Unit 6 Feelings

Objectives1. Talk about true love and happy marri

age.

2. Develop proper attitudes to trashman’s work.

3. Write a paragraph of time sequence.4. Understand idiomatic expressions.5. Practice the new vocabulary.

1. Begin with the worn wedding album...

I. Story RetellingI. Story Retelling

Sweet Memory of the Widow

Bride & Groom...uncertain smiles...

Relatives & Friends...filed past; cheerful good wishes; crying;...

2. During the wedding

Wedding

Mysterious figure on the wedding:

— ... you are going to live a good life and be happy. You will work hard and love each other.

Aunt Esther Gubbins

Soon... … departed, in a borrowed car...

The couple’s doubt about Aunt Esther Gubbins...

Tips

… wrong church... wrong time; … who liked weddings and scanned for...

3. Honeymoon...

4. Life after the marriage

—ordinary

Examples

… neither ever asked...Both acted to fill their needs...Arriving from work,...

5. Usually around their anniversary...

The couple’s curiosity about Aunt Esther Gubbins...

Tips

Husband: ... the elderly woman did

attend their wedding accidentally.Wife: ... on some heavenly mission.

6. An episode in their life...

One evening,...The next morning,...

As to Aunt Esther Gubbins:… whoever she was, Aunt Esther Gubbins was right.

II. DiscussionII. Discussion

What kind of role did the short, elderly woman play in the whole story?

Paraphrase

Translation

Analysis

1. I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part 1. I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part

of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter with the man who is my husband. with the man who is my husband. (L3)(L3)

What do I experience again?The deep felt wish.What is the wish?

To be part of a...To sit by the fire...

StructureParaphrase

Again I deeply feel desire to be part of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter with the man who is my husband.

Translation

我又有了那为人之妻的强烈愿望，渴望着冬天里和是自己丈夫的男人一起坐在炉火边。

Normal order:This wish is so intense that...

so... that... 太…… 以至于……

2. So intense is this wish that if I write the word 2. So intense is this wish that if I write the word husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with tears. tears. (L4)(L4)

StructureParaphrase

Translation

这愿望如此强烈，以至若将“丈夫”二字写到纸上，我就会热泪盈眶。

This wish is so strong that if I write the word husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with tears.

3. The last person to approach the couple was a 3. The last person to approach the couple was a short, elderly woman who smiled as she short, elderly woman who smiled as she congratulated them—not by name but as “wife” congratulated them—not by name but as “wife” and “husband”. and “husband”. (L18)(L18)

ParaphraseParaphrase

The last person to get close to greet the couple was a short, old woman. When she greeted them, she smiled and simply called them “wife” and “husband”.

Translation最后一个走到新婚夫妇前的是一位矮矮的、上了年纪的妇人。她笑着祝贺他们，不是直呼其名，而是称他们为“妻子”和“丈夫”。

Analysis

It’s time to do sth. 到该做……的时候了

Whether... or... 不管是……还是……

4. Anyway, it’s time to stop wondering whether she 4. Anyway, it’s time to stop wondering whether she came from heaven or a nearby town. came from heaven or a nearby town. (L57)(L57)

StructureParaphrase

可不管怎么说，我们不该再去猜测她是来自天上还是来自附近的城镇了。

Translation

In any case, we should stop being curious about who the old woman was and where she came from.

Old to New

Chinese to English

Word Using

1. surround (L13)

surrounding surrounding adj.adj. (only before a noun)that is near or around sth.e.g. e.g. Oxford and the surrounding villages are famous Oxford and the surrounding villages are famous scenic spots.scenic spots.

surroundingsurroundingss n. everything that is near or around you;

the place where you live

e.g.

Most people like to live in pleasant surroundings.

派生词派生词

I. Word UsingI. Word Using

2. sympathize (with sb./sth.) (L13) v. ① to understand and share sb.’s feelings

TranslationTranslation

We sympathized with him when he

lost

his job.KeyKey我们同情他，因为他失业了。我们同情他，因为他失业了。

2. sympathize (with sb./sth.) v. ② to be in agreement with sb./sth.

TranslationTranslation我很难赞同他的看法。

KeyKey

I found it difficult to sympathize withI found it difficult to sympathize with

his opinions.his opinions.

3. congratulate (sb. on sth.) (L20) v. to express pleasure at someone’s success

TranslationTranslation父亲祝贺儿子通过了考试。

KeyKey

The father congratulated theThe father congratulated the

son on passing his test.son on passing his test.

4. convey (sth. to sb.) (L28) v. ① to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to

sb.; to communicate sth.

TranslationTranslation

The movie conveys a lot of information

in an entertaining manner.

KeyKey这部电影以充满趣味的手法传达很多信息。这部电影以充满趣味的手法传达很多信息。

4. convey (sth. to sb.) v. ① to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to

sb.; to communicate sth.

TranslationTranslation有时手势比语言更能表达意思。

KeyKey

Sometimes gestures convey one’s Sometimes gestures convey one’s

meaningmeaning

better than words.better than words.

4. convey v. ② to transport sb./sth. from one place to anot

her

e.g.

This train conveys both passengers and goods.

5. anniversary (L43) n. 周年纪念日e.g.A couple’s 50th wedding anniversaryis called the golden wedding.

Use itUse it

Do you know what are the silver Do you know what are the silver wedding and the diamond wedding? wedding and the diamond wedding? Tips Tips

25th anniversary, 60th/75th wedding anniversary

6. fade (L49)

v. ① (cause to) lose color, freshness or vigor

e.g.

Flowers soon fade when cut.

TranslationTranslation太阳西下，天色转眼变黑。太阳西下，天色转眼变黑。

KeyKey

The sun was setting and the light

was fading fast.

6. fade away (from) v. ② to disappear slowly

Use itUse it他脸上的笑容渐渐消失。他脸上的笑容渐渐消失。

KeyKey

The smile faded from his face.

fairly large

a fellow worker

happy

leave; go away

remember

answer

special

concerning; about

considerable colleague cheerful depart recall respond peculiar regarding

II. Old to NewII. Old to New

III. Chinese to EnglishIII. Chinese to English

婚礼相册结婚纪念日

鱼贯而过蜜月

满足需要抑制欲望侦探小说

wedding album

wedding anniversary

file past honeymoon fill one’s need restrain the

desire spy novel

Develop a Paragraph of Time Sequence

1.When we are telling a story, we 1.When we are telling a story, we usually usually describe the events in the time describe the events in the time order.order.

A sample

I. Analysis and I. Analysis and SamplesSamples

One dayOne day, my friend Liu came to see me. He asked me to help him prepare the room for the meeting in in the eveningthe evening. I agreed, and together we swept the floor, and arranged the chairs in rows. AfterAfter we had finished, we sat down and had a short rest.

2. If we want to make the story 2. If we want to make the story more more interesting, we can use the interesting, we can use the past past perfect tense to talk about perfect tense to talk about earlierearlier events.events.

A sample

One day, my friend Liu came to see me. He told me that the college had arrangedhad arranged a meeting for the evening, and he had offeredhad offered to prepare the room. He asked me to help him. I agreed, and together we swept the floor, and arranged the chairs in rows. After we had finishedhad finished, we sat down and had a short rest.

II. Your TaskII. Your Task

1. In his reply, the manager of the bus company said that the bus hadn’t stopped to pick up the passengers.

2. In England, a man wrote a letter of complaint to the bus company.

3. He pointed out that if the bus had stopped, the bus would have been late.

4. A number of people were waiting at the bus stops, but the driver took no notice of them.

5. He said that the local bus had passed by several bus stops without stopping.

Key: 2-5-4-1-3

Put the sentences into time order.

Section BReading Skill

Understanding Idiomatic Expressions

Exercises

I. Understanding Idiomatic Expressions

The meaning of idiomatic expressions can bevery hard—even impossible—to guess.Word formations in dictionaries don’t alwayshelp, and can even fool us entirely! But sometimes context clues—examples,explanations, opposites or similar phrases—can be helpful to figure out the meaning ofidiomatic expressions.

1. The new comer was as comfortable as an old shoe and we soon became friends.

II. Exercises: Guess the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions.

keykey

easy to talk and work easy to talk and work withwith

2. A motor would be a white elephant to him, because he can’t drive.

key key

a big but useless object a big but useless object to its ownerto its owner

3. I told her to read over her composition and weed out every sentence that was not about

the subject.

keykey

to remove what is unwantedto remove what is unwanted

4. Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains and succeed.

keykey to think out sth. difficultto think out sth. difficult

5. The way most people look at you, you’d think a trashman was a monster. Say hello and they stare at you in surprise. They don’t realize we’re

human. key: key:

a trashman is someone that everya trashman is someone that everyone wants to get away fromone wants to get away from

Attitudes to Attitudes to

Trashmen’s Work?Trashmen’s Work?

1. People’s response to greeting 1. People’s response to greeting from a from a trashman: trashman: nothing a surprised stare startled retreat indoors frightened coldness

Make lists of major points

2. Steve’s attitude to his own 2. Steve’s attitude to his own work:work: do it for the money, not the only work he can do; not be ashamed of it, but not boast about it; not dirty; as good as we are.

3. Author’s attitude to his own 3. Author’s attitude to his own work:work: exercise; outdoors in clean air; not dirty on the job; essential task; leave this country a little cleaner; respect for trashmen.

ParaphraseParaphrase

TranslationTranslation

StructureStructure

1. My shoulder hurt wickedly each time I put

another full barrel on it, and my legs occasionally trembled as I was heading to the street. (L2)

ParaphraseEach time when I put another full barrel of trash on my shoulder, my shoulder ached badly, and sometimes my legs even shook as I was walking to the street.

StructureStructureMy shoulder hurt wickedly.My legs occasionally trembled.

Each time I put another full barrel on it.As I was heading to the street.

Translation每次我将满满的一桶垃圾扛上肩，肩膀就疼得厉害，有时候扛着垃圾朝街上走，腿都打颤。

When?

2. I said hello in quite a few yards before the message registered that this wasn’t normally done. (L14)

TranslationTranslation

我隔着好几码说了声“你好”，可马上意识到这不合常理。

ParaphraseParaphrase

When I said hello to them, in many yards around the home where I collected garbage, people’s nonverbal responses lead me to understand that I shouldn’t have spoken to them.

Word Using

Old to New

Chinese to English

I. Old to New unable to hear completely different

from painful from a wound without a stop first, earliest honest unable to escape speak too proudly of serious, morally wrong

continuous original deaf contrary to frank boast about sore wicked be in for

registerretreatspontaneouslyyellresponse

escape record; show that happens in a

natural way shout out a reply, an action done in answer

I. Old to New

go to match;suit feel embarrassed shake

uncontrollably easy to talk to visit a number of

people or places

head to go withbe ashamed of trembleapproachablemake the rounds

I. Old to New

II. Chinese to English

haul trash for four solid hours continuou

sly cannot image there will

be joy in it look sb. in the eye be in for trouble

o 整整四小时持续不停地运送垃圾

o 想象不到其中的乐趣

o 直视某人o 肯定会倒霉

Chinese to Englishexchange greetings that go with civilized waysThe theory will not hold water.call for respect for both the economists and the trashmen

o 有礼貌地互相问好

o 这理论将行不通 。

o 要求既尊重经济学家，也尊敬垃圾清理工

1. image (L6) vt.vt. make a copy of the form of sth.; make a copy of the form of sth.; make a picture of make a picture of

III . Word Using

e.g.e.g.

Try to Try to imageimage being on the moon. being on the moon.

TranslationTranslation很难设想一个没有法律的社会会是怎么很难设想一个没有法律的社会会是怎么样的样的。。

KeyKey

It is hard to image a society without

law.

1. image n.n. a copy of object(s); a copy of object(s); mental picture of an objectmental picture of an object

TranslationTranslation

1) I cannot make an 1) I cannot make an imageimage of that old of that old novel novel in my mind. in my mind.

2) He is the very 2) He is the very imageimage of his father. of his father.KeyKey1) 这本小说在我脑海里的印象已经不深了。2) 他的长相酷似他父亲。

imaginaryimaginary

imaginativeimaginative

imaginableimaginable

imagine imagine

1.image

imagine—imagine— 想象想象imaginable—imaginable— 能想象的，可想象到的能想象的，可想象到的imaginary—imaginary— 假象的，虚构的假象的，虚构的imaginative—imaginative— 富有想象力的富有想象力的－ － All the troubles are __________.All the troubles are __________.－ － an ____________ writeran ____________ writer－ － every ___________ meansevery ___________ means－ － I didn’t __________ becoming a writer in my I didn’t __________ becoming a writer in my childhood. childhood.

2. be ashamed of (L34) feel embarrassed or shamed aboutfeel embarrassed or shamed about

e.g.e.g.

People should People should feel ashamed offeel ashamed of polluting their environment.polluting their environment.

TranslationTranslation犯了这样的低级错误，我感到惭愧。犯了这样的低级错误，我感到惭愧。

KeyKey

I feel ashamed of myself for making

such a silly mistake.

3. boast about/of (L34) speak too proudly ofspeak too proudly of

e.g.e.g.

It’s disgusting to hear him It’s disgusting to hear him boasting boasting about/ofabout/of his new car. his new car.

TranslationTranslation他因考试得高分而洋洋得意。他因考试得高分而洋洋得意。

KeyKey

He boasts of having got a high score on

the exam.

4. contrary to (L42) completely different fromcompletely different from

e.g.e.g.

Contrary toContrary to what the fans had what the fans had expected, the football team lost.expected, the football team lost.

TranslationTranslation他不听医生的忠告，跑去游泳。他不听医生的忠告，跑去游泳。

KeyKey

Contrary to his doctor’s advice, he went

swimming.

5. be in for (L47) unable to escape; sure to get or haveunable to escape; sure to get or have

TranslationTranslation

The weather report says we are in for a The weather report says we are in for a

storm.storm.

KeyKey天气预报说将有风暴。天气预报说将有风暴。

What is a trashman’s routine work? What do

they dump?

Dump

Lift

Walk

walk up and down a street

enter the houses' gardens

collect a dustbin

take it out to the dustcart

empty it

replace the bin from exactly where it came

and normally suffer from being looked down upon

What do they dump?

Garbage: The by-products of animal orvegetable foodstuffs, resulting fromthe handling or preparation of foodor other matter which is subject todecomposition, decay, putrefactionor the generation of noxious oroffensive gases and odors.

Litter:

Litter is misplaced, not containerized, man-made or used solid waste. Litter is also a dirty, ugly, costly mess!

Household Trash:Any waste accumulation of paper, sweepings, dust,rags, bottles, discarded toys and smallappliances, cans or similar materialsattendant to housekeeping, excludinggarbage.

Yard Trash: includes leaves, grasstrimmings, shrubberytrimming, excludinggarbage. It does notinclude dirt, rocks,stumps,large automotive parts andthe like.

Bulky Household Trash: Any waste accumulation of bulky items suchas stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers,water heaters, sofas, box springs, carpetsand similar items.