《基礎(chǔ)英語閱讀》Book 3 Unit 11電子教案 (二)

UnitEleven

I.Objectives

令Tohelpstudentsappreciatethispieceofliteraryworkbycomparingthemajorstylistic

differencesbetweenthecolloquialspeechofthecharactersandthedescriptivelanguagein

thestory

令Tointroduceabasicknowledgeaboutthefeaturesofashortstory

II.TeachingEmphasis:

1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;

2.Newwordsandexpressions:

habitual,twirl,correspond,proposition,egotism,submerge,astir,staunch,revolve,cynical,

stalwart,groove,moderately,glare,confrontation,besubjectto

III.TeachingMethods:presentation;questions;discussion

IV.TeachingTool:multi-medium.

V.CheckingMethods:examination;questions;discussion;homework

VI.TeachingProcedures:(7periods)

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieClip

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatwishdoesJennamake?

Shewantstobecomeathirty-year-oldladyimmediately.

2.WhatchangeshavetakenplacetoJennawhenshewakesup?

Whenshewakesup,Jennafindsthatshehasturnedintoanadult.Sheliveswithaman,whois

verylikelyherhusband.HerparentshavegoneonacruisetotheCaribbeanwithouther,which

seemsimpossiblewhenshewasmuchyounger.

Discussion:

Someyoungstersdreamofgrowingolder,whileothersareafraidofit.Whatdoesgrowingold

meantoyou?Isitadreamoranightmareforyou?Stateyourreasons.Thisisanopenquestion.

2.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyour

reasons.

Friendshipiscomposedofasinglesoulinhabitingtwobodies.

-Aristotle

Friendshipisbornatthatmomentwhenonepersonsaystoanother,t4What!Youtoo?IthoughtI

wastheonlyone.”

—C.S.Lewis

Truefriendsstabyouinthefront.

—OscarWilde

Lifeispartlywhatwemakeit,andpartlywhatitismadebythefriendswechoose.

—TennesseeWilliams

Menkickfriendshiparoundlikeafootballbutitdoesn'tseemtobreak.Womentreatitlikeglass

anditgoestopieces.

—AnneMorrowLindbergh

Truefriendshipcomeswhenthesilencebetweentwopeopleiscomfortable.

—DavidTysonGentry

Friendshipmarksalifeevenmoredeeplythanlove.Loverisksdegeneratingintoobsession,

friendshipisneveranythingbutsharing.

—ElieWiesel

Don'twalkinfrontofme;Imaynotfollow.Don'lwalkbehindme;Imaynotlead.Justwalk

besidemeandbemyfriend.

—AlbertCamus

ListeningInandSpeakingOut

1.Notes

2.Listening

3.SpeakingPractice

1.Notes

1.sociological—concerningwiththestudyofhumansocietiesandoftherelationshipsbetween

groupsinthesesocieties社會學(xué)的

2.escalate—increaseinextentorintensity

e.g.Thelocalwarescalatedintoamajorconflict.

局部的戰(zhàn)爭逐步升級成大規(guī)模的沖突。

3.impulsive—proceedingfromnaturalfeelingorimpulsewithoutexternalstimulus

e.g.animpulsivegestureofaffection

4.unconditional-Somethingthatisunconditionaliscomplete,andhasnoconditionsor

imitationsattachedtoit.

e.g.unconditionalobedience無條件的服從

5.befriend—becomefriendswith

6.utilitarian—Somethingthatisutilitarianisdesignedtobeusefulorpracticalratherthan

attractive.實(shí)用的

2.Listening

Listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Accordingtoresearch,whatisoneofthekeyinfluencingfactorsinachievinghappiness,

self-esteem,andsatisfaction?

Thequalityandnatureofyourfriendsareoneofthekeyinfluencingfactors.

2.Whichsociologicalphenomenonhasescalatedthedesiretomakemorefriends?

Moreandmorepeopleareincreasinglyturningtowardstheirfriendsforsupportandmutualsharing

ratherthancommunicatingtotheirrelatives.

3.Whatkindofrelationshipisfriendship?

Friendshipisanimpulsiverelationship.

4.Howmanystepsaretheretomakefriends?Whatarethey?

Therearethreestepstomakefriends.Thefirststepistomakefriendslikeyou,thesecondisto

developamutualconsiderationbetweeneachother,andthelastistoshowyourunconditional

supportandencouragementtowardsyourfriend.

5.Whydoestheauthorsay"Friendshiphasoverwhelmingsignificanceonbothsocialand

individuallevels,,7

Becausefriendshipdoesn'tonlyprovideuswithemotionalaswellasutilitariansupportbutitalso

helpsustoimproveourpersonalidentities.

3.SpeakingPractice

Giveanoralpresentationonthesummaryofthemainpointsofthelisteningpassage.

Foryourreference

Thekeypoints:

-Friendshipandfriendsarecentraltopeople'slives.

-Friendsaffectourlifeinmanyaspects.

-Howtomakefriends:

(1)Tomakefriendswithsomeoneistomakethemlikeyou.

(2)Todevelopamutualconsiderationbetweenyouandyourfriend.

(3)Toshowyourunconditionalsupportandencouragementtowardsyourfriend.

Discussandcommentontheeffectivenessofeachother'soralpresentation.

Workinpairsandtaketurnstoaskandgiveanswersaboutthefollowingtopics:

a.Howdoyoudefine“friendship”?

b.Doyouagreewiththestatement“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed”?

c.Willyouintroducesomeofthewaystoexpandyourcircleoffriends?

Text

1.TextI

(1)Pre-ReadingQuestions

(2)GeneralReading

(3)Background

(4)Text

⑸CommentsontheText

(6)Exercises

2.TextII

(1)Text

⑵Questions

TextI

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

“AfterTwentyYears^^isashortstory.Whatcanthestorybeabout?Thetitlemaysuggestsome

eventthattakesplacetwentyyearsaftersomeotherevent.Whatcouldtwosucheventsbe?

Whatdoyouanticipate?Thinkoftwopossibilitiesanddiscusswithyourclassmates.

Foryourreference點(diǎn)擊該行出現(xiàn)下面兩行內(nèi)容

Theseareopenquestions.Youmaychooseanyoneormoreoftheabovequestionstodiscusswith

yourclassmates.Youroriginalideaswillbehighlyvalued.

2.GeneralReading

Thetextcanberoughlydividedintofiveparts.Nowwritedownthemainidea(s)foreachpart.

1.Lines1——7:ApolicemanisonthebeatinastreetinNewYorkataboutteno'clockat

night.

2.Lines8—17:Amaninthedarkeneddoorwayofahardwarestoreiswaitingtoseeafriend.

3a.Lines18—35:Themantellsthepolicemanabouttheappointmenthemadewithafriend

twentyyearsbefore.

3b.Lines36~48:“JimmyWells^^comestofilltheappointmentwithBob.

4.Lines49一56:Bobisarrestedbytheplain-clothesmanwhowasdisguisedasJimmyWells.

5.Lines57—62:JiminyWells5noteexplainstoBobthathehasidentifiedhimastheman

wantedinChicagoandhasaskedtheplain-clothesmantoarresthim.

3.Background

1.O.Henry

WilliamSydneyPorter(September11,1862—June5,1910),knownbyhispennameO.

Henry,wasanAmericanwriter.O.Henry'sshortstoriesareknownfortheirwit,wordplay,warm

characterizationandclevertwistendings.

O.Henry'sstoriesfrequentlyhavesurpriseendings.Inhisday,hewascalledthe

AmericananswertoGuydeMaupassant.Bothauthorswroteplottwistendings,butO.Henry's

storiesweremuchmoreplayful.Hisstoriesarealsoknownfbrwittynarration.MostofO.

Henry'sstoriesaresetinhisowntime,theearly20thcentury.ManytakeplaceinNewYorkCity

anddealfbrthemostpartwithordinarypeople.O.Henryhadaninimitablehandforisolating

someelementofsocietyanddescribingitwithanincredibleeconomyandgraceoflanguage.

Amonghismostfamousstoriesare:TheGiftoftheMagi,TheRansomofRedChief,The

CopandtheAnthem,ARetrievedReformation,andTheDuplicityofHargraves.

2.plain-clothesman(plam-clothespoliceman)

Aplain-clothesmanisamemberofapoliceforce,especiallyadetective.Theyspyinthecrowd,

wearscivilianclothesinsteadofauniformwhileonduty.

4.TextIAfterTwentyYears

Wordsandphrases:

(1)barely:ad.almostnot,notjust,hardly

e.g.Thoughheseemedbarelyconscious,Iknewhewasfullyawareofhissufferings.

Hecouldbarelycontainhisexcitement.

(2)chilly:a.toocoldtobecomfortable

e.g.OnSunday,tensofthousandsofsoldiersmassedattheborderinthechillyrain.

WintercomesearlierthisyearanditbecomeschillyinearlyNovember.

(3)gust:n.asuddenstrongmovementofwind,air,rain,etc.

e.g.Asuddengustofwindblewthewindowshut.

TheU.S.CoastGuardstationatHatterasreportedagustof67mphjustbeforemidnight.

(4)twirl:v.toturnaroundandaroundormakesomethingdothis

e.g.WhenIwasyoung,Iusedtotwirlinthefieldofwildflowersthatgrewinmybackyard.

Howdoesadragonflytwirlanddiveinflight?

(5)club:n.thebuildingorplacewherethemembersofaparticularclubmeetorplaysport

e.g.Thegolfclubhasadmitted100newmembers.

Theclubmustputforwardacleardefinitionofitsgoals.

(6)intricate:a.containingmanydifferentpartsorsmalldetailsthatallworkorfittogether

e.g.Asilverbraceletwithsomeintricatescrollworkclungtohisrightwrist.

Thenestsareintricatestructuresbeautifullywovenbythemalebirdstoattractfemales.

(7)thoroughfare:n.apublicroadusedbytraffic,especiallythroughaplacesuchasacityortown

e.g.Intheformerthoroughfare,businessmenandtravellersweremakingforcomfortable

hotels.

AvenuedesChamps-ElyseesisParis'mostfamousthoroughfare.

(8)stalwart:a.stronginappearance;physicallystrong

e.g.Canceristheonediseasethatcanstopthemoststalwartpersonintheirtracks.

Theprinceistallandstalwart.

(9)swagger:n.awayofwalking,talking,orbehavingthatseemstooconfident

e.g.Shewentawaywithaswagger,andprobablywouldn'tcomeback.

Youdidn'tdeservetowinthegameandwalkwithaswagger,becauseyoulost

somethingmoreimportant.

(10)vicinity:n.intheareaaroundaparticularplace

e.g.Thestolenbikewasfoundinthevicinityofasecond-handshop.

Somaybeyoursoulislocated,moreorless,inthevicinityofyourbody.

(11)reassuringly:ad.makingyoufeellessworrieduncertainorfrightened

e.g.Cathynoddedatherfriendreassuringly.

Reassuringly,atleastinitsrelationswithAmerica,Chinafornowseemstobeguided

morebypragmatismthanbycompetition.

(12)square-jawed:a.havingarelativelysquarejaw

e.g.Advertisementswithbustymodelshavereplacedpostersofsquarejawedwomen

scythingwheat.

Heistall,withahandsome,squarejawedfaceandastrongstalwartbuild.

(13)keen:a.wantingtodosomethingorwantingsomethingtohappenverymuch;eager

e.g.Despitecontinuingrainfallandlowtemperatures,fanswereenthusiasticandkeentogo

onenjoyingthemselves.

Hewasn'tkeenonplanningthisevent,butwemanagedtobringhimround.

(14)chum:n.agoodfriend

e.g.ThatladyisanoldschoolchumofMr.Smith.

Thisisahugechangeintonefromhispredecessor,JacquesChirac,whotreatedMr.

Putinasanallyandchum.

(15)chap:n.usedtotalkaboutamaninafriendlyway,especiallyamanyouknowandlike

e.g.He'sadearoldchap,butoverninetyandinhissecondchildhood.

Mikeisanoseychap—healwayswantstobeinoneverything.

(16)drag:v.topullsomeonesomewherewheretheydonotwanttogo,inawaythatisnotgentle

e.g.Itisequippedwithtwo-wayradiosandcanbeconfiguredtodragsurvivorstosafety.

Sodidhedragyououtofthecar,ordidyoustepoutfreely?

(17)correspond:v.towriteletterstosomeoneandreceivelettersfromthem

e.g.Shestoppedcorrespondingwithhimaftertheirargumentaboutpolitics.

Janecorrespondswithhersisterregularly.

(18)losetrackof:tonothaveinformationaboutwhatishappening

e.g.DuringhisholidayinAmerica,Bendidnotsimplylosetrackoftimeandplace.

Ifyourunahugewebsite,itissoeasytolosetrackofsomeofyourpages.

(19)hustle:v.tohurryindoingsomethingorgoingsomewhere

e.g.Itwasthecitygame.Stripped.Noequipment,justhustleandsweat.SlapBall.

Hehadtohustletorealizehisdream.

(20)puff:n.asuddensmallmovementofwind,air,orsmoke

e.g.Apuffofwindblewherhatsoff.

Puffsofdensesmokecamefromthefirescene.

(21)absurdity:n.thestateorqualityofbeingcompletelystupidorunreasonable

e.g.RedemptionwasforNietzschenotadeliverancefromsin,butatotalaffirmationoflife,

withallitspain,sufferingandabsurdity.

You'lldiscovertheabsurdityofmostworriesinthisway.

(22)exclaim:v.tosaysomethingsuddenlyandloudlybecauseyouaresuiprised,angry,orexcited

e.g.”Itisn'tfhir!”sheexclaimedinshock.

Thespectacularsunrisemadeusexclaiminsurprise.

(23)egotism:n.thebeliefthatyouaremuchbetterormoreimportantthanotherpeople

e.g.Hewaskindandgood-naturedforallhisegotism.

Vanity,egotism,andprideallhideasubtleunhappiness,acleverlydisguisedanimosity.

(24)submerge:v.tocoversomethingcompletelywithsomething

e.g.Shewassubmergedinhersadnessandbitterness.

Thehousewastotallysubmergedbyfloodwater.

(25)glare:n.abrightunpleasantlight

e.g.Theharshglareofthedesertsunmakesmealmostfaint.

Heflicksthecigaretteandlooksupatthehouse,onehandliftedtoblocktheglare.

(26)simultaneously:ad.happeningordoneatthesametime

e.g.Abeltoffoghadliftedalmostsimultaneouslywiththeappearanceofthemoon.

TheOlympicwillbebroadcastsimultaneouslyonTVindifferentcountries.

(27)snap:v.tosaysomethingimpatientlyinanangryway

e.g.Hesnappedathisfriendsfortheybrokethepromiseandliedtohim.

Theyoungchildsnappedbackareplyangrilyathismother.

(28)pug:n.asmallshort-haireddogwitharathershortandflatnose

e.g.NoonewantstomakehispuganopentargetontheInternet.

Awrinkled,melancholy-lookingpughascapturedtheheartsoftensofthousandsof

Internetusers.

Notes

1.Thepolicemanonthebeat

Thepolicemanwhowasontheroutehewasorderedtopatrol.Abeatistheusualpath

followedbyapolicemanonduty.

2.Thetimewasbarely10o'clockatnight

Itwasonlyjust/hardlyteno'clockatnight.Barelymeans“almostnot,onlyjust,hardly^^.

e.g.：

Shespokesosoftlythathervoicewasbarelyaudible.

Weleftinahurryandwebroughtbarelyenoughfoodforthepicnic.

3.anall-nightlunchcounter

alunchcounterthatstaysopenallnight/thatoffers24-hourorround-the-clockservice.

Alunchcounterisasnackbarwheresandwiches,hotdogs,hamburgers,hotandcolddrinks

andice-creamsareserved.

Lunchheredoesnotmeanthemealatnoon,butratheranylightmealorsnack.

4.Chum,chap,oldpartner

Thesenounsandnounphrasesallhavemoreorlessthemeaningof"closefriend^^toexpress

intimacy.

5.IwastostartfortheWesttomakemyfortune

IwouldgototheWesttoearnalotofmoney.

Inthe19thcentury,manyAmericanswouldgoWestfromtheEasttoseekfortune.

6.welosttrackofeachother

wenolongerknewwhatwashappeningtoeachother.

Theoppositeoflosetrack/iskeeptrackof.

e.g.：

Trytokeeptrackofwhatisgoingonaroundyou.

7.aprettybigproposition

aplaceofgreatopportunitieswherepeoplecanmakeafortune.

Propositioninthiscontextmeans“abusinessundertaking^^.

8.Goingtocalltimeonhimsharp?

Areyouexpectinghimtocomeatexactly10o'clock?

9.uncertainalmosttoabsurdity

Themanfelthisbeingtherewasalmostridiculousashewassouncertainiftheappointment

wouldbekeptbytheotherparty.

10.Blessmyheart!

Thisisacolloquialexpressiontoshowone'ssurpriseinexclamation.

11.sureasfate

certainly

12.hisegotismenlargedbysuccess

hisself-admirationandconceitgrewashewastellingstoriesabouthisownsuccess.

13.changeaman'snosefromaRomantoapug

ARomannoseisanosewithahigh,prominentbridge,andapugnoseisashort,ratherflat

nose.

14.Youhavebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,uSilky^Bob.

Youhavebeenheldasaprisonerfortenminutes...

SilkyisanicknameforBob.Itimpliesthe“charming”mannerandcunningnatureonthepart

ofBob.

15.thestation

thepolicestation

5.CommentsontheText

“AfterTwentyYears^^isashortstorywrittenbyO.Henry.Firstofall,afewwordsabout

theliteraryform“theshortstory”.

Theshortstoryisaformoffictiongenerallyunder10,000wordsinlength.Becauseofits

limitedlength,ashortstorypresentsveryfewcharacters(generallyoneortwo),andfocuseson

onlyoneevent,whichtakesplacewithinaveryshorttime.Theauthormustbeverycarefulin

hisselectionofincidentsandmaterials.Theshortstory,throughsomemeansorother,achieves

suspenseanddramaticeffectthroughcomplication.Andaction,whetherphysicalor

psychological,withsomesortofaprogressivedevelopmentandanoutcome,isessentialtothe

shortstory.

1.Structurally,ashortstorymaybreakupintofivesections.Hereisanattemptatanalyzing

thetextaccordingtothestructuraldivisions.

1)Thesetting.Thissectionprovidesthereaderwiththesettingandabriefintroductionto

thecharacters.Thesettingofthestoryisveryclear—inthedoorwayofahardwarestorein

astreetinNewYork,alittlebeforeteno'clockatnight.Oneofthecharactersisintroduced

vividlytothereader—astalwart,dutifulpolicemanonthebeat.

2)Thegeneratingcircumstance.Thisistheincidentinthestorythatfirstarousesthereader's

curiosity.Amanisfoundleaninginthedarkeneddoorwayofahardwarestore.Whoisthe

man?Whyishethereallaloneinadesertedstreet?Thenhespeakstothepoliceman

withoutbeingasked,tryingtoexplainwhyheisthere.Sothereader'sinterestiscaught,and

heiseagertoreadon.

3)Therisingaction.Thisiswheretheplotdevelopsandprogressestowardstheclimax.Itis

alsowherethereaderfindscomplicationsandsuspense.Theappearanceofthemaninthe

doorwayisdescribed.Themantellsabouttheappointmenthehascometofill,andthe

relationbetweenhimandhisfriend“JimmyWells,,.Thenthepolicemangoesawayandthe

manisleftalone.Ishisfriendcomingtokeeptheappointment?Howmuchlongerhasheto

wait?Thereaderiskeptinsuspense.Thenatallmancomesalong,addressesthemaninthe

doorwaydirectlyasBobandacknowledgeshimselftobeJimmy.Bobbeginstotell"Jimmy”

hisadventuresintheWestand“Jimmy”listenswithinterest.

4)Theclimax.Thisiswheretheinterestandexcitementarehighest,anditisjustbeforethe

end.WhenBobdiscoversthatthetallmanissomeotherpersonthanJimmyWells,thestory

reachesitsclimax.

5)Thedenouement.Thisistheendofthestorywheneverythingisexplained.O.Henryis

knownforhissurpriseending,and4€AfterTwentyYears"isprovidedwithasurpriseending.

ThenotetellsthereaderaswellasBobthatJimmyWellsisnootherthanthepatrolman.The

readerissurprisedwhileBobisstunned.

2.Theplot(i.e.,asequenceofeventsthatmakeupastory)isdevelopedmainlythroughthe

dialogues.

1)ThedialoguebetweenthepolicemanonpatrolandthemanfromtheWesttellsusthe

backgroundofthestory—themanfromtheWesthascometokeepanappointmentmade

twentyyearsbefore.

2)ThedialoguebetweenBoband“Jimmy“l(fā)ellsthereaderaboutthe"pre-arranged“meeting

andtherevelationofthetruth.

3.Thecharactersaredescribedbydifferentmeans.Apartfromtheplot,anotherimportant

elementofashortstoryisthecharacterization—thewayinwhichthepeopleinthestoryare

presented.Theymaybedescribeddirectlyorshowntothereaderthroughdialogue,actionand

interaction.

1)Thecharactersaredevelopedthroughstraightdescriptionoftheirexternalaction.For

example,

a)Theprofessionalpoliceman'shabitualbehaviouronthebeat

Tryingdoorsashewent,twirlinghisclubwithmanyintricateandartfulmovements,

turningnowandthentocasthiswatchfuleyedownthepeacefulthoroughfare....

b)TheappearanceofJimmyandBob,andBob'ssignsofwealth

...theofficer,withhisstalwartformandslightswagger

Thelightshowedapale,square-jawedfacewithkeeneyes,andalittlewhitescarnear

hisrighteyebrow.

Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond,oddly-set.

2)Thecharactersarepresentedtothereaderthroughthedialogue.Fromthewaythecharacters

talkandwhattheytalkabout,thereaderknowsthat:

a)ThemanfromtheWestissuccessfulinhavingmadealargefortune,boastfuland

self-conceited,andadventurous.

b)Jimmyisaplodder,heisprudent,amanwhogetsinagroove,butheisalsocool,

self-possessedandcalculating.

6.Exercises

Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwords.

1.Thetimewasbarely10o'clockatnight,butchillygustsofwindwithatasteofraininthemhad

almostemptiedthestreets.

Itwasonlyjust10o'clockatnightandthewindwasblowingingusts.Therathercoldwindwith

asuggestionofrainalmostmadethestreetsdeserted.

2.Tryingdoorsashewent,twirlinghisclubwithmanyintricateandartfulmovements,turning

nowandthentocasthiswatchfuleyedownthepeacefulthoroughfare,theofficer,withhis

stalwartformandslightswagger,madeafinepictureofaguardianofthepeace.

Ashewaswalkingon,hepushedeachdoortoseewhetheritwaslocked.Atthesametimehe

quicklyturnedhisclubroundandroundskilfully.Fromtimetotimehelookedcloselyatthequiet

street.Theofficer,withhismuscularandpowerfulform,andhissomewhatarrogantmannerof

walking,presentedagoodimageofthedelenderofpublicsecurityandlawandorder.

3.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourdestinyworkedoutandour

fortunesmadewhatevertheyweregoingtobe.

Webelievedthatintwentyyears,time,ourfateandourearnings,whethergoodorbad,would

havebeendecided.

4.Butafterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.Yousee,theWestisaprettybigproposition,

andIkepthustlingaroundoveritprettylively.

Butoneortwoyearslaterwelosttouchwitheachother.Youknow,theWestisaplacefbrvery

bigbusinessundertakingsandIkeptbusygoingallovertheWestdoingbusiness.

5.Goingtocalltimeonhimshaip?

Areyouexpectinghimtocomeatexactly10o'clock?.

6.Therewasnowafine,colddrizzlefalling,andthewindhadrisenfromitsuncertainpuffsintoa

steadyblow.

Afinemistyrainwasfallingandthewind,insteadofblowinginpuffsnowandthen,wasblowing

steadily.

7.ThemanfromtheWest,hisegotismenlargedbysuccess,wasbeginningtooutlinethehistory

ofhiscareer.

ThemanfromtheWest,whosesuccesshadswelledhissenseofhisownimportance,beganto

sketchthehistoryofhiscareer.

8.You?vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,“Silky”Bob.

Youhavebeenaprisonerfortenminutes,44Silky,,Bob.

TextII

1.TextFriends,GoodFriends—andSuchGoodFriends

Notes

1.baretoeachotherthesecretsoftheirsouls

telleachothertheirmostsecretthoughtsandfeelings

2....afriendisafriendalltheway

...afriendisalwaysafriend,withoutanylimitorreservation.

Allthewayisaninformalexpressionwhichmeans"withoutlimitorreservation^^.

e.g.:

I'mwithyoualltheway.

3.butnowIbelievethat'sanarrowpointofview

butnowIbelievethatpointofviewhasaverylimitedrange.

Ideas,attitudes,beliefs,etc.thatarenarrowdonotreflectalltheimportantfeaturesofa

subject,andhaveaverylimitedrange.

eg：

anarrowmind

inthenarrowsenseoftheword

4.nonchalant

unconcerned

Someonewhoisnonchalantbehavescalmlyandinawaywhichsuggeststhathe/shedoesnot

worryorcareverymuchaboutthings.

eg：

benonchalanttosb'ssuggestions

inanonchalantmanner

Shegaveanonchalantshrug.

5.carpool

anarrangementbetweenpeopletomakearegularjourneyinasinglevehicle拼車

6.Aswewillforthem.

Aswhatwewilldoforthem.

7.Thesefriendshipsaren'tintimate

Thesefriendshipsarenotinvolvingverycloseconnection.

Intimatemeans"markedbycloseacquaintance,association,orfamiliarity^^.

eg：

establishintimateconnectionwithsb

8.Theirvalueliesinsomeinterestjointlyshared.

Webecomefriendswiththemonlybecausewehavesomecommoninterests.

9.Brooklyn

aboroughofNewYorkCity,atthesouth-westerncomerofLongIsland布魯克林

10.endodontist

adentistspecializingindiseasesofthedentalpulpandnerve牙髓病醫(yī)生

11.Yonkers

acitysoutheasttotheNewYorkState楊克斯

12.we'velittleincommonnow

wedon'thavemanysharedinterestsorcharacteristicsnow.

13.beforeourvoicegotun-Brooklyned

beforewelostourBrooklynaccentinourpronunciation

14.alackofchemistry

Chemistryherereferstothecomplexemotionalorpsychologicalinteractionbetweenpeople,

e.g.:

Thepersonalchemistrybetweenthetwogirlsisgood.這兩個女孩很合得來。

15....iscalibratedwithcare

...isadjustedcarefully

OralWork

1.Role-play

2.InteractionActivities

1.Role-play

AMysteriousIntruder

Situation:

MaryandJimhavereturnedfromtheirholiday