B3 unit 6 Human Touch

1、COLLEGE ENGLISHSCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGESSCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGESCollege EnglishUnit 6 Human Touch How do you understand the following :i. Faith /hope / charity ?ii. Love makes the world go.iii. Are you always ready to lend a hand ? Text A The last leaf- Hope for Life (with the help and love fro

2、m others) Text B Thank you Mam-Trust and Lovehope for a new life College English Global understanding Text A: 1. Johnsy made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell; 2. She decided not to give up her life; 3. Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of the girls mind, risked to paint the last leaf

3、 and save her; 4. The painting was so perfect, the two girls mistook it for the real leaf.College English Language Focus Find ones taste so much in tune Keep/stay tuned Tune in/up a. Youre not singing in tune. 你唱走調(diào)了 b. Guitar plays in tune with piano.吉他與鋼琴合奏很協(xié)調(diào)。 Bishop sleeve (bishoparchbishop) Pers

4、onification: a cold -Pneumonia-stranger -stalked about touching with fingers-his victimsCollege English If you stalk a person or a wild animal, you follow them quietly in order to kill them, catch them, or observe them carefully. e.g. He stalks his victims like a hunter after a deer. If you stalk so

5、mewhere, you walk there in a stiff, proud, or angry way. e.g. The stranger stalked about the street. College Englishin your mind/ on your mindUltimately strength mode becomes realistic in your mind because the fiction is explained.最終實力模式成為現(xiàn)實，在你的腦海中，因為小說是解釋。As you mull these questions over in your mi

6、nd, you reminds yourself, There are no right or wrong answers.當(dāng)你對這些問題深思熟慮的時候，你要提醒你自己：“沒有正確和錯誤的答案。Language Focus Dont let it weigh on your mind.你不要因此背包袱。Sure, Richard. Whats on your mind?當(dāng)然，理查德。你是怎么考慮的？I can see you have something weighs heavily on your mind.看得出來你有什么事讓你心事重重。More examples I want to tu

7、rn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves (Line 50, p.190) 我只想放棄一切，像落葉一樣飄然而去。 to do sth. to excessto do more than enough Fierce little old manmocked at softness in any one As guard dog to sb. Language Focus She told him of Johnsys fancy, and

8、 how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker. (Line 65, p.191) shade = blind (Br. E)window cover there yet stood out (against the brick wall) one ivy leaf. (c.f. There be construction) (Line 85, p.192)“There be/do

9、” constructions- existential constructions There stood out (against the brick wall) one ivy leaf. There is a man coming near. There arrived three guests. There appeared a huge dark cloud. There goes the bus. Here comes the bus. 存現(xiàn)結(jié)構(gòu)存現(xiàn)結(jié)構(gòu) 來了一個人。 （cf. 有一個人來了/人來了） 出了太陽。（有太陽） 下雨了。（今天有雨） 起風(fēng)了。（明天有風(fēng)） 走了五個人。

10、（cf. 走了兩天路；有5個人走了） 出了一身汗。（*有一身汗出了；有汗出來了） 跑了三只羊。（有三只羊跑了） 臺上坐著主席團(tuán)。（有主席團(tuán)坐在臺上） 床上躺著一個病人。 （有個病人躺在床上）Language focus When it was light enough Johnsy, the merciless, commanded that the shade be raised. (Line 94, p. 192) Light adj.- If it is light, the sun is providing light at the beginning or end of the da

11、y. e.g. It was still light when we arrived at Lalong Creek. .light summer evenings. If a room or building is light, it has a lot of natural light in it, for example because it has large windows. e.g. It is a light room with tall windows. = bright dark Light n. (cf. lightness); verb; Light idioms If

12、something comes to light or is brought to light, it becomes obvious or is made known to a lot of people. e.g. The truth is unlikely to be brought to light by the promised enquiry. If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it. e.g. At last

13、 the light dawned. He was going to marry Phylis! If someone in authority gives you a green light, they give you permission to do something. e.g. The food industry was given a green light to extend the use of these chemicals.More idioms If something is possible in the light of particular information,

14、 it is only possible because you have this information. e.g. In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues. To shed light on, throw light on, or cast light on something means to make it easier to understand, because more information is known about it. e.g. A

15、new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question. ( = clarify)Some language points in text B a large woman snatch, seize, drag, grip, grasp, give sth. a single tug (simply drag sth.) lose ones balance take off full blast (dash away) fell on his back and his legs few up do

16、 sth. right square (directly) kick sb. in his sitter (buttock) Language focus Turn sb. Loose (release) I got a great mind to do sth. (want very much to do sth.) I would not take you nowhere,(L59,p.213) Aint you got nobody home? (L27,p.212) Maybe you aint been to your supper either, have you? (L.61,

17、p.213) Do not make the mistake of grabbing hold of my pocketbook nor nobody elses (L.103, p.215）Note: People sometimes use aint instead of am not, arent, isnt, havent, and hasnt. Some people consider this use to be incorrect. Language focus Fix us sth. to eat (L.85, p.214) Look presentable (L.86, p.214) 看起來體面點