21世纪大学英语教程06

Unit6TextAPre-readingActivities1.You'regoingtoheararadionewsreportaboutthedeathofastudent.Asyoulistentoit,you'llbeexpectedtofillinthemissinginformationfromthechartbelow.Beforeyoulisten,useyourimaginationtopredictwhatthemissinginformationmightbe.Whowasinvolved?YohashiYatsumoto,astudent,agedHiroTakeda, ,aged Whathappened?waskilledwhenWhereandwhen?d)Additionaldetails:acasualobserver.Bychance,thedaybeforethefuneralIranintoalongtimeacquaintancewhileshopping.Hecommentedonmycrutches.Iaskedifhehadeverbrokenhisleg."Uh,Ihavealongrodinthisthigh,"hesaid,"fromacaraccidenttwoweeksafterIcamebackfromVietnam.n"That'sironic.Toleaveawarzoneandthengetinjured,"Iteasedhim.nYou,reluckyitwasn*tworse.""Well,mywifewaskilledinthecrashandsowasthewifeofthedriver/*hesaiduncomfortably.nWewerehitbyadrunk/I'veknownthismanforyears,yetsuddenlyrealizedtherewasawholechapterofhislifehe'dnevermentioned.Iaskedanddiscoveredhe'dremainedinthehospitalsevenweeks,andthatallthattimehe'dknownhiswifewasdead.Itwashardtoknowwheretogofromthere,fortherearequestionsyoucan*tputtosomeoneinacasualconversation-questionslike,nHowcouldyoubearit?"or"Whatdidyoudoaboutwantingrevenge?"IwishIknewtheanswerstothosequestions.IwishIcouldofferthoseanswerstothewomanwho,overwhelmedbygrief,couldbarelywalkasshefollowedherhusband'scoffinfromthechurch.Every23minutes,whodies?Amotherwhowillnevercomfortthechildwhoneedsher.Awomanwhowillneverknowhowverymuchherfriendsdependedonher.Amanwhosecontributionstohiscommunitywouldhavemadeadifference.Awifewhosehusbandcannotpicturethefuturewithouther.Every23minutes,whodies?Asonwhoinvoluntarilyabandonshisparentsintheiroldage.Afatherwhocanneveracknowledgehischildren'saccomplishments.Adaughterwhocannevertakebackherangrywords.Asisterwhowillneverbehersistefsmaidofhonor.Every23minutes,whodies?Abrotherwhowillnotbetheretoholdhisnewbornniece.Afriendwhoseencouragementisgoneforever.Abride-to-bewhowillneversayhervows.Anauntwhosefamilywillfragmentandfallapart.Every23minutes,whodies?Achildwhowillneverfulfillhisearlypromise.Anunclewholeaveshischildrenwithoutguidanceandsupport.Agrandmotherwhosehusbandmustnowgrowoldalone.Aloverwhoneverhadachancetosayhowmuchhecared.Every23minutes.Avoidopens.Someonelooksacrossthetableatavacantchair;climbsintoanemptybed,feelsthepainofnovoice,notouch,nolove.Wheretherewasonceintimacyandcontact,nowthereisonlyabsenceanddespair.Every23minutesAheartbreaks.Someone'spainshatterstheconfinesofherbody,leakingoutintears,explodingincries,defyingalleffortstosoothethedespair.Sleepoffersnoescapefromthenightmareofawakening.Andmorningbringsonlytheirreversibilityofloss.Every23minutes.Adreamends.Someone'sfutureblursandgoesblankasanticipationfadesintonothingness.Thephonewillnotring,thecarwillnotpulluptothehouse.Theweightoftomorrowbecomesunbearableinaworldinwhichallpromiseshavebeenbrokenbyforce.Every23minutes.Somebodywantstorun.Somebodywantstohide.Somebodyisleftwithhate.Somebodywantstodie.Andwepermitthistogoon.Every23minutes.(771words)NewWordsfuneraln.aceremonyofburyingorburningadeadperson葬礼*cocktailn.鸡尾酒painfula.causinganupsettingorunpleasantfeeling;causingafeelingofdiscomfortinaparticularpartofthebody令人痛苦的；疼痛的crutchn.T字形拐杖rodn.alongthinpoleorbar杆；棒条*thighn.thetoppartofthehumanleg大腿zonen.anareaofparticularqualities土也带，土也区injurevt.hurt;offend伤害，损害injuryn.(to)harm,damagetoalivingthing(对生物的)伤害；损害drunkn.apersonwhohabituallydrinkstoomuchalcohol酗酒者，醉汉a.overcomebydrinkingalcoholicliquor;(fig.)filledwithexcitementandjoy醉酒的；(喻)陶醉的*revengen.(for,on)punishmentgiventosb.inreturnforharmdonetooneself复仇；报复vt.dosth.togetsatisfactionfor(anoffence,etc.);avenge(sb.)报・・・之仇；为・・•报仇involuntarilyad.not(done)fromchoiceorintention非自愿地；非出于本意地maidn.1.afemaleservant女仆，保姆2.(obsoleteusage):agirlor(young)womanwhoisnotmarried少女,年轻女子niecen.侄女；甥女vown.asolemnpromiseordeclaration誓言vt.declareorswearsolemnly立誓fragmentvi.breakorseparateintosmallpieces破碎；碎裂n.asmallpiecefromalargerwhole碎片guidancen.guidingorbeingguided;direction弓I导；指导vacanta.1.(ofaplaceorspace)empty;notfilledwithanything空的；未被占用的2.(ofajob)notatpresentfilled空缺的intimacyn.thestateofbeinginacloserelationship亲密；密切intimatea.1.(ofpeople)closeinrelationship亲密的；密切的2.personal;private个人的；私人的pletelackorlossofhope绝望vi.(of)havelostallhope绝望；失去希望*shattervt.break(sth.)suddenlyintosmallpieces;smash(sth.)粉碎；砸碎confinesn.(fml)limits;borders;boundaries(正式)界限；边界；范围leakv.1.(使)渗漏makeknown(使)泄露出去n.漏隙；漏出物defyvt.disobey;fightagainst;shownofearorrespectfor违抗；蔑视defiancen.behaviourshowingone'sdisobediencetosb.orignoranceofsb.违抗;蔑视*soothevt.makelessangryorupset;calmorcomfort抚慰；使平静nightmaren.anunpleasantandterribledream恶梦irreversibilityn.astateofthingswhichcannotbeturnedback,changedorimproved不可挽回；不可逆转fadevi.1.(away)disappearordiegradually逐渐消失2.losestrength,colour,freshness,etc.衰颓；褪色；凋谢PhrasesandExpressionsgooutofcontrolbenolongerundercontrol失去控制smashintohitforcefullyagainst猛地撞在...headonwiththeheadorfrontpartsmeetingviolently迎面地，正面地bychancebyaccident;unintentionally偶然地；意外地commentonmakearemarkorgiveanopinionon评论；就.••发表意见makeadifference有影响；起作用takebackone'swordsadmitthatonewaswronginwhatonehassaid收回说过的话maidofhonor首席女侯相[n.]-to-be未来的…fadeintograduallydisappearandbecome（sth.ofnoimportance）逐渐消失而变成（无足轻重的东西）pullup[to/at/infrontofaplace]（ofvehicles）driveuptoandstopat（车辆）到达，驶入ProperNamesLindaWeltner琳达・韦尔特纳（女子名）2.Whatfeelingsdoyouthinkwillbecausedbythedeathreportedinthepassage-howmustthefamilyandfriendsofthedeadstudentfeel?Whataboutthepersonresponsible?Whatdoyouthinkthepoliceshoulddo?Every23MinutesLindaWeltnerMyhusbandandIwenttoafuneralafewweeksago.Themanwehonoredhadnotbeenillandwillnevergrowold.HewaskilledinhiscaronaSundaynight,drivinghomealongadividedhighway.Itwasanordinaryevening,noblackerthananyother,whenacarcomingintheotherdirectionwentoutofcontrol,brokethroughtheguardrail,andhittwootherca