasherippeditfromthewallandtoppleddowntothelandingbelow,stillclutchingitinhishand.

Fixture:

n.somethingnecessary,suchasabath,thatisfixedintoabuildingandsoldwithit:

bathroomfixtures.（cf.fitting-usu.pl.somethingnecessarythatisfixedintoabuildingbutabletobemoved:

electriclightfittings）

Ripped:

tobetornquicklyandviolently,e.g.Whentheviolentwindsweptthearea,itrippedtherooffromthenewly-builthouse.

toppleddown:

tooverthrow

clutching:

toholdtightly,e.g.Themotherclutchedthebabyinherarms.

那个东西被他从墙上拔下来得时候发出嘶嘶的声响并冒着烟，就是在叔父翻到在地时。

他还将它紧抓在手中。

5.Withthathequicklywalkedoutthefrontdoorand,attheendofthewalk,turnedandsaidtohishostesswithdeepreverence,“TwinkiehadaChristianburial.”

Reverence:

Afeelingofprofoundaweandrespectandoftenlove;veneration.

e.g.Sheholdshimingreatreverence/looksonhimwithreverence.

说着他快速走向前门，临出门的那一刻他转过身来对女主人深深鞠了一躬，说道：

“云奇得到了一个基督教式的葬礼。

”

WordStudy

1.Thefollowingtaleconcernsmygreat-uncle,amanwhowasoversixfeetfourandweighedclosetothreehundredpounds

tobeabout,e.g.Thisstoryconcernsagoodgirlandawickedfairy.

这是关于我那位身高超过六英尺四英寸，体重将近三百磅的叔祖父的真实故事。

a.Thenexttopicconcernsenvironmentalprotection,animportantissuewhicheverygovernmentshouldconsider.

b.ThisstoryconcernsalittlegirlcalledAlice,alovely,prettyandcharmingchildwhodiscoversanamazingWonderland.

c.Thefirstchapterofthebookconcernstheauthor’sfamilylifeinhischildhood,aperiodwhichhasprofoundinfluenceonhislaterwriting.

2.Asayoungminister,hewaspayingapastoralcallonedaytoawomaninDillon,SouthCarolina,whenheinadvertentlysatonherChihuahua,Twinkie,andkilledit.

atthetimethat

作为一名年轻的牧师,一天,他正在南卡罗莱纳州的迪隆的一位妇女家进行牧师拜访,他一不小心做在她的奇瓦瓦狗----云奇的身上,那不幸的小狗就这样死了。

a.Hewasabouttofallasleep,whenaloudexplosionviolentlyshookhimoutofbed.

b.Thethiefwashappilydrivingthestolencaroutofthetown,whenitoccurredtohimallofasuddenthathehadlefthistoolkitatthecarparkexit.

c.Iwasjustgoingoutwhentherewasaknockatthedoor.

3.Hecouldnotbringhimselftotellthewomanwhathadhappened.

但他不能令自己鼓起勇气去告诉女主人刚才所发生的事情。

a.Itishardforhisfriendstounderstandhowhecouldbringhimselftoleavehisgirlfriend.

b.Icouldn’tbringmyselftotellherthebadnews.

c.Canhebringhimselftotellhisfatherwhohasdamagedthecar?

bringoneselftodosomething:

makeoneselfdosomething,usuallyusedinanon-assertivesentence,suchasanegativeorquestionsentence:

Icouldneverbringmyselftoassociatewithapersonlikethat.

Mr.Bennettcouldnotbringhimselftoapprovehisdaughter’smarriage.

cf.bringoneselftosomething

Someteenagerscannotsomehowbringthemselvestoanawfulrevision.

4.UncleAldenslippedthedeaddogintohiscoatpocket.

putsth.awayquicklyinsecret

奥尔登叔叔偷偷地把小狗的尸体塞到了衣服口袋里。

a.Spottingthewalletonthepavement,thewomanpickeditupquicklyandslippeditintoherpocket.

b.Isawhimslippinganoteintoherbook.I’msurehe’sinlovewithher.

c.Thespyslippedalittlepieceofpaperintotheemptycigarettepacketandleftthebarrightaway.

5.Heresolvedtounburdenhimselfbyf