unit_1_Fresh_Start

1、 Warm-up!A Freshmans Alphabet-description-and-guess game Direction: One student chooses a specific letter like a, b, c or anyone from the alphabet. The student is required to describe the word in sentences. The content must be related to college life and the exact word mustnt be mentioned. The other

2、 students are required to guess out the exact word with the hint of the first letter and whats more to express their attitude towards the life aspect related to the word. oIn your mind, what is university life like? Example: assignment It can be described as: this word starts with the letter “A”; it

3、s the job left by the teacher to us. We have to hand in on time. The answer is assignment. The attitude may be as following: its useful for us to review and to prepare. Yet too many assignments are a real burden. The teacher has better leave us some space and time to arrange our study. In your mind,

4、 what is university life like?dormitoryassignmentexamsfriendsbookclubA Freshmans Alphabet Express ones thoughts clearlyIncrease ones understanding of the world Allow ones participation in society & a purpose in life Cultivate ones characterExpand ones knowledge and skills1. Try to describe your

5、first year at college. Did anything special happen then? The following words might be useful.Group workdifferent, free from constraints, independent, excited, proud, busy Lost/at a loss, lonely, homesick, surprise/shock, disillusion, disappointed, messy 2. Talk about the most embarrassing thing you

6、encountered at college. Are you afraid of making mistakes that cause embarrassment? To err is human. (Alexander Pope ) 人非圣賢，孰能無過。人非圣賢，孰能無過。 Never take oneself too seriously. College allows one to make mistakes.(I will make a fool of myself and thats OK!) Conclusion There are few earthly things more

7、splendid than a university. Wherever a university stands, it stands and shines; wherever it exists, the free minds of men, urged on to full and fair enquiry, may still bring wisdom into human affairs. -John Masefield Anyone in it cant let thechance to open himself to amultitude of new possibilitiess

8、lip by. To exploit everychance to develop oneself, oneshould get released from the bondage of his fixed image.But if one does, he is sure toenter a new world which ismuch wider and more fascinating and even the mistakes he or she makesduring the course will becomethe nourishment of a strongerconfide

9、nce. Unit 1 Fresh StartReady, steady, Go! Value revealed in the text1Basic elements of narration2Structure Analysis3Comprehension and language points4Learning ObjectivesThe Text and the AuthorThe text, written by Evelyn Herald (contemporary), appeared in Nutshell magazine in 1989. Nutshell, a monthl

10、y, web-based magazine. Interested people sign up for the newsletter (簡報) and thus they get a digest (摘要)of the current months content mailed to them. The newsletter contains short, interesting stories while the website contains greater detail for you to dive into.Sketch of the storyoAn autobiographi

11、cal essayoThe authors embarrassing moments during her first days at collegeoThree incidents: Sitting in the wrong class Falling down in the cafeteria Witnessing the similar experienceoThe authors insightReading NarrativeoWhat are the essential elements of a narrative?a clear contextwell-chosen detai

12、lsan appropriate and consistent point of view(dialogues, actions or events)a logical, often chronological organizationTime;Location;Characters(major & minor)Chronological order(time sequence)Text AnalysisFirst person narrative(“I”)Sitting in the wrong class;Falling down in the caf; Witnessing th

13、e upper classfootballer having the sameexperiencAssignmentoIn narrating her first days at college, the author tries various ways to produce humorous effects. One major source of humor in the story is the extensive use of words or phrases which are most likely to impress readers with pictures, vivid,

14、 tangible or even funny. You are required to locate one or two examples to show how the author tries to dramatize some incidents for the sake of humor.oA after-class discussion for the difference between the Higher Education in the U.S and that in ChinaIn this autobiographical essay, Evelyn Herald n

15、arrates her embarrassing moments during her first days of college. With a chronologically balanced pattern of narration, the author focuses on three incidents_, _and_. After these, the author realizes a person should not be afraid of _ because it is only through trial and error that one can find _ a

16、nd this is just the ultimate purpose of college education. Main idea of the textsitting in the wrong classfalling down in the cafeteriafootball player having the same experiencewitnessing the upper-classmaking mistakeshis/ her real selfPart DivisionPara. 1-2: My first day on college campus1.Para. 3-

17、5: Sitting in the wrong class2.Para. 6-7: Falling down in the cafeteria 3.Para. 8-10: Witnessing the upper class footballer having the same experience4.Para. 11-14: the insight into myself 5.Usage of freshWhat meanings can you think of about “fresh”?ouse a fresh pageofresh vegetable/ fish/ bread/ ai

18、roLet me make you a fresh pot of tea.ofresh goodsoThe plants look fresh after the rain. oShes quite fresh to office work.oShes trying to get fresh with my brother.o用新的一頁用新的一頁o新鮮的蔬菜新鮮的蔬菜/魚魚/面包面包/空空氣氣o我重新再給你沏一壺茶吧。我重新再給你沏一壺茶吧。o新到的貨新到的貨o雨后植物看起來生氣盎然。雨后植物看起來生氣盎然。o她對辦公室工作缺乏經(jīng)驗。她對辦公室工作缺乏經(jīng)驗。o她想對我弟弟無禮。她想對我弟弟無禮

19、。Part IoHow did Evelyn feel on her first arrival at the college campus?oLost, scared, self-consciousoHow do you interpret the word “first-gradish”? Collect examples from the text.oa mixture feeling of helplessness, disorientation, self-consciousness and a lack of confidenceoIs it true that everyone

20、on campus was watching the narrator? Why did he/she get that feeling? o No, that was just the way the narrator felt. Because he/she was self-conscious and shy.1. I first began to wonder what I was doing on a college campus when my parents drove off, leaving me standing pitifully in a parking lot. Tr

21、anslation當我父母開車離去，留下我可憐巴巴地站在停當我父母開車離去，留下我可憐巴巴地站在停車場時，我開始尋思我在校園里該做些什么。車場時，我開始尋思我在校園里該做些什么。 1. I decided I wanted nothing more than to find my way safely to my dorm room. (Line 2)want nothing more than to do 只想做只想做She told me at the other end of the telephone line that she wanted nothing more than to

22、listen to my voice again. 她在電話的那一端告訴我她只想再聽聽我的聲音。目前，我只想把英語學好，通過四級考試。Now, I want nothing more than to study English well and pass the TEM-4.gradish oadj. -isho1) somewhat, near to,tending to:o reddish greenish purplish fortyish o2) in the manner of: ofoolish childish boyish womanish snobbisho 3) of a

23、country, of or relating to a country or its peopleo Irish Polish Finnish SpanishdistinctoGold is distinct from iron.o金在性質(zhì)上不同于鐵。oThis term , there has been a distinct improvement in Angels study.Easily perceived by the senses or intellect; cleardistinguished from others in nature or qualitiesdistinct

24、lydistinctiondistinctiveAdding to my distress was the distinct impression that everyone on campus was watching me.I could clearly feel that everyone on campus was watching me, and this made me even more upset.常用搭配常用搭配Be distinct from/in （在某方面）與截然不同practice Now that the boss was no longer present, th

25、ere was a distinct change in her attitude. 老板不在場，她的態(tài)度發(fā)生了180度的大轉變。discreetoHe is discreet in choosing his friends. o他交友謹慎adj.cautious,carefulDiscreet women have neither eyes nor ears. ? 謹慎的女人不四處打聽.He is discreet in his behavior. ? 他行為謹慎.clutchShe clutched the childs hand as they cross the street.vt.

26、to grasp or hold tightlyHe lost his clutch on the rope and fell.他抓不住繩子, 松手摔了下來。n. the act of graspShe released the clutch and the car began to move.n.a coupling that connects or disconnects driving 她放開離合器, 汽車就動了。To be continued on the next page.oThe mother clutched her baby in her arms.o母親緊緊地把嬰兒抱在懷里

27、。oThe frightened child clung to her mother.o受驚的小孩緊緊抓住她的母親.Practicecling to : hold sb. or sth. tightly, esp. because you do not feel safe. reserveoI reserve the right to disagree.oretain, to keep for oneselfoa forest reserve/ wildlife reserveo自然森林保護區(qū)/禁獵區(qū)oLater Darcy drops his reserve and confesses th

28、at he loves her.on. self-restraint in expression; the habit of not showing ones feelings or thoughts.o矜持，拘謹whereaboutsoWhereabouts in Haikou do you live?o你住海口什么地方呢？owhereabouts unknown o去向去向/ 行蹤不明行蹤不明oWhereabouts are you headed? o你要去哪兒？你要去哪兒？n. the place where somebody or something isPart IIoWhere d

29、id Evelyn choose to sit? Why ?oWhat did Evelyn do when she sensed something wrong?oWhat might be the narrators major, biology or literature? oWould she have been exempted from the mistake if she had been more careful? Why?manualoof or relating to the handsmanual labor / a manual worker / manual trai

30、ning 體力勞動 / 體力勞動者 / 手工課oa small reference book, especially one giving instructionsa manual for students 學生手冊descriptive manual 說明書scribbleoShe cant write yet, but she loves to scribble with a pencil.o她現(xiàn)在還不會寫字, 但她喜歡用鉛筆亂涂。oTime is so limited, I just scribble his phone number in my address book.o沒時間了，我

31、只是快速把他的電話號碼記在地址簿上。v. to cover with scribbles, or meaningless marks.v. to write or draw in a hurried, careless way. 潦草的書寫潦草的書寫gropeoI groped for the light switch in the dark room.o我在漆黑的電影院里摸索著找座位。我在漆黑的電影院里摸索著找座位。oI groped my way to a seat in the dark cinema.oWith strong sense of responsibility，good t

32、eam spirit ,have the courage to grope. o高度的責任心，良好的團隊精神，勇于探索的精神v. to search blindly or uncertainlyschedulen.1. a planned list or order of things to be done, dealt with a schedule of postal charges 郵資價目表郵資價目表an exhausting / a very full schedule令人疲憊不堪的日程安排；排得很滿的日程表令人疲憊不堪的日程安排；排得很滿的日程表2. a formal list,

33、such as a list of prices 價目表價目表schedulevt. to plan for a certain future time 這事安排在星期六進行這事安排在星期六進行。It is scheduled to take place on Saturday.The meeting is scheduled for Thursday. ahead of / behind schedule 提前于提前于/落后于時間表落后于時間表on schedule 準時準時 tight schedule 排得緊緊的時間表；難以遵守的時間表排得緊緊的時間表；難以遵守的時間表Expressio

34、nsForget it. CommentsIn the text, the author tells himself/herself not to worry about sitting in the wrong class. Examples1)?tell someone that something is not important or they do not need to worry about it2) tell someone to stop asking or talking about something because it is impossible e.g. Im so

35、rry I broke your teapot. 。 Forget it. e.g. Id like to take a weeks holiday. Forget it, were too busy. 不可能，我們現(xiàn)在太忙了。不可能，我們現(xiàn)在太忙了。Paraphrasing oI settled into my chair and tried to assume the scientific pose of a biology major . (L2-4, Para. 5)oI sat back in my chair and tried to take on the scientific

36、look of a student majoring in biology. I bent my body forward, prepared my arms to work hard at taking notes, and at the same time cursed my bad luck secretly.oThe bottled snakes along the wall should have tipped me off. (L5, Para.5)oThe snakes that were kept in the bottles should have given me the

37、hint that this room was for biology class.tip n. the usu. pointed end of something （某物的）尖端（某物的）尖端 a town at the southern tip of India 印度最南端的一個城鎮(zhèn)印度最南端的一個城鎮(zhèn)on the tip of ones tongue His name is on the tip of my tongue. 他的名字就在我嘴邊，但就是記不起來了。他的名字就在我嘴邊，但就是記不起來了。Word Studytip v. to (cause to) fall over unin

38、tentionally （使）翻倒（使）翻倒Who knocked the bottle over? It could not have tipped over by itself. 誰把瓶子碰倒了？它不會自己翻誰把瓶子碰倒了？它不會自己翻倒的。倒的。Word Studytip sb. offoJournalists who were tipped off about the incident raced to the scene.o事先聽到有關此事風聲的新聞記者爭先恐后趕赴現(xiàn)場。oInformants tipped police off to Jacks whereabouts.o密告者向警

39、察通風報信，說出了杰克的行蹤。oThere are nothing to tip me off that something was wrong.沒有任何跡象向我顯示什么地方出了差錯。v. give secret information toPart IIIoWhat was Evelyns response when she fell down in the cafeteria? Why?I piled my tray with sandwiches and was heading for the seat when I accidentally stepped in a large pud

40、dle of ketchup. Translation我往托盤里裝了些三明治就朝座位走去，就在這我往托盤里裝了些三明治就朝座位走去，就在這時，我無意中踩到了一大灘番茄醬。時，我無意中踩到了一大灘番茄醬。 In the seconds after my fall I thought how nice it would be if no one had noticed.Translation摔倒后的幾秒鐘里，我想要是沒有人看見我剛摔倒后的幾秒鐘里，我想要是沒有人看見我剛才的窘相該有多好。才的窘相該有多好。 rearn. 1. the back part of an object 后部，背后部，背

41、a garden at the rear of the house 屋后的花園屋后的花園 2. the part of the body on which one sits 臀部臀部 As my rear end met the floor, I saw my entire life pass before my eyes. 就在我屁股著地的剎那間，我看見自己整個人生在眼前一閃而過。就在我屁股著地的剎那間，我看見自己整個人生在眼前一閃而過。Word StudyPart IVoWhat was the footballers response to the students cheers and

42、 claps when he fell on the cafeteria floor? Why? Why didnt he/she dine in the cafeteria? Because he/she was afraid that other students might recognize him/her and make fun of him/her. Perhaps three days was long enough for the campus population to have forgotten me. Translation興許三天時間已經(jīng)足以讓校園里的人把我忘興許三

43、天時間已經(jīng)足以讓校園里的人把我忘在腦后。在腦后。 Suddenly I heard a crash that sounded familiar. I looked up to find that another poor soul had met the same fate as I had. Translation突然我聽到一陣熟悉的嘩啦跌倒聲，抬頭看見突然我聽到一陣熟悉的嘩啦跌倒聲，抬頭看見一個可憐的家伙遭遇了和我原先一樣的命運。一個可憐的家伙遭遇了和我原先一樣的命運。 ones heart goes out to sb.oMy heart goes out to you and I wa

44、nt to help you. o我同情你，我要幫助你。oMy heart goes out to all those people who were made homeless by the hurricane.o我同情所有因颶風而成為無家可歸的人。feel sympathy towards sb. to show compassion for 對對表示同情表示同情grinv. to make a wide smile 露齒而笑，咧著嘴笑露齒而笑，咧著嘴笑 grin with delight 高興地咧開嘴笑高興地咧開嘴笑 grin at sbn. a wide smile which usu

45、. shows the teeth 露齒的笑，咧嘴的笑露齒的笑，咧嘴的笑 He gave a broad grin. 他咧著嘴大笑。他咧著嘴大笑。Word Studylaugh, giggle, chuckle, grin, guffaw, beam, smileoLaughoLaugh foolishlyo傻笑oLaugh grimlyo獰笑oLaugh hystericallyo歇斯底里地笑oLaugh maliciouslyo不懷好意地笑oLaugh lightlyo輕松地笑oGiggle音調(diào)高或尖聲地笑, 常指兒童或女孩咯咯笑oThe girls whispered and giggl

46、ed together. oChuckle輕笑, 暗笑, 常用比喻意義, 指覺得滿意oHe was chuckling to himself over what he was reading. oHe must be chuckling at his success. oGrin指露齒而笑oHe grinned broadly at me. oGuffaw放聲大笑,哄笑o The company guffawed at the silly answer.oBeam面露喜色oHer face beamed with joy. oSmile 微笑, 反義詞frownoHe smiled to se

47、e the children play. expectationexpect vt.1. to think or believe (that something will happen) I expect (that) she will pass the exam. 我預料她會通過考試的。我預料她會通過考試的。2. to think or consider that (something or someone) is likely to come or happen I am expecting a letter. 我正在等待一封來信。我正在等待一封來信。Word StudyPart Two:

48、 In-Class Reading Word Studythe act of expecting or something that is expected 預期，預期的事物預期，預期的事物He has little expectation of passing the exam.他對考試及格不抱希望。他對考試及格不抱希望。Word Studyexpectation e/live up to ones expectations 達到某人的預期要求達到某人的預期要求I usually enjoy his films, but the latest one didnt come up to / l

49、ive up to my expectations.我向來喜歡看他的影片，但他最近的一部并不像我期望的那么好。我向來喜歡看他的影片，但他最近的一部并不像我期望的那么好。3. to have or express a strong wish for (something) or that (someone) will do something, with the feeling that this is reasonable or necessary 認為理應得到；期望，期待認為理應得到；期望，期待 You cant expect children to be quiet all the tim

50、e. 你不能指望孩子們一直保持安靜。你不能指望孩子們一直保持安靜。Word StudyoSlink: go or move in a quiet, stealthy way; move as if one feels guilty or ashamed, or does not want to be seenoShe tried to slink(=sneak) of the office so that nobody would see her.oThe cat slunk (=sneaked) through the grass toward its prey.Part VoWhat, according to Evelyn, is one of the major differences between college and high school lives?Paraphrasing oWhat I had interpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a nave freshman had been . (L1-2, Para. 10)oI had understood it as an il