Unit3新世紀(jì)英語(yǔ)專業(yè)綜合教程2

1、Unit3,Detailed reading1,Detailed reading,My Stroke of Luck She keeps saving my life. Better still, she keeps giving me reasons to live. Kirk Douglas 1 It happened on the way home from a meeting in Fillmore, 40 miles north of Los Angeles. My friend Noel Blanc, a helicopter pilot, offered to give me a

2、 ride back to the city. We were 50 feet in the air when we collided with a small plane flown by a flight instructor and his young student. Noel and I survived, but the men in the plane died instantly.,2 I dont remember being pulled from the wreckage or the ambulance trip to a nearby hospital. But I

3、do remember my wife, Anne, staring down at me on my gurney. After hearing of the accident, Anne took a helicopter to reach me. She insisted on moving me to our neighborhood hospital in L.A., Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Another helicopter ride. Just what I needed!,Detailed reading2,Detailed reading,

4、But Anne was right. In L.A. I could get the best care for my spinal injury and start seeing psychiatrists for my very real “survivors guilt”. Anne has such good judgment and intuition, she rarely makes a wrong decision. After all, she first saved my life in 1958, when she refused to let me join film

5、 producer Mike Todd on his fatal flight. She saved me again after my stroke in 1995, when I became depressed and suicidal.,Detailed reading3,Detailed reading,3,Detailed reading4,4 Annes secret is that she learns from life, then moves on. Born in Hanover, Germany, she fled to Belgium to escape fascis

6、m as a teenager. She then moved to Paris, surviving the occupation by putting her linguistic ability to work. Fluent in French, English, Italian and her native German, she supported herself by placing German subtitles on French films.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading5,We met in 1953 when I was in P

7、aris to star in Act of Love. I was looking for an assistant, and Anne Buydens showed up at my dressing room for an interview. She wore a blue suit with a white collar, and had very delicate wrists and ankles. Quite striking. I explained the position and she politely said, “I dont think this jobs rig

8、ht for me.” I was miffed. Here I was, an American movie star. I expected her to be eager for the job.,Detailed reading,5,Detailed reading6,6 She did accept the position, but only on a temporary basis. And she eventually agreed to go out with me, which had been my first thought anyhow. But that took

9、some doing on my part too. After our first meeting, I called to invite her to supper at Tour dArgent, one of Pariss best restaurants, with fantastic views of the Seine. “No,” she said, “Im tired. I think Ill just make myself some eggs and go to bed.” My thought then was, to hell with her.,Detailed r

10、eading,Detailed reading7,7 But it was just that poignant style that made me fall in love. During the following months, while I was filming Ulysses in Italy, Anne often met up with me. In 1954, when our next jobs threatened to keep us apart for months at a time, I realized I didnt want to lose her an

11、d asked her to marry me. We slipped away to Las Vegas to tie the knot.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading8,8 Forty-seven years of marriage is quite a journey. Anne has kept me going through some of the hardest times, which hasnt always been easy, given that Im sometimes an actor wrapped up in his ego

12、. After the crash, I couldnt sit without extreme pain. When we went out, Anne would put me in the rear of the station wagon, where I could stretch out. At dinner with friends, shed set a place for me as if it were the most natural thing in the world to eat lying on the couch. She consoled me during

13、my survivors anguish, but what she wouldnt tolerate and heres the important thing was me feeling sorry for myself.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading9,9 Then again, Ive never seen her feel sorry for herself either. Thirty years ago Anne underwent diagnostic surgery after finding a lump in her breast.

14、 Her doctor reported the tumor was malignant, and it was spreading. He encouraged me to authorize him to remove Annes breast then and there. I did.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading10,10 After, I felt guilty having made that choice while she lay unconscious. Anne assured me that Id done the right th

15、ing. She dealt with the cancer, from which she has fully recovered, by helping others talking to groups about her experiences, and establishing Research for Womens Cancers with six fellow survivors. Over the years theyve raised $9 million to help finance a research facility at Cedars-Sinai. Anne rec

16、ently read an article about the deplorable state of school playgrounds in L.A., and started a program to rebuild and beautify them.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading11,11 Thats my wifes method, finding ways her life can help others. Ive been the beneficiary of that practice many times. The afternoon

17、 I had my stroke, Anne was playing bridge with Barbara Sonata, and I was home getting a manicure. When my speech started to slur, the manicurist, a former nurse, immediately phoned Anne. My wife was home within ten minutes and had me at the hospital within an hour.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading1

18、2,12 Although she was my rescuer, Anne, who believes in tough love, wasnt about to let me just lie around. During my recovery, she kicked me out of bed each morning to get me working with my speech therapist. She taught me exercises that helped her when she was learning to speak English, like puttin

19、g a /d/ before a /j/ to say “just.” My therapist was impressed. One day, feeling proud of my progress, I said, “I think as a treat, tomorrow Id like to have breakfast in bed.”,Detailed reading,Detailed reading13,13 Anne looked at me and said, “Youd like breakfast in bed? I think youd better sleep in

20、 the kitchen!” The most difficult consequence of my stroke was the depression I suffered. While I was going through it, Anne endured my moods but didnt allow me to complain. 14 In the midst of writing my latest book, My Stroke of Luck, I had an epiphany, inspired by my wife. How to handle a stroke i

21、s how to handle life. The world is filled with people who have suffered one misfortune or another. What sets the survivors apart from the others is the willingness to move on, and to help others move on too. Anne has been doing that for as long as Ive known her.,Detailed reading,What happened to the

22、 writer?,Detailed reading1-Quesion,He was involved in an air crash but luckily survived.,Detailed reading,What does the author mean by “Another helicopter ride. Just what I needed”?,Detailed reading2-Quesion,He is being ironic. He means that he did not feel at all like taking another helicopter ride

23、.,Detailed reading,How do you understand the sentence “She saved me again after my stroke in 1995, when I became depressed and suicidal.”,Detailed reading3-Quesion,The word “save” here means “help me out of my depression,” because severe depression can sometimes lead to suicide. So the sentence mean

24、s “She saved my life again after my stroke in 1995 by helping me get over the depression I was in and preventing me from committing suicide.”,Detailed reading,How many languages does Anne master?,Detailed reading4-Quesion,Four. French, English, Italian, and German.,Detailed reading,Why did the autho

25、r feel miffed in his interview with Anne?,Detailed reading5-Quesion,He expected Anne to accept the job with eagerness, as most girls would do, because he was a famous American movie star. But Anne declined the offer.,Detailed reading,Why did the author have the thought “to hell with her”?,Detailed r

26、eading6-Quesion,Annes refusal was unexpected and irritated the author, because he took it for granted that Anne would be more than willing to accept his invitation, as most girls would do.,Detailed reading,What do you know about Las Vegas?,Detailed reading7-Quesion,Las Vegas is a city in southeast N

27、evada, USA, famous for its numerous casinos and speedy registration of marriage.,Detailed reading,What is survivors anguish?,Detailed reading8-Quesion,Survivors anguish is a kind of depression in which the survivor suffers an aftermath fear of a disaster and uncertainty about what would happen to hi

28、m / her in the future.,Detailed reading,1. Did Annes attitude towards her own disease agree with what she demanded her husband to do?,Detailed reading10-Quesion,Yes. It is her consistent philosophy that one should keep moving on instead of complaining in face of misfortune.,Detailed reading,2. How d

29、id Anne offer help to others?,She shared her experience with others, raised a fund for a research facility in a hospital and initiated a program to rebuild some school playgrounds.,1. Did Anne really kick her husband out of bed each morning?,Detailed reading12Quesion1,No. “Kick out” is used here as

30、an exaggeration to mean “to get me out of bed despite my reluctance.”,Detailed reading,Detailed reading12Quesion2,Detailed reading,2. What does the author mean by “tough love”?,“Tough love” refers to Annes belief that you should be a bit tough with your loved ones in order to get them back to normal

31、 life as quickly as possible. Needless to say, under this “tough” surface lies profound love, hence the phrase “tough love.” It is a case of oxymoron (矛盾修辭法), which is a rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined. The following are similar examples: deafening silence

32、her cruel kindness a mournful optimist,1. What is the exact meaning of “stroke” in the title of his book My Stroke of Luck, and in the sentence “How to handle a stroke is how to handle life”?,Detailed reading14Quesion1,The word “stroke” in the title of his book means a sudden occurrence of something

33、 pleasant, while the latter refers to the blockage or breaking of blood vessels in the human brain. So the use of “stroke” is a play of word for special effect.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading14Quesion2,Detailed reading,2. Which sentence(s) best summarize(s) the whole story?,The last two sentences

34、 strike home the authors point “What sets the survivor apart from the others is the willingness to move on, and to help others move on too,” as is exemplified by the authors wife, Anne.,offer v. express willingness (to do sth.),Detailed reading1 offer,e.g.,I dont need any help, but it was nice of yo

35、u to offer. The volunteers offered to go where there needed village teachers.,Detailed reading,n. an expression of readiness to do sth. or to give sth.; an amount of money one is willing to pay for sth.,e.g.,She readily accepted his offer to give her a ride home.,Synonym:,propose, tender,Collocation

36、:,on offer for sale at a reduced price under offer having a prospective buyer who has made an offer,collide vi. hit each other accidentally,Detailed reading1 collide,e.g.,The motorbike and the bus collided at the corner of the street.,Synonym:,bump into, crash into,Detailed reading,Collocation:,coll

37、ide with sb. / sth.,e.g.,The two ships collided with each other in the heavy storm.,Derivation:,collision n.,intuition n. the power of knowing sth. without reasoning,Detailed reading2 intuition,e.g.,Women are apt to believe in their intuition in love.,Detailed reading,Derivation:,intuitive a. intuit

38、ively a.,Comparison:,insight n. ability to see into the true nature perception n. ability to see, hear or understand instinct n. natural feeling that makes one choose to act in a particular way, synonym of intuition,depressed a. sad or gloomy,Detailed reading2 depressed,e.g.,Quite a lot of young peo

39、ple are very depressed about the high housing prices.,Detailed reading,Derivation:,depress vt. depression n. depressing a.,Synonym:,dispirited, downhearted,suicidal a. with a tendency to commit suicide,Detailed reading2 suicidal,e.g.,People in a suicidal state had better go to seek professional help

40、 from counselors.,Detailed reading,Derivation:,suicide n.,Collocation:,suicidal attempt suicidal behavior,occupation n. the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force,Detailed reading3 occupationl,e.g.,Hong Kong had ever been under English occupation for more than 100

41、years.,Detailed reading,Synonym:,invasion, takeover,Collocation:,occupation rate 占用率,Detailed reading4 Activity,Activity: Discussion Nowadays, people are under more and more pressure. Employees suicide in Foxconn Technology Group taking death toll to more than 10 is an example. Can you briefly narra

42、te this event and then speak out your views on this issue? Try to use the following words and phrases in your discussion.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading3 survivors guilt,survivors guilt,Explanation:,The author felt guilty because he survived while the other men on the plane didnt.,Detailed readin

43、g,Detailed reading3 She saved me ,Detailed reading,Translation:,我1995年中風(fēng)，深感沮喪，并有自殺傾向，她又一次救了我。,She saved me again after my stroke in 1995, when I became depressed and suicidal.,Detailed reading5- star,star vi. appear as a main performer in a film,e.g.,Tom Hanks is to star in the action movie.,Colloca

44、tion:,reach for the stars be very ambitious see stars having a feeling of seeing flashes of light, esp. as a result of being hit on the head stars in ones eyes being happy and excited,Detailed reading,vt. have sb. as a main performer,e.g.,Zhang Yimou has starred Gong Li many times in his films.,n. f

45、amous or brilliant singer, performer, sportsman, etc.,e.g.,The film is an all-star cast. 這部電影全部為明星陣容。,Detailed reading5- show up,show up arrive at a place,e.g.,The writer showed up with the students shouts and applause. His friend finally showed up as a witness.,Synonym:,appear, come into view, turn

46、 up,Antonym:,hide,Detailed reading,e.g.,Her husband did not turn up timely as she expected, so she was quite worried.,Comparison:,show off try to impress others with ones abilities, wealth, intelligence, etc. show sb. the door ask sb. to leave,Detailed reading5- striking,striking a. very attractive

47、and impressive,e.g.,It was said that Xi Shi was a very striking woman in history. A great number of striking ladies entered for the beauty contest.,Synonym:,conspicuous, outstanding, attractive,Antonym:,inconspicuous,Detailed reading,Derivation:,strikingly ad.,Detailed reading6- temporary,temporary

48、a. lasting only for a limited period of time,e.g.,Most of the workers accepted the temporary arrangement. The temporary offices are set for the urban renewal.,Synonym:,transient, momentary, impermanent,Detailed reading,Antonym:,permanent, everlasting, eternal,Derivation:,temporariness n. temporarily

49、 ad.,Detailed reading7- poignant,poignant a. keen or strong in mental appeal,e.g.,The memories of two world wars are poignant. It is always a poignant moment for her to miss her lost child.,Derivation:,poignancy n. poignantly ad.,Detailed reading,Synonym:,distressing, heartbreaking,Antonym:,happy, d

50、elighted, joyful,Comparison:,keep sb. / sth. away from sb. / sth. cause sb. / sth. not to go near sb. / sth. keep off not approach, touch keep on doing sth. continue doing sth. keep up (of rain, snow, good weather, etc.) continue without stopping,keep apart (cause to) remain separate,Detailed readin

51、g4 keep apart 1,e.g.,Keeping the two naughty boys apart can help them sleep on time. They keep the sections apart in order to make them operate smoothly.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading4 keep apart 2,Synonym:,Detailed reading,detach, disconnect, disjoin, set apart,Antonym:,unite,Detailed reading6

52、to hell with her ,to hell with her,Explanation:,“To hell with” is a curse. Here the author is cursing her under his breath. This shows his anger.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading7 We slipped ,We slipped away to Las Vegas to tie knot.,Translation:,我們偷偷跑到拉斯維加斯舉行了婚禮。,Detailed reading,Detailed reading8

53、- go through,go through experience; suffer,e.g.,I admire the way shes still so cheerful after all that shes gone through. In her childhood, she went through great hardship.,Synonym:,undergo, suffer, experience,Detailed reading,Comparison:,go down sink go in for take part in go up be raised; be built

54、 go over look at sth. carefully; inspect sth.,be wrapped up in be totally absorbed in,Detailed reading8 be wrapped up in,e.g.,Chinese parents tend to be completely wrapped up in their kids. The boy was so wrapped up in his toys that he didnt hear his grandmothers words at all.,Synonym:,engrossed, pr

55、eoccupied,Detailed reading,Comparison:,wrap sb. up in cotton wool protect sb. too much from dangers or risks wrap sb. up put warm clothes on sb.,Detailed reading8- console,console vt. give comfort to sb. in times of sadness,e.g.,He consoled himself by the thought that it might have been worse. Presi

56、dent Lincoln consoled the mother who lost all her five sons in the civil war.,Derivation:,consolation n. consolatory a.,Detailed reading,Collocation:,console sb. for / on sth.,Detailed reading9 undergo,Detailed reading,undergo vt. experience,e.g.,He was frightened when he realized he would have to u

57、ndergo a dangerous heart operation. To achieve success, a person may have to undergo disappointment and frustration.,Synonym:,put up with, be subjected to, go through,Collocation:,undergo an operation undergo surgery undergo severe tests,Detailed reading9- authorize,authorize vt. give official permi

58、ssion for,e.g.,Only the Congress can authorize the President to declare war. Her classmates authorized her to receive their diplomas at the university.,Detailed reading,Synonym:,legalize, license, sanction,Antonym:,prohibit, forbid,Derivation:,authorization n. authorized a.,Detailed reading10- feel

59、guilty,feel guilty have a feeling of shame or having committed wrong,e.g.,He felt guilty about buying such an expensive house because his old parents have worked so hard to save money for him. These children felt guilty that they had broken the windows of the classroom.,Detailed reading,Synonym:,conscience-stricken, remorseful,Detailed reading10 finance1,finance vt. provide money for; fund,e.g.,The World Bank finances this environmental protection organization.,Detail