1、1 Something wonderful in a disasterOn May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changedIt happened a few minutes past three,when my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fenceChris was paralyzed from the chest down, unable to breathe normallyAs he was thrown from his horse, we entered in
2、to a life of convenience with lots of unexpected challengesWe went from the haves to the “have-notsOr so we thought.Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficultiesWe came to learn that something wonderful could happen in a disaster All over the world people care
3、d for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every dayBy the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of mail had been received and sorted. As a family, we opened letter after letterThey gave us comfort and became a source of strength for usWe used them
4、to encourage ourselvesI would go to the pile of letters marked with Funny if we needed a laugh, or to the Disabled box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully. These letters, we realized, had to be sharedAnd so here we offer one of them to you.Dear Ch
5、ris, My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding accident last weekNo doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this technical challengePeople everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you alive.Yours Sincerely,
6、Nancy Reagan一、生词注解1. paralyzed prlaizd adj. 瘫痪的，麻痹的2. chest test n.胸，胸腔；柜子，橱3. challenge tlind n挑战；质问4. pour p:r vt.灌，倒，注 vi.倾泻，流出5. pile pail n.一堆，一叠 v.堆积6. technical teknikl a.技术的，工艺的二、词汇拓展1.doubt【导学】 1)n. 怀疑，疑惑，不相信; have no doubt that 毫不怀疑，毫无疑心 theres no doubt that 这毫无疑问. without doubt 无疑地，确实地； 2
7、)vt. 怀疑，不信任 I dont doubt that 我毫不怀疑 I doubt whether/if 我怀疑【例句】 1)He is without doubt the cleverest student Ive ever taught. 他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。 2) I have no doubt that he will turn up on time. 我确信他会准时到来。 3) There is no doubt that the opera will be performed in the Beijing Forbidden City this month. 这台
8、歌剧本月一定会在紫禁城上演的。 4) I dont doubt that he will win. 我不怀疑他会赢. 5) I doubt if/whether he will win. 我怀疑他能否赢。2. alive【导学】 1) adj. 活着的;现存的 catch sb. alive 活捉 2)adj. 热闹的;充满的 be alive with 充满着【例句】 1) The injured man is unconscious but still alive. 受伤的人不省人事但仍活着。 2) The town was alive with rumors. 镇上谣言四起。三、短语辨析
9、：1. care for【辨析】care for 和care about care for 多表示“照顾”，“喜欢” care about 多表示“在乎”，“关注”，“关心”【例句】 1) She doesn t care for that colour 她不喜欢那种颜色。 2) He spent years caring for his sick mother 他数年中一直在照顾生病的母亲。 3) Dont you care about this countrys future? 难道你不为国家前途担忧吗?2.by the end of【辨析】by the end of , in the e
10、nd, at the end和on end by the end 到为止 in the end 最后，结果 at the end 终了时 on end 连续地【例句】 1) He works three days on end. 他连续工作了三天。 2) At the end of the street youll find it. 到街道的尽头,你就会看到了。 3) If you persevere with work, youll succeed in the end. 你如果把工作坚持下去，最终会取得成功的。四、语法点拨【例句】1. All over the world people c
11、ared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day【归纳】sothat引导结果状语从句，表示“如此以致”,使用时要注意其倒装方式，如： This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。 =So interesting is the book that everyone wants to read it. 注意：so that通常用于引导目的状语从句，表示“为了、以便”, 如： They got up earl
12、y so that they could catch the early bus. 为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。2. I would go to the pile of letters marked with Funny if we needed a laugh.【归纳】the pile of letters marked with 其中marked with 为过去分词作定语，相当于定语从 句 that were marked with。注意体会现在分词与过去分词作定语的差别： boiled water 开水 boiling water 正沸腾的水 developed countri
13、es发展的国家 developing countries 发展中国家 fallen leaves 落叶 falling leaves 正在飘落的叶子 changed condition 改变了的情况 changing condition 变化着的情况 2A way to be with customers In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) assistant at Mr. Breens fruit shop. The fruit shop did good business. Mos
14、t of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, but he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen knew them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always getting me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly l
15、ong-standing customers , and I suppose they must have stayed faithful to him because he had promised to sell good quality fruit. He had a way with them I had to admit that. He called every woman “madam” for a start , even those who clearly were not, but when he said it , it did not sound like flatte
16、ry . It just sounded polite in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter as well. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few words about the weather , but if he did , he would ask about their families or make jokes, always cutting his cloth according to his customers. Whatever thei
17、r bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence , and I am sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for something for nothing. 一、生词注解1. faithful feiful a.忠诚的；尽职的；如实的，准确可靠的2. flattery fltri n.奉承；谄媚的举动3.o
18、dd pence 零钱4.generous denrsa.慷慨的；宽厚的；大量的，丰富的二、词汇拓展1. admit【导学】 v. 允许进入，承认 admit sth. 承认 admit doing sth. 承认做了某事 admit( to sb.) that 承认 be admitted to 被接纳 admit of 允许【例句】 1) I must admit, its more difficult than I thought it would be. 我必须承认，这比我想象的要困难得多。 2) He was admitted to the hospital suffering fr
19、om burns. 他由于烧伤，被送入医院治疗。 3) His conduct admits of no excuse. 他的行为无可宽恕。2.promise【导学】 1) n. 诺言，约定，(有)希望，预示 make a promise许下诺言 keep ones promise保守诺言 break ones promise打破诺言，说话不算数 2) v. 允诺，约定，预示，有可能 promise sb. to do sth.答应某人做某事【例句】 1) I dont trust his promise to come for a visit. 我不相信他会如约前来访问。 2) She ha
20、s high promise of a pianist. 她大有希望成为钢琴家。 3）I promise to return your bicycle on good condition. 我答应一定完好无损地还你的自行车。三、短语辨析：1. by name【辨析】by name, in the name of 和name after by name 名叫 in the name of 以的名义 name after 以命名【例句】 1) Stop doing that, in the name of God! 看在上帝的分上,别干了! 2) She met a handsome boy, J
21、ohn by name. 她遇到了一位名叫约翰的英俊少年。 3) The child was named after its father, given its fathers first name. 这个小孩以他父亲的名字而命名。2. as well【辨析】 as well和as well as as well 同样，也 as well as 除之外(也)，既又; 和一样好【例句】 1) I write my own songs and I play the guitar as well. 我唱自己谱曲的歌，也弹吉他。 2) Do you burn coal as well as wood
22、on this fire? 你是不是用煤也用木头 生这炉火?四、语法点拨【例句】1. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence【归纳】whatever 引导让步状语从句，此处相当于no matter what their bills came to. whatever 也可引导名词性从句，如： You shouldnt have believed whatever he said. 你本不该相信他所说的一切。2. He was always looking for something for
23、 nothing .【归纳】be always doing表示“总是在做着”，表达说话人的一种感情，如赞扬或者批评 等。如：My students are always studying hard. 我的学生总是在努力学习。 3To give or not When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel s
24、ad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories . It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from . It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars .Certainly , mos
25、t of the worlds great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves .But has the world changed ?Maybe what was morally right in the old days ,when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help ,is no longer the bes
26、t idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars .Let us look at their arguments.First ,some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging .Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil.Secondly , there is the worry that the
27、 money you give will be spent on beer ,wine or drugs .Thirdly ,there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor ,but that is no reason for losing ones sense of pride and self-dependence.Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the govern
28、ment rather than ordinary people .Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.It is hard to come to any final conclusion ; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently .A few coins can save a life in some situations , and even if the mone
29、y is wasted ,that does not take way the moral goodness of the giver.一、生词注解1. religion rilidn n.宗教，宗教信仰2. morally m:rli adv. 道德上地，道义上地3. misfortune misf:tn n.不幸，厄运，逆境；不幸事故，灾难4. pitiable pitibl a.引人怜悯的，可怜的5. evil i:vl a.邪恶的，坏的 n.邪恶，罪恶，祸害二、词汇拓展1. sense【导学】 1) n. 感觉，感官，理智，意义 common sense 常识(尤指判断力) in a
30、sense 在某种意义上 make sense 合理,可行;有意义,说得通 make sense of 理解 sense of touch 触觉 sense of humor 幽默感 sense of responsibility 责任感 2) vt. 感觉，意识到，理解 sense sth. 感觉到【例句】 1) The horse sensed danger and stopped. 马感觉到了危险，于是停了下来。 2) It would make sense to leave early. 早点离开是明智的。 3）Im afraid I havent got a very good se
31、nse of directions, so I easily get lost. 恐怕我的方位感很差，因此我容易迷路。2. case【导学】 n. 情况，实情，箱，案例 in case 万一.in case 以防万一in case of sth. 万一 in this/that case 在情况下 in no case 绝不 in any case 在任何情况下 look into the case 调查案子三、短语辨析1. dealt with【辨析】deal with 和do with do with 表示“处置”、“忍受”、“相处”、“有关”等，常与what连用。deal with 意义
32、很广，常表示“对付”、“应付”、“处理”、“安排”、“论述”、“涉 及”等，常与how 连用。【例句】 1) I dont know how they deal with the problem .我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。 2）We cant do with such carelessness . 我们不能容忍这种粗枝大叶的作风。 3）I have nothing to do with him . 我跟他无任何关系。 4）They could properly deal with all kinds of situations . 他能恰当地应付各种局面。四、语法点拨【例句】1. Whe
33、n a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ?【归纳】句中 poorly dressed 为过去分词作定语，修饰person，相当于a person who is poorly dressed. not knowing what t
34、o do 为现在分词否定式作伴随状语。体会下列现在分词作状语的用法： 1)Cant you read? Mary said angrily， pointing to the notice.（伴随） “难道你不识字吗？”玛丽指着通知愤怒地说。 2)Having read the letter, she got very excited.（原因） 读过信后，她变得很兴奋。 3)Not knowing her address, we couldnt get in touch with her.(原因) 不知道她的地址，我们无法与她取得联系。 4)His parents were killed in
35、the accident, leaving him an orphan.（结果） 他的父母在事故中遇难，他成了孤儿。 5)When crossing the road, please be careful.（时间） 过马路时千万小心。 6)Working hard, youll get a good achievement.（条件） 努力学习你就能取得好成绩。 7)Working so hard, he failed again.（让步） 尽管他如此努力还是失败了 4The only choice Scott and his companions were terribly disappoin
36、ted. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had beaten them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After planting the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves before they started the 50-mile journey back. The journey was unexpectedly slow and the joy
37、and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly appeared. The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had set up to mark their way home. To make things worse. Evans, whom they had all thought of as the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in th
38、e ice. Having struggled along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died. The four who were left pushed on at the best speed they could manage. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his frozen fact; at night his feet swelled so large that he could hardly put his boots on the next
39、 morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great pain . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that the others could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him on a few more miles, until it was time to put up the tent for
40、another night.The following morning, while the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just going outside and may be gone some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out alone into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.一、生词注解1. companion kmpnin
41、n.同伴，伴侣2. Norwegian n:wi:dn a.& n.挪威人(语)(的)3. swell swel vi./ n.肿(膨)胀，鼓起；增多；波浪起伏二、词汇拓展1. sight【导学】 n. 情景，景物，视力 lose ones sight 失明 in sight 看得见；在望 catch sight of 看见 at first sight 乍一看；初见【例句】 1)All men are equal in the sight of God. 上帝对所有的人都一视同仁。 2) At the sight of his appearance on the stage, the hal
42、l rang with thunderous applause. 他一出场，礼堂里就掌声雷动。 3) The train is still in sight. 火车仍在视线内。2. manage【导学】 v. 管理，经营，设法(对付) manage to do表示成功地做成某事【例句】 1) In spite of these insults, she managed not to get angry. 她尽管受到这些侮辱，还是忍著没发火。 2) How do you manage in your wheelchair? 你坐在轮椅上怎么游览呢3. likely【导学】 adj. 可能的，可信的 be likely to do sth. 有可能 It likely that 有可能【例句】 1) Some criminals are likely to offend again When they are released. 有些罪犯被释放后有可能重新犯罪。 2)Its likely that our team will win the game. 很有可能我们队能赢得这场比赛。三、短语辨析1.set up 【辨析】set up, set down, set off 和set out set up 创立，建立，；竖立，架起，建造；开业 set down 写下，记下 set
