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Vocabulary Idioms & Phrases Reading~ Paragraphs 4-9 Post-reading

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Vocabulary Idioms & Phrases

Reading~Paragraphs 4-9

Post-reading

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Listen to paragraphs 4-9.

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Now, answer

the following questions.

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Indicate T (True) or F (False) for the following statements .T F□ □ 1. George is not interested in other people’s conversations at all.□ □ 2. Stuart can turn on the faucet by pounding it with a hammer made of wood.□ □ 3. George made a brace for Stuart to turn the tap water on.

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“I can get up onto the faucet all right,” he explained, “but I can’t seem to turn it on, because I have nothing to brace my feet against.”

all right 確實地,一定地I’ll be there all right.  我一定會到。can’t seem to V 似乎不能…,似乎無法…=It seems that one can’t + V.She can’t seem to get out of the bad habit. Next

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“I can get up onto the faucet all right,” he explained, “but I can’t seem to turn it on, because I have nothing to brace my feet against.”

...I can’t seem to turn it on, because I have nothing to brace my feet against.→ ...it seems that I can’t turn the faucet on, because there is nothing that I can push my feet against.

“Yes, I know,” his father replied, “that’s the whole trouble.”

…that’s the whole trouble. → ...that’s where the trouble is/lies.

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George, who always listened to conversations whenever he could, said that in his opinion they ought to construct a brace for Stuart; and with that he got out some boards, a saw, a hammer, a screwdriver, and some nails, and started to make a terrific fuss in the bathroom, building what he said was going to be a brace for Stuart.

George, who always listenedto conversations whenever he could, ....→ George, who always paid attention to what others were talking about every time that he could, ....in his opinion = according to him; from his point of view Next

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George, who always listened to conversations whenever he could, said that in his opinion they ought to construct a brace for Stuart; and with that he got out some boards, a saw, a hammer, a screwdriver, and some nails, and started to make a terrific fuss in the bathroom, building what he said was going to be a brace for Stuart.

building 為現在分詞,表示與 started 同一時間進行的動作。 what he said was going to be a brace for Stuart 為名詞子句,作為 building 的受詞,且 he said 為插入句。

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But he soon became interested in something else and disappeared, leaving the tools lying around all over the bathroom floor.

分詞構句置句尾,表與主要子句動詞同時發生的附帶動作。

leave ( 不完全及物動詞 ) + O + OC (V-ing)

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Stuart, after examining this mess, turned to his father again.

“Maybe I could pound the faucet with something and turn it on that way,” he said.

Stuart, after examining this mess, turned to his father again.→ After he looked carefully at the tools lying around all over the bathroom floor, Stuart tried to get help from his father again.that way:in that wayJune always acted (in) that way.

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So Stuart’s father provided him with a very small, light hammer made of wood; and Stuart found that by swinging it threetimes around his head and letting it come down with a crash against the handle of the faucet, he could start a thin stream of water flowing—enough to brush his teeth in, anyway, and moisten his washcloth.

start + O + V-ing 使…開始…The shock of his son’s death started him drinking.anyway:anyhowI’m feeling ill, but I intend to go out anyway. Next

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So Stuart’s father provided him with a very small, light hammer made of wood; and Stuart found that by swinging it threetimes around his head and letting it come down with a crash against the handle of the faucet, he could start a thin stream of water flowing—enough to brush his teeth in, anyway, and moisten his washcloth.

...enough to brush his teeth in,anyway, and moisten his washcloth.→ ...(the water), though only a thin stream, (which was) enough for him to brush his teeth in, and moisten his washcloth.

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So every morning, after climbing to thebowl, he would seize his hammer andpound the faucet, and the othermembers of the household, dozing intheir beds, would hear the bright sharpplink plink plink of Stuart’s hammer, like a faraway blacksmith, telling themthe day had come and that Stuart wastrying to brush his teeth.

此分詞片語所形容的是前面 the bright sharp plink... ,而非 a faraway blacksmith. 兩個 that 子句當受詞,第一個that 可省略,第二個則不行 .

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Reading for the Main Idea□ 1. A little mouse tries to lead a human life.□ 2. Compared with human beings, a mouse is little.□ 3. Washing up is as important to a little mouse as to human beings.□ 4. What seems to be an ordinary daily activity for one mouse may be difficult for another.

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Topics for Discussion

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Discussion 1:What other inconveniences do youthink Stuart might have?

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Reference answer:I think it is possible that Stuart drowns in the bathtub or is flushed down the toilet. Compared with the average human being, Stuart is so tiny that he’s only two inches tall, about the size of a cigarette pack. To him, a bathtub full of water is like a big pond, and

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Reference answer:the stirring currents of water in a toilet when it is flushed can be like giant waves in a rough sea.

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Discussion 2:Have you ever read the novel Gulliver’s Travels? Imagine that you, like Gulliver, have an adventure to a faraway country where people are only six inches tall and everything is comparatively small.

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Reference answer:If I had an adventure in a land where the inhabitants were only six inches tall, I’d be very surprised. It would be amazing to find houses like match boxes, fields like flower beds and seas like swimming pools. At the newsof my arrival, curious people

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Reference answer:would hurry to see me. To them, I’d be as giant as a mountain. To satisfy my hunger, I’d have to consume a large quantity of food. To quench my thirst, I’d have to empty numerous cups of beverages. My appetite would be so enormous as to cause a famine

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Reference answer:in the land. Besides, I’d be very careful when walking around in case I stepped on any creature or damaged any construction. I believe such an adventure would be both fun and difficult.

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