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UNITONEANIMPRESSIVEENGLISHLESSONDetailedstudyofthetext1.IfIamtheonlyparentwhostillcorrectshischild’sEnglish,thenperhapsmysonisright.Tohim,Iamatediousoddity:afatherheisobligedtolistentoandamanabsorbedintherulesofgrammar,whichmysonseemsallergicto.(Para.1)Meaning:Mysonisprobablyrightifthereisnootherparentlikemewhostillcorrectshischild’smistakeinEnglish.Tomyson,Iamaboringandstrangefather,whohehastolistento;Iamalsotheonewhopayslotsofattentiontogrammarrules,whichhedoesn’tseemtolike.★tedious:a.boringandcontinuingfortoolong冗长乏味的Tellingthestoryhasbecometedious,asIhavedoneitsomanytimes.讲述这个故事已变得单调乏味，因为我已经讲了这么多次了。★oddity:n.[C]astrangeorunusualpersonorthing怪人；怪物；奇特的东西Withhisneatsuitson,hefeltlikeanodditywalkinginthispoorneighborhood.穿着笔挺的西装走在这个贫民窟里，他觉得自己就像个怪物。★be/feelobligedtodosth.:ifyouareobligedtodosth.,youhavetodoitbecausethesituation,thelaw,aduty,etc.makesitnecessary(因形式、法律、义务等关系而)非做不可，迫使IthinkValentine’sDayisawasteoftime,butIstillfeelobligedtosendmywifeacard.Usagenote：obligedThewordobligeismostcommonlyusedintheexpressionbe/feelobliged.be/feelobligedtodosth.指“感到有责任做某事”Hefeltobligedtohelphismother,evenifitmeantleavingcollege.他觉得有责任帮助母亲，即使这意味着他要离开大学。be/feelobligedtosb./sth.指“对某人或某事心存感激”Thankyouverymuch,doctor,Iamextremelyobligedtoyou.医生，非常谢谢你。对您，我深表感谢。★absorbed:a.sointerestedorinvolvedinsth.thatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse极感兴趣的；全神贯注的；专注的。Timepassesquicklywhenyouareabsorbedinreadingagoodbook.在聚精会神地读一本好书的时候，时间过得非常快。★allergic:a.1)(be~tosth.)(infml)ifyouareallergictosth.,youdonotlikeitandtrytoavoidit.不喜欢某事，对某事反感Mostmenareallergictohousework.大多数男人都不喜欢做家务。2)havinganallergy过敏的IdonotenjoypicnicsbecauseIamallergictograss.我不喜欢野餐，因为我对草过敏。2.IthinkIgotseriousaboutthisonlyrecentlywhenIranintooneofmyformerstudents,freshfromanexcursiontoEurope(para.2)Meaning:IthinkIstartedtopayattentiontootherpeople'susageofgrammaronlylately,whenIhappenedtomeetoneofmyformerstudents,whohadjustreturnedfromashortjourneytoEurope.★get/beseriousabout:ifyouareseriousaboutsth.,youreallymeanitandarenotjokingorpretending对…是认真的；并非开玩笑的Whenyouarestayingwithyourroommates,youcannotgettooseriousaboutprivacy.你和你的室友相处的时候，不能太计较隐私。★runintosb.:(infml.)meetsb.bychance偶然遇见某人Youforgotallaboutyourcousin’sbirthdayuntilyousuddenlyranintohertoday.要不是你今天偶然遇见了你表姐，你已全然忘记了她的生日。★freshfrom:havingjustcomefromaparticularplaceorexperience刚从….来的；刚有…经历的Schoolprincipalsshouldnotexpectteachers,freshfromcollege,todealwithalargegroupofdifficultchildren.学校的校长不应该指望刚从大学毕业的老师来应付一大群难以对付的孩子。★excursion:n.[C]ashortjourneyyoutakeforpleasure短途出行；远足Itwassuchawonderfuldaythattheydecidetotakeadayexcursiontothemountain.这么好的天气，他们决定去山上一日游。3.“Howwasit”Iasked,fullofearnestanticipation.(para.2)Meaning:WhenIaskedabouthowhertriptoEuropehadbeen,Iwasexpectingherresponseanxiouslyandsincerely.★Howwasit?:(spoken)oftenusedinconversationtoasksb.abouttheiropinionorexperienceofsth.（口语常用表达，用于询问看法或经历）Didyouwatchthemovielastnight?Howwasit?你昨天晚上看那部电影了吗?感觉怎么样?★fullof:(followedbyabstractnouns)feelingorshowingalotofparticularemotionorquality(感觉、表达或表现出)充满某种情感（特质）的fullofexcitement/energy/hope/happiness/praise充满兴奋/活力/希望/幸福/赞美Theteacherwasfullofpraiseforthehomeworkthatthestudentshaddone.老师对学生们完成的功课赞不绝口。★earnest:a.veryseriousandsincere非常认真的；郑重其事的。Attheofficehewasveryearnest,buthe’smorerelaxednow.在办公室他很认真，但是现在他放松多了。4.Shenoddedthreeorfourtimessearchedtheheavensfortherightwords,andthenexclaimed,itwaslike,whoa!(para.3)Meaning:shenoddedherheadthreeorfourtimes,triedtofindtherightwordsinhermindandthenshoutedwithexcitementitwaslikewhoa!Meaningbeyondwords:Sincethestudentwasnotquitesurehowtoexactlydescribehertravelexperience,thetoneoftheauthorissomewhatsarcastic.TheauthorintendedtosendoutthemessagethatthestudentwasincompetentregardingtheselectionofherEnglishvocabulary.★searchsomewhereforsth.:trytofindsth.insomeplace在某地方搜寻某物Therobberreachedoutandsearchedthebackpocketofmytrousersforanythingvaluable.那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的口袋以寻找值钱的东西。NoteTheheavensmeansthesky:heresearchtheheavensfortherightwordsimpliesthestudenttriedhardtofindsuitablewordstodescribewhatshesawandexperiencedwhentravelinginEurope.Usagenotesearch,searchforsearch:lookthrough检查；搜查Theysearchedthemaninfrontofmefromheadtofoot.他们把我前面的男子从头到脚搜查了一遍。searchfor:lookfor寻找；搜寻Thecustomsweresearchingfordrugsattheairport.海关人员在机场搜寻毒品。★exclaim:v.saysth.suddenlyandloudlybecauseofsurprise,anger,orexcitement（由于惊奇、气愤或激动）呼喊，惊叫Susanexclaimedhorrorwhenayoungmanwithagunsuddenlyappearedfrombehindher.当一名年轻男子突然持枪从苏珊背后出现时，她害怕得惊叫起来。NoteItwaslikewhoameansitwasreallygreat!Itwaslikeisaninformalexpressioninconversation,verycommonforyoungpeoplewhoarelazyandincapabletoreferencetheirideas.Theexpressionisusuallyfollowedbyanadjectiveoranexclamation.Itwas,like,marvelous!简直奇妙极了！（Itwaslike）Whoa!Howcomeyougotahundred0percentcorrectonsuchahardtest?哇！这么难的考试你怎么都全答对了？NoteWhoaisspecificallyusedtoshowthatpeoplearesurprisedorthinksomethingisveryimpressive.Itcanbeusedindifferentcontexts.Forexample:Todescribesomethingthatyou'renotquitesurehowtodescribe:thatcarissocoolit'slikewhoa.Toexpresssurprise:whoa!It’sreallyamazing!Toindicateades