1、-,1,AMiserable,MerryChristmas,-,2,Culturalbackground:,圣誕節(jié)(Christmas):12月25日是基督教徒紀念耶穌基督誕生的日子,稱為圣誕節(jié).英文Christmas由Christ(基督)和Mass(彌撒)兩字組成,意思是圣誕節(jié)這一天教徒們到教堂去,舉行崇拜儀式以慶祝耶穌基督的誕生.,-,3,Culturalbackground:,圣誕樹(ChristmasTree)圣誕老人(SantaClaus,FatherChristmas)圣誕禮物(ChristmasGift),-,4,Christmassongs:,SilentNight平安夜Har

2、k!TheHeraldAngelsSing聽，天使報佳音JingleBells鈴鐺兒響叮當,-,5,ChristmasDay:,Haveyoueverexperiencedanythingthatfirstmadeyoumiserableandthenveryhappy?Ifyouhave,tellittotheclass.,-,6,Theorganizationofthetext:,Part1(Line1-34)Theauthorwasveryunpleasantnottoreceivethedreaminggift.Part2(Line35-59)Throughaserialofthing

3、s,theauthorfinallygothisdreaminggift-apony,howhappyhewas!Part3(Line60-65)TheauthorthoughtitwasaChristmaswithbothhappinessandsadness.,-,7,AMiserable,MerryChristmasLincolnSteffens,Christmaswascoming.Iwantedapony.Tomakesurethatmyparentsunderstood,IdeclaredthatIwantednotingelse.Nothingbutapony?myfathera

4、sked.Nothing,Isaid.Notevenapairofhighboots?Thatwashard.Ididwantboots,butIstucktothepony.No,notevenboots.,-,8,Norcandy?Thereoughttobesomethingtofillyourstockingwith,andSantaClauscantputaponyintoastocking,Thatwastrue,andhecouldntleadaponydownthechimneyeither.Butno.AllIwantisapony,Isaid.IfIcanthaveapon

5、y,givemenothing,nothing.OnChristmasEveIhungupmystockingalongwithmysisters.,-,9,ThenextmorningmysistersandIwokeupatsix.Thenweraceddownstairstothefireplace.Andtheretheywere,thegifts,allsortsofwonderfulthings,mixed-uppilesofpresents.Onlymystockingwasempty;ithunglimp;notathinginit;andunderandaroundit-no

6、thing.Mysistershadkneltdown,eachbyherpileofgifts;theywerecryingwithdelight,tilltheylookedupandsawmestandingtherelookingsomiserable.Theycameovertomeandfeltmystocking:nothing.,-,10,IdontrememberwhetherIcriedatthatmoment,butmysistersdid.Theyranwithmebacktomybed,andthereweallcriedtillIbecameindignant.Th

7、athelpedsome.Igotup,dressed,anddrivingmysistersaway,Iwentoutaloneintothestable,andthere,allbymyself,Iwept.Mymothercameouttomeandshetriedtocomfortme.ButIwantednocomfort.Sheleftmeandwentonintothehousewithsharpwordsformyfather.,-,11,Mysisterscametome,andIwasrude.Iranawayfromthem.Iwentaroundtothefrontof

8、thehouse,satdownonthesteps,and,thecryingover,Iached.Iwaswronged,Iwashurt.Andmyfathermusthavebeenhurt,too,alittle.Isawhimlookingoutofthewindow.Hewaswatchingmeorsomethingforanhourortwo,drawingbackthecurtainsolittlelestIcatchhim,butIsawhisface,andIthinkIcanseenowtheanxietyupononit,theworriedimpatience.

9、,Translatethissentence,-,12,u,Afteranhourortwo,Icaughtsightofamanridingaponydownthestreet,aponyandabrand-newsaddle;themostbeautifulsaddleIeversaw,anditwasaboyssaddle.Andthepony!Ashedrewnear,Isawthattheponywasreallyasmallhorse,withablackmaneandtail,andonewhitefootandawhitestaronhisforehead.Forsuchaho

10、rseasthatIwouldhavegivenanything.,Translatethissentence,-,13,s,Butthemancamealong,readingthenumbersonthehouses,and,asmyhopes-myimpossiblehopes-rose,helookedatourdoorandpassedby,heandthepony,andthesaddle.Toomuch,Ifelluponthestepsandbrokeintotears.SuddenlyIheardavoice.Say,kid,itsaid,doyouknowaboynamed

11、LennieSteffens?,Hereisanexclamationusedtodrawattentionoropenaconversation.,-,14,e,Ilookedup.Itwasthemanonthepony,backagain.Yes,Isplutteredthroughmytears.Thatsme.Well,hesaid,thenthisisyourhorse.Ivebeenlookingalloverforyouandyourhouse.Whydontyouputyournumberwhereitcanbeseen?Getdown,Isaid,runningouttoh

12、im.Iwantedtoride.Hewentonsayingsomethingaboutoughttohavegothereatsevenoclock,but-,-,15,Ihardlyheard,Icouldscarcelywait.Iwassohappy,sothrilled.Irodeoffupthestreet.Suchabeautifulpony.Andmine!AfterawhileIturnedandtrottedbacktothestable.Therewasthefamily,father,mother,sisters,allworkingforme,allhappy.Th

13、eyhadbeenputtinginplacethetoolsofmynewbusiness:currycomb,brush,pitchfork-everything,andtherewashayintheloft.,-,16,ButthatChristmas,whichmyfatherhadplannedsocarefully,wasitthebestortheworstIeverknew?Heoftenaskedmethat;Inevercouldanswerasaboy.Ithinknowthatitwasboth.Itcoveredthewholedistancefrombroken-

14、heartedmiserytoburstinghappiness-toofast.Agrown-upcouldhardlyhavestoodit.,-,17,Amiserable,merryChristmas,Miserable,Merry,Demand:wantedaponyasaChristmasgift,Emotion:hurt,wronged,achedandcried,Disappointment:nogiftsinhisstockingatall,Emotion:happy,thrilled,Happysurprise:amanridingaponycoming,Broken-he

15、artedmisery,Burstinghappiness,-,18,miserable,adj.causingunhappiness;veryunhappy同義詞:unhappy,wretched反義詞:comfortable擴展:n.miseryadv.miserably,-,19,merry,adj.happy,cheerful;brightandgay同義詞:happy,cheerful擴展:n.merrimentadv.Merrilymerry-go-round旋轉木馬,-,20,Mixed-up,adj.(differentthings)puttogether類似的復合詞:grow

16、n-up成熟的,成人的turned-on趕時髦的broken-down壞的,損壞的,-,21,limp,adj.soft;notstifforfirmVi.跛行同義詞:lame,cripple擴展:adv.Limply柔軟地,無生氣地adv.Limpingly一瘸一拐地n.limpness,-,22,Kneel(knelt),V.godownorremainontheknee(s)同義詞:getdownontheknees形近詞:kneen.膝蓋習慣用法:kneeldown(on),跪下(在)eg:shewentintothechurch,kneltdownandbegantopray.,-,

17、23,indignant,adj.angryatsth.Unfair同義詞:angry,furious慣用法:beindignantat/about/oversth.對某事感到憤慨beindignantwithsb.對某人感到憤概,-,24,weep,V.cry慣用法:weepfor/over為流淚,為哀傷eg:Sheisalwaysweepingoverherlostyouth.,-,25,rude,adj.notatallpolite同義詞:impolite,ill-mannered擴展:adv.rudelyn.rudeness,-,26,wrong,Vt.treatunjustly委屈慣

18、用搭配:1.Inthewrong:錯,理虧eg:whichofthetwodriverswasinthewrong?2.sth.Iswrongwith出毛病(故障)eg:whatswrongwithyourwatch?,-,27,lest,conj.Forfearthat同義詞:incase例句:IwrotedownthedateofherbirthdaylestI(should)forgetit.lest引導狀語從句用虛擬語氣(should)+動詞原形,-,28,anxiety,n.fearcausedbyuncertaintyaboutsth.擴展:adj.anxiousn.anxious

19、ness習慣用法:anxietytodosth.急于想做某事的愿望eg:Nellsanxietytosucceedledhertoworkhard.,-,29,impatience,n.inabilitytowaitcalmly擴展:impatientpatientimpatiencepatience習慣用法:1.beimpatientforsth./todosth急不可耐地做eg:Imimpatienttoseeournewboss.2.beimpatientof不能忍受的eg:Motherwasimpatientofbadmanners.,-,30,brand,n.商標,牌子擴展:bran

20、dyn.白蘭地酒brand-newadj.嶄新的,全新的,-,31,splutter,v.speakquicklyandconfusedly(fromexcitement,etc.)語無倫次地說eg:shetooktoobigagulpofwhiskyandstartedtocoughandsplutter.她喝了一大口威士忌,開始咳嗽和語無倫次起來.,-,32,scarcely,ad.hardly,almostnot固定句型:scarcelywhen/before剛就習慣用法:否定詞位于居首,句子倒裝.Eg:Scarcelyhadtheteacherfinishedspeakingwhent

21、hedooropened.,-,33,thrill,vt.Excitegreatly使非常激動擴展:thriller:n.使人毛骨悚然的人(物),恐怖小說thrilling:adj.顫栗的eg:wethrilledtohistalesofSouthadventure.,-,34,trot,vi.runorrideslowly,withshortsteps習慣用法:trotout:使(馬)跑步給人看;炫耀trotoutonesknowledge:炫耀知識,-,35,misery,n.thestateofbeingveryunhappy,poor,ill,lonely,etc.同義詞:suffer

22、ing擴展:miserableadj.Miserylovescompany.同病相憐.,-,36,Makesure,actassotomakesomethingcertain查明,弄清楚eg1:Fathermakessurethatallthelightsareoffbeforehegoestobed.eg2:Arriveearlyatthecinematomakesureofgettingaseat.,-,37,Nothingbut,Nothingotherthan;only除了以外沒有什么;僅僅,只不過Eg1:Sheisconcernedaboutnothingbutmoney.Eg2:I

23、coulddonothingbutstandtherewaiting.,-,38,Stickto,refusetogiveuporchange堅持,不放棄eg1:Thedecidedtosticktotheirpreviousplan.eg2:Ifyousticktothetruth,youvenothingtofear.,-,39,Hangup,fix(sth.)atahighplacesothatitdoesnottouchtheground掛起Eg1:Therearesomehangersintheclosetonwhichtohangupyourclothes.Eg2:Letshang

24、upamapoftheworldinourstudy.,-,40,Orsomething,(usedwhenthespeakerisnotsure)諸如此類Eg1:Ithinkheleftbecausehehadlosthisjoborsomething.Eg2:HernameisMaryofMargaretorsomething.,-,41,Catchsightof,seesuddenlyorforamoment看到,發(fā)現Eg1:SuddenlyEvensturnedandcaughtsightofAndrew.Eg2:JustthenIcaughtsightofhimgettingonab

25、us.,-,42,Drawnear,Movenear接近Eg1:Winterisdrawingnear.Eg2:Nightdrewnear.擴展:drawon到來,-,43,Breakinto,1.suddenlystart(tocry,laugh,etc.)突然起來Eg1:Theaudiencebrokeintoapplause.2.enterbyforce;interrupt闖入;打斷Eg2:Thethievesplannedtobreakintoabank.Eg3:Hebrokerudelyintoourtalk.,-,44,Inplace,Intherightplace在適當的位置Eg1:Assoonasallthechairsareinplace,wecanlettheaudiencein.Eg2:Ithinka