Unit 2 A painful butnecessary goodbye

1、 Unit 2 Animals as friend圣桑圣桑 - Charles Camille Saint-SaensvFrench famous composervBorn in 1835vOne of the famous works: Carnival of the Animals 动物狂欢节 A. Listen to five pieces of music and match them with the animal(s) depicted by each. Write the number in the space provided.vhens and roosters _vtor

2、toises_vthe elephant_vkangaroos_vthe swan_ depict dipikt vt. describe 描述；描画vTortoises: The music shows the image of the slowness of the tortoises as it moves.vThe elephant: The music is played by using the double bass低音大提琴. It shows the pace of the heavy clumsy and funny dance of the elephant. vHens

3、 and roosters: The music displays wave after wave of crows of the hens and roosters as if they are chatting and fighting.vKangaroos: The music is played by alternating two pianos. It depicts the alive and kicking kangaroos.vThe swan: The music depicts the elegant body appearance of the swan.B. Discu

4、ss the following questions with your classmates.v1. Will you keep a pet on campus if you are allowed to do so? v2. What are the possible benefits you will get if you do?v3. What are the possible difficulties you will face?Benefits of owing petsvHappinessvFriends ( help, protect, guard, accompany)vIm

5、proving your heart healthvDecreasing your blood pressure, lower cholesterol and triglycerides levelvPets owners are more likely to survive heart attack. vPets owners are more likely to exercise at daily bases.在日常中得到锻炼 cholesterol B.E. klestrl n. 胆固醇 A.M. klst,rl, -,rol triglycerides trals , rad; -rd

6、 n. 甘油三酸酯，甘油三酯 Difficulties of owing petsvSome animals are fierce and aggressive.vSome animals may carry viruses and germs.( H1N1, SARS, H1N7, H1N9, Bird Flu, Mad Cow Disease)vSome people naturally dislike animals.vAnimals are prone to foul the area.( random defecation)vIts hard to feed us, not to m

7、ention feeding the pet.Gabriel Dances self-introduction. eibril; :bri:el n. 加布里埃尔加布里埃尔 My name is Gabriel Dance. I am originally from Colorado, and currently I live in New York City. I work as a multimedia producer for The New York Times. It is a great job. It has nothing to do with this blog. You c

8、an contact me at if you need to. I shoot some photos, some videos, occasionally do some other things. I develop web stuff using flash and some other tools too. I went to school at Colorado State University. Great school. Then I did a little more school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel H

9、ill. That was awesome as well. I love fishing and dogsvadorable: something or someone that is adorable is so attractive that it fills you with feeling of love 值得爱慕的，可爱的 （lovely）vpuppy ppi n. 小狗，幼犬复数puppies vfort f:t n. 堡垒；要塞；（美）边界贸易站 vt. 设要塞保卫 vi. 构筑要塞 Fort Collins 柯林斯堡（美国科罗拉多州北部城市）v1. . a trust of

10、people that none of the other puppies showed.vLondon trusted people more than other puppiesvstint: n. (usually singular)1). a limited or fixed period of work or effort 期限， 规定的任期 + as the beginning of her stint as waitress她做服务员的初期 do a 做自己的那份工作 Has he done his stint at the bar yet?他在酒吧的那份工作做完了吗？a two

11、-year stint 一个为期两年的阶段一个为期两年的阶段vHe returns to the Czech capital following a two -year stint with Bordeaux. v他在效力了波尔多两年后，又返回了捷克首都。他在效力了波尔多两年后，又返回了捷克首都。 2). without stint非常慷慨地 v. (usually in negatives) to give to use too little of sth 节制，吝惜chapel tpl n. 小礼拜堂，小教堂；礼拜小礼拜堂，小教堂；礼拜 adj. 非国教的非国教的Chapel Hill 教

12、堂山（美国一小镇）教堂山（美国一小镇） 北卡罗莱纳州的教堂山（北卡罗莱纳州的教堂山（Chapel Hill）是一）是一个美丽宁静的小城，这个小城有美国第一个个美丽宁静的小城，这个小城有美国第一个州立大学，北卡大学。州立大学，北卡大学。At Chapel Hill, Dr. Brooks founded the Department of Computer Science and chaired it from 1964 to 1984. 在教堂山，布在教堂山，布鲁克斯博士创立了计算机科学系，并于鲁克斯博士创立了计算机科学系，并于1964年到年到1984年期间担任主席年期间担任主席 Caroli

13、na ,krlain n. 卡罗莱纳州（在卡罗莱纳州（在美国东南部）美国东南部）n. the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina n. （美国）（美国）北卡罗来纳州和美国南卡罗来纳州北卡罗来纳州和美国南卡罗来纳州 (美国的美国的)北卡罗北卡罗来纳州和南卡罗来纳州来纳州和南卡罗来纳州SUV 的全称是的全称是Sport Utility Vehicle，中文，中文意思是运动型多用途汽车。现在主要是指意思是运动型多用途汽车。现在主要是指那些设计前卫、造型新颖的四轮驱动越野那些设计前卫、造型新颖的四轮驱动越野车。车。 2. Sh

14、e was well socialized and a joy to be around. Its easy to make a friend with her and its a happy thing to have her around.socialize: v. to spend time with other people in a friendly way 交友交友 with：I enjoy socializing with my students after class.peas in a pod 一荚之豆一荚之豆(好哥儿们好哥儿们)Tom and I were like pea

15、s in a pod. Billy and Bob are two peas in a pod. We tend to view them as two peas in a pod . v3. While I was filled with excitement and anticipation, I also began to harbor a certain amount of dread.vWhile I was very happy and enthusiastic, I also began to feel somewhat dreadfulvharbor: v. 1). to ke

16、ep bad thoughts, fears, or hopes in your mind for a long time怀有（不好的想法恐惧或希望） e.g. Lucy began to harbor doubts over the decision made the previous week 2). to protect and hide criminals that the police are searching for窝藏，包庇vanticipation n,tisipein n. 希望 ；预感；先发制人；预支 a feeling of excitement about sth.

17、enjoyable that is going to happn soonvdread dred n. 恐惧；可怕的人（或物） vi. 惧怕；担心 worry/concern about/for/over vt. 惧怕；担心 adj. 可怕的同近义词：terrible , horrible , awesome , fearful , dire dreaded: (also dread) (only before noun)可怕的, 吓人的，让人担心的e.g. I heard the dreaded Miss Jones is going to be at the meeting. dreadf

18、ul: 1). especially BrE 非常糟糕的，令人讨厌的 Weve had some dreadful weather lately! 2). (only before noun) used to emphasize how bad something or someone is 极糟的 Its a dreadful waste of money. 那真是太浪费钱了。vto dread death 怕死 to dread being ill 害怕生病vHe dreads the examination. 他怕这次考试。vHe dreaded that his wife would

19、find out. 他很怕他妻子发现。vI dread going to the dancing parties. 我讨厌参加舞会。vI dread to think what will happen next. 我不愿想下一次会发生什么。vShe constantly dreaded. 她时刻感到害怕。vhave(或 hold) a dread of 对有恐惧感vin dread of ones life 害怕有生命危险vin dread of someone (或 something) 害怕某人(或某事)vconcern: 【c./u.】something that is importan

20、t to you or that involves you 对某人重要的事，与某人有关的事 e.g. His main concern is to be able to provide for his family.vLeash: (esp. A.E. ) n. a piece of rope, leather etc fastened to a dogs collar in order to control it (牵狗的)绳子，皮带v4. I figured I had it all sorted out. I thought that I had solved all the probl

21、emsvsort out: to arrange or organize something that is mixed up or untidy, so that it is ready to be used; to deal satisfactorily or successfully with a problem, a situation e.g. Weve sorted out the computer systems initial problems interim: adj. only before noun 过渡期的，临时的 an interim report 中期报告 in t

22、he interim: in the period of time between two events在此期间v Rhodesian rudi:zin n. 罗得西亚人 vadj. 罗得西亚的 of or relating to the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) vridgeback ridbk n. 口语(南非产的一种)猎犬(= Rhodesian Ridgeback) vRhodesian Ridgeback 罗得西亚脊背犬 ; 罗得西亚背脊犬 ; 罗得岛脊背犬 ; 罗得西亚猎犬v figure fi n. 数字；人物；图形；价格

23、；数字；人物；图形；价格；（人的）体形；画像（人的）体形；画像 vi. 计算；计算； vt. 计算；认为；描绘；象征计算；认为；描绘；象征v dote: to love someone and to show this by your actions 溺爱，宠爱 doting folks 溺爱的家人溺爱的家人 doting duti adj. 溺爱的，偏爱的溺爱的，偏爱的 v. 宠爱宠爱vwelcome: adj. e.g. a welcome break A cup of tea would be very welcome. be welcome to do sth. e.g. Youre

24、welcome to stay for lunch. vpang p n.【c】a sudden feeling of pain, sadness, etc.（肉体上）剧痛；苦闷；（精神上）一（肉体上）剧痛；苦闷；（精神上）一阵极度的痛苦阵极度的痛苦 vpang of: pangs of jealousyvvt. 使剧痛；折磨使剧痛；折磨vcommute kmju:t vt. 减刑；交换；用交换；使变成 vi. 通勤；代偿vcommutervn. a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work 通勤vWe bo

25、th feel emotionally ready to start a family but having a child in my current job is going to be hard as I work long hours and have commute. 上下班路途很远。 vconcern: c something that worries youv5. It felt thenand still doesas if I had rock in my gut. I felt very sad at that time, and now I still feel sadv

26、gut: the tube through which food passes from your stomach 肠vguts: the organs inside your body内脏vin my heart of hearts: if you know, feel, or believe sth. in your heart of hearts, you are secretly sure about it although you may not admit it 在内心深处v a hole in the wall: (A.E.) a small dark store or rest

27、aurant hole-in-the-wall (BrE. informal)自动提款机v flush: (informal) suddenly have plenty of money for a short time 暴富的v be convinced: to feel certain that sth. is truev6. While I yearned to have her around, I also believed that it would be only in my interest to have her in the city. While I wanted Lond

28、on to live with me very much, I also believed that having her in New York would be the best thing for me onlyvbe in sbs interest: be the best thing for someone.v yearn: (literary) to have a strong desire for sth. esp. sth. that is difficult or impossible to get 向往，渴望v yearn for sth.: yearn for a chi

29、ldv yearn to do sth. : yearn to go homev pluck: v. 1). to take hold of sth. and remove it from somewhere by pulling it 拔下，扯下vsth. from/off 2). to take sb. away from a place or situation (always+ adv.)v sb. from/off/awayv attentive: adj. attentively adv. 1. making sure someone has everything they nee

30、d照顾周到的 2. listening or watching someone carefully because you are interested in them注意的，专心的，关注的 v jungle: (singular) a place that is very untidy and where a lot of things have been placed close together(堆满东西的)杂乱地方vconcrete jungle: (usually singular) a way of describing a city or an area that is unpl

31、easant because it has many large modern buildings and no trees or parks 混泥土丛林（指高楼林立，无树木无公园因而单调沉闷的现代化城市或地区）v nip: to bite someone or sth. lightly轻咬B. 3. Summarize the story in one sentencevI hated to separate with my pet London, but I had to because I accepted a job in New York and I couldnt provide

32、her with a happy life there(p20)vC. b (Emotional). p20vwords and expressions: painful, necessary, adorable, we were inseparable, joy, happy, we were peas in a pod, excitement, anticipation, dread, confident, love, doting, guilt, lonely, confined, I had rock in my gut, sad, fun, selfish, yearn to hav

33、e her around, loving, etc. v 1. confidence v 2. guilt v 3. sadness v 4. selfishness p20vGabriels feelings changed from confidence, guilt, sadness to selfishness. At first, he was sure that he could handle all the problems concerning Londons arrival, such as an apartment accepting dog, doggy day care

34、s and dog walkers. Later, he felt guilty because he found that he couldnt spare enough time to stay with London and London would be terribly lonely and confined. Then, he felt sad because he had to delay Londons arrival. At last, he felt it would be selfish of him to bring London to New York only be

35、cause he wanted London to live in New York since London would be happier with his parents. v有时执着是一种负担，放弃是一种解脱。v其实喜欢一个人，并不一定要和她在一起 最重要的是让她快乐，让她幸福 v放弃也是一种美丽 ，有的东西真的需要放弃. 放弃，就意味着放手，茶花女茶花女v玛格丽特对阿尔芒说：“因为我看出您是为了我，而不是为了您自己才爱我的。而别人，从来就是为了他们自己而爱我。”v爱情本质上要求向对方付出，无私的爱从最深层的地方打动人心。F. p20v1. Refer to Paragraph 3.

36、 v2. Refer to Paragraph 5. I found an apartment near Central Park that accepted dogs. I researched doggy day cares and dog walkers. My plan was to hire a dog walker a couple of days a week, and to take London for nightly walks in the park, where there are no leash restrictions after dark and she wou

37、ld be able to run her little legs off.v3. Refer to the last two paragraphs. London lived happily with my parents. She lived in a loving household with two other dogs, attentive parents and a backyard. She has become a part of my parents familyv4. It is because I believed that London would live more

38、happily with my parentsExploration p21 A. about the authorName: Gabriel DanceDate of birth: April 28, 1981Nationality: AmericanHometown: ColoradoHobbies: Fishing and dogsJob: A multimedia producer for The New York TimesArticles published in The New York Times: 1. A Painful but Necessary GoodbyeSepte

39、mber 22, 2009 2. Game 3Rockies vs Red SoxOctober 28, 20073. Spain Carrying the Burden of Expectation ConfidentlyJune 26, 2008Gabriel Dances self-introduction. eibril; :bri:el n. 加布里埃尔加布里埃尔 My name is Gabriel Dance. I am originally from Colorado, and currently I live in New York City. I work as a mul

40、timedia producer for The New York Times. It is a great job. It has nothing to do with this blog. You can contact me at if you need to. I shoot some photos, some videos, occasionally do some other things. I develop web stuff using flash and some other tools too. I went to school at Colorado State Uni

41、versity. Great school. Then I did a little more school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. That was awesome as well. I love fishing and dogs.B. 1. dog idioms p21v“A lucky dog” means a lucky person. Here, “dog” is used for describing a person of a particular typev“Dog eat dog” is used

42、 to describe a situation in which people compete very hard and will do anything to be successful.ve.g. Its dog eat dog in the television industryB. 1. dog idiomsv“A dogs life” is used for saying that life is not fair and is full of troublesv“Every dog has its/his day” is used for saying that every p

43、erson will have a time during their life when they are important, lucky, or successfulv“Not have a dogs chance” means to have no chance at all.v“Like a dog with two tails” means pleased and happy because something good has happened.2. more idioms about dogsvIt rains dogs and cats. It rains heavilyvL

44、ove me, love my dog If one loves somebody, one will or should love everyone and everything associated with him or hervDavid works like a dog. David works very hard. vThe film must be a real dog The film must be of bad quality or very unsuccessful. vYour partner is a dirty dog. “Dog” here is used to

45、describe a man who has done something bad. vThey treated him like a dog. They treated him unkindly and without respectvLet sleeping dogs lie Leave a person or a situation alone if the person or the situation might cause you trouble (as) sick as a dog: feeling very illvGo to the dogs: ones health or

46、appearance seem to become ruined or destroyed During the last few months, his health has gone to the dogs.vThe dog-daysvA gay dogvA dog in the mangervA lazy dogvFrom the idioms with the word “dog” in English and Chinese, it can be seen that vthe image of dog in China is generally negative, vwhile in

47、 western countries, the image of dog can be positive or negative. Speaking p27vA. Encourage the students to be imaginative and to express deep feelings. The following words may be useful: vhappy, pleased, glad, jolly, excited, joyful, joyous, merry, blue, depressed, discouraged, unfortunate, unhappy

48、, sad, anxious, sorrowful, gloomy, grievous, melancholy, miserable, grief, sadness, sorrow, upset, mad, angry, provoking, anxious, etcConsolidationP 23match3- j3- j2-a2-a 4-h4-h 5-d5-d6-e6-e 1-c1-cmatch8-g8-g 9-b9-b 10-i10-i 7-f7-fB filling3- adored3- adored2-socialization2-socialization 4-4-doteddo

49、ted 5-adoption5-adoption6-inattentive6-inattentive 1 anticipates1 anticipatesc.choosec.choose1.house2. place3.residence4. family5. homeD.Complete1. participate in2. mixwith 3. within our budget4. nipped atD.Complete5. was filled with6. settle into 7. plan/planed on8. yearns/yearned to1. London trust

50、ed people more than other puppies did.Sentence p242. While I was very happy and enthusiastic, I also began to feel somewhat dreadful.3. I thought that I had solved all the problems.4. I felt very sad at that time, and now I still feel sad.5. While I wanted London to live with me very much, I also be

51、lieved that having her in New York would be the best thing for me only.BTranslation (p25)1. In business, you have to anticipate what your customers need2. For some children, settling into a new home is very challenging3. The boss asked the employees to finish the project ahead of time and within bud

52、get4. A preliminary inquiry into the fraud closed yesterday5. Most Asian countries will participate directly in multilateral talks about such environmental problems as air pollution.6. When questioned by the media, the coach adopted a rigid attitude.7. Jack has been yearning for a brown pony for one

53、 year.8. Children usually do not know with what kinds of people they should socialize.Grammar1.A 2. c 3.c 4. e 5.d6. d7.a 8.d9. d10.cB . 1. Would you come with us2. what would you buy3. he would go to the church4. Would you please close it5. he would meet me6. they promised they would do7. would miss the train8 would have gone to the zoo Listening p28 Tape Script The oldest living gi