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综合英语1unit1
UnitOneNeverSayGoodbye
LearningObjectives
Bytheendofthisunit,youaresupposedto
•grasptheauthor’spurposeofwritingandmakeclearthestructureofthewholepassagethroughanintensivereadingofText1NeverSayGoodbye.
•getalistofnewwordsandstructuresandusethemfreelyinconversationandwriting.
•haveyourownunderstandingofone’sattitudetowardssomethingsadormiserable
StructuralAnalysis
Thepassagecanbedividedintothreeparts.
PartOne:
(Paragraphs1-4)
Theauthorbringsuptheproblemhewasconfrontedwith:
itishardtoovercomethesadnessasthemomentofpartingdrewnear.Soheturnedtohisgrandpaforhelp.
PartTwo:
(Paragraphs5-13)
Bynarratinghissadexperienceofthelossofhiseldestsonduringthewar,thegrandpaillustrateshowonecanovercomethesadfeelingresultingfromthelossofsomeonedeartohimbyrecallingnotthemomentofpartingbutthehappytimespenttogether.
PartThree:
(Para.14-20):
Bythewayhebehavedwhenconfrontedwithanothersadmoment--thelossofhisgrandpa,theauthorshowsusthathecametounderstandwhathisgrandpahadtaughthim.
MainIdeaofthepassage
Thetextistheauthor’srecallofhismostimportantandunforgettableexperiencesthatcameaboutwhenhewasbetween10and12.Hehadlearnedfromhisgrandfathertheprofoundmeaningof“Neversaygoodbye”andbecamefirmandstrong-willedasachild.Theauthorwantstotellusthatweshouldnevergiveintosadness,thatweshouldalwaysbefirmandstrong-willed,andthatweshouldalwaysrememberthejoyfulandhappyeventsoflifeaswellasourcherishedfriendship.
TextExplanation
PartI
Whywastheauthorseizedwiththeanguishofmovingfromhishome?
Becauseitwastheonlyhomethathehadeverknown.Hiswholelife,briefasitwas,hadbeenspentinthatbigoldhouse,gracefullytouchedwiththelaughterandtearsoffourgeneration.Thatwaswhyhewasfeelingextremelyreluctantandbitterlysadtomoveawayfromhisoldhome.
Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’shomementionedinthebeginning?
Theauthor’shomewasalargeoldhouse,inwhichfourgenerationsandlivedinharmonyandexperiencedbothhappinessandsadness.
confront
1)befacedwithandhavetodealwith
E.g.Theactresswasconfrontedbyalargegroupofreportersassheleftthestagedoor.
2)forcetodealwithoracceptthetruthof;bringfacetofacewith
E.g.Whenthepoliceconfrontedherwiththeevidence,sheconfessedshewasguilty.
anguish
verygreatpainandsuffering,esp.ofthemind
e.g.Shewasinanguishoverhermissingchild.
Theunspeakableanguishwrungherheart.
touchedwiththelaughterandtearsoffourgenerations
touchedwiththehappinessandbitternessoffourgenerations.
Paraphrase:
…thehousewhichhadseenand/witnessedthejoysandsorrowsofthefourgenerationsofmyfamily.”
Ourbigoldhousewascloselyrelatedwiththejoysandsorrowsoffourgenerations.
touch
haveaneffectonone’sfeelings;tocauseonetofeelpity,sympathy,etc.
E.g.Hissadstorysotouchedusthatwenearlycried.
betouchedwith:
haveacertainamountofquality
E.g.Herhairistouchedwithgray.
Theboyistouchedwithgenius.
haven
aplaceofcalmandsafety
e.g.theschoollibraryisalittlehavenofpeaceandquite.
Asatourists’haven,thesmallisahomeawayfromhome.
shudder
shakeuncontrollableforamoment,esp.fromfear,cold,ordislike
e.g.Sheshudderedatthesightofthedeadbody.
Ishuddertothinkhowbigthebillwillbe.
well
(ofliquid)floworstarttoflow
E.g.Bloodwelled(out)fromthecut.
Shewassomovedthattearswelled(up,forth,out)inhereyes.
toriseorsurgefromaninnersource(fig.)
Angerwelledupinme.
reston/upon
1)leanon;tobesupportedby
E.g.thebridgerestsonstonearches.
2)(esp.ofaproof,argument,etc.)bebasedon;begroundedon;dependon
E.g.Yourargumentrestsonastatementthatcannotbeproved.
throughone’stears
withtearsinone’seyes;whilesheddingtears
stare
1)looksteadilyforalongtime,esp.ingreatsurpriseorshock
E.g.Hesatstaringintospace,thinkingdeeply.
2)beveryplaintosee;tobeobvious
E.g.Theliesinthereportstaredoutatusfromeveryparagraph.
stareoff:
stareaway;tomoveone’seyesfromapointnearbytoafartherplaceandfixthemonitorlookatitsteadily
PartII
Whydidtheauthor’sgrandfathertakehimtoseetherosebushinthefrontyard?
Becausetheauthor’sgrandfatherwantedtotellhimatruestoryrelatedtotherosebushandhopedtoenablehimtofeelwithhishearthowbeautifulthoseroseswere!
Alsobecausehisgrandfatherwantedtorevealhisspecialassociationswiththerosesandwithhissayinggoodbyetohisson,aswellastodisclosetherootcauseofhisadvicenottosaygoodbyetoone’srelativesandfriends.
Whatdidauthor’sgrandfathermeanbysayingso?
Bysayingso,theauthor’sgrandfathermeant:
“Itisnotonlytherosesthatarebeautiful,Billy.Also,itisthatspecialfeelingyoudeeplycherishthatmakesthembeautiful.”
Whydidtheauthor’sgrandfatherplantthoseroses?
Theauthor’sgrandfatherputthoserosesintothesoilthedayhisfirstsonwasborn.Itwashiswayofsayingthank-youtoGod.
Whatkindofadvicedidtheauthor’sgrandfatherofferinPara13?
Hisgrandfatheradvisedhimnevertogiveintothesadnessandthelonelinessofthatwordgoodbye.Hewantedhimtorememberinsteadthejoyandthehappinessofthosetimeswhenhefirstsaidhellotoafriend.Heverymuchwantedhimtotakethatspecialhelloandlockitawaywithinhim—inthatplaceinhisheartwheresummerisanalwaystime,andhewantedhimtoreachdeepwithinhimandrecallthatfirsthellowhenheandhisfriendsmustpartfromeachother.
lookinto
investigate;examinethemeaningorcauseof
E.g.Thepolicehavereceivedsomecomplaints;nowtheyarelookingintothem.
Thisisareportthatlooksintothecausesofunemployment.
whisper
1)speakorsayveryquietlysothatonlyapersonclosebycanhear
2)(ofthewind,etc)makeasoftsound
E.g.Theleavesofthetreeswerewhisperinginthewind.
handinhand
1)Holdingeachother’shand
e.g.Theheadsofstatesarestandinghandinhand,posingforapicture.
2)Happeningtogetherandcloselyconnected
e.g.Dirtanddiseasegohandinhand.
Theoryandpracticemustgohandinhand.
conspicuously
inawaythatisnoticeableoreasilyseen;inanattractivemanner
e.g.Themagazinecontainsconspicuouslyattractiveadvertisements.
Thepostersonthewallsaroundareconspicuouslyeye-catching.
Beforeyourmotherwasevenadream
beforeyourmotherwasborn/beforewethoughtofhavingadaughter.
Paraphrase:
Iplantedtheserosesalong,longtimeagobeforeyourmotherwasborn.
pick
1)takewhatonelikesorconsidersbest,ormoresuitablefromagroup.
E.g.Hehasbeenpickedtoheadtheplanningcommittee.
2)gather;pullorbreakoff(partofaplant)fromatreeoraplant
E.g.Hepickedsomerosesandgavethemtohisgirlfriend.
3)takeuporremovesomethingseparatelyorbitbybitusingthefingers,abeak,apointedinstrument,etc.
Thedogpickedtheboneclean.
hoarse
(ofavoice)rough-sounding
e.g.MyvoicehasbecomehoarsesinceIbegantohaveasorethroat.
Whenthefootballmatchwasgoingon,wecheeredforourteamandweshoutedandshouteduntilourvoiceswenthoarse.
evil
agreatwickednessormisfortune
Wemustconquerthetwinevilsofdiseaseandpoverty.
Thegreedformoneyistherootofallevils.
giveinto
giveway;surrender;allowoneselftobebeaten
e.g.Thetwoboysfoughtuntilonegaveintotheother.
Don’tgiveintotheirdemands,whichknownobounds.
lockitawaywithinyou
–Fastenitfirmlyinyourmind;imprintitonyourmind;bearitinyourmindandneverforgetit.
Paraphrase:
Takethefirstfriendlygreetingandalwayskeepitdeepinyourheart.
…inthatplaceinyourheartwheresummerisanalwaystime.
…inthatplaceinyourheartwherethereisalwayssunlightandwarmth./whichisalwaysfilledwithjoyandhappiness.HereSUMMERisametaphor.
“Always”hereisusedbytheGrandpaasanadjective,whichrevealedthathewasnotwell-educated.
*Sociolinguisticknowledge:
Youraccentbetraysyou.
part
(tocauseto)separateorbenolongertogether
e.g.Ihopethatwepartasfriends.
Thewarpartedmanymenfromtheirfamilies.
Iwantyoutoreachdeepwithinyouandbringbackthatfirsthello
Iwantyoutogettothebottomofyourheartandrecallthatfirsthello./Iwantyouthinkdeeplyandrecallthefriendlyoccasionsonwhichyoumetyourfriendsandsaidhellotothemforthefirsttime.
bringback
1)causetoreturn
e.g.Alllibrarybooksmustbebroughtbackbeforetheendoftheterm.
2)obtainandreturnwith
e.g.HebroughtsomebeautifulcarpetsbackfromIran.
3)causetoreturntothemind
e.g.Hearingthesongbringsbacksomehappymemories.
Seeingheragainbroughtallsweetmemoriesback.
PartIII
Whydidtheauthor’sgrandfatherwanthisbedtobenexttothewindow?
Becausehewantedtoseehisbelovedrosebushthroughitandbecausethesightoftherosebushwouldremindhimofthejoyandhappinessoflifehehadexperiencedandmakehimfeelniceandgoodandhappy.
Whatdoyouthinkofthepartingbetweentheauthorandhisgrandfather?
Thepartingbetweentheauthorandhisgrandfatherwassocheerfulandpleasantasiftheywereoldfriendsgreetingeachother,whichshowedthathisgrandfatheradoptedanoptimisticattitudetowardshisowndeathandthattheauthorbecamesostrong-willedasnottogiveintothesadness.
Howdidtheauthorrespondto