1PartⅢDevelopingideasAfterTwentyYearsTheshortstory“AfterTwentyYears”issetinNewYorkonacold,darknight.Mostpeoplehaveleftworktogohome,andthispartofthecityisnowquiet.Apolicemanwhoischeckingtheareaseesamanoutsideashop.Hegoesuptothemanandfindshehasascaronhisface.Theyhaveachatandthemanstartstotellhisstory.“Twentyyearsagotonight,”saidtheman,“Idinedhereat‘BigJoe’Brady’swithJimmyWells,mybestchum,andthefinestchapintheworld.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers,together.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemyfortune.Youcouldn’thavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.Well,weagreedthatnight(1)thatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefigured(2)thatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourdestinyworkedoutandourfortunesmade,whatevertheyweregoingtobe.”“Itsoundsprettyinteresting,”saidthepoliceman.“Ratheralongtimebetweenmeets,though,itseemstome.Haven’tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?”“Well,yes,foratimewecorresponded,”saidtheother.“Butafterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.Yousee,theWestisaprettybigproposition,andIkepthustlingaroundoveritprettylively.ButIknow(3)Jimmywillmeetmehereifhe’salive,forhealwayswasthetruest,staunchestoldchapintheworld.He’llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoortonight,(4)andit’sworthitifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”(Excerptsfrom“AfterTwentyYears”byO.Henry)(1)that引导宾语从句;nomatterwhat引导让步状语从句;what引导宾语从句。(2)that引导宾语从句,从句中含有“havesthdone”结构;whatever引导让步状语从句。2(3)Jimmywill...为省略that的宾语从句;if引导条件状语从句;for引导原因状语从句。(4)and连接并列句;if引导条件状语从句。①besetin以……为背景②goupto走上前去③scarn.伤疤④haveachat聊天⑤dinev.进餐⑥chumn.好朋友⑦chapn.小伙子,家伙⑧makeone’sfortune发财⑨dragv.拖,拉pullv.拉;扯;拖⑩onearth在世界上;到底ontheearth在地球上⑪distancen.距离,间距⑫figurevt.认为⑬oughttomodalverb应该,应当⑭destinyn.命运,天命⑮hearfrom收到……的来信hearof听说⑯correspondv.通信⑰propositionn.提议,建议⑱hustlev.拼命干,努力干⑲staunchadj.坚定的,忠实可靠的⑳partnern.伙伴,搭档○21turnup(意外地或终于)出现○22excerptn.摘录,节录3StepⅠFactualreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Wheredoesthisstoryhappen?A.NewYork.B.London.C.Paris.D.Tokyo.2.Whyisthemanwithascaronhisfaceoutside‘BigJoe’Brady’s?A.BecausehewantstodinewithJimmyWells.B.BecauseheandJimmyWellsagreedtomeetheretwentyyearsago.C.Becauseheisthebossof‘BigJoe’Brady’s.D.Becausethepoliceofficerletshimdoso.3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?A.ThemanwithascaronhisfaceandJimmyWellsarebrothers.B.Theyusedtodinehereat‘BigJoe’Brady’s.C.Themanwithascaronhisfacemusthavemadehisfortune.D.Heisthirty-eightandJimmywasforty.4.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthestory?A.Totellusashortstory.B.Toexplainwhatrealfriendshipis.C.Toinformushowtomakefriends.D.Tointroducewheretomakeafortune.答案1.A2.B3.D4.AStepⅡClozetestFillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.Theshortstory“AfterTwentyYears”isset1.inNewYorkonacold,darknight.Apolicemanwho2.is__checking(check)theareaseesamanoutsideashop.Hegoesuptotheman3.andchatswithhim.4.Themanstartstotellhisstory.Twentyyearsagotonight,hedinedhereat‘BigJoe’Brady’swithhisfriendJimmyWells.Thenextmorninghewas5.to__start(start)fortheWesttomakehisfortune.ButJimmy4wouldn’tleaveNewYork.However,theyagreedthatnightthattheywouldmeetthereagain6.exactly(exact)twentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhattheir7.conditions(condition)mightbeorfromwhat8.distance(distant)theymighthavetocome.9.Although/Thoughtheywereoutoftouchwitheachotherforalongtime,heknewJimmywouldmeethimhereifhewasalive,forhealwayswasthe10.truest(true),staunchestoldchapintheworld.1.patiencen.耐心·twodropsofpatience(教材P42)两滴耐心·Youshouldhavepatiencewithchildren.对待儿童要有耐心。·Hegaveupintheendforlosingpatiencewiththetask.最终他因为对这项任务失去耐心而放弃了。·Thedoctorisverypatientwithhispatients.那位大夫对病人十分有耐心。►单句语法填空/一句多译①Theoldgrannytalkedendlessly,butwelistenedtoherwithgreatpatience(patient).②他只不过是个小孩子,所以你必须对他耐心点。→Heisjustasmallchild,soyoumustbe__patient__withhim.→Heisjustasmallchild,soyoumusthave__patience__withhim.单词一族patientadj.耐心的用法总结(1)havepatiencewith对……有耐心losepatiencewith对……失去耐心(2)bepatientwith对……有耐心2.anxiousadj.焦虑的,不安的·theabilitytowaitwithoutbecominganxiousorangry(教材P42)等待但不会变得焦虑或气愤的能力5·Weareanxiousforthenewsofyoursafearrival.我们渴望得到你安全到达的消息。·Sheisanxioustogotocollegenow,butanxiousabout/fornotpassingtheCollegeEntranceExamination.她现在渴望上大学,但又担心不能通过高考。►选词填空:eager,anxious①ZhouYangisanxioustoknowtheresultoftheexam,forhe’seagertobeadmittedintotheuniversity.►单句语法填空②Thedroughthadlastedseveralmonthsanditmadefarmersanxiousabouttheharvest.③IwastoldtheLearningCenterprovideshelpforstudentsandI’manxiousto__get(get)helpfromyou.►句型转换④Shetookthedressoutofthepackageandtrieditonwithanxiety,onlytofinditdidn’tfit.→Anxiously,__shetookthedressoutofthepackageandtriediton,onlytofinditdidn’tfit.单词一族anxiouslyadv.焦急地;忧虑地anxietyn.焦虑,忧虑,担心用法总结beanxiousfor渴望得到beanxiousabout/for为……担心/忧虑beanxioustodosth渴望/急于做某事辨析比较eager强调“对成功的期望”或“进取的热情”,含有积极向上的意思anxious强调“担心”或“焦虑”,对结果感到不安3.distancev.使与……保持距离,撇清和……的关系n.距离,间距·...oruseapasttensetodistanceyourselffromthesuggestion...(教材P43)6……或者用一个过去时态撇清你与这个建议的关系……·Thetowerbeingbuiltinthedistancewillbec