新世纪英语专业综合教程(第二版)第1册Unit1

1、Listen and read the following sentences, paying attention to the pauses between sense groups.When I was ten / I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home / I had ever known.“It isnt easy, / is it, Billy?” / he said softly, / sitting down on the steps beside me.I was stand

2、ing by his rosebush / when an uncle came to tell me / that my grandfather had died.1. 2.3.Reading aloudReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationIts that special place in your heart / that makes them so.“ . We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye / and they all have one thing in

3、common: / sadness.”4.5.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationCultural informationReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationQuoteBertrand Russell: Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they ha

4、ve been cheated of the best things that life has to offer. But in an old man who has known human joysand sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble. The best way to overcome it so at least it seems to me is to make your interests gra

5、dually wider and more impersonal.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationHenry David Thoreau: The failures and reverses which await men and one after another sadden the brow of youth add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do. Watch a video clip an

6、d answer the following questions.What are the people doing in the video?How did the boys feel?1. 2.Audiovisual supplement Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationThe mother and her three children were moving to a new place.Simon felt excited about moving to a large house because he wa

7、nted to keep some bigger pets. But Jared was not happy about the moving. / He was angry about it.Have your family ever moved from one place to another? 3.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationStudents are encouraged to answer this question freely.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementC

8、ultural informationMom: Mallory:Simon:Mom:Simon:Mom: Simon: There it is. Pretty much how I remember it! I was younger than you last time I was here, Simon.Well its big.Yes! So I can get bigger pets here, right, Mom?Sure, get a cow! Get a whole flock!Herd.That, too. What do you think, Jared? . Jared?

9、 . OK, here we go!Its OK, Mr. Tibbs. Its OK. Oh, it has that old people smell. Its just an observation, not a judgment.Reading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationReading aloudAudiovisual supplementCultural informationMom: Mallory:Jared: Mallory: Youre angry about the move. I get that. Ju

10、st what are you expecting your silent protest will get you? At least acknowledge this isnt the way to deal with your anger the way you said you were gonna do. Say yes with your head. Two blinks. Nothing. sigh Mal, you and Simon take your stuff. Wait in the foyer while I go look for the main circuit

11、breaker.OK, Mom. Get out of the car right now!You are not my mother, Mallory!No, Im worse. Because Mom doesnt believe in hitting!1. What is the story narrated in the text about? Main ideaMain ideaStructural analysis The story told by the author is about how his , with his , helped him to he felt whe

12、n he was about to , and opened his eyes to the truth of his advice that one should to those who were dear to him.grandfather_own life experience_overcome the sadness_leave his old house_never say goodbye_Structural analysisMain idea The text conveys the message that we should never to , we should al

13、ways be , and that we should always in our lives and cherish .give in_bitterness or sadness_firm and strong-willed_remember the happy moments_friendship_Structural analysis Main ideaStructural analysisThe story is related in a chronological order with a flashback in the middle part.1. How are the ev

14、ents of the essay arranged? List some words and phrases which indicate the chronological order.Structural analysisMain ideawhen I was ten, When the final day came, I continued to, a year and half later, then, when it came to my turn, Words and phrases which indicate a chronological order:a long, lon

15、g time ago, one day, Words and phrases which indicate a flashback:Structural analysisMain idea2. Based on the time phrases found above, divide the text into parts by completing the table. Time paragraph(s)Event when I was ten, 1The author was to leave his big old house.When the final day come2-4The

16、author was anguish about the move. His grandfather advised him not to use the word “goodbye” to friends, for it implied sadness.Structural analysisMain ideaTime Event I continued to 5-9The authors grandfather took him to see the huge red rosebush in the front yard.a long, long time ago10-13Grandfath

17、er recalls the death of his first son and his response to it.paragraph(s) Structural analysisMain ideaTime Event a year and half later14-20The dying old man parted with his grandson calmly and even cheerfully without saying the word “goodbye”.paragraph(s)1. When I was ten I was suddenly confronted w

18、ith the anguish of moving from the only home I had ever known. My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations.2. When the final day came, I ran to the haven of the small back porch and sat alone, shuddering, as

19、 tears welled up from my heart. Suddenly I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to see my grandfather. “It isnt easy, is it, Billy?” he said softly, sitting down on the steps beside me.Never Say Goodbye Detailed readingDetailed reading3. “Grandpa,” I replied through my tears, “how can I ever

20、 say goodbye to you and all my friends?”4. For a moment he just stared off into the apple trees. “Goodbye is such a sad word,” he said. “It seems too final, too cold, for friends to use. We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye and they all have one thing in common: sadness.”Detailed reading5.

21、 I continued to look into his face. He gently took my hand in his. “Come with me, my friend,” he whispered.6. We walked, hand in hand, to his favorite place in the front yard, where a huge red rosebush sat conspicuously alone.7. “What do you see here, Billy?” He asked.8. I looked at the flowers, not

22、 knowing what to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and beautiful, Grandpa.”9. Kneeling, he pulled me close. “It isnt just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. Its that special place in your heart that makes them so.”Detailed reading10. His eyes met mine again. “Billy, I planted these ros

23、es a long, long time ago before your mother was even a dream. I put them into the soil the day my first son was born. It was my way of saying thank you to God. That boys name was Billy, just like yours. I used to watch him pick roses for his mother.”11. I saw my grandfathers tears. I had never seen

24、him cry before. His voice became hoarse.12. “One day a terrible war came, and my son, like so many sons, went away to fight a great evil. He and I walked to the train station together . Three months later a telegram came. My son had died in some tiny village in Italy. All I could think of was that t

25、he last thing I said to him in this life was goodbye.”Detailed reading13. Grandpa slowly stood up. “Dont ever say goodbye, Billy. Dont ever give in to the sadness and the loneliness of that word. I want you to remember instead the joy and the happiness of those times when you first said hello to a f

26、riend. Take that special hello and lock it away within you in that place in your heart where summer is an always time. When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within you and bring back that first hello.”14. A year and half later, my grandfather became gravely ill. When he retur

27、ned from several weeks in the hospital, he wanted his bed next to the window, where he could see his beloved rosebush.15. Then the family was summoned and I returned to the old house. It was decided that the oldest grandchildren would be allowed to say their goodbyes.Detailed reading16. When it came

28、 to my turn, I noted how tired he looked. His eyes were closed and his breathing was slow and hard.17. I took his hand as gently as he had once taken mine.18. “Hello, Grandpa,” I whispered. His eyes slowly opened.19. “Hello, my friend,” he said, with a brief smile. His eyes closed again and I moved

29、on.Detailed readingDetailed reading20. I was standing by his rosebush when an uncle came to tell me that my grandfather had died. Remembering Grandpas words, I reached deep within me for those special feelings that had made up our friendship. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had meant about never

30、 saying goodbye about refusing to give in to the sadness.The authors home was a large old house, in which four generations had lived in harmony and experienced both happiness and sadness. Detailed readingParagraph 1QuestionWhat do you know about the authors home? Paragraph 2QuestionWhy did the autho

31、r shudder and shed tears when the final day came? Because he was extremely reluctant to leave and could not bear to say goodbye to his grandfather and his friends as well as to his big old house.Detailed readingconfront: vt.1) be faced with and have to deal withe.g. The actress was confronted by a l

32、arge group of reporters as she left the stage door.Whenever we are confronted with any difficulties, we shouldnt give up what we are doing.Detailed reading2) force to deal with or accept the truths of; bring face to face withe.g.When the police confronted her with the evidence, she confessed she was

33、 guilty.Collocations:be confronted withconfront sb. with sth.Detailed readingSynonyms: encounter, faceanguish: n. very great pain and suffering, esp. of the minde.g. Lear, a broken, confused old man, died in anguish. 李尔王，这位身心交瘁、精神恍惚的老人在痛苦中死去。Derivations:anguished: adj. anguish: vt.Synonyms: pain, su

34、fferingDetailed readingDetailed readingExercise: Choose the proper word to fill in each blank in the following sentences.anguish anguishedOutsiders will find it hard to imagine the mental we had to go through. An look appeared on her face. She was in over her missing child. (1)(2)(3)anguish_anguishe

35、d_anguish_gracefully: adv.1)in an attractively and effortlessly fine and smooth mannere.g.Already in her fifties, she danced gracefully on the stage last night, attracting a large audience.The figure skater glided gracefully on the ice.花样滑冰者在冰上优雅地滑行。Detailed reading2) in a way that shows willingness

36、 to behave fairly and honorablye.g.The request was gracefully refused.这个请求被有礼貌地回绝了。Derivations: graceful: adj. grace n.Detailed readingComparison:gracious, gracefulgraceful: moving in a smooth and attractive way, or having an attractive shape or formgracious: behaving in a polite, kind, and generous

37、 way, especially to people of a lower rank.Thank you for your hospitality. The lady of small waist is elegant and . gracious_graceful_touch: vt.& vi.1) put ones hand onto sth. or sb. elsee.g. Visitors are requested not to touch the paintings.Detailed reading2) have an effect on ones feelings; cause

38、one to feel pity, sympathy, etc.e.g. Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world.她所处的困境牵动着全世界人民的心。The environmental problems touch us all.这些环境问题与我们所有人都有关。Collocation:be touched withe.g. Her hair is touched with grey.她有些灰发了。Derivations: touched: adj. touching: adj.Detailed readingshu

39、dder: vi. shake uncontrollably for a moment, esp. from fear, cold, or dislikeshudder at/withe.g.She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.她一看到那具尸体就不寒而栗。Detailed readingComparison:shudder, shakeshudder: vi. It suggests a more intense shaking, which is less noticeable to an onlooker.shake: vt.& vi.

40、It suggests sth. that is done to as well as by a person or object.Detailed readingPeople still at the thought of that terrible earthquake. The tree branches were in that sudden gust of wind. shudder_shaking_well: vi. flow or start to flow (outflow)e.g. Strong emotions welled up.Detailed readingCollo

41、cation:well out/up/forthe.g.She was so moved that her tears welled out(up/forth) from her eyes.她感动得泪如泉涌。rest on/upon1) lean on; to be supported bye.g. She sat down and rested her feet on the chair.Detailed readinge.g.His hopes rest on the leader. 他的希望全寄托在领导者的身上。2)(esp. of a proof, argument, etc.) be

42、 based on; be grounded on; depend on e.g.Our policy should rest on the basis of self-reliance. 我们的政策要建立在自力更生的基础之上。Paragraph 4QuestionWhy did his grandfather advise him not to use the word “goodbye” to friends? Because the word “goodbye” seemed too final, too cold, for friends to use and it implied s

43、adness. His grandfather wanted him to recall the joy and happy events of the life instead of feeling sad and miserable. Detailed readingthrough: prep. (1) in at one side, end, or surface of something and out at the othere.g.We couldnt see through the mist.Is it quicker to drive straight through the

44、center?Detailed readinge.g. The monkeys swung through the trees.I searched through my papers for the missing documents.(2) among or between the parts or members ofstare: vi.(1) look steadily for a long time, e.g. in great surprise or shocke.g. The child stared the stranger up and down.这个孩子上上下下地打量着这个

45、陌生人。He was staring, thinking.Detailed readinge.g. The lies in the report stared out at us from every paragraph.(2) be very plain to see; be obviousDetailed readingCollocations:stare sb. down/out 盯得某人局促不安stare sb. into silence 瞪得某人哑口无言stare sb. up and down 上下打量某人stare sb. in the face 近在眼前Detailed rea

46、dingActivity: Role PlayDirections: A grandchild is going to say goodbye to his beloved grandfather/grandmother because he is leaving for college next day and will be away for several months. Work in groups and role play the child, his mother and his grandfather. You are supposed to use the following

47、 words and phrases as many as possible. confront anguish gracefully touched with the laughter and tears, shudder well up rest on through ones tears stare have sth. in common My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four g

48、enerations.Explanation:“brief as it was”： In a formal style, as can be used in a special word order to mean although. The construction suggests a very emphatic contrast. Paraphrase:I spent my whole life, although it was so brief, in that big old house, in which four generations of our family had liv

49、ed harmoniously and experienced both happiness and sadness.Detailed readingFrosty as it was, they still went out. (Although it was very extremely cold, they still went out.) Bravely as they fought, they had no chance of winning. (Although they fought so bravely, they had no chance of winning.) Detai

50、led readingTranslation: 我这一辈子都是在这旧的大宅子中度过的，尽管生命非常短暂，我却深深地体会到了一家四代人的欢笑与泪水。I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. Question: Do you know some other words which can be followed by the “object + infinitive (without to )” structure?Hear, listen, let, make, have, notice, watch, etc.Explanation:The word feel ca

51、n be followed by the “object + infinitive (without to )” structure.Did you feel the earth move?He felt her hand tense up in his.Detailed readingTranslation:我感到有只手搭在我的肩上。Detailed readingParagraphs 5-13QuestionWhy did the authors grandfather take him to see the rosebush in the front yard?The authors g

52、randfather wanted to tell him the story about the planting of the roses and explain to him the reason not to say goodbye to ones relatives and friends.Detailed readingParagraph 10QuestionWhy did the authors grandfather plant those roses? To thank God for his good fortune of having his first son by p

53、lanting those roses.Detailed readingParagraph 13QuestionWhat kind of advice did the authors grandfather offer in Paragraph 13? Never give in to the sadness and the loneliness evoked by that word goodbye and remember instead the joy and the happiness of those times sharing with a friend. Detailed rea

54、dingpick: vt. vi.1) take what one likes or considers best, or most suitable from a groupe.g. One of my sisters has been picked for the Olympic team.The police asked him if he could pick (out) the killer from a series of photos.e.g. Machines pick the fruit from/off the trees.They spent the summer pic

55、king strawberries.Detailed reading2) gather; pull or break off (part of a plant) from a tree or plant3) take up or remove sth. separately or bit by bit using the fingers, a beak, a pointed instrument, etc.e.g. He was on his knees picking crumbs off the carpet.Detailed readingComparison:choose, selec

56、t, pickchoose: It stresses a choice of the best suited between or among things under consideration, which is the result of ones judgment.e.g. She said she had chosen the skirt because its color was just right for the season.e.g. You may select whatever you like as the birthday gift.Detailed readings

57、elect: It stresses a choice of sth. best to ones liking or desire among many things present through careful examination and discrimination, with a view to a given purpose.e.g. Mary picked a red skirt because she liked red.pick: It is an informal word and a synonym to select.Detailed readingExercise:

58、 Choose the proper word to fill each blank in the following sentences.choose select pick I a piece of fluff off my shiny black suit. After careful comparison, Beijing was as the city where the 2008 Olympic Games were to be held. Mr. Johnson was to participate in the project because of his being a fu

59、lly qualified engineer.(1)(2)(3)picked_selected_chosen_hoarse adj. (of a voice) rough-sounding, as though the surface of the throat is rougher than usual, e.g. when the speaker has a sore throate.g. Youll make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that!Detailed readingComparison: husky, harsh, t

60、hicke.g.Shes got a nice husky voice very sexy.You sound husky do you have a cold?husky: (of a persons voice) low and rough, often in an attractive way, or because of illnessDetailed readinge.g. “There is no alternative,” she said in a harsh voice.harsh: unpleasant to listen to e.g. Bills voice was t