1、Unit 7 Your Inner Voice,By: Tracy,inner adj. 內(nèi)心的；隱藏的 inside outside 2. precisely adv. 準(zhǔn)確地；恰好地 precise precision 聯(lián)想：accurate accuracy 3. bombard v. 大肆抨擊；連珠炮似地質(zhì)問；提 供過多信息 bomb 炸彈 4. dreaded adj. 令人害怕的；可怕的 dread n. v. 恐懼，擔(dān)心 5. small talk n. 寒喧； 閑談；聊天,New words,6. hesitation n. 猶豫 hesitate v. hesitant ad

2、j. hesitancy / hesitation n. 7. wonder v. 想知道；想弄明白；琢磨 n. 奇跡 wonders / miracles 8. prompt v. 促使；導(dǎo)致；激起 9. complete adj. （用以強(qiáng)調(diào)）完全的，徹底的 10. upset adj. 難過的；不高興的；沮喪的 11. roll v. （使）翻滾，滾動(dòng) roll in 滾滾而來，蜂擁而來 12. despite prep. 即使；盡管 despite / in spite of that fact that 13. feeble adj. 無效的；無力的,14. attempt n./

3、v. 企圖；試圖；嘗試 attempted 15. wipe v.（用布、手等）擦干凈，抹掉 16. profusely adv. 大量地；連連地 massively大量地 17. address v. 寫（收信人）姓名地址；致函 18. receptionist n. 接待員 reception n. 接待 19. attach v. 把固定，把附（在上） attach to attached 依戀的；附加的；附屬的 attachment 依戀；附件 20. emotion n. 強(qiáng)烈的感情；情感；情緒 emotional emotionless,21. contain v. 控制，克制，抑

4、制（感情） 22. apparently adv. 據(jù)所知；看來；顯然 23. overwhelming adj. 巨大的；壓倒性的；無 法抗拒的 overwhelming problems an overwhelmed person 聯(lián)想：surprised / surprising excited / exciting amazed / amazing disappointed / disappointing 注意：excited eyes / expressions / looks 24. scream v. 高聲喊，大聲叫,1. be lost in ones thought 陷入沉思

5、 2. break down 失敗 3. come up with 找到（答案等）；想出 4. dropoff （順路）把放下 5. take ones own life 自殺 6. in desperation 在絕望中；走投無路 7. care about sb. 關(guān)心；關(guān)懷 8. take a chance 冒險(xiǎn) 9. make a difference 有作用；產(chǎn)生影響,Phrases and Expressions,Your Inner Voice (1)My day started just like all the other days for the past 15 years

6、 where I get up, make some coffee, shower, get dressed and leave for the train station at precisely 7:35 A.M. to arrive at work by 8:30. While on the train I would always choose a seat away from the crowd so I can read the newspaper in peace and quiet. (2)At work I am always being bombarded with que

7、stions from coworkers, suppliers, telephone and then those dreaded meetings, so the last thing I need is some stranger to sit beside me and make small talk.,Text Learning,1. My day started just like all the other days for the past 15 years where I get up, make some coffee, shower, get dressed and le

8、ave for the train station at precisely 7:35 A.M. to arrive at work by 8:30. (1) where引導(dǎo)定語從句，先行詞為days。 (2) make coffee沖咖啡，煮咖啡 (3) get dressed穿好衣服 (4) leave for 動(dòng)身去 2. At work I am always being bombarded with questions from coworkers, suppliers, telephone and then those dreaded meetings, so the last t

9、hing I need is some stranger to sit beside me and make small talk. 工作中，我要無休止地應(yīng)對(duì)同事、供應(yīng)商提出的各種問題，電話總是響個(gè)不停，還有那些令人恐懼的會(huì)議，所以我最不想做的事就是和坐在身邊的陌生人閑聊。 (1) bombard sb. with questions 不斷向某人提問 (2) the last thing最不想的事情 He is the last person I want to work with. Lying is the last thing hell do.,重點(diǎn)及難點(diǎn)：,我的一天又開始了，就像過去15

10、年中的每一天一樣，起床，煮咖啡，沐浴，穿衣服，在7點(diǎn)35分準(zhǔn)時(shí)趕到火車站搭乘火車以便在8點(diǎn)30分之前到達(dá)工作地點(diǎn)。在火車上，我總是選擇遠(yuǎn)離人群的座位以便我能平靜地讀報(bào)紙。工作中，我要無休止地應(yīng)對(duì)同事、供應(yīng)商提出的各種問題，電話總是響個(gè)不停，還有那些令人恐懼的會(huì)議，所以我最不想做的事就是和坐在身邊的陌生人閑聊。,課文翻譯, I dont know why but for some reason when I got on the train today it was unusually full, something I dont recall（remember） ever happening

11、in the past. With hesitation I sat down in the only seat available beside a middle-aged man that had his head down and seemed to be lost in his thoughts （定語從句）. I was glad that he didnt notice when I sat next to him as he just continued to look down towards the floor.,Text Learning,課文翻譯,那天我搭乘火車時(shí)，不知道

12、出于什么原因火車上異常擁擠，這是過去不曾發(fā)生過的。猶豫中，我在唯一的一個(gè)空位上坐了下來，旁邊坐著一個(gè)中年男子，他低著頭，好像陷入了沉思。我很高興他沒注意到我坐在他身邊，他也只是繼續(xù)低頭看著地板。, (3)Shortly after the train left for my 30-minute ride downtown I found myself wondering what this man was thinking about. What could be so important that he didnt even see me sit next to him? I tried t

13、o forget about it and started to read my paper. (4)However, for some strange reason this inner voice kept prompting me to talk to this man. (5)I tried to ignore the voice as there was no way I was starting a conversation with a complete stranger.（承上句）,Text Learning,3. Shortly after the train left fo

14、r my 30-minute ride downtown I found myself wondering what this man was thinking about. find在這里接現(xiàn)在分詞短語作賓補(bǔ)，還可接過去分詞作賓補(bǔ)。例如： When he came to, he found himself lying in hospital. The man found himself surrounded by half a dozen boys. 4. However, for some strange reason this inner voice kept prompting me

15、to talk to this man. (1) keep doing sth. (2) prompt sb. to do sth. 促使某人做某事，督促某人做某事,重點(diǎn)及難點(diǎn)：,5. I tried to ignore the voice as there was no way I was starting a conversation with a complete stranger. (1) ignore：pay no attention to on purpose (2) there is no way 沒有辦法,課文翻譯,沒多久，火車就沿著我去市區(qū)的方向已行駛了30分鐘，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己開

16、始好奇這個(gè)男子在思考什么。是什么如此重要以至于他甚至沒看見我坐在他身旁?我試圖忘掉這件事，并開始閱讀我的報(bào)紙。然而，出于某些奇怪的原因，內(nèi)心的聲音不斷呼喚我跟這個(gè)人交談。我試圖忽略這個(gè)聲音，因?yàn)榕c一個(gè)完全陌生的人攀談不是那么容易的事情。,Text Learning,As you probably guessed I eventually broke down and came up with an excuse to ask him a question. When he raised his head and turned his eyes towards me I could see th

17、at he must have been really upset as he had red eyes and still had some tears rolling down the side of his face despite his feeble attempt to wipe them away. I cant describe the sadness I felt seeing someone in so much pain.,6. As you probably guessed I eventually broke down and came up with an excu

18、se to ask him a question. (1) break down 出故障；分解；失??；垮掉 (2) come up with 提出；想出 區(qū)分：come down with 病倒，染上 7. I cant describe the sadness I felt seeing someone in so much pain. seeing someone in so much pain 作狀語，表示原因。這句話相當(dāng)于Seeing someone in so much pain I felt very sad, and I couldnt describe the sadness.

19、,課文翻譯,正如您可能猜到的，我最終被內(nèi)心的聲音所打敗，想出了一個(gè)問他問題的借口。當(dāng)他抬起頭，把視線轉(zhuǎn)向我時(shí)，我能看出他一定真的很難過，因?yàn)樗劬t腫，盡管他無力地想要擦拭淚水，但還是會(huì)有淚水順著臉頰流下來。我無法形容看著一個(gè)人陷于如此悲痛時(shí)所感受到的悲傷。,We talked for about 20 minutes and in the end he seemed to be doing better. As we were leaving the train he thanked me profusely for being an angel by taking the time to

20、talk. I never did find out what was making his heart so heavy with pain but was glad I listened to the voice that day.,Text Learning,8. As we were leaving the train he thanked me profusely for being an angel by taking the time to talk. (1) thank sb. for (doing) sth. (2) by taking the time to talk作狀語

21、修飾being an angel。,課文翻譯,我們談了大約20分鐘，最后他看上去好了很多。當(dāng)我們下火車時(shí)他極力感謝我，說我就像一個(gè)愿意花時(shí)間與他談話的天使。雖然我始終沒找出是什么使他的心如此沉重而滿懷痛苦，但我很高興那一天我聽從自己內(nèi)心的聲音。,Text Learning,Several weeks had passed when I noticed an envelope on my desk after returning from lunch. It was not addressed to anyone and only had the word angel written on it

22、. My receptionist attached a note saying a gentleman dropped it off saying he did not know my name but had described me well enough that the receptionist knew it was for me. When I read the note inside the envelope I was so filled with emotions that I couldnt contain myself. It was a letter form the

23、 man I met on the train thanking me again for talking to him and saving his life that day.,9. My receptionist attached a note (saying a gentleman dropped it off) (saying he did not know my name but had described me well enough that the receptionist knew it was for me). 本句的主干是My receptionist attached

24、 a note.。 saying作定語修飾a note，a gentleman dropped it off but had described me well enough that the receptionist knew it was for me作saying的賓語，but后省略了主語a gentleman。saying he didnt know my name作定語修飾a gentleman。but后面的內(nèi)容，其中well enough that 相當(dāng)于so well that。 本句話的譯文為我的接待員在信封上貼了一張便條，上面寫道：這封信是一個(gè)紳士留下的，他說他不知道我的名字

25、，但從他細(xì)致的描述可知他所說的人是我。,課文翻譯,當(dāng)我午餐回來后注意到我書桌上的一個(gè)信封時(shí)，這件事已經(jīng)過去了幾周。信封上沒有注明是寄給誰的，在上面只有一個(gè)詞天使。我的接待員告訴我說，是一位先生留下的，那位先生不知道我的名字，但把我描述得很詳細(xì)，因此接待員知道它是給我的。讀著信封里的便條，我激動(dòng)得不能自已。這是來自我在火車上遇到的那個(gè)男人的一封信，他再一次感謝我那天跟他交談，而且還挽救了他的生命。,Apparently he had some very hurtful personal problems (that were so overwhelming that he was planning to take his own life that day)定語從句. In his letter he went on to explain that he was a religious person and in desperation screamed out to God that if God really cared