世纪大学实用英综合教程(第二册第单元)

Text

A

ExercisesReading

AloudUnderstanding

the

Text

Reading

Analysis

VocabularyStructure

TranslationRead

the

following

paragraph

until

you

have

learned

them

by

heart.Grandma’s

letter

began,

“Dear

Jeffrey,

I

am

leaving

you

one

of

mymost

precious

treasures

—

my

memories.

These

memories

are

the

letters

your

Grandfather

Edwin

wrote

when

he

was

away

from

me.Please

read

them.

They

are

both

priceless

and

valuable

—

a

guidebookthat

will

teach

you

how

to

love

a

woman,

how

to

understand

people,

andhow

to

respect

and

maintain

your

integrity.“When

you

read

them

you

will

share

the

longing

and

passion

agood

man

feels

for

a

good

woman.

You

will

also

understand

the

fearsand

tears

of

war.

And

you

will

realize

the

differences

between

right

andwrong.

You

will

learn

to

trust

the

people

you

love

and

keep

your

distancefrom

those

you

mistrust.

You

will

learn

about

mature

friendships

and

howtrue

love

can

become

the

core

of

your

life.”ReadingAloudAnswer

the

following

questions.When

did

Jeffrey

fully

understand

his

Grandma’s

deep

love?Why

will

Jeffrey

never

forget

the

moment?What

was

so

special

about

the

American

flag

Grandma

left

to

herchildren?What

three

more

things

did

Grandma

leave

to

Jeffrey?Why

did

Grandma

think

Grandpa

Edwin’s

letters

were

priceless?What

did

Grandma

say

about

love?Who

was

Grandpa

Edwin

and

what

happened

to

him?1.2.3.4.5.6.7.Understanding

the

TextTopics

for

Discussion.

Love

is

most

important

in

our

lives.

It

gives

us

hope

and

courage.

Itenriches

our

lives

and

makes

us

happy.

Everyone

needs

to

love

andbe

loved.

Whom

do

you

love

most

in

your

life?In

today’s

world,

many

people

are

so

busy

making

money

that

they tend

to

pay

less

attention

to

love.

Which

do

you

think

is

moreimportant,

love

or

money?Why

did

Grandma

suggest

Jeffrey

find

the

right

girl

to

love

and

love

herardently?Why

were

Grandpa

Edwin’s

letters

valuable?ePartTopicParagraphMain

IdeaⅠThe

death

ofGrandma

Elsie1Jeffrey

came

to

fully

appreciatth_e_d_e_p_t_h_of_G_r_a_n_d_m_a_’s_l_o_vewhen

the

lawyer

read

her

will.IIThe

wealthGrandma

left2Grandma

left

her

childrenher

little

wealth

as

well

as_a_n

A_m_e_r_i_c_a_n_f_l_a_g.3-4Grandma

left

Jeffrey

the

mostprecious

legacy

of

all

—_a_l_e_t_t_e_r

a_n_d_a

s_t_a_c_k_o_f

love_n_o_t_e_s.Reading

AnalysisRead

Text

A

again

and

complete

the

following

table.PartTopicParagraphMain

IdeaIIIGrandma’sletter5-6Grandfather’s

letters

are

bothpriceless

and

valuable

because_t_h_e_y

a_r_e_a

g_u_i_d_e_b_o_o_k_t_h_a_t

c_an_t_e_a_c_h

m_a_n_y_t_h_i_n_g_s

.7To

Grandma,

Grandfather’s

lovewas

a

_d_r_e_a_m

t_h_a_t_n_e_v_e_r

e_n_d_e_d

for

her,

even

though

he

diedyoung.PartTopicParagraphMain

Idea8Since

love

is

so

beautiful,Grandma

asked

Jeffrey

tof_i_n_d

t_h_e_r_i_g_h_t

g_i_r_l_t_o

l_ove

andl_o_v_e

h_e_r_a_r_d_e_n_t_ly9-10.The

old

stamps

and

t_h_e

p_e_r_s_o_n_al

h_a_n_d_w_r_i_t_t_e_n

n_o_t_e_f_r_o_m

G_e_n_e_r_a_l_P_e_r_s_h_i_n_gare

very

valuable

.Fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

words

given

below.

Change

the

forms

wherenecessary.friendshiprespectsoulforevercharacterlawyerpreciousfortunatemilitarymemoryenough

to

have

such

understanding

parents.the

old

man’s

last

wishes

and

burned

all

his

letters.1_f._o_Yr_ot_uu_an_ra_ete2.

Th_re_ey_s_p_e_c_t_edWhen

her

son

went

to

fight

in

the

war,

the

mother

felt

she

had

said

goodbye

to_f_o_r_e_v_er

him

.A

person’s_c_h_a_r_a_c_t_eris

very

important

to

me

when

I

decide

who

I

want

to

workwith.In

some

countries

every

healthy

young

man

must

do

a

year’_ms_i_l_i_t_a_ry

servicewhen

he

reaches

eighteen.Vocabulary.time.came.6.9. Since

you

have

so

much

work

to

do,

I

won’t

waste

any

more

of

yourJohn

and

I

have

maintained

_of_ur_ri_e_n_d_s_h_ifpor

over

30

years;

it

is

morevaluable

than

money.One

of

my

earliest

childhoo_dm_e_m_o_r_i_e_s_

is

of

my

mother

reading

stories

tome

by

the

fire.The

old

man’s

grey

eyes

seemed

able

to

see

into

the

very

depths

of

her_s_o_u_l__p_r_e_c_i_o_u_s10. He

refused

to

answer

any

questions

in

court

unti_ll_a_wh_yi_es_rfriendshipsoulcharacterpreciousmilitaryrespectforeverlawyerfortunatememoryFill

in

the

blanks

with

the

expressions

given

below.

Change

the

formswherenecessary.take

outmake

use

of keep

one’s

distance

fromas

for as

well

as stare

at1.2._a_s_w_e_l_l

a_s

I

want

to

see

David

Mary.The

poor

boy_m_a_d_e_u_s_e

o_f_every

piece

of

newspaper

that

he

could

pickup

and

acquired

a

lot

of

knowledge

in

this

way.3. Police

warned

the

publickte_oep

their

distance

fromthe

dangerous

manwho

was

said

to

have

killed

three

people.my

father,The

boy

jumped

with

joy

when

his

mother_t_o_o_k_o_u_t

a

wonderfulChristmas

gift

from

her

car.My

mother

did

almost

everything

she

could

for

me,

b_ua_ts_f_o_r

he

always

wanted

me

to

be

on

my

own.Helen

_s_t_a_r_e_d

athim

in

disbelief,

shaking

her

head.take

outmake

use

ofas

forkeep

one’s

distance

fromas

well

as stare

atStructureRewrite

the

following

sentences

after

the

model,

using

“while”.Model:Although

his

love

is

now

a

memory,

it

is

also

a

real

dream

that

never

ends.→While

his

love

is

now

a

memory,

it

is

also

a

real

dream

that

never

ends.Although

the

car

is

old,

it

still

runs

well.W_h_i_l_e

t_h_e_c_a_r

i_s_o_l_d_,

i_t_s_t_i_l_l

r_u_n_s_w_e_l_l_.

Although

we

are

a

small

company,

we

produce

over

10,000

machines

a

year.W_h_i_l_e

w_e_a_r_e

a_s_m_a_l_l

c_o_m_p_a_n_y_,_w_e

p_r_o_d_u_c_e_o_v_e_r

1_0_,_0_0_0_m_a_c_h_i_n_e_s

a_y_ear.W_h_i_t_e

I_q_u_i_t_e

u_n_d_e_r_s_t_a_n_d_w_h_y

h_e_r_e_f_u_s_e_d

t_o_h_e_l_p

h_e_r_,_I

c_a_n_n_o_t_a_g_ree

thath_e

w_a_s_r_i_g_h_t

n_o_t_t_o

d_o_s_o_.

3.

Although

I

quite

understand

why

he

refused

to

help

her,

I

cannot

agree

thathe

was

right

not

to

do

so.Although

no

more

than

twenty-two,

she

was

already

a

highly

successfulbusiness-woman.W_h_i_l_e

n_o_m_o_r_e

t_h_a_n_t_w_e_n_t_y_-_t_w_o_,

s_h_e_w_a_s

a_l_r_e_a_d_y_a

h_i_g_h_l_y_s_u_c_c_e_s_s_ful

b_u_s_i_n_e_s_s_-_w_o_m_a_n_.Although

in

poor

health,

she

continued

to

carry

out

her

duties._W_h_i_l_e_i_n

p_o_o_r_h_e_a_l_t_h_,

s_h_e_c_o_n_t_i_n_u_e_d

t_o_c_a_r_r_y

o_u_t_h_e_r

d_u_t_i_e_s_.Study

the

following

example

and

complete

the

following

sentences

bytranslating

the

Chinese

in

brackets

into

English,

using

an

“even

+

acomparative”

structure.Model:The

personal

handwritten

note

from

General

Pershing

is

even

more

valuable

than

the

stamps.(甚至更值钱)than

we

had

expected.(甚至更糟糕)about

the

matter

than

I

do.(甚至更少)2.1.Th_ee_vn_ee_nw_sw_o_wr_as_se_It

seems

that

you

know

_e_v_e_n_l_e_s_s4.3.not

to

be

missed!(甚至更有趣)His

manner

of

speaking

made

whatever

he

was

saying

soun.(甚至更振奋人心)This

show

will

be_e_v_e_n_m_o_r_e

i_n_t_e_r_e_s_t_intghan

the

last

one

and

ise_v_e_n

m_o_r_e_e_x_c_i_t_i_ndgTranslate

the

following

sentences

into

English.在那位士兵的葬礼上，将军授予士兵的妻子一枚勋章和一面美国国旗。At

the

soldier’s

funeral,

the

genera_l

presented

hi_s

wife

with

a

medal

aswel_l

as

an

A_merican

flag.

这些老邮票比我其他所有的财产都更加值钱。至于这枚钻戒，它是无价之宝。The_s_e

old

stamps

are

even

more

v_a_luable

than

a_l_l

the

rest

of

m_y

esta_t_e.

As

for

the

d_iamond

ring,

i_t

is

priceles_s_.尽管他的爱已经成了回忆，但每当我凝视他的照片，我都能充分感受到他深深的爱。While

his

lo_v_e

is

now

a

memory,

ea_c_h

time

I

stare

at

his

photo,

I

can

fullyappreciate

the

depth

of

hi_s

love.

Translation母亲经常告诉我要好好利用宝贵的时间，远离那些我不信任的人。Mot_h_er

often

tell_s

me

to

make

go_o_d

use

of

my

pr_e_cious

t_ime

an_d

keep

my

distance

from

those

I

m_istrust.

直到读了他的信，我才理解到成熟的友谊可以丰富我们的人生。I

didn’t

unders_t_and

th_a_t

matu_r_e

frie_n_dship

c_ould

e_n_rich

our

live_s

until

Irea_d

his

letter.

Grammar

Review可数名词和不可数名词（Countable

and

Uncountable

Nouns）英语中的名词可分为可数名词和不可数名词。可数名词有单、复数之分，分别表示一

个或多个。大部分个体名词（individualnouns）都是可数的；还有一类名词，表示若干个体组成的集合体，称为集合名词（collectivenouns），这类名词一般也是可数的。不可数名词不分单复数；物质名词（material

nouns）和抽象名词（abstract

nouns）一般是不可数名词。可数名词类

别个体名词，如book,dog,doctor,house,bird等例

句He

took

out

a

small

jewelry

box,

a

letter,and

three

envelopes.他拿出一个小首饰盒、一封信和三个信封。集体名词，如audience,crew,class,couple,committee,family,team,government,jury,party,public等The

audience

is

enormous.观众人数众多。Mary’s

family

now

live

in

London.玛丽一家现在住在伦敦。不可数名词类

别物质名词，如air,butter,grass,money,sand,water等抽象名词，如

carefulness,joy,peace,pleasure,power,wealth等例

句Water

is

the

only

drink

for

a

wise

man.聪明人只以水作饮料。You

should

put

some

air

in

your

tyres.你该往轮胎里打气了。Love

is

like

a

beautiful

photograph

you

store

in

analbum.爱就像存在相册里的一张精美照片。He

derived

pleasure

from

seeing

people

and

servingthem.他从接待人们并为他们服务中得到了快乐。例可数名词与不可数名词之间的相互转化(Conversion

between

countable

anduncountable

nouns)用

法1.物质名词一般是不可数的，

但用来表示具体、个别事物，或表示某个品种时，通常是

可数的。句Have

some

tea.喝杯茶吧。Longjing

is

a

well-known

tea.龙井是一种名茶。2.抽象名词一般是不可数的，但当它前后有修饰语表示某一特定的事例时，可以当作可数名词。Her

success

is

due

to

hard

work

anddetermination.她的成功归功于她的努力和决心。His

first

film

was

a

great

success.他的第一部电影极其成功。用

法3.可数名词和不可数名词相互转化时，词义往往起变化。例

句Light

travels

faster

than

sound.光速比音速快。The

lights

are

on.灯都亮着。I

bought

a

paper

to

read.我买了一张报纸看。I

need

some

paper

to

write

on.我需要一些书写纸。There

is

a

spare

room

in

the

house.房子里有一间空房间。You

can’t

sit

here.

There

isn’t

room.你不能坐这儿。这里没地方。Identify

the

mistake

in

each

sentence

and

then

correct

it.Our

workshop

has

ordered

some

new

equipments

from

Germany._e_q_u_i_p_m_e_nt_s

→

e_q_u_i_p_m_e_n_t

My

teacher

gave

me

some

sound

advices._a_d_v_i_c_e_s

→

a_d_v_i_c_eDo

you

have

any

special

informations

for

me?

i_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n_s_→

i_n_f_o_r_m_a_tionMost

furniture

in

my

house

are

made

of

wood._a_r_e_→

i_sToday,

I

have

a

lot

of

new

works

to

do.w_o_r_k_s

→

w_o_r_k

6.

Don’t

walk

on

the

grasses._g_r_a_s_s_e_s

→

g_r_a_s_sThe

foreign

students

have

made

great

progresses

in

their

studies._p_r_o_g_r_e_s_s_e_s_→

p_r_o_g_r_e_s_s

All

his

money

are

kept

in

the

bank._a_r_e

→

i_sGrandma’s

letter

began,

“Dear

Jeffrey,

I

am

leaving

you

one

of

my

mostprecious

treasure

—

my

memories.”_t_r_e_a_s_u_r_e_→

t_r_e_a_s_u_r_e_s

Grandma

Elsie

wanted

her

daughters

and

their

husbands

to

share

what

littlewealths

she

was

leaving._w_e_a_l_t_h_s_→

w_e_a_l_t_h

Practical

WritingEnvelopesHow

to

address

an

envelope

when

you

write

a

letter

in

EnglishThe

physical

appearance

of

a

letter

consists

of

the

paper

and

theenvelope.

The

first

thing

a

recipient

sees

is

the

envelope.

It

is

essential

tshould

be

of

suitable

quality

with

the

name

and

address

spelt

correctly.The

name

and

address

of

the

recipient

should

be

centered

on

theenvelope

or

in

the

lower

right

part

of

the

front.

Make

sure

the

address

beginsfar

enough

down

on

the

face

of

the

envelope

so

that

it

will

not

be

covered

bythe

postmark.Things

to

include

in

a

mailing

address:Line

1:

The

receiver’s

name,

followed

by

the

courtesy

title,

job

title

orrank.Line

2:

The

name

of

the

company,

college,

institution

or

the

building.Line

3:

The

street,

with

the

house

number

before

it.Line

4:

The

city

and

state

(or

province),

followed

by

the

zip

code.Line

5:

The

country

itself.e.g.Miss

Abigail

BeecherDepartment

of

HistoryKlondike

Community

College14

Banks

St.Yellowknife,

NT

X1A

2N3CanadaWhen

using

an

envelope

with

a

printed

return

address,

you

musttype

or

write

the

name

of

the

writer

of

the

letter

immediately

above

theprinted

information.

Align

the

writer’s

name

on

the

left

with

thisinformation.

If

desired,

the

writer’s

job

title

may

be

included

after

hisher

name.

If

you

are

using

a

plain

envelope,

you

must

add

the

return

address

in

the

upper

left

corner.

Start

typing

or

writing

on

the

third

linedown

from

top

of

the

envelope.

The

return

address

must

include

thename

of

the

writer

(your

name);

the

name

of

your

company,

college,

etc.,the

street

address

or

a

post

office

box

number;

and

the

city,

state

(orprovince),

and

zip

code.Read

the

following

envelope

and

complete

the

information

by

filling

inthe

blanks

below.Edward

Burton,

Sales

ManagerHotel

Radcliff1600

Avenue

of

the

AmericasNew

York,

NY

10019Mrs.

Ella

LindstromPresident,

Houston

BranchBusiness

Education

Teachers

of

America1448

South

25th

StreetHouston,

TX

77016The

letter

is

written_Eb_dy_w_a_r_d_B_u_r_t_o_n

.The

letter

is

sent

_tM_or_s_._E_l_l_a

L_i_n_d_s_t_rom

.The

title

(头衔)

of

the

receive_rp_ri_es_s_i_d_e_n_t

.The

street

address

of

the

receiver’s

instit_u1_t4_i4_o8nSi_os_u_t_h_2_5_t_h

S_t_r_e_etThe

zip

code

(邮编)

of

the

receiver

is7_7_0_1_6

.Address

an

envelope

according

to

the

information

given

below.The

information

about

the

writer:Mr.

Chen

Xiang

works

at

Suton

International

Shipping

Limited.He

is

the

sales

manager

of

the

company.His

company

is

located

at

88

South

Changjiang

Road,

Shanghai

200441,China.The

information

about

the

receiver:Mr.James

Green

works

at

Green

Industries

Inc.He

is

the

General

Manager(总经理)of

the

Company.His

company

is

located

at

999

Park

Avenue,

Rockford,

IL

61265,

USA.Suggested

Answer:Chen

Xiang,

Sales

managerSuton

International

Shipping

Limited88

South

Changjiang

RoadShanghai

200441P.R.

ChinaMr.

James

GreenGeneral

ManagerGreen

Industries

Inc.999

Park

AvenueRockford,

IL

61265USASuggested

Answer:ExercisesAnswer

the

following

questions.Who

was

Pete

Richard?What

was

the

shop

like?What

did

Jean

Grace

choose

in

the

shop?Why

did

she

buy

it?Did

Pete

tell

her

the

real

price?

Why?Whom

did

the

little

girl

remind

Pete

Richard

of?

Why?What

had

happened

to

his

girlfriend?Who

visited

the

shop

on

Christmas

Eve?

Why

did

she

pay

the

visit?Why

did

Pete

say

Jean

Grace

paid

the

highest

price

anyone

could

pay?What

did

Pete

request

the

girl

to

do

at

the

end

of

the

story?

Why?1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.of

its

service

waimproved.with

no

friends.Fill

in

the

following

blanks

with

the

words

or

expressions

given

below

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the

forms

where

necessary.satisfyqualitypackagelonelyearnestreliefold-fashionedspreadhandkerchiefstir1.

Her

large

eyes

had

a(n)_e_a_r_n_e_s_t

look,

as

if

looking

for

something

specia2.

This

restaurant

attracted

more

people

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he

first

arrived

in

the

city,

he

felt_l_vo_en_re_yl_yThe

parents

sighed

wit_hr_e_l_i_ef

when

they

heard

that

their

only

son

survivedthe

traffic

accident.I

don’t

wear

Grandma’s

diamond

ring

now

—

it

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military

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on