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1、Unit 3 The Present UNIT 3 The Present 闽南理工学院英语系大外教研组 n“ 礼物”是一种载意的媒体。中国有句俗话, 叫“ 千里送鹅毛, 礼轻情意重” 。在人们的日常生活 交往中, “礼物” 经常作为一种中介, 用来传递一 份份浓浓的情和义。 n俗话说:blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水 n我们来欣赏以一位年迈母亲在自己八十岁生 日这一天满怀喜悦和希望的心情等待邮差送 来亲生女儿的生日祝贺礼物的故事 nAfter reading the text, please write T for true or F for false b
2、efore each statement. n1. The old lady got up early that day simply because she was in the habit of doing so. 2. The old lady had two daughters: Myra, the one she was proud of, and Enid, the one she loved. n3. In the past two years, Myra seldom came to see her mother, but she wrote to her quite ofte
3、n. n4. The old woman was quite sure that Myra would come to see her since eighty was a special birthday. n1.F 2.T 3. F 4.F nStyle and structure of the text: n1.Style: Narrative Writing n2. Six points of the narration: nSetting 背景-where and when the story takes place nCharacters人物-whoever takes part
4、in the story nPlot情节-all of the events that tell the story nClimax-高潮- the most intense part nEnding结局- end of the story nTheme主题-the central meaning n Structure of the story: n第一部分(Paras.1-7) nThe setting of the story-time, place, main character: The old lady, filled with expectation, got up early
5、on her birthday. n第二部分Paras.(8-19) nEvents: The old lady looked forward to something special from her daughter Myra. ( plot ) n第三部分Paras.(20-21) nThe ending of the story: The present from Myra turned out to be a printed card plus a check. The old lady tore the check into little bits. 1.It was the ol
6、d ladys birthday. 2. She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came. Time : The old ladys birthday Place: On the sec
7、ond floor Language Points: 1.She got up early to be ready for the post. 1) be ready for sth: prepared and fit for use 【例句 】准备好上课了吗? Are you ready for class? 【搭配 】 be ready to do sth准备好做某事 . 2. the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came. 1) th
8、e ground floor: first floor一层,是典型的 英式用法,美国人用first floor。请看一些英 语与美语的区别: 英:ground floor 一层, first floor 二层,flat公 寓,cheque支票,film电影 美: first floor 一层, second floor 二层, apartment公寓,check支票,movie电影 2) rare: adj. unusual, uncommon, not often happening or seen 稀有的,罕见的,不寻 常的 n3) occasion: n.时候,场合 n【扩展 】occa
9、sional: 偶然的,偶尔的 n【 occasion常用搭配】 n有时 non occasions non (the) rare occasion(s) 很少有机会 n3. Today she was sure there would be Today she was sure there would be somethingsomething. Myra wouldnt forget her mothers birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times.Of course Myra was busy. Her husband had b
10、een made Mayor, and Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged. n1) even if: in spite of the fact that, no matter whether 即使,纵然,尽管 n2) at other times: on other occasions平时 n Her husband had been made Mayor,. nmake: n1) cause sb/sth to be or become sth: n使(某人某事物)表现出某状况 n2) elect or choose
11、 sb as sth 挑选,任命, n【例句 】她任命他做她的助手。 nShe made him her assistant. n【搭配 】 n取笑 nmake fun of n办成功,做到 nmake it n利用 nmake use of Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged 1. What rhetorical device(修辞手法) did the author use? Irony.讽刺 2. What can we infer from this part? It is quite ironic (讽刺的)
12、that Myra did a lot for the old in the society while she was so thoughtless for her mother. 4. The old lady was proud of Myra, but Enid was the daughter she loved. Enid had never married, but had seemed content to live with her mother, and teach in a primary school round the corner. content: adj. ha
13、ppy and satisfied with what you have满足的,满意的 n1) be content to do sth: 愿意做某事 n2) be content with sth: 满足于 n你应该满足于你所拥有的。 nYou should be content with what you have. n5 . One evening, however, Enid said, “Ive arranged for Mrs. Morrison to look after you for a few days, Mother. Tomorrow I have to go into
14、 hospital just a minor operation. Ill soon be n home.”(I will be back soon) n arrange for sb/sth to do: make preparations for; 安排某人做某事 n【扩展 】 arrangement: 安排,布置 Tomorrow I have to go into hospital just a minor operation. nminor: adj. smaller; less important 较小的, 程度轻的,次要的 nminor problems 小问题 nminor c
15、hanges 小变动 n6. In the morning she went, but never came back she died on the operating table. Myra came to the funeral, and in her efficient way arranged for Mrs. Morrison to come in. nefficient: adj. able to work well; capable 有 效率的,效率高的 n【例句 】作为一个高效率的秘书,她从来不 会忘记任何事情。 nAs an efficient secretary, she
16、 never forgets anything. nefficient ; effective(有效的) n1. This is a very method. n2. Mary turned out to be an _secretary. n7. Two years ago that was, and since then Myra had been to see her mother three three timestimes, but her husband never.but her husband never. n8.The old lady was eighty today. S
17、he had put on her best dress. Perhaps perhaps Myra might come.After all, eighty was a special birthday, another decade lived or endured just as you chose to look at it. 1) after all: in spite of what has been said, done or expected 毕竟,终究 neighty was a special birthday, another decade lived or endure
18、d just as you chose to look at it. n Translate the sentence into Chinese. 毕竟80寿辰是个非同寻常的日子。你又活了 10年,或者是熬了10年。是活是熬就在于你 怎么看。 n9. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour brightened her cheeks. She was excited like a child. She would enjoy h
19、er n day. n1) spot: 点,斑点 nShe was wearing a black skirt with white spots. n她穿着一条黑底白点的裙子。 nB) n. a particular area or place 地点,场所, n【搭配 】 on the spot: 当场,在现场 n作者在故事中对主人公的描写分两个方面, 一是外 部的客观描写: n1. she got up early for the post. L 2 n2. she had put on her best dress. L 21 n3. Two spots of colour brighte
20、ned her cheeks. nL 25 n内心描述: n1. Today she was sure there would be something. L 6 n2. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. L 24 n作者通过这些描述推动了情节的发展, 为后面铺 垫。 n10. Yesterday Mrs. Morrison had given the flat an extra clean,. nextra: adj. additional 额外的, 附加的,
21、外 加的 nextra 作为前缀一般在形容词和名词前如: nextraordinary , extralegal, extracurricular na bunch of marigolds when she came to do the breakfast, n a bunch of 一束, 一串 n a bunch of keys/grapes/bananas n常用的量词如下: packet: (一 )包,盒 piece:(一)片,条,快,支 pair:(一)双,对 12. Jim had always liked her in blue. nin: prep. wearing, 穿着,
22、戴着 n新娘通常穿白色衣服。 n Brides are usually dressed in white. 【 in表示穿戴的其他搭配】 n一个穿着蓝色牛仔裤的女孩 na girl in blue jeans n一个穿着校服的学生 na student in uniform 14. So many lovely things. What does this sentence mean? There were so many nice things the old woman wanted to have, but she would be very pleased to get any kin
23、d of birthday present from her daughter. n15. Three were unsealed cards from old friends. nseal v. close an envelope, etc. by sticking the edges of the opening together 封上(信封) nsealed :adj. 密封的 nunsealed : adj.未密封的 16.The old lady felt a pang of disappointment. 1)pang: a sudden, sharp, emotional pai
24、n 突然的剧痛 看完信后,她感到一阵阵悔恨。 After reading the letter, she felt a pang of regret. 2)disappointment: being disappointed失望,沮丧 使我们大失所望的是,野餐那天下起雨来。 To our great disappointment,it rained on the day of our picnic. disappoint: v. fail to fulfill the hope of (a person)使失望 努力工作,不要让你父母失望 Work hard. Dont disappoint
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