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SectionOneReadingandWritingNarrativeStories

Unit1LoveStories

TextAAppointmentwithLove

LanguagePoints

1.Sixminutestosix,saidthegreatroundclockovertheinformationboothinGrandCentralStation.（Para.1）

Meaning:

ThegreatroundclockovertheinformationboothinGrandCentralStationindicatedthatitwassixminutestosix.

said:

togiveparticularinformationorinstructions

Example:

Thenoticesaid“keepout”.

2.…hiseyesnarrowedtonotetheexacttime.

3.Meaning:

Henarrowedhiseyes,inordertotakeacloserlookattheexacttime.

4.note:

tonoticeorpaycarefulattentiontosomething

5.Example:

PleasenotethattheofficewillbeclosedonSunday.

6.…sustainedhimunfailingly

Meaning:

（Thewoman’swrittenwords）alwayssupportedhim.

7.Heplacedhimselfascloseashecouldtotheinformationbooth,justbeyondtheringofpeoplebesiegingtheclerks.

Meaning:

Hetriedhisbesttogetclosertotheinformationbooth,justattheedgeofacircleofpeoplesurroundingtheclerks.

8.Hisfacegrewsharp.

Meaning:

Hisfacegraduallyshowedasignofnervousnessandvigilance.

9.HehadgotholdofaNewYorkCitytelephonebookandfoundheraddress.

Meaning:

HehadfoundaNewYorkCitytelephonebookandgotheraddressonit.

getholdofsomething:

tofindsomethingthatyouwantorneed

Example:

Itisalmostimpossibletogetholdofticketsfortheconcert.

10.Nextdayhehadbeenshippedout,buttheyhadgoneonwriting.

Meaning:

Nextdayhehadleftthecountrybyboat,buttheyhadcontinuedtowritetoeachother.

shipout:

toleaveacountrybyboat

Example:

HetoldLindahewasshippingoutintwodays.

11.I’dalwaysbehauntedbythefeelingthatyouhadbeentakingachanceonjustthat,…

Meaning:

ThethoughtthatyouhaddecidedtowritetomeonlybecauseIwasbeautifulwouldcontinuouslybotherme.

takeachance（onsomething）:

togamblethatsomethinggoodmighthappenorthatsomeonemightdowell;totakeariskthatsomethingwouldgowrongorthatsomeonewoulddobadly

Example:

Theytookachanceontheweatherandplannedtohavethepartyoutside.

12.…hepulledhardonacigarette.（Para.10）

Meaning:

…hesuckedhardonacigarette.

pullonacigarette:

tosuckonordrawonacigarette

Example:

Hepulledonhiscigaretteandwaitedforthetrain.

13.Hesquaredhisbroadshoulders…（Para.20）

Meaning:

Hemadehisbroadshouldersstraight…

squareone’sshoulders:

ifyousquareyourshouldersorsquareyourself,youmakeyourbackandshouldersstraighttoshowyouarereadyordeterminedtodosomething

Example:

Rosemarysquaredherselftofacethewaitingjournalists.

14.I’vegottwoboyswithUncleSammyself,soIdidn’tmindtoobligeyou.

Meaning:

Imyselfhavegottwoboyswhoalsoservedinthe.army,soIdidn’tmindtohelpyou.

CulturalNotes

1.Zero

ZerowasamodelofJapanesefighterplaneinWWII.

2.KingDavid

DavidBCE）wasthesecondkingoftheUnitedKingdomofIsrael,animportantfigureinJewish,Islamic,andChristiandoctrineandculture.Heisregardedasarighteousking,ahighlyacclaimedwarrior,amusician,andapsalmist.InIslamicculture,Davidisconsideredtobeaprophetandthekingofanation.InChristianculture,heisbelievedtobeanancestorofJesus.DavidtraditionallytakesthecreditforwritingmanypsalmsoftheBible,whichcanbefoundinTheBookofPsalms.

3.Psalm23rd

Inthispsalm,DavidpraisesGodasHisShepherd.ThetextisbelovedbybothJewsandChristians.Thepsalmhasalwaysbeenapopularpassageformemorization.Sincethe20thcentury,Psalm23rdhasevenbecomeapassagebeingoftenrecitedatthefuneralintheEnglish-speakingworld.Ithasbeenwidelyusedfollowinghigh-profiletragiceventssuchas9/11AddresstotheNationandWhitneyHouston’sfuneral.TheEnglishversionofPsalm23rdisasfollows:

APsalmofDavid

TheLordismyshepherd;Ishallnotwant.

Hemakesmeliedowningreenpastures:

Heleadsmebesidethestillwaters.

Herestoresmysoul:

Heleadsmeinthepathsofrighteousnessforhisname’ssake.

ThoughIwalkthroughthevalleyoftheshadowofDeath,

Iwillfearnoevil:

foryouarewithme;yourrodandyourstafftheycomfortme.

Youprepareatablebeforemeinthepresenceofmyenemies:

Youanointmyheadwithoil;mycupoverflows.

Surelygoodnessandmercyshallfollowmeallthedaysofmylife:

andIwilldwellinthehouseoftheLordforever.

4.OfHumanBondage

OfHumanBondageisoneofthegreatestnovelsofthetwentiethcenturywrittenbyW.SomersetMaugham,thewriterwhoalsowroteTheMoonandSixpenceandTheRazor’sEdge.OfHumanBondagetellsastoryofsexualobsessionofPhilipCarey,whoseeksforfreedomfromtheoppressiveChristianupbringing.TheodoreDreiserspokeveryhighlyofthisnovelandcalledit“aworkofgenius”.

KeystoExercises

Post-ReadingExercises

I.ReadingComprehension

1-5CCABD

II.Micro-writingSkills

1.VocabularyBuilding

1）confessed2）Besieged3）beyond4）provocation5）narrow

6）sharp7）rings8）noted9）obliged10）Square

2.StructureCumulating

1）halfoftheestimatedtime

2）headofourdepartment

3）aformerimperialpalaceinBeijing

4）Tolstoy

5）girls

6）land,fundsandtechnology

7）thecapitalofFrance

8）courtesy,hospitalityandrespectforelders

3.ClozeTesting

1）job2）ever3）while4）shoes5）she

6）no7）would8）having9）was10）driving

4.FunctionalTraining

1）thegirl:

wearingaredflowerinhersuitlapel,butitwasacrimsonsweetpea,notthelittleredrosetheyhadagreedupon.

tooyoung,about18.

HollisMeynell:

Ayoungwoman

Herfigurewaslongandslim;

herblondhairlaybackincurlsfromherdelicateears.

Hereyeswereblueasflowers,

herlipsandchinhadagentlefirmness.

Inherpalegreensuit,shewaslikespringtimecomealive.

asmall,provocativesmilecurvedherlips.

the-middle-agewoman:

awomanwellpast40,

hergrayinghairtuckedunderawornhat.

morethanplump;

herthick-ankledfeetwerethrustintolow-heeledshoes.

worearedroseintherumpledlapelofherbrowncoat.

2）thewaitingline:

sixminutestosixfourminutestosixoneminutetosix

therecallingline:

afewdaysbeforeonenightoftheNOWin

thisfightworstoffightingGrandCentralStation

thetimehe

gotthebook

TextBTheDateFatherDidn’tKeep

LanguagePoints

1.Thankheavenshedidn’trecognizeme.

Meaning:

Iamsogladthatshedidn’trecognizeme.

Similarexpressions:

thankgoodness/thankGod

Example:

‘Thankgoodnessforthat!

’mymothersaidwithasighofrelief.

2.Ifellmadlyinlovewithher,andshewithme.

Meaning:

Iwaspassionatelyinlovewithher,andshereturnedmyloveinthesameway.

3.Ifshehadmarriedme,shewouldn’thavehadanyprospects.

Meaning:

Ifshehadmarriedmeatthattime,shewouldhavehadableakfuture.

4.WhenIwrotetomyfatherthatIwantedtogetmarriedhecutoffmyallowance.

Meaning:

WhenIwrotealettertoinformmyfatherthatIwantedtogetmarried,hestoppedgivingmemoney.

5.…thatherfathermightstopandseizeourletter,…

Meaning:

thatherfathermightbuildabarriertoourcommunication,…

6.Iwasdoublylucky…（Para.28）

Meaning:

Iwasexceedinglylucky…

doubly:

morethanusual

Example:

doublydifficult/hard/important

KeytoExercises

I.ReadingComprehension

1-5ACBCD

II.Micro-writingSkills

1.TranslationPractice

EnglishtoChinese

1）故事发生在一个彩色装璜的丹麦小酒馆，这种酒馆只对游客开放，那儿的人都讲英语。

（division）

2）于是我回抵家，借到了钱，便写信把日期告知她了。

（conversion）

3）情形能如此进展真的很幸运。

不然，你也就可不能碰到妈妈了。

（supplement）

ChinesetoEnglish

1）Ifellmadlyinlovewithher,andshewithme.（omissiontoavoidrepetition）

2）ButImetthegirloncemore,andtoldherIwouldreturntoAmerica,borrowenoughmoneytogetmarriedon,andcomebackforherinafewmonths.（inversion）

3）Iwasdoublylucky,youngfellow,forotherwiseIwouldn’thavemetyou,either.（conversion）

Explanation:

Diction:

choosingaproperwordtoconveytheexactmeaning.

Omission:

omitting“therecurringobject”toavoidrepetitionorunnecessaryinvolvedexpressions.

Conversion:

changingthepartofspeechaccordingtothemannerofthetargetlanguagesothattheidiomaticusageisachieved.

Inversion:

changingtheorderofwordsandarrangingtheminanaturalorderofthetargetlanguage.

Affirmationtonegation/negationtoaffirmation:

usingwordswithnegative/affirmativeimplicationstoexpressaffirmative/negativemeanings.

Subordination:

arrangingessentialinformationinthemainclauseandthenon-essentialinformationinthesubordinateclauseinaccordancewiththeidiomaticityoftargetlanguage.

Division:

dividingalongsentenceintoseveralshortparts,usuallyemployedintranslationfromEnglishtoChinese.

Integration:

clusteringseveralshortsentencesintoalongone,usuallyemployedintranslationfromChinesetoEnglish.

Unit2ChristmasStories

TextAAngelonaDoorstep

LanguagePoints

1.Ittookslow,carefulquestioningtoextractthestoryfromhim.

Meaning:

Itwasatime-consumingandmeticuloustaskforthenarratortomakeaninquiryintowhathadhappenedtohim.

extract:

toobtaininformationormoney,etc.bytakingitfromsomebodywhoisdisinclinedtoofferit.

2.…withsixchildrenandanotherontheway.（Para.4）

Note:

Inthetext,onthewayindicatesthatthewomanisexpectingherseventhbaby.

3.Irepeatedmycondolencesandletthematterrest.

Meaning:

IcontinuallyofferedmysympathyonBen’slossandtriedtolethispassionsubside.

4.Worriedthatthisincidentwouldsourawarmperson,Imulledoverwhattodo.（Para.6）

Meaning:

Iwasanxiousthattheunpleasa