Unit1

GrowingUp

PartIPre-readingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.DoyouknowwhoJohnLennonwas?2.Haveyoueverheardthesongbefore?3.WhatdoesLennonthinkofgrowingup?Isiteasyorfullofadventures?4.Canyouguesswhatthetextsinthisunitaregoingtobeabout?Unit1(Part1Pre-readingTask)Haveyoueverheardofthepopsinger,JohnLennon?Hereheissingingasonghewroteforhisson.It'scalledBeautifulBoy.CloseyoureyesHavenofearThemonster'sgoneHe'sontherunandyourdaddy'shereBeautiful,beautiful,beautifulBeautifulboyBeautiful,beautiful,beautifulBeautifulboyBeforeyougotosleepSayalittleprayerEverydayineverywayIt'sgettingbetterandbetterBeautiful,beautiful,beautifulBeautifulboyBeautiful,beautiful,beautifulBeautifulboyOutontheoceansailingawayIcanhardlywaitToseeyoucomeofageButIgusswe'llbothjusthavetobepatient'Causeit'salongwaytogoAhardrowtohoeYesit'salongwaytogoButinthemeantimeBeforeyoucrossthestreetTakemyhandLifeiswhathappenstoyouWhileyou'rebusymakingotherplansBeautiful,beautiful,beautifulBeautifulboyBeautiful,beautiful,beautifulBeautifulboyBeforeyougotosleepsayalittleprayerEverydayineverywayIt'sgettingbetterandbetterBeautiful,beautiful,beautifulBeautifulboyDarling,darling,darlingDarlingSeanYou'vejustheardJohnLennonsingingalullabytohissonSean.Alullabyisasongwesingtohelpbabiestogotosleep.SohetellsSean"Closeyoureyes,havenofear,yourdaddy'shere."Thenhelooksintothefuture.Heseeshissonsettingoutonlife'sadventure:OutontheoceansailingawayAndhecanhardlywaittoseehissongrowup,toreacheighteenwhenhecomesofageandcelebratesbecominganadult.Butheknowsthey'llbothhavetobepatient'Causeit'salongwaytogoAhardrowtohoeGrowingupcanbedifficult.Attimesitcan,aswesay,beahardrowtohoe.It'saphraseweusetodescribeanydifficulttask.Butifgrowingupissometimeshard,itisalsofullofsurprises.Thingshappenwhenweleastexpectthem:LifeiswhathappenstoyouWhileyou'rebusymakingotherplansIthinkyou'llfindthestoriesyouaregoingtoreadinthisunitshowthatJohnLennonwasright:growingupcanbequiteanadventure,fulloftheunexpected.AsforJohnLennon,Sadlyheneverdidlivetoseehissongrowupandcomeofage,forJohnwasshotdeadbyamadmaninNewYorkwhileSeanwasstillonlyfiveyearold.Thefollowingwordsintherecordingmaybenewtoyou:monster

n.怪物

prayer

n.祈禱

PartII

TextA

Whenwearewritingweareoftentoldtokeepourreadersinmind,toshapewhatwesaytofittheirtastesandinterests.Butthereisonereaderinparticularwhoshouldnotbeforgotten.Canyouguesswho?RussellBakersurprisedhimselfandeveryoneelsewhenhediscoveredtheanswer.

WRITINGFORMYSELF

RussellBaker

Theideaofbecomingawriterhadcometomeoffandon不時sincemychildhoodinBelleville,butitwasn'tuntilmythirdyearinhighschoolthatthepossibilitytookhold實現(xiàn).UntilthenI'dbeenboredbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses.IfoundEnglishgrammardullanddifficult.Ihatedtheassignmentstoturnoutlong,lifelessparagraphsthatwereagonyforteacherstoreadandformetowrite.

WhenourclasswasassignedtoMr.Fleagleforthird-yearEnglishIanticipated期待anothercheerlessyearinthatmosttediousofsubjects.Mr.Fleaglehadareputation聲望amongstudentsfordullnessandinabilitytoinspire鼓勵.Hewassaidtobeveryformal,rigid古板andhopelesslyoutofdate.Tomehelookedtobesixtyorseventyandexcessively過分地prim規(guī)矩.Heworeprimlysevereeyeglasses,hiswavyhairwasprimlycutandprimlycombed深.Heworeprimsuitswithneckties領帶setprimlyagainstthecollar緊張buttonsofhiswhiteshirts.Hehadaprimlypointedjaw,aprimlystraightnose直鼻,andaprimmannerofspeakingthatwassocorrect正確,sogentlemanly,thatheseemedacomic滑稽antique古.

Ipreparedforanunfruitful不生子女yearwithMr.Fleagleandforalongtimewasnotdisappointed.Lateintheyearwetackled解決theinformalessay散文.Mr.Fleagledistributed分發(fā)ahomeworksheetofferingusachoiceoftopics.Nonewasquitesosimple-mindedas"WhatIDidonMySummerVacation暑假,"butmostseemedtobealmostasdull.Itookthelist目錄homeanddidnothinguntilthenightbeforetheessaywasdue應付.Lyingonthesofa,Ifinallyfacedupto勇敢地接受theunwelcometask,tookthelistoutofmynotebook,andscannedit.Thetopiconwhichmyeyestoppedwas"TheArtofEatingSpaghetti."

Thistitleproducedanextraordinary非常奇怪sequence一連串ofmentalimages.Vividmemoriescameflooding泛濫backofanightinBellevillewhenallofuswereseatedaroundthesuppertable—UncleAllen,mymother,UncleCharlie,Doris,UncleHal—andAuntPatservedspaghetti意大利面forsupper.Spaghettiwasstillalittleknownforeigndishinthosedays.NeitherDorisnorIhadevereatenspaghetti,andnoneoftheadultshadenoughexperiencetobegoodatit.Allthegoodhumor高興ofUncleAllen'shousereawokeinmymindasIrecalledthelaughingarguments爭論wehadthatnightaboutthesociallyrespectablemethodformovingspaghettifromplatetomouth.

SuddenlyIwantedtowriteaboutthat,aboutthewarmthandgoodfeelingofit,butIwantedtoputitdownsimplyformyownjoy,notforMr.Fleagle.ItwasamomentIwantedtorecapture重新體驗andholdformyself.Iwantedtorelive重新體驗thepleasureofthatevening.TowriteitasIwanted,however,wouldviolate違反alltherulesofformalcomposition創(chuàng)作I'dlearnedinschool,andMr.Fleaglewouldsurely想必giveitafailinggrade.Nevermind.IwouldwritesomethingelseforMr.FleagleafterIhadwrittenthisthingformyself.

WhenIfinisheditthenightwashalfgoneandtherewasnotimelefttocomposeaproper適當,respectable可敬essayforMr.Fleagle.TherewasnochoicenextmorningbuttoturninmytaleoftheBellevillesupper.TwodayspassedbeforeMr.Fleaglereturnedthegradedpapers,andhereturnedeveryone'sbutmine.IwaspreparingmyselfforacommandtoreporttoMr.FleagleimmediatelyafterschoolfordisciplinewhenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdeskandknockfortheclass'sattention.

"Now,boys,"hesaid."Iwanttoreadyouanessay.Thisistitled,'TheArtofEatingSpaghetti.'"

Andhestartedtoread.Mywords!Hewasreadingmywordsoutloudtotheentireclass.What'smore,theentireclasswaslistening.Listeningattentively.Thensomebodylaughed,thentheentireclasswaslaughing,andnotincontempt輕視andridicule嘲笑,butwithopen-heartedenjoyment.EvenMr.Fleaglestoppedtwoorthreetimestoholdback控制asmallprimsmile.

Ididmybesttoavoidshowingpleasure,butwhatIwasfeelingwaspuredelight高興atthisdemonstration表明thatmywordshadthepowertomakepeoplelaugh.Intheeleventhgrade,attheeleventhhourasitwere,Ihaddiscoveredacalling.Itwasthehappiestmomentofmyentireschoolcareer.WhenMr.Fleaglefinishedheputthefinalsealon焊上myhappinessbysaying,"Nowthat,boys,isanessay,don'tyousee.It's—don'tyousee—it'softheveryessenceoftheessay,don'tyousee.Congratulations,Mr.Baker."

(797words)

NewWordsandExpressions

offandon

fromtimetotime;sometimes斷斷續(xù)續(xù)地；有時

possibilityasmuchasyoucan盡量[=]asmuchaspossible

n.可能（性）

takehold

becomeestablished生根，確立

bore

vt.make(sb.)becometiredandloseinterest使（人）厭煩

associatebeassociatedwith

vt.joinorconnecttogether;bringinthemind使聯(lián)系起來；使聯(lián)想

assignment

n.apieceofworkthatisgiventoaparticularperson（分配的）工作，任務，作業(yè)

turnout

produce編寫；生產(chǎn)，制造

agony▲

n.verygreatpainorsufferingofmindorbody（身心的）極度痛苦

assign

vt.giveasashareorduty分配，分派

anticipate

vt.expect預期，期望

tedious

a.boringandlastingforalongtime乏味的；冗長的

reputation

n.名聲；名譽

inability

n.lackofpower,skillorability無能，無力

inspireinspiresth.insb.使某人產(chǎn)生某種感情;激發(fā)某人的某種感情inspiresb.withsth.使某人產(chǎn)生某種感情;激發(fā)某人的某種感情osb.把某種思想灌輸給某人vt.fill(sb.)withconfidence,eagerness,etc.激勵，鼓舞

formal

a.(too)seriousandcarefulinmannerandbehavior;basedoncorrectoracceptedrules刻板的，拘謹?shù)?；正式的，正?guī)的

rigid

a.(oftendisapproving)fixedinbehavior,viewsormethods;strict一成不變的；嚴格的

hopelessly

ad.verymuch;withouthope十分，極度；絕望地

excessively

ad.過分地

outofdate

old-fashioned過時的

prim

a.(usu.disapproving)(ofaperson)tooformalorcorrectinbehaviorandshowingadislikeofanythingrude;neat古板的，拘謹?shù)模谎?guī)蹈矩的；整潔的

primlyad.

severe

pletelyplain;causingverygreatpain,difficulty,worry,etc.樸素的；嚴重的，劇烈的

necktie

n.tie領帶

jaw

n.頜，顎

comic▲

a.滑稽的；喜劇的

n.連環(huán)漫畫（冊）

antique

n.古物，古玩

tackle

vt.trytodealwith處理，應付

essay

n.散文，小品文；論說文

distribute

vt.divideandgiveoutamongpeople,places,etc.分發(fā)，分配，分送

finally

ad.atlast最終，終于

faceupto

bebraveenoughtoacceptordealwith勇敢地接受或對付

scan

v.lookthroughquickly瀏覽，粗略地看

spaghetti

n.意大利式細面條

title

n.anamegiventoabook,film,etc.標題，題目

vt.giveanameto給…加標題，加題目于

extraordinary

a.veryunusualorstrange不同尋常的；奇特的

sequence

n.一連串相關的事物；次序，順序insequence順次,挨次inrapidsequence緊接著,一個接著一個inregularsequence按次序,有條不紊地thesequenceofevents事情的先后順序

image

n.apictureformedinthemind形象；印象；（圖）像

adult

n.afullygrownpersonoranimal成年人；成年動物

humor

n.心情；幽默，詼諧

recall

vt.bringbacktothemind;remember回想起，回憶起

argument

n.論據(jù)，論點；爭論

respectable

a.(ofbehavior,appearance,etc.)sociallyacceptable可敬的；體面的；文雅的

putdown

writedown寫下

recapture

vt.(lit)bringbackintothemind;experienceagain再現(xiàn)；再次經(jīng)歷

relive

vt.experienceagain,esp.inone'simagination再體驗，重溫

violate

vt.actagainst違背，違反

compose

vt.writeorcreate(music,poetry,etc.)創(chuàng)作becomposedof表示“由……組成”，沒有becomprisedupof的表達方式

turnin

handin(workthatonehasdone)交（作業(yè)）

command

n.,v.命令，指令

discipline

n.punishment;orderkept(amongschool-children,soldiers,etc.)懲罰，處分；紀律

what'smore

inaddition,moreimportantly而且，此外；更有甚者

contempt▲

n.輕視，輕蔑

bebeneathcontempt極為荒謬可鄙的；不屑一顧bringintocontempt使受人鄙視bringcontemptupononeself自取其辱，自討沒趣commitforcontempt(ofcourt)判處藐視法庭罪fallintocontempt被人看不起，丟臉havesb.incontempt鄙視某人holdsb.incontempt鄙視某人incontemptof不顧，不把...放在眼里；藐視purgeone'scontempt【律】在藐視法庭后，認錯或改正錯誤contemptofCongress[美]藐視國會（根據(jù)美國法律，應罰款或坐牢）

ridicule

n.makingorbeingmadefunof嘲笑，嘲弄；被戲弄

bringintoridicule(=cast[pour]ridiculeupon;coverwithridicule;holduptoridicule;turninto[to]ridicule)嘲笑,諷刺,挖苦holdsb.[sth.]uptoridicule嘲笑某人[某事]pourridiculeonsb.[sth.]盡情地嘲笑某人[某事]layoneselfopentoridicule使自己成為笑柄

open-hearted

a.sincere,frank誠摯的

holdback

preventtheexpressionof(feelings,tears,etc.)控制（感情、眼淚等）

avoid

vt.keeporgetawayfrom避免

demonstration

n.actofshowingorprovingsth.表明；證明

career

n.生涯，事業(yè)；職業(yè)

seal

n.印，圖章

essence▲

n.themostimportantqualityofathing本質；精髓

congratulation

n.(usu.pl)expressionofjoyforsb.'ssuccess,luck,etc.祝賀，恭喜

ProperNames

RussellBaker

拉賽爾·貝克

Belleville

貝爾維爾（美國地名）

Fleagle

弗利格爾（姓氏）

Allen

艾倫（男子名）

Charlie

查理（男子名）

Doris

多麗絲（女子名）

Hal

哈爾（男子名，Henry,Harold的昵稱）

Pat

帕特（女子名，Patricia的昵稱）

AsasummerjobtheauthorusedtocutMr.Ballou'slawn.TheonlyproblemwasthatMr.Ballouneverseemedtohaveanymoneytopayforit.Butwhathedidhavetogivewassomethingthatturnedouttobefarmorevaluable.

夏天打工時，作者常常替巴盧先生修剪草坪。惟一的問題是，巴盧先生似乎從來沒錢支付工錢。然而，他實際上所給予的卻遠比工錢珍貴。

SummerReadingMichaelDorris

1

WhenIwasfourteen,Iearnedmoneyinthesummerbycuttinglawns,andwithinafewweeksIhadbuiltupabodyofcustomers.IgottoknowpeoplebytheflowerstheyplantedthatIhadtoremembernottocutdown,bythethingstheylostinthegrassorstuckinthegroundonpurpose.IreachedthepointwithmostofthemwhenIknewinadvancewhatcomplaintwasabouttobespoken,whichparticularrequestwasmostimportant.(1)AndIlearnedsomethingaboutthemeasureofmyneighborsbytheirpreferredmethodofpayment:bythejob,bythemonth─ornotatall.夏日閱讀邁克爾·多里斯

十四歲那年，我在暑假里替人修剪草坪掙些錢，不出幾個星期，我就有了不少客戶?？蛻魝兎N植的花卉我得記住不能剪去，他們會將東西遺落在草地上或故意插在地里，通過這些我逐漸認識了他們。我對大多數(shù)客戶了解至深，事先就能知道他們會抱怨些什么，哪些特別的要求不能掉以輕心。(1)而且，我從鄰居偏愛的付款方式中了解到了一點他們的情況：有的按干的活兒給錢，有的按月支付─或者有的壓根兒不付錢。

2

Mr.Balloufellintothelastcategory,andhealwayshadareasonwhy.Ononedayhehadnochangeforafifty,onanotherhewasflatoutofchecks,onanother,hewassimplyoutwhenIknockedonhisdoor.Still,exceptforthemoneypart,hewasaniceenougholdguy,alwayswavingortippinghishatwhenhe'dseemefromadistance.Ifiguredhimforathinretirementcheck,maybeawork-relatedinjurythatkepthimfromdoinghisownyardwork.Sure,Ikepttrackofthetotal,butIdidn'tworryabouttheamounttoomuch.(2)Grasswasgrass,andthelittlethatMr.Ballou'spropertycompriseddidn'ttakelongtotrim.

巴盧先生屬于最后一類，而且他總有理由。有一天他兌不開一張五十元的鈔票，又有一天他支票用完了，還有一天我上門時他干脆就溜出去了。撇開錢這檔子事，他倒也還是個挺不錯的老頭，每次看見我，老遠就揮手或脫帽致意。我猜他退休金不多，可能出過工傷，整不了自己的園子。沒錯，我全都記著賬，可我對這點錢并沒太在意。(2)也就是剪剪草，何況巴盧先生住宅外面的那一點草坪修剪起來花不了多少時間。

3

Then,onelateafternooninmid-July,thehottesttimeoftheyear,Iwaswalkingbyhishouseandheopenedthedoor,motionedmetocomeinside.Thehallwascool,shaded,andittookmyeyesaminutetoadjusttothedimlight.

到了一年中最熱的七月中旬，一天傍晚前，我走過他家，他開了門，示意我進去。門廳里涼涼的，簾子遮去了陽光，過了一會兒我的眼睛才適應室內的暗淡光線。

4

"Ioweyou,"Mr.Balloubegan,"but…"

"我欠你工錢，"巴盧先生開口道，"不過……"

5

IthoughtI'dsavehimthetroubleofthinkingupanewexcuse."Noproblem.Don'tworryaboutit."

我想省得他費神找新的借口了，就說:"沒事。別放在心上。"

6

"Thebankmadeamistakeinmyaccount,"hecontinued,ignoringmywords."Itwillbeclearedupinadayortwo.ButinthemeantimeIthoughtperhapsyoucouldchooseoneortwovolumesforadownpayment."

"銀行把我的賬弄錯了，"他沒理我的碴兒，接著說，"一兩天里就會改過來。在這當兒，我想你不妨挑一兩本書作為我的首付款。"

7

HegesturedtowardthewallsandIsawthatbookswerestackedeverywhere.Itwaslikealibrary,exceptwithnoordertothearrangement.

他朝墻那邊指了指，我這才發(fā)現(xiàn)到處都堆著書。就跟圖書館一樣，只不過沒有分門別類罷了。

8

"Takeyourtime,"Mr.Ballouencouraged."Read,borrow,keep.Findsomethingyoulike.Whatdoyouread?"

"別著急，"巴盧先生鼓動說，"讀也好，借也好，留著也行。找你喜歡的。你平常都愛讀什么書?。?

9

"Idon'tknow."AndIdidn't.Igenerallyreadwhatwasinfrontofme,whatIcouldgetfromthepaperbackstackatthedrugstore,whatIfoundatthelibrary,magazines,thebackofcerealboxes,comics.Theideaofconsciouslyseekingoutaspecialtitlewasnewtome,but,Irealized,notwithoutappeal─soIstartedtolookthroughthepilesofbooks.

"我不知道。"我的確不知道。我通常是弄到什么就讀什么，從藥房里買到的平裝書，圖書館里借得到的書、雜志，到麥片包裝盒背面的說明，還有連環(huán)漫畫，什么都看。有意識地找出一本特別的書來讀對我是件新鮮事，不過我覺得這主意挺不錯──于是我開始在書堆中翻找起來。

10

"Youactuallyreadallofthese?"

"這么多書你都讀過??？"

11

"Thisisn'tmuch,"Mr.Ballousaid."Thisisnothing,justwhatI'vekept,theonesworthlookingatasecondtime."

"這不算多，"巴盧先生說，"這根本不算多，只不過是我自己的藏書，都是值得再讀一遍的。"

12

"Pickforme,then."

"那就替我找一本吧。"

13

Heraisedhiseyebrows,cockedhishead,andregardedmeasthoughmeasuringmeforasuit.Afteramoment,henodded,searchedthroughastack,andhandedmeadarkredhardboundbook,fairlythick.

他眉一抬，頭一側，望著我，就像是在給我量體裁衣似的。過了片刻，他略一點頭，便在一堆書中搜尋，然后遞給我一本暗紅色封面的精裝本，挺厚的。

14

"TheLastoftheJust,"Iread."ByAndreSchwarz-Bart.What'sitabout?"

"《最后的正義》，"我念道，"安德烈·施瓦茲巴特著。是講什么的？"

15

"Youtellme,"hesaid."Nextweek."

"你來告訴我，"他說，"下個星期。"

16

Istartedaftersupper,sittingoutdoorsonanuncomfortablekitchenchair.(3)Withinafewpages,theyard,thesummer,disappeared,andIwasplungedintotheachingtragedyoftheHolocaust,theextraordinaryclashofgood,representedbyonedecentman,andevil.TranslatedfromFrench,thelanguagewaselegant,simple,impossibletoresist.WhentheeveninglightfinallyfailedImovedinside,readallthroughthenight.

晚飯后我坐在室外一張不舒服的餐椅里打開了書。(3)讀了幾頁，院子就消失了，夏夜也消失了；我一下子就進入了二戰(zhàn)期間納粹對猶太人的大屠殺這一令人悲痛的慘劇中，進入了以一個正派人物為代表的善與惡之間非同尋常的沖突中。書譯自法文，譯文優(yōu)美樸素，令人不忍釋手。天色終于暗了下來，我回到室內，讀了一個通宵。

17

Tothisday,thirtyyearslater,Ivividlyremembertheexperience.Itwasmyfirstvoluntaryencounterwithworldliterature,andIwasstunnedbytheconcentratedpoweranovelcouldcontain.Ilackedthevocabulary,however,totranslatemyfeelingsintowords,sothenextweek,whenMr.Ballouasked,"Well?"Ionlyreplied,"Itwasgood."

時至三十年后的今天，我仍清晰地記得當時的經(jīng)歷。那是我初次有心地接觸世界文學，我被一部小說所能包含的集聚的力量深深震撼。但我缺乏足夠的詞匯表達我的情感，因此，第二個星期，當巴盧先生問我"怎么樣"時，我只回答說："書真好。"

18

"Keepit,then,"hesaid."ShallIsuggestanother?"

"那就留著吧，"他說，"要不要我再介紹一本？"

19

Inodded,andwaspresentedwiththepaperbackeditionofMargaretMead'sComingofAgeinSamoa.

我點點頭，拿到了一本平裝本的瑪格麗特·米德的《薩摩亞人的成年》。

20

Tomaketwolongstoriesshort,Mr.Ballouneverpaidmeacentforcuttinghisgrassthatyearorthenext,butforfifteenyearsItaughtanthropologyatDartmouthCollege.(4)SummerreadingwasnottheinnocententertainmentIhadassumedittobe,notalight-hearted,instantlyforgettableescapeinahammock(thoughIhavesinceenjoyedmanyofthose,too).Abook,ifitarrivesbeforeyouattherightmoment,intheproperseason,atanintervalinthedailybusinessofthings,willchangethecourseofallthatfollows.

長話短說，無論當年還是次年，巴盧先生分文未付我替他割草的工錢，但我在達特默思大學教了十五年的人類學。(4)盛夏閱讀不是我原先認為的僅僅借以消磨時光的娛樂，不是躺在吊床上無憂無慮、打開書本就什么都忘掉的一種消遣（雖然自從那個夏天以來我曾多次以這種方式自娛自樂）。一本書，如果在恰當?shù)臅r候，恰當?shù)募竟?jié)，在日常事務的間歇中出現(xiàn)在你的面前，就會改變你此后的人生道路。

1.onpurpose

intentionally故意地

e.g.Icamehereonpurposetoseeyou.

2.inadvance

aheadintime預先,事先

e.g.Youmustpayforthebookinadvance.

3.comprise

vt.haveaspartsormembers包含,包括;由…組成

e.g.Thecommitteecomprisesmenofwidely