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Unit5INeverWriteRightLindaStaffordNativeAmericansThefirstpeopletoliveinNorthAmericaweretheAmericanIndians,orNativeAmericans.LindaStafford(1943---)LindaStaffordisanativeAmericanwriter.Afterbirthshewasabandonedbyhermotherandraisedbyhergrandmother.Sheattendedseveraluniversitiesduringthe1960s.TheThemeofherWorksishope,optimism,nevergivingup.•CryingWindandMySearchingHeartaretwoherautobiographicalnovelswhichbaseonherownexperienceswithpovertyandprejudice,andhersearchtofindherself.Thetwobookshavebeentranslatedintooveradozenforeignlanguages.•Allofherbookshaveamessageofhopeandnotgivingup,becausethingswillgetbetter.Shelikestoleavereaderswithasmileandahappyending.BeforeReading_3_2ChickenSoupfortheSoulChickenSoupfortheSoulisaseriesofbooks,usuallyfeaturingacollectionofshortstories.Shortmotivationalessaysarealsofeatured.Volumesissued:ChickenSoupforthePre-TeenSoulChickenSoupforthePrisoner'sSoulChickenSoupfortheVolunteer'sSoulChickenSoupfortheSoulatWorknewwordsandexpressions•illustrate:v.说明，给…插图•HequotedsomeoldChinesesayingstoillustratehispoints.•他引用了一些中国谚语来解释他的论点.•Icancitequiteafewinstancestoillustrate.•可以举出好几件事来说明.•Thisbookisabeautifullyillustratedhistoryofscience.•这本书是一本插图精美的科学史。•illustrationn.•embarrass:vt.vi（使）窘迫，（使）困难•Idon’tlikemakingspeechesinpublic;it’ssoembarrassing.•Hedidn'tmeantoembarrassyou.•他不是成心让你难堪.•TheGovernmenthasbeenembarrassedbytheaffair.•这件事给政府出了难题。•embarrassmentn.•dumb:adj.哑的，愚蠢的•Shewasstruckdumbbywhatshehadseen.•Aretheybraveorjustdumb?•dumbluck偶然的运气；傻福•Collocation:•deafanddumb•聋哑的•playdumb•装聋作哑的•bedumbtodosth•做…是傻的latteradj.后者的；后面的Hewashappyinthelatteryearsoflife.他晚年生活得很幸福。He'llgotoschoolinthelatterpartoftheyear.后半年他将上学了。Iprefertheformerdesigntothelatter.比起后者的设计方案,我更喜欢前者的。randomadj.任意的，胡乱的Children’swordsandactionsareoftenfairlyrandom.小孩子的言行常常是随性而为。therandomkillingofinnocentpeople对无辜者的随意杀戮randomsampling随意抽样n.任意的行为，无目的的行为Thelibrariantookabookatrandomfromtheshelf.图书管理员从书架上随便拿了一本书。恐怖分子向人群胡乱射击.Theterroristsfiredintothecrowdatrandom.enclosevt.把…围起来；附上Heenclosedthelandwithahedge.他用篱笆把地圈起来。acourtyardenclosedbythehighwalls.被高墙围起的庭院Pleaseencloseacurriculumvitaewithyourletterofapplication.请随你的求职信附上一份简历。Pleaseencloseastampedself-addressedenvelope.•NB:en-,em-作为前缀可以加在名词和形容词前，构成动词。意思为“将…放入/上；使…成为”。•例如：•encase---covercompletelywithacase•把…装入箱内•enclose---putawallorafencearound•用墙（或篱笆）围•empower---give(someone)therightorpowertodosth.•授权（给某人）vi.取得资格；合格Iwon'tqualifyuntilnextyear.我明年才具备资格。Ourteamhasqualifiedforthesemi-final.我们队已有资格进入半决赛。qualifyv.vt.使某人具备……资格Thistestwillqualifyyoutoflyanaircraft.这次考试将使你取得驾驶飞机的资格。Hisknowledgeandskillsqualifyhimforthejob.他的知识和技能使他有资格担任这项工作。Histrainingqualifieshimasalawyer.qualified合格的，称职的quality质量，品质，属性qualificationn.资格Oneofthequalificationsyouneedtoworkhereisasenseofhumor.在这里工作你需要的资格之一是要有幽默感。Whatsortofqualificationsdoyouneedforthejob?做这项工作需要什么资格?•Collocation•excellentqualifications•优越的条件•necessaryqualifications•必要条件•educationalqualifications•学历资格•physicalqualifications•体格要求•professionalqualifications•专业资格odds:n.可能性；极大的困难Hisoddsareverypoorafterhesprainedhiswrist.他扭伤了手腕，获胜的可能性极小。Youwinagainstalloddsaprizethatmakesyouamillionaire.Againstalloddsyouwinaprizethatmakesyouamillionaire.战胜了一切获得了大奖成为了百万富翁。•againstallodds尽管很困难•Againstallodds,hefinishedthework.•尽管很困难,他仍完成了这项工作。•atoddswith与…不和,与…争吵•Sheisatoddswithherboss.•她与上司不和。•It/thatmakesnoodds无多大差别•Whethertheygoorstay,itmakesnoodds.•他们是去是留都没多大关系。•oddsandends零碎东西•Weboughtafewoddsandends.•我们买了一些零碎的东西。•fitin安排时间做某事或见某人•Thecouncildoesnotsupportlengtheningtheschooldaytofitinotheractivities.•委员会不支持通过延长在校时间来插入其他活动。•DoctorJonescanfityouinonThursdayafternoon.•Jones医生周四下午安排时间见你。•1)g•2)c•3)i•4)a•5)j•6)d•7)b•8)e•9)h•10)f•1)illustration2)isillustrated3)thelatter•4)enclosed5)qualifications6)echoes•7)worldwide8)laundry9)ancient•10)favorites11)package12)minus•13)string14)odds•1)sethermindon/sethermindto•2)workingfull-timeon•3)fitina•4)tomyastonishment•5)atrandom•6)burstinto•7)hereandthere•8)graduatedfrom•1)self-supporting•2)self-employed•3)self-respecting•4)self-made•5)self-reliant•6)self-educated•1)Hetravelledworldwide.•2)ThebankhasthreebranchesinLiverpool,andoverthreehundredcountrywide.•3)Thepolicemadeacitywidesearchforthecriminals.•4)Thefiguresshowunemploymentfallingnationwidelastmonth.•5)Therisingnumberofcarcrimesisanationwideproblem.•1)Toherdisappointment,hersisterhadlosttherace.•2)Tohisdelight,hesawhisauntingoodhealth.•3)Tohisgreatsurprise,hefoundthatsomeonehadbrokenintohishouse.•4)Toourdeepregret,wewon'tbeabletoattendthedinnerparty.TGlobeReading_2_1TrueorFalseDirections:Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaboutthetextaretrueorfalse.1.WhenLindatoldherEnglishclassthatshewasgoingtowriteandillustrateherownbooks,allofthembelievedshecould.F()Halfofthestudentsnearlyfelloutoftheirchairslaughing.2.Lindahashadlotsofherworkpublishedbeforeshegraduatedfromhighschool.()3.Householdchoreshadtobedonewhenshewasonherfirstbook.()TGlobeReading_2_24.ThenameofhersecondbookisCryingWind.F()ThenameofherfirstbookisCryingWind,thesecondbookMySearchingHeart.5.SevenbookshavebeenwrittenbyLinda