Text

A

ExercisesReading

AloudUnderstanding

the

Text

Reading

Analysis

VocabularyStructure

Translation“Can

I

be

of

any

service

to

you,

sir?”

he

said.

“Will

you

have

a

place“Why,

certainly,”

I

said,

“But

I

asked

that

man

on

the

platform

and

hesaid

that

every

corner

was

full

and

told

me

not

to

trouble

him.”“No,

sir,

I

can’t

believe

him

to

have

said

such

a

thing.

Can’t

imagineyou

to

have

been

spoken

to

like

that,

sir!

I

am

sorry,

sir,

but

you

musthave

misunderstood

him.

We

have

nothing

left

but

the

big

familycompartment,

with

two

berths

and

a

couple

of

armchairs

in

it,

but

it

isentirely

at

your

disposal.

Here,

Tom,

take

these

cases

aboard!”Reading

AloudRead

the

following

paragraphs

until

you

have

learned

them

by無h法eart.獲取該音頻i文n

the

sleeper?”件。Answer

the

following

questions1.3.Why

couldn’t

Mark

Twain

get

the

two

tickets

for

the

sleeper

train?Because

the

train

was

already

full.2.

Whom

did

Mark

Twain

ask

for

the

tickets

and

how

did

they

reply?He

asked

the

man

in

the

ticket

office

and

a

local

official

for

two

tickets,but

they

flatly

rejected

him.How

did

Mark

Twain

feel

when

his

request

was

rejected?He

felt

it

was

a

heavy

blow

to

his

dignity.4.

Why

did

Mark

Twain

mention

his

name

the

second

time

he

talked

to

thelocal

official?Because

he

wanted

to

take

advantage

of

his

fame

to

get

onto

the

train.5.

Did

the

local

official

change

his

attitude

when

he

heard

the

name

“MarkTwain”?No.

He

remained

the

same

as

before.Understanding

the

Text6.7.8.9.Why

did

Mark

Twain

feel

such

shame

as

cannot

be

described?Firstly,

his

name

didn’t

bring

him

the

respect

that

he

expected;

secondlcompanion

had

seen

the

whole

scene.Who

finally

invited

Mark

Twain

into

the

sleeping

car?The

conductor.Where

did

Mark

Twain

and

his

companion

stay

on

the

train?In

the

big

family

compartment.How

did

the

porter

serve

them

on

the

train?]He

gave

them

his

best

service,

trying

to

satisfy

their

every

need.Why

did

Mark

Twain’s

companion

look

rather

ashamed

when

they

wereon

the

train?Because

he

thought

Mark

Twain

was

right

after

all.

He

was

sorry

to

havesaid

that

people

wouldn’t

care

about

Mark

Twain.What

was

the

reason

that

Mark

Twain

was

invited

onto

the

train?He

was

mistaken

for

the

mayor

of

New

York.Topics

for

Discussion.

What

do

you

think

Mark

Twain

did

after

he

knew

that

he

was

mistaken

forthe

mayor

of

New

York?

Do

you

agree

that

the

people

in

this

story

are

mostly

snobbish（勢利的）?Can

you

find

other

examples

of

snobbishness

in

real

life?Though

thinking

himselfto

be

well

known,

MarkTwain

failed

to

get

thetrain

tickets

he

needed.Read

Text

A

again

and

complete

the

following

table.Paragraph

Main

Idea

Details1each

time.

Even

the

mention

ofas

hiscompanion

saw

that

his

namewas

not

so

respected

as

hethought.Mark

Twain

t_aw_so_k_et_dr_af_io_nr_

three

times

and

was_t_i_c_k_e_tsanswered

with

a

sharp

“_N_o!_”_hn_ia_sm_e_

did

not

work.

MarkTwain_a_sf_he_al_mt_e_d_Reading

AnalysisMark

Twain

was

invitedby

the

conductor

to

getonto

the

train.2-5_A_y_o_u_n_g

p_o_r_t_e_r

whisperedsomething

to

the

conductorwhile_n_o_d_d_i_nt_go_wards

Mark

Twain.At

once

the

conductor

came

toMark

Twain

and

invited

him_t_o_t_h_e

b_i_g_f_a_om_ni_lt_yh_e_c_ot_mr_pa_ai_rn_t._mentParagraphMain

IdeaDetailsMark

Twain

receivedgood

service

onthetrain.6-8ParagraphMain

IdeaDetailsThe

porter

took_t_h_e_i_r

s_u_i_t_c_a_ses

and

settled

them

comfortably

int_h_e

l_u_x_u_r_i_o_u_s_com_p_a_r_tme_n.tHe

smiled

a

lot

and

promised

to

getthem

_a_n_y_t_h_i_n_g_t_h_e_y

w_a_n_t_e.dMark

Twain

got

to

knowwhy

he

was

given

suchnice

treatment.9-12ParagraphMain

IdeaDetailsFrom

what

the

porter

said,Mark

Twain

knew

that

he

hadbeen

invited

onto

the

train

a_t_h_e_msayor

of

New

York,

notbecause

he

was

Mark

Twain,the

famous

writer.Now

retell

the

story

by

using

the

information

in

the

table

you

have

completedFill

in

the

blanks

with

the

words

given

below.

Change

the

forms

wherenecessary.sceneshameofficial

politely

companionvacant

bother

recognizedescribenoticethon

me!

I

forgot

my

mother’s

birthday

again.1.

The

boys

say

they

wouldn’_tb_o_t_h_e_r_2.

Lisa

is

looking

for

a

trave_lc_lo_im_np_ga_n_i_o_n_

to

China.the

girls

if

the

girlsbodtohne’rt3.

_S_h_a_m_e_A

number

of

foreign_of_f_

ic_ialsattended

the

forum（論壇）last

week.His

attention

was

so

concentrated

on

the

road

ahead

that

he

fail_ne_od_tt_io_ce

he

was

running

out

of

gas.I

hadn’t

seen

him

for

20

years,

b_ru_et_c_Io_g_n_i_z_ed

him

immediately.VocabularyTurn

left

to

Mirror

Street,

and

you’l_l_vf_ai_cn_ad_n_at_ spot

in

the

parkingthere.A

quiet

countr_sy_c_e_n_e_

can

take

you

out

of

a

stressful

situation（狀況）.Today

we

look

at

how

to_p_o_l_i_t_e_lryefuse

an

offer

of

food

or

drink.Could

you

please_d_e_s_c_r_i_bewhat

we

are

supposed

to

do?politelycompanionsceneshameofficialvacantbotherrecognizedescribenoticeFill

in

the

blanks

with

the

expressions

given

below.

Change

the

formswherenecessary.in

sb.’s

facelook

aroundcut

sb.

shortat

the

same

timeturn

one’s

back

on a

couple

ofturn

sth.

inside

out at

sb.’s

disposajust

as

he

was

aboutyou

must

be

sympathetic..3.

You’ve

got

to

be

firm,

a_bt_u_tt_h_e_s_a_m_e

t_i_me“Well,

well,

that’s

enough,”

G_cr_ua_tndpa

shoh_ri_tm

to

tell

another

story.Guests

will

find

a

television

room,

a

swimming

pool

and

a

library_a_t_t_h_e_i_r

d_i_s_p_o.sal4.

After

that

he

walked

out

of

the

room

and

shut

the

do_io_nr__hf_ea_rc_e_doorsYou

cannot

_t_u_r_n_y_o_u_r

b_a_c_k_onthis

problem

and

leave

us

with

theresponsibility.Not

until

yesterday

did

I

know

that

the

Whites

liva_e_cj_ou_us_pt_l_e_o_f_

up

from

me.We

_t_u_r_n_etdhe

house

_i_n_s_i_d_e

oauntd

upside

down

but

didn’t

find

Gwen.8._L_o_o_k_a_r_o_u_n_d_in

your

garden

or

school

—

plants

and

flowers

are

growingeverywhere.in

sb.’s

facelook

aroundcut

sb.

shortat

the

same

timeturn

one’s

back

on a

couple

ofturn

sth.

inside

out at

sb.’s

disposaHe

m_u_s_t

h_a_v_e_b_e_e_n

h_e_r_e_m_a_n_y

t_i_m_e_s

.Complete

the

following

sentences

by

translating

the

Chinese

inbrackets

into

English.Model:You

must

have

misunderstood

him.He

may

not

have

heard

my

name.The

children

look

so

excited.

Th_me_uy_s_t_h_a_v_e

s_e_e_n_t_h_e

t_i_c_k_e_t_s_f_o_r

t_o_n_i_g_h_t’s

pl(一定是看到今晚的戲票了)Jim

seems

to

know

everybody

in

the

restaurant.(肯定來過這兒好多次了)Structure3.The

meat

has

been

on

the

table

for

two

days.Itm_a_y

h_a_v_e_g_o_n_e

b_a_d

.(可能已經(jīng)壞了)4.Mary

_m_a_y

n_o_t_h_a_v_e

r_e_c_e_i_v_e_d_t_h_e

p_r_e_se,notr

she

would

have

thanked

mein

her

letter(.也許還沒收到禮物)Combine

the

two

simple

sentences

into

one

by

using

the

infinitive.Model:Just

now

I

said

all

those

things

to

you

on

the

platform.

Now

I

am

sorry.→I

am

sorry

to

have

said

all

those

things

to

you

on

the

platform.Nancy

quit

her

part-time

job

before

her

final

exams.

And

she

was

glad.N_a_n_c_y

w_a_s_g_l_a_d

t_o_h_a_v_e

q_u_i_t_h_e_r

p_a_r_t_-_t_i_m_e_j_o_b

b_e_f_o_r_e_h_e_r

f_i_n_a_l

exams.You’ve

eaten

all

the

fruit

in

the

basket.

Aren’t

you

ashamed?_A_r_e_n_’t_y_o_u

a_s_h_a_m_e_d_t_o

h_a_v_e_e_a_t_e_n

a_l_l_t_h_e

f_r_u_i_t_i_n

t_h_e

basket?3.We

received

so

much

care

during

our

visit

here.

We

are

really

grateful.W_e

a_r_e_r_e_a_l_ly_g_r_a_t_e_f_u_l_t_o

h_a_v_e_r_e_c_e_i_v_e_d

s_o_m_u_c_h

c_a_r_e_d_u_r_i_n_g

o_u_r_v_isit

here4.Henry

trusted

such

a

liar!

He’s

foolish.H_e_n_r_y

w_a_s_foo_l_i_s_h

t_o_h_a_v_e

t_r_u_s_t_e_d_s_u_c_h

a_l_iar.Translate

the

following

sentences

into

English.公眾注意到自從那位地方官員離去之后，他的職位已經(jīng)空了幾個月了。The

public

noticed

that

since

that

local

official

left,

his

position

had

bvacant

for

a

couple

of

months.

看到女孩在站臺上無助地四下張望，年輕的搬運工客氣地問她是否需要幫助。Seeing

the

g_irl

looking

around

h_e_lplessly

on

the

platform,

the

young

porteasked

politely

if

she

needed

any

help.

你的同伴在門口一露面我就認出來了。他跟你描述的一模一樣。I

recognized

your

companion

the

minute

he

appeared

at

the

door.

He

looked

just

as

you

h_a_d

described.

Translation教授翻箱倒柜地找眼鏡的時候，他的妻子卻舒舒服服地坐在扶手椅上注視著整個場面。While

the

professor

was

turning

t_he

suitcases

i_nside

out

to

find

his

glasshis

wife

was

sitting

comfortably

in

an

armchai_r

watching

the

whole

scene.我沒有理睬她，因為她期望我像對女王那樣對待她。I

turned

my

back

on

her

because

sh_e

expected

me

to

treat

her

li_k_e

a

queen.4.我們省去了找旅館的麻煩，因為我的好朋友邀請我們住在她家，還有一輛豪華汽車任由我們使用。We

didn’t

bothe_r

to

find

a

hot_e_l,

for

my

good

friend

invited

us

to

stay

inher

house

and

put

a

luxurious

car

at

ou_r

dispo_s_al.

Grammar

Review動詞-ing形式與不定式的比較（1）在某些情況下只能使用動詞的-ing形式而不能使用不定式。1.有些動詞能直接帶-ing形式作它的賓語，而不能帶不定式，如：admit,advise,appreciate,avoid,

consider,

delay,

deny,finish，imagine,involve,keep,mind，miss,postpone,practise,resist,risk,suggest等。We’re

considering

opening

a

new

office

inBeijing.我們正考慮在北京開設(shè)一家新的辦事處。dislike,

enjoy,

escape,

favor,Be

quiet!

He

hasn’t

finished

speaking.安靜！他還沒有說完呢。I

enjoy

playing

tennis.我喜歡打網(wǎng)球。2.有些短語動詞后通常跟-ing形式，如：give

up,put

off,keep

on,You

ought

to

give

up

smoking.你應(yīng)該戒煙。doing

sth.,

have

trouble

doingsth.,

spend/

waste

time

doingdoing

sth.等。carry

on,can’t

help,feel

like等I’。ll

have

to

put

off

going

until

next

week.我不得不把行程推遲到下周。I

can’t

help

thinking

he

knows

more

thanhe

has

told

us.我不禁想到他知道的遠比告訴我們的要多。3.

有些結(jié)構(gòu)通常要求使用-ing短語，如

I’m

sure

you’ll

have

no

difficulty

passingit’s

no

use

doing

sth.,

it’s

no

the

examination.good

doing

sth.,have

difficulty

我敢肯定你考試及格沒問題。There’s

no

point

(in)

buying

a

car

if

youdon’t

want

to

drive.sth.,there’s

no

point

(in)doin如g

果你不想開車，買車就沒有意義了。sth.,

it’s

a

waste

of

time/moneyIt’s

no

good

asking

Tom

to

help

you.叫湯姆幫助你沒用。Translate

the

Chinese

in

the

brackets

into

English.1.I

recommend

s_e_eing

a

doctor

as

soon

as

pos_s_ibl(e盡快看醫(yī)生).(說法語).Let’s

keep

ownorking

for

another

h_o_ur

(再干一個小時).I’m

consideribnugy_i_ng

a

new

car

(買輛新車).He

suggested

goin_g

to

the

cinem(a去看電影).He

mentioned

_h_a_v_i_n_g

b_e_e_n_t_o

N_e_w_Y_o_r_k(曾經(jīng)去過紐約).I’m

thinking

aboq_uu_ti_t_t_i_n_g_m_y_j_o_b (辭掉我這份工作).His

written

French

is

very

good

but

he

needs

to

pract_s_ip_es_ea_k_i_n_g_i_t8.Most

stars

wear

sunglasses

in

public

to

av_o_bieding

re_c_ognized

(被認出).Imagine

spending

all

that

mone(y花掉所有的錢)on

a

coat!I’d

like

to

help

you,but

I

can_’l_ot_s_ri_in_sg_km_y_j_o_b

(丟掉我的工作).Practical

WritingResponse

to a

Letter

of

InvitationHow

to

accept

a

letter

of

invitation:Useful

Expressions1.

How

to

start

your

letter:2.

How

to

end

your

letter:Thank

you

again

for

the

invitation.

See

you

on

the

15th!Thanks

again

for

the

invitation,

and

I

look

forward

to

meeting

you

at

theauto

exhibition.Thanks

for

the

invitation,

and

I

am

delighted

to

take

part

in

the

discussioon

Web

security.I

gladly

accept

your

invitation

to

speak

at

the

upcoming

Health

CareSeminar.I

appreciate

your

invitation

to

the

product

presentation

on

December

15.●●●●TipsThank

the

recipient

for

inviting

you.Say

that

you

are

delighted

to

accept

the

invitation.Confirm

the

date

and

other

details

about

the

meeting

or

visit.Ask

for

more

information

if

you

need

to.Express

your

appreciation

again

at

the

end

of

the

letter.How

to

decline

a

letter

of

invitation:Useful

Expressions1.

How

to

start

your

letter:Unfortunately,

I

have

been

scheduled

to

on

the

same

day.●Thank

you

for

your

invitation

to

speak

at

.I

sincerely

appreciate

your

inviting

me

to

.I

appreciate

your

invitation

to

participate

next

month

in

.●I

would

like

to

express

my

appreciation

for

your

asking

me

to

speak

at

the

.2.

How

to

tell

the

recipient

that

you

can’t

accept

his/her

invitation:●Although

I

think

the

day

would

be

most

worthwhile,

I

have

a

previouscommitment

and

thus

cannot

attend

the

conference

at

this

time.●Unfortunately,

since

I

will

be

visiting

during

the

meeting

andcannot

break

away

even

for

a

day,

regretfully

I

have

to

decline

the

invitatUnfortunately,

I

shall

be

out

of

town

on

December

7th

and

will

not,

thereforbe

able

to

attend

the

banquet

you

are

holding.3.

How

to

end

your

letter:If

you

have

other

meetings

in

the

future

that

will

feature

the

same

subject,would

be

glad

to

speak,

my

schedule

permitting.We

wish

you

good

luck

with

your

and

thank

you

forthinking

of

us.●●●Thank

the

recipient

for

inviting

you.Tell

the

recipient

why

you

are

not

able

to

accept

the

invitation.If

you

feel

like

it,

tell

the

recipient

that

you

would

be

glad

to

have

anothopportunity.Express

good

will

and

thank

the

recipient

again

for

the

invitation.TipsComplete

the

following

letters

with

the

information

given

in

ChineseA

Formal

Letter

of

AcceptanceHotel

CathayBangkokApril

28th,

2002Mr.

and

Mrs.

Davis

thank

Mr.

Ben

Grieser

&

Lewis

Wilson

for

their_k_i_n_d_i_n_v_i_t_a_t_i(o盛n情邀請)to

the

opening

ceremony

of

the

ThaiHoliday

Inn

and

Restaurant

to

be

held

at

the

Holiday

Inn,

_aw_ni_dl_l

be_l_e_a_s_e_d

t_o_a_t_t_e_n(d非常樂意光臨).A

Formal

Letter

of

RefusalHotel

CathayBangkokApril

28th,

2002Mr.and

Mrs.Davis

thank

Mr.Ben

Grieser

&

Lewis

Wilson

for

theirkind

invitation

to

the

opening

ceremony

of

the

Thai

Holiday

Inn

andRestaurant

to_b_e_h_e_l_d

a_t_t_h_e

H_o_l_i_d_a_y_In（n將在假日飯店舉行的）,butregret

tha_tt_h_e_y

a_r_e_u_n_a_b_l_e

t_o_a_t_t_e_n_d

d_u_e_t_o

a_p_r_e_v_i_o_u_s

e_n_g_a_g_ement（因為事先有約而不能參加）.Write

a

reply

to

theinvitation

in

Exercise

12,

Unit

1.Suggested

Answer:An

Informal

Letter

of

AcceptanceJune

24,

2004Dear

Wang

Jun,After

graduation

is

a

great

time

to

have

a

party.

Being

at

yourhouse

is

always

lots

of

fun.

My

boyfriend,

Tom,

will

be

coming,

too.Thanks

for

the

invitation.Best,Wu

JiAn

Informal

Letter

of

RefusalJune

24,

2004Dear

Wang

Jun,I

wish

I

could

attend

your

graduation

party.

I

know

it

will

be

lotsof

fun.

Unfortunately,

my

parents

have

already

invited

some

of

ourrelatives

over

for

a

celebration.

I

wonder

if

you

could

come

by

onMonday

evening

so

you

can

tell

me

all

about

the

party.

Let

me

know

ifyou

can.Best,Wu

JiExercisesAnswer

the

following

questions.can

ofJudging

from

this

paragraph,

what

does

“customer

relations”

mean?Dealing

with

customers.What

would

the

writer

do

when

serving

his

customers?He

would

smile

and

say

polite

words

like

sir,

ma-am

and

thank

you.What

did

the

old

woman

look

like?She

was

sick

and

slow,

and

wore

thin

clothes.Where

did

the

old

woman

stop

and

what

did

she

pick

up?She

stopped

in

front

of

the

rows

of

canned

vegetables

and

picked

up

acorn.Was

the

old

woman

looking

for

corn?

What

did

she

need?Not

exactly.

She

needed

some

food,

any

kind.How

did

the

writer

respond

when

he

knew

the

old

woman

couldn’t

pay?He

dutifully

said

that

he

couldn’t

give

away

anything

for

free.7.

Why

didn’t

the

writer

let

the

old

woman

take

the

corn

although

he

wished

to

dso?Because

he

thought

of

the

employee

rules

and

even

wondered

if

it

was

a

test

ofhis

loyalty

to

the

store.Was

the

old

woman

disappointed?

How

do

you

know?Yes.

Her

face

collapsed

and

her

hands

trembled.What

did

the

writer

do

after

the

old

woman

left?Moments

after

she

left,

he

rushed

out

to

give

the

can

of

corn

to

her

but

couldfind

her.How

did

the

writer

feel

about

what

had

happened?He

felt

regretful

and

sad

at

not

being

able

to

hold

onto

his

better

instincts.How

do

you

understand

the

title

“If

Only”

after

reading

the

text?If

only

the

young

man

had

given

the

corn

to

the

old

woman.

/

If

only

the

youngman

had

helped

the

old

woman.

/

If

only

he

had

acted

like

a

real

human

beingrather

than

a

robot.,

they

can

give

you.Fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

words

given

below.

Change

the

forms

where

necessary.customerapologizerelationresponseautomaticimpatientsituationrusharisesort5.

Here’s

the

telephone

number

where

I

will

be.

Call

me

if

any

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