Unit1

PartOne

ADogfromNowhere

第1頁(yè)BackgroundInformationHuntingHuntingisthepracticeofpursuinglivinganimals(usuallywildlife)forfood,recreation,ortrade.Inpresent-dayuse,thetermreferstolawfulhunting,asdistinguishedfrompoaching(偷獵),whichisthekilling,trappingorcaptureofthehuntedspeciescontrarytoapplicablelaw.Thespecieswhicharehuntedarereferredtoasgame

（獵物）andareusuallymammals（哺乳動(dòng)物）andmigratory

（移棲）ornon-migratory

gamebirds.第2頁(yè)HuntingbecameasportinmedievalEurope,whereitwasreserved,asfaraspossible,fortheprivilegedclassesbygamelaws.Falconry

[獵鷹訓(xùn)練術(shù)]

andfoxhuntingbecameincreasinglypopularinEnglandintheMiddleAges,andtheuseofhuntingdogs---hounds[獵狗],

setters[塞特種獵狗],pointers[能站住用鼻尖指示獵獲物所在處獵狗],

spaniels[長(zhǎng)耳獵犬]

andthelike–becamewidespreadinthisperiod.第3頁(yè)Huntingcanbedividedintothreebranches,eachofwhichisdefinedbythetypeofinstrumentusedbythehunter.Huntingwithweapons(nowprimarilyfirearms)isprobablythemostpopular,especiallyintheUnitedStates.Trappingandsnaring

[安圈套]

withdeceptiveimplementsispopularinnorthernareas.Incoursing[(使用獵狗)追獵]

(withdogs)andfalconry(withhawks[鷹，隼]

)huntersenlisttheaidoftrainedanimals.CoursingisespeciallypopularinBritainandWesternEurope.第4頁(yè)Typesofhuntingarealsodistinguishedbythesizeoftheanimalbeingsought.Big-gamehuntingisthemostglamorousandoftenthemostdangerous.ItbecameapopularsportamongWesterncolonialistsinAfricaandIndiaduringthe19thcentury,andeventodaythebig-gamesafari

(科學(xué)考查，游獵)遠(yuǎn)征(隊(duì))(特指在非洲東部)

survives.第5頁(yè)Big-gameanimalsincludethemoose駝鹿

,caribou[馴鹿]

,bear,andelk

[麋，大角鹿]

ofNorthAmerica;thereindeer[馴鹿]

,elk,andwolfofEurope;thetiger,leopard[豹]

,elephant,andwildgoatofAsia;andtheantelope羚羊

,gazelle瞪羚

,zebra斑馬

,leopard[美洲豹]

,lion,giraffe長(zhǎng)頸鹿

,rhinoceros犀牛

,andelephantofAfrica.Small-gamehunting,knownas“shooting”inGreatBritain,focusesonbirdssuchasthequail鵪鶉

,partridge鷓

,grouse松雞

,pheasant野雞

,andgoose,aswellasonsuchanimalsasthehare野兔

,rabbit,woodchuck土撥鼠類

,raccoon

浣熊,貉子

,andsquirrel松鼠

.第6頁(yè)Extensivehunting,bothcommercialandrecreational,hasmademanyspeciesofgameanimalsextinct(thepassengerpigeon)ornearlyextinct(theAmericanbison).GamelawsandwildliferefugesintheUnitedStateshavebeendesignedtosavegameanimalsandbirdsfromextinction.第7頁(yè)2.DogcultureIndifferentsocietyandculture,peoplemaygivedifferentculturalconnotations（隱含意義）tothesameword.“Dog”isacommendatory（表彰）terminEnglishwhileitisaderogatory（貶低）terminChinese.

第8頁(yè)Inwesterncountries,peoplenotonlyjusttakedogsastheirpets,buttheirbestfriendsandtheirrelationshipisverycloseandintimate.Somepeopletreattheirpetsliketheirownchildrenorevenlikethehousegods.Theyspeaktodogs,sleepwiththemandwashthemregularly.Theybuythebestfoodtofeedtheirdogs,buythedog’sclothesandgivethedogssleepingbunk.Therearemanyvets（獸醫(yī)）andmanypetsshopsintheWest.

第9頁(yè)P(yáng)eoplewon’teatdogs’meat.Dogs’meatcanrefertomeatfordogs.It’sakindoffoodfordogs.Italsocanrefertodogs’bodiesconsumption,buttheythinkitiscrueltoeatdogs’meat,andtheyfeelsicktodoso.Theylovedogs.Theytakedogsastheirbestfriendssothattheywon’teatthem.

第10頁(yè)RelatedproverbsLove

me,

love

my

dog.愛(ài)屋及烏Every

dog

has

his

day.凡人皆有得意日Barking

dogs

seldom

bite.吠犬不咬人A

good

dog

deserves

a

good

bone.立功者受獎(jiǎng)He

worked

like

a

dog.他工作很賣力Let

sleeping

dogs

lie.莫惹是非第11頁(yè)A

living

dog

is

better

than

a

dead

lion.死獅不如活狗/凡事講求實(shí)際An

old

dog

barks

not

in

vain.老狗不亂咬/老年人做事有經(jīng)驗(yàn)Dogdoesnoteatdog.物不傷其類。其它詞語(yǔ)還有:top

dog指經(jīng)奮斗而居高位者；競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中奪魁者，優(yōu)勝者a

lucky

dog（幸運(yùn)兒）,a

dog's

life（苦難日子，潦倒）

dog

days（三伏天）beinthedoghouse（受冷遇，失寵）等

第12頁(yè)FurtherInformationonText-RelatedDetails第13頁(yè)1.alost-and-found(AmericanEnglish)orlostproperty(BritishEnglish):Usuallyfoundatlargepublicplaces,itiswherevisitorscangotoretrievelostarticlesthatmayhavebeenfoundbyothervisitors.Frequentlyfoundatmuseums,amusementparts,schools,etc.,alost-and-foundwilltypicallybeaboxorroominalocationnearthemainentrance.Itwouldbeclearlymarkedsothatanyonewhohasfoundamisplacedarticlecanfindit.第14頁(yè)2.Pittsfield[皮茨菲爾德]

:

ItisthelargestcityinBerkshireCounty,Massachusetts,theUSA.Thepopulationwas45,793atthecensusandremainsrelativelystable.ItisoneofthepopulationcentersofWesternMassachusetts.第15頁(yè)3.shotgun[散彈槍，鳥槍，獵槍]

Ashotgunisafirearmtypicallyusedtofireanumberofsmallsphericalpellets[球形小子彈]

calledshot.Sincethepoweroftheexplodingchargeisdividedamongthepellets,theenergyofanyoneballofshotisfairlylow,makingshotgunsusefulprimarilyforhuntingbirdsandothersmallgame.第16頁(yè)4.BunkerHill

邦克山(一座矮山,32.6米(107英尺)高,位于馬薩諸塞州波士頓一個(gè)地域,查爾斯頓。美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)期第一次主要戰(zhàn)役就于1775年7月17日發(fā)生在附近布里德山).

BunkerHillisoriginallyreferredtoasahillinBoston,MassachusettsandafamousbattleoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWarwasfoughtnearthehill.Later,severalUSwarshipsarenamedafterthebattlegroundincludingtheEssexClassaircraftcarrierUSSBunkerHill(CV-17)(邦克山號(hào)航空母艦)

andtheTiconderogaclasscruiserUSSBunkerHill(CG-52)(巡洋艦邦克山號(hào))第17頁(yè)5.NewGuinea[新幾內(nèi)亞(島)〔西太平洋〕]

LocatedjustnorthofAustralia,itistheworld’ssecondlargestisland.Thecurrentpopulationoftheislandisabout6.9million.第18頁(yè)6.Tennessee

aU.S.statelocatedinthesouthernUnitedStates.In1796,itbecamethesixteenthstatetojointheunion.Tennesseeisknownasthe“VolunteerState”,anicknameitearnedduringtheWarof1812,inwhichvolunteersoldiersfromTennesseeplayedaprominentrole,especiallyduringtheBattleofNewOrleans.第19頁(yè)ExercisesII.ComprehensionPoints第20頁(yè)

1.Wouldn’thavestayedheresocontentedly.

(L.5)

Whatistheimplicationofthesentence?

ThesentenceimpliesthatMr.Juneswantedverymuchtokeepthedogandhehadtakengoodcareofhim.第21頁(yè)

2.I’dhatetoseeafinedoglikethat

–(L.17)

Completethesentence.

I’dhatetoseeafinedoglikethatbetakenawaybysomebodyotherthanitsowner.第22頁(yè)3.…onesleevehunglimpbyhisside.(L.60)

Whathappenedtohisarm?

Itwaslostinthewar,perhapstheSecondWorldWar.第23頁(yè)4.I’msureheleftyouproudmemories.(L.80)

Whydidhesayso?ThecrewoftheBunkerHillfoughtbravelyduringthewar,soMr.andMrs.Junesmustbeproudoftheirsonwhowasoneofthegreatcrew.第24頁(yè)

5.Itwasthenthathopediedintheheatof

Mr.Junes.(L.98)

Whydidhopedieinhisheart?

Becausetheman’sdescriptionofthedogfitexactlyandMr.Junesthoughthemustbetheownerofthedog,hishopeofkeepingthedogdied.第25頁(yè)

6.Butquicklyheloweredhisheadandturned

away.(L.128)

Whydidhedoso?

Hedidsobecausehewasverysadnow.Heknewthatitwasimpossibleforhimtolearntohuntwithonlyonearm.第26頁(yè)7.…h(huán)elookedfromonetotheother,abaffled

expressiononhisface.(L.135)

Whywasthereabaffledexpressiononhis

face?

Thedoglovedbothmen,andconsideredbothofthemhisowners.Hewasn’tsurewhichmanheshouldgoto.第27頁(yè)8.Backatthehouse,theboyhurriedlythankedthem

fortheirhospitalityandwasgone.(L.146)

Whywasheinsuchahurry?

Itwashardforhimtodecidetogiveupthedog.Ifhestayedlonger,hemightbecomesadderandevenchangehismind.Andhewasalsoafraidthatthedogmightshowsignsofrecognizinghim,whichwouldmaketheoldmansuspiciousthathewastherightownerofthedog.第28頁(yè)9.Ithascomefromadistantcity,andwas

unsigned.(L.156)

Whywasthetelegramunsigned?

Anwhodoyouthinkmighthavesentit?Thetelegramwasunsignedbecausethesenderofthetelegramdidn’twantMr.Junestoknowwhohewas,andhealsoexpectednoreplyfromMr.Junes.Itmustbethetallyoungmanwhohadoncetriedtoclaimthedog.第29頁(yè)III.Translation第30頁(yè)1.最終，他在一家市區(qū)銀行里找到了一份工作。在那里他見(jiàn)到了許多錢，但他連摸一下那些錢機(jī)會(huì)都沒(méi)有。35年里他呆在同一間辦公室里，坐在同一張辦公桌前，在沒(méi)有盡頭日子里做著一樣事情。第31頁(yè)2.可是狗呢？他一只也沒(méi)有，而且他想要那種狗極難弄到，既是他有錢也不行。第32頁(yè)3.“現(xiàn)在困難，”他說(shuō)，“是找到他名字。不能隨便給狗起個(gè)名字。我會(huì)再列個(gè)單子?！钡?3頁(yè)KeytoText-RelatedQuestions第34頁(yè)

1.WhatkindofdreamdidMr.Juneshave?

Wouldthisdreamfinallycometrue?Ifyes,stateyourreasons.

Hisdreamwasthathewouldsomedaygobacktothecountryandpickupwhereheleftoff.Hisdreamcouldcometrue,becausenowatsixty-six,hehadpartofitanyway.Hehadgottenhimselfafarm.Thelandwasn’tmuchgood,butitwasstillafarm.Anditcontainedbigcoveysofquail,whoseclamoringtakeofffilledhimwithatremendousthrill.第35頁(yè)2.WhatkindofpersonwasMr.Junes?

Obviouslyhewasakindman,whowaswarm-heartedandlovedpeacefullife.第36頁(yè)3.DidMr.Juneswanttokeepthedog?

Whydidheplaceanadinthenewspaper?Yes,hedid.Becausethelawrequiresthefinderofanylostobjectputanadthreetimesinthelost-and-found.第37頁(yè)4.Whowastherealownerofthedog?

Whydidn’thetakethedogback?Thetallyoungmanwastherealownerofthedog.Becausehefoundthattheoldmanlovedthedogverymuch,andthedoghadbecomeanimportantpartforhimtomakehislife-longdreamcometrue.What’smore,thedogalsolovedtheoldman.第38頁(yè)P(yáng)artTwoWelcometoOurBank第39頁(yè)BackgroundInformation1.bankteller:

Abankteller[(銀行)出納員]

isanemployeeofabankwhodealsdirectlywithmostcustomers.Tellersareconsidereda“frontline”inthebankingbusiness.Thisisbecausetheyarethefirstpeoplethatacustomerseesatthebankandarealsothepeoplemostlikelytodetectandstopfraudulent[坑騙性]

transactionsinordertopreventlossesatabank(i.e.counterfeit[假]

currencyandcheques,identitytheft,con[欺詐]

artistschemes,etc.).Thepositionalsorequirestellerstobefriendlyandinteractwiththecustomers,providingthemwithinformationaboutcustomers’accountandbankservices.第40頁(yè)Mosttellershaveawindow(orwicket[(銀行等)營(yíng)業(yè)窗口])andacashdrawerfromwhichtheyperformtheirmoneytransactions.Oneofthemoreunnerving[使失去意志力，使喪失勇氣]

scenarios[劇情說(shuō)明]foratellerisabankrobbery.Thesedonotoccurveryfrequentlybutareoneofthemostdangerousthingsthatatellercanexperienceonthejob.

第41頁(yè)2.bankrobberyBankrobberyisthecrimeofstealingfromabankduringopeninghours.Breakingintoabankwhenitisclosedisburglary.Bankrobberyismostfrequentlyincitiesandlargetowns.Theshareofbankrobberiesinsmalltownsincreasedfromabout20%in1996toaboutonethirdin,butthemajorityofbankrobberiesareconcentratedinurbanareas.

第42頁(yè)Violenttakeovertypebankrobberiesdooccur,butareveryrare.Themajorityofbankrobberiestakingplacetodayaresocalled"notejobs."

Thisisacasewherethebankrobbersimplypassesanotetoatellerinformingthetellerthatarobberyisinprogressandthatthetellershouldhandoverallthemoney.Theideaistoattractaslittleattentionaspossible.Inmostcases,othercustomerspresentinthebankduringsucharobberyarecompletelyunawareofwhatisoccurring.第43頁(yè)Standardbankpolicyistoavoidviolenceasmuchaspossible,sotheywillnormallyhandoverthemoneyandtrytoadheretotherobber'sdemands.Therobberusuallymakesawaywithcash,buttypicallyinrelativelysmallamounts.Althoughitmaybedifficulttocontrolyourangerinsuchasituation,thebestthingistojustgettherobberoutoftheresothateverybodyissafe.Simplyfollowinstructions,lettheguyhavewhathewants.Thesoonerhegetsitthesoonerhe’llgoaway.第44頁(yè)Everylawenforcementofficialwilltellyouthesamething:themostheroicactyoushouldtakeinabankrobberyisnoticinganydetailsabouttherobber.Youshouldnottrytostoptherobberybyforce.Lawenforcementwillpursuetherobber.Agitatingabankrobbercanresultinharmtoyourselfand/orothers.it’ssimplynotworthallofthemoneyintheworld.第45頁(yè)FurtherInformationonText-relateddetails1.audit:

Anauditisanevaluationofanorganization,system,process,projectorproduct.Inaccounting,anauditisanindependentassessmentofthefairnessbywhichacompany’sfinancialstatementsarepresentedbyitsmanagement.Itisperformedbycompetent,independentandobjectivepersons,knownasauditorsoraccountants.第46頁(yè)2.theboardofdirectors:Inrelationtoacompany,adirectorisanofficerofthecompanychargedwiththeconductandmanagementofitsaffairs.Thedirectorscollectivelyarereferredtoasaboardofdirectors.Sometimestheboardwillappointoneofitsmemberstothechairmanoftheboard.第47頁(yè)II.ComprehensionPoints第48頁(yè)

1.Mournfully,GeorgePickenwalkedhomefromworkeveryday,andaskedhimselfthesequestions.(L.48)

WhywasGeorgePickenmournful?Becausethebankwasnotrobbed,andthushehadnochanceoftakinganymoneyfromthebank.Perhapshewasalsomournfulbecauseofadulllife,whichwouldbebrightenedbymoney.第49頁(yè)2.Itwasassimpleascouldbe,andeverytime

GeorgePickenexaminedtheplan,itseemedmore

certain.(L.59)

Whatwashisplan?Hisplanwas:ifheisrobbed,hewi