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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