现代大学英语精读第一册Lesson2(精)

LessonTwoGoingHomeTeachingObjectives:I.Pre-task1.WarmupListentoasongandanswerthequestions:Whatkindofmusicisit?(countrymusicWhatisthekeyword?(homeWhatisthegeneralmeaningofthesong?Individualopinions:●●Canyoudescribewhatkindoffeelingitiswhenyouarehomesick?●Whatattractsyoumostasyouthinkofhome?2.BackgroundinformationabouttheauthorAuthor:PeteHamillwasborninBrooklyn,N.Y.in1935.HeattendedMexicoCityCollegein1956—1957,studyingpaintingandwriting.HehasbeenacolumnistfortheNewYorkPost,theDailyNews,andNewYorkNewsday,andhaswonmanyjournalisticawards.Atthesametime,Hamillhaspursuedacareerasafictionwriter,producing8novelsand2collectionsofshortstories.His1997novel,SnowinAugust,wasontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlistforfourmonths.Hismemoir,ADrinkingLife,wasonthesameNewYorkTimeslistfor13weeks●Theabilitytoforgiveandforgetisimportantinallhumanrelationships.Structureofthetext:Thistextcanbedividedintothreeparts:PartI(paras.1-4about:introductionofthestory,includingtheprotagonist,thesetting.PartII.(paras.5-9about:Vingobegantorelatehisstory.PartIII(paras.10-12about:Vingowasforgivenandwelcomedhome.In-classdiscussion:Question:Whataretheelementsofthisstory?Answer:Protagonists:Vingo:aPlot:anex-cononhiswayhomeDetailedstudyoftheText:Todreamof/about(doingsth.:toimagineandthinkaboutsth.thatyouwouldThegirldreamedofbecomingamoviestar.vanish:v.todisappearsuddenly,esp.inawaythatcannoteasilybee.g.南非的好多物种已经灭绝。ManyspeciesinSouthAmericahavevanishedcompletely.Expressionsaboutvanish:vanishfromsight消逝不见vanishintothevoid子虚乌有vanishintothinair从人间蒸发掉vanishwithouttrace消逝得销声匿迹ThewholesentenceItwasagrey,colddayinspring.AsthebusleftNewYorkCity,theseyoungpeoplewerethinkingaboutwhattheywouldenjoyinFlorida---thegoldenbeachesandtidesofthesea.2Vingowasonthebusfromthebeginning.(para1Question:Whatinformationcanwegetfromthissentence?Answer:Thissentenceintroducesthemaincharacterofthestory.HeisnotoneofthesixyoungpeoplegoingtoFlorida.Throughoutthestory,heissomethingofamystery.Wearenevertoldhisage,whyhehadbeeninprison,whathislifehasbeenbefore,ect.However,whatwewanttoknowmostisprobablywherehewasgoingandwhatwasworryinghim.Thewholesentence:togothroughatown,etc.,perhapsstoppingthereforashorttime,butnotstayingmask:v.tohidethetruthabouthowyoufeele.g.maskone’rsbyfea表现得自信以掩盖惧怕n.anexpressionthathidesones’e.g.Herconfidentmannerisreallyamaskoffear.他自信的表现就是对惧怕的一种掩盖。dressedina:“he”subjectofthesentencetofit(sb.:tobetherightsizeorshapeforsb.,e.g.Cinderella’ssisterstriedtheshoes,buttheydidn’tfit.灰姑娘的姐姐们试穿了这双鞋,Thewholesentence:Hesatinfrontoftheyoungpeople.Youcouldhardlytellhowoldhewasbecausehisfacewascoveredwithdust.52e.g.常年抽烟,她的手指被熏黄了。Herfingerswerestainedyellowfromyearsofsmoking.Thewholesentence:Hisfingerswereyellowbecausehehadsmokedalot.6andhechewedthesideinofhislopalot.(para2Thewholesentence:herepeatedlybittheinsideofhislowerlip,whichshowedhisnervousness.7.theothers.(para2Thewholesentence:Hesatwithoutsayinganythingasifhedidnotknowtherewereotherpeoplearound.83s’pullintosth:(ofatrainorbustoenterastationandstopThewholesentenceLateatnightthebusstoppedatoneoftheHowardJohnsonfast’oneofthegirlstoengagesbinconversation:tostarttalkingtosb.andinvolvehimorherinaconversation.toengage(sbinsth:tomakesbtakepartinsth,e.g.Ihavenotimetoengageingossip.我没有时间闲扯。Thewholesentence:oneofthegirlsbecameveryinterestedinVingo,andshedecidedtogethimtotalk.10Yougoingthatfar?(para4Itisanellipticalsentence.Itisveryoftenusedinconversation.Hereomitted.Thewholesentence:AreyougoingasfarasFlorida?“are11Youlivethere?(para4Writingskill:Whenwethinktheanswerislikelytobe“yes”,aaquestionbyusingtherisingtoneinspeakingandaquestionmarkinwriting.e.g:YoucomefromBeijing?Youwanttoreadthisbook?12Wantsomewine?(para4Thecompletesentence:Doyouwantsomewine?Wouldyouliketohavesomewine?anellipticalsentence.13a4Thewholesentencedrinkalargemouthfulofwinefromthebottle.15Hesatincompletesilence.(para2Co:itisusedtoshowachangeinstate.e.g.Hethankedherandretreatedintohissilence.(para4Vingostoppedlooking,tighteninghisfaceintotheex-consmask(para10Thewholesentence:asVingofellasleep.Question:Whatisthemainideaofpartone?Answer:InthispartVingowassittingquietlyonabus.Hissilenceandstillnessposedastrikingcontrasttothelivelinessandhilarityoftheyoungpeoplebehindhim.Hebecamethecenterofourinterest.Thisopeningscenecreatesamysteryabouttheprotagonist,makinguslookforwardtosomethingmore.Question:Whatdoyouthinkoftheopeningofthestory?:atoinsistthatsb.dosth.orsth.bedone:todemandthatsth.shouldhappenandrefusetoletanyonesayno,e.g.教师要修业生准时交作业。Theteacherinsistedthatthestudentsturnintheirhomeworkontime.Summarize“insist”:a“(shoulddosth.”.17He(para5tochatter(aboutsth.:totalkquicklyandcontinuously,especiallyaboutthingsthatarenotimportant.Question:Whatistheimplicationofthissentence?Answer:Probablyhestartedsmokingbecausewhattheyoungpeopleweretalkingaboutremindedhimofsomethinghehadtriedtoforget,orbecause,ashegotnearerandnearertohishome,hebecamemoreandmorenervous.Hewascompletelyabsorbedinhisownthoughts.18Idont6’Thewholesentence:ImIa’Question:WhatdidVingosayso?Answer:Vingoworriedthathiswifemayhavegonetoanothermanormayhavedecidednottohavehimback.Thewholesentence:Ifyouwanttodivorceme,I’u—reasontodoso.“can’t“divorceme”.me.(para7something:ifapersonorthinghasgotsthorissthorisqritesth,thentheyarespecial.eg:Its’事隔多年,她还记得我们,真了不起。reallysomething:(sheisreallyaspecialwoman.Question:Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedpart?:aItoldhershedidn’thavetowritetomeAndshedidn-and’-at.halfNotforthreeyears.(para7oranything:(spokenorsomethingofasimilartype.e.gHermaininterestingissingingorstht’’thasanothermanorwhethershewouldacceptyou?23parole:permissionforearlyreleasethatisgiventoaprisonerbeforetheendofhissentenceonconditionthathebehaveswell.tocomethrough:toarriveeg:We'restillwaitingforourexamresultstocomethrough.我们仍旧在等考试成绩宣布。Thewholesentence:whenIknewforsurethatIwouldreleasedbeanparoleIwroteheraletteragain.24Ifshedidnd9’’forgetit:(spokenEnglishusedtotellsb.thatsthisnotimportantandthatheorsheshouldworryaboutit.算了eg:---Istilloweyou70cents.Thewholesentence:Ifshecouldn’tforgiveme,sheshouldn’tt’25wow/wowee(para9:(informalanexclamationusedtoexpressgreatsurpriseoradmiration.Question:Whatisthemainideaofparttwo?:Question:Afterreadingthispart,whatwouldyoupredictthewritertosayinthefollowingpart?Choices:ATheauthorwoulddiscloseVingos’BTheauthorwouldtalkaboutthepassengersC’efforttofindoutVingo’side26picturesVingoshowedthemofhiswifeandthreechildren.(para10tobecaughtup(insth:tobecomeinvolved,excitedandinterestedinsth.eg:我正和朋友兴致勃勃聊天的时候,Iwascaughtupinconversationwithafriendwhensomeoneknockedatthedoor.Thewholesentence:alltheyoungpeoplebecameexcitedanddeeplyinterestedinVingo’sstoryaindwhatwasgoingtohappenatBrunswick.27theyoungpeopletookwindowsseatsontherightside,waintingfortheapproach:v.tomovetowardsornearertosomeoneorsomethinge.g.Iheardfootstepsapproaching.我听见渐进的脚步声。Thewholesentence:theyoungpeoplethenmovedtotheseatsbythewindowontherightsidewheretheywouldbeabletoseetheoaktree;theywaitedtherefortheoaktreetocomeintoview.theex-con’smask:theexpressionofaformerprisoner-(exconvicttryingtohidehistruefeelings.tofortifyoneself(againstsb./sth.:tostrengthen(sth.oroneselfsoastobeabletodealwith(i.e.anattackeg:Hefortifiedhimselfagainstthecoldwithaheavycoat.他把自己用厚大衣裹紧以御寒。Thewholesentence:Vingomovedhiseyesawayfromthewindow,andhisfaceagainbecameexpressionlessasifhewastryingtofindthecouragetofaceanotherpossibleblow,anotherdisappointmentinhislife.29Thensuddenlyalloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats,screamingandshoutingandcrying,doingsmalldances,shakingclenchedfistsintriumphandexaltation.AllexceptVingo.(para11Thewholesentence:Thenallofasudden,alltheyoungpeoplelefttheirseatsandbegandoingallsortofthingstheycouldthinkoftoexpresstheirhappinessandexcitement.Vingoaloneremainedstill.31areetthatstoodlikeabannerofwelcome.(para12Thewholesente