泛读I-unit 6

InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕ContemporaryCollegeEnglishBook1Unit6InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕•WordQuiz•16.TheProfessor•17.TheBarber’sUncle•18.TightSpot•AssignmentInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕•1.haunt•2.fixedly•3.sneak•4.whip•5.弹簧•6.储备金•7.纤弱的，虚弱的•8.摔倒擒抱•9.findfaultwithsb.•10.stickout•11.showup•12.helpsb.tohisfeet•13.绕道走•14.坚持•15.伸手够某物WordQuizInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕•1.haunt闹鬼•2.fixedly不动地，目不转睛地•3.sneak偷偷地溜走•4.whip搅拌，打•5.弹簧spring•6.储备金reserve•7.纤弱的，虚弱的delicate•8.摔倒擒抱tackle•9.findfaultwithsb.找岔子，挑剔(某人)•10.stickout伸出•11.showup出现，现形•12.helpsb.tohisfeet把……扶起来•13.绕道走comeround•14.坚持keepup•15.伸手够某物reachforWordQuizInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕16.TheProfessor•Words&Phrases•Appreciation•Questions•RetellingthestoryInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕Words&Phrases•inspector检查员，巡查员，警察巡官•sergeant警官•complete完成的，完全的InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕Question•Whatkindofapersonistheprofessor？1.oldandphysicallyweak2.forgetfulandabsent-mindedaboutmanysmalldetailsinhisdailylife3.Unlikethoseoldpeople,hewasstillintellectuallyactive.Atsuchanadvancedage,hewasabletocomeupwithaninventionwhichofgreatimportancetothecountry.4.Hewassmartbydealingwiththetwowrongmen.InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕Outline1.TheconversationbetweenMaryHunterandMissGreen2.Twomenvisitedtheprofessor3.TheinspectorandsergeantvisitedtheprofessorInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕17.TheBarber’sUncle•Theauthor:WilliamSaroyan•Words&Phrases•Appreciation•QuestionsInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕“Doctorsdon’tknoweverythingreally.Theyunderstandmatter,notspirit.AndyouandIliveinspirit.”“Goodpeoplearegoodbecausethey'vecometowisdomthroughfailure.Wegetverylittlewisdomfromsuccess,youknow.”“Everymanintheworldisbetterthansomeoneelseandnotasgoodassomeoneelse.”QuotesbyWilliamSaroyanInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕WilliamSaroyan(1908-1981)•Oneofthemostcolorful（鲜明的）contemporaryAmericanwriters.Hisworksincludeshortstories,novels,andplays.HewroteaboutthetragedyandcomedyofeverydaylifeintheArmeniancommunity,emphasizingtheindividualityofordinaryfolk.•HewasborninFresno,Calif.,thesonofArmenianimmigrants（亚美尼亚移民）.Afterhisfather’sdeathin1911,Williamspentfouryearsinanorphanage(孤儿院).Sellingnewspapersattheageofeight.Asayoungman,hereceivedlittleformaleducationbuthedecidedtomakehimselfawriter.HeusedhisArmenianbackgroundinmanyofhisstoriesabouthisfamilyandneighbors..•Heworkedatoddjobs(零工)beforegainingfameasashort-storywriter.Hebecamefamouswithhismuchlauded（赞誉）TheTimeofYourLife(1939),whichwonthePulitzerPrize.InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕WWI（1914-1918）•theEntenteCountries协约国•Russia•France•Serbia塞尔维亚•Belgium比利时•Britain•Japan•Romania罗马尼亚•Greece希腊•UnitedStates•Italy•China•theAllyCountries同盟国•German德意志帝国•Austria-hungary奥匈帝国•OttomanEmpire奥斯曼帝国（又称奥斯曼土耳其）•Bulgaria保加利亚InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕ArmenianMassacre•Itreferstothedeliberateandsystematic(系统的)destructionoftheArmenianpopulationoftheOttomanEmpire（土耳其帝国）duringtheWorldWarI.•ThetotalnumberofArmeniandeathsisgenerallybetween1millionand1.5million.•ThestartingdateofthemassacrewasonApril24,1915,thedaywhenOttomanauthoritiesarrestedsome250ArmenianintellectualsandcommunityleadersinConstantinople.Thereafter,theOttomanmilitaryuprooted（根除）Armeniansfromtheirhomesandforcedthemtomarchforhundredsofmiles,deprivingthemoffoodandwater,tothedesertofwhatisnowSyria（叙利亚）.Massacreswereindiscriminate（不分选择的）ofageorgender.ArmeniansmarchedtoanearbyprisonbyarmedOttomansoldiersin1915InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕Questions•3.Whydoeshedreamthosedreams?•TheboyisthesonofArmenianimmigrantswhosufferedthemiseryandhorrorofWWI.Afteracruelwarpeoplelongforpeaceandwishthewarstopforeverbecausetheyhavebeenexhaustedofwar,death,destructionaswellasthebadfeelingsitbringstothem,suchasfear,painandhatred.•Theboyiscontentofbeingaliveandbeingabletoenjoythepeaceoftheday.Becauseit’snaturalforpeoplewhodreamofworldwithnodeathanddecayandliveinpeaceforever.InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕18.TightSpot•Theauthor:RobbWhite(p.111)•Words&Phrases•Appreciation•QuestionsInstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕Words&Phrases•blowup爆炸•slam冲击，撞击•crumple弄皱，压皱•valve阀门•rusty生锈的，迟钝的•tug用力拉，使劲拖•suckone’sthumb吮大拇指•stubborn顽固的，固执的•plead恳求，辩护•scramble爬行•grease油脂•shove（口）推挤InstituteofDisasterPreventionForeignLanguageDepartment李海燕•Heisonrecord(公开宣布)sayingthatyoungpeopleappreciatehisworkmost.Heattributedthistotheirgood,decentandcourageousnature--exactlythesortofpeopleaboutwhomheenjoyedwriting:•“Iwrite[forandaboutyoungpeople]becausethereissomeheroineveryoneofthem--forawhile,maybeforever.AndIadmireahero.Iadmireamanwhocansurviveandhelpotherstosurvivewhenconditionsinsistthathecannotsurvive.Iwriteaboutchildrenbecausetometheyseemtohaveapure