综合英语(二)(教学课件)Unit-1-My-Fathers-Shad

1、Unit 1My Father s Shadow LANGUAGE POTINTSTANSLATIONkey structures and key phrasesBackground information1精选课件pptMy husband and I were flying to Hawaii from New York City to show our five-month-old son, Timmy, to our parents for the first time. But what should have been a mission of joy filled me with

2、 apprehension. For five years Id hardly spoken to my father. Loving but stern in the manner typical of Chinese fathers, he had made particular demands on me, and though we were very much alike, wed grown very far apart.When I became a teenager, my father held up my mother as a model of feminine beha

3、vior. But she was gregarious and social, while I preferred books to parities. He pressed me to mingle with his friends children. I insisted on choosing my own companions. He assured Id follow in my mothers footsteps and enroll in the local university to study teaching, and that Id marry into one of

4、the other long-established Chinese clans on the islands and settle down, as he and my mother had.2精选课件pptBut I didnt settle. As bullheaded as my father, I escaped to the University of California, where I fell in love with a haole, as we called Caucasians from the mainland. Gary had blue haole eyes a

5、nd sandy haole hair. I announced that we were getting marriedin Berkeley, not Hawaii. No large, clamorous clan wedding for me. My parents came and met Gary just two days before our small, simple wedding. Afterward we moved to New York, as far from the islands as we could get without leaving American

6、 soil.My fathers subsequent silence resonated with disapproval. He didnt visit; neither did I. When my mother telephoned, he never asked to speak to me, and I never asked for him. We might have gone on like that, the habit of separation hardening into a permanent estrangement. Then Timmy was born, a

7、nd I felt an unexpected tidal pull back to the islands.3精选课件pptOn the long flight to Hawaii, memories of my childhood, when I was my fathers small daughter, came flooding back. I was three years old, running behind him as he walked between the banana trees in the plantation town where he taught high

8、 school. When I grew tired, he carried me on his shoulders. From there I could see forever. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, he would sing. You make me happy when skies are gray. I laughed, taking his devotion as my due.Now the prodigal daughter was returning with the firstborn of the next gen

9、erationa hazel-eyed, golden-skinned hapa haole (half-white) child who looked little like his Chinese ancestors. How would my father react? If he disapproved of Timmy, as he had of me, the breach between us would be complete. I would never return.4精选课件pptThe plane landed, and I gradually placed a cry

10、ing, hungry Timmy into my mothers eager arms. Here was instant and unconditional acceptance of a child by his grandmother. My fathers expression was passive and hard to read. He greeted us politely: Good trip? Then he peered cautiously at Timmy, who promptly began to shriek. My father stepped back i

11、n alarm. Did he find it unsettling that this squalling stranger might be his own flesh and blood? After dinner at my parents house, Gary and I retired to my old bedroom. My mother tucked Timmy into a borrowed crib in a room down the hall.5精选课件pptFour hours later mother instinct pulled me from sleep.

12、 This was the time Timmy usually woke for a bottle, but there were no cries of hunger, no fretful wails. Instead, I heard only the sweet, soft gurgle of baby laughter. I tiptoed down the hall.In the living room, Timmy lay on a pillow on the floor in a circle of light, his plump, tiny fists and feet

13、churning gleefully. He studied the face bent over him, an Asian face burned dark by the Hawaiian sun, with laugh wrinkles at the corners of the eyes. My father was giving Timmy a bottle, tickling his tummy and crooning softly, You are my sunshine.6精选课件pptI watched from the darkness, not wanting to b

14、reak the spell and then crept back to my room. It was then that I began to suspect that my father had wanted to mend the breach as much as I had. Awkward and proud, he hadnt known how, and neither had I. Timmy became the bridge over which we could reach for each other.For the rest of our stay, the t

15、ension slowly melted. My father and I didnt discuss our rift directly. Thanks to Timmy, we didnt need to. Having claimed his hapa haole grandson, my father no longer defined our family by a uniform set of features. Curly-haired, hazel-eyed Timmy was loved for himself.7精选课件pptWe returned to the islan

16、ds the following summer. Timmy, now a toddler, splashed in the surf with his grandfather. The summer after that, they built a tree house out of scrap lumber and painted it blue.So pleased was my father with his new grandfather status that he took early retirement when Timmy was four, to spend more t

17、ime visiting his New York family. My son and my father made a handsome pair as they walked togetherthe Chinese grandfather happily trailed by a different, bouncing shadow.8精选课件pptresonate vi. (1) to produce, increase or fill with sound, by vibrating (= shaking) objects which are near:His voice d in

18、the empty church.The noise of the bell d through the building.(2) be filled with a particular quality:The building s with historic significance.( 9精选课件ppt3)o continue to have a powerful effect or value:The significance of those great stories s down the centuries.(4) If an experience or memory resona

19、tes, it makes you think of another similar one:相吻合；产生共鸣Her experiences powerfully with me, living, as I do, in a similar family situation.10精选课件pptresonance n. C or Umagnetic resonant adj.clear and loud, or causing sounds to be clear and loud:a deep, resonant voicea resonant concert hall11精选课件ppt re

20、tire vt. from the world 离群索居; 退隐(出家当和尚) to bed to rest 就寝retire for the night 就寝, 上床去睡 on a pension 领退休金, 退休He d from office in disgrace. 他受处分被撤职。The football player d hurt. 那个足球运动员受伤退场了。12精选课件ppt fretful a.marked by worry and distress;troublesome：They all looked tired and fretful after several unsu

21、ccessful trials.在多次试验没有成功的情况下,他们个个看上去又疲倦又烦躁不安。ask in a fretful voice 不耐烦地问My brother is fretful because he is cutting his teeth.我的小弟弟直发脾气, 因为正在长牙。13精选课件ppt spell n.(1) a period of time for which an activity orcondition lasts continuously:I lived in London for a spell.She had a brief spell as captain

22、 of the team.(2) a short period of a particular type of weather:a spell of dry weatherThe weather forecast is for dry, sunny spells.14精选课件ppttrail v. n. (1)to follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting; track. To follow the course taken by; pursue：The dog trailed him constantly.这条狗总跟在他的后面。trail a

23、fugitive.追踪一在逃犯blazed trail 走惯了的道路/老路15精选课件pptPart I1. Loving but stern in the manner typical of Chinese fathers.: He was devoted but strict and harsh, which is characteristic of Chinese fathers.我父亲是个典型的中国父亲，他既慈爱又严厉，对我要求特别苛刻。In the manner of16精选课件pptin the manner of in the style that is typical of a

24、 particular person or thing以的方式 a painting in the manner of the early Impressionists(be) typical of17精选课件ppt(be) typical of=characteristic of / representative of 是的特点; 体现了的特点 It was typical of him to be so merciless. 只有他才会这么冷酷无情。 The painting is typical of his early work. 这幅画是他早期的代表作。 18精选课件ppt2he h

25、ad made particular demands on me,:he had required me to do a lot of particular things.19精选课件pptdemands (plural) the difficult, annoying, or tiring things that you are required to do, or a skill you need to have. the demands of modern life give in to ones demands 对某人的要求作出让步 The job makes great demand

26、s on my time.20精选课件pptWhen I became a teenager, my father held up my mother as a model of feminine behavior. 我十几岁的时候，父亲就要求我把母亲当成女性行为的典范来学习。 hold sb./sth. up as21精选课件ppthold sb./sth. up as to use sb. or sth. as an example 举起展示；提出（作榜样） His son was held up as a model of hard work. 他的儿子被推举为勤奋工作的榜样。The s

27、chool is being held up as a model for other inner-city secondary schools. 22精选课件pptsocialinclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others =sociable 好交际的;合群的 social interaction /events /life /skills /graces (=good and polite behavior towards other people 社交礼仪23精选课件pptmingle (1)to mix or bring toge

28、ther in combination, usually without loss of individual characteristics The two rivers join and mingle their waters. 那两条河交汇，合二为一。 (2)to join or take part with others: He did not mingle with the newcomers at first. 他最初不与新来的人来往。 mingle in with the crowd 混入人群24精选课件pptfollow (in) sb.s footsteps to do th

29、e same job or to work or live in the same way as someone else before you, esp. someone in your familyHe is a doctor and expects his son to follow in his footsteps (子承父业）.More phrases with follow25精选课件pptMore phrases with follow follow suit /sb.s example 效仿 follow the herd or crow 随大溜 sb.s orders/wis

30、hes/advice the instructions/a diagram the signs/sb.s directions your instincts/feelings your nose a trend/pattern/course etc26精选课件pptAssure ensure insureall mean to make secure or certain. Only assure is used with reference to a person in the sense of/to set the mind at rest: assured the leader of h

31、is loyalty. 使领导确信他的忠诚。Although ensure and insure are generally interchangeable, only insure is now widely used in American English in the commercial sense of to guarantee persons or property against risk.(给人或财产保险以防意外)More27精选课件pptAlthough ensure and insure are generally interchangeable, only insure

32、is now widely used in American English in the commercial sense of to guarantee persons or property against risk.(给人或财产保险以防意外)28精选课件pptestablished already in use or existing for a long period of time established businesses well-established customs established fact long-established clan老公司根深蒂固的（旧）习惯公认

33、的事实名门望族29精选课件ppt Sandy Blonde With sandy hair and piercing blue .30精选课件pptMy hazel eyed darlinghazel-eyed Mexican friend 31精选课件ppt We might have gone on like that, the habit of separation hardening: It was possible that the geological separation and emotional breach/ gap between us would further wid

34、en and eventually separate for ever. 我们或许会如此继续下去，分歧逐渐加深以至成为习惯，最终变成永久的隔阂。32精选课件pptThen Timmy was born, and I felt an unexpected tidal pull back to the islands. 可接着，蒂米出生了，而意想不到的是我胸中涌起一股潮水般强烈的愿望，我渴望回到岛上去。Pull n. v.33精选课件pptPull UpsPull n. v.More34精选课件ppt1. A strong feeling that you want to go to a part

35、icular place or person:The old sailor still felt the pull of the sea.2. a strong force such as GRAVITY, that makes things move in a particular direction:The gravitational pull of the moonThe earths pull地球引力More35精选课件pptIf something pulls you or your attitude, thoughts, or actions, it strongly influe

36、nces you in a particular direction.It pulled me back to reality at regular intervals.Rage had pulled my instincts in the very same direction.36精选课件ppt Came flooding back: came back into my mind in large numbers I laughed, taking his devotion as my due.: I laughed, taking his love as something that r

37、ightfully belonged to me.devotionDue n.adj.37精选课件pptdevotion1. great love or loyalty 2. the act of spending a lot of time and energy on sth.3. great loyalty to a religionShe has always shown intense to her children. 她对孩子们关爱备至.。His devotion to his work rebukes me.他的敬业精神是对我的鞭策。 38精选课件pptDue n.adj.some

38、thing owed or deserved You finally received your due.give the devil his duedue reward Respect is due to teachers.你终于得到了你应得的.承认某人的长处应得报酬教师应受尊敬。More39精选课件pptPhrases with dueWith due respect: be about to disagree politely with sb.恕我直言In due course: (sth. Will happen when) the time is right for it.到时Wit

39、h all due respect, I think you find that the situation is not as you have described.The people we love will die, as we shall ourselves in due course.40精选课件pptbreach n. vt. (1)An opening, a tear, or a rupture; a gap or rift 豁口; 裂痕；隔阂 (2) A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or

40、a promise破坏，违犯，不履行破坏或违反一法规、法律责任 A trivial misunderstanding caused a breach between them. 小小的误会引起了他们之间的不和。More41精选课件ppt of discipline of the peace of promise of prison违反纪律破坏治安不履行诺言,【律】毁弃婚越狱42精选课件ppt Here was instant and unconditional acceptance of a child by his grandmother. here adv.: to refer to a

41、period of time, a situation, or an event that is present or happening now.The autumns really here at last.Here is your chance to do well.43精选课件pptIt was then I began to suspect that my father had wanted to mend the breach as much as I had. 就是从那一刻起，我开始猜想父亲是否也和我一样想要弥补（修复）我们之间的裂痕。 More44精选课件pptMend the

42、 breachHeal(/mend)the rift with sb. mend the Breach with sb 弥合与某人裂痕Similar phrases bridge the gap repair the relationship45精选课件pptTimmy became the bridge over which we could reach for each other. 如今，蒂米成了我们之间相互沟通的桥梁。 46精选课件ppt Having claimed his hapa haole grandson, my father no longer: My fathers ac

43、ceptance of his half-Chinese/hybrid grandson showed/indicated that he had become tolerant of ethnic/racial differences and no longer insisted that all his family members should look alike. 父亲接受了他的混血外孙，这表明他不再用一套统一的外貌特征来界定自己的家族。47精选课件pptTimmy, now a toddler, splashed in the surf with his grand-father.

44、 此时的蒂米已经开始学步，同他的外祖父一道在海边的浪花里戏水嬉闹。48精选课件ppt My son and my father made a handsome pair as trailed by a different, bouncing shadow: wherever the old Chinese man goes, he was followed by his grandson who looked different, but healthy and active.我儿子和我父亲走在一起构成了一幅美丽的画面 华人外祖父身后拖着一个与自己的外貌迥异、活蹦乱跳的小影子。49精选课件pp

45、tTEXT STUDYUseful phrases50精选课件pptUseful phrasesthe prodigal son returns firstbornmodal of feminine behavior 浪子回头头生子女性典范 More51精选课件pptlong-established clanMemories of childhoodOnes own flesh and blood名门望族儿时的回忆亲骨肉52精选课件pptTranslation1. Animal conservationists strongly disapprove of experimenting/ doi

46、ng experiment on animals.Conservationist: someone who works to protect animals, plants etc or to protect old buildings protectionist 赞成保护贸易主义者More53精选课件ppt2. Lisa walked into the museum under the stern gaze of the curator.3. After a spell in the advertising business, Jim began to work with/for a lar

47、ge insurance company./After working in the advertising business for a (brief) spell.More54精选课件ppt4. It was estimated that 50,000 people flooded into London over the weekend for the opening of the Commonwealth Games.5. He rushed into the busy street and mingled with the crowd, hoping (that) in that way the police would not spot him./in the hope (that) the police wo