Unit_He_was_My_Father_綜合英語教程

1、1會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)Unit_He_was_My_Father_綜合英語教綜合英語教程程 Reading Language in Use Culture Tips Project He Was My Father Warm-upHomeworkExpressing possibilities and impossibilitiesit is possible that + clause have more / few chances to do have greater /less possibility to do there is more/less probability that somethin

2、g will happenit is more probable to do than it is impossible certainlyhighly/less likely to do/that Warm-up1. Introduction of FunctionsA Game of Magic Is it possible that human beings will establish a settlement on the moon? Does a smoker have more risk of suffering cancer than a nonsmoker? Is it im

3、possible that one can live longer than 48 days without eating any food? What is the probability of a snowstorm in the summer? Is it possible that computers will rule the world in the future? Is it possible that man and animals will speak the same language in the future? Which is more probable for hu

4、man beings: Learning a new word every day or learning a new sentence every day? Answer the following questions in one or two sentences using the structures mentioned. 2. Look at the following pictures and discuss the questions with your partner.Is it possible that human beings will establish a settl

5、ement on the moon? I dont think human beings will set up a settlement on the moon. It is too expensive to do so. In addition, our knowledge of science and technology is not ready yet. I think it is highly likely that human beings will build a settlement on the moon in the future. When the Earth beco

6、mes too crowded due to the population explosion, human beings will have to find new places to live.You may use the following structures:The topic is about generation gap. pPractice the conversation on page 46 by reading it aloud. pMake your own conversation by using the cues.3. Try to Speak MoreUsef

7、ul ExpressionsuIts all nuisance: Its all of no use.ube fed up with: cannot stand or tolerate any moreuheaps of: a large amount of ube criticized around the clock: be criticized (by parents) all the timeuruin: destroy umissed one important fact: we often miss that part of our life: 忘記了一個(gè)重要的事實(shí)，即我們經(jīng)常會(huì)懷

8、念那段歲月。Notice the different meaning of the word miss here.uput all the blame on: blame solelyGeneration Gapp Which factors contribute to generation gap?p Is it possible to bridge the gap between generations? p How?In group of four, discuss the following questions:The following factors may have contri

9、buted to generation gap. Extend each statement by providing an example or anecdote from your own experience. 1.Parents and children lack communication. 2.Parents and their children see almost everything from different perspectives. 3.With the change of the world over decades, the attitude of the you

10、ng have altered too. There are differences in such matters as musical tastes, fashions, drug use, sex and politics between the young people and their elders. Child Education Do you believe that the only child is universally different from child from a bigger family? Whats your parents major expectat

11、ion on you? What can we do to help children grow up happily and healthily?Practice “Make your own dialogue” on page 46 first then work with your partner on any one of the following topics. Supplementary ReadingLook and DescribeLook at the picture. Discuss what is going on in this scene. Give your im

12、pressions about the place and the person in the picture. (Limit your presentation to approximately one minute.)l How does the picture on page 47 strike you?l Whats the relationship between the two people in the picture?l Do you agree with the mans opinion?l What would be a better alternative to educ

13、ate the kid in the picture? (If you were the father, what would you say to the kid?)Quotable QuoteOne father is more than a hundred schoolmasters. Discuss the question:Why is a good father better than a hundred schoolmasters? What can a schoolmaster do in education?What can a father do in education?

14、 Which is more powerful? Discuss the following questions in small groups.4. Group DiscussionWhat makes a man a good father?What do you think of the song? Do you want to dance with your father? What do you want to do for your father?5. Watch the VideoPre-reading ActivityTask 1Reading ComprehensionAft

15、er-reading ActivityTask 3Task 2 Read a poem and summarize the important qualities that a good father must have. Pay attention to the highlighted words and expressions.To be a good father, what must one do?First one must love, as the sun warms the Earth,Nourishing those to whom it gave birthWith radi

16、ant pleasure and joy ever new. And what then, my father, must a good father do?Then one must give of oneself, as a rill Flings itself carelessly down a steep hillTo fill up a hollow with heavens sweet hue. What next, my father, must a good father do?Next one must gird up ones loins to protectThose w

17、ho might suffer from want and neglectWere one not loyal, and to ones vow true. Is there anything else a good father must do?Yes, there is much more that cannot be said,Addressed to the heart and not to the headOf one who desires that passion to view.Notesgive of oneself: do things for others without

18、 expecting them to do for you in returnrill: a small streamflings itself carelessly down a steep hill: (A good father) never hesitates to sacrifice for his children just like a little stream running freely down a steep hillhollow: emptygird up ones loins to protect: get ready to (fight) (humorous)wa

19、nt: poverty To Be A Good Father, What Must One Do?What makes a good father in your opinion?ustrong rich tall handsome smart hardworking responsible considerate caring attentive trustworthy uhonesty humor patience determination dedication love compassion dedication Supplementary Reading: My Father, M

20、y Son, My Self Discuss the following questions with your partner.vWhat is your father like?vWhat expectations does your father cherish for you?1. What do the details of “pungent smell, scrubbing his hands, ground-in dirt and oil, hardened fingernails, calloused hands, darkness of the water in the ba

21、sin” tell you about the narrators father? These details tell the reader a lot about the narrators family, and his father. His family is not wealthy, and his father is a laborer. Task 2 Reading ComprehensionRead through the text and answer the following questions.2. What, according to the story, was

22、the fathers attitude toward work, passengers, and his family members? a. He was hardworking on his job (working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to earn a decent wage); b. He was able to bear the patronizing attitude of some passengers (picking up passengers even when his son was in the cab, b

23、eing addressed as “cabbie”, “driver”, “you” etc.); c. He also has tender feelings and compassion for his family members (cried when his mother died.)3. Why does the narrator want to mention in detail his fathers ignorance of the Latin used at his graduation ceremony and his gauche behavior?His fathe

24、r was not well educated because he did not receive higher education. However, this does not affect the narrators love for his father, and does not impede either the narrators father from expressing joy and happiness at the achievement of his son. He knew from the bottom of his heart that his son wou

25、ld not repeat his labors life as a taxi driver. 4. In your opinion, in what way the father was an extraordinary ordinary father? The father was an extraordinary ordinary father in that he was a great man in the narrators eyes. He kept promises, he worked hard, he was powerful and he showed tender lo

26、ve for the family. Besides, he was an understanding father, selfless, and self-sacrificing, a man of conviction, believing in the power of love and hoping the love could be passed from generation to generation as a family tradition. He was ordinary because he was a taxi driver, a cabbie, and a labor

27、er, but he was also extraordinary as a father, a model for the younger generation. He was a man of integrity with power and profound love. I remember the smell of the soap as he scrubbed his bands. Pungent, because this was for removing ground-in dirt and oil from beneath hardened fingernails and fr

28、om calloused hands. I can still see the darkness of the water in the basin after he had cleaned his face.He always spoke to me as he washed before eating his dinner, told me tales of his own childhood and let little drops of moral tuition fall into my lap. “A promise is a promise,” hed say. It was.

29、He never broke one . He was my father. He drove a London taxi for 40 years. It was a job that paid a decent wage if a man was willing to work 12-hour days, six days a week. He Was My FatherTWhen I was small, he would sometimes pick up people who were hailing cabs along the way. He wasnt supposed to,

30、 not with me in the vehicle. But I was six or seven and was barely noticed. I could never under stand why the passengers treated him with such patronizing disregard. He was “cabbie and “driver” and “you!” No, he wasnt; he was my dad.He always looked so strong, so able to protect me, so powerful. Pow

31、erful enough to cry when he felt the need. He wept when my grandmother died. Confusing. He came into my room, saw the fear and apprehension on my face, and recited a short prayer with me for my grandma and his mother. He kissed me, held my hand and then drove me to school before putting his 12 hours

32、 in. He was my father.TI remember his euphoria when I went to university, the first in his family to do so. Of course he was gauche when I graduated, took too many photographs, and didnt understand the Latin that was spoken before the ceremonial meal. So what? All that concerned this working man in

33、a suit was that his son would not follow in his footsteps. “ Do you know why I work such long hours?” hed ask me. “So that you wont have to.”He couldnt afford to go on holidays with us like other dads. There just wasnt the money. Hed stay on his own, work even longer hours, and live on sandwiches an

34、d tea. Wed ring him from a cold beach hotel and tell him how much we missed him. But he knew that. He was my father.TAnd when my first child was born, this extraordinary ordinary man said very little. Just stared at the baby and then at me. He spoke through his eyes, and I understood. Son, he was te

35、lling me, let him be able to say just one thing when he grows up: he was my father.TLanguage in points 1. scrubbed vt. To clean by hard rubbing, as with a stiff brush 用刷子、抹布等 刷洗,擦洗 withe.g. He scrubbed the shirt to remove the spot.用力搓寸衫,去除污點(diǎn).scrub the floor with a brush用刷子刷洗地板 vt. to wash ones hands

36、洗手 2. pungentadj. having a strong, sharp taste or smell, that seem unpleasant 味道強(qiáng)烈的;刺鼻的3. callousedadj. (of the skin) hard and thick; having calluses 皮膚起繭;起硬塊的4. let little drops of moral tuition fall into my lap (paraphrase and translation)sth drops/falls into sbs lap: somebody has the opportunity

37、to do sth pleasant without having made any effort e.g. My dream job just fell into my lap.我沒費(fèi)勁就找到了夢寐以求的工作。tuition: education, teachingteach me moral standards little by little 好讓我明白事理,受到教誨.S1S25. decent adj. proper; right; socially acceptable正派的；體面的；象樣的 e.g. He is a decent fellow. 他是個(gè)正派的人。 Decent be

38、havior/clothing/living conditions 正常的行為;得體的衣服;象樣的生活環(huán)境You must wear decent clothes when you go for an interview. 你去面試時(shí)要穿體面的衣服6. hail v. to pour down hail v. 下冰雹；雹子般落下v. to call 呼喊，招呼e.g.昨天太冷，都下冰雹了。It was so cold yesterday that it hailed. Lets hail a taxi. 讓我們叫一輛出租汽車吧。7. patronizingpatronize: To act t

39、owards as if better or more important than 屈尊俯就;神氣十足; 高高在上Patronizing is often used to describe a persons manner or tone which seems friendly, but which shows that they are superior to you in some way. e.g. Some people cannot speak to these cleaners, even kindly, without patronizing them. 有些人對這些清潔工講

40、話,即使和氣,也免不了一派高高在上的態(tài)度.8. disregardvt. pay no attention to; take no notice of忽視;不理會(huì);蔑視e.g. She always disregards his wishes. Professor Wang disregarded my efforts and made me upset.n. lack of attention 疏忽；不注意，忽視The boys failure was due to continued disregard of his studies.這孩子的不及格是由于一直以來對學(xué)習(xí)的忽視。S39. Ap

41、prehension n. anxiety; worry; fear憂慮,擔(dān)心,憂懼 of, for, about e.g.她擔(dān)心她會(huì)重新陷入貧窮的窘境。 She was under the apprehension that she would fall back into poverty n. the ability to understand; understanding了解,理解力 quick dull apprehensionThe matter is above my apprehension. 這件事我不能理解。10. putting his 12 hours in Put in

42、 cause to be in; add; 使加入；使進(jìn)入； make an application or a request提出申請或請求 spend (a specified amount of time)花（若干時(shí)間）e.g.我們班同學(xué)每天早晨都花一小時(shí)讀英語。All the students of our class put in an hour reading English every morning.Put in an hour at ones studies花一個(gè)鐘頭學(xué)習(xí) 11. euphoria n. a feeling of happiness and cheerful e

43、xcitement 幸福愉快感12. gaucheadj. awkward( in social behavior); doing and saying the wrong things (French)笨拙的，不會(huì)社交的；13. So what?Why is that important? Why should it matter? It doesnt matter 那有什么重要呢關(guān)系呢(前面所述事情不重要,重要的是)An informal colloquial expression, meaning that the remarks or statement which has just

44、been made seems unimportant, uninteresting, or irrelevant.S514. follow in his footsteps follow in ones footstep to follow an example set by someone else in the past效法某人e.g. The boys following in his father footsteps and studying to be a doctor. 這個(gè)小孩接他父親的班, 想做一名醫(yī)生.The elder daughter will probably fol

45、low in her fathers footsteps, and take over the family business when shes old enough.S615. live on v. 1) eat or drink something 吃（或喝）某種東西e.g. Chinese live on rice. 中國人以大米為主食 He lives chiefly on fruit. The panda lives on bamboo.16. extraordinary ordinary man1) notice the use of Oxymoron2) In your opi

46、nion, in what way the father was an extraordinary ordinary father?An ordinary father: He was ordinary because he was a taxi driver, a cabbie, and a laborer. He has nothing special like any other laborer.An extraordinary father : A model for his son 1. He kept promises and worked hard. 2.He was stron

47、g-willed and powerful in daily life. 3.He was selfless and self-sacrificing, a man of conviction. 17. he was my father How many? When and why did the narrator repeat this sentence? 1.Pungent, because this was for removing ground-in dirt and oil from beneath hardened fingernails and from calloused ha

48、nds. 刺鼻得很！因?yàn)樗冒延舶畎畹闹讣桌锖筒紳M老繭的手上的污漬都洗掉。 grind - ground - groundgrind sth. into sth. else: to press sth. hard into sth else using a twisting movemente.g. Sara angrily ground her cigarette into the ashtray. The more regularly you clean your carpets, the less dirt and pet dander will be ground into the b

49、ase of the carpet and the longer it will last. The cleaner is designed to quickly remove ground-in dirt and stains.Difficult Sentences2. He always spoke to me as he washed before eating hisdinner, told me tales of his own childhood and let littledrops of moral tuition fall into my lap.instruction他常在

50、飯前洗手時(shí)跟我說話,告訴我他自己小時(shí)候的故事, 讓我一點(diǎn)一滴地明白做人的道理。drop/fall into your lap: if something good falls into your lap, you get it without making any effort e.g. You cant expect the ideal job to just fall into your lapyouve got to go out there and look for it.fall into: get into e.g. rage/a bad habit/conversation;la

51、p: control e.g. in the of Gods/live in the of luxuryteach me moral standards little by little3. I could never understand why the passengers treated him with such patronizing disregard. Patronizing is often used to describe a persons manner or tone which seems friendly, but which shows that they thin

52、k they are superior to you in some way.我一直無法理解為什么乘客對他那么傲慢、漠視。 4. Powerful enough to cry when he felt the need.How do you understand this sentence? Generally speaking, a man does not believe in tears. And crying is normally associated with weakness. So it calls for great courage and strength for a ma

53、n to cry before others. The father is not only powerful and strong, he also has deep love for his mother and family. 5. and didnt understand the Latin that was spoken before the ceremonial meal. So what? Latin is the Italic language spoken in ancient Rome and was the official language of the Roman E

54、mpire. Until the Middle Ages, it was the dominant language of schools, churches, and state in West Europe. Now Latin is still used in religious ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church. Occasionally it is also used for ceremonial purposes in cases such as school graduation ceremonies.So what?: An inf

55、ormal colloquial expression, meaning that the remark or statement which has just been made seems unimportant, uninteresting, or irrelevant. Here it means What does it matter if my father doesnt understand the Latin that was spoken in the ceremony? Another similar expression is What of it? For exampl

56、e, -Someone will see. -So what? -Your parents are coming tomorrow. -What of it?6. All that concerned this working man in a suit was that his son would not follow in his footsteps.to do the same job or the same things in your life as someone else, especially a member of your family 對這位身穿套裝的工人來說，至關(guān)重要的

57、是他兒子再也不用步他的后塵了。 to have to do with or relate toThis concerns the healthy growth of the children deeply.He followed in his fathers footsteps and went into the army.譯文我還記得他洗手時(shí)的那股肥皂味兒, 刺鼻得很！因?yàn)樗冒延舶畎畹闹讣桌锖筒紳M老繭的手上的污漬都洗掉。他洗完臉之后盆里那黑乎乎的水仍然歷歷在目。他常在飯前洗手時(shí)跟我講話，講述他的童年故事好讓我明白事理。他常說：“承諾的事就一定要做到?！钡拇_如此。他從不失言。他就是我父親。他

58、開一輛倫敦出租有40年了。這是一份每周干6天，每天干12個(gè)小時(shí)才能掙得體面工資的工作。他就是我父親我小的時(shí)候，有時(shí)他會(huì)順便搭載沿途招呼出租車的乘客。按理我在車上時(shí)他是不能這么做的，但當(dāng)時(shí)只有5、6歲的我很難引起別人的注意。我一直無法理解為什么乘客對他那么傲慢、漠視。他是“出租”、“司機(jī)”或“你！”嗎？不，他不是；他是我爸爸。他看起來總是那么強(qiáng)壯，那么有能力保護(hù)我，那么有本事。有本事到他想哭就能哭。我祖母去世時(shí)他就哭了。讓人困惑。他走進(jìn)我的房間，看出我臉上的恐懼和憂慮，就和我一起為祖母背誦了一小段祈禱文。他吻吻我，牽起我的手，送我去上學(xué)，然后再開始他每天12小時(shí)的工作。他就是我父親。我仍記得我上

59、大學(xué)時(shí)他的狂喜，因?yàn)槲沂钦麄€(gè)家族中第一個(gè)大學(xué)生。當(dāng)然，我大學(xué)畢業(yè)時(shí)，他顯得有些笨拙，拍了很多照片，也不懂慶賀宴開席之前的拉丁語賀詞?？赡怯衷趺礃樱繉@位身穿套裝的工人來說，至關(guān)重要的是他兒子再也不用步他的后塵了?！澳阒牢覟槭裁疵刻旃ぷ鬟@么長時(shí)間嗎？”他問我道，“就是為了你以后不必這么做?！迸c別的父親不同的是，他無法和我們一起度假。我們沒那筆錢。他總是獨(dú)自留下來，成天以三明治和茶水為主食，但工作的時(shí)間卻更長。我們總是從涼爽的海灘旅館打電話告訴他我們對他的思念，但他心中很清楚這一點(diǎn)。他就是我父親。當(dāng)我的長子出世時(shí)，這位不同尋常的普通人話語極少。只是看看嬰兒而又看看我。我理解他是在用眼神講話。他在

60、告訴我，兒子，讓孩子長大后會(huì)說一句話：他就是我父親。（呂睿中譯，胡一寧審校）Story Reproductionv father, washing hands with pungent soapv moral education from the fatherv fathers jobv fathers social positionv Father, a strong man, but also a man having tender feelings of lovev message in fathers eyes: be worthy of the name “father” to yo