新视界大学英语4Unit.pptVIP

WatchavideoclipaboutwhatForrestGump smothertellhimwhenshewasdying Warmingup Warmingup Readthequotationsaboutmoneyandanswerthequestions Warmingup Warmingup 1Whichofthemareeasytounderstand 2Whichofthemaresimilarinmeaning 3Whichofthemdoyouagreewith 4Whichofthemarewarnings 5Whichonerecommendsspending 6Whichonerecommendssaving Warmingup Workingroupsofthreeorfouranddiscussthequestions 1Whatdoyouspendyourmoneyon 2Areyoucarefulabouthowyouspendit 3Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytoinvestmoney 4Ifyouwonalotofmoney whatwouldyoudowithit Warmingup Check theadviceyouexpectanintelligentolderpersontogivetoayoungman 1Behonestwithyourself 2Devoteyourselftolovingothers 3Enjoyyourselfwhileyoucan 4Moneycan tbuyyoulove 5Lookafterthepenniesandthepoundswilllookafterthemselves NowreadthepassagebyMitchAlbomandfindoutwhatMorriesaystohim Skimming Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage71 Task Skimming Check thetruestatementsaboutMorrie 1Morrieisveryill 2Heisanemotionalperson 3Hehaslostinterestinthepleasuresoflife 4Heusedtobeveryinterestedinmaterialthings 5Hehasbeenthinkingaboutmoneyalot 6Hecan taffordtobuyanythingnewforhishouse 7Hedoesvolunteerworkinalocalseniorcentre 8Hethinkspeoplehavethewrongvalues 9Hebelievesinthepoweroflove Thetruestatementsare1 2 8and9 Skimming Answerthequestions WhathashappenedtoMorrie sinterestinmusicsincehebecameill InwhatwaydoesMorriethinkAmericanpeoplehavebeenbrainwashed 3InwhatwaydoesMorriethinkmaterialthingsandloveareconnected Morrie sinterestinmusichasgotevenmoreintense Americanpeoplearemadetobelievethatmaterialthingsarethemostimportantandthemore thebetter Theyarenotconnected youcannotsubstitutematerialthingsforlove Skimming WhathappenedthedayMorriediscoveredhewasterminallyill HowhasMorrie shousechangedsincethatday 6HowdoesMorriedistinguishbetween wants and needs Helostinterestinbuyingthings Ithasnotchangedphysicallyashestoppedbuyingthings butithasbecomeawealthyhome filledwithlove friendship family honesty tears colleagues studentsandsoon Wants areluxurieswhereas needs arenecessary Skimming WhatadvicedoesMorriegivethenarrator 8WhydoesthenarratortakenotesoftheconversationhehaswithMorrie Toofferotherswhatyouhavetogive Mostlybecausehedoesn twantMorrietoseehiseyesandunderstandwhatheisthinking TuesdayswithMorrie 译文 Digging 1Morriewasfocused Thereweregooddaysandbaddaysnow Hewashavingagoodday Thenightbefore hehadbeenentertainedbyalocalacappellagroupthathadcometothehousetoperform andherelayedthestoryexcitedly asiftheInkSpotsthemselveshaddroppedbyforavisit Morrie sloveformusicwasstrongevenbeforehegotsick butnowitwassointense itmovedhimtotears Hewouldlistentooperasometimesatnight closinghiseyes ridingalongwiththemagnificentvoicesastheydippedandsoared Backgroundinformation Digging 2 Youshouldhaveheardthisgrouplastnight Mitch Suchasound 3Morriehadalwaysbeentakenwithsimplepleasures singing laughing dancing Now morethanever materialthingsheldlittleornosignificance Whenpeopledie youalwaysheartheexpression Youcan ttakeitwithyou Morrieseemedtoknowthatalongtimeago 译文 Digging 4 We vegotaformofbrainwashinggoingoninourcountry Morriesighed Doyouknowhowtheybrainwashpeople Theyrepeatsomethingoverandover Andthat swhatwedointhiscountry Owningthingsisgood Moremoneyisgood Morepropertyisgood Morecommercialismisgood Moreisgood Moreisgood Werepeatit andhaveitrepeatedtous overandoveruntilnobodybotherstoeventhinkotherwise Theaveragepersonissofoggedupbyallthis hehasnoperspectiveonwhat sreallyimportantanymore 译文 Digging 5 WhereverIwentinmylife Imetpeoplewantingtogobbleupsomethingnew Gobbleupanewcar Gobbleupanewpieceofproperty Gobbleupthelatesttoy Andthentheywantedtotellyouaboutit GuesswhatIgot GuesswhatIgot 译文 Digging 6 YouknowhowIalwaysinterpretedthat Thesewerepeoplesohungryforlovethattheywereacceptingsubstitutes Theywereembracingmaterialthingsandexpectingasortofhugback Butitneverworks Youcan tsubstitutematerialthingsforloveorforgentlenessorfortendernessorforasenseofcomradeship 译文 Digging 7 Moneyisnotasubstitutefortenderness andpowerisnotasubstitutefortenderness Icantellyou asI msittingheredying whenyoumostneedit neithermoneynorpowerwillgiveyouthefeelingyou relookingfor nomatterhowmuchofthemyouhave 译文 Digging 8IglancedaroundMorrie sstudy ItwasthesametodayasithadbeenthefirstdayIarrived Thebooksheldtheirsameplacesontheshelves Thepapersclutteredthesameolddesk Theoutsideroomshadnotbeenimprovedorupgraded Infact Morriereallyhadn tboughtanythingnew exceptmedicalequipment inalong longtime maybeyears Thedayhelearnedthathewasterminallyillwasthedayhelostinterestinhispurchasingpower 译文 Digging 9SotheTVwasthesameoldmodel thecarthatCharlottedrovewasthesameoldmodel thedishesandthesilverwareandthetowels allthesame Andyetthehousehadchangedsodrastically Ithadfilledwithloveandteachingandcommunication Ithadfilledwithfriendshipandfamilyandhonestyandtears Ithadfilledwithcolleaguesandstudentsandmeditationteachersandtherapistsandnursesandacappellagroups Ithadbecome inaveryrealway awealthyhome eventhoughMorrie sbankaccountwasrapidlydepleting 译文 Digging 10 There sabigconfusioninthiscountryoverwhatwewantversuswhatweneed Morriesaid Youneedfood youwantachocolatesundae Youhavetobehonestwithyourself Youdon tneedthelatestsportscar youdon tneedthebiggesthouse 11Thetruthis youdon tgetsatisfactionfromthosethings Youknowwhatreallygivesyousatisfaction What 12 Offeringotherswhatyouhavetogive 13YousoundlikeaBoyScout 译文 Digging 14 Idon tmeanmoney Mitch Imeanyourtime Yourconcern It snotsohard There saseniorcenterthatopenednearhere Dozensofelderlypeoplecomethereeveryday Ifyou reayoungmanoryoungwomanandyouhaveaskill youareaskedtocomeandteachit Sayyouknowcomputers Youcomethereandteachthemcomputers Youareverywelcomethere Andtheyareverygrateful Thisishowyoustarttogetrespect byofferingsomethingthatyouhave Digging 15 Thereareplentyofplacestodothis Youdon tneedtohaveabigtalent Therearelonelypeopleinhospitalsandshelterswhoonlywantsomecompanionship Youplaycardswithalonelyoldermanandyoufindnewrespectforyourself becauseyouareneeded RememberwhatIsaidaboutfindingameaningfullife Iwroteitdown butnowIcanreciteit Devoteyourselftolovingothers devoteyourselftoyourcommunityaroundyou anddevoteyourselftocreatingsomethingthatgivesyoupurposeandmeaning Digging 16 Younotice headded grinning there snothinginthereaboutasalary 17IjottedsomeofthethingsMorriewassayingonayellowpad IdidthismostlybecauseIdidn twanthimtoseemyeyes toknowwhatIwasthinking thatIhadbeen formuchofmylifesincegraduation pursuingtheseverythingshehadbeenrailingagainst biggertoys nicerhouse BecauseIworkedamongrichandfamousathletes Iconvincedmyselfthatmyneedswererealistic mygreedinconsequentialcomparedtotheirs Digging 18Thiswasasmokescreen Morriemadethatobvious Mitch ifyou retryingtoshowoffforpeopleatthetop forgetit Theywilllookdownonyouanyhow Andifyou retryingtoshowoffforpeopleatthebottom forgetit Theywillonlyenvyyou Statuswillgetyounowhere Onlyanopenheartwillallowyoutofloatequallybetweeneveryone 19Hepaused thenlookedatme I mdying right Yes 1 Morriehadalwaysbeentakenwithsimplepleasures Line1 Para3 Morriehadallhislifeenjoyedsimplepleasures Difficultsentences Difficultsentences 2 andhaveitrepeatedtous overandoveruntilnobodybotherstoeventhinkotherwise Line8 Para4 Wehavebecomeindoctrinatedtothinkmoreisgood Itissaidsooftenthatitbecomespartofourwayofthinkingandwenolongerwonderwhetheritistrueornot Difficultsentences 3 Theaveragepersonissofoggedupbyallthis hehasnoperspectiveonwhat sreallyimportantanymore Line10 Para4 Thesentenceimpliesthatfalseideas suchascommercialismandmaterialism preventpeoplefromunderstandingthetruth fogup Theexpressionisusedmetaphoricallyinthesentence Literally itmeanswatercondensationonawindowmakingithardtoseethrough oroneyeglasseswhenpeoplemovefromcoldtowarmerair Difficultsentences 4 Theywereembracingmaterialthingsandexpectingasortofhugback Line3 Para6 Thewriterisplayingwithtwodifferentsensesof embrace toacceptsomethingsuchasanewbelief ideaorwayoflife andtoputone sarmsaroundsomeonetoshowloveorfriendship Thesentencemeansthatpeopleweremakingpossessionsthemainpointoftheirlives andexpectedtoberewardedforthisbybeinghappier Difficultsentences 5 Thebooksheldtheirsameplacesontheshelves Line3 Para8 heldtheirsameplaces remainedinthesameplaces Difficultsentences 6 thedishesandthesilverwareandthetowels allthesame Line3 Para9 silverware AmE knivesandforksorcutlery BrE 7 Thetruthis youdon tgetsatisfactionfromthose Difficultsentences Morrie swordsaregiveninspeechmarks What isthewriter sresponse Asitisthoughtandnotspoken nospeechmarksareused 7 Thetruthis youdon tgetsatisfactionfromthosethings Youknowwhatreallygivesyousatisfaction What Para11 Difficultsentences Morriepointsout incasethereisanydoubt thatheistalkingabouthelpingpeopleasanactofkindness notsomethingyouarepaidtodo 8 there snothinginthereaboutasalary Line1 Para16 Difficultsentences Here toys asbefore equalconsumer electronicgoodswedonotreallyneed Ayoungmanmightdesireamotorbike anoldermanacar andasuccessfulmanaboat Oncewehaveonething wewantsomethingelse biggerorbetter 9 pursuingtheseverythingshehadbeenrailingagainst biggertoys nicerhouse Line5 Para17 Difficultsentences Theparagraphsaysthatperpendicularstatussystems whichmeanpeopleareaboveorbelowus donotbringhappiness Doinggoodandbeingkindismoreofahorizontalsystemandmakespeopleequal 10 Statuswillgetyounowhere Onlyanopenheartwillallowyoutofloatequallybetweeneveryone Line6 Para18 relay 释义 vt tocommunicateinformation news oramessagetosomeone传递 传达 信息 新闻等 例句 Terryrelayedtheoffertohisboss 特里将开出的价格传达给了老板 翻译 Words 例句 Willyourelayamessagetohimwhenyouseehim 你见到他时 给他带个口信好吗 翻译 释义 v tomoveormovesomethingdownwards下降 降下 Words 例句 Thesundippedbelowthehorizon 太阳落到了地平线下 翻译 例句 Blakejumpedinandtheboatdippedslightlyunderhisweight 布莱克跳上船 他的重量使小船微微向下沉 翻译 dip 释义 vi tobreatheoutslowlymakingalongsoftsound especiallybecauseyouaredisappointed tired annoyed orrelaxed叹气 叹息 Words 例句 Russsigheddeeplyandlookedattheceiling 拉斯深深地叹了口气 眼睛望着天花板 翻译 例句 Dadsighedandstoodup 爸爸叹了口气站了起来 翻译 sigh 释义 v infml up toeatsomethingquicklyandoftennoisily狼吞虎咽 大口地吃 Words 例句 Wegobbledupallofthecakeinoneevening 我们一个晚上就把所有蛋糕吃得精光 翻译 例句 WewatchedMaxgobbleupawholepizzabyhimself 我们亲眼看见Max狼吞虎咽地一个人吃下了一整个匹萨饼 翻译 gobble 释义 vt toillaspaceorroomwithtoomanythings sothatitlooksveryuntidy乱堆 塞满 例句 Theirapartmentwasclutteredwithphotographsandbooks 他们的公寓里堆满了照片和书 翻译 Words 例句 翻译 Emptysoft drinkcansclutterthedesks 空饮料罐胡乱地堆在桌上 clutter 释义 vt toreducetheamountofsomethingorthenumberofthings减少 削减 例子 翻译 Words 例句 Thedroughthasdepletedthesupplyofwater 翻译 干旱使给供水大为减少 Salmonpopulationshavebeenseverelydepletedrecently 最近三文鱼的数量严重减少 deplete 释义1 n sing U asituationinwhichyoumistakeonepersonorthingforanother混淆 错认 例句 Dansaystherehasbeenalotofconfusionbetweenhisnameandhisbrother s 丹说人们经常把他和他弟弟的名字弄混 翻译 Words 例句 翻译 Couldtherehavebeenaconfusionofidentities 会不会是认错人了 confusion 释义2 n U afeelingthatyoudonotunderstandsomethingorcannotdecidewhattodo迷惑 困惑 例句 Wealwayslefthisofficeinastateofconfusion 我们总是一头雾水地离开他的办公室 翻译 Words 例句 Omissionsinmyrecentarticlemusthavecausedconfusion 我最近一篇文章中的几处省略肯定造成了困惑 翻译 confusion Someconfusionhasretainedaboutwhocanjointheassociation Jun 1992 CET4 VocabularyandStructure 真题 释义 v tosayapoemorstorythatyouhavelearnttoanaudience背诵 例句 Asayoungchild sheoftenrecitelinefromtheancientode 小时候她经常背诵古赋里的辞句 翻译 Words 例句 Hecouldrecitethenamesofallthechemicalelements 他能够背下所有化学元素的名字 翻译 recite 释义 vi against toexpressstrongangeraboutsomething谴责 抱怨 例句 Icursedhimandrailedagainstthedifficultlife 我诅咒他并且抱怨这种艰难的生活 翻译 Words rail 例句 Duringhissermon thepriestrailedagainstgreed 那位牧师在布道的时候谴责了贪欲 翻译 释义 n U astrongwishtohavemoremoney things orpowerthanyouneed贪婪 贪心 例句 Greedistheparentofmanyevils 贪婪是万恶之源 翻译 Words 例句 Hisgreedknowsnolimit 翻译 他的贪心永无止境 greed 释义 tomakeashortvisitsomewhere顺便访问 Phrases 例句 翻译 Hedroppedbymyofficethismorning 今天早晨他到我办公室串门来了 例句 翻译 I vegottodropbytheshoptodosomeshopping 我得顺便到商店买点东西 dropby 释义 例句 翻译 她非常喜欢这座城堡 Shewasverymuchtakenwiththecastle Phrases 例句 翻译 Iwastakenwithherprogram 我非常喜欢她的节目 betakenwith 释义 例句 翻译 谁先开始争吵对法庭的最终判决不重要 Whostartedthequarrelfirstholdslittlesignificancetothefinialjudgmentincourt Phrases 例句 翻译 weneedtodoawaywiththeseage oldcustomsthatholdnosignificancenow 我们需要废除那些不重要的旧传统 holdlittle nosignificance 释义 例句 翻译 做这道菜时你可以用西兰花代替卷心菜 Youcansubstitutebroccoliforcabbageintherecipe Phrases 例句 翻译 Theyweresubstitutingviolencefordialogue 他们在用暴力取代对话 substitutesthforsth Somehardplasticscanbesubstitutedformetalsinmanufacturingmachineparts Jun 1990 CET4 VocabularyandStructure 真题 释义 例句 翻译 Phrases 例句 翻译 fillwith 街道上很快就挤满了愤怒的抗议者 Quicklythestreetsbegantofillwithangryprotesters Hisblackbagwasfilledwithmedicines 他的黑包里装满了药 释义 例句 翻译 Phrases 例句 翻译 devoteoneselftosth 她欣然辞去了兼职工作 全身心地投入到她的艺术中去 Shegladlygaveupherpart timejobtodevoteherselfentirelytoherart Fewpeopleareabletodevotethemselvesfullytotheircareer 很少有人能够完全献身于自己的事业 释义 例句 翻译 Phrases 例句 翻译 showoff 炫耀自己引以为傲的东西是人的本性 It shumannaturetoshowoffthingsyouareproudof Shelovedcars andwaskeentoshowoffanynewpurchase 她喜欢各式汽车 而且喜欢显示自己新买的车 1莫里很专注 眼下总是有如意的日子和不如意的日子 莫里今天很开心 前一天晚上 他欣赏了当地无伴奏合唱团在他家中进行的演出 他激动地向我讲述这件事 就像是大名鼎鼎的 墨迹斑斑 乐队来过他家似的 在生病之前 莫里就非常喜欢音乐 而现在这种喜爱之情更加强烈 甚至会让他感动得落泪 晚上他有时会听歌剧 闭上眼睛 让思绪随着美妙的歌声起起伏伏 Translation 原文 相约星期二 2 米奇 你昨晚真应该来听他们的演唱 真是天籁般的声音 3唱歌 欢笑 跳舞 莫里一直都喜欢这些简单的乐趣 对他来说 物质的东西意义不大或根本没有任何意义 以前如此 现在更是如此 你总能听到人们在弥留之际说 你带不走钱财 莫里好像很久以前就明白了这一点 Translation 原文 4 在我们国家有一种洗脑的方法 莫里叹了口气说 你知道他们是怎么给人们洗脑的吗 通过一遍遍地重复 我们国家正是这样做的 拥有物质是好的 拥有更多钱财是好的 拥有更多财产是好的 越来越商业化是好的 越多越好 越多越好 我们不断重复这一点 并且不断听别人对我们重复这一点 一遍又一遍 直到没有人再萌生其他想法 普通人就这样被迷雾所笼罩 对于什么是真正重要的已经没有了自己的看法 Translation 原文 5 生活中我随处都会碰到想要得到些新东西的人 得到一辆新车 得到新的房产 得到最新款式的玩物 然后他们就想跟你炫耀 猜猜我得到什么了 猜猜我得到什么了 Translation 原文 6 你知道我一般怎么解释这一现象吗 这些人非常渴望得到爱 以至于他们可以接受爱的替代品 在拥抱物质财富的时候 他们期待能得到幸福 但这永远都不可能发生 因为你不能用物质的东西代替爱 代替温情 代替柔情或者代替友情 Translation 原文 7 钱取代不了柔情 权力也取代不了柔情 我坐在这里 已经奄奄一息 但我可以告诉你 钱或权力都无法带给你你需要的感觉 不管你有多少钱财或多大的权力 Translation 原文 8我看了看莫里的书房 与我来的第一天一样 书还是放在书架同样的位置上 文件还是堆在那张旧书桌上 外面的房间也没有什么改观或修缮 其实 相当长一段时间以来 也许有几年了 除了医疗设备外 莫里真的没买什么新的东西 从得知自己患绝症的那天起 他就对自己的购买力失去了兴趣 Translation 原文 9所以 电视还是那台老式电视 夏洛特开的汽车还是那部旧式汽车 餐具 刀叉和毛巾也都没变 然而 这所房子也已发生了巨大的变化 它充满了爱 教诲和交流 它充满了友情 亲情 真诚和泪水 它经常高朋满座 同事 学生 禅师 治疗专家 护士和无伴奏合唱团 即使莫里银行账户中的钱在迅速减少 这个家已经实实在在地成为了一个富裕的家庭 Translation 原文 10在这个国家 人们根本分不清我们想要什么和我们需要什么 莫里说 你需要食物 但你想要一个巧克力圣代 你必须诚实地面对自己 你并不需要最新式的跑车 你也并不需要最大的房子 11 事实是 你从那些东西中得不到满足 你知道什么能真正让你得到满足吗 什么 12 是给别人你应该给予的东西 13你听口气像个童子军队员 Translation 原文 14 我指的不是钱 米奇 我指的是你的时间 你对其他人 其他事的关注 这并不难 这附近开了一个老年中心 几十位老人每天都会来这里 如果你是一名年轻人 并且有技能 你可以来授课 比如说 你懂计算机 你就可以来教他们计算机 那里的老人会非常欢迎你的 他们也会感激你 你可以通过奉献自己所拥有的东西而得到尊重 Translation 原文 15 很多地方都可以做这种工作 你不需要具备某种天赋 在医院和庇护所里 有些孤独的人只是希望有人陪陪他们 当你和一个孤独的老人玩桥牌时 你会发现因为被需要而受到了新的尊重 还记得我说过的关于追求有意义的生活的话吗 我曾把这些话写下来 但现在我都能背下来了 全身心投入地爱他人 全身心投入到你身边的社区 全身心投入地去创造让你觉得有目标 有意义的事物 Translation 16他笑着补充说 你会发现这其中根本不涉及什么薪水的问题 17我在一个泛黄的便笺簿上记下了莫里说的某些话 我这样做主要是因为我不想让他看到我的眼睛 不想让他知道我的心思 不想让他知道 自从毕业后 我大部分的生活就是在追求这些被他一直谴责的东西 更大的玩物 更好的房子 工作中和我交往的都是有钱的著名运动员 我说服自己说我的需求是现实的 与他们相比 我的贪婪根本不值一提 Translation 18但这些都是障眼烟雾 莫里让一切变得明了 米奇 如果你想对社会顶层的人显摆 还是算了吧 他们反正也看不起你 如果你想对社会底层的人显摆 也算了吧 他们只会嫉妒你 社会地位不会带给你任何好处 只有敞开心扉才能让你享受平等的生活 自由自在 19他停顿了一下 然后看着我 我要死了 是吗 我想是的 Translation Backgroundinformation ThewriterMitchAlbom 1958 awell knownAmericansportswriter hadintendedtokeepintouchwithafavouriteprofessorMorrieSchwartz butneveractuallydiduntilonedayyearslaterhesawhimontelevisionandcontactedhim Hestartsvisitingtheoldmanof79 nowconfinedtohiswheelchairwithhishealthfadingweekbyweek MorrieSchwartz however isstillagreatteacherandMitchAlbomdiscovershestillhasagreatdealtolearnfromhim Aftertheprofessordied AlbomwroteabookTuesdayswithMorrieaboutthevisitsandhisdiscussionswithhim Thebookwaspublishedin1997andwasagreatsuccess headingthenon fictionbest sellerlistintheUSforalongtime Tobecontinued Backgroundinformation Thebasicset up Awiseoldman whoisclosetodeathandrichwithhislife sexperience passesonhiswisdomtohisdisciples 信徒 追随者 Thisisafamiliaronefromfictionandnon fiction Theprofessor stalksarebasicallysermons encouragingpeopletoseekmeaninginlifefromgoodnessandnotmaterialpossessions Itseemstobetrueofallprosperoussocietiesthatpeopleworryaboutwheretheirwealthisleadingthem andfearmaterialismwillalienatethemfromspiritualvaluesandmaketheirsocietyuncaring selfishandmoney mad Inthisextractfromthebooktheprofessorgivesclearexpressiontosuchideas Thestyleisaverysimpleone Backgroundinformation Culturetips TuesdayswithMorrie 相约星期二 1997 isanaccountbyjournalistMitchAlbomoftheconversationshehadwithhisformerprofessorofsociologyMorrieSchwartz whowasdyingofmotorneurondisease Culturetips TheInkSpots 墨迹斑斑 乐队 wasanAmericanpopgroupinthe1930sand1940s Culturetips BoyScout anorganizationoriginallyforboys 11 17yearsold only foundedin1907inBritainbyafamouswarhero Typicalactivitiesaimatmental moralandphysicaldevelopment stressingoutdoorskillsandtrainingincitizenshipandlifesaving Thewriter sreferenceistotheBoyScouttraditionoftryingtodoatleastonegooddeedaday Interpreting UnderstandingnarrativeNarratorsdonotonlytellstories theyoftencommentonthemaswell andcharactersinthestorymaydothesame InTuesdayswithMorrie forexample thenarratorandespeciallythemaincharacter Morrie addjudgments generalizations andadviceforthereader Thesecommentsmayprovidethemoralofthestory orthemainpointswhichthewriterwishestomake whereasfactualdescriptionandnarrationofeventsprovidebackgroundinformationandmovetheplotforward Interpreting Readthesentencesfromthepassageanddecidewhichare a sentencesmovingtheplotforwardorprovidingbackgroundinformation b sentencescarryingthemoralormainpoint s ofthestory 1Thenightbefore hehadbeenentertainedbyalocalacappellagroupthathadcometothehousetoperform 2Now morethanever materialthingsheldlittleornosignificance 3Moneyisnotasubstitutefortenderness andpowerisnotasubstitutefortenderness a b b Interpreting 4IglancedaroundMorrie sstudy ItwasthesametodayasithadbeenthefirstdayIarrived 5Thisishowyoustarttogetrespect byofferingsomethingthatyouhave 6Statuswillgetyounowhere 7Hepaused thenlookedatme I mdying right a b b a Interpreting Nowchoosethesentenceinthepassagewhichyouthinkbestsummarizesthemoralormainpointofthestory Thesentenceinthepassagethatbestsummarizesthemoral mainpointofthepassage Devoteyours