河南理工大学基础英语教案

LessononeYourCollegeYear

教学目的：了解作者及相关的背景知识

通过对本文的学习，使学生对大学生活有一个全面、正确地认

识，全面了解自己，更好地适应大学生活

掌握语言点

教学重点及难点：

重点——对文章内容的充分理解与掌握

难点几个专业词汇的理解"developmentalchanges”、

“identitycrisis"、"psychologicalindependencewinternalizing

religiousfaith”

教学内容：1.作者及背景简介

2.课文讲解及语言点

3.课堂讨论

4.语法学习：thewaysb.didsth.

Waysofexpressingtheobject

Determiners

5.练习及作业

基本要求：1.学生在课前应预习课文，并完成pre-classwork中的作业

2.通过课堂讲解使学生理解文章内容，并对自己的大学生活有

一个清晰地认识

3.认真完成课后作业

教学方法：加强互动，通过提问了解学生的预习情况。以师生互动方式讲

授课文，练习以学生为主，教师侧重解决重点及检查学生的完成情况。

时间分配：8节课一个单元

I.Introduction

A.Aboutthetext

Thisisatextaboutwhatstudentswillexperienceintheir“college

years”.ItisaddressedtocollegestudentsintheUnitedStates.

Butwithsomemodifications,whattheauthorsaysherewillalso

makeperfectsensetoourstudents.

Collegelifeisbothexcitingandfrustratingexperience.Itis

clearthatyoungadulthoodisanextremelyimportantperiodinour

life.

Noteveryoneknowshowtohandletheirsuddenindependenceor

freedom.Therearealsothosewhotaketheirnewlyfound

independencetomeanthattheycandoanythingtheywant.

ForEnglishlanguagestudents,therearesomeuniqueproblems.Since

peopleallsaythatlanguageisjustatool,shouldn'twetryto

majorinsomethingelse?

B.Abouttheauthor

Dr.BobHartmanisachildren'sstory-telleranhdpart-time

pastor.HewasborninPittsburgh,theUnitedStates,andmovedto

Englandinthesummerof2000.

II.Warming-upexercises

1.Whataremygoalsforthecollegeyears?

2.Doyoufinditeasytorelatetotheoppositesex?Doyouagree

withtheauthorthatstressfulasitis,itisneverthelessoneof

themostimportantgoalswemustachieveduringschoolyears?

III.Detailedstudyofthetext

1.(Para.1)“Hasiteveroccurredtoyouthatyourprofessorsand

otherschoolpersonnelhavecertaingoalsforyourgrowthand

maturityduringyourcollegeyears?Hasiteverdawnedonyouthat

certaindevelopmentalchangeswilloccerinyourlifeasyoumove

fromadolescencetoyoungadulthood?

A.Drawthestudents?sattentiontothedifferencebetweenChinese

andEnglishinexpressingthisidea:InChinese,thesubjectis

ususllyapersonalpronoun,whereasinEnglish,theanticipatory

"it"isused.

Moreexamples:

Itneveroccurredtomethatwealthcouldruinaperson's

life.

我从来没想到财富能毁灭一个人的一生。

Itsuddenlydawnedonusthathighsavingsratemaynot

beagoodthing.

我们突然想到高的存款利率未必是件好事。

Itgraduallybegantodawnontheeconomiststhatthe

problemwasnotoverproduction,butunder-consumption.

经济学家们逐渐认识到，问题不是生产过剩而是消费过低。

B.developmentchanges:

Thisisapsychologicaltermwhichrefertothe

physiologicalandbehavioralchangesthroughoutthelifespan.

2.(Para.2)Duringthistime,studentsaregoingthroughanidentity

crisisandareendeavoring…

togothrough:toexperience;toundergo;tosuffer

e.g.:Thecountryhasgonethroughtoomanywars.

这个国家经历了太多的战争。

Iadmirethewayshe'sstillsocheerfulafterallshe's

gonethrough.

我钦佩她经历了那么多苦难以后，仍然这样精神愉快。

Othermeaningsofthisphrasalverb:

Idon'tthinkthisplanwillgothroughtheSecurityCouncil.

(beacceptedby)

我认为这个计划不会在安理会通过。

Haveyougonethroughallyourmoneyalready?(touseup;tofinish)

你已经把所有的钱花光了吗?

It'stoolatetobackout.Wejusthavetogothroughwithit.

(todoitbecauseyouhavepromisedorplannedtodoit,eventhough

youarenolongersureyouwanttodoit.)

现在打退堂鼓太晚了，我们必须把它完成。

Identitycrisis:Itreferstothedifficulties,confusionsand

anxietiesthatyougothroughduringadolescencewhenyouarenot

surewhoyoureallyareandwhatyourpurposeinlifeis.

toendeavor:⑴vi(+to-V)(fmlorpomp)totry(正式或夸张)

尝试，企图

e.g.:I'11endeavortopaythebillassoonaspossible.

我会尽快地设法付清账单。

(2)n.努力，尽力。

e.g.:Theycouldn'tdoit,despitetheirbestendeavor.

他们虽然尽了最大努力，但仍做不成。

TheClimbingoftheMountEverestwasanoutstanding

exampleofhumanendeavor.

攀登珠穆朗玛峰是人类奋勇进取的突出例证。

Shemadeno/everyendeavortohelpus.

她(没有)竭力帮助我们。

3.(Para2)Itisimportanttoknowhowpeopleperceivethemselves

aswellashowotherpeopleperceivethem.

perceive:v[notinprogressiveform]tounderstandorthinkofsth.

inaparticularway

e.g.Heperceivedasubtlechangeinhermanner.

perceive+thatTheyperceivedtheywereunwelcomeandleft.

perceive+wh-Wewereunabletoperceivewheretheproblemlay

perceive+obj.+V-ingIperceivedasmalltrickleofbloodcoming

fromthepatient'sear.

perceptibleadjthatcanbeperceived,noticeable可察觉至!j的,

可看见的(imperceptible)

perceptionna.theactionofperceiving(orperceptiveness)

感觉,知觉

b.theabilitytoperceivewell;keennatural

understanding洞察力，理解力

e.gamanofgreatperception—t"极有洞察力的人

perceptiveadjshowinganunusualgoodabilitytonoticeand

understand感觉灵敏的，有洞察力的

e.g.aperceptivewoman/perceptivecomments一位洞察力强

的女士/颇有见地的评论

Usage:youperceive(=notice,becomeconsciousof)somethingthat

existsoutsideyou察觉出外在事物

e.g.Iperceivedachangeinthetoneofhervoice.

Youconceive(=forminthemind)acompletelynewidea.

在心中设想出一种新的想法

Sheconceivedaboldplanofescape.

4.(Para.2)•••identityisdeterminedbygeneticendowment(what

isinheritedfromparents),shapedbyenvironment,andinfluenced

bychanceevents.

Meaning:Whoweareisdeterminedbythreethings:First,ourgenes,

orwhatourparentshavegivenus,ourlegacy;second,environment,

andthird,luckoropportunities.

Chanceevents:"Chance“hereisanadjective,

meaning“accidental.

e.g.:Thischancemeetingwiththefamouswriterchanged

hiswholelife.

与这位著名作家的偶然邂逅改变了他的一生。

Thismedicineissaidtobeachancediscovery.

据说这种药是偶然间发明的。

5.(Para.3)tobeindependentfrom

Noticethedifferentprepositionsusedafter“dependent”and

“independent”:tobeindependentfrom(orof)buttobedependent

on

e.g.:Finaciallytheyarestilldepentontheirparents.

他们在经济上仍然依赖他们的父母。

Thesebanksarenowcompletelyindependentof(from)

eachother.

现在这些银行不依赖他人而各自独立。

6.(Para.3)Itmaybeheightenedhytheirchoicetopursueacollege

education.

"It"herereferstotheword“struggle“intheprevious

sentence."Toheighten“meanstobecomestrongerorintensified.

Thewholesentencethereforemeansthatiftheychoosetogoto

coliegeetocontinuetheireducation,theywillfaceanevenmore

seriousstrugglebetweenthedesiretobeindependentandtheneed

otdependonthefinancialsupportoftheirparents.

7.(Para.4)Whatarethefourdistinctaspects?

Thefourdistinctaspectsarefunctionalindependence,attitudinal

independent,emotionalindependenc,andfreedomfrom

“excessiveguilt,anxiety,mistrust,responsibility,inhibition,

resentment,andangerinrelationtothemotherandfather.”

8.(Para.4)freedomfromexcessiveneedforapproval,closedness,

togetherness,andemotionalsupportinrelationtothemotherand

father.”

freedom(free)fromsth.:nolongerhavingsth.youdonotwant

e.g.Themostimportantfreedomourpeopleshouldhaveis

thefreedomfromhunger.

我们的人民应有的最重要的自由是远离饥饿。

Anidealsocietyisonefreefromexploitationand

oppression.

理想的社会是没有剥削和压迫的社会。

Withinamonth,thewholebuildingisfreefromfliesand

mosquitoes.

这栋大楼一个月里没有苍蝇和蚊子。

Note:Freedomfromsthisdifferentvfromfreedomofsth.Compare:

“Welookforwardtoaworldfoundeduonfouressential

humanfreedoms.Thefirstisfreedomofspeechand

expression—everywhereintheworld.Thesecondisfreedomofevery

ersontoworshipGodinhisownway-everywhereintheworld.The

thirdisfreedomfromwant…everywhereintheworld.Thefourth

isfreedomfromfear••,anywhereinthworld.“一FranklinD.

Roosevelt.

9.(Para.4)Fourthisfreedomfrom“excessiveguilt,anxiety,

mistrust,responsibility,inhibition,resentment,andangerin

relationtothemotherandfather.”

Childrenoftenfeelveryguiltyinrelationtotheirparents

becausetheythinktheyhavedonesomethingwrong;theyarealso

anxiousbecausetheyareeagertopleasetheirparents;they

sometimesfeelunhappybecausetheythinkthattheirparentshave

notbeenfairtothem;theyfeelthattheyareresponsibletotheir

parentsforeverythingtheydo;theyarealwaysafraidofnotsaying

therightthingornotbehavingproperly;allthesemaymakethem

angrywiththeirparentsormakethemfeelresentful.Thesefeelings

reflecttheiremotionaldependenceontheirparents.Whentheygrow

up,theyusuallystriveforthefreedomfromthese.

10.(Para.4)tostandback:toconsideraboutsthbyacertain

distance置身于一定距离之外考虑事物

e.g.:Youmuststandbackfromday-to-daybusinesstograsp

thewiderpatternoftheevents.

11.(Para.7)He••,wasseeinghisworldshrinkandhisoptionsnarrow.

Meaning:Hewasbeginningtoreallizethathisworldwasgerring

smallerandfhischoicesfewer.

“Narrow“hereisusedasaverb.

Moreexamples:

Wemusttrytonarrowthedifferenceinincomebetweenthe

richandthepoorwithoutdelay.

Thismightyrivernarrowedtoagorgeofabout50meterswhenit

cametothisplacebetweenthenfountains.

12.(Para.7)peoplefromavarietyofethnicbackgrounds

Meaning:peoplefrommanydifferentraces

Todaysociologistsoftenprefertheword“ethnic”to

“racial",and"ethnicgroup"to"race”.Therearedifferences

ofcourse.TheHansandtheTibetansarebothChinese,belonging

tothesameyellowrace,buttheybelongtotwoethnicgroups.

13.(Para.7)equalto

tobeequalto:tobejustasgoodas

e.g.:Manyofourproductsareequaltothebestintheworld.

Itisridiculoustothinkoneraceisnotequaltoanotherbecause

ithasadifferentskincolor.

“equal“canalsobeusedasverb.

toequal:vt(notinprogressiveforms)不用进行时

⑴(ofasizeornumber)tobethesameas(在大小或数量上)等

于，与…相等

e.g.:'X=Y'meansthatXequalsY.

'X=Y'就是指X等于Y。

Theyear'ssalesfiguresupuntilOctoberequalsthefigures

forthewholeoflastyear.

本年度到十月份的销售数字就等于去年全年的销售数字。

⑵(in,as)toreachthesamestandardas比得上，敌得过

e.g.:Noneofuscanequalhergraceasadancer.

论跳舞，我们谁也比不上她的舞姿优美。

Theirignoranceisonlyequalledbytheirstupidity.

只有他们的愚蠢才可能与他们的无知不相上下。

14.(Para.7)Thesereligious,moral,andethicalvaluesthatareset

duringthecollegeyearsoftenlastalifetime.

Meaning:Thesevaluesthatareestablishedduringthecollegeyears

oftenlastalifetime.Itisbelievedthatourcharacterorbasic

moralprinciplesareformulatedduringthisperiodoftime.

15.(Para.9)•,•seeingthepeoplefromothercountriesinadifferent

light.

toseesth/sbinacertainlight:toseesth/sbinacertainway

e.g.:Whathedidmadeusseehiminanewlight.

他的所作所为让我们对他有了新的看法。

AfterItookthatcourse,Ibegantoseetheworldin

differentlight.

学了那门课程之后，我开始用一种新的眼光看世界。

Note:"light“isaformalword,whichreferstothewayinwhich

sthorsbappearsorisregarded

e.g.:Theworkersandtheemployeesseethesituationinaquite

differentlight.

工人与雇主对形势的看法大相径庭。

16.(Para.10)…itisanexperiencethatcontributestoyoung

adults'growthandmaturity.

tocontributeto:tohelptocauxesthetohappen

e.g.:Thesemeasurescontributedgreatlytotheeconomic

recoveryofthatcountry.

这些措施对那个国家的经济复苏起了很大作用。

Whatdoyouthinkarethemainfactorsthatcontributedto

thesuccessofthatcompany?

你认为那个工厂成功的主要因素是什么？

17.(Para.10)•,,theyarealsoacquiringnewwaysofassemblingand

processinginformation.

Theyarealsofindingorlearningnewwaysofarranging,organizing,

analyzingorunderstandinginformation.Itimpliesthatmere

informationisnotscientifictruth.Scientifictruthrequiresthe

processingofinformationincollege,studentswillleafrnnew

approaches,methods,andtheorieswhichwillchangemanyoftheir

prejudices.

IV.Discussion

1.Doyouagreewiththeauthorthatyoungadultslikecollege

studentsareboundtogothroughanidentitycrisis?Haveyouhad

anyidentitycrisisyurselfordoyouknowanybodywhohas?

2.Dodevelopmentalchangesandidentitycrisisonlyoccurto

adolescents?Howaboutyoungerchildrenandelderlypeople?Canyou

elaborate?

V.After-classhomework

1.Reciteparagraphs1,9,and10.

2.Memorizethenewwords.

3.Finishalltheexercisesinthetextbook.

LessonTwoDiscoveryofaFather

教学目的：了解作者及其在文学史上的重要地位

掌握本文的语言点及一些有用的表达法

理解儿子的心里转变过程，即儿子是怎样由不解父亲到理解父

亲的

通过对本课的学习使学生认识到交流的重要性，只有通过交

流，才能弥补代沟造成的隔阂；只有这样才能加深与父母的亲情。

教学重点与难点:

理解游泳对小男孩人生的重大影响，真正领悟那个情景中的象

征意义及文中的深层含义

教学内容：1.作者简介

2.课文讲解及语言点

3.课堂讨论及内容复述

4.语法学习grammaticalfunctionsofthe

participles(present&past);pasttense;verbforms

5.练习及作业

基本要求：1.学生在课前应预习课文，并完成pre-classwork中的作业

2.通过课堂讲解使学生理解文章内容，并使学生认识到交流在

弥合代沟中的重要作用。

3.认真完成课后作业

教学方法：加强互动，通过提问了解学生的预习情况。以师生互动方式讲

授课文，练习以学生为主，教师侧重解决重点及检查学生的完成情况。

时间分配：8节课一个单元

I.Introduction

A.Abouttheauthor

SherwoodAnderson(1876^1941)

SherwoodAnderson'slifewasinawayarchetypalofliterary

livesinmodernAmerica.HewasbornintoapoorfamilyinCamden,

Ohio,theU.S.in1876,butspenthisformativeyearsinthetown

ofClyde,Ohio,whichinspiredthesettingofmanyofhisstories.

Heworkedasalaborerin1896^1898,thenservedintheSpanish

AmericanWar.

Hewastheauthorofmanystoriesandnovels,andhewasa

majorinfluenceonayoungergenerationofimportantwriters,

includingFaulkner,Hemingway,Wolfe,Steinbeck,andothers,both

throughhiswritingsandhisactsofpersonalkindness.Itwas

throughhisinfluence,forexample,thatthefirstbooksofboth

FaulknerandHemingwaywerepublished.

B.OrganizationoftheText

Thepassagecanbedividedintotwoparts:

Thefirstpartdescribeswhatthefatherlookedlikeinthe

boy'seyes:astupidwindbag,andevenaclown.

Thesecondpartdescribestheeliminationofthegeneration

gapbetweenfatherandsononawetnight,thustheboyindeed

discoveredhisfather.

II.Warming-upexercises

1.Doyouagreethatfathersoftenwanttheirchildrento

bewhattheythemselvescannotbe?Whatdoestheauthormeanwhen

hesaysthatitalsoworkstheotherway?

2.Whatkindofafatherdidtheauthorwishtohaveas

achild?Didhisfathermeethisrequirements?Howdidhefeelabout

hisfatheratfirst?Whatqualitiesdidhisfatherhavethatmade

theauthorparticularlyunhappy?Giveexamples.

3.Howdidtheauthorasachilddescribehisfather?Whydidhe

thinkofhimasfoolishandridiculous一awindbaganda

good-for-nothing?Washisfatherreallyshowingoffallthetime?

Whywashesopopularamongthevillagersincludingthelocal

celebrities?Whydidtheauthor'smotherhavenocomplaintabout

him?

III.DetailedStudyofthetext

1.(Para.1)Youhearitsaidthatfatherwanttheirsonstobe

whattheyfeeltheycannotthemselvestobe,butItellyouitalso

workstheotherway.

Thefirstpartofthesentencenormallymeansthatfathers

oftenwanttheirsonstorealizetheirunfulfilleddreams.Here

however,itmeansthatinageneralwayfatherswanttheirsonsto

liveuptotheirexpectation."But,"theauthorsays,.italso

workstheotherway.”"Itisalsotruetheotherwayaround.

Childrenhavethesamedemandontheirfathers”

towork:tofunction,operate

Thissentenceisrathercomplexinstructure,involving

theuseofa"that"clauserepresentedbytheanticipatory"it"

aspartofthecomplexobjectof"hear'.Withinthe"that"clause,

thereisanothercomplexobjectoftheverb"went”,andpartof

thistheinfinitivephrase"tobe”,whichcontainsanothernoun

clauseintroducedby'what".

Havethestudentsanalyzethissentencegrammatically.

2.(Para.1)aflowofpride

Acontinuousstream,movement,orsupplyofsomething.

e.gDuringthetouristseason,theflowoftrafficusuallydoubles.

在旅游季节，交通流量通常成倍增长。

Thankstoasteadyflowofforeigncapitaltheyareableto

expandtheireconomyrapidly.

由于外资的稳定流入，他们才能够快速发展经济。

Theyknowtheyaregoingtofaceaterribleflowofrefugeesif

nothingisdonetopreventthishumanitariandisaster.

他们知道，如果不采取措施阻止这场人道主义灾难的发生，他们就会面临

一场可怕的难民潮。

3.(Para.2)….hewasalwaysshowingoff.

Refreshthestudents'memoryoftheuseofcontinuoustenses

toexpressstrongapproval

ordisapproval.

e.gHeisalwaysmakingfunofotherpeople.Idon'tlikethat.

他总喜欢取笑别人。我不喜欢这样。

Heisembarrassing.Heisalwayssayingthewrongthing

atthewrongtime.

他这会儿感到局促不安。他总是在不恰当的时候说些不该说的

话。

Sheisawonderfulperson.Sheisalwayshelpingothers.

她是个非常好的人。她总喜欢帮助别人。

4.(Para.2)Ididn,tseehowmothercouldstandit.

Paraphrase:Ididn'tunderstandhowmothercouldputupwith

this.

tostand:[usuallyinquestionsandnegatives,一般用于疑

问句和否定句；notinprogressiveforms不用于进行时]toaccept

successfullyorwithoutundesirableresults;bear经的起；承受；

忍受；忍耐

e.g.:Thisworkwillhardlystandcloseexamination.

这件作品经不起仔细的检查。

IthinkthePrimeMinister'sdecisionwillstandthetext

oftime.

我认为首相的决定将经的起时间的考验。

Hewantstomarryme,butIcan'tstandthesightofhim.

他想娶我，但我一看见他就讨厌。

[+V-ing]Ican'tstandseeingchildrensmoking.

我一看见孩子们吸烟就讨厌。

[+obj+v-ing]Inevercouldstandpeopletollingmewhattodo.

我从来不能忍受被人家摆布。

up：耐久；耐用；经的起。

5.(Para.4)….hewasshoutingbackandhavingasgoodatimeas

theywere.

Noticethedifferencebetweentheuseof“as…as"inthissentence

andthatin“herunsasfastasIdo."Inthelatter,"as"is

followedbyanadverb,whereasintheformer,"as"isfollowed

byanounmodifiedbyanadjective('agoodtime").Whenitis

followedbyanounmodifiedbyadjective,theadjectiveshouldbe

placedbeforetheindefinitearticle.

e.g.Theotherday,Iheardasinterestingastoryaswhatyoujust

toldus.

前几天，我听到一个有趣的故事，和你刚刚讲的一样。

Hegavemethelastfoodhehadalthoughtheywerehaving

asdifficultatimeaswewere.

虽然他过着和我们一样苦的日子，但是他却把他剩下的最后一

点粮食给了我们。

6.(para5)….therewerealwaysalotofmenbecausehegave

toomuchcredit.

Loafing:idling;wastingtime;killingtime;foolingaround

(Compare:aloafofbread)

Wentbroke:becausebankrupt;becamepenniless

Note:"broke“hereisanadjective

togivetoomuchcredit:tolendtoomuch;toallowcustomers

tobuythingswithoutpaying

Theimplicationisthatmostofthosedebtswereneverrepaid.

7.(Para.6)There'dbemenIdidn,tthinkwouldwanttobefooling

aroundwithhim.

Itshouldbe:There'dbemenwhoIdidn'tthinkwouldwantto

befoolingaroundwithhim.

"Who"mustnotbeomittedinformalwriting.

Wanttobefoolingaround:thiscontinuoustenseintheinfinitive

phrasealsoemphasizesastrongdisapproval.

e.g.Iknowhimonlytoowell.Youjustwaitandsee.Verysoonhe,11

becomplainingagain.

我太了解他了。你就等着看吧。很快他就会又开始抱怨了。

Evenafterheretires,hewillstillbethinkingaboutthefactory

wherehehasbeenworkingfor40years.

他即使退休之后也仍然会想着他曾经工作了四十年的工厂。

8.(Para.7)….towheretherewasagrassyplacebyacreek.

Noticethattheclauseintroducedby“where'hereisnotan

adverbialclausebutisusedastheobjectclausetothepreposition

"to”.Inmeaning,itissimilarto”…toaplace..”,butthen

the

“where“clauseisappositionto“place”.

Grassy:Noticethatthesuffix"-y"heremeans“fullof”or

“covererwith”,

e.g.Duringtherainyseason;awindyday;adustyroom;hishairy

chest;abonyfish;aleafyvegetable;fattyfood;afleshyhand;

awordyspeech;aweedyplace.

9.(Para.7)sitabout:(informal)tositdoingnothing,esp.while

waitingorwhileothersareactive坐着等待，无所事事

10.(Para.10)Justthesame.

=allthesame:inspiteofaparticularsituationoropinion

etc尽管如此；然而；不过

e.g.Wedon'tneedanymoremoney.Butthankyoujustthesame.

我们不需要更多的钱了。然而还是要谢谢你。

Theone-chiId-familypolicyofcoursecancauseproblems,butwe

muststicktoitjustthesamerightnow.

独生子女政策当然会产生一些问题，尽管如此，我们现在仍要坚持实行它。

Youaremyonlybrother,butIcan'tletyoubreakthelawjust

thesame.

你是我唯一的哥哥，尽管如此我仍不能让你违法。

11.(Para.11)Tohearhimtellithe'dbeeninabouteverybattle.

Paraphrase:Ifyouhadheardhimtellthestoryyouwouldthinkthat

hehasbeeninabouteverybattle.

Thisinfinitivephraseplacedatthebeginningofasentenceisused

asanadverbial,modifyingbutindependentofthewholesentence.

Itshouldnotbeviewedasanadverbialofpurposeorresult.

e.g.Toseehimspendmoneythewayhedid,he'dbeaprinceof

SaudiArabia.

看他如此花钱，他可能是沙特阿拉伯的王子。

Towatchthesepeoplewastegoodfood,you'dneverbelievethat

itishappeninginacountrywheremillionsofpeoplearestill

hungry.

看到人们如此浪费粮食，你绝不会相信这是发生在一个仍有成百万的人在

忍受饥饿国家。

12.(Para.11)tobeintimatewith:tobeextremelycloseto亲

密的亲切的

e.g.:Heisintimatewiththepresident.

他和总统关系密切。

13(Para.13)toslipoff:togooffquietlyorsecretlywithoutbeing

noticedorcaught.

Also:toslipout;toslipinto;toslipthroughone'sfinger

14.(Para.14)whenhegotword,cured

word:thenewsorinformation

e.g.Whenwordgetsoutthatthecompanyisplanningtofireanother

500workers,theworkersareveryangry.

公司打算裁掉500名工人的消息传出后，工人们很愤怒。

Sofarthereisstillnowordaboutthecauseofthisairclash.

到目前为止，还没有关于这次空难起因的消息。

Justbeforetheslowdown,hepassedthewordthathewaswilling

tonegotiate.

就在怠工之前，他传出话来，说他愿意谈判。

15.(Para.18).Iknewwehadthemlicked.

tolick:(informal)todefeatanopponentofteninsports,game,

fightetc.（非正式）在比赛，战争中打败/战胜。

e.g.:Ithinkwearefinallygottheproblemlicked.

我认为我们最终解决了那个问题。

Othermeanings:

1)tomakethetongueacrossthesurfaceofsth.,inordertomake

itwet,eatit,cleanit,etc.舔舔吃。

e.g.:tolickapostagestamp.舔湿邮票。

tolickanicecream舔吃冰淇淋。

Thedoglickedthedishclean.那条狗把盘子舔净了。

2)todrinkbytakingupwiththequickmovementsofthetongue.

舔喝

e.g.:Thecatlickedupthemilkfromitsbowl.猫从碗里舔

喝牛奶。

3)(〜against)(esp.offlamesorwaves)topasslightlyor

withquickmovementsoveroragainstthesurfaceofsth..(火焰

或浪头）掠过。吞卷。

e.g.:Theflameslickedagainstthebuilding.火焰吞卷着

那栋楼。

Phrases:

tolickone'slips舔唇向往切盼

tolickone'swound(失败后)重整旗鼓，重新积蓄力量。

tolickone'sboots巴结某人，对某人卑躬屈膝

16.(Para.19)Anorderlyridingbyhadtoldhim,becausetheorderly

knewhowthickhewaswithGrant.

tobethickwithsb.:tobeveryfriendlywithsb.

Inthesentence“Theyareasthickasthieves”,itmeansthat

theyareveryfriendlywitheachother,oftensharingalotof

secrets.

17(Para.23)He'dslapitonthetable

toslapsthonthetable:toputsth.onthetablenoisilybecause

youareangryorproud.

18(Para.23)"youbetI'mgoingtosee….

youbet:(slang)youcanbesure,certainly(俚)的确，当

然，一定

e.g.:"Willyoutellher?”"youbet.”"你会告诉她

吗？”“当然会。”

19(Para.23)….Maybethewomanhaddaredtosympathizewithher.

Paraphrase:""maybethewomanhadbeenrudeenoughorfoolish

enoughtoexpresssympathyformymother.

20(para.25)Sotheyhadtohushitup.

tohushup:tokeep(sth.thatshouldbepubliclyknow)secret不

让张扬，遮掩，隐瞒。

e.g.:Thepresidenttriedtohushitupthathisadviserhadlied.

总统竭力掩盖他的顾问说了谎这一事实。

tohushthefact/thetruthup掩盖事实/真相

21(Para.34).….heputmyhandonhisshoulderandstruckoutthe

darkness.

Thesymbolicmeaningofhisfather'saction:Fatherandson,

strikingoutintothedarknesstogether,withtheboy'shandon

thefather'sshoulder.Theyareswimmingtogetherinthepond,but

inasymbolicsense,theyarealso