Unit1SectionALovewithoutLimitationsI.BackgroundinformationSeptember11thdisaster:ItistheresultofaseriesofcoordinatedsuicideattacksbyterroristsupontheUnitedStates.OnthemorningofSeptember11th,2001,terroristshijackedfourcommercialpassengerjetairliners.ThehijackersintentionallycrashedtwooftheairlinersintotheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity,resultinginthecollapseofbothbuildingssoonafterwardandextensivedamagetonearbybuildings.ThehijackerscrashedathirdairlinerintothePentagon.ThefourthplanecrashedintoafieldnearShanksvilleinruralSomersetCounty,Pennsylvaniaafterpassengersandmembersoftheflightcrewonthefourthaircraftattemptedtoretakecontroloftheirplane.Excludingthe19hijackers,2,974peoplediedasanimmediateresultoftheattackswithanother24missingandpresumeddead.Theoverwhelmingmajorityofcasualtieswerecivilians,includingcitizensfromover90differentcountries.FamousSayingsaboutLove1)Hethathasnochildrenknowsnotwhatloveis.2)Weneverknowtheloveoftheparentsuntilwebecomeparentsourselves.3)Givealittlelovetoachild,andyougetagreatdealback.4)Fromyourparentsyoulearnloveandlaughterandhowtoputonefootbeforetheother.II.StructureAnalysis1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?Withherlifetimeexperience,theauthortellsustherehaveneverbeenanylimitationstolovewhateverlifemaypresent.2.Howisthetextorganized?Theauthortackledthetopicbyorganizingitintothreepatternsof‘problem-response-evaluation’，i.e.thetextbeginswiththeproblemconcerned;thenpeopleinvolvedrespondtoitwithdiverseactions;andthetextendsupwithevaluationsofpeople’sresponses.PartIProblem:Lackofoxygenatbirthleftmybrotherwithbraindamage.Response:Myfamilyofferedhelpandcaretohimindiverseways.Evaluation:MyfatherandJimmyenjoyedeachother’scompany.W.T.:Deduction:(RefertoPara.3)GeneralStatement:MyfatherandJimmywereinseparable.SpecificDetails:Theyateandworkedtogether…,Atnighttheyplayedgames…whistledthesametune.PartIIProblem:ThedeathofmyparentsturnedJimmyintoawreck.Response:IhelpedJimmyadjusttoalifewithoutparents.Evaluation:Mycareforhimenabledhislifetothriveandenrichedmylifeaswell.W.T.:Deduction:(RefertoPara.4)GeneralStatement:Aftermyfather’sdeath,Jimmywasawreck.SpecificDetails:Jimmywasindisbelief…h(huán)egraspedthattheworldhe’dknownwasgone.PartIIIProblem:TheSept.11thdisasterdrainedAmericansofeveryemotion.Response:ItriedtomakeJimmyhappyathisbirth-daypartybuthereactedtomyeffortactively.Evaluation:Insteadofcheeringhim,wewereencouragedbyhislove.W.T.:Deduction:(RefertoParas.8,9,10,11)GeneralStatement:Jimmy’slovehithomeaftertheSept.11thdisaster.SpecificDetails:DetailednarrativeofholdingabirthdaypartyforJimmy.ConclusionTheconstantloveandsupportfromourfriendsandfamilycouldgetusthroughwhateverlifemightpresent.TherehadneverbeenanylimitationstowhatJimmy’W.T.:Induction:(Para.12)Knownfacts:1)Myfather’3)WesangforJimmyandprayedforpeace;4)Wewereremindedofconstantlove.Conclusion:TherehadbeennolimitationstowhatJimmy’slovecouldaccomplish.slovecouldaccomplish.sdeathchangedJimmy’sworld;2)Sept.11thchangedours;III.Newwordsandexpressions1.justicen.thequalityofbeingjust;fairness正義；合理Atlastthecriminalsarebeingbroughttojustice.2.wreckn.①abadlydamagedship,carorplane;殘骸TheyaredivingforgoldfromtheSpanishwreck.②sb.whoistiredorunhealthy疲憊的人；健康狀況差的人Iftheseanxietiescontinue,shewillbecomeanervouswreck.3.beneathprep.inortoalowerpositionthansth.在低于...的位置；在...之下Shallwerestintheshadebeneaththesetrees?4.disguisen.＆v.偽裝；假扮Thethiefworeafalsebeardandglassesasadisguise.Thewomantriedtodisguisehersadnessincheerfulness.5.penetratev.①entersth.orpassthroughit穿透；滲入Thenoiseoftheexplosionpenetratedthethickestwalls.②seeintoorthroughsth.看穿Shehasawigon,butwesoonpenetrateherdisguise.6.graspv.①understand明白Ashortopeningparagraphenablesthereaderstoquicklygraspwhatthearticleisabout.②takeholdofsb.orsth.舍本逐末。Grasptheshadowandletgothesubstance.7.reckonwithtotakeaccountofinone’splan我沒料到要等這么長時間。Ididn’treckonwithhavingtowaitsolong.8.drainv.tocausetoflowoffgraduallyorcompletelyThesechildrendrainmyenergy.人才流失braindrain9.restrainv.preventsb.fromdoingsth.Icannotrestrainmyexcitementaboutthenews.形近詞：drain流干，流走constrain強迫，迫使10.endup(doing)sth.tobeintheend(inastatedplaceorcondition)如果你不努力的話，你將一事無成。Ifyoudon’11.get(sb.)throughhelpsb.dealwithadifficultsituationHermother’ssupportgotherthroughherdepression.tworkhard,you’llendupnowhere.12.deliveryn.①[C]theprocessofgivingbirthtoababy分娩Withthehelpofthenurses,thedeliveryofthebabywasunexpectedlyeasy.②[C,U]theactofbringingsth.toaparticularplace遞交；送貨Trytoremember:thenextpostaldeliveryisat2o'clock.13.codevt.marksth.withacode把...編碼Ineedanexperttohelpmeunderstandthecodedmessages.n.①[C]asetofnumbers,letters,etc.thatisusedforidentifyingsth.代碼；代號號碼簿acodebook（電話）區(qū)號anareacode②[C,U]密碼TheBritishmanagedtobreaktheNazicodesduringthewar.14.agreeablea.①pleasant,niceorsatisfactory令人愉快的；令人滿意的Heiseasy-goingamonghisacquaintances,andhasamostagreeablestyleofconversation.②acceptableorabletobeagreedon可接受的AreyouagreeabletomyplanforapicniconSunday?15.vacanta.①茫然的；失神的Hewaslookingaroundwithavacantlookonhisface.②empty;notfilledwithanything空的；未被占用的Imisetodosth.保證，承諾Thegovernmenthaspledged$250,000tohelpthevictimsofthecrash.n.[C]apromiseoragreement承諾；協(xié)定Wehavereceivedpledgesofhelpfromvariousorganizations.17.blossomv.①developandbecomemoresuccessful發(fā)展；成長；繁盛Whatbeganasalocalfestivalhasblossomedintoaninternationalevent.②produceflowers開花Likeaflowerheblossomsandthenwithers;likeashadowhefleesandneverstays.18.sheera.usedforemphasizingtheamountordegreeofsth.完全的；十足的ItwassheerluckthatIhappenedtobeintherightplaceattherighttime.19.merrya.happyandcheerful愉快的，高興的MerryChristmastoallourreaders.20.exhaustv.makesb.extremelytired使精疲力竭照看小孩子會使人身心疲憊。Caringforyoungchildrencanexhaustyouphysicallyandmentally.21.costumen.[C,U]服裝；戲裝acostumedrama古裝戲22.erecta.standingstraightup;upright直立的，豎直的她仰著頭，挺著腰。Herheadwaserectandherbackwasstraight.v.buildsth.suchasabuildingorbridge建造；架設(shè)Officialsplantoerectamonumentinthelategeneral’shonor.23.bonusn.①[C]sth.goodthatonedoesnotexpect額外得到的東西；意外的好處Customerswillreceiveafreecardasabonuswithanyorderover$50.②[C]extramoneythatonegetsinadditiontoone’susualsalary獎金；紅利Workersinbigfirmsreceiveasubstantialpartoftheirpayintheformofbonuses.24.prayv.speaktoGodinordertogivethanksoraskforhelp祈禱Heprayedthathissightmightberestored.他祈禱他的視力能恢復(fù)。25.simplicityn.[U]thequalityofbeingsimple簡潔；樸素；單純Thedesignwasbeautifulinitssimplicity.這設(shè)計簡潔而美觀。26.trackdownfindsb.orsth.afteralongsearch追蹤到，追查到Allcitizensshouldhelpthepoliceintrackingdowncriminals.27.pickontreatsb.badlyorunfairly找茬；欺負(fù)Whyareyoualwayspickingonme?28.telloninformagainstsb.告發(fā)Idon’tlikethosepeoplewhotellonothersforpersonalends.29.hit/strikehomebeunderstoodandaccepted被領(lǐng)會Hecouldseethateachofhisinferenceshithome.IV.LanguagePoints1.Mybrother,Jimmy,didnotgetenoughoxygenduringadifficultdelivery,leavinghimwithbraindamage...(Para.1)Meaning:WhenmybrotherJimmywasborn,hedidn’tgetenoughoxygen,whichcausedsomedamagetohisbrain...2.Myfather,asaint,simplyheldthehousetogetherwithhispatienceandunderstanding.(Para.2)Meaning:Myfather,whowasverygoodandkind,keptthefamilytogetherwithhispatienceandunderstanding.Culturaltip:InChristianity,‘saint’isthetitlegiventosomeoneaftertheyhavedied,becausetheyhavebeenverygoodandholy.Thewordisusedheretoemphasizethefather’spatience.3.IwasinchargeoutsidewhereIadministeredjusticebytrackingdowntheparentsofthekidswhopickedonmybrother,andtellingonthem.(Para.2)Meaning:Iwasresponsibleforprotectingmybrotherintheneighborhood,whereIwouldfindtheparentsofthekidswhotreatedmybrotherunkindlyandtellthemwhattheirchildrenhadbeendoing.4.Hedidn’tadjusttogoingtoworkwithoutmyfatherrightaway...(Para.6)Meaning:Atfirst,hedidn’tgetusedtogoingtoworkwithoutmyfather...s57thbirthday.(Para.8)5.ThishithomeafewdaysaftertheSeptember11thdisasteronJimmy’Meaning:IunderstoodthistobetrueafewdaysafterthedisasteronSeptember11th,thedayofJimmy’s57thbirthday.6....andtheywerestillreckoningwiththesheerterrorthedisasterhadbrought.(Para.8)Meaning:...andtheystillhadtodealw