TOC\o"1-4"\h\z\uUnitOne 1I.Objectives 1II.TeachingArrangement 2SectionALoveWithoutLimitations 3I.BackgroundInformation 3II.Pre-readingActivities 4III.While-reading 5(I)GeneralReading 5(II)DetailedReading 6IV.Post-reading 151.UsefulExpressions 152.Summaryofthetext 153.StructuredWriting 164.Assignments: 18SectionB 18Additionalwords 22UNIT2 44SectionAIronandtheEffectsofExercise 48exercise 59SectionBDoesExerciseHaveUnexpectedBenefits? 60課文學(xué)習(xí)重點講解(LanguagePoints) 65Unit3WherePrinciplesComeFirst 77Unit4FivefamoussymbolsofAmericanCulture 91TheNewColossus 118SectionBEngelbreit'stheName,CuteIsMyGame恩格爾布賴特是我的名字，可愛是我的招牌 124Unit5GracefulHands課文講解 129UNIT6 180UNIT7 186UnitOneI.Objectives1.Skills:1)Reading:scanningtheinformationinsentenceswithoutreadinginanydetails2)Writing:howtopresentaparagraphwithaproblem-response-evaluationstructure3)Listening:understandingthepassageaboutlovewithoutlimitations,listeningforthemainideaandtheimportantdetails,learningtotakenoteswhilelistening4)Speaking:talkingaboutlovewithoutlimitations2.Vocabulary1)Words:delivery,justice,wreck,disguise,penetrate,vacant,pledge,drain,exhaust,restrain,2)Expressions:trackdown,tellon,hithome,leadupto,getthrough3.Grammar:1)wordbuilding:thewayofn.＋v.(pastparticiple)isusedtoformadjectives2)rewritesentencesbyusing“nomatter(what,where,who,how,etc.)”II.TeachingArrangement1.TotalClassTimeforThisUnit:10periods2.SuggestedArrangement:SectionA:6Periods1)BackgroundInformation10'2)Pre-readingActivities15-20'3)While-reading(1)GeneralReadingQuestionsontheText10-15'(2)DetailedReading150'a.WordsandPhrasesb.LanguagePointsc.SentencePatternsd.MainIdeaofEachPart4)Post-reading(1)UsefulExpressions5'(2)SummaryoftheText20'(3)StructuredWriting30'(4)Exercises50'(5)Assignments2SectionB:4Periods1)ReadingSkillsandExercises30'2)DetailedStudyoftheText100'3)SummaryoftheText20'4)Exercises50'SectionALoveWithoutLimitationsI.BackgroundInformation1.September11thdisasterSeptember11thdisasterreferstotheair-attackonAmericanmainbuildingsbyagangofterrorists’hijackingairplanes.TheInternationalTradeCenterinNewYorkandthePentagon-shapedBuildinginWashingtonwereseverelydamaged.ThedisasterhappenedonthemorningofSeptember11th,2001,Americaneasttime.Theresultwasthatsixsymbolicalskyscraperswerehit,includingtheInternationalTradeCenterinNewYorkandthePentagon-shapedBuildinginWashington;other23buildingsweredestroyedtosomedegree.Altogether2998peoplelosttheirlives.Theair-attackwasthemostfrighteningsinceWorldIIanditalsoarousedgreatterrorthroughouttheworld.Fromthen,nationsaroundtheworldrealizedtheimportanceofresistanceagainstterrorismandthecooperationinthefightagainstterrorism.2.Braindamage:Braindamageiscausedbyexternalviolenceonheadorbylackingofoxygenduringadifficultdelivery.Theaveragedeathrateofitisbetween4percentto7percent,sometimesupto50or60percent.Itcanbegroupedintotwocategories:closed-damageandopened-damage.Cerebralconcussion腦震蕩isthemostcommonone.Doctorshavedevelopedalotofexperienceintreatingbraindamage.Ifapatientsuffersfrombraindamage,itismoredifficultforhimtostudyandlivenormally.II.Pre-readingActivitiesListeningandDiscussing1.FirstListeningListentoapassageaboutlovewithoutlimitations.2.SecondListeningListentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.Thelastquestionisopen-endedandmayhavedifferentanswers.1)Whydidn’tthespeaker’sbrotherhavethechancetogotoaregularschoolorcompeteforadecentjob?Becausehewasbornwithbraindamageandlearningwasachallengeforhim.2)Whatdidthespeaker’sbrothergivefirstpriorityto?Hemadelovehisfirstprioritybecauseheneverhadtroublelearninghowtolove.3)Whohasencouragedyoumostwhenitcomestobeingalovingandcaringindividual?Open-ended.III.While-reading(I)GeneralReading1.Listentothesound-recordingofthetextwithyourtextbookclosed.2.Previewcheck-upbyansweringquestionsaccordingtothetext.1)HowdidJimmygethisbraindamaged?Hedidnotgetenoughoxygenwhenhewasborn.2)Howdidthewriterdescribeherfather?Shedescribedherfatherasasaint.3)HowclosewastherelationshipbetweenJimmyandhisfather?Theywereinseparable,almostdoingeverythingtogether.4)HowmuchwasJimmychangedafterhisfather’sdeath?Hewaschangedalmostcompletely.5)HowdidJimmygetalongafterheleftNewYorkCitytoliveinhisparents’house?Heblossomedonhisownandbecameessentialtotheneighborhood.6)WhatdidthewriterthinkofhercaringforJimmy?ShethoughtthatcaringforJimmyhasenrichedherlifemorethananythingelseevercouldhave..7)WhydidthewriterinviteherfriendstoJimmy’sbirthdayparty?Shehopedthattheircomingwouldhelpmakethepartyamerryandfestiveoccasion.8)Whatdidthepartyremindthewriterandherfriendsof?5w1hTheywereremindedthattheconstantloveandsupportoffriendsandfamilywouldgetthemthroughwhateverlifemightpresent.(situation)-problem-solution/response-(evaluation).(II)DetailedReadingPartI(Para.1—Para.3)1.LanguagePoints1)Mybrother,Jimmy,didnotgetenoughoxygenduringadifficultdelivery,leavinghimwithbraindamage...delivery:n.（1)theprocessofgivingbirthtoababy這位母親沒有想到生這個孩子這么順利。Themotherdidn’texpectthatthedeliveryofthebabywouldbesoeasy.(2)theactofbringingsomethingtoaparticularplace您訂購的貨物可以隨時交貨。Yourorderisreadyfordelivery.Meaning:WhenmybrotherJimmywasborn,hedidn’tgetenoughoxygen,whichcausedsomedamagetohisbrain…2)IwasinchargeoutsidewhereIadministeredjusticebytrackingdowntheparentsofthekidswhopickedonmybrother,andtellingonthem.administer:vt.beresponsibleformakingcertainthatsomethingisdoneaccordingtotherules我們將竭盡全力確保正義得到伸張。Wewilldoourbesttoseethatjusticeisadministeredfairly.trackdown:findsomeoneorsomethingafteralongsearch醫(yī)生能找到感染的原因嗎?Arethedoctorsabletotrackdownthecauseoftheinfection?pickon:treatsomeonebadlyorunfairly她告訴我男生老是欺負(fù)她。Shetoldmethattheboyswerealwayspickingonher.tellon:informagainstsomeone老師回來時我就告你的狀。I’lltellonyouwhentheteachergetsback!Meaning:Iwasresponsibleforprotectingmybrotherintheneighborhood,whereIwouldfindtheparentsofthekidswhotreatedmybrotherunkindlyandtellthemwhattheirchildrenhadbeendoing.2.SentencePatterns1)原句：Mybrother,Jimmy,didnotgetenoughoxygenduringadifficultdelivery,leavinghimwithbraindamage.(L1)我哥哥吉米出生時遇上難產(chǎn)，因為缺氧導(dǎo)致大腦受損。句型提煉:Anindependentsentence,leaving…某件事情已發(fā)生，導(dǎo)致或伴隨某種后果.應(yīng)用：他的父母意外身亡，留下他孤身一人。Hisparentsdiedbyaccident,leavinghimalone.2)原句：Accompanyingmygrowingupwasalways“gooutandplayandtakeyourbrotherwithyou”.(L3)伴隨我成長的是“到外面玩，把你哥哥也帶上?！盇nalysis:subject:“gooutandplayandtakeyourbrotherwithyou”,linkverb:was,predicative:accompanyingmygrowingup.Sothisisaninvertedsentence.句型提煉:Doingsth.is/wasthat…做某事就是……。應(yīng)用：做個好學(xué)生就是各方面表現(xiàn)積極。Beingagoodstudentisthatoneactspositivelyinallaspects.3.MainIdea:Thewriter’sbrother,Jimmy,suffersfrombraindamageduetoalackofoxygenathisbirth.Or:AllfamilymemberstookgoodcareofJimmy,whosufferedfrombraindamageduringadifficultdelivery.evaluation:opinionv.factitis…that/todo…h(huán)usband,heisarealhusband,kind/sortof.PartII(Para.4—Para.7)1.LanguagePoints1).Jimmywasawreck,beneathhiscarefuldisguise.beneath:prep.Under;in,atortoalowerpositionthan我們看著那條船消失在海浪中。Wewatchedtheshipdisappearingbeneaththewaves.disguise:n.somethingthatisworntohidewhoonereallyis胡須和眼鏡是他偽裝的一部分。Thebeardandglassesarepartofhisdisguises.vt.changesomeone’sappearancesothatpeoplecan’trecognizethem她給報社打電話時故意改變了聲音。Shedisguisedhervoicewhenshecalledthenewspaper.Meaning:Jimmybrokedownemotionallyalthoughhetriedhardnottoshowit.2).Still,Jimmylongedtoliveinmyparents’houseandworkathisoldjobandIpledgedtohelphimreturn.long:software7vi.wantsomethingverymuch這是他一直想問的問題。Thisisaquestionthathehasbeenlongingtoask.pledge:misetodosomething當(dāng)?shù)卣兄Z要幫助那些無家可歸者。Thelocalgovernmentpledgedtohelpthehomeless.n.apromiseoragreement政府做出保證降低利率。Thegovernmentmadeapledgetobringdowninterestrates.Meaning:However,Jimmywishedtoliveinmyparents’houseandcontinuewithhisoldjob,soIpromisedtohelphimreturn.3).Hehaslivedtherefor11yearsnowwithmanydifferentcaretakersandblossomedonhisown.blossom:vi.(1)developwell她已經(jīng)出落成一個可愛的年輕姑娘了。Shehadblossomedintoalovelyyounggirl.(2)produceflowers雨開始下了，桃樹開花了。Rainbeginstofallandthepeachtreesblossom.Meaning:Withthehelpofdifferentpeople,hehaslivedtherefor11yearsanddevelopedwellbyhimself.4).Itwaspossibletohaveahomeforbothhislimitationsandmyambitions.Meaning:Itwaspossibletohaveahomewithspaceforbothofusmybrotherwhocouldn’tdomuchbecauseofhisbraindamage,andmewhowantedtodosomuch.2.SentencePatterns1)原句：Ihiredsomeonetolivewithhimanddrivehimtowork,butnomatterhowmuchItriedtomakethingsstaythesame,evenJimmygraspedthattheworldhe’dknownwasgone.(L.20)我雇了一個人和他住在一起，開車送他上班。然而，不管我怎么努力地維持原狀，吉米還是認(rèn)為他熟悉的世界已經(jīng)消失了。句型提煉:Nomatter＋how/what/where/howmuch,etc.不管…,…。應(yīng)用：不管這項任務(wù)會多么困難，我們會竭盡全力按期完成。Nomatterhowdifficultthetaskwillbe,wewillmakealloureffortstofinishitbeforethedeadline.2)原句：Itwaspossibletohaveahomewithroomforhislimitationsandmyambitions.(L36)可以有一個家，既能容納他的缺陷又能裝下我的雄心。句型提煉:Itis/waspossible(forsb.)todosth.對某人而言，做某事是可能的。應(yīng)用：對我而言，接受這樣的要求是可以的。Itispossibleformetoacceptsuchdemands.3.MainIdeaThefamilysufferedalotfromthedeathoftheirparents.Or:IlookedafterJimmyaloneafterparents’death.PartIII(Para.8—Para.11)1.LanguagePoints1)Icalledonmyfaithfulfriendstohelpmakeitamerryandfestiveoccasion,ignoringthefactthatmostofthemwereemotionallydrainedandexhausted.callon/upon:asksomeonetodosomething我們懇請你幫助我們。Wearecallingonyoutohelpus.drain:vt.（1）makesomeoneextremelytired開一天車讓我非常疲勞。Drivingalldayreallydrainsme.(2)letwaterorliquidflowawayfromsomething他們組織了很多人將受澇地區(qū)的水排干。Theyhaveorganizedvastnumbersofpeopletodrainfloodedland.Meaning:IaskedmyclosefriendstohelpmakeJimmy’spartyahappyandjoyfuloccasion,ignoringthefactthatmostofthemwereemotionallytired.2)Theeveningleduptothegiftsandthenthechocolatecakefromhisfavoritebakery,andofcoursetheceremonywasn’tcompletewithoutthesinging.leadupto:comebeforesomethingimportant,andoftencauseit畢業(yè)前的幾周里，我?guī)缀鯚o所事事。IntheweeksleadinguptograduationIdidverylittle.Meaning:Intheevening,thetimecameforthepresentationofgiftsandthechocolatecakefromthebakerywhichJimmylikedbest,andofcourseitwasnotoveruntilwehadsung“HappyBirthday”tohim.3）Weendedupremindingourselvesinstead.endupdoingsth:cometobeinaparticularsituationorstate,especiallywhenyoudidnotplanit我們本計劃去看電影，結(jié)果卻在家看電視。Weweregoingtogotoamovie,butendedupwatchingTVathome.Meaning:InplaceofremindingJimmy,wefinishedupremindingourselvesthattherewouldalwaysbepeoplewhocaredaboutus.2.MainIdeaThesuccessofthepartybenefitsallofus.Or:Jimmy’s57thbirthdaywasasuccess.evalution:Attheparty,insteadofmakingJimmyhappy,wewereencouragedandpleasedbyJimmy.PartIV(Para.12)1.LanguagePointswewereremindedthattheconstantloveandsupportofourfriendsandfamilywouldgetusthroughwhateverlifemightpresent.get(sb.)through:helpsomebodydealwithadifficultsituationorperiodoftime他的幫助讓我度過了那些艱難的日子。Hishelpgotmethroughthoseharddays(times).那些日子手頭非常緊，我熬過去后情況有所好轉(zhuǎn)。ItwasaterribletimefinanciallybutIgotthroughitandthenthingsimproved.Better:ItwasaterribletimefinanciallybutthingsimprovedafterIgotthroughit.Meaning:wewereremindedthatcontinualloveandsupportofourfriendsandfamilywouldhelpusovercomeallthehardshipsinlife.2.MainIdeaThewriteremphasizesthethemeagain:theconstantloveandsupportofourfriendsandfamilywillgetusthroughwhateverdifficultyweface.Or:lovewithoutlimitations.IV.Post-reading1.UsefulExpressions1).追蹤到，追查到trackdown（L10）2)找茬，欺負(fù)pickon(L10)3)告發(fā)tellon(L10)4)找出答案，解決workout(L32)5)被領(lǐng)會hit/strikehome(L40)6)考慮，面對，應(yīng)付reckonwith(42)7)要求某人做某事callon(43)8)作為……的先導(dǎo)，引起leadupto(L49)9)以……結(jié)束endupdoingsth.(L61)10)（幫助某人）度過難關(guān)getthrough(L69)2.SummaryofthetextTrytomakeasummaryofthetextwiththepossiblewordsofeachpartwhichcanshowthedevelopmentofthetext.1.braindamage2.saint3.trackdown4.wreck5.penetrate6.hithome7.workout8.blossom9.callon10.birthdayparty11.constantlove12.getthroughSample:Mybrother,Jimmy,sufferedfrombraindamagebecauseoflackingofoxygenwhenhewasborn.Myfatherwasjustlikeasaint,treatinghimpatientlyandkindly.Itwasmydutytotrackdownthosewhodidn’ttreatJimmywellandtellontheirparents.Unfortunately,fatherdied.Asaresult,Jimmybecameawreckwithnowordscouldpenetratehim.Hecouldn’thitithome.Afterworkingoutmanypracticalways,Jimmyblossomed.MyfriendsandIpreparedaspecialbirthdaypartyforJimmy.Weallbenefitedalotfromtheparty,knowingthatconstantlovedoeshelppeoplegetthroughwhateverdifficulties.3.StructuredWriting1)TheProblem-Response-EvaluationStructureTheproblem-response-evaluationstructureisaverycommonlyusedstructureinEnglish.Incertaincases,somepartofasituationisintroducedbeforetheproblem,whichislaterpresentedindetailinoneormoresentences.Responsesormeasuresoractionsarethentakentosolvetheproblem,andafterwardssomeevaluationmightoccurintheactionselicited引起的.Thebasiccoreorpatternofthisstructureisoftentermedas“problem-solution”asveryoftensomepartsmightbeomittedforvariousreasons.2)Writeacompositionintheproblem-response-evaluationstructurebasedontheoutlinegivenbelow.Topic:ThepopulationexplosionofurbanareasProblem:slum,regularfailuresofelectricandwaterservices,extensiveunemployment,etc.Response:improvingthefacilitiesinruralareas,attractingmorepeopletoliveinruralareasEvaluation:Theproblemmightbesolvedifruralareasweretohaveallthefacilitiesofurbanareas.Sample:Thepopulationexplosionofurbanareashasgivenrisetoalotofproblemssuchassprawlingslumsandregularfailuresofelectricandwaterservicesbecauseoftheexcessivedemands.Inaddition,theurbanareassufferextensiveunemploymentandstrainededucationalandrecreationalfacilities.Thepopulationexplosionofurbanareasmustbecorrected.Oneofthewaystocorrectthepopulationexplosionofurbanareasistoimprovethefacilitiesinruralareas.Adequateparkingfacilities,attractiveandwell-stockeddepartmentandfoodstores,drugstores,giftshopsandbakeriesshouldbebuiltinruralareastoconvincemorepeoplelivingtheretostaywheretheyare.Thegovernmentshouldofferlowertaxratesandmodesthomesonconvenienttermstothosewhochoosetoliveintheruralareas.Ifruralareaswerebuilttohaveallthefacilitiesthaturbanareasdo,thepopulationexplosioninurbanareascanbecorrected.4.Assignments:1).FinishalltheexercisesrelatedtoSectionAofUnit1.2).Writeacompositionintheproblem-response-evaluationstructure.3).PreviewSectionB,includingreadingskills,thepassageandtherelatedexercises.4).Oralexercise:(1)Paragraphrecitation(2)PairworksSectionBI.ReadingSkill:ScanningScanningistoreadquicklyinordertolocatetheplaceinapieceofwritingwhereaparticularitemofinformationisgivenandtotakeinthatitemofinformation.Thiskindofreadinginvolvesnoreadinginanydetailsoflargesectionsofthepieceofwriting.Perhapsitisparticularlyusefulinreadingnewspapersorsomemagazines.Thestepsinvolvedinscanningarethefollowing:1.Decideexactlywhatinformationyouarelookingfor,andthinkabouttheformitmaytake.Forexample,ifyouwanttofindoutwhodidsomething,youwouldlookforaname.2.Next,decidewhereyouneedtoreadtofindtheinformationyouwant.3.Moveyoureyesasquicklyaspossibledownthepageuntilyoufindtheinformationyouneed.4.Whenyoufindwhatyouneed,donotreadfurther.TakeParagraph1,TextAinthisunitasanexample:Havingreadthefirsttwosentences,thereaderknowsthatthewriterhasabrotherwithbraindamageandthatherlife“revolvedaroundmybrother’s”.Immediatelythequestioncomingintothemindisprobably“how?”Withthisquestioninmind,thereadermoveshisorhereyesquicklyon,andimmediatelytooheorshehastheanswerinthenextsentence:Accompanyingmygrowingupwasalways“goandplayandtakeyourbrotherwithyou”.(Para.1)II.TextTeachingProcedure:1.ReadSectionBforabout8minutesandtrytofinishtheexercisesIIonpage25.2.AnalysisofthetextstructurePartOne:(Para.1)1)Questions(1)What’stheweatherlikeonthenight?(2)Whatdidthefamilydoonthenight?2)Mainidea:Thispartpresentsthewarmnight.PartTwo:(Para.2-11)1)Questions(1)WhathaveIcometorealizeinmylife?(2)Whatisthemostimportantfactoraboutlove?(3)Whataretheotherfactorsaboutlove?2)Mainidea:Thispartdescribesthefactorsaboutloveaccordingtotheauthor.PartThree:(Para.12)1)Questions:(1)What’stheexactmeaningoflove?(2)Howtoachievetruelove?2)Mainidea:Thispartconcludesthemeaningoftruelove.3.SummaryKeyWords:framework/lodge/inspire/considerate/comparable/wit/costly/mislead/acknowledge/speedup/letgoSample:Icametoknowtheframeworkforlovefrommyexperience.I,accompaniedbymyparentsandmybrother,spentanunforgettablenightintheoldlodgeinmynativeNovaScotia.Myfatherwasveryconsiderateandinspiredmetosing.Hiscomparablewitaffectedmealot.IrealizedthatIhurtthebelovedbysaying“goodbye”withcostlyemotion.Sometimesotherwordsmisledtruelove.Finally,Ihadtoacknowledgethatloveneedstimetospeedup,thatloveneedsanother,hard-to-findqualityaswell,theabilitytoletgo.4.ExercisesinSectionBDirections:ScanTextBandlocatetherelativeinformationtothequestionswiththehelpofparagraphreference.1)Whenandwheredidthestorytakeplace?(Paragraphreference:1)2)Whatweretheydoingintheoldlodge?(Paragraphreference:1)3)Whatdidthewriterlearnaboutlove?（Paragraphreference:2）4)Howcanlovebeachieved?(Paragraphreference:2)Answers:1)ItwasanautumnnightinmynativeNovaScotia.2)Theywerevacationinginitfortheweekend.3)Thatisfirst,loveneedstime.4)Itcanonlybeachievedthroughpatienceandunderstanding.Additionalwordssweatshirtn.Ausuallylong-sleeved,collarless,oversizepullovermadetraditionallyofheavycottonjerseythathasafleecedbacking.運動衫：通常指長袖、無領(lǐng)且寬松的套頭衫，傳統(tǒng)上用帶羊毛襯里的重針織棉制成in(one's)ownrightThroughtheforceofone'sownskillsorqualifications.憑本身的能力或資格facethemusicv.勇于承擔(dān)責(zé)任,臨危不懼pullthroughv.度過難關(guān),恢復(fù)健康sailthroughfightthroughcenteraroundFromyourparentsyoulearnloveandlaughterandhowtoputonefootbeforetheother.你從父母那里學(xué)到愛，學(xué)到笑，學(xué)到怎樣走路。hereadv.（副詞）Atorinthisplace:在這里：Stophereforarest.在這里停下，休息一會兒Atthistime;now:這時，現(xiàn)在：We'lladjournthemeetinghereanddiscussremainingissuesafterlunch.我們現(xiàn)在暫時休會，午飯后再討論剩余的問題Atoronthispoint,detail,oritem:在這一點上：在這一點上；在這一細(xì)節(jié)或項目上：HereImustdisagree.這一點我必須反對Inthepresentlifeorcondition.現(xiàn)在：在現(xiàn)在的生活和情況下Tothisplace;hither:向這里；到這里：Comehere,please.請到這里來avatarn.（名詞）TheincarnationofaHindudeity,especiallyVishnu,inhumanoranimalform.降凡：指天神，尤指印度教毗濕奴神下凡為人或動物形象Anembodiment,asofaqualityorconcept;anarchetype:具體化：指某種性質(zhì)或概念的形象化；原始模型：theveryavatarofcunning.狡猾的原形Atemporarymanifestationoraspectofacontinuingentity:體現(xiàn)：一種連續(xù)狀態(tài)的暫時顯現(xiàn)或表現(xiàn)：occultisminitspresentavatar.神秘學(xué)的體現(xiàn)writeinTocastavotebyinserting(anamenotlistedonaballot).投票給：通過插入（候選名單上未列出的名字）來投票Toinsertinatextordocument:加寫于正文或文件中：wroteinanapologyattheendofthenote.在紙條末尾加上一句道歉的話Tocommunicatewithanorganizationbymail:以書信聯(lián)絡(luò)：與某個組織以郵件通訊的方式交往：writeinwithacompletedentryform.寫信并附上填好的申請表Unit1Mybrother,Jimmy,didnotgetenoughoxygenduringadifficultdelivery,leavinghimwithbraindamage,andtwoyearslaterIwasborn.Sincethen,myliferevolvedaround（revolve:Tobecentered:被作為中心：Theirtroublesrevolvearoundmoneymanagement.他們的麻煩圍繞著金錢管理）mybrother's.Accompanyingmygrowingupwasalways"gooutandplayandtakeyourbrotherwithyou".Icouldn'tgoanywherewithouthim,soIurgedtheneighborhoodkidstocometomyhouseforsomeout-of-controlkid-centeredfun.MymothertaughtJimmypracticalthingslikehowtobrushhisteethorputonabelt.Myfather,asaint（unselfishorpatientperson）,simplyheldthehousetogetherwithhispatienceandunderstanding.IwasinchargeoutsidewhereIadministeredjusticebytrackingdowntheparentsofthekidswhopickedon（Toteaseorbully.嘲笑，欺侮）mybrother,andtellingonthem.(tellonsb.v.告發(fā)某人)MyfatherandJimmywereinseparable.Theyatebreakfasttogetherandonweekdaysdroveofftothenavyshippingcentereverymorningwheretheybothworked—Jimmyunloadedcolor-codedboxes.Atnightafterdinner,theywouldtalkandplaygameslateintotheevening.Theyevenwhistledthesametunes.Sowhenmyfatherdiedofaheartattackin1991,Jimmywasawreck,beneathhiscarefuldisguise.Hewassimplyindisbelief(Refusalorreluctancetobelieve.cf.inanger,interror,runawayinterror驚慌地跑開,indanger,indisguise,introuble,Iaminbeliefthatoneoftheseoptionshastobetaken.Iaminbeliefofself-lifeandintelligence.(SelfSuppliedLife自給自足的生活;Thepresentationofselfineverydaylife日常生活中的自我表現(xiàn))Andintheend,evenifyouaresteeped,asIam,inbeliefintherepublicanformofgovernment,youmustsuspectthatthereare......hesaysasIaminbeliefwiththeidea.44Marattaseemstohavebeenworkingperpetuallyonadefinitivetreatisethatwouldelucidatehistheoriesofcolorandproportion.Itismybeliefthat...,ieItismyfirmopinionthat...我相信Davidwasshakinghisheadindisbelief,withacynicalsmileonhisface,althoughhedidnotsayanything.Weareindisbeliefthatthishappenedtoourson.Istaredatthebuilding,frozenindisbeliefthatthiswasgoingtobemyresidenceforthenextthreeyears.Hemusthavebeensmilingandshakinghisheadnoticeablyindisbeliefofsuchacoincidence).Usuallyveryagreeable,henowquitspeakingaltogetherandnoamountofwordscouldpenetratethevacantexpressionheworeonhisface.[Tn]understandordiscover(sth)洞察或發(fā)現(xiàn)（某事物）:*Itwasimpossibletopenetratethemystery.那奧秘?zé)o法揭穿.*Hepenetratedtheirthoughts.他了解他們的想法.5[I,Tn]befullyunderstoodorrealized(bysb)被（他人）充分理解或領(lǐng)悟:*Iexplainedtheproblemtohimseveraltimesbutitdidn'tseemtopenetrate.那問題我向他解釋多次,他似無所悟.*Nothingwesaypenetrateshisthickskull!無論我們說什麼他都不懂!Ihiredsomeonetolivewithhimanddrivehimtowork,butnomatterhowmuchItriedtomakethingsstaythesame,evenJimmygrasped(understand(sth)fully)thattheworldhe'dknownwasgone.OnedayIasked,"YoumissDad,don'tyou?"Hislipsquiveredandthenheasked,"Whatdoyouthink,Margaret女子名?Hewasmybestfriend."Ourtearsbegantoflow.Mymotherdiedof(occasionally,“from”isused)lungcancersixmonthslaterandIalonewaslefttolookafterJimmy.Hedidn'tadjusttogoingtoworkwithoutmyfatherrightaway,sohecameandlivedwithmeinNewYorkCityforawhile.Hewentwherever(everywhere)Iwentandseemed(tome)toadjust(adapt)prettywell.Still,Jimmylongedtoliveinmyparents'houseandworkathisoldjobandIpledgedtohelphimreturn.Heseemstometobepurelyunselfish,andinallthathehasdonetohaveneverthoughtofhimself;butalwaysofothers.Allthisseemstometolinkthemwithlife,andtheoriginsofthings.fairlyormoderately相當(dāng);頗:Thesituationseems(tobe)prettyhopeless.這情況似乎沒有多大希望了.~sb/oneself(tosth/todosth)TheGovernmenthaspledgeditselftosendaidtothefaminevictims.政府已承諾賑濟(jì)饑民.Eventually,Iwasabletoworkitout.(findasolution)workit[俚]完成,做好workoutToaccomplishbyworkoreffort.通過工作或努力完成Tofindasolutionfor;solve:找到解答；解決：workedouttheequations;workedouttheirpersonaldifferences.解出方程式；找到他們個人的區(qū)別Toformulateordevelop:作出，制定出：workoutaplan.制定計劃Todischarge(anobligationoradebt)withlaborinplaceofmoney.償還：用勞力替代金錢，以免除（義務(wù)或債務(wù)）Toprovesuccessful,effective,orsatisfactory:成功，令人滿意：證明成功的、有效的或令人滿意的：Thenewstrategymaynotworkout.新戰(zhàn)略也許不會有令人滿意的效果Tohaveaspecifiedresult:有特定的結(jié)果：Theratioworksouttoanoddnumber.比例結(jié)果是奇數(shù)。Itworkedoutthateveryoneleftonthesametrain.結(jié)果每個人都乘同一列火車離開Toengageinstrenuousexerciseforphysicalconditioning.鍛煉身體：為身體狀態(tài)致力于艱苦的鍛煉Toexhaus