综合英语 book3 unit 2.doc

Unit 2 why my great-uncle gave up the ministry (book 3)Unit 2. Why My Great-uncle Gave up the MinistryTeaching Objectives1. Topic: Describing people and their behaviour2. Grammar Points: Expand a sentence with infinitive to- structure and the structure for (doing) something expressing purpose.4. Writing: Describing peopleTeaching Objectives1. Topic: Describing people and their behaviour2. Grammar Points: Expand a sentence with infinitive to- structure and the structure for (doing) something expressing purpose.3. Vocabulary: l jolly(adj.快活的; 高兴的; 兴高采烈的vt.使(某人)甘愿或渴望做(某事); 怂恿), l beloved(adj. 1.为所深爱的 2.亲爱的; 敬爱的; 深爱的 3.钟爱的；深受喜爱的n.心爱的人), l concern(concern 英kns:n 美knsn n. 1.忧虑, 焦虑, 担心 2.焦虑的原因 3.重要的或感兴趣的事物 4.企业, 公司 5.股份 6.(与某人)有关的事，的事 7.商行，商号，公司；企业 8.关心；担心；顾虑，挂念 9.关系，关联，涉及 vt. 1.有关于, 关系到 2.使担忧, 使烦恼 3.常用于被动语态使关心；从事，参与，使卷入，使陷入，牵涉到(常与with 或 in连用) ),l clumsy笨拙的，得罪人的,l inadvertently漫不经心地，疏忽地；无意地，不经意地l panic (v.), The gunfire panicked the baby.炮声使婴儿受到了惊吓。l devastated憔悴的；devastate破坏，蹂躏，毁灭，使荒废l bring oneself to do something, l resolve to决心，决定（vt。Vi）,l retirel knock overl gropel in search forl retrace ones stepsl smudgel crispl mountl fixturel rip . froml clutchl topplel rise to on feetl demolishl reverence4. Writing: Describing peoplel Expressions (略)l Listening Exercise（omit）l Your Position: Book Three Unit 2 Text Study Text Analysis Why My Great-uncle Gave Up the Ministryby Marcia Barnard Chandlern Para 1 The following sad but true tale concerns my great-uncle, a wonderful, jolly, beloved man who was over six feet four and probably weighed close to three hundred pounds. He was also well-educated and in the early 1900s became a full-time Baptist minister. A kindly, gentle man despite his size, Uncle Alden Bentleys only real fault seemed to be that he was terribly clumsy. As a young minister, he was paying a pastoral call one day on a woman in Dillon, South Carolina, when he inadvertently sat on her Chihuahua, Twinkie, and killed it. As the lady searched for and called for her dog throughout the house, Uncle Alden felt underneath his hip and, realising what he had done, panicked and slipped the dead dog into his coat pocket. Although he was devastated, he could not bring himself to tell the woman what had happened. 下面讲述的是一个有关我叔祖伤感而真实的故事。他是一个能干的、快活的、受人爱戴的人，身高6英尺，体重近300磅。他受过良好的教育，在20世纪初，成为一个全职的牧师。尽管身躯庞大，但他温文尔雅，心地善良。叔公阿尔登本特利惟一的缺点就是行动笨拙。年轻的时候，有一次，他去南卡罗来纳州的底谷给一个女教友布道。在落座时，一不留神把女主人椅子上的宠物狗叮吱给压死了。当女主人满屋子找狗时，阿尔登才意识到他臀部底下坐着的是什么。他手忙脚乱地把那条狗塞入大衣，尽管心虚害怕，但他始终没能鼓起勇气告诉那个女人真相。 summary The first paragraph is a general description of the narrators great-uncle and his accidental killing of a small dog because of his clumsiness. 1. The following sad but true tale concerns my great-uncle, a wonderful, jolly, beloved man who was over six feet four and probably weighed close to three hundred pounds. concern: v. 1）to be relevant or important to 2）to affect, worry 3）to relate, be about He doesnt bother about things that dont concern him.She was concerned about the growth of her children.idioms be concerned in sth.: to have some connection with or responsibility for sth. concern oneself (in / about / with ): to interest oneself in sth., be busy with sth. He was concerned in the crime.Theres no need to concern yourself with this matter; were dealing with it.jolly: a. joyful, merry, jovial (of person or thing) pleasant, delightful I prefer a jolly companion to a dull man.What jolly weather we have today!idioms a jolly dog (slang): a joyful person Jolly Roger: pirates black flag, usu. with skull and cross-bones beloved: a. much loved n. much loved person This well-beloved novel sells up to five edition.Nobody would neglect his beloved. 2. He was also well-educated and in the early 1900s became a full-time Baptist minister. Baptist minister: A Baptist minister is a clergyman of a Christian denomination that believes in baptism. Baptism: a religious ceremony, in which a person is sprinkled with or immersed in water as a sign that he / she has become spiritually pure and his / her sins have been washed away. The person thus becomes a member of this Christian church. 3. A kindly, gentle man despite his size, Uncle Alden Bentleys only real fault seemed to be that he was terribly clumsy. kindly: a. kind, kind hearted; ( of climate ) pleasant ad. in a kind or friendly way 例句：The students were watching her with kindly interest.例句：Kindly take your hands off my knee.idiom ( not ) take kindly to sth.: ( not ) like sth.例句：I dont think he takes kindly to foreign tourists. clumsy: a. awkward in movement or shape ; tactless; difficult to handle or use 例句：She stumbled clumsily, as though drunk, and sat down.例句：Johns efforts at reconciliation were clumsy and naive.例句：Mechanical switches often clumsy and unreliable.4. As a young minister, he was paying a pastoral call one day on a woman in Dillon, South Carolina, when he inadvertently sat on her Chihuahua, Twinkie, and killed it. paraphrase He was visiting a woman in Dillon, South Carolina as a minister. When he sat down, he unintentionally sat on the womans small dog and unfortunately killed it. A pastoral visit is part of duties or activities in the Christian churches. It is related to the general needs of people rather than the spiritual or religious needs.Chihuahua: Chihuahua is a breed of small round-headed dogs originally raised in the Chihuahua area in northern Mexico. Twinkie: Twinkie is the dogs name. pastoral: a. 1) (of poem, picture, etc.) portraying country life 2) of a pastor 例句：In English literature, many poets wrote beautiful pastoral poems. pay a call on sb.: to visit sb. briefly 例句：Doctors have no time to pay calls on their patients these days Note the different prepositions after call, call (vi.) at somewhere; call (vi.) on somebody, pay a call on somebody; pay a call at somewhere.inadvertently: ad. unintentionally inadvertent: a. unintentional 例句：Though he claimed to have inadvertently kicked her dog, he still ought to apologize.5. As the lady searched for and called for her dog throughout the house, Uncle Alden felt underneath his hip and, realizing what he had done, panicked and slipped the dead into his coat pocket. panic(k): v. suddenly become anxious or afraid n. a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear Note When the verb panic is used in its -ed form, the end-consonant c is changed to -cked. This rule is also applicable to some other words with c as last consonant, e.g. picnic (v.), picnicked (v.).Dont panic. Sit still and keep calm.例句：Sandy was close to panic.例句：She heard a rustle behind her and turned, panic-stricken.slip: v. slide unintentionally, lose footing or balance ; make ones way quietly or unobserved ; place stealthily or casually with sliding motion例句：I slipped on the snow and sprained my ankle.例句：I hope we can slip away before the police notices.例句：She slipped the note into my hand.idioms let slip: to reveal accidentally (sth.) slip ones mind: to forget about sth. slip up (colloquial): to make mistake 6. Although he was devastated, he could not bring himself to tell the woman what had happened. paraphrase Although he was conscience-stricken for his follies he could not make himself tell the woman. devastate: vt. to destroy or damage badlydevastated: a. shocked and upset devastating: a. destroying; overwhelming devastation: n. destruction A hurricane has devastated the plantation.We were devastated by her decision. ( cannot ) bring oneself to do: ( cannot ) make oneself do something, usually used in a non-assertive sentence, such as a negative or question sentence 例句：I could never bring myself to associate with a person like that. cf. bring oneself to something 例句：Some teenagers cannot somehow bring themselves to an awful revision.例句：I couldnt bring myself to touch him. n Para 2 Five years later, he returned to the same home for an overnight visit and resolved to unburden himself by finally telling the woman exactly what had happened to Twinkie. She had just had the guest room prepared and had hung brand-new curtains. To make Uncle feel welcome, she had placed on the bedside table a large pitcher of ice water and a glass, as well as a pen and a bottle of ink, so he could work on his sermon before retiring. 五年后，他旧地重游，要在那位女教友家逗留一夜。叔祖下定决心要一吐为快，告诉女主人叮吱的死因。女主人刚刚为他准备了一个客房，并换上了崭新的窗帘。为了表示对他的欢迎，她还在他床边的桌子上摆上一大罐冰水和杯子，还有笔和墨水，以便他休息之前准备布道的文稿。 1. Five years later, he returned to the same home for an overnight visit and resolved to unburden himself by finally telling the woman exactly what had happened to Twinkie. resolve: v. 1) to make a firm decision to do 2) to find or provide an answer to 例句：I resolved to quit my job.例句：The Cabinet met to resolve the crisis.unburden: vt. to relieve ( oneself or ones conscience etc.) by confession After so many years of mental torture, she determined to unburden herself to her husband.2. To make Uncle feel welcome, . , so he could work on his sermon before retiring. retire: v. 1) to leave employment esp. because of age 2) to seek seclusion or shelter 3) to go to bed 例句：Having retired from the army, he lived on a pension.例句：After his wife died, he retired from the world.例句：She retired early with a good book.n Para 3 Uncle liked to sleep with the window open and got up in the night to open it. As he did, he knocked over what he assumed to be a full glass of water. Then, groping along the walls in an unsuccessful search for the light switch, he retraced his steps several times before raising the window and settling back on the bed for the night. When he opened his eyes the next morning, he was horrified. The fresh wallpaper on two walls was covered with great black blobs. The crisp white curtains were thoroughly smudged with the prints of Uncles huge paws. It had not been the water glass hed overturned during the night it had been the ink bottle. 阿尔登叔祖喜欢开着窗户睡觉，所以他半夜里起来开窗。在起床时，打翻了一杯东西，开始他以为是那杯水。他沿墙摸索想找到电灯开关，却怎么都找不到，只好又返回原路再找，如此反复几次，直到最后开了窗，他才回床安歇下来。第二天早上醒来睁眼一瞧，他惊呆了：雪白干净的窗帘上布满了他污黑庞大的手掌印，原来他夜里爬起来打翻的不是水杯，而是那瓶墨水。 summary The third paragraph is an account of how his clumsiness led to a terrible mess in the guest room during his visit to the lady.1. As he did, he knocked over what he assumed to be a full glass of water. u knock over: to overturnidioms knock sb./sth. about / around: to treat roughly, strike repeatedly knock sb./sth. down: to strike sb. to the ground demolish sth. knock sb. out: to make sb. unconscious by means of a blow, alcoholic drink,etc. 例句：In his excitement he knocked over his milk.例句：She gets knocked about by her husband.例句：He knocked his opponent down three times in the first round.例句：These old houses are going to be knocked down.例句：Dont drink too much of this-it will knock out!u assume: vt. 1) to take to be true 2) to take or put on oneself (role, attitude, expression, etc) 例句：I was mistakenly assumed to be a Welshman because of my surname.例句：Hitler assumed power in 1933.2. Then, groping along the walls in an unsuccessful search for the light switch, . and settling back on the bed for the night. u grope: v. 1) to feel about as in dark 2) to search blindly 例句：I groped for the timetable I had in my pocket.例句：I mean., she groped for words.idiom grope ones way: to proceed tentatively 例句：He is accustomed to groping his way along a darkened corridor.u in search for: trying to find idiom search sb. / sth. out: to find sb. / sth. by searching 例句：We went round the town in search for a place to stay.例句：Weve searched out some of your favorite recipes.retrace ones steps / way: to return to the starting point along the old route back 例句：Stella retraced her steps toward the entrance.n Para 4 In a shaken state of mind and knowing he must face his hostess, Uncle dressed hurriedly and started down the stairs outside the guest room. As he approached the landing, his foot slipped. Reaching wildly for support, he grabbed the nearest object, which happened to be a beautiful electric brass candelabra mounted on the stairwell wall. The fixture was hissing and smoking as he ripped it from the wall and toppled down to the landing below, still clutching it in his hand. 阿尔登叔祖惊恐万状。他知道，自己必须直面女主人了。他胡乱穿好衣服，飞奔下楼，由于走得太急，在楼梯口滑了一跤。叔祖拼命想找个东西支撑平衡，情急之下一把逮住了最近的东西，恰好是个安在楼梯口墙上的漂亮的铜烛台。烛台被他一把从墙上活生生地抛下时还在咝咝地冒烟，即使轰的一声落在下面的楼梯上时，还被叔祖死死地攥在手里。 summary The fourth paragraph describes how the narrators great-uncle damaged a beautiful candelabra when he rushed downstairs.1. In a shaken state of mind and knowing he must face his hostess, Uncle dressed hurriedly and started down the stairs outside the guest room. In a shaken state of mind .: In a condition of panic. The phrase indicates that he was greatly upset and disturbed.ones state of mind / states of mind: ones mood at a particular time 例句：My sister was in a happier state of mind.例句：I couldnt use words to reflect my state of mind.v-ing phrases as adverbial例句：Being cooled in the air, the molten metal hardened.例句：She was sitting in an armchair, reading a book.例句：The committee adjourned at 9 p.m., all further business being postponed until the next meeting.2. Reaching wildly for support, he grabbed the nearest object, which happened to be a beautiful electric brass candelabra mounted on the stairwell wall. grab: vt. to seize violently; get quickly 例句：She grabbed my arm.mount: v. to fix sth. firmly; to climb on; to go up to the top of it ; to increase 例句：The sword was mounted in a mahogany case.例句：Walter mounted the steps and pressed the bell.例句：Everywhere there is mounting unemployment.3. The fixture was hissing and smoking as he ripped it from the wall and toppled down to the landing below, still clutching it in his hand. rip: v. 1) to tear or cut quickly or forcibly away or apart 2) to come violently apart, to split 分开例句：The poster had been ripped into pieces.例句：I ripped the phone from her hand.idioms rip sb. off: to cheat by overcharging rip sth. off: to tear sth. into small pieces 例句：The shop tried to rip me off.例句：I have ripped the cover off my book.topple: v. to become unsteady and fall over; to cause (a government or leader) to be no longer in power 例句：She toppled from her chair.例句：His regime was toppled in a coup.idiom topple over: to fall over 例句：The pile of books toppled over onto the floor.clutch: v. to hold together 例句：Myra came in, clutching her handbag.例句：Her pony stumbled, and she clutched at the reins. n Para 5 Are you hurt? His hostess cried as she rushed to Uncles side.No, said Uncle as he rose to his feet, But I have demolished your home. With that he quickly walked out the front door and, at the end of the walk, turned and said to his hostess with deep reverence, Twinkie had a Christian burial. 伤着您了吗？女主人叫着跑到他身边。 还好，阿尔登叔祖边说边挣扎着站了起来，只是我弄乱了你的房间。边说他边飞快地向门外逃去，但到了尽头他停下来，回过头，怀着深深的敬意，对女主人说：你的狗叮吱是像基督徒一样被埋葬的。 1. No, said Uncle as he rose to his feet, but I have demolished your home. rise / get to ones feet: to stand up 例句：He rose hurriedly to his feet and ran from the room.demolish: vt. to pull or knock down (building) ; to destroy refute (theory)例句：Theyve demolished the slum district.例句：Her article brilliantly demolishes his argument.2. turned and said to his hostess with deep reverence with deep reverence: with deep respect or ( esp. religious) veneration for sb. / sth. 例句：People removed their hats with deep reverence.3. Twinkie had a Christian burial. a Christian burial: A Christian ceremony was performed when the little dog was buried. It is believed by the Christians that the soul of the dead can be handed over to God through this ceremony. This sentence is the Baptist ministers indirect confession that he had inadvertently killed the poor dog, and now he wanted to unburden himself by telling the truth. The sentence also indicates the ministers attempt to redeem himself for his guilty feeling by providing a Christian burial for Twinkie.n Para 6 He then retired from the ministry and became a teacher of philosophy for many years at a private preparatory school in Massachusetts. 此后，阿尔登叔祖就辞去了牧师的职务，到麻省州的一个私立预备学校教哲学，一直教了很多年。 1.He then retired from the ministry. retire: 1) to give up a position in an office, occupation or career.例句：He will retire from the army next year.2)to go to bed例句：I decided to retire early with a book. idioms retire from sth.: to withdraw例句：The boxer retired from the contest with eyes injuries. retire to: to retreat or go away例句：After lunch he retired to her study. l 课文翻译叔公辞去牧师职务之谜 下面讲述的是一个有关我叔公的伤感而真实的故事。他是一个极好的、快活的、受人爱戴的人，身高超过6英尺4英寸，体重近300磅。他受过良好的教育，在20世纪初成为一个全职的牧师。尽管身躯庞大，但他温文尔雅，心地善良。叔公阿尔登 本特利唯一的缺点就是行动笨拙。年轻的时候，有一次，他去南卡罗林纳州的底谷给一个女教友布道。在落座时，一不留神把女主人椅子上的宠物狗 “叮吱” 给压死了。当女主人满屋子找狗时，阿尔登才意识到他臀部底下坐着的是什么。他手忙脚乱地把那条狗塞入大衣，尽管心虚害怕，但他始终没能鼓起勇气告诉那个女人真相。 五年后，他旧地重游，要在那位女教友家逗留一夜。叔公下定决心要一吐为快，告诉女主人的 “叮吱” 的死因。女主人刚刚为他准备了一个客房，并换上了崭新的窗帘。为了表示对他的欢迎，她还在他床边的桌子上摆上一大罐冰水和杯子，还有笔和墨水，以便他休息之前准备布道的文稿。 阿尔登叔公喜欢开着窗户睡觉，所以他半夜里起来开窗。在起床时，打翻了一杯东西，他以为是那杯水。他沿墙摸索想找到电灯开关，却怎么都找不到，只好又返回原路再找，如此反复几次，直到最后开了窗，他才回床安歇下来。第二天早上醒来睁眼一瞧，他惊呆了：两面墙上的新墙纸都沾上了黑乎乎的墨水印，雪白干净的窗帘上布满了他污黑庞大的手掌印，原来他夜里爬起来打翻的不是水杯，而是那瓶墨水。 阿尔登叔公惊恐万状。他知道，自己必须直面女主人了。他胡乱穿好衣服，飞奔下楼。由于走得太急，在楼梯口滑了一跤。叔公拼命想找个东西支撑平衡，情急之下一把逮住了最近的东西，恰好是个安在楼梯口墙上的漂亮的铜烛台。烛台被他一把从墙上硬拽下时还在咝咝地冒烟，即使“轰”的一声落在下面的楼梯平台上时，还被叔公死死地攥在手里。 “伤着您了吗？” 女主人叫着跑到他身边。 “还好，” 阿尔登叔公边说边挣扎着站了起来，“只是我弄乱了你的房间。” 边说他边飞快地向门外逃去，但到了尽头他停下来，回过头，怀着深深的敬