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Unit1What’sthematter?A:What’sthematterwith…?B:He/She…AskandanswerSheshoulddrinkalotofwater.Makesentences:giveadviceSheshouldseeadentist.Heshouldliedownandrest.Heshouldseeadoctor.Doyoulikeclimbingmountains?Didanyaccidentshappenduringyourclimbing?DoyouknowAronRalston?Doyouknowthestoryofhim?Heisamountaineeringenthusiast(登山爱好者).AronRalston毕业于卡内基梅隆大学机械工程系，2002年从英特尔辞职后立志在冬季登遍科罗拉多州的高山，成功攀登了58座高峰。AronRalston在2003年5月峡谷探险时遇到意外，右臂被夹在石缝中无法动弹，他只好借由身体的力量靠在峡谷岩壁上，这样支撑了5天之后，他突然想出了一个匪夷所思的办法，用小刀割断自己的手臂，并且成功的拯救了自己。断肢六小时后由直升机救走，抢救医生说：再晚一个小时获救的话AronRalston就会因失血过多而不治。2004年AronRalston出版的回忆录《BetweenaRockandaHardPlace》(《生死两难》)中详尽叙述了这段惊心动魄的经历！而他的真实经历也被拍成电影《127Hours》。2b.Readthepassageandunderlinethewordsyoudon’tknow.Thenlookupthewordsinadictionaryandwritedowntheirmeanings.FindingtheOrderofEventsWritersdescribeeventsinacertainorder.Findingtheorderoftheeventswillhelpyouunderstandwhatyouarereading.HeLostHisArmButIsStillClimbingAronRalstonisanAmericanmanwhoisinterestedinmountainclimbing.Asamountainclimber,Aronisusedtotakingrisks.Thisisoneoftheexcitingthingsaboutdoingdangeroussports.ThereweremanytimeswhenAronalmostlosthislifebecauseofaccidents.OnApril26,2003,hefoundhimselfinaverydangeroussituationwhenclimbinginUtah.Onthatday,Aron’sarmwascaughtundera360-kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Becausehecouldnotfreehisarm,hestayedthereforfivedaysandhopedthatsomeonewouldfindhim.Butwhenhiswaterranout,heknewthathewouldhavetodosomethingtosavehisownlife.Hewasnotreadytodiethatday.Soheusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.Then,withhisleftarm,hebandagedhimselfsothathewouldnotlosetoomuchblood.Afterthat,heclimbeddownthemountaintofindhelp.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.Inthisbook,Arontellsoftheimportanceofmakinggooddecisions,andofbeingincontrolofone’slife.Hisloveformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.DowehavethesamespiritasAron?Let’sthinkaboutitbeforewefindourselves“betweenarockandahardplace”，andbeforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.WordsMeaningsDoitbyyourself!2c.ReadthestatementsandcircleTrue(T),False(F)orDon'tKnow(DK).1.AronalmostlosthislifeTFDKthreetimesbecauseofclimbingaccidents.2.AronhadaseriousaccidentinApril2003.3.Aronranoutofwaterafterthreedays.4.Aronwrotehisbookbeforehisseriousaccident.5.Aronstillgoesmountainclimbing.TFDKTFDKTFDKTFDK2d.Readthepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1.WheredidtheaccidenthappenonApril26,2003?2.Whycouldn’tAronmove?3.HowdidAronfreehimself?4.WhatdidArondoaftertheaccident?5.Whatdoes“betweenarockandahardplace”mean?1.WheredidtheaccidenthappenonApril26,2003?2.Whycouldn’tAronmove?3.HowdidAronfreehimself?InUtah.Aron’sarmwascaughtundera360kilorockthatfellonhimwhenhewasclimbingbyhimselfinthemountains.Heusedhisknifetocutoffhalfhisrightarm.4.WhatdidArondoaftertheaccident?5.Whatdoes“betweenarockandahardplace”mean?Aftertheaccident,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.Andhekeptonclimbingmountains.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.2ePutthesentencesinthecorrectorder.ThenusethemtotellAron'sstorytoyourpartner.Trytoaddotherdetailsfromthereading._______OnApril26，2003,hehadaseriousmountainclimbingaccident._______Aronlovesmountainclimbinganddoesn’tmindtakingrisks._______Arondidnotgiveupaftertheaccidentandkeepsonclimbingmountainstoday._______Hewroteabookabouthisexperience._______Aronlosthalfhisrightarmfromthe2003accident.123453aImagineyouaretheschoolnurseandastudentjusthadanaccidentorahealthproblem.Makenotesaboutwhathe/sheshouldandshouldn'tdo.AccidentorhealthproblemHe/SheshouldHe/Sheshouldn't3bWriteaconversationbetweenthenurseandthestudentusingthenotesin3a.Usethequestionsandphrasesbelowtohelpyou.What'sthematter?/Whathappened?/AreyouOK?No,Idon'tfeelwell/Ifeel.../Ihavea.../ShouldI…?Youshould.../Youshouldn't...felldown/gothitby.../cutmyself/hurtmy...Nurse:____________________________Student:__________________________Languagepoints1.Afterlosinghisarm,hewroteabookcalledBetweenaRockandaHardPlace.失去手臂之后,他写了一本名为《生死两难》的书。“BetweenaRockandaHardPlace是一本书的书名，可译作《生死两难》。其本身是英语中的一个固定习语，表示在艰难或危险的处境下“从两难中进行选择”，意为“左右为难；进退两难”E.g.:Whowillyousavewhenyourmotherandyourwifefallintothewater?Formanypeople,it’sbetweenarockandahardplace.当你放入母亲和妻子同时落水，你会救谁？对很多人说这是一个两难的问题。2.Thismeansbeinginadifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof.他的意思是“处于一个你似乎无法摆脱的困境中”。1）此处mean表示“……意思是；意为”，用来解释上句出现在书名中的习语的意思。再如：Whatdoyoumean?你的意思是什么？此外，mean还可以表示“意味着”的意思。如：…beforewehavetomakeadecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath.在我们不得不做出可能意味着生死的决定之前…2）adifficultsituationthatyoucannotseemtogetoutof和adecisionthatcouldmeanlifeordeath均为定语从句。在前者中，从句thatyoucannotseemtogetoutof修饰名词situation;在后者中，从句thatcouldmeanlifeordeath修饰decision。3.Aronisusedtotakingrisks.beusedto意为“习惯于”，其中to是介词，其后要接名词或V-ing形式。IusedtoliveinLondon.我过去一直住在伦敦。Practise他习惯步行上学。Heisusedtowalkingtoschool.usedtodosth.意为“过去常常做某事”。4.Hisloveformountainclimbingissogreatthathekeptonclimbingmountainsevenafterthisexperience.so...that...表示“如此/这么……以致于……”，常引导结