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Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Love Song Saint Valentine’s Day Public Libraries in the U.S. Pictures of New York and Florida Group Discussion Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading My Heart Will Go On Do you have a favorite love song? What is its name? Who is the singer? Can you sing it or hum the tune? Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading Saint Valentine’s Day St. Valentine’s Story Valentine Traditions Birds and Love After Reading Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading St. Valentine’s Story New Words in the Story priest Claudius ceremony jailer Rome 罗马 牧师 volunteer 自愿 克劳迪亚斯 behead 斩首，砍…的头 典礼，仪式 看守监狱的人，狱卒 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Questions and Answers 1. When did Valentine live? He was living during the third century. 2. What was Valentine? He was a priest. 3. What did he do to help young lovers? He kept performing marriage ceremonies secretly for the young lovers in spite of Claudius’s ban. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. When was he killed? He was killed on February 14, 269 A.D.. 5. Is there any day like Saint Valentine’s Day in China? The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the Chinese Lovers’ Day. The most popular story mentioned in connection with this festival is that of “the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl”. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Valentine was a priest living in Rome during the third century. At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. He wanted to have a big army and expected men to volunteer to join. However many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. This made Claudius very angry. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius banned marriage even engagement from his empire. But Valentine would keep on performing marriage ceremonies secretly. He was caught by the soldiers at a wedding, and was thrown into prison and beheaded. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his jailer when he was in prison. Before he was taken to his death on February 14, 269 A.D., he signed a farewell message to her, “Love from your Valentine.” That note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine’s Day. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Valentine Traditions Click the Pictures! Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. “Wear your heart on your sleeve” now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If you cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you will also know how many children you will have. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February 14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite decorations on the spoons. The decoration meant “You unlock my heart!” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Birds and Love Europeans also believe that Feb. 14th is the day when birds begin to choose their mates. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and numerous other poets mention the tradition in their works. In accordance with the tradition, it is believed that a young girl will be able to tell what type of man she will marry based upon the first bird that she sees on Valentine’s Day. Click the Pictures! Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If a young girl sees a blackbird, she will marry a clergyman or priest. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If a young girl sees a robin redbreast, she will marry a sailor or nautical man. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If a young girl sees a goldfinch (or any yellow bird), she will marry a rich man. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If a young girl sees a sparrow, she will marry a farmer or country gentleman. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If a young girl sees a bluebird, she will marry a happy man. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If a young girl sees a crossbill, she will marry an argumentative man. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading If a young girl sees a dove, she will marry a good man. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading If a young girl sees a woodpecker, she will have no husband. Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Public Libraries in the U.S. Library of Florida Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Public libraries in the U.S. are free to the public. One can get a library card at a local library by filling in a form and showing the librarian a valid ID and something to prove one lives in the neighborhood (e.g., a used and stamped envelope with one’s name as the addressee (收信人), one’s phone bill, gas bill, etc.). Besides borrowing books, people go to libraries to borrow videotapes, use the computers there, and attend book readings by authors and other cultural events. Libraries are regarded as community centers. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Pictures of New York and Florida Click the Pictures! Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading New York map1 Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading New York map2 Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Grand Central Station1 Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Grand Central Station2 Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading New York Stock Exchange1 Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading New York Stock Exchange2 Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Map of Florida Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Coastal Scenery of Florida Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading World Trade Center before attack Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Group Discussion Do you think that cyber love is believable and reliable? Why or why not ? Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Part Division of the Text Further Understanding True or False Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Further Understanding For Part 1 Questions and Answers For Part 2 Sentence Completion For Part 3 Multiple Choice For Part 4 Questions and Answers Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Part Division of the Text Parts Para(s) Main Ideas John Blanchard was expecting someone at Grand Central Station. 1 1 2 2~6 How John Blanchard had fallen in love with Miss Maynell. 3 7~15 Miss Maynell put Blanchard to a test. 4 16~17 It was wise of Miss Maynell to give such a test. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Questions and Answers Read Part 1 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What do you think is the reason that John Blanchard came to the Grand Central Station? To meet somebody not seen before. 2. Who do you think he was waiting for? His lover or girlfriend. 3. Why did he straighten his uniform? To make himself more attractive. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Sentence Completion Read Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information. a thoughtful soul and 1. The soft handwriting reflected __________________ insightful mind ______________. located her address 2. With time and effort he __________________. 3. I’d always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just my beauty, which _____________________________________________ would disgust me _______________. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. She was a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words __________________________________________. had been with him and sustained him unfailingly Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Multiple Choice Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. 1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _______. A. A middle-aged woman B. A young beautiful lady C. A worn-out soldier D. A lively and naive pupil Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Multiple Choice Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. A 1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _______. A. A middle-aged woman B. A young beautiful lady C. A worn-out soldier D. A lively and naive pupil Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Multiple Choice Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. B 1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _______. A. A middle-aged woman B. A young beautiful lady C. A worn-out soldier D. A lively and naive pupil Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Multiple Choice Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. C 1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _______. A. A middle-aged woman B. A young beautiful lady C. A worn-out soldier D. A lively and naive pupil Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Multiple Choice Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. D 1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _______. A. A middle-aged woman B. A young beautiful lady C. A worn-out soldier D. A lively and naive pupil Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading 2. The young lady was dressed in ________. A. the red suit B. the yellow suit C. the blue suit D. the green suit Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading A 2. The young lady was dressed in ________. A. the red suit B. the yellow suit C. the blue suit D. the green suit Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading B 2. The young lady was dressed in ________. A. the red suit B. the yellow suit C. the blue suit D. the green suit Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading C 2. The young lady was dressed in ________. A. the red suit B. the yellow suit C. the blue suit D. the green suit Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading D 2. The young lady was dressed in ________. A. the red suit B. the yellow suit C. the blue suit D. the green suit Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? ________. A. Over 20 B. Over 30 C. Over 40 D. Over 50 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? ________. A A. Over 20 B. Over 30 C. Over 40 D. Over 50 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? ________. B A. Over 20 B. Over 30 C. Over 40 D. Over 50 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? ________. C A. Over 20 B. Over 30 C. Over 40 D. Over 50 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? ________. D A. Over 20 B. Over 30 C. Over 40 D. Over 50 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his __________. A. disappointment B. happiness C. excitement D. enjoyment Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his __________. A A. disappointment B. happiness C. excitement D. enjoyment Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his __________. B A. disappointment B. happiness C. excitement D. enjoyment Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his __________. C A. disappointment B. happiness C. excitement D. enjoyment Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his __________. D A. disappointment B. happiness C. excitement D. enjoyment Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? __________. A. It was a joke B. It was a sense of humor C. It was April Fool’s Day D. It was some kind of test Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? __________. A A. It was a joke B. It was a sense of humor C. It was April Fool’s Day D. It was some kind of test Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? __________. B A. It was a joke B. It was a sense of humor C. It was April Fool’s Day D. It was some kind of test Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? __________. C A. It was a joke B. It was a sense of humor C. It was April Fool’s Day D. It was some kind of test Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? __________. D A. It was a joke B. It was a sense of humor C. It was April Fool’s Day D. It was some kind of test Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Questions and Answers Read Part 4 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What did Miss Maynell want to find out through the test? The true nature of a heart. 2. How do you understand Houssaye’s remark “tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are”? I can judge you by the person you love. And the saying is equal to a Chinese proverb: 物以类聚，人以群分。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading True or False Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false. 1. John Blanchard and Miss Maynell had known each other for more than 12 months. ( T ) 2. After writing a letter introducing himself, John never corresponded with Miss Hollis Maynell again. ( F ) During the next year the two grew to know each other through mail. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. The real reason that Miss Hollis refused to give him her photograph is that she was not pretty. ( F ) She wanted to give him a test to see if he really loved her. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading A Valentine Story Supplementary Reading Doug Bell John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had begun twelve months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II. During the next year the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She explained: “If your feeling for me has any reality, any honest basis, what I look like won’t matter. Suppose I’m beautiful. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I’d always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just that, and that kind of love would disgust me. Suppose I’m plain (and you must admit that this is more likely). Then I’d always fear that you were going on writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else. No, don’t ask for my picture. When you come to New York, you shall see me and then you shall make your decision. Remember, both of us are free to stop or to go on after that — whichever we choose …” When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting — 7:00 p.m. at Grand Central Station, New York. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So, at 7:00 p.m. he was in the station looking for a girl who had filled such a special place in his life for the past 12 months, a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly. I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, provocative smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured. Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair pinned up under a worn hat. She was more than a little overweight, her thickankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. And there she stood. Her pale, round face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly glow. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her. This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I’m Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?” The woman’s face broadened into a smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test! ” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading It’s not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “and I will tell you who you are.” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. He tried to find the girl who shared many of his views, interests and feelings but who he had never met before. The girl was supposed to wear a rose at their first meeting. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 他在寻找一位姑娘，一位佩戴玫瑰的姑娘。他知 其心，但不知其貌。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. Paraphrase the sentence. Each letter from one would bring forth a warm response from the other as a seed falling on fertile soil is likely to grow into a plant. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I’d always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just that, and that kind of love would disgust me. 1. Why is the past perfect continuous tense used in the sentence? To show that this action took place earlier than “you fell in love with me on seeing my picture”. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 我将会一直深感不安，惟恐你只是因为我的容貌 就贸然与我相爱，而这种爱情令我憎恶。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears. 1. Analyze the structure of the sentence. This sentence is formed with the link verb “lie”. Link verbs can be followed by adjectives, prepositional phrases, noun phrases, etc. 2. Paraphrase the sentence. She wore her golden hair in curls and pulled them back to reveal her well-formed ears. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading She was more than a little overweight, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. She was quite a big woman. Her feet were thick in the ankles and could hardly squeeze into her lowheeled shoes. 2. What is the meaning of the phrase “more than a little” in this sentence? The phrase here means “very”. My younger brother was more than a little excited to have Michael Jordan sign his T-shirt. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 她体态臃肿，粗圆的脚踝上套着一双低跟鞋。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. Why does the author say that he felt as though he was split into two? Because he was put into a difficult situation, one half of him wishing to go with the pretty young woman, the other wanting to stay with the woman who had warmed his heart. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading … while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. I was so disappointed that I could hardly speak in a normal voice. 2. Why did the author feel disappointed? Because he thought the lady with the rose couldn’t meet his expectation, and he felt quite sorry that he couldn’t follow the beautiful young lady. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. The way one reacts to unattractive people reveals one’s character. If one is a kind person he certainly will treat the unattractive kindly. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 心灵的本质是从其对不美的事物的态度中反映出来的。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading make one’s way: 1) go Early in the morning the hunter made his way into the woods. The old man slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus. 2) succeed 你要想成功，就得学会趁着年轻多多努力。 If you want to make your way you must learn to work hard while you are still young. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Collocation： make away with 携…而逃；除去，杀死 make up 弥补；赔偿 make believe 假装 make out 书写；开列；拼凑 make of 了解，明白 make off 离开；逃走 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading take sth. off (sth.): 1) lift and move sth. from (sth.) to another position 把你的手从我肩膀上拿开。 Take your hand off my shoulder. 2) deduct an amount of money from (sth.) 她和小贩讨价还价，直到他同意减了50便士。 She bargained with the trader till he agreed to take 50p off the price. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: take, grasp, grab & snatch 这四个词都可用作动词,有“拿”，“抓住”之意。 take 系常用词，表示用拿取或用别的方式获得或占有。 例如： The brave soldier took two enemy soldiers singlehanded at a time. 这位勇敢的战士曾只身一次活捉两个敌兵。 grasp 指“快速而紧紧地抓住”，用于比喻意义时指 “掌握”，“领会”。例如： I don’t know how many times I have explained this word, yet he still fails to grasp it. 这个词我都不知道解释多少遍了，可他还是不能理解。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: grab 指“抢夺”，“攫取”，常表示粗鲁地甚至不顾 侵犯他人权利地抓取。例如： How can you grab the credit for the work done by others? 你怎么能无功受禄呢？ snatch 指“突然快速地拿、取、夺、抢走”，强调拿 取时动作的突然，而不表示是否拿得稳或紧。例如： The naughty boy snatched his aunt’s handbag and ran away. 这个淘气的小男孩一把抢走他阿姨的手提包，跑了。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: take, grasp, grab & snatch Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the above words. 1. The boy grabbed _______ the apple and ran off (with it). 2. The mother took ____ her child by the hand. _______ the chicken and flew away. 3. The hawk snatched 4. Have you grasped _______ the meaning of this text? Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Collocation： take care 小心 take care of 照料 take charge 取得控制或指挥权 take hold of 抓住，握住 take notice of 注意到 take place 发生；出现 take for granted 料想…是正确的，想当然 认为…是真实的 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading absorb: vt. 1) (usu. passive) completely hold one’s attention (usu. followed by in) 2) take in 3) endure Match the above definitions with the sentences below. The sponge absorbed all the spilt water. She won’t be able to absorb another heavy blow. Totally absorbed in writing the computer software, Michael ordered take-out food when he was hungry, slept on the office floor when tired out. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading absorb: vt. 1) (usu. passive) completely hold one’s attention (usu. followed by in) 2) take in 3) endure Match the above definitions with the sentences below. The walls of the house absorb heat during the day. The writer was absorbed in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar. We will not absorb these charges. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: absorb & assimilate 在比喻用法中都含“吸收”，“吞并”的意思。 absorb 指“使被吸收者失去其特点，或使其特点不复 存在”。例如： Large nations shouldn’t absorb smaller ones. 大国不应当吞并小国。 assimilate 除含 absorb 意思外, 还指“将被吸收者变 成了吸收者的一部分”。例如： We should critically assimilate whatever is beneficial in literature and arts from other countries. 我们应当批判地吸收别国文学艺术中一切有益的东西。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading reflect: v. 1) be a sign of; show 一个国家的文学反映出它的政治吗？ Does the literature of a nation reflect its politics? Election results should reflect people’s opinions. 2) make a visible image of 平静的水面映出了满月。 The still water reflected the full moon. The sight of my face reflected in the mirror never pleases me. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3) consider, think of 我必须思考一下如何答复。 I must reflect upon what answer to give. 他反省过去的错误。 He reflected on his past mistakes. CF: think, reflect & reason 这几个词都可用作动词，都有“思考”、“动脑子” 之意。 think 是通用词，此“思考”的目的是为了得出某种结 论，但是在“思考”时未必思想集中，所形成的概念 未必清晰，所得出的结论未必正确。例如： Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading You can think about it and let me know your decision later. 你可以把这事考虑一下，以后再把你的决定告诉我。 CF: reflect 所表示的“思考”含有这样的意思：被思考的 事物是过去发生过的，或者是现在存在的；这个词一 般表示严肃认真地、静悄悄地考虑问题。例如： Take your time to reflect before doing important things. 在做重大的事情之前要从容不迫地思考一下。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: reason 所表示的“思考”具有一种逻辑思维的过程， 开始于某种假设或某种前提，甚至某种迹象，经过推 理，从而形成概念。例如： Man’s ability to reason makes him different from the animal. 人类的思考力使自己不同于动物。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading locate: vt. 1) discover; show the position of Keep talking with him for five more seconds and I will locate the place he is calling from. 我们一搬进城里，就找到了商店和邮局的所在地。 We located the shops and the post office as soon as we moved into the town. 2) fix or put in a certain place 新工厂将设于何处？ Where is the new factory to be located? He located his new store on Main Street. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading correspond: vi. 1) exchange letters regularly Love grew between Lu Xun and Xu Guangping as they kept corresponding with each other. Have you been corresponding with him? 2) be in agreement, harmony, or conformity 我向你保证，我将言行一致。 I assure you my actions will correspond with my words. Her job corresponds with her interests. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3) be similar or equivalent in character, quantity, origin, structure, or function 美国国会相当于英国议会。 The American Congress corresponds to the British Parliament. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading fertile: adj. 1) (of land) able to produce good crops 这片土地很肥沃，一年可种三季庄稼。 The land is so fertile that three crops a year can grow. Human civilizations first bloomed in fertile lands along big rivers. China is a case in point. 2) highly or continuously productive; prolific He is fertile of imagination. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Collocation： fertile soil / fields 肥沃的土壤/土地 fertile showers 及时雨 a fertile mind 想象力丰富的头脑 be fertile in expedients 会随机应变 CF: fertile, fruitful & productive 这几个词都是形容词，均有“肥沃的”，“多产的”之意。 fertile 指“能生产或再生产的”，它用于指土地、植物等 时，意为“肥沃的”，“多产的”，用于指人、头脑等时， 意为“有才智的”。例如： Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Fertile soil yields good crops. 肥沃的土壤能种出好庄稼。 CF: fruitful 指“促进多产的”，在指土壤时，可代替 fertile；它也可指结果，尤其是“好结果”。例如： Those discussions proved fruitful. 那些讨论证明是卓有成效的。 productive 指人或事物“多产的，有成果的”，是一 个意义很广泛的词。 例如： He is a productive writer. 他是位多产作家。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading request: 1. v. ask (a person) to do sth. 我对你的唯一请求是要你早点到。 All I request of you is that you should be early. 我请求他为我使用他的影响力。 I requested him to use his influence on my behalf. CF: request, ask & solicit 这三个词都可作动词用，都有“要求”的意思。 request 意思是“请求（某人）做某事”，侧重请求。 例如： Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading You are sincerely requested to be present at the party. 敬请您光临宴会。 CF: ask 作“询问”，“提问”，“要求”讲时，指某人对 不知道或不明白的事情、道理提出问题，请别人解答； 作“要求”讲时， 侧重要求得到某物。例如： He has asked his father for too much. 他向他父亲要的太多。 solicit 是正式用语，指“恭敬或认真地请求”。现在多用 于“请求别人注意”，因而常见于商业用语中。例如： China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading NB: request 一词后如果接宾语从句，则从句中用虚拟语 气 should + v.（原形），或省略 should，直接用v. （原形）。 佩恩先生要求我星期五之前交作业。 Mr. Paine requested that I (should) hand in my homework before Friday. 类似的用法还有 suggest, advise, demand, order 及这 些词的名词形式。 He gave us a suggestion that we (should) stay at home on the National Day, because there were crowds everywhere in the city. 2. n. a polite demand He made a request that I should help him. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Collocation： at sb.’s request 应某人要求 by request (of) 照需要；依照请求 comply with sb.’s request 答应某人的请求 make (a) request for 请求，要求 on request 一经要求 in great request (=much in request) 有很大需求，广受欢迎 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading take a chance (on sth.): attempt to do sth. in spite of the possibility of failure; take risk 我们怀着天气可能会好的侥幸心情去野餐。 We took a chance on the weather and went for a picnic. I haven’t booked a ticket. I’m taking a chance on the theater not being full. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading disgust: vt. cause a strong and often sick feeling of dislike in (sb.) The way they treat their children disgusts all the neighbors. 这条坏鱼有一股令人作呕的气味。 The bad fish had a disgusting smell. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading plain: 1. adj. 1) (of person’s appearance) not pretty or handsome 这孩子相貌平平。 The child has a plain face. 2) easy to see, hear or understand The meaning of the sentence is very plain. 3) simple; ordinary; without luxury or ornament 他提倡过简朴的生活。 He advocates plain living. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4) (of persons, their thoughts, actions, etc.) straightforward; frank 你应该和父母坦诚相对。 You should be plain with your parents. 2. n. area of level country I was attracted by the scenery of the Great Plains. 3. adv. entirely 你完全错了。 You are plain wrong. She’s just plain silly. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Collocation： plain sailing 一帆风顺；进展顺利 in plain words 坦白地说 be plain with you 坦率地告诉你，老实对你说 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading schedule: 1. v. arrange for sth. to happen or to be done at a particular time 飞机定于四时起飞。 The plane is scheduled to take off at 4 o’clock. 他定于星期天到达。 His arrival is scheduled for Sunday. They have scheduled John to speak at three o’clock in the afternoon. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Pattern: be scheduled to do sth. / be scheduled for sth. 2. n. a timetable of things to be done, dealt with, etc. According to the school schedule, the students should be having the third period in the morning. Collocation： according to schedule 按时间表；按照原定进度 ahead of schedule 提前 behind schedule 落后于计划或进度；迟于预定时间 on schedule 按时间表，准时 a tight schedule 排得紧紧的时间表；难以遵守的 时间表 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading sustain: vt. 1) support emotionally; keep (an effort, etc.) going; maintain 一种不可动摇的信念支撑着这个年轻人。 An unshakable faith sustained the young man. Although they had been trapped in the cave for two days, they were sustained by the belief that help would come soon. 2) suffer; undergo Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 飞机坠毁时，机组成员受到重伤。 The aircrew sustained severe injuries when the plane crashed. CF: sustain, support & back 这三个词都含“支持”，“支援”的意思。 sustain 指“支撑”，“维持”。例如： My hope for future sustained me. 对未来的希望支持着我。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: support 系常用词，指“支撑”，“给某人（物）以 积极援助或支持”。例如： We should support each other. 我们应互相支援。 back 指“支持（论点、行动、企业等）”。例如： I’ll back you up in your demands. 我会对你的要求给予支持的。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading alive: adj. 1) living 受伤的人不省人事但仍活着。 The injured man is unconscious but still alive. 2) active; lively Although he is eighty, he is still very much alive. Collocation： come alive 活跃起来；警觉起来 alive and kicking （口）活蹦乱跳，生龙活虎 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: alive, living & lively 这三个词都有“活的”意思。 alive 指“活着的”，“在世的”，着重于状态。它用 作表语，或放在名词或代词后作定语。例如： Who’s the greatest man alive? 当今最伟大的人物是谁？ living 用于生物时, 指“活着的”。例如： Shelly was still living when Keats died. 济慈死时，雪莱还在世。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: lively 指“活泼的，活跃的，栩栩如生的，真实的”。 例如： Children usually have lively fancy. 儿童们往往有丰富的幻想力。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading go one’s way: go in sb’s direction 尽管我不和你同路，我还是很乐意送你一程。 Though I’m not going your way, I still would like to give you a ride. I wasn’t sure whether he was going my way or not, so I decided to go home by myself. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading keen: adj. 1) (of interest, feeling, etc.) strong; deep From his childhood on, the later famous pop singer has had a keen interest in listening to the country music. 杰妮看着丈夫和那个苗条的姑娘跳舞，十分嫉妒。 Jenny watched her husband dancing with the slim girl with keen jealousy. 2) interested; eager (usu. followed by on / about, or infinitive to) Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 他非常渴望见到霍利斯·梅奈尔小姐。 He was keen to meet Miss Hollis Maynell. Two thirds of the girl students in my class are keen on soccer. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading sensible: adj. 1) showing or having good sense 聪明些，把伞带上。 Be sensible and take your umbrella. You’ve made a sensible decision by not wearing highheeled shoes while climbing Zijing Mountain. 2) able to feel or perceive He is sensible of the danger of his position. I am sensible of my error. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading CF: sensible, conscious & aware 都含有“意识到的”意思。 sensible 指“可用感官察觉到的（尤指可感觉到较复 杂或抽象的事物)”。例如： I was sensible of her solemn grief. 我知道她很悲哀。 conscious 侧重“心理感知”。例如： He is conscious of a sense of guilt. 他感到内疚。 aware 侧重“感官所意识到的外界事物”。例如： Everybody is aware of the importance of the hi-tech. 每个人都意识到了高科技的重要性。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading grip: v. take a very tight hold (of) 刹车失灵，汽车撞在一堵墙上。 The brakes failed to grip and the car ran into a wall. 詹姆斯·邦德紧紧抓住岩石，爬上了悬崖。 James Bond gripped the rock firmly and climbed onto the cliff. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading identify: vt. recognize or say who or what sb. or sth. is 我识别不出这是谁的签字。 I cannot identify this signature. Could you identify your umbrella among a hundred others? Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading grateful: adj. 1) feeling or showing thanks 承你帮忙修缮房子，我十分感激。 I am grateful to have you help me repair the house. I’m most grateful to you for introducing me around so that I no longer feel lonely in the new place. 2) pleasant; agreeable; comforting This is really a grateful rain to the peasants. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Pattern: be grateful to sb. for sth. The mother was grateful to the young man for saving her child’s life. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading broaden: v. make or become broader 他的见解在大学时代变得开阔起来。 His views broadened at college. 这条马路在这里开始变宽。 The road broadens out at this point. We should broaden our experience by traveling more. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading in response to: in answer to 他应敲门声而开了门。 He opened the door in response to a knock. 可能发生石油危机的消息使得股票价格随之下跌。 Stock prices went down in response to the news of a possible oil crisis. Collocation： make no response 不回答 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Useful Expressions Sentence Translation Text Analysis Gap Filling Sentence Order Spot Dictation Writing Practice Talk about the Pictures Proverbs and Quotations Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Writing Practice A Brief Introduction Tips for Writing Invitations Sample Letters Homework Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Useful Expressions 1. 把…搞错 get … wrong 2. 整了整军装 straighten one’s army uniform 3. 人群 the crowd of people 4. 发现自己被吸引 find oneself absorbed 5. 多思善虑的心灵 a thoughtful soul 6. 富于洞察力的头脑 insightful mind 7. 前一位拥有人的姓名 the previous owner’s name Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 8. 确定地址 locate one’s address 9. 邀她互通信件 invite her to correspond 10. 被运往海外 be shipped overseas 11. 仅因为那而碰运气 take a chance on just that 12. 安排了他们的第一次见面 schedule their first meeting 13. 始终支持他 sustain him unfailingly 14. 犹如春天般生气盎然 be like springtime come alive Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 15. 差不多就站在…正后面 stand almost directly behind … 16. 体态臃肿 more than a little overweight 17. 那本蓝色羊皮面旧书 the worn blue leather copy of the book 18. 挺胸站立,敬了个礼 square one’s shoulders and salute 19. 失望的痛苦使我哽咽 feel choked by the bitterness of my disappointment 20. 请…出去吃饭 ask … out to dinner Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Text Analysis In this text there are some examples of simile and a comparison of one thing to another, metaphor. A simile is _______________________________ using the word “like” or “as” , e.g., “her hair was black as _________________________ night”; “in her green suit she was like springtime come a suggested but not stated alive” (Para. 7). A metaphor is ______________________ comparison of one thing to another e.g., “while I spoke I _____________________________, felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment” (Para. 14). Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Text Analysis Read the following sentences and tell whether they are similes or metaphors. 1. He is brave as a lion. simile 2. Her husband is a walking wallet that will pay for whatever she likes. metaphor 3. Childhood is like a swiftly passing dream. 4. He has a heart of stone. simile metaphor 5. All the world is a stage, and all the men and women are merely players. metaphor 6. The man sleeps like a baby. simile Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Gap Filling Fill in each gap in the following sentences with an appropriate word. In some cases, both words may be appropriate. 1. afraid, frightened 1) A fire broke out at the school but the teachers were able to lead the frightened _________ children to safety. 2) Don’t be afraid _____ to complain if the service is bad. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 2. alike, similar 1) Don’t worry about which washing machine to buy; alike / similar. they are all ___________ similar color. 2) The twins insisted on wearing ______ 3. alive, living 1) You’re very lucky to be alive ____ after a bad car crash. 2) He is widely regarded as Australian greatest living _____ poet. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. asleep, sleeping 1) She looked lovingly at the sleeping _______ child. _____ and barely able to 2) The old man was half asleep respond to the policeman’s questions. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Sentence Order Rearrange the following sentences in a logical order according to the text. a. A woman well past 40 appeared, wearing a rose which was used to identify the girl Hollis Maynell. b. John Blanchard went to the woman and asked the woman out to dinner. c. They scheduled their first meeting in Grand Central Station. d. John Blanchard’s interest in Hollis Maynell had begun twelve months before in a Florida library. e. The woman told John Blanchard that it was the young lady in the green suit who had asked her to do so. ( d ) →( c ) → ( a ) → ( b ) → ( e ) Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Spot Dictation Listen to the following passage and fill in the missing words. Friendship Is the True Spirit of Valentine’s Day Every Feb. 14, people around the nation buy and exchange ________ cards, candies and gifts with loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. February is the month of _______ . romance Lavish, material gifts are not necessary to express the pure love that St. Valentine was promoting _________. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The most meaningful _________ gifts of love do not come from the wallet, and may be as simple as candidly telling someone you love how invaluable _________ they are in your life. Instead of focusing on the absence of a boyfriend or girlfriend and feeling lonely, direct your energy ______ toward your friends and family. Don’t sit home on Valentine’s Day feeling lonely and _______ , get out and do something! unloved Take your best friend out to dinner and thank her for always loving you even when you know it must be _______ sometimes. difficult _________ home and spread ______ love to Visit a local retirement the elderly. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Sentence Translation 1) Taking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin. 他从书架上取下一本书，很快便被吸引住了，不是被 书的内容，而是被铅笔写的眉批。 2) A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. 一位年轻的姑娘向我走来，她身材颀长纤细。一头卷 曲的金发披在秀美的耳后；眼睛碧蓝，如花似玉。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3) This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. 这不会是爱情，但将是某种珍贵的、或许比爱情更美 妙的东西，一种我曾经感激，并将永远感激的友情。 4) 梅奈尔小姐的智慧不难理解，也令人称奇。心灵的本质 是从其对不美的事物的态度中反映出来的。 It’s not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 5) 告诉我你所爱者是谁,我就知道你是什么样的人。 Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are. 6) 我小心翼翼地打开信，希望能找到些有关钱包主人身份 的线索。 I opened the letter carefully, hoping for some clue to the identity of the owner of the wallet. 7) 为了找这个钱包的主人，我都差不多搭上一整天了。 I spent almost a whole day trying to find the owner of this wallet. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading A Brief Introduction Write a letter of invitation Invitations can be formal or informal based on the situation at hand. Formal invitations are usually laid out (设计) according to the traditional pattern and they are available at the stationer’s. If you purchase one, all you have to do is write the name(s) of the recipient(s), the nature of the event, the time, and the date in the blank spaces provided. The informal one, on the other hand, demand more personal creativity. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Tips for Writing Invitations 1) An informal invitation or acknowledgement is written in the same comfortable style and tone that you would use to write an informal letter. 2) Make sure your invitation offers all the information that your recipient needs — the purpose of gathering, the names of recipients, the precise date, time, and place. 3) Generally speaking, informal invitations should be mailed at least two weeks prior to a gathering. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4) In writing an acknowledgement, you should state clearly whether you’ll be there or not. If you are sending your regrets, you should offer a brief explanation of why you can’t come. 5) Your acknowledgement should also repeat the date, and (if appropriate) the place. Time is often mentioned in an informal acceptance. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Sample Letters 1) Formal invitation Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Stack request the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Sally Stack to Mr. Darrin Green on Friday, May 16th 2008 at three o’clock 12 Carmine Street Albany, New York 12207 RSVP Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading * RSVP:(= please reply) NB: In formal invitations for dinners, parties, and events other than weddings, “request the pleasure of your company” is used instead of “request the honor of your presence”. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 2) Informal invitation Dear Lucy, Trent and I are planning a dinner party on Saturday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m.. We’d very much like to have you come. Such a long time has passed since we joined up together last time! Please let us know if you’ll be able to join us. Affectionately, Barbara Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 3) Informal acceptance Dear Barbara, I would love to come to the dinner party that you and Trent are having on Saturday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m.. Thank you for inviting me. It has, indeed, been too long a time since we last saw each other! Your friend, Lucy Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4) Informal regrets Dear Barbara, Thank you so much for inviting me to your dinner party on Saturday, June 14. Unfortunately, much to my sorrow, I won’t be able to be there, as I have already promised to help supervise the Cancer Aid Benefit in Glenhaven that evening. Hopefully we’ll find another opportunity to get together soon. Love, Lucy Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Homework You are required to write a letter of invitation based on the information below and an informal acceptance letter and an informal regret letter. 我们想请贵公司参加于四月二十九日到五月四日在南京国 展中心举办的2009国际商品交易会。关于交易会的详情我 们一周内将寄给您。希望不久能收到您的答复，并能前来 参加。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading A Letter of Invitation Dear Mr. Grady, We would like to invite your corporation to attend the 2009 International Fair which will be held from April 29 to May 4 at Nanjing Exhibition Center. Full details about the fair will be sent in a week. We look forward to hearing from you soon, and hope that you will be able to attend. Yours faithfully, Yang Kang Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Informal acceptance Dear Mr. Yang, Thank you for inviting our corporation to participate in the 2009 International Fair which will be held from April 29 to May 4 at Nanjing Exhibition Center. We are very pleased to accept the invitation and will be there with one of our new products. Yours faithfully, Grady Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Informal regrets Dear Mr. Yang, Thank you for inviting our corporation to participate in the 2009 International Fair which will be held from April 29 to May 4 at Nanjing Exhibition Center. Much to our sorrow, we won’t be able to come since we are opening a new shop at that time. We hope to see you on some future occasion. Yours faithfully, Grady Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Talk about the Pictures Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Proverbs and Quotations 1. A faint heart never won a fair lady. 懦夫难得真心人。 2. Love is the mother of love. 情生情，爱生爱。 3. Love that is forced does not last. 强扭的瓜不甜。 Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4. Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. — Albert Einstein, American scientist 并非地球引力使人坠入爱河。 —— 美国科学家 A. 爱因斯坦 5. Life is a flower of which love is the honey. — Victor Hugo, French writer 人生是花朵，爱情是花蜜。 —— 法国作家 V. 雨果 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 6. First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. — George Bernard Shaw, British playwright 初恋就是一点点笨拙外加许许多多好奇。 —— 英国剧作家 G. 萧伯纳 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading Culture Notes Reading Comprehension Tasks After Reading Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Culture Notes Nursing Home Nursing Homes in China Supplementary Reading Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Comprehension Tasks Retell the Story Listening and Discussion Enjoy the Song — Love Story Listen to a Story Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Nursing Home A nursing home, convalescent home, care home or rest home provides a type of care residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily life. Residents include the elderly adults with physical or mental disabilities. Eligible adults, aged 18 or older, can stay in a skilled nursing facility to receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Services provided in nursing homes include services from nurses, nursing aides and assistants; physical, occupational and speech therapists; social workers and recreational assistants; and room and board. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Nursing Homes in China China will face a dramatic transition from a young to an aged society in the coming 30 to 40 years. In 2000, there were 88,110,000 people aged 65 years and older, which represented 7% of the population. This percentage is projected to increase to 23% in 2050. Regarding health and long-term care for older adults, the current challenge is to build a comprehensive system of care for older adults. Nursing home care is an inevitable care model for frail old adults in China, which is largely sponsored by the government of China with contributions from some nongovernment organizations and private investors. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The Wallet Arnold Fine It was a year ago today when I came across a wallet in the street. Inside was a letter that looked as if it had been carried around for years, dated 1924. The envelope was worn and all I could make out was the return address. I opened the letter carefully, hoping for some clue to the identity of the owner of the wallet. It was signed Hannah and written to someone called Michael. She wrote that she could not see him any more because her mother forbade it. She would always love him, but felt it would be best if they never met again. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading It was a beautiful letter. But there was no way, other than the name Michael, that the owner could be identified. The return address was nearby, so I called in. I asked if anyone there knew of a Hannah, and was told, “Oh, of course! We bought this house from her some time ago. She’s in a nursing home now.” They gave me the name of the home and I called the director. I explained the situation and was invited over, arriving to find him chatting to the door guard. We exchanged greetings and the director took me up to Hannah’s room on the third floor of the large building. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading She was a sweet, silver-haired old lady with a warm smile, full of life. I told her about finding the wallet and took out the letter. The moment she saw it she recognized it. “Young man,” she said, “this letter was the last contact I had with Michael. I never heard from him again.” She looked away for a moment in deep thought and continued, “I loved him very much. I was 16 at the time and my mother felt I was much too young to even be seeing Michael. He was so handsome.” Just then the director was called away and we were left alone. “Yes, Michael Goldstein was his name,” she began once more. “If you do find him, give him my regards and tell him I still think of him often. That …” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading She hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and added, “I still love him. You know …” she said, smiling through her tears, “I never did marry. I guess no one ever matched up to Michael.” At that moment the director returned. I thanked her and said goodbye. Downstairs the guard at the front door looked at me and asked, “Any luck? Was the old lady able to help you?” I told him she had given me a lead. “But I think I’ll let this go for a while. I spent almost a whole day trying to find the owner of this wallet.” I took it out and showed it to the guard. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading The guard took one look and said, “ Hey, wait a minute. That’s Mr. Goldstein’s wallet. I’d know that anywhere. He’s always losing it.” “Who’s Mr. Goldstein?” I pressed him as my hand started to shake. “He’s one of the old guys on the eighth floor. That’s Mike Goldstein’s wallet for sure. I’ll take you up to him, if you like.” We found Mr. Goldstein in his room and the security man asked if he had lost his wallet. Mr. Goldstein put his hand to his back pocket and, realizing it was empty, said, “Oh, my goodness. It is missing.” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “Could this be yours?” I asked, handing him the wallet. The second he saw it he smiled with relief and said, “Yes… yes… that’s it. Thank you so much.” “Not at all,” I replied. “But I have to tell you something. I read the letter.” The smile on his face disappeared. “You read that letter?” “Not only did I read it, I know where Hannah is.” The blood left his face as he suddenly grew pale. “Hannah? You know where she is? How is she? Is she still as pretty as she was?” The security man looked at me suggesting that I not say any more. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I hesitated. “Please! Please tell me!” he begged. “She’s fine … just as pretty as when you knew her,” I said softly. “Could you tell me where she is?” He grabbed my hand and said, “You know something … I was so in love with that girl that when that letter came, my life seemed to come to an end. I never married. I guess I’ll always love her. Oh, she was beautiful … and so sweet.” He smiled to himself. “Michael,” I said. “Come with me.” The three of us took the elevator down to the third floor. Hannah was sitting alone watching television. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading “Hannah,” the guard said softly. “Do you know this man?” She adjusted her glasses. She looked for a moment but didn’t say a word. “Hannah, it’s Michael. Do you remember me?” “Michael? I don’t believe it! Michael? It’s you! Michael!” He walked slowly to her side. Michael took her around the waist and she held him tight, whispering, “Michael … my darling Michael … ” The two of them sat down on a sofa, holding hands, and started to talk. They had some sixty years’ worth to catch up on. The guard and I walked out, both of us crying. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Three weeks later I got a call from the director: “You’re invited to a wedding. Michael and Hannah are finally going to tie the knot! You know, the two of them were in this building for years and they never met, or if they did they didn’t recognize each other.” Hannah wore a light brown dress for the wedding and looked beautiful. Michael wore a dark blue suit and stood erect, like a soldier. The hospital gave them a special room together, and if you ever wanted to see a 79-year-old bride and an 81-year-old groom acting like two teenagers, you had to see this couple. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading come across: meet or discover by chance I was walking in the street when I came across John, a friend I had not seen for years. 我偶然在阁楼上发现了一些老照片。 I came across some old photos in the attic. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Inside was a letter that looked as if it had been carried around for years, dated 1924. Paraphrase the sentence. There was a letter inside the wallet and the letter looked as if it had been with the owner for many years. The time it was written was 1924. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 里面有封信，看上去已经随身携带很多年了。信上 署的时间是1924年。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading make out: manage to see or read I cannot make out who is standing in the darkness. 我能听到声音，但听不清他们在说什么。 I could hear voices, but I couldn’t make out what they were saying. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading hope for: want and expect (sth.) All we can do is hope for the best and wait. 我们期待法国下个大订单。 We’re hoping for a big order from France. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading clue: n. sth. that helps you to find an answer to a problem (followed by to / about) He didn’t know who had sent the letter, and the envelope provided no clue. 对于这起凶杀案，警察还没有任何线索。 The police haven’t found any clue to the murder. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading identity: n. who someone is 被杀害的妇女的身份还没有得到确认。 The identity of the murdered woman has not yet been established. He was chased and shot by the police in a case of mistaken identity. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading But there was no way, other than the name Michael, that the owner could be identified. Paraphrase the sentence. Apart from the name Michael, nothing could be used to identify the owner of the wallet. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 但是除了迈克尔这个名字以外，没有其他任何能确定信 件所有人身份的线索。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading other than: except; apart from 除了祖母外，家里没有其他人。 There is no one in the house other than my grandmother. You need take no action other than keep me informed of any developments. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading I explained the situation and was invited over, arriving to find him chatting to the door guard. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 我解释了一下情况。他邀请我去一趟。我到达时，他正 在跟门卫聊天。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading exchange: vt. give sth. to sb. who gives you sth. else The two armies exchanged prisoners. At the end of the game players traditionally exchange shirts with each other. 在哪里可以把美元换成英镑？ Where can I exchange my dollars for pounds? Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading match up to: be as good as (sb. or sth.) The result of the experiment matched up to our expectations. 他的能力不如他父亲。 He doesn’t match up to his father in ability. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Hey, wait a minute. That’s Mr. Goldstein’s wallet. I’d know that anywhere. He’s always losing it. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 嗨！等一下。那是戈尔德斯坦先生的钱包。这钱包到哪 儿我都能认出来。戈尔德斯坦先生老是丢钱包。 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading lead: n. clue The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public. 警察到现在还未获得一点线索。 The police haven’t got a single lead yet. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading for sure: (infml) certainly so, without doubt She wouldn’t lend you any money, that’s for sure. 有一点可以肯定，我们绝不会亲自搬动这件家具的。 One thing is for sure, we’ll never be able to move this furniture on our own. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading security: n. protection from danger; protection from bad situations They are under a great deal of pressure to tighten their airport security. Strict security measures were in force during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. 为了乘客的安全，所有的手提行李都经过仔细的检查。 For the security of passengers, all hand baggage is carefully checked. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading relief: n. a feeling of comfort and happiness after a period of anxiety or some other unpleasant feeling To my relief, they arrived safely. 她拿到合同后，长长地松了一口气。 She heaved a sigh of relief when she got the contract. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading be in love with (sb.): have feelings of love for sb. Although they regularly quarreled, they were still madly in love (with each other). 我从没有真正地爱过任何人。 I’ve never really been in love with anyone. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading come to an end: finish 战争终于结束了。 The war has finally come to an end. We really got a tough job, but anyway it came to an end yesterday. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading adjust: v. alter (sth.) slightly so that it will be fit or right for use (often used in the patterns: adjust to sth.; adjust to doing sth. ) 让人惊奇的是孩子们适应的速度出奇的快。 It’s amazing how quickly kids adjust. My parents had trouble adjusting to living in an apartment. As a teacher you have to adjust your methods to suit the needs of slower children. 她的眼睛花了几秒钟才适应了黑暗。 It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading darling: 1. adj. dearly loved my darling daughter 有一个可爱的男孩是我能够想象出的最棒的礼物。 To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine. 2. n. person or thing much liked or loved Come here, darling. Thank you, darling. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading catch up on (sth.): 1. spend time finding out what has been happening while you have been away or during the time you have not seen someone The first thing I did when I got home was to phone up Joe and catch up on all the gossip. 2. do sth. that you have not yet had time to do I have some work to catch up on. 这个周末我得补补觉。 I need to catch up on some sleep this weekend. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Michael and Hannah are finally going to tie the knot! Paraphrase the sentence. Michael and Hannah are finally going to get married. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading erect: adj. upright, standing on end With her head erect, she walked slowly down the aisle. 士兵们被训练得站得笔直。 Soldiers are trained to stand erect. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Retell the story in Text B in the third person. Your retelling should cover the following aspects: 1) The lead of the story (a lost wallet). 2) Something happened to Hannah and Michael when they were young. 3) The place where Hannah lives now. 4) The place where Michael lives now. 5) Whether they meet each other finally. 6) The ending of the story. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Listen to the song “Love Story” and fill in the missing words. Love Story We were both young, when I first saw you. I close my eyes and the flashback starts. _______ there, I’m standing on a balcony in summer air. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading _____, the ball gowns. I see the lights; see the party _____. I see you make your way through the crowd You say hello, little did I know... That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles. And my daddy said “stay away from Juliet”. _____ on the staircase. And I was crying begging you please don’t go... And I said... Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading _____. Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone I’ll be waiting; all there’s left to do is run. You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess. It’s a love story, baby, just say yes. ______ to see you. So I sneak out to the garden ____ . We keep quiet, because we’re dead if they knew ____ your eyes... So close escape ______ this town for a little while. Oh, Oh. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter. And my daddy said “stay away from Juliet”, but you were everything to me. I was begging you, please don’t go. And I said... Romeo take me somewhere, we can be alone. I’ll be waiting; all there’s left to do is run. You’ll be the prince and I’ll be the princess. It’s a love story, baby, just say yes. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Romeo save me, they’re trying to tell me how to feel. _______, but it’s real. This love is difficult Don’t be afraid _____, we’ll make it out of this mess. It’s a love story, baby, just say yes. Oh, Oh. I got tired of waiting ______ . Wondering if you were ever coming around. ____ in you was fading. My faith When I met you on the outskirts of town. And I said... Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading ____ me, I’ve been feeling so alone. Romeo save I keep waiting, for you but you never come. Is this in my head, I don’t know what to think. He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring ___ and said... Marry me Juliet, you’ll never have to be alone. I love you, and that’s all I really know. _____ dress. I talked to your dad — go pick out a white It’s a love story, baby just say... yes. Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh. ‘cause we were both young when I first saw you. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Listen to a story and answer the questions. Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day feelings were told that the island would sink, so all repaired their boats and left. Love wanted to stay until the last moment. When the island was almost sinking, Love decided to ask for help. Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place for you here.” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Love turned to Vanity for help. “Vanity, please help me!” “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat.” Vanity answered. Sadness was close by so Love asked for help, “Sadness, let me go with you.” “Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!” Happiness passed by too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her! Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she even forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went his own way. Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Later, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was Time.” “But why did Time help me?” Knowledge smiled and answered, “Because, only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is.” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading Answer the Questions: 1) What were the feelings that lived on the island? Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. 2) What were they told one day? They were told that the island would sink. 3) What was Richness’s reply when Love asked for help? “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.” Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Supplementary Reading 4) What was Vanity’s (虚荣) reply when Love asked for help? “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat.” 5) What was Sadness’s reply when Love asked for help? “Oh...Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!” 6) Who came to Love’s help? It was Time who came to Love’s help. 7) Why did Time help Love according to Knowledge? Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is.
