news-of-the-engagement大学英语泛读3

AppreciationTopicForewordReadingthought-provoking1.FastReading1.Questionsforyou:1.Howdidyouunderstandthetitleafteryoufinishedreadingthefirstpage?2.Supposewestoppedatthefirstpage,whatwouldtheendingofthestorybeaccordingtoyourimagination?3.Whatwastheturningpointofthestory?4.Whatwastheunderstandingofthetitleafteryoufinishedreadingthewholestory?SkimmingandScanningSkimmingVSScanningLocatetheAnswerReadingforkeyorspecificInfo.Fast-ReadingTechniquesReadingforthemainideaFirstandLast1.Questionsforyou:1.Howdidyouunderstandthetitleafteryoufinishedreadingthefirstpage?NewsofPhilip’sengagement.1.Questionsforyou:2.Supposewestoppedatthefirstpage,whatwouldtheendingofthestorybeaccordingtoyourimagination?Philipovercamehisshynessanduneasinessaboutannouncinghisengagement,andtoldhismotherthegoodnews.Hismotherwasveryhappy.1.Questionsforyou:3.Whatwastheturningpointofthestory?Mr.NixontoldPhilipthathewouldbehisstepfather.Philipwasverysurprisedattheengagementofhismother.1.Questionsforyou:4.Whatwastheunderstandingofthetitleafteryoufinishedreadingthewholestory?Newsofmother’sengagement.2.Read&ExploreGenrejudgementArgumentDescriptionExpositionNarrationwhenwhatwhowhereendingbeginningmiddleAnalyzingwhenwhatwhowhereendingbeginningmiddlethe22ndofDecemberPhilip'shomePhilip,philip'smother,Mr.Nixon(Philip'shomecoming)(mother’sunusualbehavior&son'spsychologyactivity)(Mr.Nixon'sbreakingofthenews)•Somesentencescannotbefullyexplaineduntilthereadercomestotheendofthestory.whenastoryisdesignedwithanunexpectedending,foreshadowingmustbehiddensomewhereinit.Itservesasthebasefortheplottodevelopsothatthereaderissurprisedbutnotcheated.Shewas“preparingforme.(L3)ThatwaswhatPhilipimagined.Actuallyhismotherwasnotonlypreparingforhisarrival,butalsopreparingforbreakingthenewsofherengagement.Inoticedatoncethatshewasmoreexcitedthanmyarrivalusuallymadeher.Thereweretearsinhersmilingeyes,andshewasasnervousasayounggirl.(L38)Shewasbeingoverwhelmedwithhappiness,forshewouldbeginanewlifewithMr.Nixon.Butshefeltshyofexpressingherfeeling.Sherantothedoor,insteadoflettingtheservantgo.(L55)andathirdtimemymotherrushedoutofthekitchen.(L94)ShewaseagertoopenthedoorbecauseshedesiredtomeetMr.Nixon.Mr.Nixondidnotcometosupperasaguest,butasafamilymember.Mr.Nixonhadbeenintosupperseveraltimesduringpreviousvisitsoftime,butneveronthefirstnight.(L117)Supperwassetforthree.(L78)Hewasmymother’strustee,andhadmorallyhelpedherinthedifficulttimesbeforemyfather’searlydeath.(L105)IgreetedhimasgailyasIcould,andthenheshookhandswithmymother,neitherofthemspeaking.(L110)“well,youngman,”criedhecomingin.“soyou’rebackinoldbursly!”.(L108)IhopedthatMr.Nixonwouldhavedepartedbeforemyreturn;hehadnotmentionedmymother’saffairsatallduringsupper.Buthehadnotdeparted.Ifoundhimaloneinthedrawing-room,smokingaveryfinecigar.(L146)Filiallove---Weliveandlearn.•Asanoldsayinggoes,filialpietyisthemostimportantofallvirtues.Empty-nestersFiliallove---Weliveandlearn.•Asanoldsayinggoes,filialpietyisthemostimportantofallvirtues.•AnewplancallsforemployersinBeijingtogivestaffmoreleavesothattheycanshowfilialpietytotheirelderlyrelativesasthegovernmentaimstobuildasenior-friendlycity.Filiallove---Weliveandlearn.•toloveourparentsandlookafterthemverywell.•tolivewithparentsandhelpsthemwiththehousework.•togivethemlotsofmoneytomakethemhappy.•respectforhisparents.•tospendmorequalitytimewithparents.•Ifhavetime,totakethemtotravelaroundtheworld.•Atnight,tomakesomedeliciousfoodforthem.