Unit1CoverPageTeachingObjectivesInthisunit,youwilllearn:themainideaoftwotexts;thekeywords,expressions,structuresinTextAandTextB;usefulexpressionsandsentencesconcerningwaysofcommunication;writingskills:Howtopreparewritingandtowriteadescriptivepassage?thegrammarpoint:ModalVerbsWarm-upActivity1. Howdoyoucommunicatewithyourfriendsinyourdailylife?2. Doyouoftenuseacellphone?Howdoyouuseyourcellphone?3. Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingacellphone?TextUnderstandingofTextATextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextA—BackgroundInformationAnationalsurveyconductedinSeattlein2006(1)InterviewingforthesurveywasconductedbytelephoneMarch8-28,2006amongasampleof1,503adultsage18andolder.ThepurposeofthesurveyistoinvestigatetheimpactofmobiletechnologyonAmericans.Therearesomeotherfindingsofthesurvey.Forinstance,inthisTextA—BackgroundInformationAnationalsurveyconductedinSeattlein2006(2)surveyofadultcellusers,morethanathirdsaytheircellphoneshaveenabledsometypeofunwelcomeintrusionintheirlives.24%ofcell-usingadultsreporttheyoftenfeelthattheyhavetoanswertheircellphonesevenwhendoingthiswillinterruptameetingorameal.TextA—BackgroundInformationAnationalsurveyconductedinSeattlein2006(3)22%believethat“toomany”peopletrytogetintouchwiththembecauseothersknowtheyhaveacellphone.Thereasonsforthisbecomeclearwhencellownersdescribehowtheyusetheirphones:Fully52%ofallcellownerssaytheykeeptheirphonesonallthetimeand81%ofcell-onlyuserssaythedeviceisalwayson.TextA—OrganizationThetextcanbedividedinto2parts.TextA—OrganizationPart1(Para.1):Inpartonetheauthorbeginsthistopicbytellingusthatcellphoneshavebroughtaboutgreatchangestopeople’sdailylives.Part2 (Paras.2-6):InthisparttheauthorreportsthefindingsfromanationalsurveyconductedinSeattle,USAin2006,toshowhowAmericansusetheircellphonestoday.Thefindingsare:TextA—Organizationpeopleusecellphonesextensivelyfordifferentpurposessuchasgettinghelpandspendingtime(Para.2)peoplecauseproblemswhentheyusecellphonesimproperly(Para.3)peopleofdifferentagesandgendersusecellphonesdifferently(Para.4&5)peopleusecellphonesasafashionexpressionandgivethemapersonaltouch(Para.6)TextA—LanguagePointsWordunderstandingconveniencen.thequalityofbeinguseful, easyorsuitableforsb方便， 省事

Examples:

Wehaveprovidedseatsfortheconvenienceofourcustomers.Canyoutelephonemeatyourconveniencetoarrangeameeting?TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：inconvenience不方便；麻煩，打攪Examples:Havingtochangetrainsisasmallinconvenience.Weapologizeforthedelayandanyinconveniencecaused.TextA—LanguagePointsintimatea.relatingtoveryprivateorpersonalmatters;havingacloseandfriendlyrelationship私人的；親密的Examples:

Shewasaskedaboutthemostintimatedetailsofherlife.We’renotexactlyonintimateterms,butweseeeachotherfairlyoften.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：close

親近的(程度不如intimate)Examples:

FionaandIhavealwaysbeenclosefriends.Asalittlegirl,KaranwasclosesttohersisterGail.TextA—LanguagePointsmeanwhileadv.whilesthelseishappening( 與此)同時(shí)

Examples:

JanewaswritingaletterandmeanwhilePatwaswatchingT.V.Jimwenttoanswerthephone.Meanwhile,Petestartedtopreparelunch.TextA—LanguagePoints同義詞：meantime

Examples:

Ilikeskiingandinthemeantime,Iknowitisverydangerous.I’llbeherefirstthinginthemorning,andmeantimeshe’llgetsomerest.TextA—LanguagePointsprivatea. involvingorbelongingtoaparticularpersonorgroupofpeople,notforpeopleingeneralorforotherstoknowabout不公開的；私人的，個(gè)人的

Examples:

Ineedtohaveaprivatediscussionwithyou.Thehotelhas110bedrooms,allwithprivatebathrooms.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：public

公開的，公共的，公眾的Examples:

Thetownhasitsownpubliclibraryandpublicgardens.Shedecidedtomakeherviewspublic.TextA—LanguagePointssurveya. aninvestigationoftheopinions,behaviour,etc.ofaparticulargroupofpeople,whichisusuallydonebyaskingthemquestions調(diào)查

Examples:

Weconductedasurveyofparentsinthevillage.Arecentsurveyfoundthat36%ofthewomenaskeddidn’tfeelsafewalkingaloneatnight.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：investigation

調(diào)查(多指對(duì)諸如犯罪 、事故或科學(xué)問題所展開的調(diào)查)Examples:

Thepoliceinvestigationwilltakeweeks.Aprivatedetectivewashiredtoconducttheinvestigation.TextA—LanguagePointssignificanta. largeorimportantenoughtohaveaneffectortobenoticed;havingaparticularmeaning重 要的，具有重要意義的(指與某個(gè)具體事物或話題有重要關(guān)聯(lián))

Examples:

Yourworkhasshownasignificantimprovement.Therearenosignificantdifferencesbetweenthetwogroupsofstudents.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：important

重要的，重大的(指具有 重大價(jià)值或非常嚴(yán)肅)Examples:

Happinessismoreimportantthanmoney.Itisimportantthatstudents(should)attendallthelectures.TextA—LanguagePointsmobilea. thatisnotfixedinoneplaceandcanbemovedeasilyandquickly移動(dòng)的Examples:

Themobilemedicalteamwillsoonbehere.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleprefertousemobilepersonaldevices(設(shè)備).TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：immobile不動(dòng)的，不變的，靜止的Examples:

Thedeerstoodimmobileamongthetrees.Herillnesshasmadehercompletelyimmobile.TextA—LanguagePointsemergencyn. anunexpectedanddangerous situationthatmustbedealt withimmediately緊急情況， 突發(fā)事件(指具體事件，或具 體狀態(tài))

Examples:

Incaseofemergency,pressthealarmbutton.Thisdoorshouldonlybeusedinanemergency.TextA—LanguagePoints詞形比較：emergence出現(xiàn)；發(fā)生(指動(dòng)作)Examples:Manyfactors,orcombinationsoffactors,cancontributetodiseaseemergence.Theemergenceofglobalmarketsforcedmanycompaniestoglobalizetheirbusiness.TextA—LanguagePointsfurthermoreadv.inadditiontowhathas alreadybeensaid此外， 而且

Examples:

Thehouseistoosmall,andfurthermore,it’stoofarfromtheoffice.Idon’tlikeskating.Furthermore,theiceistoothin.TextA—LanguagePoints同義詞：moreover,inadditionExamples:

Therentisreasonableand,moreover,thelocationisperfect.ThecompanyprovidesInternetaccess.Inaddition,itmakessharewarefreelyavailable.TextA—LanguagePointsoccasionallyadv. sometimesbutnotoften 偶爾，有時(shí)

Examples:

Hewritesletterstomeoccasionally.Occasionallywegoouttorestaurants,butmostlyweeatathome.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞組：onoccasion

偶爾，有時(shí)Example:

Hehasbeenknownonoccasiontolosehistemper.TextA—LanguagePointsannoyinga. makingsbfeelslightlyangry 招人討厭的，惱人的

Examples:

Shehasanannoyinghabitofinterrupting.CoreyisthemostannoyinglittlekidI’veevermet.TextA—LanguagePoints詞義比較：annoyed惱怒的，氣惱的Examples:I’llbeannoyedifyoudon’tfinishbyeight.ShewasannoyedwithDuncanforforgettingtophone.TextA—LanguagePointsindeedadv.usedtoaddinformationtoastatement;usedtoemphasizeapositivestatementoranswer實(shí)際上；確實(shí)；真正地，確實(shí)。一般只用于肯定句Examples:Idon’tmindatall.Indeed,Iwouldbedelightedtohelp.Thankyouverymuchindeed!“Doyouagree?”-“Yes,indeed.”TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：actually

事實(shí)上，實(shí)際上

really

真正地，實(shí)際上Examples:

Actually,onsecondthoughts,Idon’tthinkIwanttogoouttonight.Actually,thatwasthebestpartofthewholetrip.Really,youshouldn’thavedoneit.Idon’treallyknowwhathe’sdoingnow.TextA—LanguagePointscriticismn.remarksthatsaywhatyouthinkisbadaboutsborsth批評(píng)

Examples:

Youmustlearntoacceptcriticism.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticismofthedecision.TextA—LanguagePoints反義詞：praise

表揚(yáng)，贊揚(yáng)Examples:

Hislatestmoviehaswonhighpraisefromthecritics.Theleaderspokeinpraiseofthosewhohaddiedfortheircountry.TextA—LanguagePointseither…or…usedtoshowachoiceoftwothings或者…或者，要么…要么

Examples:

Eitherhecouldnotcomeorhedidnotwantto.Iwillgoonbusinesseitherthisweekornextweek.TextA—LanguagePoints反義結(jié)構(gòu)：neither…nor…

既不…也不Example:

Ineitherknewnorcaredwhathadhappenedtohim.TextA—LanguagePointsinpublic whenotherpeople,especiallypeopleyoudonotknow,arepresent公開地；當(dāng)眾Examples:

Idon’twanttospeakaboutitinpublic.Herhusbandwasalwaysnicetoherinpublic.TextA—LanguagePoints反義短語：inprivate

在私下，秘密地Examples:

Sheaskedtoseehiminprivate.Althoughcheerfulincompany,hewasoftensadinprivate.TextA—LanguagePointsbringabout tomakesthhappen引起，導(dǎo) 致，帶來

Examples:

Howcanwebringaboutachangeinattitudes?Thedoctorscouldn’tbringaboutarealcureforthisdisease.TextA—LanguagePoints近義詞：leadto，resultin，causeExamples:

Eatingtoomuchsugarcanleadtohealthproblems.Thismisprintledtogreatconfusion.Actingbeforethinkingalwaysresultsinfailure.Theaccidentresultedinthedeathoftwopeople.Whatcausedhisillness?Theheavyraincausedtheflood.TextA—LanguagePointsSentenceunderstandingYoucanchatonthephoneeitherathomeorinpublic.(Para.1)分析：此句中的either…or…表示選擇，意思是“或者……或者……”、“不管……還是……”。舉例： Ileftiteitheronthetableorinthedrawer. Youcaneithercomewithmenoworwalkhome.反義：neither…nor…兩者都不是 Heneitherknowsnorcareswhathappened.TextA—LanguagePointsAnothergreatinfluenceisthechangeinthewaywhichpeopleintheUSarespendingtheirtime.(Para.2)分析：

(1)此句中change后面的介詞in表示在某方面的變化。

(2)which前面省略了in，全句應(yīng)該為：AnothergreatinfluenceisthechangeinthewayinwhichpeopleintheUSarespendingtheirtime。亦即Anothergreatinfluenceisthechangeintheway.PeopleintheUSarespendingtheirtimeinthisway.TextA—LanguagePointsSome41%ofcellphoneownerssaidtheyusethecellphonetofillinfreetimewhentheyaretravelingorwaitingforsomeone.(Para.2)分析：

此句中fillin的意思是“填充”。再如：Let’sfillintheholewithearth(土)。

該詞組還有“填寫”的意思，例如：

Don’tforgettofillinyourapplicationform(申請(qǐng)表).

Pleasefillinyournameonthecheque(支票).TextA—LanguagePointsMorethanaquarterofcellphoneownersadmittedtheysometimesdonotdriveassafelyastheyshouldwhiletheyusetheircellphones.(Para.3)分析： 此句中as…as用于引導(dǎo)比較從句，意思是“象……一樣……”。舉例： Hewantedtotalktosomeoneasbadly(非常)asIdid.TextA—LanguagePointsFurthermore,84%ofthoseinterviewedreportedthattheyareirritatedatleastoccasionallybyloudandannoyingcellusers.(Para.3)分析：

atleastoccasionally是插入語作狀語，補(bǔ)充說明“至少是有時(shí)候”。TextA—LanguagePointsYoungerusersweremuchmorelikelytosaytheysometimeslieaboutwheretheyare.(Para.4)分析： 此句為比較句，省略了比較對(duì)象，原句為Youngerusersweremuchmorelikelythanolderuserstosay…TextA—LanguagePointsMenweremorelikelytosaytheycouldn’tlivewithouttheirmobilephones.(Para.5)分析：

在say的賓語從句中，couldn’t是虛擬語氣而不是過去時(shí)，表示不符合事實(shí)或不可能發(fā)生的假設(shè)情況。without表示假設(shè)的條件，意思是“如果不/沒有……的話”。TextA—UsefulExpressionsgiveusalotofconvenience 給我們帶來了很大的便利eitherathomeorinpublic 無論在家還是在公共場(chǎng)所bringaboutsomeinconvenience

帶來一些不便

essentialcommunicationtools

必不可少的交流工具TextA—UsefulExpressions5 mixupwhatisprivatewithwhatispublic

把私人生活與公眾生活攪在一起provideadetailedpictureof…

生動(dòng)地描述了……bereflectedinthesurvey 在調(diào)查中反映出來inanemergency或inemergencies 在緊急情況下TextA—UsefulExpressions9 fillinfreetime 打發(fā)閑暇時(shí)間thoseinterviewed 被采訪者drawcriticismfromothers 招惹他人的批評(píng)tellwhitelies 說善意的謊話TextA—UsefulExpressions13givebehonestabout… 在……方面老實(shí)beonthephone 打的時(shí)候belikelyto 可能要做某事lieabout 就某事說謊 TextA—UsefulExpressionsgender-baseddifferences

與性別有關(guān)的差異giveapersonalstyleto…

賦予……個(gè)性化的風(fēng)格

TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedReadaloudthefollowingsentencesfromTextAandlearnthembyheart.TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedNowadays,cellphonesgiveusalotofconvenience.Buttheyalsobringaboutsomeinconvenience.Butmeanwhiletheyaremixingupwhatisprivatewithwhatispublic.ArecentsurveyhasprovidedadetailedpictureoftheroleofthecellphoneinAmericanlifetoday.TextA—SentencestoBeRememberedAnothergreatinfluenceisthechangeinthewaywhichpeoplearespendingtheirtime.Ontheotherhand,womenweremorelikelytosaytheyhavegainedhelpfromtheircellphonesinemergencies.Inaddition,thecellphoneisbecominganexpressionoffashionformanyusersintheU.S.TextA—Exercises:TableofContentsVocabularyExercisesStructureExercisesReadingComprehensionExercisesTranslationExercisesTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionI. Readthetextcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. Howdocellphonesmixupwhatisprivatewithwhatispublic?

Itisnowpossibletobesittingonatrainorwalkingthroughaparkandhearsomeofthemostintimatedetailsofstrangers’livesbecausetheyarechattingontheircellphones.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension2. HowdomanypeoplespendtheirfreetimenowintheUS,accordingtothesurvey?

Theyusethecellphonetofillinfreetimewhentheyaretravelingorwaitingforsomeone.3. Whatarethenewproblemsfacedbycellphoneusers?

Peoplesometimesdonotdriveassafelyastheyshouldwhiletheyusetheircellphones.Furthermore,peopleareirritatedatleastoccasionallybyloudandannoyingcelluserswhoconducttheircallsinpublicplaces.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4. Howdomenandwomenusecellphonesdifferently?

Menweremorelikelythanwomentosaytheycouldn’tlivewithouttheirmobilephones.Ontheotherhand,womenweremorelikelythanmentosaytheyhavegainedhelpfromtheircellphonesinemergencies.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5. Howdomanycellownersmaketheircellphonesfashionableandpersonal?

Peoplehavetakenasteptopersonalizethephoneinsomeway,suchasbychangingthewallpaperoraddingringtonestothephone.TextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehensionII. Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.1. Nowpeoplecanhearsomeveryintimatedetailsofstrangers’livesbecause__________. A.peopletalkaloudaboutthemwhiletraveling ontrains B.peopledon’tknowwhatisprivateandwhatis public C.peopletalkaloudaboutthemwhilewalking throughparks

D.peoplechatontheircellphonesinpublicplacesDTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension2. Howmanypeoplehaveusedtheircellphonesforanemergencysituation,accordingtothesurvey?________ A.74%. B.41%. C.84%. D.22%.ATextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension3. Howdopeoplereacttorudecellphoneusers?________ A.Theyareirritated. B.Theystareandmakecriticism. C.Theyfeelannoyed. D.Alltheabove.DTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension4. Whoaremorelikelytobedishonestaboutwheretheyarewhenusingacellphone?_______ A.Olderusers. B.Youngerusers. C.Maleusers. D.Femaleusers.BTextA—Exercises:ReadingComprehension5. Besidesbeingatoolofcommunications,thecellphoneisbecoming__________. A.aradiotolistento B.amobiletoy C.awallpaper D.anexpressionoffashionCTextA—Exercises:VocabularyI. Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthewordsandphrasesgivenbelow.detailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup1. Sciencehas_______________manychangesinourlives.2. Whatexactlyisthe__________oftelevisiononchildren?3. You’renotgoingtowearthatdress__________,areyou?broughtaboutinfluenceinpublicTextA—Exercises:Vocabularydetailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup4. Thepatientwasaskedtoringthebellina(n)__________.5. Hermost__________habitwaseatingwithhermouthopen.6. Mykidsspendhours__________onthephonetotheirfriends.emergencyannoyingchattingTextA—Exercises:Vocabularydetailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup7. Nextweek,Iwill__________Spielbergabouthislatestmovie.8. Concentration(專注)is__________ifyouwanttodoagoodjob.9. Shestayedinthejobforfiveyears,__________valuableexperience.interviewessentialgainingTextA—Exercises:Vocabularydetailannoyingchatemergencyessentiallikelyinfluenceinterviewgainbringaboutinpublicmixup10.IthinkTomwillbe__________togetthejobifBobdoesn’tapplyforit.11.Ialways__________him__________withhisbrother.Theylooksomuchalike.12.A(n)__________introductiontothecourse(課程)canbefoundonourwebsite(網(wǎng)址).likelymixupdetailedTextA—Exercises:VocabularyII.Putanappropriateprepositionintoeachgapinthefollowingsentences.

Hatsare__________fashionagainthisyear.__________anemergency,dial110forpolice.Areyoubeingcompletelyhonest__________yourfeelings?Mostpeoplearealittlenervousaboutspeaking__________public.Childrenoftenmix__________“b”and“d”whentheylearntowrite.inInaboutinupTextA—Exercises:VocabularyItseemsthattheweatherhassomeinfluence________people’smoods.Educationisthebestmethodofbringing__________economicdevelopment.Theplanewilltakeoffsoon.__________themeanwhile,pleaseremainseated.Inajoblikethis,you’reverylikelytofeelstressed(有壓力的)__________times.Inaddition__________apieceofpaper,Igavehimapencilandaneraser(橡皮擦).onaboutInattoTextA—Exercises:VocabularyIII.Nowtranslatethefollowingphrases,usingadjectivesformedfromthenounsgivenbelow. computer

language

community

activity

age

internet

family

class

基于網(wǎng)絡(luò)的測(cè)試_________________________________________基于社區(qū)的效勞________________________________________基于家庭的調(diào)查_________________________________________aninternet-basedtestacommunity-basedserviceafamily-basedsurveyTextA—Exercises:Vocabulary基于年齡的比照_________________________________________基于等級(jí)的社會(huì)_________________________________________基于計(jì)算機(jī)的教學(xué)_________________________________________anage-basedcomparisonaclass-basedsocietycomputer-basedteachingTextA—Exercises:Vocabulary基于活動(dòng)的社會(huì)實(shí)踐

_________________________________________基于語言的跨文化(cross-cultural)研究_____________________________________

anactivity-basedsocialpracticealanguage-basedcross-culturalresearchTextA—Exercises:StructureI.Nowconnectthewords,phrasesorclausesinthebracketsbyusingeither…or.I’mgoingtobuy__________________________________________________________.(acamera,aCDplayer)She’sthekindofpersonyou_________________________________________________.(love,hate) I’mgoingtobuyeitheracameraoraCDplayer. She’sthekindofpersonyoueitherloveorhate.TextA—Exercises:StructureIleftit__________________________________________________________________.(onthetable,inthedrawer抽屜)Wecan__________________________________________________________________.(havedinnerathome,gotoarestaurant) Ileftiteitheronthetableorinthedrawer. Wecaneitherhavedinnerathomeorgotoarestaurant.TextA—Exercises:StructureIt’syourchoice!___________________________________________________________!(sheleaves,Iwill)____________________________________________________________mustseethisyoungmantoday.(you,yourfather) It’syourchoice!EithersheleavesorIwill!

Eitheryouoryourfathermustseethisyoungmantoday.TextA—Exercises:Structure7.__________________________________________________________________havebeeninvitedtotheparty.(theJohnsons,theSmiths)8._____________________________________________________________________Anyhow,hewasnothere.(hecouldnotcome,hedidnotwantto)

EithertheJohnsonsortheSmithshavebeeninvitedtotheparty.

Eitherhecouldnotcomeorhedidnotwantto.Anyhow,hewasnothere.TextA—Exercises:StructureII.Nowrewritethefollowingsentencesbyreplacingacertainpartineachsentencewithfurthermore.Idon’twanttogothere.What’smore,Ihavenotime.__________________________________________________________________________Weinvitedanewspeaker.Besides,hewashappytocome.__________________________________________________________________________ Idon’twanttogothere.Furthermore,Ihavenotime. Weinvitedanewspeaker.Furthermore,hewashappytocome.TextA—Exercises:StructureIt’stoolatetogooutnow.Inaddition,it’sbeginningtorain.__________________________________________________________________________Therent(租金)isreasonable.Moreover,thelocationisperfect.__________________________________________________________________________Theyknewthepaintingwasafake(贗品).Moreover,theyknewwhohadpaintedit.____________________________________________________________________________________________ It’stoolatetogooutnow.Furthermore,it’sbeginningtorain. Therentisreasonable.Furthermore,thelocationisperfect. Theyknewthepaintingwasafake.Furthermore,theyknewwhohadpaintedit.TextA—Exercises:TranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiven.1. 他兩個(gè)朋友坐在角落里閑聊。(chat)2. 我的英語老師對(duì)我的影響很大。(haveaninfluenceon)Thetwofriendssatinacorner,chatting.MyEnglishteacherhashadagreatinfluenceonme.TextA—Exercises:Translation3. 他年輕司機(jī)比年長(zhǎng)司機(jī)更有可能出事故。(belikelytodosth)4. 你要么現(xiàn)在跟我一起打的走，要么自己步行回家。(either…or…) Youngdriversaremorelikelytohaveaccidentsthanolderdrivers. Youcaneithercomewithmebytaxinoworwalkhomebyyourself.TextA—Exercises:Translation5. 他現(xiàn)在住在澳大利亞，所以我們只是偶爾見到他。(occasionally) HelivesinAustralianow,soweonlyseehimoccasionally.TextUnderstandingofTextBTextOrganizationLanguagePointsUsefulExpressionsSentencestoBeRememberedExercisesBackgroundInformationTextB—BackgroundInformationMr.Right

(Slang)Mr.Rightisthemanthatawomanmaybehopingtofindasanidealmate,esp.inmarriageorthemanwhoisconsideredtobetheidealpartnerorhusbandforsomeone.TextB—OrganizationThisisapassageaboutthechangesoftheauthor’sreactionsatdifferentagestowardsherMummy’sconcern.AsshegrowsolderandrecallsMummy’sconcern,shefeelswarminsideandthinksabouthowherparentsareoccasionally.TextB—OrganizationPart1Part2 (Para.1):

Theauthordidnotunderstandwhatparents’concernmeantuntilshegrewup.(Paras.2-5):Eachparagraphinthispartdealswiththeauthor’sreactionatadifferentagetowardsherMummy’sconcern,from“l(fā)isteningto”Mummyinkindergarten,listening“reluctantly”tosuchwordsasaschoolgirl,giving“ungracefulresponses”toMummywordsto“appreciating”herroutinewordswhenlivingonherownTextB—OrganizationPart3 (Para.6):Eventhoughfamilyaffectionsometimesmakesyouannoyed,itslovingconcernstayswithyouallthroughyourlife.TextB—LanguagePointsWordunderstandingmatterv. tobeimportant,especiallytobeimportanttoyou,ortohaveaneffectonwhathappens關(guān)系重大，要緊(強(qiáng)調(diào)重要性)

Examples:

WillitmatterifI’malittlelate?Allthatmattersisthatyou’resafe.Moneywastheonlythingthatmatteredtohim.TextB—LanguagePoints同義詞：count

有重要意義，有價(jià)值(強(qiáng)調(diào)起 作用)Examples:

Firstimpressionsreallydocount.Insportwhatreallycountsisnotthewinningbuttheplaying.TextB—LanguagePointskindergartenn.(BrE)aschoolforchildrenagedtwotofive;(AmE)aschoolorclassforchildrenagedfive幼兒園(多見于 英國英語)；學(xué)前班(多見于美國英語)Examples:

Mrs.Markswasmykindergartenteacher.Katiewasoneofthefewchildrenwhocouldreadwhenshestartedkindergarten.TextB—LanguagePoints近義詞：nursery(school)托兒所Examples:

Manychildrenunder5gotonurseryschool.Childreninthisnurseryaretakengoodcareof.TextB—LanguagePointsassignmentn.ataskorpieceofworkthatsb isgiventodo,usuallyaspart oftheirjoborstudies作業(yè)， 任務(wù)(強(qiáng)調(diào)是分配給各人的工 作)Examples:

Shestayedlatetocompleteaclassassignment.ThisisareallytoughassignmentandIbelieveyouretheonlypersonwhocanhandleitTextB—LanguagePoints近義詞：task任務(wù)，工作，作業(yè)(強(qiáng)調(diào)必須完 成的工作)Examples:

Shehadthedifficulttaskofpullingoutalltheweeds(雜草).Becomingfluent(流利的)inaforeignlanguageisnoeasytask.TextB—LanguagePointsreluctantlyadv.unwillingly不情愿地，勉強(qiáng) 地

Examples:

Wehavereluctantlyagreedtolethimgo.Thatchildwentoutreluctantlytodumprubbish(倒垃圾).TextB—LanguagePoints同義詞：unwillingly

Examples:

Johnsonunwillinglyadmittedhe’dbeendrinkingthatevening.Hepointedatachair,andAlfredsatdownunwillingly.TextB—LanguagePointsungracefula. notbeingpolite,elegant, pleasing,especiallywhensb hasbeenkindtoyou不知禮的 ，粗魯?shù)腅xamples:

Herfatherwasaviolentmanwithungracefulmanners.Hemadeanungracefulspeechacceptingthedefeat.TextB—LanguagePoints同義詞：graceless

不雅的，粗俗的Examples:

Hewasbad-temperedandgracelessindefeat.ImanagedaslowgracelessturnasIskieddownthehillforthefirsttime.TextB—LanguagePointsungracefula. notbeingpolite,elegant, pleasing,especiallywhensb hasbeenkindtoyou不知禮的 ，粗魯?shù)腅xamples:

Herfatherwasaviolentmanwithungracefulmanners.Hemadeanungracefulspeechacceptingthedefeat.TextB—LanguagePoints同義詞：graceless

不雅的，粗俗的Examples:

Hewasbad-temperedandgracelessindefeat.Imanageda