Unit4MyForeverValentine

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

I.Lead-in

Activity1.Lead-in

Listentoashortpassagetwice,takenoteswhilelistening,andthenretellthemain

pointstoeachother.First,trytolearnthefollowingwordsandexpressionsas

efficientlyaspossible.

fancya.別致的，精致的lovesicka.患相思病的

Valentinen.情人；情人卡（在圣瓦倫丁節(jié)送給情人的賀卡）

bunchesofroses玫瑰花束cutoutvalentines剪紙做情人卡

exceloneself比平時表現(xiàn)更出色

heart-shapedboxesofchocolatecandies心形盒裝巧克力糖

hugespacesinnewspapers大量的報紙篇幅，大塊的報紙版面

SaintValentine^Day圣瓦倫丁節(jié)，情人節(jié)海年2月14H）

Tapescript

SaintValentine'sDay

1SaintValentine'sDayfallson14February.Itisobservedalmostallovertheworld.

2OnSaintValentine'sDay,peopleinmanycountriessendorpresentgreetingcardscalled

valentines,bunchesofflowersand/orheart-shapedboxesofchocolatecandiestotheirsweethearts,

friends,andmembersoftheirfamilies.Pupilsandstudentscutoutvalentinesfortheirclassmates.

Manychildrengiveorsendtheirlargest,fanciestcardstotheirparentsandteachers.Sweethearts,

inparticular,sendoroffertheirhighlydecoratedvalentinesand/orheart-shapedboxesof

chocolatestotheirdearestones.Manyvalentineshaveromanticverses,andothershavehumorous

picturesandsayings.Numerouscardsexpresssecretlovemessages,eachofwhichdoesnot

disclosewhothesenderis.

3InAmerica,theyevenadvertiseSaintValentine'sDayontelevision.ThelovesickBritishexcel

themselvesoneachValentine'sDaybybuyinguphugespacesinnewspaperstofillwithmessages

foraVerySpecialPerson.InChina,manypeoplesendorpresentbunchesofrosesand/orboxesof

chocolates,aswellasothergiftstotheirsweetheartsordearones.

Activity2.Pre-readingquestions

Nowadays,anincreasingnumberofpeopleinChina,especiallyyoungpeople,tendtokeep

Valentine'sDayandotherWesternfestivalsandholidays.Forexample,onValentine'sDay,many

youngpeopleacrossChinabuyValentinesorgreetingcards,bunchesofflowers,heart-shaped

boxesofchocolatecandies,aswellasothergiftsandgivethemorsendthembyexpressdelivery

tothosetheylovedearlyorcherishaffectionately.

1.DoyouobserveValentine*sDay?If“Yes"，howdoyouobserveit?If“No”，whynot?

2.ItissaidthatweChinesealsohaveadayequivalenttoValentine'sDayintheWest.Describe

itifyouhappentoknowit.Ifnot,trytofindsomeinformationaboutit.

II.Culturalinformation

1.Quote

OHareNoel(AmericanWriter):Asamodemparent,Iknowthatifsnothowmuchyougive

childrenthosecounts,it'stheloveandattentionyoushoweronthem.Acaringattitudecannot

onlysaveyouasmallfortune,butalsoevenmakeyoufeelgoodaboutbeingtight-fistedand

offeringmorecarethanpresent.

2.Father

Thefatherisoftenseenasanauthorityfigure.Acommonobservationamongscholarsisthat

theauthorityofthefatherandofthepoliticalleaderarecloselyintertwined,thatthereisa

symbolicidentificationbetweendomesticauthorityandnationalpoliticalleadership.The

fundamentalcommongroundsbetweendomesticandnationalauthority,arethemechanismsof

naming(exercisetheauthorityinsomeone'sname)andidentification.Inapatriarchalsociety,

authoritytypicallyusessuchrhetoricoffatherhoodandfamilytoimplementitsrulesandadvocate

itslegitimacy.

InWesternculture,patriarchyandauthorityhavebeensynonymous.Inthe19lhcentury

Europe,theideawascommon,amongbothtraditionalistandrevolutionaries,thattheauthorityof

thedomesticfathershould"bemadeomnipotentinthefamilysothatitbecomeslessnecessaryin

thestate".Inthesecondpartofthatcentury,therewasanextensionoftheauthorityofthehusband

overhiswifeandtheauthorityofthefatheroverhischildren,including''increaseddemandsfor

absoluteobedienceofchildrentothefather".

3.LegendsofSaintValentine

EarlyChristianChurchindicatesthepresenceofatleasttwosaintsnamedValentine.Some

scholars,however,saythattherewereasmanyassevensaintscreditedwiththenameofSaint

ValentineorValentinus,allofwhomlivedinthe3rdCenturyandapparentlydiedonthesameday.

GivenherearesomeofthemostpopularofalllegendsofSaintValentine:

SaintValentineofRome-1

Accordingtooneverypopularlegend,ValentinewasapriestinRomewholivedduringthe

reignofEmperorClaudiusILUnderhisregime,ClaudiusissaidtohaveengagedRomeinto

severalbloodybattles.Tostrengthenhisarmy,theEmperorcontinuouslyneededtorecruitsoldiers.

However,Claudiusfoundthatnotmanysoldierswerekeentojointhearmybecauseofattachment

withtheirwivesandfamilies.Inordertoseverthebondofattachment,Claudiuscancelledall

marriagesandengagementsinRome.Valentine-一aromanticatheartpriest,defiedthiscallous

decreeofClaudiusbysecretlyarrangingmarriagesofyoungmenandwomen.WhenValentine's

defiancewasdiscoveredbytheEmperor,hewasbrutallybeatenupandputtodeathonFebruary

14,about270AD.

Forhismartyrdomanddedicationforthecause,ValentinewasnamedaSaintafterhisdeath.

ByMiddleAges,SaintValentinebecamepopularasthepatronsaintofloveandloversinEngland

andFrancetotheextentthatPopeGelasiusdeclaredFebruary14asValentine'sDayon498AD

andputanendtopagancelebrations.Thus,SaintValentine'smartyrdomdaybecameanoccasion

tocelebratelove.

SaintValentineofRome-II

AnotherfamouslegendonSaintValentinestatesValentinewasanearlyChristianinRome

whowasverypopularamongstchildren.ButduringthetimewhenValentinelived,Romanregime

wasnotinfavourofChristianityanditevenpersecutedChristianstomakeRomefreeofthe

followersofChristianity.Inspiteofthisstrictlaw,Valentinecontinuedtopracticehisfaithand

refusedtoworshipRomanGods.ThisenragedEmperorClaudiusIIandheputValentineinto

prison.

Valentineissaidtohavespentayearinrigorousimprisonmentduringwhichhewasmisseda

lotbychildren.Theybegantotosslovingnotesandflowersbetweenthebarsofhiscellwindow.

Toanextent,thislegendmayexplainthetraditionofexchangingnotesandflowersonValentine's

Day.

SomescholarsbelievethatduringhisstayinprisonValentinemadefriendswithjailer'sblind

daughterwhoattimesbroughttohimnotesandflowersfromchildren.Whenever,possible

Valentinealsorepliedtothenotes.Daysbeforehisexecution,Valentineprayedforthejailer's

daughterandsheregainedhersight.Beforehisdeath,Valentineisalsosaidtohavewrittena

farewellnoteforthejailer'sdaughterandsignedit"FromYourValentine^^.Thisexpressionis

populareventilldate.

SomescholarsbelievethatValentinewaskilledbecausehetriedtohelpChristiansescape

fromtheRomanprisonastheywerebeingtorturedandbeaten.Yetanothersetofscholarssay

EmperorClaudiusIIwasimpressedbyValentine'skindnessandgoodbehavior.Heevenstated

thatValentinecouldbefreedifheagreedtoworshipRomanGods.Valentinenotjustrefusedit,he

eventriedtoconvertEmperortoChristianity.ThismadeClaudiusveryangryandheorderedhis

execution.ValentinewasbeheadedonFebruary14.

4.Footballseason

ThefootballseasoninNorthAmericalastsfromAugusttoMay.Millionsofpeoplecrowd

stadiumseachfootballseasontowatchtheirfavoriteteams.Millionsofpeoplealsowatchgames

ontelevisionbetweencollegefootballteamsaswellastelevisedcompetitioninthetwomajor

professionalleagues,theNationalFootballLeague(NFL)oftheUnitedStatesandthe

CanadianFootballLeague(CFL).

III.Audiovisualsupplements

Watchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatdidthegirlsasktheirfathertodoatthetable?

2.Howistherelationshipbetweenthefatherandhisdaughtersinthevideo?

3.Canyouconnectthisvideocliptoyourreallifeandtellthewholeclasshowtherelationship

betweenyourfatherandyou?

AnswerstotheQuestions:

1.Theyaskedtheirfathertodo"Mr.NapkinHead”.

2.It'sveryclearthatthefatherloveshisdaughtersverymuch.Hehasagreatpatiencetomeetthe

reasonableneedsofhisdaughters.Andthegirlsextremelyloveanddependontheirfather.

3.Thisisanopenquestion.

VideoScript:

Graham:Oh,hello.

Olivia:Hello.

Graham:Hello.

Olivia:Goingon.Blowonmine.

Graham:Aw!Thankyou.Excellenttiming.

Olivia:Dad,doMr.NapkinHead.

Graham:No.No,no,no.NoMr.NapkinHead.

Olivia:Please!Doit.

Sophie:Doit.Doit,please.

Olivia:Doit,please.Begyou.Please?

Graham:Please?Ok,I'lldoitquickly

Olivia:[kissDaddy]

Graham:Oh,well,thankyouforthat.

Olivia:You"rewelcome.Nowdoit.

Graham:Allright,[sigh]Amanda,can1borrowyournapkin,please?

Amanda:Oh,yes!

Olivia:Yourglasses.

Graham:PassmethosewhenIneedthem.

Sophie:Amanda,you'regonnalovethis.Itssofunny.Imean,you'llfalloffyourchainItisso

funny.

Graham:Hello.Hello.MynameisMr.NapkinHead.Hello,children.Whoisthis?She'sa

stranger?

Olivia:Amanda.

Graham:Andwhyhasshegotafiinnyaccent?

Olivia:Amanda.

Graham:Yes,butwhereisshefrom?

Sophie:Nowsmoke!

Olivia:Goon.

Graham:[cough]Smokingsreallybadfaryou.

Everybody:Yeah!

Sophie:Amanda,guesswhat.Wehaveatentinourplayroom.Doyouwanttoseeit?

Graham:No,no,no.Amanda...willnotcrawlintoyourtent.

Olivia:Youdon'lliketents?

Amanda:Ah!Ok,thisisseriouslycool.

Olivia:Comeinside.

Amanda:Wow!

Olivia:Liedown.

Amanda:OK.

Sophie:Here,Amanda.Youcanusemypillow.

Amanda:Thankyou!

Olivia:Liedown!

Graham:Canyoupleasestopbeingsobossy?

Olivia:Liedown,please.Nexttome.

Graham:Ok.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

I.Mainidea

1.Whatisthestorynarratedinthetextabout?

A:Thetextrecollectsaseriesofeventsconcerningthenarrator's血her,whoshowedprofound

affectionlorhisdaughterbyofferinghervalentinesonValentine'sDay.

2.Whydoesthewriterfocusheraccountsanddescriptionsonherfirstrecollectionofthemagic

herfatherbroughttotheoccasionandonthelastcardandgiftfromhim?

A:Becausethefirstandlastgiftsherfatherofferedherarethemostimpressiveandthemost

unforgettableones.

ILStructuralanalysis

1.Workoutthestructureofthetextbycompletingthetable.

ParagraphsMainidea

1-2Itgivesabriefaccountofthenarrator'sfatherandpointsoutthethemeofthe

text.

3-10Itprovidesadetailedaccountofhowthefathershowedprofoundaffectionfor

hisdaughteronValentine'sDay.

11-12Thenairatortellsushowimportantithasbeentohertohavesuchaloving

fatherandthatshewillneverforgetherfatherandhiskindnesstoher.

2.Theauthor'srecountingofherValentineDaymemoriesinthesecondpartofthetextfollows

closelythechronologicalorder.Trytopickoutthethreesentencesinthispartthatindicatethe

progressionoftime.

Thethreesentencesthatindicatetheprogressionoftimeare:

1)MyfirstrecollectionofthemagichecouldbringtoValentine'sDaycamewhenIwassix.

(Paragraph3)

2)AsIgrewolder,thegiftsgavewaytoheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmyfavoritechocolates

andalwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned"Love,Dad75(Paragraph5)

3)Mymailboxeventuallyhadaruraladdress,andthejobofhand-deliveringcandyandcards

wasrelegatedtotheU.S.PostalService.(Paragraph7)

SectionThreeDetailedReading

TextI

MyForeverValentine

1.ThetraditionalholidaysinourhousewhenIwasachildwerespenllimingelaboralemeals

aroundfootballgames.Myfathertriedtomakepleasantchitchatandeatasmuchashecould

duringhalftime.AtChristmashefoundtimetohaveacuportwoofholidaybeeranddohis

holly-shapedbowtie.Buthedidn'ttrulyshineuntilValentine'sDay.

2.Idon'tknowwhetheritwasbecauseworkattheofficeslowedduringFebruaryor

becausethefootballseasonwasover.ButValentine'sDaywasthetimemyfatherchoseto

showhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife.OvertheyearsIfondlythoughtofhimasmy

44ValentineMan”.

3.MyfirstrecollectionofthemagichecouldbringtoValentine'sDaycamewhenIwas

six.ForseveraldaysIhadbeencuttingoutvalentinesformyclassmates.Eachofuswasto

decoratea"mailbox"andputitonourdeskforotherstogiveuscards.Thalboxandits

contentsusheredinasuccessionofbittersweetmemoriesofmyentranceintoaworldof

popularilyconleslsmarkedbythenumberofcardsreceived,iheleasingabout

boyfriends/girlfriendsendthetendercareIgavetothecardfromthecutestboyinclass.

4.ThatmorningatthebreakfasttableIfoundacardandagift-wrappedpackageatmy

chair.Thecardwassigned"Love,Dad,"andthegiftwasaringwithasmallpieceofred

glasstorepresentmybirthstone,aruby.Thereislittledifferencebetweenredglassand

rubiestoachildofsix,andIrememberwearingthatringwithapridethatallthecardsinthe

worldcouldnotsurpass.

5.AsIgrewolder,[hegiftsgavewaytoheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmyfavoritechocolates

andalwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned"Love.Dad."Inthoseyearsmythank-yous

becamemoreofaperfunctoryresponse.Thecardsseemedlessimportant,andItookfbr

grantedthevalentinethatwouldalwaysbethere.Longpastthedaysofhavinga“mailbox”

onmydesk,Ihadplacedmyhopesanddreamsinreceivingcardsandgiftsfrom"significant

others,,9and“Love,Dad“justdidn'tseemquiteenough.

6.Ifmyfatherknewthenthathehadbeenreplaced,heneverletitshow.Ifhesensedany

disappointmentovervalentinesthatdidn'tarrivefbrme,hejusttriedthatmuchharderto

createapositiveatmosphere,givingmeanextrahuganddoingwhathecouldtomakemy

dayalittlebrighter.

7.Mymailboxeventuallyhadaruraladdress,andthejobofhand-deliveringcandyand

cardswasrelegatedtotheU.S.PostalService.Neverintenyearswasmyfather'spackage

latenorwasitontheValentine'sDayeightyearsagowhenIreachedintothemailboxtofind

acardaddressedtomeinmymother'shandwriting.

8.Itwasthekindofcardthatcomesinaninexpensiveassortmentboxsoldbyachild

goingdoortodoortotrytoearnmoneyforaschoolproject.Itwasthekindofcardyouused

togetfromagrandmotheroranagingauntor,inthiscase,adyingfather.

9.Itwasthekindofcardthatputalumpinyourthroatandtearsieyoureyesbecauseyouknow

thepersonnolongerwasablelogooutandbuyarealvalentine.Ilwasacardthatsignaled

thiswouldbethelastyouwouldreceivefromhim.

10.Thecardhadaphotographoftulipsontheoutside,andontheinsidemymotherhad

printed“HappyValentine'sDay."Beneathit,scrawledinbarelylegiblehandwritingwas

“Love,Dad.^^

11.Hisfinalcardremainsonmybulletinboardtoday.It'sareminderofhowspecialfathers

canbeandhowimportantithasbeentomeovertheyearstoknowthatIhadafatherwho

continuedatraditionoflovewithagenerosityofspirit,simpleactsofunderstandingandan

abilitytoexpresshappinessoverthepeopleinhislife.

12.Thosethingsneverdie,nordoesthememoryofamanwhoneverstoppedbeingmy

valentine.

Paragraphs1-2

Questions

1)Whatwasthenarrator'sfather?Andwhatwashishobby?(Paragraph2)

A:Thenarrator'sfatherdidofficework.Hewasfondofwatchingfootballmatches.

2)WhydidthenairatorthinkofherfatherasherValentineMan?(Paragraph2)

A:BecauseherfatherchoseValentine'sDaytoshowhisprofoundaffectionforherbypresenting

herwithgiftsandshowinggreatcareforheronthatparticulardayformanyyearsinsuccession

untilhepassedaway.

3)Whatwerethedifferentattitudesofthenarrator'sfathertowardsChristmasandValentine's

Day?

A:AtChristmasherfatherjustfoundtimetohaveabeerortwoandcelebratesymbolically,which

indicatedthathedidn'ttakeitseriously.ButwhenitcomestoValentine'sDay,adayforhimto

showhisloveforthespecialpeopleinhislife,heshone.Theword“shine"notonlyshowsthat

father'spassionforhisdaughterisashotasthesun,butitalsoallowsustoimagineherfather's

joyfromtheinsideoutforthearrivalofthisimportantday.

WordsandExpressions

1.timev.arrangeorsetthetimeatwhichsomethinghappensoristohappen

e.g.Youtimedyourarrivalwell;wewerejustgoingtohavedinner.

你來的時間掐得很準(zhǔn)，我們正要吃晚飯。

Collocations:

betimedtodosth.

e.g.Thetrainistimedtoarriveat6o'clock.按計劃火車六點到。

betimedforsth.

e.g.Thenextshowistimedfor8o'clock.下一場演出定在八點開始。

Comparisonsill-timed,well-timed,mistime

ill-timeda.happeningordoneatthewrongtime

well-timeda.happeningordoneatthemostsuitabletime

mistimev.dosomethingatthewrongtimeoratanunsuitabletime

Derivations:

time-consciousa.

time-consuming:a.

time-honored:a.

time-worn:a,

2.elaboratea.containingalotofsmalldetailsorpartsthatareconnectedwitheachotherina

complicatedway

e.g.Shemadeelaboratepreparationsfortheparty.她精心準(zhǔn)備這次晚會。

Thecurtainshadanelaboratepatternofflowers.窗簾上印有精致的花卉圖案。

Collocation:

elaborateplan/notes/excuses,etc.

elaborateon:v.toexplainordescribesth.inamoredetailedway.

e.g.Hesaidhecouldnotfinishtheprojectontimebutdidnotelaborateonhisreasons.他說他無

法按時完成項目，但未說明詳細原因。

Derivations:

elaboratev.

elaboratenessn.

elaborationn.

elaborativea.

Translation:

Theproblemistooelaborate.

這個問題太復(fù)雜.

3.fondlyad.

1)inawaythatshowsyoulikesomeoneverymuch

e.g.Shegreetedheroldfriendfondly.她親切問候老朋友。

2)inafoolishlyhopefulmanner

e.g.Shefondlyimaginedthatshecouldpassherexaminationwithoutworkinghard.她天真地以

為不用努力就能通過考試。

Comparison:

lovelya.beautifulorattractive;friendlyandpleasant

Derivations:

fonda.

fondnessn.

Sentence：

ThetraditionalholidaysinourhousewhenIwasachildwerespenttimingelaboratemeals

aroundfootballgames.(Paragraph1)

Explanation,.SomeofthetraditionalholidaysintheUnitedStatesareValentine'sDay(February

14);St.Patrick?Day(March17);andHalloween(October31).Insomestates,ArborDay,Bird

Day,andFlagDayareschoolholidays.ChildHealthDay(thefirstMondayinOctober)iswidely

observedinschools.ManyschoolsandsomebusinessescloseonGoodFriday.

Translation-.小時候，每到傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日時，我們家總要根據(jù)足球比賽的時間來精心準(zhǔn)備飯菜。

Discussion:WhyisAmericanfootballsopopular?Whatmakesittheobsessionandjoyofthe

Americanpeople?

A:FootbalFspopularityhasmanyreasons,butoneobviousreasonisthatfootballconnectspeople.

FootballisimportanttothesocialaspectofAmericanculture.ltisexcitingtowatch.This

excitementhasledtothetraditionoffootballpartiesorgatherings,wherepeoplewatchthegames

withgroupsoffriendsorfamilymembers.Musicandgamesareplayedanditisafunwayfor

themtotalkaboutthegameandtosocializewitheachother.Therefore,footballdoesnotonlygive

peopleareasontoshareinsomethingtheylove,butalsobringthemtogethertosocializewitheach

other.Noothersporthassuchanimportantritualinvolvedwiththeirsportanditisacorereason

whyAmericanfootballissopopular.

Paragraphs3-6

Questions

1)Whatdoes“themagic“mentionedinParagraph3referto?(Paragraph3)

A:“ThelTlagic^^mentionedinParagraph3referstocharmaddedtothedaybythewonderfulgifts

andtheprofoundaffectionthatthenarrator\fathergaveher.

2)Whatgiftsdidthenarrator'sfathergiveherasshegrewolder?(Paragraph5)

A:Asshegrewolder,thenarrator'sfathergavehersuchgiftsasheart-shapedboxesfilledwithher

favoritechocolates,whichalwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned"Love,Dad.”

3)Howdidthenarratorfeelaboutthefirstgiftgivenbyherfather?

A:Sheworethatringwithapridethatallthecardsintheworldcouldnotsurpass.

WordsandExpressions

4.recollectionn.

memory;thepoweroractionofrememberingthepast;somethinginone?smemoryofthepast

e.g.Ihavenorecollectionofmeetinghim.我不記得見過他。

Comparison:recollection,collection

collectionn.agroupofthingsthatareputtogether

Practice:

1)Aofemptywinebottlesstoodonthebackporch,(collection)

2)Heroftheeventsisratherpatchy,(recollection)

Derivation:

recollectv.remember(something);calltomind回憶，想起，記起(某事)

e.g.Hetriedhardtorecollecttheoldscenesofhishometown.

他努力回憶家鄉(xiāng)舊時的情景。

5.successionn.happeningoneafteranother

Collocations:

insuccession

e.g.Shewonthechampionshipfourtimesinsuccession.她連續(xù)四次獲得冠軍。

asuccessionof

e.g.Asuccessionofvisitorscametothedoor.一連串客人來到門口。

Comparisons:

(1)successiontothethrone,accessiontothethrone

successiontothethrone:theactofbecomingthenextkingorqueen

accessiontothethrone:theactofbecomingkingorqueen

(2)asuccessionof,aseriesof,achainof

asuccessionof:theactoffollowingoneaftertheother,emphasizing“timeandspace

sequence

aseriesof:agroupofthingsofthesamekindorrelatedinsomeway,comingoneafteranotheror

inorder,emphasizing“numbers”.

achainof:seriesofconnectedthings,emphasizing"causalrelation^^

Practice:

1)Theiractssetoffrevoltsthrough-outthecountry,(achainof)

2)Shehadbeensecretarytoboarddirectors,(asuccessionof)

3)Boom!Boom!Boom!explosionsshookthevalley,(aseriesof)

6.contestn.astruggletowincontrolorpower;acompetition,esp.onejudgedbyagroupof

speciallychosenjudges

egManybeautifulgirlsfromthefivecontinentsparticipatedintheBeautyContest.

許多來自五大洲的漂亮女孩參加了選美比賽。

Comparison:

matchn.anorganizedsportseventbetweentwoteamsorpeople

Derivations:

contestantn.someonewhocompetesinacontest

contestumakethesubjectofdispute,contention,orlitigation

7.cutea.

1)attractiveinanamusingorinterestingway

e.g.Whatacutelittlebaby!多么可愛的小嬰兒??！

2)(sometimesderog.)(too)clever;shrewd

e.g.Youmustapproachhercarefully,forsheisacutewoman.

你必須小心接近她，因為她是個精明的女人。

Synonyms:

lovely,pleasant,handsome/gorgeous

Derivation:

cutenessn.

8.surpassuexceed;gobeyondinamount,degree,orquality

e.g.Chinawantstocatchupwithandsurpassthedevelopedcountriesintheworld.

中國想要趕上和超過世界上的發(fā)達國家。

Collocation:

surpassexpectations/hopes/dreams:bebetterthanyouhadexpected,hoped,etc.

e.g.Hersplendidperformancessuipassedallourexpectations.

她出色的表演大大超出了我們的預(yù)料。

Derivation:

surpassinga.muchbetterthanthatofotherpeopleorthings

Translation:

Hesurpassedallhisrivals.

他比所有的對手都強。

Comparisons:exceed,excel,outdo,outstrip,transcend,

Theyallsharethemeaningwith“surpass“butwithslightdifferences.

exceedv.begreaterinscopeorsizethansomestandard,ortobesuperiororbetterthansome

standard.Itmaymeaneitherbeyondthelimitsofthepowerortheright,orbeyondtheprescribed

timelimit,oritmaymeanexceedinginquantity,degree,size,etc

excelv.excelinachievementorknowledge.

outdov.breakapreviousrecordorgainanadvantageoversomeone.

outstripv.outdoanopponentinacompetitivecontest.

transcendv.befreeofnegativeattitudes,thoughts,orfeelingsthatlimitwhatyoucanachieve.

9.giveway

1)haveitsplacetakenby

egSteamtrainsgavewaytoelectrictrains.蒸汽火車被電動火車所取代。

2)agreetodowhatsomeoneelsewantstodo,insteadofwhatyouwantedtodo

e.g.Heistoostubborntogiveway.他太固執(zhí)了，始終不肯讓步。

Comparisons:giveaway,givein

giveaway:makeagiftof

e.g.Shegaveawayherantiquefurniture.她把自己的古董家具送人了。

givein:unwillinglyagreetosomeone'sdemandsaftertheyhavespentalotoftimearguing

withyou,tryingtopersuadeyou

e.g.TheyarguedbackandforthuntilfinallyBuzzgavein.他們反復(fù)爭論，直到巴斯讓步。

10.perfunctorya.(ofanaction)donehastilyandwithoutthought,interestorcare

e.g.Oliviadismissedhimwithaperfunctorynod.奧利維亞敷衍地點了點頭，把他打發(fā)走了。

Antonym:

discreeta.doneorsaidinacarefulway

Derivation:

perfunctorilyad.perfunctorinessn.

Sentences

1.Thatboxanditscontentsusheredinasuccessionofbittersweetmemoriesofmyentrance

intoaworldofpopularitycontestsmarkedbythenumberofcardsreceived,theteasing

aboutboyfriends/girlfriendsandthetendercareIgavetothecardfromthecutestboyin

class.(Paragraph3)

Translation.那個盒子和里面的賀卡禮物勾起了我一連串苦樂交織的回憶：(六歲起，)我開

始加入一場場展示受歡迎程度的角逐，最終結(jié)果取決于收到賀卡的數(shù)量、有關(guān)男女朋友的揶

揄，以及我給予班中最帥氣的男生所贈賀卡的關(guān)愛程度。

Discussion:Whydidthenarratoruse“usherin“insteadof“bring"or“l(fā)eadto“intalkingabout

thebittersweetmemoriesofherentranceintoaworldofpopularitycontests?

Reference:Because“usherin”means“causeormarkthestartofsomethingnew".Itistheright

wordtoindicatesomenewemotionsthenarratorhadexperienced.Forachildofsix,shemight

neverhadexperiencedthenewemotionalexperiencesthatvalentine'sDaybroughthereverbefore.

Butatthattimewhenshereceivedordidn'treceivespecialcardsandgiftsfromherclassmatesor

friendsonthisspecialday,shewouldcertainlyhavesomeentirelynewemotionalexperiences,

suchasbeingdelightful,surprised,excited,disappointed,anguishedorsorrowful,etc.

2.AsIgrewolder,thegiftsgavewaytoheart-shapedboxesfilledwithmyfavorite

chocolatesandalwaysincludedaspecialcardsigned"Love,Dad.”(Paragraph5)

Explanation'.Theaffectionatemessagemightbecarriedbyaheart-shapedboxofchocolate

candies,orbyabouquetoftulipstiedwithfilmyredribbon.

TnuMafio”：長大后，我收到的禮物變成了心形盒子，里面裝滿了我最喜歡的巧克力，還附

上一張很特別的卡片，上面寫著“愛你，爸爸

Questions:

1)Whydidthegiftsgivewaytoheart-shapedboxeswithchocolatesasthenarratorgrewolder?

A:TheiconicboxofValentine5schocolatesisshapedlikeaheart,becauseheartsareforlove.

PeopleonValentine'sDaygiftchocolatetotheirsignificantotherorsecretcrushinaheart-shaped