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UNIT 6
Text A The Last Leaf
I.
Vocabulary:
i)
1.
masterpieces
2.
fragile
3.
fancy
4.
nonsense
5.
ling
to
6.
endure
7.
acute
8.
whistle
9.
mock
10.
subtracted
11.
Sin
12.
flutter/fluttering
ii)
1.
give
in/
give
up
2.
figure
up
3.
sized
up
4.
wiped
out
5.
pulling up
6. wear away
7.
sit up
8. hear of / about
iii)
1. usually stand out in childhood
memories.
2
. a joint
bachelor’s degree program in environmental studies
together with Duke
University.
3. still stalks the country.
4. scarcely any surface water in the
desert.
5. for change in the election
law is so persistent that both houses have
promised to
consider it.
iv)
1. dreary, mingled with,
not to excess, a merry
2. called to us,
in a whisper, in tune with
3. backward,
wet through, won’t hear of
4. turn loose your
II.
1.
He went to Paris on business last
month.
2.
The train to
Brussels goes at 2:25 p.m.
3.
As soon as they arrived at the meadow,
the shepherd let the sheep go.
4.
We went ( or will go) exploring
together in the mountains.
5.
Let’s go and have a drink in the
bar.
6.
The
store is going to close up soon.
7.
South Koreans went crazy when their
soccer players beat the Spanish team in
the quarter-finals.
8.
When the mother came out of the house,
she found her children gone.
III. Usage:
1.
a little white wooden house
2.
long, curly red hair
3.
a large old round
table
4.
a cheap Indian
restaurant
5.
a huge
cool chocolate ice-cream
6.
rapid technological advance
7.
a handsome young
Chinese American
IV.
Comprehensive Exercises
1.
Cloze
1.
in
tune
2.
Scarcely
3.
in
a
whisper
4.
cling
to
5.
merry
6.
sat
up
7.
nonsense
8.
fancy
9.
sin
ipiece
1.
mission
2. involve
3. jail
4. not
5.
collect
6.
deliver
7.
beautiful
8.
vacation
9.
need
10.
small
V. Translation:
i)
1.
The
red house stands out against the old trees that
reach high up to the sky.
2.
The salary in // for my new job is
great, but for the rest, I’m not
satisfied.
3.
The waters of the two streams mingle
near our village.
4.
We
should not mock at other people’s religious
beliefs.
5.
The curtains of the room are not quite
in tune with the style of the furniture.
ii)
Here and there we see young artists who
stand out from other people. They may
be in worn-out jeans all the year
round, or walk barefoot // in bare feet even in
winter, or drink to excess, or cling to
the fancy of creating a masterpiece without
actually doing any creative work.
Text B Night Watch
1.
Comprehension Check
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
2.
Translation
1.
< br>他被急急送到机场，刚好赶上唯一一架或许能让他赶到垂危老父身边的飞机。
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/p>
2
．前一夜，老人突发严重的心脏病，被用了大量镇静剂，此刻神
志只是部分清醒。
3
．每次护士来到
病房，士兵总是在那儿，但他没有注意她，也没有注意夜晚医院里
的嘈杂声
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氧气罐的叮当声，夜
班医护人员互相打招呼时的笑声，其他病人的
叫喊声，呻吟声和大鼾声。
4
．他以一种极富人情味的方式证明了世间有人关心别人的境遇
。
3
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Language
Practice:
a)
Match the definitions in Column B with the words
and phrases in Column B
1. f
2. c
3. a
4. g
5. b
6. e
7. h
8. d
b) Fill in the gaps with
words or phrases chosen form the box. Change the
form
where necessary.
1. conscious
2. outline
3.
enables
4. moans
5. started off
6. cut … short
7. serial
8.
toughen
9. Military
10. pulled out
11. collapsed
12.
encouragement
Model Note:
Dear Professor Brown,
My
father
has
written
to
say
that
my
cousin
is
seriously
ill
with
pneumonia.
According to her doctor, she has only
one chance in ten. At such a distressing time I
long to be by her bedside and do what I
can to comfort and console her. May I ask
for leave for a day or two? I’ll be
obliged to you if my application is
granted.
UNIT 7
Text A
Life of a Salesman
I. Vocabulary
1. disabled, impatient, solitary,
crushed, feel like, lashed, echoing, paused,
betrayed,
laundry, section, tilted
2.
cared for
hang on
was
laid up with
are gaining
on
kicked up
went off
drop…off
straighten out
3.
sometimes didn’t register with
her.
in disorder, drawers
pulled out, shoes and boots scattered.
was transferred fr
om
Father’s account to my account.
a pledge to contribute 100,000 dollars
to the Children in Need charity campaign.
The most profitable business in that
province.
4.
gaining on, off balance, was laid up
in, scar on
a cripple/crippled, sugery,
limitations, in literature
commission,
on the phone, his territory, never registers with
II. Usage
1.
I
never did go over these books, although I probably
should
have.
2.
I know this is a personal question. You
don’t have to answer me if you don’t
want to.