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Unit4TheManintheWater当代大学英语精读21/94Contents

IntroductiontoaNewUnitListen,repeatandwriteDetaileddiscussionofthetextExercisesandTestsDictation2/94BackgroundGenreTheDisasterTheManintheWater3/94BackgroundTheDisasterAircrafttype:Boeing737-222Operator:AirFloridaPassengers:74Crew:5Date:January13,1982Type:CrashontakeoffAccidentsite:Washington,D.C.Fatalities:78(4onground)Injuries:10Survivors:5/news/society/003/018edb97-5372-4c9a-9152-c1631e5b5ab3.shtml/show/x5-9-Iccb706VgSd.html?from=my4/94BackgroundTheDisasterSummaryofthecrashBadweatherconditionsatWashingtonNationalAirportwhentakingoffDelays,icingonthewings,poordecisionsCrashontothe14thStreetBridgeHamperedrescueresponsesUnlikelyheroes5/94BackgroundTheDisasterTheRescueSite6/94BackgroundGenreWhatkindofarticledowehaveforthislesson?Wheredowegenerallyfindit?Whatdoesthisarticleconcentrateon?Doesitfocusonthedescriptionofthedisasterorhowpeoplearesaved?Why?7/94Newsfallintobasiccategories:hardnewsandsoftnews.“Hardnews”includesstoriesofatimelynatureabouteventsorconflictsthathavejusthappenedorareabouttohappen,suchascrimes,fires,meetings,protestrallies,speechesandtestimonyincourtcases.Thesestorieshaveimmediacy.“Softnews”isdefinedasnewsthatentertainsorinforms,withanemphasisonhumaninterest(人情味)andnovelty(新奇)

andlessimmediacythanhardnews.“Softnews”canalsobestoriesthatfocusonpeople,placesorissuesthataffectreaders’lives.Thesetypesofstoriesarecalled“featurestories.”BackgroundCategoryofNews8/94Whichcategorydothesefallinto?flash(快讯)features(特写)urgent(急电)

anecdote(趣事；轶事)brief(简讯)personalprofile(人物特写)breakingnews(突发新闻)Background9/94NewsFeatureAnewsfeaturedoesnotcoverallthedetailsanewsreporthastocontainandonlyfocusesoncertainaspectsoftheeventonwhichthereporterhassomethingtosay.Thoughthedetailsaboutthenewseventhavetobetrueandexact,thereportercanaddhis/herowncommentandinterpretationoftheevent,whichhe/sheisnotallowedinanewsreport.Background10/94TextAnalysisThemeWhatarethepossiblethemesofthearticle?heroismmoralpowerintimeofcrisis11/94Time:January13,1982Location:theicyPotomacdisasterman12/94GeneralAnalysisoftheTextThemeofthestory

Themaninthewaterdidnothavetogivehisflotationringstoothers;hedidnotevenknowthesepeople;andhediedanonymous.Hewasextraordinarypreciselybecausehewasordinary.Heshowedwhateveryoneofuscoulddoatthatcriticalmoment.Thedisplayofhisheroismwasasongtothebeautifulhumancharacter.13/94Question:Whoaretheheroesinthestory?Question:Whoisthegreatesthero?Why?Question:Intheauthor’sview,dopeoplefeelproudorsadaboutthedisaster?Why?Question:Whatisreferredtoasoneofman’snaturalpowersaccordingtothepassage?Question:Thefightbetweenthemaninthewaterandthenaturalforcesendedupwiththedeathoftheman.Whydoestheauthorsayheisnotaloser?14/94TextAnalysisMentionedinParas.3—4.

Question:Whoaretheheroesinthestory?Twopolicerescuersand,ayoungpasserbyandthemaninthewater.FurtherDiscussion15/94TextAnalysis

Question:Whoisthegreatesthero?Why?Themaninthewater.Ordinaryashewas,hecouldrisetochallengewhenthetestcame.Hedisplayedcourageandnoblecharacterinhumannatureatitsbest.16/94TextAnalysisQuestion:Intheauthor’sview,dopeoplefeelproudorsadaboutthedisaster?Why?Theyfeelproudbecausemandefeatedtheindifferentnaturalforces.

17/94TextAnalysisQuestion:Whatisreferredtoasoneofman’snaturalpowersaccordingtothepassage?Sacrificinghislifeforthelifeofothers’.

18/94Question:Thefightbetweenthemaninthewaterandthenaturalforcesendedupwiththedeathoftheman.Whydoestheauthorsayheisnotaloser?TextAnalysis

Hewasthebestwecandotofightagainsttheindifferentnaturalforces.What’smore,heneverdiesinpeople’sheart.19/94SummaryoftheText20/94WordTips:inpraiseofheroismn.demonstratev.contestn.moral---immoraladj.

mortal---immortaladj.

---immortalityn.---immortalizev.

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Thisarticlewaswritteninpraiseoftheheroesandtheheroismdemonstratedduringanaircrash／whichtookplaceinWashingtonintheyear1982.／Theterriblecrashoccurredincoldwinter／whenajetplanefromWashingtonNationalAirporthitthebridgeoverthePotomacriver.／Theplanedroppedintotheriverandsoonsank,／bringingmanypassengersdownwithit.／Butthankstofourheroes,manyofthemwereabletosurvive.22/94

Asdisastersgo,thisaircrashwasnothingveryspecial.／Butbecauseofthefourheroes,itbroughtthewholenationtotears.／Theauthorbelievesthatthisdisasterfilledpeoplewithasenseofprideratherthansadness,／becauseinthecontestbetweenindifferentnaturalforcesandthemoralpowerofhumanbeings,humanbeingshavewon.／Themanwentdownintheriver,butheactuallyrosetoimmortality.／23/94CheckofpreviewFindthewordsfromthetextwhichhavethesamemeaningasthefollowing.torecognize;toadmitaplanofhowtospendthemoneytodefyinastateofcompletedisorderandconfusionneedingorwantingsomethingsomuchacknowledgebudgetchallengechaoticdesperate24/94CheckofpreviewFindthewordsfromthetextwhichhavethesamemeaningasthefollowing.6.sleepslightly7.theforceofoneobjectstrikingorhittinganother;effect8.topresentordescribesb./sth.inaparticularway9.asituationinwhichneithersideinafightcangainanadvantage10.beingtheonlyoneofitstypedozeimpactrepresentstandoff对峙unique25/94WordsSynonyms1.collision2.essential3.commitment4.harsh5.likewise6.location7.stunning8.remarkclash;conflictcentral,important,basicresponsibilityunpleasantorcruelinthesamewaypositionshocking,veryimpressivecomment26/94CheckofpreviewFillintheblankwiththewordsgiveninproperforms.Hisbraveryis__________(admire).Thereisafine__________(distinct)betweenthetwowords.Shesangan__________(emotion)songaboutloveanddeath.Thereare3000_______________(employ)inthiscompany.admirabledistinctionemotionalemployees27/94Checkofpreview5.Theentranceisblockedbyan__________(move)rock.6.Ihatedealingwithlarge___________(person)companies.7.Thesoleof__________(survive)thecrashwasalittleboy.8.An____________(identify)flyingobjectappearedontheradarscreen.immovableimpersonalsurvivorunidentifiedFillintheblankwiththewordsgiveninproperforms.28/94Checkofpreview9.Overpopulationisa__________(universe)problem.10.____________(occasion)shehadtotakesleepingpills.11.Hewaselected____________(president)candidate.12.What____________(conclude)didyoucometo?universalOccasionallypresidentialconclusionFillintheblankwiththewordsgiveninproperforms.29/94Part1(Paras.)

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Part2(Paras.):Abriefaccountoftheaircrashthatleadstothethesisoftheessay—intheaircrash,thehumannaturerosetotheoccasion.Describingandanalyzingthedeedsoffourheroeswithemphasisononeofthemknownas“themaninthewater”.1—2StructureoftheText3—830/94StructureoftheText

Part3(Para.):

9Thereasonwhythemancouldhavedonewhathedid—thehumanspiritenableshimtodefydeath.Andthemaninthewaterrepresentshumannatureatitsbest.31/9432/94ExamplesAsbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.Aswritersgo,OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented.Buthewasamongthemostpopular.assomethinggoes— comparedwithsth.average就普通情况而定,与普通情况相比Moretolearnasdisastersgo— comparedwiththeaveragedisasterofthistype.Translate

一双鞋卖二十英镑，就当前情况而论还算能够。KeyTwentypoundsforapairofshoesisn’tbadasthingsgonowadays.33/94

Asdisastersgo,thisonewasterrible,butnotunique，certainlynotamongtheworstU.S.aircrashesonrecord.Paraphrase

Aircrasheswereusuallyterriblethatinvolveaheavylossoflives.Comparedwithotheraircrashesonrecord,thisonewasnottheworst.Thisaircrashwasrememberedforadifferentreason.officiallymeasuredandnoted

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Therewastheunusualelementofthebridge,ofcourse,andthefactthattheplanehitatamomentofhightraffic.factorheavytraffic;heavyflowofvehiclesalongtheroadParaphrase

Onethingthatwasunusualaboutthisdisasterwasthattheplanehitthebridgeatatimeofheavytraffic.35/94Examples

Eversinceoursecretarywalkedout,theofficehasbeeninastateofutterchaos.Heisachaoticperson-alwaystryingtodotwentythingsatonce.chaosn.— completedisorderorconfusion(inchaos)chaotica.— inastateofchaos,completelydisorganizedTranslate

因无人维持秩序，教室里一片混乱。KeyWithnoonetokeeporder,thesituationintheclassroomwaschaotic.36/94

Washington,thecityofformandrules,turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal.neatandbeautiful,carefullydesignusedfigurativelyhere,indicatingthestrikebetweenthebridgeandjet.Paraphrase

Washington,whichisfamousforitsbeautyandcarefuldesign,wasthrownintoterribleconfusioninasuddenexplosionwhentheairplanestrokethebridgeviolently.37/94clashv.&n.clashwithsb.(on/oversth.)—(1)cometogetherandfight;(2)disagreeseriouslyaboutsth.(clashbetweenAandB)Translate政府与反对党在失业问题上有重大分歧。Key

GovernmentclashedwiththeOppositiononthequestionofunemployment./GovernmentandtheOppositionclashedon…clashwithsth.—(1)happeninconvenientlyatthesametime;(2)(ofcolors,design,etc)notmatchorharmonize.(clashbetweenAandB)Translate你们聚会和我要去参加婚礼时间上有冲突。KeyYourpartyclasheswithaweddingI’mgoingto.Moretolearn38/94

Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswell—blueandgreenAirFlorida,thenameofaflyinggarden,sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver.thecombinationofdifferentcolorswhichlookverybeautiful

thick,solidpieceorlump

Paraphrase

Whentheaircrashoccurred,itwasnotjustaclashofmetalagainstthebridge,butalsoaclashbetweencolors:theblue-greencoloroftheplaneandthegrayandblackcoloroftheiceandriver.Translation

这其中还有视觉美学冲击——蓝绿相间“佛罗里达号”（这一名字象征着空中花园）伴伴随巨大灰色冰块坠入幽暗河水中。39/9440/94ExamplesThisisnothisbestbook,tobesure,butitisstillworthreading.tobesure

— indeed,certainlyTranslate

必须认可，绝大部分人是遵纪遵法，但违法活动依然是个问题。KeyTobesure,mostpeoplearelawabiding,butcrimeremainsaproblem.41/94

Still,therewasnothingveryspecialinanyofit,exceptdeath,which,whilealwaysspecial,doesnotnecessarilybringmillionstotearsortoattention.Verblessstructure,“although(itis)alwaysspecial

possiblybutnotcertainlymakemillionscryorattractmillionsofpeople’sattentionParaphrase

Thisaircrashhasonlyoneelement——death,whichwasspecialinanydisastrousaccidents.However,deathmaynotbetheonlyfactorforsuremakingmillionscryorattractedmillionsofpeople’sattention.

42/94Why,then,theshockhere?

“Whywastheresuchashockhere?”thestructureofthiskindofellipticalsentence

ExampleFiveo’clock?Whysoearly?Whyme?Ifsomanybusinessescan’tcompetewithothercountries,whyWTOthen?43/94Perhapsbecausethenationsawinthisdisastersomethingmorethanamechanicalfailuremachinesortheirpartsstopworkingproperly.morethan&more…thanmorethan+n.不但仅是Modernscienceismorethanalargeamountofinformation.

Weneedmorethanmaterialwealthtobuildourcountry.morethan+number以上，不止IhaveknownDavidformorethan20years.

Morethanonepersonhasmadethissuggestion.morethan+adjective很，非常IassureyouIammorethangladtohelpyou.Indoingscientificexperiments,onemustbemorethancarefulwiththeinstruments.44/94Perhapsbecausethenationsawinthisdisastersomethingmorethanamechanicalfailuremore…than&morethanmorethan+thatclause超出，“简直不，远非”ThatismorethanIcanunderstand.Theheattherewasmorethanhecouldstand.more…than比……更，比……多Hehasmorebooksthanme.Heismoreluckythanclever.与其说后者，不如说前者该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不一样性质或特征等方面比较，其中比较级必须用加more形式，不能用加词尾-er形式。45/94Perhapsbecausethenationsawinthisdisastersomethingmorethanamechanicalfailure.Paraphrase

Perhapsbecausethepeopledidn’tjustviewthisaircrashasanaccidentduetoamechanicalorahumanerror,therewassomethingelsemoresignificant.46/94

Here,afterall,weretwoformsofnatureincollision:theelementsandhumancharacter.thebadweatherandthehumancharacter.Bothareformsofnaturalpower.theforcesofnature自然力；风，雨等力量collisionParaphrase

Afterall,thereweretwoformsofnaturalpowerinvolvedinthisclash:thenaturalforcesandthehumancharacter.47/94ExamplesTwodriverswerekilledinahead-oncollisionbetweenacarandataxilastnight.collisionn.(collide)anaccidentthathappenswhentwovehicleshiteachotherwithforce(2)astrongdisagreementTranslate

她政治活动触犯了法律。KeyHerpoliticalactivitiesbroughtherintocollisionwiththelaw.48/94

LastWednesday.theelements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.thebadweatherunconcernedabouttheconsequencesasalwaysbringdown49/94bringsb.down—(1)causesbtofallover;(2)causethedefeatofsb.overthrowsb.ExampleWhenaretheygoingtobringdownthepriceofDVDplayers?bringsth.down—(1)causeanaircrafttofalloutofthesky;(2)lowerorreduceTranslate这一丑闻可能造成政府垮台。

Key

Thescandalmaybringdownthegovernment.Paraphrase50/94LastWednesday.theelements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.

Paraphrase

LastWednesday,asalways,theweatherwassobad(itwasn’tconcernedaboutwhatmighthappen)thatitmadeFlight90falloutofthesky,strikethebridgeandsinkintotheriver.51/94Examplesatrickyquestionwhichlefthimgropingforananswerscientistsgropingblindlyafterthesecretsoftheatomgropev.(about/for/aftersth.)— feelorsearchaboutforsth.asonedoesinthedark.Translate

她在床头柜上探索着找眼镜。KeyShegropedforherglassesonthebedsidetable.52/94ExamplesIntheexamsherosetotheoccasionandwroteabrilliantessay.risetotheoccasion/challenge/task,etc— toshowoneselfabletodealwithanunexpectedsituation,problem

展示出某人有随机应变、克服困难、完成任务等能力ParaphraseTranslate

假如可能，你可依靠他来应付这个局面。KeyYoucandependonhimtorisetotheoccasion,ifpossible.53/94Andonthatsameafternoon,humannature—gropingandstruggling—rosetotheoccasion.Paraphrase

Onthatsameafternoon,humannature,searchingfortheflotationringsandstrugglingintheicywater,cametoproveitsgreatnessdisplayedinanunexpectedtragedy.

54/94ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.说起科幻电影，《阿凡达》堪称经典。2.就大学校园而言，北外小得出奇。3.中国汽车行业必须应对挑战，找到存活和发展方向。4.在那样困难时期，中国科学家们争了气，1964年10月成功地在戈壁滩引爆了中国第一颗原子弹。

1.Assci-fimoviesgo,Avatarcanbecalledaclassic.2.Asuniversitycampusesgo,thatofBFSUisridiculouslysmall.3.Theautoindustrymustrisetothechallengeandfinditsownwayofsurvivalanddevelopment.4.Despitesuchhardshipsoftheera,ChinesescientistsrosetotheoccasionandsuccessfullyexplodedChina’sfirstatomicbombintheGobidesert.55/94Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent,threeareabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.adj.commonlyacceptedorrecognized

giveanexplanationorreasonfor

acknowledge56/94ExamplesTheartworldhasbeguntoacknowledgehisgenius.He'sgenerallyacknowledgedtobethegame'sfinestcoach.acknowledge

v.(acknowledgedadj./acknowledgementn.)— toadmittheexistence,reality,ortruthof,recognizeaccountfor57/94ExamplesSocialsecurityaccountsforaboutathirdoftotalpublicspending.Hewasaskedtoaccountforhisbehavior.accountfor— (1)provideorserveasasatisfactoryexplanationorreasonfor;beresponsiblefor

（2)supplyormakeup(aspecifiedamountorproportion)paraphrase58/94

Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent,threeareabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.Paraphrase

Onlythreeoutofthesefourheroeslivedtotellpeoplewhattheyactuallyhaddoneandhowtheyhadrescuedthesurvivors.59/94ExamplesTheyarepaidbythepeopletoprovidetheseservices.It’sallinthelineofduty.inthelineofduty— sth.whichhappenstoyouinthelineofdutymeanssth.happenswhenyouaredoingyourjob./aspartofone’sdutyTranslate

光今年就有八名警察在执行任务时遇害。KeyThisyearaloneeightpoliceofficershavebeenkilled

inthelineofduty.60/94refertosb./sth.—(1)mentionorspeakofsb./sth.;(2)berelevanttosb./sth.concernsb./sth.(3)turntosth./sb.forinformationPracticeThenewsalaryscaleonlyreferstocompanymanagersanddirectors.Inherautobiographysheoccasionallyreferstoherunhappyschooldays.Ireferredtomywatchfortheexacttime.WhenIsaidsomepeoplearestupid,Iwasn’treferringtoyou.61/94deliveringeveryhero’slinethatisnolessadmirableforbeingrepeated.tomakearemark.e.g.,todeliveraspeech,todeliveralecture.paraphraseSkutnikgavearemarkthathasbeensaidbeforebymanypeopleinsimilarsituations,butitisstilladmirable.much,toalargeamount62/94Thatsomebodyactuallydidsoispartofthereasonthisparticulartragedysticksinthemind.Nounclausesintroducedby“that”areusedassubjectsonlyinformalEnglish.IninformalEnglish,weusuallyturnthemintoappositiveclausesbyaddingtheword“fact”.toberemembered63/94Review1.What’sthemainideaofPara.1?

--Itanalyzesthepossiblereasonsthatmadetheaircrashunusual.2.What’sthemainideaofPara.2?

--InthecollisionbetweenManandNature,Manrosetotheoccasionandwon.3.What’sthemainideaofPara.3?

--Theheroicdeedsofthreeofthefourheroesinthedisaster.64/94Phrases1.assth.goes:comparedwithsth.average

Translate:和普通商人相比，他被认为比较老实。Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.2.onrecord:officiallymeasuredandnoted3.tobesure:indeed,certainly

Translate:这本书并不是最好，但必须认可，它值得一读。Thisbookisnotthebest,tobesure,butitisworthreading.4.bringdown:(1)causeanaircrafttofalloutofthesky;(2)causesb.tofallover.

Translate:这一丑闻可能造成政府垮台。ThisScandalmaybringdownthegovernment.

65/94Phrases5.risetotheoccasion:dealwithsth.successfully

Translate:如有可能，你可依靠他来应付这个局面。Youcandependonhimtorisetotheoccasion,ifpossible.6.accountfor:giveanexplanationorreasonfor

Translate:他被要求解释他行为。

Hewasaskedtoaccountforhisbehavior.7.inthelineofduty:aspartofone’sduty8.referto:(1)mentionorspeakof…;(2)berelevantto…

Translate:当我说有些人很愚蠢时，我并不是在说你。WhenIsaidsomeonewasstupid,Iwasnotreferringtoyou.9.stickinone’smind:toberemembered

66/94Butthepersonmostresponsiblefortheemotionalimpactofthedisasteristheoneknownatfirstsimplyas“themaninthewater”tobethereason/causeofhowthisdisasterhasmovedpeopletobecalledparaphrase

Themanwhoisknownas“themaninthewater’isthemainreasonforthegreatimpactofthedisaster./Thepeopleofthenationweregreatlymovedbythisdisastermainlybecauseofthemanwhoisatfirstjustknownas“themaninthewater.”67/94clingto—(1)holdontightlytosb./sth.;(2)beunwillinglytoabandonsth,refusetogivesth.up.(3)becomeattachedtosth.sticktosth.ExampleTheyclungtoeachotherastheysaidgoodbye.Sheclungtothehopethathewasstillalive.Translate烟味长久附着在我衣服上不散。KeyThesmellofsmokeclingstomyclothesforalongtime.68/94

ThismanwasdescribedbyUsherandWindsorasappearingalertandincontrol.Everytimetheyloweredalifelineandflotationringtohim,hepasseditontoanotherofthepassengers.theabilitytothinkandactcalmlyandefficiently,especiallyinanemergencytogivesb.sth.thatanotherpersonhasgivenyou.paraphrase

Themanappearedtobeabletothinkquicklyandclearly,tobecalmandwithperfectpresenceofmind.Everytimetherescueteamloweredhimalifelineandflotationring,heneverkeptitforhimself,hehandedittoanotherpassenger.69/94commitmentton.—(1)thingonehaspromisedtodo,pledge,undertaking;(2)stateofbeingdedicatedordevotedtosth.ExampleSheisknownchieflyforhercommitmenttocollegeeducation.I’moverworkedatthemoment.I’vetakenontoomanycommitments.Translate我们在寻找对此工作真正能尽职尽责人。Key

We’relookingforsomeonewitharealsenseofcommitmenttothejob.70/94“Inamasscasualty,you’llfindpeoplelikehim,”saidWindsor.”ButI’veneverseenonewiththatcommitment.”paraphrase

Wecanalwaysfindheroicpeoplelikehimwhenalargenumberofpeoplewerehurtinanaccident.ButI’veneverseenanyonewithsuchastrongsenseofresponsibility.astrongsenseofresponsibilityorloyaltylargenumberofpeoplehurtorkilledinanaccident71/94

Whenthehelicoptercamebackforhimthemanhadgoneunder.paraphrase

Whenthehelicoptercamebackforrescuinghim,themanhadsunkdownunderthewater,anddrowned.tosink,tobedrowned72/94anonymousa.

—madeordonebysomeonewhosenameisnotknownornotmadepublic.ExampleHereceivedananonymousletterthreateningtodisclosedetailsofhisaffairifhedidn'tpaythemoney.Forreasonsofpersonalsafety,theinformantwishestoremainanonymous.anonymity—n.stateofbeinganonymousTranslateThepolicehavereassuredwitnesseswhomaybeafraidtocomeforwardthattheywillbeguaranteeanonymity.Key

对于那些害怕出庭作证证人，警方让他们放心确保决不透露姓名。Moretolearn73/94

Hisselflessnesswasonereasonthestoryheldnationalattention;hisanonymityanother.paraphrase

Thefactthatthemaninthewaterwhohaddisplayedsuchheroismandthathedidn’tleavehisnamewerethereasonswhythewholenationfeltsotouchedbythisstory.Itshowedthatthemanwasaveryordinarycitizen.Italsoprovedthathedidallthesenotforfameoranything.attractedthewholenation’sattention74/94Thefactthathewentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter.remaininanunknownstateparaphraseThefactthatnobodycouldfindouttheidentityofthispersonreallymadehimarepresentativeman,likeeveryoneofuscoulddo.Wemayfeelthatitmighthavebeenanyone.gavehimauniversalquality;madehimarepresentativeman,likeeveryoneofuscouldbe75/94

ForawhilehewasEveryman,andthusproof(asifoneneededit)thatnooneisordinary.paraphrase

Noticethattheword“Everyone”iscapitalized.Itconveystheideathatthisanonymousmanreallyrepresentsthebestofhumannature.Whathedidwasnottheactofasupernaturalbeing,buttheactofanordinaryperson.Yet,theauthorsaysherethat“nomanisordinary”,becauseeverypersonisanindividualmoralentityandiscapableofrisingtotheoccasion.Inthissense,everyoneisextraordinary.76/94

Stillhecouldneverhaveimaginedsuchacapacityinhimself.paraphrase

Nevertheless/However,itwasimpossibleforhimtoknowthathewouldbecapableofsuchheroism.Whatthemandidwasthenaturalresponsetothecriticalsituation.77/94Soourmanrelaxedwiththeothers,someofwhomwouldowetheirlivestohim.ourhero-themaninthewaterowesthtosb=owesbsth:havetopaysbforsth(esp.money)ordosthforsb；因某事而感激某人Translation于是我们这位英雄和其它乘客一样放松了下来，在这些人当中，有人之所以大难幸存，还有归功于他。78/94

Likeeveryotherpersononthatflight,hewasdesperatetolive,whichmakeshisfinalactsostunning.onboardthatplaneParaphrase

Hislastactwassoimpressivebecauselikeeveryoneelse,healsovaluedhislifeandwasdesperatetolive,buthesacrificedhislifetotheothers’.shocking;veryimpressive79/94ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.1.对国产奶粉“信心荒”是造成市面上进口奶粉荒原因。2.我之全部，我之所能，皆归功于我天使般母亲。1.“Shortageofconfidence”indomesticbrandsisresponsiblefortheshortageofimportmilkpowderonthemarket.2.AllIam,orcanbe,Iowetomyangelmother.(AbrahamLincoln)80/94Yettherewassomethingelseaboutourmanthatkeptourthoughtsonhim,andwhichkeepsourthoughtsonhimstill.thatheldourattentiontohim;thatmadeusthinkofhimallthetimeTranslation

不过，在我们这个人身上还有一点让我们对他难以忘怀，并至今仍对他念念不忘。81/94

Hewasthere,intheessential,classiccircumstance.Understanding

Whathappenedthatdaywasatypicalsituationinwhichnatureandmanfoughteachother.Andwhennaturebeginstoshowitspower,youalwaysfindmanfightback.Heisalwaysthere.Wecanalwaysexpecttofindsuchahero.82/94

Foritspart,naturecarednothingaboutthefivepassengers.Paraphrase

Asfarasnaturewasconcerned,itdidnotcareabouttheconsequencesoftheaccident.asfarasitisconcerned83/94

…theonemakingnodistinctionsofgoodandevil,actingonnoprinciples,offeringnolifelines;theotheractingwhollyondistinctions,principlesand,perhaps,onfaith.Understanding

Natureisindifferent.Itdoesnothaveanyideawhatisgoodorwhatisbadforhumanbeings,anditdoesnotcare.Ithasnomoralprinciples.Humanbeings,ontheotherhand,aredifferent.Th