大学英语精读Unit3languageworkWord文档下载推荐.docx

1、8 Forty-seven years of marriage is quite a journey. Anne has kept me going through some of the hardest times, which hasnt always been easy, given that Im sometimes an actor wrapped up in his ego. After the crash, I couldnt sit without extreme pain. When we went out, Anne would put me in the rear of

2、the station wagon, where I could stretch out. At dinner with friends, shed set a place for me as if it were the most natural thing in the world to eat lying on the couch. She consoled me during my survivors anguish, but what she wouldnt tolerate and heres the important thing was me feeling sorry for

3、 myself. 9 Then again, Ive never seen her feel sorry for herself either. Thirty years ago Anne underwent diagnostic surgery after finding a lump in her breast. Her doctor reported the tumor was malignant, and it was spreading. He encouraged me to authorize him to remove Annes breast then and there.

4、I did.10 After, I felt guilty having made that choice while she lay unconscious. Anne assured me that Id done the right thing. She dealt with the cancer, from which she has fully recovered, by helping others talking to groups about her experiences, and establishing Research for Womens Cancers with s

5、ix fellow survivors. Over the years theyve raised $9 million to help finance a research facility at Cedars-Sinai. Anne recently read an article about the deplorable state of school playgrounds in L.A., and started a program to rebuild and beautify them.11 Thats my wifes method, finding ways her life

6、 can help others. Ive been the beneficiary of that practice many times.5 The afternoon I had my stroke, Anne was playing bridge with Barbara Sonata, and I was home getting a manicure. When my speech started to slur, the manicurist, a former nurse, immediately phoned Anne. My wife was home within ten

7、 minutes and had me at the hospital within an hour.12 Although she was my rescuer, Anne, who believes in tough love, wasnt about to let me just lie around.6 During my recovery, she kicked me out of bed each morning to get me working with my speech therapist. She taught me exercises that helped her w

8、hen she was learning to speak English, like putting a /d/ before a /j/ to say “just.” My therapist was impressed. One day, feeling proud of my progress, I said, “I think as a treat, tomorrow Id like to have breakfast in bed.”13 Anne looked at me and said, “Youd like breakfast in bed? I think youd be

9、tter sleep in the kitchen!” The most difficult consequence of my stroke was the depression I suffered. While I was going through it, Anne endured my moods but didnt allow me to complain.14 In the midst of writing my latest book, My Stroke of Luck, I had an epiphany, inspired by my wife. How to handl

10、e a stroke is how to handle life. The world is filled with people who have suffered one misfortune or another. What sets the survivors apart from the others is the willingness to move on, and to help others move on too.7 Anne has been doing that for as long as Ive known her.Paragraphs 1-2Words and E

11、xpressions1. offer v. express willingness （to do sth.）e.g. I dont need any help, but it was nice of you to offer. The volunteers offered to go where there needed village teachers. n. an expression of readiness to do sth. or to give sth.; an amount of money one is willing topay for sth.e.g. She readi

12、ly accepted his offer to give her a ride home.Synonym: propose, tenderCollocation: on offer for sale at a reduced price 正出售中 under offer having a prospective buyer who has made an offer 已有人出价了2. collide vi. hit each other accidentallye.g. The motorbike and the bus collided at the corner of the stree

13、t. bump into, crash into collide with sb. / sth. e.g. The two ships collided with each other in the heavy storm. Derivation: collision n. 3. instantly ad. immediately, at oncee.g. He instantly felt that he was cheated by the girl whom he deeply loved. Seeing the beautiful picture, she bought it inst

14、antly. instant a. directly, instantaneously, promptlyAntonym: graduallyParagraphs 3-44. intuition n. the power of knowing sth. without reasoninge.g. Women are apt to believe in their intuition in love. intuitive a. intuitively a.Comparison: insight n. ability to see into the true nature perception n

15、. ability to see, hear or understand instinct n. natural feeling that makes one choose to act in a particular way, synonym of intuition5. depressed a. sad or gloomye.g. Quite a lot of young people are very depressed about the high housing prices. depress vt. depression n. depressing a. dispirited, d

16、ownhearted6. suicidal a. with a tendency to commit suicidee.g. People in a suicidal state had better go to seek professional help from counselors. suicide n. suicidal attempt suicidal behavior 7. occupation n. the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military forcee.g. Hong Kon

17、g had ever been under English occupation for more than 100 years. invasion, takeover occupation rate 占用率Sentences 1. survivors guilt （Paragraph 3）Explanation: The author felt guilty because he survived while the other men on the plane didnt.2. She saved me again after my stroke in 1995, when I becam

18、e depressed and suicidal. （Paragraph 3） Translation: 我1995年中风，深感沮丧，并有自杀倾向，她又一次救了我。Paragraphs 5-78. starvi. appear as a main performer in a filme.g. Tom Hanks is to star in the action movie.vt. have sb. as a main performere.g. Zhang Yimou has starred Gong Li many times in his films.n. famous or brill

19、iant singer, performer, sportsman, etce.g. The film is an all-star cast. 这部电影全部为明星阵容。 reach for the stars be very ambitious see stars have a feeling of seeing flashes of light, esp. as a result of being hit on the head have stars in ones eyes be happy and excited9. show up arrive at a placee.g. The

20、writer showed up with the students shouts and applause. His friend finally showed up as a witness. appear, come into view, turn up e.g. Her husband did not turn up timely as she expected, so she was quite worried. hide show off try to impress others with ones abilities, wealth, intelligence, etc. sh

21、ow sb. the door ask sb. to leave10. striking a. very attractive and impressivee.g. It was said that Xi Shi was a very striking woman in history. A great number of striking ladies entered for the beauty contest. conspicuous, outstanding, attractive inconspicuous strikingly ad. 11. temporary a. lasting only for a limited period of timee.g. Most of the workers accepted the temporary arrangement. The temporary offices are set for the urban renewal. transient, momentary, impermanent permanent, everlasting, eternal temporariness n. temporarily ad.12. poignant a. keen or strong