NewHorizonCollegeEnglishBook3新视野大学英语3

1、1New Horizon College English Book 3School of Foreign Studies Liu Tinghua2Unit OneWarm Up: What is your definition of love?What is love without limitations?Section A Love without Limitations AssignmentsContents Activity Structure and writing device Passage Reading New Words beneath: Prep. Under; in,

2、at or to a lower position thanI. New WordsExample他看起来很冷静，但内心却很愤怒。他看起来很冷静，但内心却很愤怒。He seemed calm, but there was a lot of anger beneath the surface.2.disguise:n. sth. that is worn to hide who one really isvt. change someones appearance so that people cannot recognize them.I. New WordsExample胡须和眼镜是他伪装的

3、一部分。胡须和眼镜是他伪装的一部分。The beard and glasses are part of his disguise.2.disguise:n. sth. that is worn to hide who one really isvt. change someones appearance so that people cannot recognize them.I. New WordsExample他装扮成保安人员逃跑了。他装扮成保安人员逃跑了。He escaped by disguising himself as a security.3.penetrate:v. enter

4、 something of pass through itvt. see into or through somethingI. New WordsExample雨水穿透他的衣服浸入他的皮肤。雨水穿透他的衣服浸入他的皮肤。The rain had penetrated right his clothes to his skin.3.penetrate:v. enter something of pass through itvt. see into or through somethingI. New WordsExample我的眼睛在黑暗中看不见东西。我的眼睛在黑暗中看不见东西。My eye

5、s couldnt penetrate the darkness.4. pledge:a. vt. promising to do somethingb. n. a promise or agreementI. New WordsExample首相保证通货膨胀将持续降低，经济会持续增长。首相保证通货膨胀将持续降低，经济会持续增长。The Prime Minister pledged that inflation will continue to fall and the economy will continue.4. pledge:a. vt. promising to do somethi

6、ngb. n. a promise or agreementI. New WordsExample这届政府履行了至少这届政府履行了至少50%50%其在选举时所做出的承诺。其在选举时所做出的承诺。The government has fulfilled at least 50%of its election pledges.5. drain:make someone extremely tireda. let water or liquid flow away from somethingI. New WordsExample开一天车让我非常疲劳。开一天车让我非常疲劳。Driving all d

7、ay really drains me.5. drain:make someone extremely tiredlet water or liquid flow away from somethingI. New WordsExampleThey have organized vast numbers of people to drain flooded land.他们组织了很多人将受涝地区的水排干。他们组织了很多人将受涝地区的水排干。5. drain:make someone extremely tiredlet water or liquid flow away from somethi

8、ngI. New WordsUseful Expressionbrain drain人才流失人才流失6. restrain:vt. prevent somebody or oneself from doing somethingI. New WordsExample我得控制住自己，避免说话无理。我得控制住自己，避免说话无理。I had to restrain myself from saying something rude.Make a sentence on your own please. AssignmentsContents Activity Structure and writin

9、g device Passage Reading New WordsMain Idea With her lifetime experience, the author tells us there have never been any limitations to love whatever life may present.Writing Device The dominant structure of the passage is “problem-response-evaluation”. The passage present three problems and each of

10、them has its own response and evaluation.Question:How did the author organize the passage? How can we divide the passage into four parts?Text StructurePart One (Para.1-3)Part Two (Para. 4-7)Part Three (Para. 8-11)Part Four (Para.12)All family members took good care of Jimmy.I looked after Jimmy alon

11、e after parents death. Jimmys 57th birthday was a success.Conclusion: Love without limitations AssignmentsContents Activity Structure and writing device Passage Reading New WordsJimmy, was born with brain damage due to a lack of oxygen at his birth. My mother taught Jimmy practical things.My life re

12、volved around Jimmys.My father held the family together with his patience and understanding.I protected Jimmy when the kids picked on him.My father and Jimmy were inseparable and did everything together.ProblemResponseEvaluationPart 1 Part 1 Para. 1 My brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen durin

13、g a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage, and two years later I was born. Since then, my life revolved around my brothers. Accompanying my growing up was always “go out and play and take your brother with you”. I couldnt go anywhere without him, so I urged the neighborhood kids to come

14、to my house for some out-of-control kid-centered fun.Para. 2 My mother taught Jimmy practical things like how to brush his teeth or put on a belt. My father, a saint, simply held the house together with his patience and understanding. I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking

15、down the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them.Para. 3 My father and Jimmy were inseparable. They ate breakfast together and on weekdays drove off to the navy shipping center every morning where they both workedJimmy unloaded color-coded boxes. At night after dinner, they

16、 would talk and play games late into the evening. They even whistled the same tunes. so I eagerly asked the kids in the neighborhood to come to my house to do the kind of fun things that kids like freely.1. so I urged the neighborhood kids to come to my house for some out-of-control kid-centered fun

17、.ParaphraseA. Language pointsI was responsible for protecting my brother in the neighborhood, where I would find the parents of the kids who treated my brother unkindly and tell them what their children had been doing2. I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking down the parent

18、s of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them.ParaphraseA. Language pointsAre the doctor able to track down the cause of the infection?医生能找到感染的原因吗？医生能找到感染的原因吗？3. track down:find someone or something after a long searchExampleA. Language pointsMake a sentence with track down by yourself

19、.4. color-coded:Words StructureA. Language pointsOne way that compound adjectives are formed is n.+v. (past participle).ExampleKid-centered iron-added heart-broken homemadeThe writer was determined to help Jimmy.The writer had to take care of Jimmy.Jimmy finally blossomed on his own.It was possible

20、to have a home with room for Jimmys limitations and my ambitions.ProblemResponseEvaluationPart 2 Part 2 Their fathers death made Jimmy a wreck and their mothers death leaves the author alone to look after Jimmy.Para. 4 So when my father died of a heart attack in 1991, Jimmy was a wreck, beneath his

21、careful disguise. He was simply in disbelief. Usually very agreeable, he now quit speaking altogether and no amount of words could penetrate the vacant expression he wore on his face. I hired someone to live with him and drive him to work, but no matter how much I tried to make things stay the same,

22、 even Jimmy grasped that the world hed known was gone. One day I asked, “You miss Dad, dont you?” His lips quivered and then he asked, “What do you think, Margaret? He was my best friend.” Our tears began to flow.Para. 5 My mother died of lung cancer six months later and I alone was left to look aft

23、er Jimmy.Para. 6 He didnt adjust to going to work without my father right away, so he came and lived with me in New York City for a while. He went wherever I went and seemed to adjust pretty well. Still, Jimmy longed to live in my parents house and work at his old job and I pledged to help him retur

24、n. Eventually, I was able to work it out. He has lived there for 11 years now with many different caretakers and blossomed on his own. He has become essential to the neighborhood. When you have any mail to be picked up or your dog needs walking, he is your man.Para. 7 My mother was right, of course:

25、 It was possible to have a home with room for both his limitations and my ambitions. In fact, caring for someone who loves as deeply and appreciates my efforts as much as Jimmy does has enriched my life more than anything else ever could have.Usually my brother was very friendly, but now he stopped

26、speaking completely and nothing we said could change the empty look on his face.1. Usually very agreeable, he now quit speaking altogether and no amount of words could penetrate the vacant expression he wore on his face. ParaphraseA. Language points2. no matter how much I tried to make things stay t

27、he same, even Jimmy grasped that the world hed known was gone. Make a sentence on your own with the above structure.A. Language points3. It was possible to have a home with room for both his limitations and my ambitions. ParaphraseA. Language pointsIt was possible to have a home with space for both

28、of us-my brother who couldnt do much because of his brain damage and me who wanted to do so much.None of the rest of the family could join them for Jimmys birthday party.The author called on her friends to help make it a merry party.The friends brought ideal present for Jimmy.Jimmy performed activel

29、y in the party.We were also encouraged and pleased by Jimmy.ProblemResponseEvaluationPart 3Part 3Para. 8 This hit home a few days after the September 11th disaster on Jimmys 57th birthday. I had a party for him in my home in New York, but none of our family could join us because travel was difficult

30、 and they were still reckoning with the sheer terror the disaster had brought. I called on my faithful friends to help make it a merry and festive occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them were emotionally drained and exhausted. Instead of the customary “No gifts, please”, I shouted, “Gifts! Ple

31、ase!”leather belt with “J-I-M-M-Y” on it, a knitted wool hat and a cowboy costume. The evening led up to the gifts and then the chocolate cake from his favorite bakery, and of course the ceremony wasnt complete without the singing. Para. 9 My friendspeople Jimmy had come to know over the yearsbrough

32、t the ideal presents: country music CDs, a sweatshirt, one Para. 10 A thousand times Jimmy asked, “Is it time for the cake yet?” After dinner and the gifts Jimmy could no longer be restrained. He anxiously waited for the candles to be lit and then blew them out with one long breath as we all sang “H

33、appy Birthday”. Jimmy wasnt satisfied with our effort, though. He jumped up on the chair and stood erect pointing both index fingers into the air to conduct us and yelled, “Onemore time!” We sang with all of the energy left in our souls and when we were finished he put both his thumbs up and shouted

34、, “That was super!”Para. 11 We had wanted to let him know that no matter how difficult things got in the world, there would always be people who cared about him. We ended up reminding ourselves instead. For Jimmy, the love with which we sang was a welcome bonus, but mostly he had just wanted to see

35、everyone else happy again. 从他的表情可以看出他领会了她的话。从他的表情可以看出他领会了她的话。 hit/strike home: be understood and acceptedExampleA. Language pointsIt can be seen from his expression that her remarks had hit home.这是一个不容忽视的事实。这是一个不容忽视的事实。2. reckon with: consider something when making plansExampleA. Language pointsThis

36、 is a fact to be reckoned with.3. The evening led up to the gifts and then the chocolate cake from his favorite bakery, and of course the ceremony wasnt complete without the singing. ParaphraseA. Language pointsIn the evening the time came for the presentation of gifts and the chocolate cake from th

37、e bakery which Jimmy liked best; and of course it was not over until we had sung “Happy Birthday” to him.毕业前的几周里，我几乎无所事事。毕业前的几周里，我几乎无所事事。4. lead up to: come before something important, and often cause itExampleA. Language pointsIn the weeks leading up to graduation I did verylittle.我们本计划去看电影，结果却在家看电

38、视。我们本计划去看电影，结果却在家看电视。5. end up doing something: come to be in a particular situation or state, especially when you did not plan itExampleA. Language pointsWe were going to go to a movie, but end up watching TV at home.Make a sentence on your own pleaseMain Idea of Part 4 The constant love and suppor

39、t of our friends and family would get us through whatever life might present.Question:Can you find an example in your life to illustrate the above statement?Para. 12 Just as my fathers death had changed Jimmys world overnight, September 11th changed our lives; the world wed known was gone. But, as we sang for Jimmy a