Unit 3-Section B新视野大学英语第三册

Unit3

TheAccidentUnit3TheAccidentBackgroundInformationReadingThroughTextBExercises

Words&ExpressionsCONTENTS

Inthispassage,thenarratortellsusastoryaboutanAmericanwomannamedDonna.Whenshewasateenager,shewasinjuredinacaraccident,andbigscarswereleftonherface.Manyyearslater,thenarratorlearnedfromDonna’smotheraboutDonna’slife.Inthenightoftheaccident,Donnawasdeeplyimpressedbythenurse’sjob,andfromthenon,shedecidedtobeanurse.Shegraduatedwithhonors,gotagoodjobinahospital,metayoungdoctor,fellinloveandishappilymarriedwithtwobeautifulchildren.Shebelievesthatthecaraccidentisthebestthingthateverhappenedtoher.Donnahastakenapositiveattitudetowardstheaccidentandsheturneditintoablessing.Introduction

BackgroundInformationQuestion&answer1.Howdoyouunderstandthetitleofthepassage?2.Therearequarrelsbetweenthewriterandherfather.

Doyouhavesimilarstoriesinyourfamily?3.Whatarethesimilaritiesanddissimilaritiesbetween

TextAandTextB?

BackgroundInformationWords&ExpressionsTextB

ReadingThrough

ChristmasEvefellonaSundaythatyear.Asaresult,theusualSundaynightyouthgroupmeetingatthechurchwasgoingtobeabigcelebration.AmotheroftwoteenagegirlsaskedmeafterthemorningserviceifIcouldfindarideforhergirlsthatnight,asIwasthechairmanoftheyouthcommittee.IpromisedIwould.Para.1ChineseTheAccident

TextB

Thegirlswereseatedbesidemeaswedrovetothechurchthatnight.Wecameupoverariseintheroad,onlytoseeanaccidentaheadofusontheroad.Becauseithadstartedtofreezeandtheroadwasveryslick,wewereunabletostop,anddroveintothebackofacar.Iturnedtoseeifthegirlswereokay,andIheardoneofthemscream,"O-o-oh,Donna!"Therewerenoseatbeltsincarsatthattime.Donnahadbeenthrownfacefirstthroughthecar'sfrontwindowandthesharpedgeofthebrokenglasshadmadetwodeepcutsintoherface.Bloodwasstreamingdown.Itwasaterriblesight.Para.2ChineseTextBTheinvestigatingpoliceofficersaidtheaccidenthadbeenunavoidable,butIstillfeltterriblethatabeautifulseventeen-year-oldgirlwouldhavetogothroughlifewithscarsonherface.Andithadhappenedwhenshewasinmycare.Atthehospital,thedoctorimmediatelytookDonnatosewherstitches.Itseemedtotakealongtime,andIaskedanurseaboutthedelay.Shesaidthatthedoctorondutyhappenedtobeaplasticsurgeon.HewastakinggreatcarewithDonna'sfacetoreducethelookofthescarsasmuchaspossible.Para.3-4ChineseTextBSinceitwasChristmas,thedoctorsinthehospitaltriedtosendpatientshomeandpostponedallelectivesurgeries.Asaresult,Donnawasthesolepatientonherfloor.ThenursetoldmethatDonnahadbeengivenapillforherpain,andkeptaskingquestionsaboutthemedicalprocedures.ThenurseskeptmakingupexcusestogointoDonna'sroomtochatwithher!

Para.5ChineseTextB

Donna'smotherandsisterdidnotblamemefortheaccidentandevenwentoutoftheirwaytothankmefortakingcareofthegirlsthatnight.AsforDonna,shefoundthatmake-upalmostcompletelycoveredherscars.Thatmademefeelbetter,butIstillcouldn'tridmyselfofguilt.Ayearlater,ImovedtothesuburbsandlosttouchwithDonnaandherfamily.Para.6ChineseTextB

Fifteenyearslater,Iwasinvitedbacktothechurchforaseriesofservices.ThelastnightIwasthere,InoticedDonna'smother.Likeaflashoflightning,thememoriesoftheaccident,theblood,andthescarsflewback.WhenDonna'smotherstoodbeforemeshehadabigsmileonherface.Shewasalmostlaughingwhensheasked,"DoyourememberhowinterestedDonnawasinwhatthenursesdidthenightoftheaccident?"Yes,Iremembered.Thenhermotherwenton:Para.7ChineseTextB"Well,Donnadecidedtobecomeanurse.Shegraduatedwithhonors,gotagoodjobinahospital,metayoungdoctor,fellinloveandishappilymarriedwithtwobeautifulchildren.Shetoldmetobesuretotellyouthattheaccidentwasthebestthingthateverhappenedtoher!"Para.8ChineseTextBMeaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

ChristmasEvethatyearhappenedtobeaSunday..1

ChristmasEvefellonaSundaythatyear.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Becauseoftheunusualoccasion,theusualSundaynightyouthgroupmeetingatthechurchwouldturnouttobeagreatcelebration..2Asaresult,theusualSundaynightyouthgroupmeetingatthechurchwasgoingtobeabigcelebration.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Whenthemorningservicewasover,amotherwhohadtwodaughtersintheirteensaskedifIcouldgetacartotakethemtothechurchthatnight.ShemadesucharequestbecauseIwastheheadoftheyouthcommittee..3AmotheroftwoteenagegirlsaskedmeafterthemorningserviceifIcouldfindarideforhergirlsthatnight,asIwasthechairmanoftheyouthcommittee.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Hereup

indicatesanupwarddirection.

Overmeansthatthecarreachedthetopofthehillafterclimbingit.Riseinthissentenceisusedasanounmeaninganupwardslopeortheraisedpartoftheroad..4Wecameupoverariseintheroad,onlytoseeanaccidentaheadofusontheroad.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

AsIlookedbacktofindoutwhetherthegirlswereinjuredornot,Iheardasuddenloudcryfromoneofthem..5Iturnedtoseeifthegirlswereokay,andIheardoneofthemscream...Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Whenthecarhadtostopsuddenly,Donnaflewthroughthefrontwindowasshewasnotwearingaseatbelt.Whenthishappened,thefrontwindowofthecarbrokeallaroundherandsomeglasscutDonna'sfacedeeplyintwoplaces..6Donnahadbeenthrownfacefirstthroughthecar'sfrontwindowandthesharpedgeofthebrokenglasshadmadetwodeepcutsintoherface.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Thepoliceofficerwhowasresponsiblefortheinvestigationofthisaccidentsaidthattherehadbeennowaytopreventtheaccidentfromhappening.

However,Istillhadastrongguiltyfeelingbecausethegirlwasonlyseventeenyearsoldandshewouldhavetobearthescarsonherfaceallherlife.7Theinvestigatingpoliceofficersaidtheaccidenthadbeenunavoidable,butIstillfeltterriblethatabeautifulseventeen-year-oldgirlwouldhavetogothroughlifewithscarsonherface.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Thedoctorwasverycarefulwhilesewingthewoundinherfacesoastomakethescarsaslittlevisibleaspossible.8HewastakinggreatcarewithDonna'sfacetoreducethelookofthescarsasmuchaspossible.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

ThedoctorsinthehospitalaskedthepatientstogobacktotheirhomesfortheChristmascelebrations,andputoffalltheoperationswhichwerenoturgent..9SinceitwasChristmas,thedoctorsinthehospitaltriedtosendpatientshomeandpostponedallelectivesurgeries.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Donna'smotherandsisterdidn'tthinkIwasresponsiblefor(ordidnotaccusemeof)theaccident.Instead,theyeventookalotoftroubletothankmefortakingcareofthegirlsthatnight..10Donna'smotherandsisterdidnotblamemefortheaccidentandevenwentoutoftheirwaytothankmefortakingcareofthegirlsthatnight.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Donna'smotherandsister'sthankingmeinsteadofblamingmemademefeelbetter,butIwasalwayshauntedbyafeelingofguilt.11Thatmademefeelbetter,butIstillcouldn'tridmyselfofguilt.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Allofasudden,Irecalledsomanythingssoquickly:theaccident,theblood,thescars,andsoon..12Likeaflashoflightning,thememoriesoftheaccident,theblood,andthescarsflewback.Meaningofthe

SentencesMeaning:

Shedidwellinschoolandgraduatedwithhighmarks.Shegotagoodjobinhospital,whereshefellinlovewithayoungdoctorandgotmarried.Nowtheylivehappilywithtwobeautifulchildren..12Shegraduatedwithhonors,gotagoodjobinahospital,metayoungdoctor,fellinloveandishappilymarriedwithtwobeautifulchildren.NewWordsWords&Expressionschurch

unableblood

sew

committeescreamstreamdelaysurgeonplasticpatientpostphoneprocedureridblameflashExpressionsWords&Expressionsonduty

takecarewithmakeup

blamefor

gooutofone’sway(todo…)

ridof

churchn.【1】abuildingforpublicChristianworship教堂；礼拜堂

e.g.Walkasfarasthechurch,thenturnleft.

走到教堂那儿，然后左转弯。

【2】thereligiousservicesheldinachurch礼拜仪式

e.g.Myauntgoestochurcheveryweek.

我姨妈每星期都去做礼拜。Notethedifferencebetweenthefollowingpairsofexpressions:

gotochurch

去做礼拜

gotothechurch

去教堂

atchurch

在做礼拜

inthechurch

在教堂NewWordsExercisesExerciseschurchNewWords2.在悉尼，我们看见好多海外留学生做礼拜。

WesawmanyoverseasstudentsatchurchinSydney.

1.从山顶上可以看到教堂的尖顶。

Thechurchspirecanbeseenfromthetopofthemountain.Exercisescommittee

n.委员会

e.g.Thecommitteecomprisessevenpeople.

委员会由7人组成。NewWords他在掌管市政会开支的委员会任职。

He'sonthecommitteethatcontrolscouncilspending.Exercisesunable

adj.不能的；无能力的

e.g.I'dliketogo,butI'munableto.

我想去，可是去不了。NewWords他似乎连最简单的指示都无法理解。

Heseemsunabletounderstandthesimplestinstructions.

screamv.cryoutloudlyonahighnote,especiallyinfear,pain,greatexcitement,oranger,orsometimeslaughter

（尤指因恐惧、痛苦、兴奋等）尖声大叫；尖声大笑

e.g.Fallingintothewater,thechildscreamedforhelp.

小孩掉进水里后高声呼救。

n.asuddenloudcryexpressinganger,pain,fear,orsometimeslaughter

尖叫声；尖笑声

e.g.ascreamofanguish痛苦的尖叫声NewWordsExercisesExercisesscreamNewWords2.整幢房子里的人都可听到这小孩大声的尖叫。

Thechild’sloudscreamscouldbeheardalloverthehouse.

1.她心情不好时就要高声辱骂我。

Whenevershewasinabadmood,shescreamedabuseatme.

bloodn.【1】

theredliquidwhichflowsthroughthebody

血；血液

e.g.Iamgoingtogivebloodthisafternoon.

今天下午我要去献血。

【2】afamilyrelationship

血统；门第

e.g.ShehasRussianbloodinher.

她身上有俄罗斯血统。NewWordsExercisesExercisesbloodNewWords2.他是我父亲的兄弟，所以我们有血缘关系。

Heismyfather’sbrother,sowearerelatedbyblood.

1.他们对待孩子的方式使我非常气愤。

Thewaytheytreattheirchildrenmakesmybloodboil.

streamv.flowfastandstrong;pourout

奔流；倾注e.g.Shestoodinthedoorway,tearsstreamingdownherface.

她站在门口，眼泪从脸上流下。

n.anaturalflowofwatermovingacrosscountrybetweenbanks,narrowerthanariver

小河；小溪

e.g.Themountainstreamsareclearandsweet.

山间的小溪清澈又甘甜。NewWordsExercisesExercisesstreamNewWords2.街上汽车川流不息。

Astreamofcarsaremovingalongthestreet.

1.农村居民正在源源不断地涌向城市。

Ruralresidentsarestreamingintothecities.Exercisessew

v.缝；缝制

e.g.sewbackseveredlimbs缝合断肢NewWords老太太的视力不好，无法把这颗纽扣缝到衬衣上。

Theoldladywithpooreyesightcouldn’tsewthebuttonontohershirt.

delayn.theactofdelayingorthestateofbeingdelayed延误；耽搁

e.g.Wewilltryourbesttofinishthetaskwithoutdelay.

我们会尽量按时完成任务。v.【1】causetobelate耽误；耽搁

e.g.

Herlatearrivaldelayedthestartofthemeeting.

她的迟到耽误了会议的举行。

【2】movetoalatertime;defer

推迟；使延期

e.g.Youwillloseyourchanceifyoudelay.

如果拖延，你将失去机会。NewWordsExercisesExercisesdelayNewWords2.飞机因为天气恶劣而晚点几小时。

Theplanewasdelayedforseveralhoursbecauseofbadweather.

1.由于意见不同，书的编纂进度被耽搁了不少。

Differencesofopinionledtomuchdelayinbookcompiling.3.我被迫把旅行推迟到下个星期。

Iwasforcedtodelaythetripuntilthefollowingweek.

plasticadj.(ofasubstance)easilyformedintovariousshapesby

pressing,andabletokeepthenewshape

（物质）可

塑的；塑性的

e.g.Waxisveryplastic.

蜡的可塑性很好。

n.alightartificialmaterialproducedchemically,whichcanbemadeintodifferentshapeswhensoft,keepsitsshapewhenhard,andiscommonlyusedformakingvariousobjects

塑料；塑胶

e.g.theplasticindustry

塑料工业NewWordsExercisesExercisesplasticNewWords2.这雨衣是用透明塑料做的。

Theraincoatisoftransparentplastic.

1.黏土和蜡是可塑性物质。

Clayandwaxareplasticsubstances.Exercisessurgeon

n.外科医生

e.g.Doyouknowthesurgeonwhooperatedonmybacklastweek?你认识上星期给我背部做手术的那个医生吗？plasticsurgeon

整形医生NewWords他想成为外科医生而不是内科医生。

Hepreferstobecomeasurgeonratherthanaphysician.

patientn.apersonreceivingmedicaltreatmentfromadoctorand/orinahospital病人；患者e.g.Doctorsusuallyvisittheirpatientsinthemorning.

医生通常在早上探视病人。

adj.havingorshowingpatience

忍耐的；有耐心的

e.g.

Bepatientwithyourchildren.

对你的孩子耐心些。NewWordsExercisesExercisespatientNewWords

2.汽车晚点了，但他还是耐心地等着。

Thebuswaslate,buthewaspatient.

1.有好几个病人在等这个医生给他们看病。

Thedoctorhasseveralpatientswaitingtoseehim.Exercisespostpone

v.使延期；推迟

e.g.postponemakingadecision推迟作出决定Noticethataftertheverbpostpone

–ingparticiple(ratherthaninfinitive)hastobeused.NewWords我们把开幕式推迟到10月份。

WehavepostponedouropeningceremonyuntilOctober.

proceduren.【1】asetofactionsnecessaryfordoingsomething步骤；

手续

e.g.aprocedureforcleaningawound.

对伤口进行清洗处理

【2】themethodandorderofdirectingbusinessinanofficialmeeting,alawcase,etc.

程序

e.g.It’sjustamatterofprocedure.

那不过是程序问题。NewWordsExercisesExercisesprocedureNewWords

2.改变选举程序是不可能的。

Therewasnopossibilityofchangingthevotingprocedure.

1.他把汽车换油的步骤跟我说了。

Hetoldmetheprocedureforchangingoilinmycar.

blameadj.consider(someoneorsomething)responsiblefor(somethingbad)

责怪；把……归咎于e.g.Don’tblametheaccidentonhim.

别把事故的责任归咎于他。

n.responsibilityforsomethingbad

（对坏事所应负的）责任

e.g.

Thegovernmentcannotescapetheblameforthesloweconomicgrowth.

对于经济的缓慢发展，政府难辞其咎。

Shelaid/puttheblameonhimfortheaccident.

她把这次事故的责任归咎于他。NewWordsExpressionsExercisesblame(somebody)for(something)

由于······指责（责怪）别把事故的责任归咎于他。

Don’tblamehimfortheaccident.e.g.Hewasblamedforneglectofhisduties.

他由于失职受到责备。

ridv.

使摆脱掉（有害或不受欢迎的东西）；使去掉

NewWordsExpressionsridofgetridofExpressions

ridof

去掉

getridof

除去，消灭1.总有一天，我们会让“非典”在世界上绝迹。

WewillmanagetoridtheworldofSARSoneday.e.g.Iwillridmyselfoftheweakness.

我会克服我的缺点。

Ihopetogetridofthepaininmyback.

我希望消除背部的疼痛。Exercises2.他把旧衣服处理给穷人。

Hegotridofhisoldclothesbygivingthemtothepoor.

flashn.asuddenquickbrightlight闪光

e.g.aflashofhope一线希望

v.(ofalight)appearasasuddenverybrightflameorflare

闪亮；一闪而过

e.g.Lightningflashesinthedistance.

闪电在远处一亮。Like/inaflash:

刹那间，立刻

e.g.Timepasseslikeaflash.

光阴似箭。NewWordsExercisesExercisesflashNewWords

2.那些赛车在我们身边一闪而过。

Theracecarsflashedbyus.

1.一道闪电过后，开始下起雨来。

Therewasaflashoflightningandthenitstartedtorain.

3.突然，他意识到这只是个笑话。

Inaflashherealizeditwasaonlyajoke.

Expressionsonduty

值班，上班警察值勤时不准抽烟。

Apolicemanmustnotsmokewhileheisonduty.e.g.I’mondutyfromMondaytoFridayeveryweek.

我每周值班时间是星期一到星期五。ExercisesTheoppositeofondutyis_______.offdutyExpressionstakecarewith

对······很小心对那个问题的评论要小心。

Takecarewithyourcommentsontheissue.e.g.Youmusttakeabitmorecarewithyourspellings.

你得多注意你的拼写。ExercisesExpressionsmakeup编造（故事）；捏造（借口）约翰小时候总爱听爷爷编的科幻故事。

Whenhewasalittleboy,Johnlovedtolistentothesciencefictionmadeupbyhisgrandpa.e.g.Heisoneofthosegoodatmakingupexcuses.

他是那种很会编造借口的人。ExercisesExpressionsgooutofone’sway(todo)

千方百计；特意；专门

尽管他本人很穷，但他总是尽力帮助老太太，给她食物。

Hewentoutofhiswaytohelptheoldladywithfoodthoughhehimselfwaspoor.e.g.Bothpartiesaregoingoutoftheirwaytoreachanagreement.

双方正在努力达成协议。ExercisesPartIPartII

ExercisesPartI1.Johnsc________outwithpainwhenheburnthisfingers.2.It’ssensibletoleavethefootballgroundbeforethecrowdstr______out.3.After18hoursofsurgery,thedoctorsucceededinse______backthesevered(截断的)fingerofthepatient.4.Themeetingdel____bySARSatlasttookplaceonFriday.

Fillineachofthefollowingblankswiththehelpofthefirstletter(s)givenbelow.

reamedeamed

wingayed

5.Ourdeparturehastobepostp________,becausethebridgewasdestroyedbytheflood.6.Heistheso___candidateformayorofthecity.7.TheAIDSepidemic(传染病)red_____th