1、Unit One Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life,Pre-reading tasks Text Study Vocabulary Review Writing practice Cloze A Discussion Translation,Vacabulary,get by supplement pursue get through on balance aside from cut back/ cut down Suspect,get by,Tr. 在我買得起車之前，我可以靠自行車勉強對付過去。 afford I will get by wi

2、th a bicycle until I can afford a car. D She never works, but somehow she gets by.,supplement:補充；增補,Tr. 她找了一個part-time工作 以補充家庭income She got a part-time job to supplement the family income. She supplemented the family income with the money . The money I get from teaching the piano is a useful supple

3、ment to my income. D She has been ill and must have supplements to her ordinary food.,supplement,Tr. 作為新聞和輿論的載體，廣播和電視補充而不是替代了報紙 news , opinion, career, radio ,television , rather than, replace Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.,

4、Pursue, n. pursuit,D He is pursuing his studies at the university. He is in the pursuit of his Tr. 她決心繼續(xù)追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。 her vision of a better life She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.,get through,Tr. 要在這么短的時間完成這么多的工作，這是很困難的。 It is difficult to this amount of It is dif

5、ficult to get through this amount of work in such a short time. D She got through the entrance examination and was accepted by the college.,get through,幸運的是，通過自己的努力，她已經(jīng)度過了最困難的時候。 Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time.,on balance,I think, on balance,

6、I didnt treat you unfairly. be in the balance: （命運）未定，不確定 Though her life was in the balance, she thought only of the safety of her fellows. keep / lose ones balance: strike a balance (between A and B): find a sensible middle point between two demands, extremes, etc; compromise,The future of this pr

7、oject is . It is difficult to _ on an icy pavement. It was difficult to _ between work and rest. Their suggestion has, _, proved practicable. Our plans were left hanging _. on balance in the balance keep ones balance strike the right balance,aside from,Tr. 除了學(xué)費， 他們會有其他的開支。 school fees, expenses They

8、 were going to have other expenses, aside from the school fees. 比較：in addition to, besides ；except for e.g. In addition to / Besides the names on the list, there are six other applicants. e.g. Everyone was late, except for Richard. Richard,比較：suspect, doubthome, house, family, household,Home, house,

9、 family, household,Iliveinmy _asIliveinsidemyskin:Iknowmorebeautifulandmoreattractiveskins,butitwouldseemtomeunnaturaltoexchangethemformine (2)_istheplacewherewearetreatedthebest,butcomplainthemost.,house,Home,Home, house, family, household,(3)ThehappiestmomentsofmylifehavebeenthefewwhichIhavepassed

10、at_inthebosomofmy_. (4)Thenumber of cars owned by each_inthelocalareaaveraged1.5in2001.,home,family,household,suspect, doubt,1)Maryhasbeentoldbyherbosstofinish tworeportswithin24hours.I_ifshecanfinishtheworkintime. (2)Myneighborwasarrestedthismorning becausethepolice _ himof carryingouttwobombattack

11、s.,doubt,suspect,suspect, doubt,IconsideredRoymyfriendandnever_thathewasjusttakingadvantageofmetoobtainhisselfishgoals Dontemployanyoneyou_,norsuspectanyoneyouemploy,suspected,suspect,Translation,A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened /s

12、et up a household equipment store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of their desire to improve the quality of their lives But, to run a small business is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses,Sometimes

13、 she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed. Once she could not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determi

14、ned to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.,Text Study,Introduction and Discussion Part One Paras 1- 3 Part Two Paras 4-7 Part Three Paras 8- 11 Part Four Paras 12 - 15,Discussion:,Q: Why are tours to Zhou Zhuang, Li Jiang or any other old towns so popular? Why are tourists willing to pay

15、to spend a day in a farmers house?,Part One Paras 1-3,The writer views his life in the countryside as _ and _.,self-reliant,satisfying,Passage 1,Be in E. B Whites class Be in my neighbours league Get by,Passage 2,1. Keep sb/oneself in sth She earns enough to keep herself in good clothes 2. leave ove

16、r vt. 常用被動 冰箱里有很多剩飯。 refrigerator There is a lot of rice left over in the . Mother usually gets what _ 剩下的飯菜,is left over,Passage 3 Watch for,Part Two Paras 4-7,Life in the countryside is _ yet sometimes_.,good,hard,Passage 4,When it was 30 below It will be 95 above Fahrenheit “In the eighties” mean

17、s_ Celcius degrees/centigrade=（ -32）5/9,Passage 5,In between such chores 日常家務(wù)？ As the old saying goes 壞人不得閑，好人/賢德之人也歇不了 Original sentences in Bible,I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. But the wicked are li

18、ke the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.,Passage 6,Blast （一陣）疾風(fēng)；強氣流 an icy blast of wind一陣冰冷的風(fēng) v. 炸開（巖石） Huge drifts: huge drifts of snow 積雪,Passage 7,Produce, Preserve eventually,Part Three Paras 8-11,After quittin

19、g his job, the writers income was _, but he and his family _.,can manage to get by,reduced,Passage 8,Get through on Accumulated benefits 累計津貼的半年薪水,Passage 9,On balance Sports Illustrated 體育畫報 Boundary Waters wilderness area 邊界水域的野生保護(hù)區(qū) Destination 終點目的地,Passage 10,anywhere near Tr. 我壓根就沒完成 I am not a

20、nywhere near finished. 她一點都不像他那樣善良 She is not at all as kind as he is She is not anywhere near as kind as he is.,when it comes,Tr. 我做飯和她做的一樣好， 除了在做奶酪時 cheese Im as good a cook as she is except _,when it comes to making cheese,be stuck with,We are stuck with an unexpected visitor. He was stuck with t

21、he boys question.,Passage 11,Make up the difference in income 彌補收入差額,Part Four Paras 12-15,_ and _ have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.,A tolerance for solitude,a lot of energy,Passage 12,Passage 13 Passage 14-15,Text Organization,Part One Paras 1-3 The writer vie

22、ws his life in the countryside as _ and _. Part Two Paras 4-7 Life in the countryside is _ yet sometimes _. Part Three Paras 8-11 After quitting his job, the writers income was reduced, but he and his family _. Part Four Paras 12-15 _ and _ have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in

23、 the country.,self-reliant,satisfying,good,hard,can manage to get by,A tolerance for solitude,a lot of energy,早該做的修繕,long-overdue improvements,苛刻的時間表,a demanding schedule,如老話所說,as the old saying goes,時機選的很糟,The timing is terrible.,常春藤聯(lián)合學(xué)校,Ivy League schools,Review,帶著老板的祝福,with the employers blessing

24、,累積津貼,accumulated benefits,總的來說,on balance,按揭貸款,mortgage payments,過得去,get by,至于,when it comes to,彌補收入差額,make up the difference in income,生活水平,living standard,外出吃飯,dine out,光顧當(dāng)?shù)仫埖?patronize local restaurants,耐得住寂寞,a tolerance for solitude,預(yù)算吃緊,a tight budget,自給自足,self-sufficient/cy,抵制誘惑,resist the te

25、mptation to do sth.,From Topic Sentences to Development / Supporting Sentences,We grow nearly,Our hens keep,Our bees provide us with,Para 3 the controlling idea,satisfying,Details:,in summer: canoe; go picnicking; take bicycle rides 2) in winter: ski and skate; sunsets; smell and sound; hawks and de

26、er,Country life and City life,1. 在兩者中我更傾向于city life/country life. 2. city/country life 相對于country/city life的優(yōu)點 3. 雖然city/country life也有其缺點, 但可以通過克服, 所以, 我選擇它.,比較/對比類作文常用詞,相同點 like, same, in the same way, similar to, similarly, both and, have in common 不同點 however, although, but, unlike, differ from,

27、 be different from, on the other hand, while, whereas,比較/對比類作文常用句型,As far asis concerned/ when it comes to the choice between and,/ whether to or is a problem we should give more thought to. Some people maintain that while others have opposing opinions. While some people argue for, other people argue against,In the eyes of the first group of people As to the second group