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1、自考英语unitUnit 12 A Break from LifeI. New words and expressionsNew words1. cranky adj.脾气坏的2. la undry n.要（或正在）洗的衣物；刚洗好的衣物3. resemblev.看起来像；显得像；像resemble: take afterresembla nee4. throb n.（强烈有规律的）跳动；阵阵的疼痛5. subside v.趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退6. ache v. 疼痛；隐痛7. joi nt n.关节8. shuffle v.拖着脚走9. wiggle v.（使）扭动，摆动，摇动10.

2、 sn iffle n.抽鼻子（声）11. tissue n.(尤指用作手帕的）纸巾，手巾纸12. pillow n.枕头13. crack v.找到解决（难题等的）方法14.con tagious adj. 患接触性传染病的15.germ n. 微生物；细菌；病菌16.resourceful adj. 机敏的；足智多谋的；随机应变的17.scrou nge v. 觅取；搜寻18. n urture v.养育；养护；培养19. chore n.令人厌烦的任务、乏味无聊的工作20. respite n.暂停；暂缓21.manu facture v. 编造；捏造22.symptom n. 症状23

3、. pamper v.细心照顾；精心护理；娇惯；纵容26.hearty adj. 大的；丰盛的27.chamomile n. 苹果菊；春黄菊；甘菊28.vani lla-sce nted adj. 香草味的29.gin gerly adv. 谨慎地；小心翼翼地；轻手轻脚地30.grateful adj. 感激的；表示感谢的be grateful to sb. for sth.un grateful比较：gracefuldisgraceful31.spa n.水疗32.tub n. 浴缸；浴盆33.drain n. 下水道；排水管34.refresh v. 使恢复精力；使凉爽35.emotio

4、nally adv.感情上地；情感上地emoti onemotio nal36.empower v.增加（某人的）自主权；使控制局势37.permission n. 准许；许可；批准permit38. justify v.对作出解释；为辩解（或辩护）39. aware ness n. 知道；认识；意识Phrases and Expressi ons1. pile up堆积；积压2. come dow n with 患，得，染上（小病）3. slip away消失；消亡；死去4. respond to 作出反馈；响应5. care for照顾，照料（病、老、幼者等）6. tend to照料；照管

5、；护理II. Text Lear ningFeeli ng Free1I woke up feeli ng cranky . I did nt want to do housework, thoughthe laundry was pili ng up. I did nt want to read the work I brought home from the office. I did nt want to do anything that resembled responsible behavior. It was that kind of day. （承上总结句）2As I drank

6、 my morning tea, I thought I felt a headache comingon. Yes, there it was, adull throb just behind myeyes. MaybeI should go back to bed until it subsided . As I put the dishes in the sink, it seemed that my muscles were beg inning to ache. Or was the ache in my joi nts? That could mea n I was coming

7、dow n with the flu . （承上启下句） Every one I knew had the flu this year. Why should I be the one to escape it? I absolutely should be in bed.3I shuffled back to bed, wiggled under the covers and shut my eyes. Another couple of hours of sleep would be so nice, but I wasalready completely awake. I ought t

8、o get up. But no, there was that headache and the beg inning of a sni ffle. Better get the tissues.本部分重点及难点：1.Ano ther couple of hours of sleep would be so ni ce, but I was already completely awake.be completely / wide awake be fast / sound asleep4On my way back from the bathroom with a family-sized

9、 (适合全家用的)tissue box, I stopped to grab that big new novel I had bought but had no time to read. I ope ned the book and settled aga inst thepillows.5The morning was moving along and so was myreading. Another twentypages and I was stretch in g. I should try to crack (找至 U解决办法)the report I was work ing

10、 on. I should at least get up and do thewash. What if I was con tagious? I certa inly did nt want to spreadany germs. The wash could wait. (2) Myfamily was resourceful eno ugh to scro unge clothi ng for the n ext day.6Maybe I was nt actually gett ing the flu. I did nt really wantto be sick. To be tr

11、uthful , all I wan ted was a little time off. (3 )I n eeded to n urture myself away from people, chores, career and the outside world. Did I have to wait to be sick to do that? As a child, the only respite from school or family chores was illness. But Iwas nt a child any more. (4) Did I have to manu

12、 facture symptoms to provide myself with an excuse? No, I decided, I did nt.本部分重点及难点:2.My family was resourceful eno ugh to scro unge cloth ing for the next day.家人足够有能力找到第二天能穿的衣服。n eeded to n urture myself away from people, chores, career and the outside world.nurture 养育，培养，培育；支持，鼓励Pare nts want to

13、know the best way to n urture and raise their childto adulthood. 父母们想了解把他们的孩子养育成人的最好方法。She had always n urtured great ambiti ons for her son. 她一直在培养她儿子的雄心大志。The huma n lear ns partly by n ature, partly by n urture. 人的学习能力部分是先天的，部分是后天培育的。nature and nurture 先天与后天，遗传与环境；先天遗传说和后天培养说We want to n urture t

14、he project, not destroy it. 我们要支持这个新工程，不要破坏它。4.Did I have to manu facture symptoms to provide myself with an excuse?(1)manu facture 编造，捏造(2)provide sb. with sth. / provide sth. for sb.7I talked to myself. Okay, I said, you n eed a day off. Admit it.Accept it. Toss out the guilt and enjoy a mini-vaca

15、tion. What would you like to do? Read? Yo ure already doing that. Pamper yourself?Take a bubble bath. Be a hermit? Let the mach ine an swer the phone.8I poured half the bottle of bath gel into the stream ing waterand added a hearty han dful of chamomile bath salts. Then I lit avanilla-scented candle and gingerly stepped into the bathtub . Witha grateful sigh, I immersed myself in my homemade spa. I heard the phone ring somewhere off in the dista nee and smiled.9It is funny how the ac