401 教案范文

401 教案范文 1Unit OneThe PrivateLife ofMr.Bidwell I.Pre-class Work:Oral ExpressionPlease readand discuss the followingquotes aboutlove and marriage:1.By allmeans marry;if youget a good wife,youll behappy;if youget abad one,youll bea philosopher.(Socrates)2.Men marrybecause they are tired,women becausethey arecurious;both aredisappointed.(Oscar Wilde)3.Telling liesis afault in a boy,an artin alover,an aomplishmentin abachelor,and asecond-nature in a marriedman.(Helen Rowland)4.Women marrymen hopingthey willchange.Men marrywomen hopingthey willnot.So eachis inevitabledisappointed.(Albert Einstein)5.I dont worryabout terrorism.I wasmarried fortwo years.(Sam Kinison)6.Two secretsto keepyour marriagebrimming.First,whenever you are wrong,admit it;second,whenever you are right,shut up.(Nash)7.Marriage islove.Love isblind.Therefore,marriage is an institutionfor theBlind.(Anonymous)8.Marriage requires a manto purchase4types ofRingengagement ring,wedding ring,suffe-ring andendu-ring.(Anonymous)9.Love isone longsweet dream,andmarriage is thealarm clock.(Anonymous)10.Love isan idealthing,marriageisa realthing.(Goethe)II.Background KnowledgeAuthorJames Thurber(18941961),an Americanauthor,cartoonist andcelebrated wit.He createdsome thirtyvolumes ofhumor,fiction,childrens books,cartoons,and essaysin justabout asmany years.A foundingmember ofThe New Yorker,Thurber wroteand illustratedsuch enduringbooks asThe ThurberCarnival andMy Lifeand HardTimes,which haveappeared incountless editionsand dozensof languagesthroughout the world.Thurbers best-known charactersare WalterMitty,his snarlingwife,and silentlyobserving animals.He isgenerally acknowledgedas thegreatest Americanhumorist sinceMark Twain.The passageis takenfrom hisbook TheMiddle-Aged Manon theFlying Trapeze (1935).New YorkNew Yorkis themost populouscity in the UnitedStates andthe centerof the New YorkMetropolitan Area.The cityis referredto asNew YorkCity orthe Cityof New York todistinguish itfrom theState ofNew York,of whichit isa part.A globalpower city,New Yorkexerts a significant impactupon merce,finance,media,art,fashion,research,technology,education,and entertainment.The homeof theUnited NationsHeadquarters,NewYorkisanimportant centerfor internationaldiplomacy andhas beendescribed asthe culturalcapital of the world.纽约(NewYork)，美国最大的城市及第一大港，位于纽约州东南部。 第二次世界大战之后纽约成为世界上仅次于伦敦的的国际金融中心，也是整个美国的金融经济中心，是全世界的经2济中心，它的一举一动无时无刻不在影响着世界。 此外纽约也是全美的保险、房地产、媒体和艺术的重镇。 国际级的经济、金融、交通、艺术及传媒中心。 纽约是一座世界级城市，直接影响着全球的经济、金融、媒体、政治、教育、娱乐与时尚界。 联合国总部和世界上很多国际机构和跨国公司的总部都设在纽约。 因此被世人誉为世界之都。 III.Vocabulary Preview1.exhalation(para.5):（n.）the actof breathingout air or smoke，etc.out ofones lungs呼气，呼出，吐出（肺中的空气，烟尘等）2.creak(para.6):to makethe soundthat a door sometimes makes when you openit orthat awooden floor sometimesmakeswhenyoustep on it嘎吱作响（开门或踩上木地板时发出的声音）3.parchment(para.6)a)material madefrom the skin of a sheepor goat,used in the pastfor writingon羊皮纸b)a thickyellowship typeof paper仿羊皮纸c)a documentwritten on a pieceof parchment羊皮纸文献4.goop(para.12)（slang）a)a stupidperson傻子，呆子，蠢人b)(Am.slang)an impolitechild,a rudeman没礼貌的小孩，举止粗鲁的大人，大老粗5.empurple(para.15):turn purple发紫，变紫6.deflate(para.15)a)to letairor gas out of atyre,balloon,etc.to beesmaller because of airorgasing out放掉（轮胎，气球等的）气；使、瘪下来b)(often passive)to makesomebody feelless confident;to makesb/sth feelor seemless important使泄气；挫败、的锐气7.swell(para.18)a)to beebigger orrounder膨胀、肿胀b)swell sthout:to curveor makesth curveoutwards使突出，鼓出8.despondent(para.20)（adj.）sad,without muchhope苦恼的，沮丧的；泄气的，失望的9.sleet(para.21)(n./v)a mixture of rain and snow;to fallas amixtureofrain andsnow雨夹雪，冻雨；下雨夹雪，下冻雨10.inhale(para.22)(v.)to takeair,smoke orgas o yourlungs asyou breathe吸入，吸气11.protracted(para.22)(adj.written)lasting longerthan expectedor longerthan usual延长的，拖延的，持久的12.growl(para.22)a)（v.)(of animals,especially dogs)to makea low sound in the throat,usually as asignof anger（动物，尤指狗的）低吼b）growl at sb:to saysth in a lowangry voice发出低沉的怒吼；咆哮c)(n.)a deepangry soundmade whensb/sth growls怒吼声，咆哮13.grampus(para.25)a)a typeof dolphin灰海豚，虎鲸b)a heavybreather呼吸声粗重的人14.inflate(para.28)a)to fillsth or bee filledwith gasor air使充气，膨胀b)(written)to makesth appearto bemore important or impressivethan itreally is鼓吹，吹捧c)(written)to increase in price;to increasethe priceof sth（使）涨价15.abrupt(para.28)(adj.)sudden andunexpected,often in an unpleasantway突然的，意外的b)speaking oracting in a way that seemsunfriendly andrude;not takingtime to say morethan isnecessary(言语，行为)粗鲁的，莽撞的，唐突的，生硬的316.imperceptible(para.28)(adj.)very smalltherefore unable to beseen or felt（小得）无法察觉的，感觉不到的17.moist(para.36):(adj.)slightly wet微湿的，湿润的18.scowl(para.36)a)(v.)to lookatsb/sth in an angryor annoyedway怒视某人、某物b)(noun.)an angrylook orexpression怒容，不悦的神色19.mutter(para.36)to speakquietly andin alow voicethat is not easyto hear,often whenyou areanxious orplaining aboutsth嘀咕，嘟囔，抱怨，发牢骚20.visualize(para.36):to forma pictureof sb/sth inyour mind,to imagine使形象化，想像，构思，设想21.animated(para.38)a)full ofinterest andenergy兴致勃勃的，活跃的b)(of pictures,drawings,etc.in afilm)made to look as if theyare moving栩栩如生的，似能活动的22.negligee(para.38)a womans dressinggown madeof verythin fabric（质地轻薄的）女式晨衣23.venomous(para.41)a)(of asnake)producing venom分泌毒液的，有毒的b)(written)full ofbitter feelingor hatred恶毒的，恶意的，充满仇恨的24.prolonged(para.42)（adj.）continuing for a long time持久的，长期的25.snap(para.42)(v.)a)break断裂，崩断b)to move,or tomove sth into aparticular positionquickly,especially with a suddensharp noise（使啪地）打开，关上，移到某位置c)to speakor saysthin an impatient,usually,angry,voice厉声说，怒气冲冲地说，不耐烦地说d)(of ananimal)to tryto bitesb/sth（动物）咬e)(informal)to takea photograph拍照，摄影26.berate(para.42)（informal）to criticizeor speakangrily tosb becauseyou donot approvewhat theyhave done痛斥，严厉指责27.halting(para.43)(especially ofspeech ormovement)stopping andstarting often,especially whenyouare not certain or arenot veryconfident断断续续的，结结巴巴的28.gait(para.43):(written)a wayof walking步态，步法IV.Teaching Points1.exhalation(para.5)an exhalation of air呼气exhale v.(opposite)inhale Drunkdriving canbe easilytested by a simpleexhalationof air.2.creak(para.6)The rustyhinges creakedwhen thedoor opened.门开时生锈的铰链吱吱作响。 3.parchment(para.6)He had been illfor a long time,and hisskin waslike parchmentpaper.他病了很久，皮肤干皱得像羊皮纸。 4.goop(para.12)Being calleda goopby his wife,Mr.Bidwell felthumiliated.被妻子称为傻瓜，比德维尔先生感到很丢脸。 5.empurple(para.15)His facebecame empurpledas he was holdinghis breathfor toolong.46.deflate(para.15)If theboat startsto deflate,e backto shore.如果船开始漏气，回到岸边来。 The tyreis sohardyou needto deflateit a bit.轮胎太硬，你需要放掉点气。 I wasquite deflatedby hislack ofinterest inmy suggestions.他对我的建议兴趣不大，令我感到十分气馁。 deflation n.7.swell(para.18)It wasobvious that she hadbroken hertoe,because itimmediately startedto swell.很明显她的脚趾是骨折了，因为它马上就肿了起来。 Heavy rainin thelast fewweeks hasswelled therivers andlakes.连续几周大雨使河水湖水上涨。 8.despondent(para.20)He grewincreasingly despondentwhen shefailed toreturn hisphone calls.她没给他回电话，他变得越来越沮丧。 A despondentyoung manstood by the sideof theroad in the rain,hoping someonewould givehim a lift.雨中，一个垂头丧气的年轻人站在路边，希望有人能搭他一程。 9.sleet(para.21)Driving snowand sleetbrought moreproblems to the villageroads lastnight.昨晚下得大雪和雨夹雪给村里的道路带来了更多的问题。 It issleeting.10.inhale(para.22)She flungopen thewindow andinhaled deeply.她打开窗户，深深地吸了一口气。 A tinydrop ofnerve gas,inhaled orabsorbed throughtheskinor eyes,is enoughto kill.吸入或由皮肤或眼睛吸收的一小滴神经毒气足以致死。 Two workerswere treatedfor smokeinhalation in the hospital.两名工人因呛烟在医院接受治疗。 11.protracted(para.22)protract v.Please dont protractthe suspensetell meif Ipassed ornot.请别拖延这个悬念了告诉我我又没有及格。 A protractedstruggle inthe Australiancourts about whether thebook canbe publishedthere remainsunresolved.在澳大利亚法庭里，一场关于这本书能否在那里出版的旷日持久的争论到现在还没有结束。 12.growl(para.22)The doggrowled andsnapped at her anklesas shetried topass.当她试图走过时，那条狗吼着咬她的脚踝。 He pickedup theletter,looked atit angrily,and thengrowled,What isthis?他拾起了信，愤怒地看了看，然后咆哮道，“这是什么？”5The dogstared atme suspiciouslyand lowgrowls camefrom itsthroat.这条狗怀疑地瞪着眼看我，从它的喉咙里发出了低沉的怒吼声。 13.grampus(para.25)Mrs.Bidwell toldher husbandto stopblowing uplike agrampus.14.inflate(para.28)The hotair balloonslowly inflatedand tookoff.热气球慢慢胀大，飞了起来。 They artificiallyinflated thevalue of the houseso theycouldreduceit andmake peoplethink it was abargain.他们人为地抬高房子的价格，使他们可以“降低”价格并使人们觉得这房子很划算。 Inflatable adj.可充气的inflatable pillows/mattress Thegrant willbe increasedin linewith the3%inflation expectedthis autumn.补助金将随着今秋预期的3%通货膨胀率而增加。 15.abrupt(para.28)The headteacheris veryabrupt withparents.校长对家长们非常粗鲁。 I havenothing furthertosay,he saidabruptly.“我再没有什么要说的了。 他唐突地说道。 abruptness16.imperceptible(para.28)As wegrow old,the changese uponus soslowly that theyarealmost imperceptible.我们变老时，在我们身上发生的变化是如此缓慢，几乎难以察觉。 Gradually,almost imperceptibly,her conditionhad worsened.渐渐地，几乎难以察觉地，她的状况恶化了。 17.moist(para.36)As hewalked throughthe forest,he couldfeel thewarm moistair on his face.穿过森林时，他能感觉到脸上温暖而潮湿的空气。 She did not cryduring thesad part,but hereyes moistened.她没有在伤感的部分哭泣，但是她的眼睛湿润了。 All thecooking hascaused somuch moisturethat itis mistingup thewindows.烹调中弄出许多湿气使窗上蒙了一层雾。 18.scowl(para.36)She worea permanentscowl onher face.她脸上终日带着怒容。 The boyscowled athis teacher and reluctantlyfollowed herback intoschool.男孩对他的老师露出不快之色，很不情愿地跟她回学校。 19.mutter(para.36)He mutteredsomething underhis breathto theperson nextto him,but Ididnothear anything.他压低了声音对他身边的人嘟哝了些什么，可我什么也没听见。 There weremutters thatother developmentsmight receivemore of the moneyavailable.有人抱怨说，其他开发项目可能会得到更多钱。 620.visualize(para.36)I was so surprisedwhen heturned upI hadvisualized someonemuch older.他也出现我很惊讶我想象中的那人要老得多。 He believedthat realart wasthe visualizationof fantasyand dream.他认为真正的艺术是梦想与愿望的直观化。 21.animated(para.38)There wasan extremelyanimated discussionon thesubject.就这个论题进行了热烈地讨论。 The spectatorswere animatedlydebating thelikely result of thetennis final.观众们正在热闹地争论网球决赛的结局将会如何。 During afascinating lecture,the professorspoke with animation abouther latestdiscoveries.在一次引人入胜的讲座上，这位教授充满激情地介绍了她的新发现。 22.negligee(para.38)The twohousewives aretalking abouttheir newly-bought negligees.23.venomous(para.41)He wasbitten bya venomoussnake.The prisonergave thejudge avenomous lookas sheread outthe verdict.法官宣读判决书时，犯人恶毒地瞪了她一眼。 She spokevenomously abouther ex-husband whohad runoff withanother woman.她满是怨恨地谈到了她的前夫，他和别的女子跑了。 24.prolonged(para.42)Prolonged useof thedrug isknown to have harmfulside-effects.长期服用此药被认为有不良副作用。 The decisionwas finallymade aftera prolongeddebate inthe Senate.在参议院长时间的辩论后终于有了决定。 We arehaving sucha goodtime thatwe decidedto prolongour stayby anotherweek.25.snap(para.42)If youbend theruler toofar youwill snapit.那把尺弯得太厉害的话，你会咔擦一声折断它。 After tenyears of abuse fromher husband,her patiencefinally snapped.在受了丈夫十年的虐待后，她的耐心终于垮了。 26.berate(para.42)His motherberated himfor making a mess.27.halting(para.43)His speechwas slow and halting,as ifhis mindwas confused.他的演讲慢吞吞地，而且断断续续，好像他的脑子糊涂了。 She stoodup for the firsttime sincethe aidentand walkedhaltingly towardsme.事故后她第一次站起来，朝我一拐一拐地走来。 He spokehaltingly about his experienceasahostage.他断断续续地讲述了作为一名人质的经历。 728.gait(para.43)He wastall andportly andwalked witha slowstiff gait.他高大魁梧，步子缓慢坚定。 29.but she had acurious feelingof tensionbut shefelt nervousfor someunknown reasontensiona feelingof nervousnessbefore animportantordifficult event.Example:working undergreat tensionto makea deadlineYou couldfeel thetension inthe roomas wewaited forour examresults.30.she knewhe wasup tosomethingshe knewhe wasdoing something.be up to sth.(inf.)to beoupied orbusy with.Example:be upto nogood What have youbeen upto lately?What intheworldare youupto?Stop itat once!31.she demandedshe askeddemandto askinanauthoritative way.Example:demand to speak to the manager.Whats yourname?the policemandemanded.I demandthat heleave immediately.32.ina long,pleasurable exhalationina long,happy breathingof airout ofhis lungexhalationthe processof breathingout.Example:the exhalationinto themouthpiece Helet hisbreath out ina long exhalationof relief.33.Mrs.Bidwell twistedcreakingly inher chairMrs.Bidwell movedrestlessly inher chairmakingasqueaking sound.creakto makealonglow soundas whenadooropens.Example:I heardthe floorboardscreak as he creptcloser.The doorcreaked onits hinges.34.as ifshehadbeen summonedasifsomeone hadcalled hersummonto urgentlycall on(sb.)to bepresent.Example:He summonedhis secretary.The lunchbell summonedeveryone indoors.35.and hisface wasslightly empurpledand hisface turneda bitpurple empurpleto makeorbeepurple Theprefixen-/em-is oftenadded tonouns andadjectives toform verbsmeaningbring into the conditionof,e.g.enable,encase.36.Mrs.Bidwell movedinto theline ofhis visionand gavehim a sharp,perating lookMrs.Bidwell walkedto wherehe couldsee herand lookedat himinawaythatshe seemedto knowwhat he was thinking.sharpquick andsensitive inthinking,seeing,hearing,etc.Example:Bird-watchers needtohavesharp earsand eyes.They kepta sharplookout forshoplifters.She managesto bineasharpmind witha sympatheticmanner.peratingkeenly understanding.Example:perating remark/mind Thelecture providedperating insightinto foreignaffairs.37.He deflatedslowly andlooked awayHe breathedout airslowly andturned hiseyes8elsewhere.38.“you sittingthere allswelled up,with your eyes poppingout?”you sittingwith yourbody beinglarger androunder andyoureyesprotruding?swellto beelarger androunder than usual;to(cause to)increaseinsize oramount.Example:Twenty-five employeeshave joinedthe unionin thismonth alone,swelling itsranks to110.His heart/breast swelledwith prideashestood watchinghis songraduate.popto(of eyes)e outfrom thesurface morethanusual39.and cameto aplete,despondent stopand pletelystopped ina veryunhappy waydespondentin lowspirits fromloss ofhope orcourage.Example:He wasdespondent abouthis mothers poorhealth.She wasfeeling abit despondentafter losingthe match.40.“Were out of gas”We donthaveany moregasoutofsth.not havingsomething.Example:They haverun outof cash.41.It wasbitterly coldand nastilysleetingIt wasvery coldand rainingwith icefalling infine bitsinavery unpleasantway.nastyvery unpleasantor annoying.Example:nasty weathera nastytrick/shock Theresanasty smellin here.sleeting weather42.when Mr.Bidwell beganto inhalein hissleepwhen Mr.Bidwell beganto drawin airin hissleep43.and exhalewitha protracted,growling“woooooooo”and breatheout withalong,tractedlasting for along time ormade tolast longer.Example:protracted negotiationsaprotractedargument/discussion44.Mrs.Bidwell,ordinarily asound sleeperMrs.Bidwell,who usuallyslept deeplyand peacefullysound(of sleep)deep andpeaceful;undisturbed.Example:He wassound asleepwithin momentsof gettinginto bed.45.“Wahs maanah,hm?”Whatsthematter,hm?46.Im notgoing to put up with thisanother dayIm notgoing totolerate thisone moreday.put upwithto aeptor continueto aeptan unpleasantsituation orexperience,or sb.who behavesunpleasantly.Example:I canput upwith thehouse beinguntidy,but Ihate itif itsnotclean.HessomoodyI dont knowwhy sheputs upwith him.They havea lottoputupwith.47.If you cant stopblowing uplike agrampusIf youcant stopbreathing noisily48.There wasa slight,quick liftin Mr.Bidwells heartMr.Bidwell feltabithappier for a shortmoment.9lifta feelingof higherspirits.Example:The goodnews gaveus alift.Shedbeenfeeling abit lowbut hearingthatshed gotthe jobgave heralift.49.Mr.Bidwell keptfrom inflatinghis chestfor abouta weekMr.Bidwell didnt makehis chestswell byfilling itwith airfor abouta week.50.hit on the ideato thinkof anidea unexpectedlyor unintentionally,especially ohat solvesa problem.Example:When wefirst hiton theidea,everyone toldus itwould neverwork.She hitonanew ideaof fund-raising.51.left herabruptly andslipped backinto theliving-roomleft hersuddenly andwent backintotheliving-room quietly.abruptunexpectedly sudden.Example:an abruptchange inthe weather/movement Ourconversation cameto an abrupt endwhen Georgeburst intothe room.The roadended inanabruptslope downtothesea.The talksended abruptlywhen oneof thedelegations walkedoutinprotest.slipto gosomewhere ordo somethingquickly,often sothat youarenotnoticed.Example:slip into bed Justslip outof theroom whilenobodys looking.She slippedbetween thecool cottonsheets andwas soonasleep.He slippeda pieceof paperinto myhand withhis addressonit.52.and triedto letouthisbreath imperceptiblyand triedto breatheout veryslowly soas notto be noticed imperceptibleunabletobenoticedorfeltbecause ofbeing veryslight.Example:an imperceptibledrop intemperature Sheheard afaint,almost imperceptiblecry.53.“Youve ruinedmy evening!”I havent hadagoodtime thisevening,becauseofyou!ruinto spoilor destroyseverely orpletely.Example:The suitwas ruined.Huge modernhotels haveruined thisonce unspoiltcoastline.Her injuryruined herchances ofwinning therace.54.They knifedeach other,from headto stomach,with theireyesThey killedeach other,from headto stomach,with theireyes.knifeto attacksomeone usinga knife.Example:He knifedher inthe back.55.Mr.Bidwell satin hisoffice thenext afternoon,a black,moist afternoon,tapping a pencil onhis desk,and scowlingThe nextafternoon,which wasdark andslightly wet,Mr.Bidwell satin hisoffice tappingapencilonhisdesk andfeeling angry.56.he mutteredhe saidinalowandunclear voice.muttertospeakquietly andinalow voicethat is not easyto hear,often whenyouareanxious orplaining about something.Example:Stop mutteringand speakup!He wasmuttering(away)to himself.10He mutteredan excuse.57.He wasvisualizing thescene whenMrs.Bidwell wouldwalk out on himHe wasimagining thepicture whenMrs.Bidwell wouldleave himsuddenly.walk out on sb./sth.to suddenlyend yourrelationship with somebody or something.Example:She walkedoutonher husbandand twochildren after