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Unit4TheLadyonPembertonStreetbyAlbertDiBartolomeoOutline•PreviewQuestions•BackgroundInformation•Structure&VocabularyPreviewQuestions•WhatkindpersonisMableHoward?•DoyouthinkMableisrespectable?Haveyouevermetsomeonelikeher?•Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?•AlbertDiBartolomeoistheauthorofthenovelsTheVespersTapes《晚祷磁带》andFool’sGold,aswellasshortstories,essays,commentariesandmemoirspublishedinReader’sDigest,Salon,Philadelphiamagazine,thePhiladelphiaInquirer,andAmericanWoodworker.BackgroundInformation•HehastaughtcreativewritingattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandcurrentlyteachesatDrexelUniversityinPhiladelphia.DiBartolomeowasaprofessionalwoodworkerfor10years,andstillpracticesthecraftinhissparetime.•TheLadyonPembertonStreetispickedfromReader'sDigest(1998).ItisoneofthefamousshortstoriesofAlbertDiBartolomeo.ItmainlytalksaboutMableHoward.SheisablockcaptainofastreetinPhiladelphia,PA.Hereffortstokeepherblockcleanhassignificantlyhelpedmakethestreetasafeandniceplacetolivein.Moreover,shehasinspiredherneighborstokeeptheirblockcleanandcombatforcesofdisorder.Structure•PartI–GettingacquaintedwithMable•PartII–ThecleansweepofthestreetbyMable•PartIII–TherepairoftheAlleygatebythewriter•PartIV–TheblockcleaningbyallneighborslivingonPembertonStreet•PartV–ThedebtVocabulary•acquaintance&acquaintv.makefamiliarwithgetacquaintedwith•litter:trash,garbagelitterbin•decay:Noun•1.theprocessofgraduallybecominginferior•2.agradualdecreasesynonym：decline•3.theorganicphenomenonofrotting•synonym：decomposition•Verb•fallintodecayorruin;undergodecayordecomposition;•disorderdis-•1.相当not，其意为“不”，如：dissimilar不相似的•2.相当于absenceof，其意为“缺乏”，如：disinterest不感兴趣的•3.相当于oppositeof，其意为“相反”，如：disfavor不喜欢，失宠•4.相当于undo或dotheoppositeof，其意为“取消，反对”，如：disarrange扰乱•5.相当于depriveof，其意为“剥夺”，如：disfranchise剥夺公民权•6.相当于remove，意为“除去”，如：disbud摘去某植物的嫩芽•7.相当于freefrom，意为“免除，分离”，如：disintoxicate戒毒•8.相当于usedasanintensive，用于强调语气，如：disannul取消，废除•enchanting:charming,attractive,intoxicant•block–(esp.U.S.A)areaofbuildingsboundedbyfourstreets街区(四条街道当中的区域)•means:money;wealth;resources•withinone’smeans在经济能力之内•livewithinone’smeans–baseone’sexpenditureuponone’sincome量入为出地生活•livebeyondone'smeans过着超过自已收入的生活•arowhouse:oneofaseriesofidenticalhousessituatedsidebysideandjoinedbycommonwalls•(美)联立成排的房屋,联房,排房,有时后面有小巷可通后院；也叫terracedhouse•handy–skillfulinusingone'shands手巧的•MobilityisoneofthetypicalAmericanpersonality.Americaisoftencomparedtobeacountryonautomobile.Thedesiretostartanewlifeinanewplaceisnoticeablethroughoutthenation.TheAmericansareadventurous,theyliketotrysth.new.NearlyhalfAmericanschangeresidenceseveryyear.•Handy―Americansliketobehandyatallthings.Theywanttobejack-of-all-trades(万能先生；对许多事都懂一点的人；博艺而不精的工人）.Nearlyeveryoneknowshowtousetools,makesimplerepairstoplumbing（水管设施）orelectricalfixtures,refinishfurnitureorpaintawall.Farfrombeingthoughtadisgraceifheperformsthese“menial”(适合仆人做的)tasks,amanisthoughtridiculousifhedoesnotknowhowtoperformthem.•dilapidated–(ofthings)brokenandold残破的;inastateofdisrepair失修的;fallingtopieces倒塌的•expose:toputsb.inaharmfulsituationexposesb.tosth.使置身于危险之中•vacant：notoccupied•rap:knock•reedy–shrill尖声的•sinew–tendon腱,肌肉•prey–ananimalhuntedorcaughtforfood;quarry捕获物，猎物•coordinate–harmonize•ontheside–asasecondaryoccupation兼职•luscious–delicious•pleasantry–apolitesocialutterance;acivility礼仪；客套•escort–accompanyasanescort•inscribe–tomarkorengrave(asurface)withwordsorletters雕刻•swish–strikewithawhistlingsound嗖嗖地挥动•scatter–disperse,strew散播•vial–asmallcontainer,usuallywithaclosure,usedesp.forliquids小瓶•riffraff–litter-thrower;rubbish,trash•vestibule门廊,前厅•scrawl–writehastily•slot–anarrowingopening狭槽,缝•insomnia–sleeplessness•abreast–sidebyside并肩，并列•disrepair–theconditionofbeinginneedofrepair失修，破损•slat–anarrowstripofmetalorwood板条,狭板•commence–start•rectangle–afour-sidedplanefigurewithfourrightangles矩形，长方形•enamel–adornwithabrightlycoloredsurface用亮丽的表面装饰•affix–attach粘贴/词缀•placard–asignornoticefordisplayinapublicplace布告标语牌•admonish–advise•flier–apamphletorcircularformassdistribution广告传单•combativeness–aggressiveness,eagertofight•vanish–disappearsuddenly•incongruous–inharmonious•eclipse–surpass;outshine超越，光芒盖过•gush–vi.burst,flow,outsuddenly涌出,喷出•shimmer–flash闪闪发光•infectious–(fig.)quicklyinfluencingothers•festive–merry,joyous•proclaim:declare•skeletal–skinny削瘦的•sheaf–abundleofitemsboundtogether捆,束•circular–aprintedadvertisement,directive,ornoticeintendedformassdistribution印制的广告，传单ReadingSkills•counsel―advise•Hecounseledustogiveuptheplan.•council―committee•Thestatecouncilissuedanewdecreed.•complement―supplement•Thetwotoolscomplementeachother.•compliment―praise•Abookwassenttohimwithcompliments.•elicit―obtain•Theytriedtoelicitanswersfromher.•illicit―unlawfulBewareofillicitdealings.•principal―main•Theprincipaltaskistogethisconsent.•principle―rule•Heisamanofprinciple•stationary―fixed,motionless•Stationarytargetsareeasytoaimat.•stationery―writingmaterialsTheyboughtthreepensatthestationerycounter.•aisle―doorway•Shewalkedalongtheaisleinthechurch.•isle―smallisland•Therearesomeislesnotfarawayfromthecontinent.•canvas―paintin