2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 4 Sharing Section Ⅰ Warming U

Unit4Sharing[话题导读]Serveothersanddogood志愿者让这个世界变得更加温暖、更加美好。USauthorHelenKelleroncewrote，“Theunselfishefforttobringcheertootherswillbethebeginningofahappierlifeforourselves.”Thesewordsmostcertainlyringtrueforthemillionsofvolunteersallovertheworld.TheUNhasdesignatedDec.5as“InternationalVolunteersDay”togiverecognitiontothesepeople.Here，wehighlight(重点讲述)twovolunteeringstoriesfromaroundtheglobe.Nineteen­year­oldAndrewMakhoulwasacommunicationsmajorattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Itwascominguptospringbreak，butunlikehisclassmates，Makhoulwasn'tplanningonspendingthebreakrelaxingandblowingoffsteam.Hedecidedtospendhistimeoffdoingsomethingforpeoplewaylessfortunatethanhimself.HetraveledtoGuatemala，toanorphanage(孤儿院)inoneofthemostviolentandpoorpartsofGuatemalacity.Itdependsuponvolunteerstostayopen.Hedidn'tspeakmuchSpanish，buthefoundcommunicationwasn'taproblem：“Youcommunicatedwithlove.”Andwhathegaveout，hegotback：“Youcouldseelovewhenyoulookedintheireyes.”Makhoul'sfirsttimeasavolunteeronlylastedaweek，butbytheendofthatweek，heknewhe'dbebackinthefuture.Sometimes，volunteersthemselveslivewithhugechallenges.TheUNhighlightedthecaseofPalestinianwomenwhoaresurvivorsofbreastcancer(乳腺癌)．AspartoftheUN'sAidandHopeProgrammeforPatientCare，thewomenhavebeenvolunteeringtheirtimetocreatelow­costbreastprosthetics(假体)tobedistributedtowomenforfree.ShahdEl­Swerkiworkedwiththewomenaspartoftheprogram.Bytheendofhertimethere，sheadmiredthesewomenwho“arenotonlysurvivors，but...alsovolunteers.”About2,400yearsago，GreekphilosopherAristotlesaid，“Theessence(本质)oflife”was“toserveothersanddogood”.Volunteersallaroundtheworldaremakingthesewordscometrue，eachandeveryday.SectionⅠWarmingUp&Prereading&Reading-Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]ALETTERHOMEDearRosemary，Thanksforyourletter，whichtookafortnight①toarrive1.Itwaswonderfultohearfrom②you.Iknowyou'redyingto③hearallaboutmylifehere，soI'veincluded④somephotoswhichwillhelpyoupicture⑤theplacesItalkabout2.Youaskedaboutmyhighschool.Well，it'sabushschool—theclassroomsaremadeofbambooandtheroofs⑥ofgrass3.Ittakesmeonlyafewminutestowalk4toschooldownamuddy⑦track⑧.WhenIreachtheschoolgroundstherearelotsof“goodmornings”formefromtheboys.Manyofthemhavewalkedalongway，sometimesupto⑨twohours，togettoschool.There'snoelectricityorwaterandevennotextbooks⑩either!I'mstilltryingtoadaptto⑪theseconditions⑫.However，onethingisforsure⑬，I'vebecomemoreimaginative⑭inmyteaching.Scienceismymostchallenging⑮subjectasmystudentshavenoconcept⑯ofdoingexperiments5.Infactthereisnoequipment，andifIneedwaterIhavetocarryitfrommyhouseinabucket⑰！Theotherday⑱Iwasshowingtheboystheweekly⑲chemistryexperimentwhen，beforeIknewit，themixture⑳wasbubbling○21overeverywhere6！Theboyswhohadnevercomeacross○22anythinglikethisbeforestartedjumpingoutofthewindows.SometimesIwonderhowrelevant○23chemistryis7tothesestudents，mostofwhomwillbegoingbacktotheirvillagesafterYear8anyway8.Tobehonest○24，IdoubtwhetherI'mmakinganydifferenceto9theseboys'livesatall.YouaskedwhetherI'mgettingtoknowanylocalpeople.Well，that'sactually○25quitedifficultasIdon'tspeakmuchofthelocalEnglishdialect○26yet.Butlastweekendanotherteacher，Jenny，andIdidvisitavillage10whichisthehomeofoneoftheboys11，Tombe.Itwasmyfirstvisittoaremote○27village.Wewalkedfortwoandahalfhourstogetthere—firstupamountaintoaridge○28fromwherewehadfantasticviews12andthendownasteeppathtothevalleybelow.Whenwearrivedatthevillage，Tombe'smother，Kiak，whohadbeenpullingweeds○29inhergarden，startedcrying“ieeeieee”13.Weshookhandswithallthevillagers○30.Everyoneseemedtobearelative○31ofTombe's.Tombe'sfather，Mukap，ledustohishouse，alowbamboohut○32withgrassstickingout○33oftheroof14—thisshowsitisaman'shouse.Thehutswereround，notrectangular○34liketheschoolbuildings.Therewerenowindowsandthedoorwaywasjustbigenoughtogetthrough○35.Thehutwasdarkinsidesoittooktimeforoureyestoadjust○36.Freshgrasshadbeenlaid○37onthefloorandtherewasanewlymadeplatform○38forJennyandmetosleepon15.UsuallyKiakwould○39sleepinherownhut，butthatnightshewasgoingtosharetheplatformwithus.MukapandTombeweretosleeponsmallbedsinanotherpartofthehut.Therewasafireplaceinthecentreofthehutnearthedoorway.Theonlypossessions○40Icouldsee16wereonebroom○41，afewtin○42platesandcupsandacoupleofjars○43.OutsideMukapwasbuildingafire○44.Oncethefirewasgoing17，helaidstonesonit.Whenhot18，heplacedtheminanemptyoildrumwithkaukau(sweetpotato)，cornandgreens○45.Hethencoveredthevegetableswithbananaleavesandleftthemtosteam○46.Isniffed○47thefood;itsmelleddelicious.Weateinsidethehutsittingroundthefire19.Ilovedlisteningtothefamilysoftlytalkingtoeachotherintheirlanguage，eventhough20Icouldnotparticipate○48intheconversation.Luckily，Tombecouldbeourinterpreter○49.Later，Inoticedatincanstandingupsidedownonthegrill○50overthefire.AfterashorttimeTombethrewitoutofthedoorway.Iwaspuzzled○51.Tombetoldmethatthecanwasheatedtodryout○52theleftover○53food.Theybelievethatanyleftoversattractevil○54spiritsinthenight，sothefoodisdriedup○55inthecanandthecanisthenthrownoutofthehut.Otherwise○56theydon'twasteanything.Weleftthevillagethenextmorningaftermanygoodbyesandfirmhands