综合英语教程1-Unit4Waiting-for-a-call-part2

Part2.ReadingandLanguageActivitiesTextWaitingforacallHowwouldyoufeelifyoufailtogetapromisedcallfromyourfriends?Whichofthefollowingwordsdoyouthinkbestdescribethefeelingsofawomanwhowaitedalongtimebutfailedtogetapromisedcallfromherlover?hopefulangryanxiousdesperaterestlessobsessiveAbouttheauthor:DorothyParkerDorothyParkerDorothyParkerwasbornin1893inNewJerseyandgrewupinNewYork.AftersellingsomepoemstoVogue,averypopularfashionmagazine,in1916,shewasgivenajobwritingaboutfashionforthemagazine.ShelaterbecameadramacriticandbookreviewerforsomeotherleadingNorthAmericanjournals.Awell-knownpoet,journalist,andplaywright,shewasalsofamousintheNewYorkliterarycirclesforherwittyconversation.Marriedtwice,divorcedandwidowed,shediedaloneinahotelroominManhattanin1967.DorothyParker’sstoriesareoftenveryshort,andherpoetryissimpleandusuallyveryfunny.Thestoryinthisunitwaspublishedin1944.ComprehensionworkReadthetextanddiscussthequestions1-5.1.Whatwasthegirldoing?Howdidshefeel?Shewaswaitingforacallfromaman.Shefeltincreasinglyrestlessanddesperate.2.Whatdidsheintendtodotodistractherself?Whatdidshehopewouldhappen?Sheintendedtodistractherselfbydoingsomethingelse.Shethoughtifshecountedfivehundredbyfives,thetelephonemightring.Shewouldcountslowly.Tobehonesttothepromise,shewouldnotanswerthephoneevenifitrangbeforeshegottofivehundred.Comprehensionwork3.Whatdidthemanpromise?Howlonghadthegirlbeenwaitingforthecall?Themanpromisedtocallthegirlatfiveo’clock.Thegirlhadbeenwaitingformorethantwohours.4.Whatexcusedidthegirlthinkupfortheman?Whydidshedoso?Shetriedtodeceiveherselfbythinkingupanexcusethatsomethingmighthavepreventedthemanfrommakingthecall.Shetriedtopersuadeherselfthatthiskindofthingwasgoingonallovertheworld,andsheshouldnotmaketoomuchfussoverit.5.Attheendofthestory,didthegirlgettheexpectedcall?No,attheendofthestory,shedidnotgettheexpectedcallandshewasstillcounting.NotesPara11.Iwon'taskanythingelseofyou,trulyIwon't.askalot/toomuch/somethingofsb:totrytoobtainsomethingfromsomeone,asksbforsth.e.g.你对我要求过高了。Youareaskingtoomuchofme.Para21.MaybeifIcountedfivehundredbyfives,itmightringbythattime.count:v.1)tofindnumberof(things,etc.)esp.byassigningsuccessivenumerals2)toincludeorbeincludedinconsideration3)toregardorconsider4)tohavecertainvalue,beimportante.g.ReleaseyourhandswhenIcounttoten.Wehaveinvited50people,notcountingthechildren.Wecountitanhonourtohavedinnerwithyou.It’sthethoughtthatcounts(=usedaboutasmallbutkindactionorgift).贵在心意。Para21.MaybeifIcountedfivehundredbyfives,itmightringbythattime.prep.followedbynumbersorfiguresindicatesmeasurementorquantitye.g.Eggsaresoldherebythedozen.Shegotherpaymentbythehour.Verystrangely,localshopssellclothbyweightnotbylength.或许如果我一五一十地数到五百，电话就会响了。Para3Hecouldn'thavemindedmycallinghimup.mind:v.1)toobjectto(usu.withnegativeorinterrogative)2)torememberandtakecaree.g.DoyoumindifIsmokehere?Youmustbehomefordinner,mind.Couldyoumindmybagsforamoment?Para3“Can’t/Couldn’thavedonesomething”isusedforsayingthatyoufeelsuresomethingisnotpossibleortruetohavehappened;while“musthavedonesomething”isusedforsayingthatyoubelievesomethinghappenedinthepast.Paraphrase:I’msurehecouldn’tmindwhenIcalledhim.他应该不会介意我打电话给他了。Hecouldn’thavemindedmycallinghimup.Para3Moreexamples:1)I’msurehecan’thaveforgottenaboutthewedding!2)TheteachersaidTomcouldn’thavefinishedhishomeworkthatearly.3)--Whyhaven’ttheyarrivedyet?It’sseveno’clockalready.--Well,theymusthavemissedthetrain.Para4Damnyoutohell.damn:vt.curse(personorthing);doomtohell;condemndamn,damnitanddamnedareswearwordswhichpeoplesometimesusetoexpressangerorannoyance.eg.Thebookwasdamnedbythecritics.Damnyou,I‘velostmypen!damna.(alsodamned)可恶的，讨厌的eg.Where’sthatdamnbook!It’snoneofyourdamnbusiness!Para4filthy:a.1)extremelyordisgustinglydirty2)obscene3)(colloq.)(ofweather)veryunpleasant,coldandweteg.Takeoffthatfilthycoat;itneedswashing.Nowadaysinternetisfilledwithdirtysiteswhichprovidesfilthycontents.Isn’titafilthyday?filthn.污物，污秽Para4smashv.1)tobreakupintopieces2)todestroy,defeatorputanendtosth/sb3)tomovewithgreatforceagainststhsolideg.Theboysmashedthevasewithahammer.Thecarwasbadlysmashedinthataccident.Shehassmashedtheworldrecord(=brokenitbyalargeamount).她大破世界纪录。smuga.lookingorfeelingtoopleasedaboutsth.eg.Asmugsmilewasonhisface.Whatareyoulookingsosmugabout?Para61.Couldn‘tyoupleaserelent?relent:vi.tobecomelesssevere发慈悲，宽容eg.Herelentedatthesightofhergrief.Thepolicewillnotrelentintheirfightagainstcrime.2.Oh,please,dearGod,dearkindGod,myblessedFatherinHeaven,lethimcallbeforethen.blessed:a.holy;happybless:v.askforGod’sfavorandprotectionforsb./sth.e.g.Goldblessyou!愿上帝保佑你！amomentofblessedcalm片刻愉快的宁静WritingStyleThistextiswritteninastylecalledstreamofconsciousness,orinteriormonologue,throughwhichthegirl'sthoughtsandfeelingsareexpressedexactlyastheypassthroughhermindratherthanbeingorderedinawaythatusuallyappearsinnovels.The“streamofconsciousness”hereenablesthereadertosharethegirl’stensionandemotioninavivid,realisticway.Thefirst-personnarratorInotonlypresentsthegirl'stensionandemotioninavivid,realisti