unit14 英语泛读教程第三册

Unit14 ThreeDaystoSeeⅠⅠObjectivesUnderstandingthetextMasteryofsomelanguagepointsLearningthewritingstyle:autobiographyKnowingthelifeofHelenKellerLearningfromHelenKellerKnowinghowtoreadtheadministrativelanguageⅡⅡKeypointsFullunderstandingofthetextMasteryofsomelanguagepointsDistinguishautobiographyfrombiographyⅢⅢDifficultpointsSomeofthewordsandphrasesaredifficultMasteryofthereadingskillThoughbeingtoldtocherishourabilitytoseeandhearsomestudentsmightstillnotvaluetimesomuchIVTimeArrangementAbouttwoperiodsofclasswillbeusedfortheanalysisanddiscussionofthepassageitself.Totalclasshours:threeperiodsVTeachingproceduresVTeachingproceduresTitle:WhatHelenKellerwishedtoseeifshehadthepowerofsightforjustdaysPreviewQuestionsWhatwouldyoudoifyouonlyhavethreedaystosee?RelatedinformationAbouttheauthorHelenKeller(1880-1968)isoneofthemostremarkablepersonsborninthe19thcentury.Shelosthereyesightandhearingat19monthsold.Butshemanagedtoovercomethedoublehandicapofblindness&deafnessandtotakeanactivepartinthelifeoftheworld.ShegraduatedwithhonorsfromRadcliffCollegein1904.Sincethenshecarriedonacareerthathadreallybegunattheageof11,whenshearrangedateapartyatwhichshecollectedmoneytohelptheeducationofasmallerdeaf-blindchild.Eveninhereighties,shestillspentherbusylifeintheserviceoftheotherhandicappedpeople.Shetraveledwidely&hadfriendsovertheworld.Ofcourse,shecouldneverhaveaccomplishedthisalone.JustasremarkableasMissKillerwasherteacher,AnneSullivan,whoundertooktoleadheroutofthedarkness&enablehertohaveanormallife.Helenwroteanumberofbooks,includingherautobiography&abiographyofMissSullivan.Duringherlife,HelenKellerwasoneoftheworld'sgreatheroes.Herremarkablestorywaswellknownthroughouttheworld.Bornin1880,shecontractedanillnesswhenshewaslessthan2yearsoldthatleftherunabletohearorsee.Atatimewhenthelivesofmostpeople,andcertainly,mostdisabledpeople,wereconstrainedbytheirsociety'smedical,philosophical,social,andeconomiclimitations,MissKellerwentontodevelopformidablepowersofintellectualandemotionalachievement.Shetraveledtothefarthestreachesoftheworld;becamealeadingfigurewhopubliclycampaignedonbehalfofcivilrights,humandignity,women'ssuffrage,andworldpeace;andmetthemostcelebratedpersonalitiesofhertime.ItisthereforenotsurprisingthatHelenKellertodayremainsawomanwhoseastoundingpersonalityandaccomplishmentsattractwidespreadadmirationandawe.AboutAnneSullivanAnneSullivanhadlostmostofhersightattheageoffive.Bytheageoften,hermotherdiedandherfatherdesertedher.SheandherbrotherJimmieweresenttothepoorhouseinFebruary1876.Anne'sbrotherdiedinthepoorhouse.ItwasOctober1880whenAnnefinallyleftandwenttocommencehereducationatthePerkinsInstitution.Onesummerduringhertimeattheinstitute,Annehadtwooperationsonhereyes,whichledtoherregainingenoughsighttobeabletoreadnormalprintforshortperiodsoftime.AnnegraduatedfromPerkinsin1886andbegantosearchforwork.FindingworkwasterriblydifficultforAnne,duetoherpooreyesight,andwhenshereceivedtheofferfromMichaelAnagnostoworkastheteacherofHelenKeller,adeaf-blindmute,althoughshehadnoexperienceinthisarea,sheaccepteditwillingly.SheworkedveryhardandwasinstrumentalintheeducationofKeller.Aboutthetext"ThreeDaystoSee"isthemostbeautifulpieceofwritingeverwrittenbyablindperson.Itslanguageislucid,subtleandprosaic.Ittellsustheexactperceptionofablindandperhapsonlyablindcanwritesuchawonderfulpiece.HelenKeller,fromthepointofviewofablind,tellsushowtovalueoursight.TextAnalysisPartI(para.1-2):Introduction:Whatshouldwedoifwearegivenonlyafewdaystolive?PartII(para.3-7):Twokindsofattitudestowardlife:treasureeachday,livingwithagentleness,avigor&akeennessofappreciationvs.“Eat,drinkandbemerry”PartIII(Para.8-19):Theauthor‟spointofview:theseeingseelittle,nottreasuringtheirsightmuch&payinglittleattentiontotheworldaroundhimbyprovidingherownexperience&observation.PartIV.(lastpara.):Theauthorwishesthatshecouldhavethepowerofsightforjustthreedays,emphasizingthepreciousnessofsight.Languagepoints infancy-theearliestperiodofchildhood,especiallybeforetheabilitytowalkhasacquired. 婴(幼儿期，尤指还不会走路的那一段时期condemn-topronouncejudgmentagainst;sentence对…作出判决；宣判sphere–(1)theextentofaperson'sknowledge,interests,orsocialposition 的知识范围、兴趣范围或社会地位(2)anareaofpower,control,orinfluence;domain.权力、控制力或影响力的范围；领域mortal-oforrelatingtohumankind;human人类的、与人类有联系的vigor–(1)physicalormentalstrength,energy,orforce体力，精力，活力(2)strongfeeling;enthusiasmorintensity.魄力，气势坚定的信念；热情或者强力appreciation–(1)anexpressionofgratitude感谢,感激的表示(2)awarenessordelicateperception,especiallyofaestheticqualitiesorvalues ,美品质或价值panorama-anunbrokenviewofanentiresurroundingarea,vista ,域的全部画景Epicurean-OforrelatingtoEpicurusorEpicureanism学说)的Epicurean-n.adevoteetosensuousandluxuriousliving;anepicure享乐主义者motto-amaximadoptedasaguidetoone„sconduct ,格言,题词chastendisciplinebyinflictingsuffer惩戒,责罚;折磨impend-tobeabouttotakeplaceHerretirementisimpending.她马上要退休了stroke-asuddenoccurrenceorresultastrokeofluck;astrokeofmisfortune一次走运；一次不幸mellow-suggestingsoftnessorsweetness柔和的，甜蜜的take……forgranted认为理所当然buoyant–(1)havingormarkedbybuoyancy有浮力的，显示浮力的abuoyantballoon;buoyantspirits一个漂浮起来的气球；高涨的情绪(2)lighthearted;gay轻松的，活泼的inabuoyantmood轻松的心情goabout-tosetabouttodo;undertakeGoaboutyourchoresinaresponsibleway.请以负责的态度去做你的工作pretty–small,unimportantlethargy-astateofsluggishness,inactivity,andapathy无精打采，呆滞懒散，无生气，冷漠的状态faculties–(1)aninherentpowerorability 天赋,先天的智能或能力(2)anyofthepowersorcapacitiespossessedbythehumanmind,ability能力，技能manifold-manyandvaried;ofmanykinds;multiple 繁多的；多种的；多个的：ourmanifoldfailings我们在各方面的损失applyto-tobepertinentorrelevant适用arulethatappliestoeveryone适用于每个人的规则impairment–losstakein-tolookatthoroughly;view详尽地看；注视tookinthesights饱览各个景色hazily–vaguelystrike–toafflictsuddenly,aswithadiseaseoranimpairment 侵袭,突然痛苦nowandthen(again)-occasionallyincredulous-Skeptical;disbelieving怀疑的；不相信的incredulousofstoriesaboutflyingsaucers对有关飞碟的故事表示怀疑mere-beingnothingmorethanwhatisspecified ,不超过所明确指出的amerechild;amere50centsanhour50美分symmetry-beautyasaresultofbalanceorharmoniousarrangement 谐的布置产生的美shaggy-havingaroughnaporsurface,asatextile表面粗糙的velvety-suggestiveofthetextureofvelvet;softandsmooth丝绒般的；柔软光滑的velvetyskin光滑柔软的皮肤texture-astructureofinterwovenfibersorotherelements)结构convolution-aformorpartthatisfoldedorcoiled 分quiver-theactormotionofquivering颤动lush-havingorcharacterizedbyluxuriantvegetation葱翠的,有或以茂盛植被为特征的spongy-resemblingaspongeinelasticity,absorbency,orporousness.松软多孔的,与海绵一样有弹性、吸收性、多孔性的pageant-colorful,showydisplay;pageantryorpomp炫耀的展示compulsory-obligatory;required义务的；要求的：acompulsoryexamination必要的考试dormant-latentbutcapableofbeingactivated潜在的但能够被激活的dormantfaculties潜在的智力sluggish-slow;inactive慢的；不活跃的：asluggishstream;sluggishgrowth缓缓的小溪；缓慢的生长interven– (oftime)comebetween指时间介于其间loom-tocomeintoviewasamassive,distorted,orindistinctimage隐约地出现,以庞大的、扭曲的或不清晰的形象出现在视野中accomplish-tosucceedindoing;成功地完成compassion-deepawarenessofthesufferingofanothercoupledwiththewishtorelieveit 怜悯,对别人的痛苦深入了解，伴随着解脱此痛苦的希望deny–refusetogive(sth.askedfororneeded)()fleeting-passingquickly;transient飞逝的；短暂的countenance-appearance,especiallytheexpressionoftheface 表情casual-notcloseorintimate ,不亲近的subtlety(1)thequalityorstateofbeingsubtle细微，微妙的性质或状态(2)somethingsubtle,especiallyanicetyofthoughtorafinedistinction.细微之处难以捉摸的事物，尤指想法的微妙或差别的细微occur-tocometomind闪现进入大脑Theideaneveroccurredtome.这个想法闪现在我脑海standing-continuanceintime;duration持续(时间afriendshipoflongstanding 永恒的友谊chronic–(1)oflongduration;continuing长期的；持续的chronicmoneyproblems长期的金钱困扰(2)subjecttoahabitorpatternofbehaviorforalongtime 惯常的的行为习惯或式：achronicliar 一贯说谎的人thestartling–thatwhichgivesashockofsurprisethespectacular–thatwhichattractspublicattentioneyewitness-apersonwhohasseensomeoneorsomethingandcanbearwitnesstothefact见证人，目击者Werethereanyeyewitnessestothemurdercrime?这桩谋杀案有没有见证人?Sentencesanalysis1).Sometimesitwasaslongasayear;sometimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.(有限的时光或长达一年或短至24小时。)Inthissentence,theword'it'refersto'alimitedandspecifiedtime'mentionedintheprevioussentence.2).TheEpicureanmotto(享乐主义的信条)Epicurus(342-270B.C.),aGreekphilosopherwhofoundedEpicureanism.Hedefinedphilosophyastheartofmakinglifehappy,sayingthatpleasureisthehighestandonlygood.Epicurusalsoadvocatedhonesty,prudence,andjusticeindealingothers.3).Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.(这一观点特别适用于那些在成年后才丧失视觉的人。)Inversionisusedhereforrhetoriceffort,anditsnaturalordershouldbe:Thisobservationparticularlyappliestothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Whenweareinbuoyanthealth,deathisallbut(当我们身体健康时，死亡是件难以形象的事。)inbuoyanthealth:ingoodhealthconditionNowandthenIhavetestedmyseeingfriendstodiscoverwhattheysee.Seeingfriends:有视力的朋友。Hewouldtrytoawaketheirdormantandsluggishfaculties.(他将尽力唤醒他们那些昏睡懒散的器官。)Facultiesreferstothenaturalpowersofthemindorbody.Theeyesofseeingpersonssoonbecomeaccustomedtotheroutineofsurroundings,andtheyactuallyseeonlythestartlingandspectacular.Thestartlingandspectacularmeansthingsthatarestartlingandspectacular.6..WritingStyleautobiography-thebiographyofapersonwrittenbythatperson 自传biography - an account of a person's life written, composed, producedbyanother:传记由他人撰写、编写或创作的某人生平记事personification-Afigureofspeechinwhichinanimateobjectsorabstractionsareendowedwithhumanqualitiesorarerepresentedaspossessinghumanform,asin Hungersatshiveringontheroador Flowersdancedaboutthelawn 人，人格化(给无生命的东西或者抽象的东西赋予人的个性或绘以人的形象)，如句子:饥饿站在路上颤抖或花儿在草地上翩翩起舞parallel-theuseofidenticalorequivalentsyntacticconstructionscorrespondingclauses排比,平行结构的运用(在相应的句子中运用相同的或可替换的句法结构)Questionsfordiscussion:Inthistext,whichsentencestouchedyoumost?(2)Fromthistext,whatcanwelearnfromKeller?Howdoyouvalueyoureyesightandhearing?Supposeyouredeafandblind,howwouldlivExercisesaboutthetextReadingSkills:ReadingtheAdministrativelanguageFastReading&ExercisesVIHomework.VIHomework.Homereading:BeethovenReviewthewholebookandprepareforthefinalexaminationAdditionalinformationInformationRelatedtotheText “Beethoven”Abouttheauthor AnnePimlottBakerisaResearchAssociateontheNewDictionaryofNationalBiography.FromanAnglo-Americanbackground(in1898hergrandmotherwasthefirstwomantoqualifyforaHarvardPhD),shereadModernHistoryatOxfordandhastaughthistoryatBenendenSchool.BeethovenisanexcellentbookwrittenbyAnnePimlottBaker.Thisbiographyofthegreatcomposerwasonlyjustover100pageslong,andinagenerouslyspacedlayout.Itwasgood,inabare-boneskindofway.ItcontainsthebasicfactsofBeethoven'slife,talksaboutwhenhewascomposingwhat,discusseshisdeafnessandhispersonalrelationshipswithothers.Ontheotherhand,thereisnorealdiscussionofthemusic,neitheritscharacteristicsnoritsimpactonthepeoplearoundBeethoven.Beethovenalsocomesacrossasaneccentricmisanthropeinaratherunqualifiedway.Perhapsthisisaccurate,buttherejustisn'tspaceinthebooktoprovidemorenuances.AboutBeethoven LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827)wasoneofthegreatest,ifnotthegreatest,composertoeverlive.Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithafewofhisworks,ifnothingmorethanthebeginningoftheFifthSymphony,theFinaleoftheNinthSym