goinghomepetehamillbook1lesson2thispptisforself-studypartone: warm-up

parttwo:backgroundinformation

partthree:textappreciation

partfour:languagestudy

partfive:extensionbook1lesson2contentsbtlewlesson2–goinghomeparttwobackgroundinformationenterlesson2–goinghome

author

florida

newjersey

newyork

georgiavi.howardjohnson'sbackgroundinformationcontents

petehamillwasborninbrooklyn,n.y.in1935.heattendedmexicocitycollegein1956—1957,studyingpaintingandwriting.hehasbeenacolumnistforthenewyorkpost,thedailynews,andnewyorknewsday,andhaswonmanyjournalisticawards.lesson2–goinghomeauthortobecontinuedonthenextpage.

atthesametime,hamillhaspursuedacareerasafictionwriter,producing8novelsand2collectionsofshortstories.his1997novel,snowinaugust,wasonthenewyorktimesbestsellerlistforfourmonths.hismemoir,a

drinkinglife,wasonthesamenewyorktimeslistfor13weeks.lesson2–goinghomeauthortheendofauthor.

floridawasnamedbythespanishexplorerjuanponcedeleónin1513.hecalledtheregion"laflorida",roughlytranslatedaslandoftheflowers.heprobablychosethisnamebecausehewasimpressedbythemanycolorfulflowers.statehoodforfloridacamein1845(27thstate).floridaisoneoftheleadingtouriststatesintheunitedstates.greatstretchesofsandybeachesandawarm,sunnyclimatemakefloridaayear-roundvacationland.majorattractionsincludedisneyworld,miamibeach,theevergladesnationalparkandthefloridakeys.touristsmayalsovisithistoricsitesthatdatebacktothespanishexplorers.lesson2–goinghomeii.florida:the"sunshinestate"(fl)theendof"florida".

lesson2–goinghomeiii.

newjersey:the"gardenstate"(nj)oneoftheoriginal13states,newjerseywasnamedaftertheislandofjerseyintheenglishchannel.newjerseyisastateofindustrialcitiesandtowns,butalsoofglisteningbeachesandpopularsummerresorts.itisoneofthegreatcoastalplaygroundsoftheunitedstates.atlanticcityisoneofthemostwell-knownresorts.newjerseyislocatedbetweennewyorkcityandphiladelphia,makingitaconvenientlocationfortouriststothearea.theendof"newjersey".

lesson2–goinghomeiv.newyork:the"empirestate"(ny)thedutchwerethefirstsettlersinnewyork.aftertheenglishtookitoverinthe1660s,thecolonywasrenamednewyork,afterthedukeofyork.itisoneoftheoriginal13statestojointheunion(itjoinedin1788).thestateincludeseverythingfromskyscrapersinmanhattantorivers,mountains,andlakesinupstatenewyork.niagarafallsisoneofthechiefattractions.newyorkistheleadingcenterofbanking,financeandcommunicationintheunitedstates.muchofthestate'sgreatnessliesinexcitingnewyorkcity,thelargestcityintheunitedstatesandthefourthlargestcityintheworld;itsmanytheaters,museums,andmusicalorganizationsmakeitoneoftheculturalcentersofthewesternhemisphere.theendof"newyork".

lesson2–goinghomev.georgia:the"empirestateofthesouth"(ga)georgia,foundedin1732,isoneoftheoriginal13states.itwasnamedinhonorofengland'skinggeorgeii.georgiaisthelargeststateeastofthemississippi;thestate'slargesizeandthrivingindustrieshavegivenitoneofitsnicknames,theempirestateofthesouth.duringthecivilwar,thefallofatlantawasacrucialturningpointinthedefeatofthesouth.today,atlanta,whichbecamegeorgia'scapitalin1868,isathrivingcitywithmajornationalcorporations,anditisconsideredtheeconomicandculturalcenterofthesoutheast.thenaturalbeautyandfamousseasideresortsofgeorgiaareamajorattractionfortourists.manybeautifulmonumentsandparks,includingremindersofimportantcivilwarbattlesandheroes,dotthegeorgiacountryside.theendof"georgia".

lesson2–goinghomevi.howardjohnson’stobecontinuedonthenextpage.theworldof28flavors...someoneyouknowwhereveryougo...landmarkforhungryamericansthefirstturnpikerestaurantintheunitedstateswasopenedin1940byhowardjohnson'sonthepennsylvaniaturnpike.thecompanysoonbecametheleadingtollroadoperatorinthecountry.johnsonpioneeredthenewconveniencefoodconceptofprocessingandpre-portioningfoodincompany-operatedcentralplantsandshippingthefoodtorestaurantsforfinalpreparationandcookingtoinsurehighqualitystandardizedservice.

lesson2–goinghomevi.howardjohnson’stobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomevi.howardjohnson’stobecontinuedonthenextpage.eachrestaurantistoppedwithabrightorangeroofsothetravelercouldimmediately

recognizetherestaurant.thishasbecomeabeacontotravelersashowardjohnson'sisknownforqualityfoodatreasonablepricesandwiththeaddedlureoficecreamin28flavors.lesson2–goinghomevi.howardjohnson’stheendofhowardjohnson’s.

howardjohnson'shad400restaurantsin1954whenthecompanyenteredthelodgingindustrywiththeopeningofitsfirstfranchisedmotorlodgeinsavannah,georgia.apre-soldnameinwhichthemotoristplacedconfidencesoonbecameacombinedone-stopdiningandovernightconvenience.again,licenseagreementswithinvestorshelpedthecompanyexpandquicklyinthefield.expansioncontinuedtopuertoricoandcanadaandbeyond.lesson2–goinghomeparttwobackgroundinformationthisistheendofparttwo.pleaseclickhome

tovisitotherparts.lesson2–goinghomepartthreetextappreciationentertextappreciationlesson2–goinghometextanalysis

1.

generalanalysis

2.

theme

3.

structure

4.

furtherdiscussionii.

writingdevices

1.

syntacticdevices

2.

simile

3.

alliteration

4.

symbolismiii.

sentenceparaphrasecontentslesson2–goinghome

plotofthestory

settingofthestory

protagonistsofthestory

writingtechniques

ofthestory

theme

ofthestorytextanalysishaveyougotthekeyelementsinthestory?forreferencegeneralanalysislesson2–goinghome

plot:anex-cononhiswayhome

setting:onabusfromnewyorktoflorida

protagonists:vingo

writingtechniques:gotowritingdevices

themeofthestory:gotothenextpagetextanalysisforreference.theendofgeneralanalysis.

generalanalysislesson2–goinghometextanalysistheabilitytoforgiveand

forgetisimportantinallhumanrelationships.2.mutualcareandaffectionamongpeople,esp.amongstrangersareimportant,too.themeofthestorythisthemeisbestrevealedbyhundredsofyellowribbonshungonthetree.theendoftheme.

learntoforgiveandforget.part1(paras.1—):

part2(paras.):part3(paras.):lesson2–goinghometextanalysisstructureofthetext45—910—12theintroductionofthesettingandthecharactersvingo'sstoryofgoinghomeandtheyoungpeople'sinterestinitthesurprisinglybigwelcomevingoreceivedtheendofstructure.

lesson2–goinghomei.textanalysisthematicanalysismutualcareandlovehusband&wifestrangers

basedonsympathyandmutualtrustbasedonforgivenesstobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomecharacteranalysistextanalysispleasefindsupportingdetailsinthestory.maincharactervingoshy...silent…nervous…worried…minorcharacterssixyoungpeopleactive…talkative…h(huán)appy…considerate…h(huán)iddencharacter

vingo'swifewonderful…kind-hearted…broad-minded…tobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghometextanalysisplotanalysistobecontinuedonthenextpage.

thebeginning:(paras.1—4)

vingowassittingquietlyonabus.hissilenceandstillnessposedastrikingcontrasttothelivelinessandhilarityoftheyoungpeoplebehindhim.hebecamethecenterofourinterest.

theplottakes,fromtheverybeginning,themodeofnarrative.

thisopeningscenecreatesamysteryabouttheprotagonist,makinguslookforwardtosomethingmore.lesson2–goinghometextanalysis

plotanalysistobecontinuedonthenextpage.themiddle:(paras.5—10)

oneofthegirlstriedtodrawvingoout.vingobegantorelatehisstory.whohewas,wherehewasgoingandwhatthisjourneywasfor,allthemysteriesabouttheprotagonistweregraduallyrevealed.

astheplotevolvesitarousesourexpectationsaboutwhatwillhappentovingo.willhebeforgivenorwillhegoonhisjourney?wereadersarekeptinsuspense.ourinterestisstillheldbythedevelopmentoftheplot.theexpositionoftheessentialmatterismanagedbyflashbacks(theconfessionoftheprotagonist).lesson2–goinghometextanalysisplotanalysistheend:(paras.11—12)whenthebuswasapproachingtheexpectedgreatoaktree,vingowassurprisedtoseehundredsofyellowribbonsblowingandbillowinginthewind.hehappilyknewhewasfinallyforgivenandwelcomedhome.

theresolution,theoutcomeoftheplot,turnsouttobeapleasantsurprise.wefeelsatisfied.theplotendshappilyandtheintendedemotionaleffectsarethusachieved.finallythemysteryissolvedandthesuspenseisremoved.weshouldsaytheplotissuccessfullycomplete.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghometextanalysis

tobecontinuedonthenextpage.

conflictanalysisplotusuallydealswithaconflict.whatistheconflictofthestory?

theconflictliesintheinnerstruggleoftheprotagonist.ontheonehand,vingowasanxioustogohome,toseetheoldoaktree.butontheotherhand,hewasafraidtodosoforfearthathiswifewouldn'tforgivehim.thatwouldbetoomuchforhimtobearifthecaseturnedouttobeso.that'swhyhewassilent,nervousand"chewingtheinsideofhislipalot".lesson2–goinghometextanalysisastheplotevolved,theconflictbecameallthemoreconspicuousandheart-gripping.thebuswasfirst20milesfromhishome,then10miles,andthen5miles…vingo"stoppedlooking,tighteninghisfaceintotheex-con'smask,asiffortifyinghimselfagainststillanotherdisappointment".vingotriedhardtoappearcalm,butwhatwasrollinginhisheart?nervousnessanduncertainty.hehadalreadypreparedhimselfforadisappointment.buttheothersixyoungpeoplewereallexcitedlyinvolvedinit.wereadersarealsokeptinsuspenseandwondering.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.

conflictanalysiscomparisonandcontrastareusedhereinportrayingthisconflict.lesson2–goinghometextanalysis

theoaktreewasapproaching.thebusbecamequiet.butvingo'sheartwaspoundingwildly."togoortostay"，thislongstrugglingandtorturingquestionwouldfinditsanswernow.suddenlytheyoungpeopleburstintoshoutingandcrying.butvingoremainedunmoved.hesattherestunned,lookingattheoaktreecoveredwithhundredsofyellowribbonsthroughhismistyeyes.hefeltrelievedtoknowhewasfinallyforgivenbyhiswife.sodoourreaders.theconflictendsinapleasantsurprise,bringinganimmenseemotionalimpactonus.withthesettlementoftheconflict,thestorycomestoitsend..

conflictanalysisherecomestheclimaxofthestory.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghometextanalysisquestion:

whatcanwelearnfromtheopeningparagraph?

theopeningparagraphservestointroducethecharactersofthestory(protagonist:vingo,minorcharacters:threeboysandthreegirls);indicatetheoverallsettingofthestory(time:spring;place:abusfromnewyorktoflorida);telltheeventofthestory(vingowasonthebusgoingsomewhere);setthetoneofnarration(narrativeofthirdpersonomniscient).tobecontinuedonthenextpage.

fictionalelementslesson2–goinghometextanalysisquestion:

whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?

thisparagraphdevotesmuchtothedescriptionoftheprotagonist,fromhisoutlooktohisdisposition,presentingusasketchoftheprotagonist'scharacter.vingowasrough,caringlittleaboutdetails.andhewasreserved,keepingtohimself.hesmokedalotandretreatedintosilenceoften.hewasalsoasmysteriousashismaskedage.allthesecreateanatmosphereofmysteryandpresentusamanofstory.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomehowdidtheyoungpeoplegettoknowvingo?whatwasvingo'sstory?whatdidvingosaytohiswifeinhissecondletter?howdidtheyoungpeoplefeelwhentheyheardthestory?howdidvingofeelwhenthebuswasapproachingbrunswick?textanalysisfurtherdiscussiontobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewhathappenedasthebuspassedthetown?whydoyouthinkvingo'swifetiedsomanyribbonsonthetree?whatwasvingo'sresponsetothesightoftheoaktreecoveredwithyellowribbons?doyoufindthisatouchingstory?why?whatwouldhappenaftervingowenthome?nowuseyourimaginationandcontinuethestory.textanalysisfurtherdiscussiontheendoffurtherdiscussion.

lesson2–goinghomewritingdevicessyntacticdevicestobecontinuedonthenextpage.1.theyweredreamingofgoldenbeachesandseatides…2.…theyoungpeople…waitingfortheapproachofthegreatoaktree…3.…alloftheyoungpeople…screamingandshoutingandcrying,doingsmalldances,shakingclenchedfists...

question:

whenitcomestoyoungpeople,theauthortendstousealotofpresentparticiples.whatistheintendedeffect?toindicatethelivelinessandhilarityoftheyoungpeople.lesson2–goinghomewritingdevicessyntacticdevicestheendofsyntacticdevices.

4.hesatinfrontoftheyoungpeople,…dressedinaplainbrownsuit…5.hisfingerwerestainedfromcigarettes…6.vingosattherestunned.

question:

whenitcomestovingo,theauthortendstousepastparticiples.whatistheintendedeffect?toindicatehissadness,hisnervousnessandcontroloffeelings.lesson2–goinghomewritingdevicessimile…atreethatstoodlikeabannerofwelcome…(para.12)simile:anexplicitcomparisonbetweentwothingsofdifferentkindorquality,usuallyintroducedbylikeoras,orothersimilemarkerslike"asif,asthough,as…as,(just)as…so,similarto,beararesemblanceto",etc.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.

similemoreexampleslesson2–goinghomewritingdevicessimile

tobecontinuedonthenextpage.

ibelieveditwasmrs.thatcherwhointroducedtheideaofalltheheadsofgovernmentattheeconomicsummitsaddressingeachotherbytheirfirstnames.iknowithelpedputmeateasewhenifeltlikethenewkidatschoolatmyfirsteconomicsummitinottawain1981.iwaitedforalullinthemeetingandsaid,"mynameisron."(ronaldreagon:"myheartwaswithher",newsweek,dec.3,1990)moreexampleslesson2–goinghomewritingdevicessimiletheendofsimile.

likemarch,havingcomeinlikealion,hepurposedtogooutlikealamb.(c.bronte,shirley)lifeispoeticallycomparedtothemorning

dew.

justasfiretestsgold,sodoesadversitytestcourage.manyretireesarecouchpotatoeswholikepoppingcoldbeersandrelaxinginfrontoftheir$2,500wide-screen,highdefinitiontelevisionset.itsbigpicturewillbeasrichanddetailedasa35-millimeterphotograph.lesson2–goinghomewritingdevicesalliterationalliteration:theuseofwordsthatbeginwiththesamesoundinordertomakeaspecialeffecttobecontinuedonthenextpage.alliteration

…atreethatstoodlikeabannerofwelcome,blowingandbillowinginthewind.(para.12)moreexampleslesson2–goinghomewritingdevicesalliterationpredictablythewinterwillbesnowy,sleetyandslushy.wildmushrooms:mysterious-menacing-magnificent.whereatwithblade,withbloody,blamefulblade,hebravelybroach’dhisboilingbloodybreast.(amidsummer’snight’sdream)translationtobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewritingdevicesalliterationtheendofalliteration.

估計今年冬天將雨雪紛飛、泥濘不堪。野蘑菇:神秘莫測－隱有危險－上等佳品。他抽出一把血淋淋的該死的劍來，豁拉拉刺進他熱辣辣的胸脯。lesson2–goinghomewritingdevicessymbolismyellowribbonsymbolizesforgivenessandwelcometosomeonelonglost.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.

symbol

itoldherifshewouldtakemeback,shewouldtieayellowribbontothetree,andiwouldgetoffandcomehome.moreexampleslesson2–goinghomewritingdevicestheendofsymbolism.

payattentiontotheculturaldifferences.

symbolism

doyouknowwhattheysymbolize?

redrosebalance(scale)batowlpinetree/cranecrucifix

truelovejusticevampire(western),luck(chinese)wisdom/education(western)longevity(chinese)christianitylesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase1 hesatinfrontoftheyoungpeople,hisdustyfacemaskinghisage,dressedinaplainbrownsuitthatdidnotfithim.(para.2)hesatinfrontoftheyoungpeople.youcouldhardlytellhowoldhewasbecausehisfacewascoveredwithdust.absoluteconstruction,actingasanadverbialofaccompanyingcircumstancesgoto2pastparticiplephrasetotellmoreabout"he"lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase2 hesatincompletesilenceandseemedcompletelyunawareoftheexistenceoftheothers.(para.2)notknowingorrealizingthatsth.ishappeningorthatsth.existsin+n.:toshowastateorconditiongoto3hesatwithoutsayinganythingasifhedidnotknowtherewereotherpeoplearound.lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase3yougoingthatfar?(para.4)wantsomewine?(para.4)areyougoingasfarasflorida?doyouwantsomewine?/wouldyouliketohavesomewine?ellipticalsentences,commoninconversationgoto4lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase4 thegirlinsistedthathejointhem.(para.5)

subjunctive

mood,"should"isdroppedout

moreexamplesaftertheverbsexpressingacommand,decision,suggestion,suchas

decide,decree,demand,insist,move,order,prefer,propose,recommend,request,require,suggest,vote,advise,determine,desire,resolve,urge,etc,inthat-clauseweusu.usesubjunctivemood“(should)dosth.”.

demandthatsth.shouldhappengoto5tobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase1.itwasrecommendedthatpassengers____

smokeduringtheflight.a.not

b.neednot

c.couldnot

d.wouldnot(tem-4,1994)2.mike'suncleinsists____inthishotel.a.stayingnot

b.thathewouldnotstay

c.nottostay

d.thathenotstay(cet-4,2001,1)keysa,dbackto4lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase5iunderstandifyoucan'tstaymarriedtome.(para.7)goto6

euphemismindirectwaytosay"divorce"ifyouwanttodivorceme,i'llunderstand—youhaveeveryreasontodoso.lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase6...soonallofthemwerecaughtupintheapproachofbrunswick,lookingatthepicturesvingoshowedthemofhiswifeandthreechildren.(para.7)…alltheyoungpeoplebecameexcitedanddeeplyinterestedinvingo'sstoryandinwhatwasgoingtohappenatbrunswickastheywerelookingatthepictures…restrictiveclausemodifying"pictures"goto7becameinvolvedinorexcitedatlesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase7vingostoppedlooking,tighteninghisfaceintotheex-con'smask,asiffortifyinghimselfagainststillanotherdisappointment.(para.10)vingomovedhiseyesawayfromthewindow,andhisfaceagainbecameexpressionlessasifhewastryingtofindthecouragetofaceanotherpossibleblow,anotherdisappointmentinhislife.gerundasobjectgoto8presentparticiplephrase.here"hewas/were"isomittedafter"asif".toshowachangeinstatemoreexamplestobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrasehegaveoutaterriblecry,asifseeingaghost.timspokeveryslowly,asiffearingtobeheard."itis,"hesaidquietly,asifrememberingsomethinghehadtriedtoforget.(para.4)backto7lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase8thensuddenlyalloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats,screamingandshoutingandcrying,doingsmalldances,shakingclenchedfistsintriumphandexaltation.allexceptvingo.(para.11)greathappinessthenallofasudden,alltheyoungpeoplelefttheirseatsandbegandoingallsortsofthingstheycouldthinkoftoexpresstheirhappinessandexcitement.vingoaloneremainedstill.presentparticiplesfunctioningasaccompanyingcircumstancesgoto9moreexamplestobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphraseheranuptoher,breathingheavily.theoldmanwasfastasleep,holdingabookinhishand.vingosatthere,lookingattheoaktreethroughhismistyeyes.(para.12)backto8lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase9

vingosattherestunned,lookingattheoaktreethroughhismistyeyes.(para.12)vingosatstill;hewasutterlysurprised,lookingattheoaktreethroughtearfuleyes.goto10presentparticiplefunctioningasaccompanyingcircumstancespastparticiplefunctioningasaccompanyingcircumstancesmoreexamplestobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphraseimadealeisurelyroundofthetown,fascinatedbytheconstructiongoingoneverywhere.hewenttobeijinginthatwinter,disguisedasamerchant.3.unitedasone,

theyaretraininghardfornextyear'sworldchampionship.backto9lesson2–goinghomesentenceparaphrase10 …atreethatstoodlikeabannerofwelcome,blowingandbillowinginthewind.(para.12)…atreethatlookedlikeabannerofwelcome,risingandrollinginwavesinthewind.alliteration:risingandrollinginwavessimilerestrictiveclausemodifying"tree"theendofsentenceparaphrase.

lesson2–goinghomepartthreetextappreciationthisistheendofpartthree.pleaseclickhometovisitotherparts.lesson2–goinghomepartfourlanguagestudyenterlesson2–goinghome

wordstudy

phrasesandexpressionswordbuilding

grammarlanguagestudycontentslesson2–goinghomewordstudywordlist:vanishstainstandsomethingapproach6.scream7.triumph8.exaltation9.stun10.mistylesson2–goinghomewordstudy1.vanishv.todisappearsuddenly,esp.inawaythatcannoteasilybeexplainedexamples:iturnedaroundagain,theboyhadvanished.itisabadideatolettomcruisevanishforalmostanhourinthemiddleofhispicture.manyspeciesinsouthamericahavevanishedcompletely.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewordstudyvanishfromsightvanishintothevoidvanishintothinairvanishwithouttrace/vanishoffthefaceoftheearth消失不見化為烏有從人間蒸發(fā)掉消失得無影無蹤translationcf:varnishtarnishfurnishtobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewordstudycf.varnish,tarnish,furnishvarnish:tocoverwith給······涂清漆

hevarnishedthewoodentable.afterhefixedtheshelf,hevarnishedthewholetoahighshine.tarnish:(esp.ofmetalsurfaces)tolose;causethelossofbrightness（尤指金屬表面）使失去光澤

thedampatmospherehastarnishedthegilt.hisreputationistarnished.tobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewordstudyfurnish:tosupplyorprovide;putfurnitureintherecordsfurnishedtheinformationrequired.thepresident’sofficeistastefullyfurnishedwithmodernfurniture.lesson2–goinghomewordstudy2.stain

v.a.toaccidentallymakeamarkonsth.esp.onethatcannotberemoved

b.tochangethecolorofsth.,especiallysth.madeofwood,byusingaspecialliquid(syn.dye)examples:thistableclothstainsveryeasily.herfingerswerestainedyellowfromyearsofsmoking.stainthetablebeforeyouvarnishit.collocationstobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewordstudy

stain

sb.’sname/reputation/honor

stainwithleaveastainblood/ink/winestain

astainonsb.’scharacter/reputationremove/getridofastain

stubbornstainsexamplestobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewordstudyasuddengustofraindashedagainsttheredbricksthatwerealreadystainedinpatchesbywater.herfingerswerestainedwithdirt,hernailvarnishchipped.howdoyougetwinestainsoutofatablecloth?therewasadarkredstainonthecarpet.waterisamiraculoussubstanceremover;itwillremoveprobably85percentofallstains.lesson2–goinghomewordstudy3.standv.a.

tobear,tolerateb.

tobeorstayinaparticularstateorcondition

c.

tobeprovedtobetrue,correct,useful,etc.whentestedclassifythefollowingwordsinto3groupsaccordingtoa,bandc.can'tstandtheheat (room)standidlestandwearandtear (door)standopenstandupunderclosescrutiny standupwelltocross-checkingaabccollocationsbctobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewordstudy

can'tstand(sb./sth.)doingsth.can'tstandtodosth.can'tstandthesight/thought,etc.ofexamplestobecontinuedonthenextpage.lesson2–goinghomewordstudyican'tstandpeoplesmokingaroundmewheni'meating.she

can'tstandtohear

herparentsarguing

aboutherpersonalaffairs.iknowhecan'tstandthesightofme.shecouldn'tstandth