Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck

MyStrokeofLuck KirkDouglas TopicforDiscussion Whatisluck Doyoubelieveinluck Whyornot Pleaseexplainwithyourpersonalexperience Whatisthemostimportantelementwhenfacingdifficulties What slove Luckphrase You renothavingmuchlucktoday areyou Owenhashadno goodluckwithjob hunting Ididn tgettothephoneintime Justmyluck Wehadthelucktofindgoodchildcarequitequickly Icouldn tbelievemyluckwhenheshowedaninterestinme Itwassheerluckthatweweresavedfromdrowning Itwasanincrediblepieceofluck Byastrokeofluck shehadspottedthebookonacolleague sbookshelf Oftenthereisanelementofluckingettingtherightanswer Itwasjustdumbluckthatnoonegothurt ifluckisonsomeone sside thingsgowellforthemPotluckdinner自带饭菜的晚会aluckydog幸运儿 Luck Donotsaythatsomeone hasluck Saytheyarelucky Youcanuse have withluckonlywhenluckhassomethingbeforeitsuchas bad good much any abitof etcLuckisanuncountablenoun Donotsay aluck Totalkaboutoneluckyeventyoucansayapieceofluck abitofluck orastrokeofluck Lovephrase ayoungperson sromanticloveforsomeone whichotherpeopledonotthinkisseriousasituationinwhichparentswhohaveseparatedfromeachotherfightoverwhoisgoingtohavethechildrenaromanticsexualrelationship usuallybetweentwopeoplewhoarenotmarriedtoeachother Puppylove Tug of love Loveaffair lovechild loveletter lovenestLove sLabour sLost 爱的徒劳 ahumorousplaybyWilliamShakespeareinwhichakingandthreeofhisfriendspromisetostudyandnotbecomeinvolvedwithwomen However theymeetaprincessandherfriends andfallinlovewiththem sothattheyareunabletodowhattheyintended Loveseat 双人沙发 AEasmallsofafortwopeople Whatislove Loveisafeeling Loveisanattitude Loveisanaction Loveisachoice Enlargeyourunderstanding Yourdefinitionoflovemaybetoonarrow Loveismorethanagoodfeelingorromance Lovemotivatespeopletosacrificeforothers notexpectinganypersonalbenefit Stopthinkingselfishly Lookfortheneedsofothers andthendoyourparttomeettheirneeds Locatethesourceoflove Sympathyandcompassionarefoundationsoflove towardthoselivingindifficultcircumstances Lovemaystartasanexpressionofpersonalgratitude fortheblessingsyouhavereceived andyourdesiretosharethoseblessings Expressyourlove Findwordsandactionsoflovethatareappropriate Learntospeakwordsofblessingratherthancriticism Shareyourresourceswithaneedyperson Acceptdisappointment Noteveryonewillreturnyourlove Thisisnotfailure Itisnotyourgoaltomaketheworldloveyou butforyoutolovetheworld HowDoILoveThee byElizabethBarrettBrowning HowdoIlovethee Letmecounttheways IlovetheetothedepthandbreadthandheightMysoulcanreach whenfeelingoutofsightFortheendsofBeingandidealGrace Ilovetheetothelevelofeveryday sMostquietneed bysunandcandlelight Ilovetheefreely asmenstriveforRight Ilovetheepurely astheyturnfromPraise IlovewithapassionputtouseInmyoldgrieves andwithmychildhood sfaith IlovetheewithaloveIseemedtoloseWithmylostsaints Ilovetheewiththebreath Smiles tears ofallmylife and ifGodchoose Ishallbutlovetheebetterafterdeath 我是怎样的爱你 伊丽莎白 勃朗宁 我是怎样的爱你 诉不尽万语千言 我爱你的程度是那样地高深和广远 恰似我的灵魂曾飞到了九天与黄泉 去探索人生的奥妙 和神灵的恩典 无论是白昼还是夜晚 我爱你不息 像我每日必需的摄生食物不能间断 我纯洁地爱你 不为奉承吹捧迷惑 我勇敢地爱你 如同为正义而奋争 爱你 以昔日的剧痛和童年的忠诚 爱你 以眼泪 笑声及全部的生命 要是没有你 我的心就失去了圣贤 要是没有你 我的心就失去了激情 假如上帝愿意 请为我作主和见证 在我死后 我必将爱你更深 更深 KirkDouglas Notes1 Spartacus Textanalysis Thestoryisbasicallyapieceofnarrativewriting inwhichtheaccountofthelatesteventisinterruptedbyanumberofflashbacks someearliereventsandexperiences Itbeginswiththeaircrash thenitgoesbacktowhathadhappenedbefore Afterthistheauthorresumesthenarrationoftheaircrashandsubsequentevents title Mystrokeofluck asuddenoccurrenceofsth Pleasantorthebreakingofbloodvesselsinhumanbrain突然发生的事情 中风astrokeofluck fortune一桩意外的幸事 运气astrokeofmisfortuneastrokeoflightening闪击astrokeofgenius inspiration聪明之举 绝妙的主意 pun anamusinguseofawordorphrasethathastwomeanings orofwordsthathavethesamesoundbutdifferentmeanings双关一种文字游戏 有时利用同一个词的不同意思 而有时利用不同词的相近意思或发音Heisnotagravemanuntilheisagraveman 澳洲政府 歡迎白種移民 但不喜愛黃種移民 聽聽他們怎麼解釋 Twowrongsdon tmakearight twoWongsdon tmakeawhite 兩個錯不會變成一個對 兩個老王不會變一個白人 英文中的成語之對稱 對比 同音 雙關 押韻全都用上了 律師為了要打贏官司 明明沒有道理的事 也要說得理直氣壯 所以美國有句諷刺律師的雙關語說Whenalawyerdies heliesstill lie有 躺 及 說謊 之意 而still有 不動 及 仍然 之意 因此 這句話的表面解釋是 當律師死的時候 他就躺著不動 雙關意思則為 律師死了 也仍然要說謊 PUN Sevendayswithoutwatermakesoneweak 七天不进水 人就会虚弱 同音异意双关 OnSundaytheyprayforyouandonMondaytheypreyonyou Womenhaveawonderfulsenseofrightandwrong butlittlesenseofrightandleft 女性对善恶感觉惊人 而对左右感觉麻木 同词异意双关 语意歧解双关Customer Waiter willthepancakesbelong 煎饼还是要等很久吗 Waiter No sir Round 不 先生 是圆的 延伸双关A WhichisthelongestwordinEnglish 英语中最长的单词是哪一个 B Smiles becausethereisa mile betweenthefirstletter s andthelastletter s 是smiles 因为从第一个字母s到最后一个字母s 中间相隔一英里 mile Thereoncewasaverylargeladyinourtown Sheworeadresssize16 Iknewherwhenshewasyoung butshehadamuchsmallersize Whydoyouthinksheisnowwearingasize16 Iguessshejust8 8 ateandate Iwasarrestedattheairport JustbecauseIwasgreetingmycousinJack AllthatIsaidwas HiJack butveryloud 中文双关 杨柳青青江水平 闻郎江上唱歌声 东边日出西边雨 道是无晴却有晴 空对着 山中高士晶莹雪 终不忘 世外仙姝寂寞林 杰拉尔德 R 福特 1913年出生 是美国第38任总统 他说话喜欢用双关语 有一次他回答记者提问时说 我是一辆福特 不是林肯 众所周知 林肯既是美国很伟大的总统 又是一种最高级的名牌小汽车 福特则是当时普通 廉价而大众化的汽车 福特说这句话 一是表示谦虚 一是为了标榜自己是大众喜欢的总统 Structuralanalysis Part1 Para1 2 IntroductionPart2 Para3 4 Hiswife sintuitionandgoodjudgmentsPart3 Para5 7 RomanceandmarriagePart4 Para8 Backtohisrecoveryfromthecrash Part5 Para9 13 Howhiswifehandledhercrisisandhelpedrebuildhisconfidence Part6 Para14 Conclusion Firstpart Helicopter atypeofaircraftwithlargemetalbladesontopwhichturnaroundveryquicklytomakeitfly Languagepoints Collide 1 Tohiteachotheraccidentally tohitsomethingorsomeonethatismovinginadifferentdirectionfromyouE g Thetwoplanescollidedwitheachotherinmidair 2 todisagreestronglywithapersonorgroup especiallyonaparticularsubjectcollidewith collisionn Istanbul whereeastandwestcollide collision survive 1 tonotdieinanaccidentorwarorfromanillnesssurvivesth survivorn Thereareconcernsthattherefugeescannotsurvivethewinter Howareyou Oh surviving 2 tolivelongerthansomeoneelse usuallysomeonecloselyrelatedtoyou Air crashwreckage gurney L A LosAngelesC A CaliforniaA L AlabamaP A PennsylvaniaA K AlaskaM A MassachusettsO H Ohio 俄亥俄州 O K Oklahoma 俄克拉荷马州 M D Maryland 马里兰州 O R Oregon 俄勒冈州 N D NorthDakota 北达科他州 M E Maine 缅因州 Secondpart Intuition theabilitytounderstandorknowsomethingbecauseofafeelingratherthanbyconsideringthefacts instinct 直觉Theoldhunterknewbyintuitionthatthedeerwasnearby woman s feminineintuition 辨析 instinct intuition Instinct aninbornpatternofbehaviorthatischaracteristicofaspeciesandisoftenaresponsetospecificenvironmentalstimuli 本能一种天生的行为方式 其因物种不同而各异 通常是对某一具体环境刺激的反应aggressiveinstinct攻击性本能motherinstinctsexualinstinct survivor sguilt IfeelguiltyasasurvivorAnnhas intuition Annhasconcisesenseandshecanalwaysjudgecorrectly WhenIbecamedepressedandsuicidal suicidal a relatingtosuicidesuicide n killingoneselfThefamousactorcommitsuicidelastnight Depressed 1 sadorgloomyE g Ineedsomethingtooccupymymind IgetdepressedifIhavenothingtodo 2 depressionn E g Perfectlystablepeopleareoftenplungedintodepressionbydivorce unemployment orfailureintheirwork theGreatDepression大萧条时期 1929 1933 synonym unhappysadbecauseofthesituationyouareinmiserableverysaddepressedsadforalongtime andfeelingthatyourlifewillnevergetbettergloomy glumlookingsaddown downinthedumpssadandwithoutmuchinterestinlife usuallynotinaseriousorpermanentwaybroken heartedverysadbecausesomeonehasendedaromanticrelationshipwithyouhomesicksadbecauseyouarealongwayfromyourhomeandyourfriends depressed Detailedreading4 Activity Activity DiscussionNowadays peopleareundermoreandmorepressure Employees suicideinFoxconnTechnologyGrouptakingdeathtolltomorethan10isanexample Canyoubrieflynarratethiseventandthenspeakoutyourviewsonthisissue Trytousethefollowingwordsandphrasesinyourdiscussion Detailedreading Part3 Questions Whydidtheauthorfeelmiffed slightlyangry inhisinterviewwithAnn Whydidtheauthorhavethethought tohellwithher WhatdoyouknowaboutLasVegas LasVegasisacityinsoutheastNevada USA famousforitsnumerouscasinoandspeedyregistrationofmarriage 除了素有 世界赌城 和色情天堂的雅号外 拉斯维加斯还是一个 自杀之都 以及结婚和离婚的天堂 Introductiontothecity1Introductiontothecity2 Douglasinlove star toappearasamainperformerinafilmThefilminwhichshestarsisagreathit showup appearHedidn tshowupuntilthelastmoment miff tocausetobecomeoffendedorannoyed bemiffedwith at 生 的气get have take amiff生气 发脾气inamiff生着气 Eventuallylastly finally intheend atlast 1 Usefinallyoreventuallytosaythatsthhappensafteralongtime2 Useeventuallyorintheendtosaywhattheresultoroutcomeofsomethingwas3 Useatlasttosaythatsomethinghappensafteralongperiodofwaitingortrying whenyouaregladaboutthis4 Uselastlyorfinallytointroducethelastpointyouwanttomake thelastactioninaseriesofactions orthelastiteminalist Butthattookmesomedoing takesomedoing tobehardwork onsb spart onthepartofsb someonehasdonesth orfeelsth 就某人而言tohellwithsomebody somethingusedtosaythatyoudonotcareaboutsomeoneorsomethinganymore Hell hole averydirty ugly andunpleasantplace Poignant令精神或感情极为痛苦的 尖锐尖刻的1 keenorstronginmentalappealE g Itwasapoignantmoment Theyheldhandsandlookedintoeachother seyesforthelasttime 2 Poignantlyadv E g Hisremarkablelifeandtragicdeathpoignantlyexpressthehopesanddisappointmentsofawholegeneration Poignant WeslippedawaytoLasVegastotietheknot slang Getmarried WewenttoLasVegassecretlytogetmarried Simpleknotsforlifetime Heslippedthemoneyintohispocket slipofthepen笔误slipofthetongue口误 Part4 pa8 After2flashbacks theauthorturnsbacktohisrecoveryfromthecrashwithhiswife smeticulouscare Whatissurvivor sanguish Itisakindofdepressioninwhichthesurvivorsuffersanaftermathfearofadisasteranduncertaintyaboutwhatwouldhappenthim herinthefuture languagepoints GiventhatI msometimesasanactorwrappedupinhisego giventhat considering bewrappedupin bepackedin bedeeplyinterestedin betotallyabsorbedin togivesomuchofyourattentiontosth thatyoudonothavetimeforanythingelseHedoesn thavemuchtimeforasociallife becausehe stoowrappedupinhiswork ego ego 1 anexaggeratedsenseofself importance conceit 自负过度的自我重要感 自负2 Theself especiallyasdistinctfromtheworldandotherselves 自我 自己自我 尤指不同于世界和其他个体 Stationwagon couch console fortintimesofsadnessSusannadidherbesttoconsoleherdaughterbypromisingtobuyheranotherdoll consoleafriendingrief在朋友忧伤时予以慰问feelsorryforoneselfv 垂头丧气consoleyourselfthatHeconsoledhimselfthathewouldseeKateagainsoon Part5pa9 10 Aflashback Theauthorrecallshowhiswifehandledhercrisis shenevergaveinandalwaystriedtohelpothers Consistentphilosophy insteadofcomplaining infaceofmisfortuneHowdidAnneofferhelptoothers surgery 1 major minorsurgery2 cosmeticsurgery plasticsurgery整形手术3 adoctorwhodoesoperations surgeon4 adoctorwhotreatsmentalillnesses psychiatrist psychotherapist shrink5 adoctorwhotreatspeople steeth dentist6 adoctorwhotreatsanimals veterinarian7 someonewhoistrainingtobeadoctor medicalstudent intern surgery malignant threateningtolifeamalignantdisease 一种致命的疾病alumpin tosomebody sthroat afeelingthatyouwanttocry lump n aswellingmass 肿胀 肿块一块alumpofrockIliketakingonelumpofsugarinmytea 我喜欢在茶里放一块方糖 IhavealumponmyheadwhereIhititagainstthedoor alumpinthethroat喉咙哽住 Lump vi vt 1 形成块状Themilkpowderhaslumpedbecauseofhumidity 奶粉受潮结块了 2 常与动词like连用 忍受 忍耐likeitorlumpit要不就高兴 要不就忍着点儿 AuthorizeTogivepermissionforE g OnlytheCongresscanauthorizethePresidenttodeclarewar Finance toprovidemoneyfor tofundStatepensionsarefinancedbythecontributionsofthosestillatwork 上星期董事会授权安装一个新的电脑系统 Lastweektheboardofdirectorsauthorizedtheinstallationofanewcomputersystem 政府用税收的钱资助高等教育 Thegovernmentfinanceshighereducationwithtaxmoney deplorable 1 lamentable woeful 可怜的 悲伤的 Myfinanceswereinadeplorablestateofneglect 我的财政情况 因无人照管而一塌糊涂2 Wretched bad 糟糕的deplorablehousingconditionsintheinnercity 城市里面糟糕的住房条件 Detailedreading10 Activity Activity Fillineachblankwithoneofthefollowingprepositions Detailedreading 1 Itwasnodoubtthatshehadgoneaverytoughordeal 2 Hedoesn thavemuchtimeforasociallife becausehe stoowrappedhiswork 3 IwasunabletoconsoleIsabellathelossofherchild 4 Manyworkingpeoplefeelguiltyleavingtheirparentsaloneathome 5 Statepensionsarefinancedthecontributionsofthosestillatwork through up for about by in Part6pa11 13 ItpresentsapictureofhowAnnesavedherhusband helpedrebuildhisconfidenceandkepthimmovingoninherownway DidAnnereallykickherhusbandoutofbedeachmorning Whatdoestheauthormeanby toughlove Pa12 oxymoron 矛盾修辞法Arhetoricaldeviceinwhichincongruous strange unexpectedorunsuitable orcontradictorytermsarecombined adeliberatecombinationoftwowordsthatseemtomeantheoppositeofeachother suchascruelkindnessAdeafeningsilenceAmournfuloptimistic wisefool 聪明的傻瓜 honestthief 诚实的盗贼 livingdeath 虽死犹生 sour sweetdays alove haterelationshipplainbeauty 相貌略显一般的美女boyishgrandpamanchild mildcigarModernTraditionnamelesscelebrityonlychoicepoorintelligenceVirtualRealityAFineMessAjustwar GreatDepression beautifultyrantanddamnedsaintToshowmixedemotionsandcomplicatedfeelings subjectiveviewandimpression beneficiary Onethatreceivesabenefit受益者接受好处的人 Iamthebeneficiaryofyourgenerosity 我是你慷慨大方的受益人 finalbeneficiary最终受益人firstbeneficiary第一受益人immediatebeneficiary直接受益人incomebeneficiary收益受益人insurancebeneficiary保险赔偿金 manicure manicure atreatmentforthehandsthatincludescuttingandpolishingthenails pedicure atreatmentforfeetandtoenails tomakethemmorecomfortableorbeautiful slur v topronounceindistinctly 含糊的发音不清楚地发出Whenamanisdrunkhisspeechisslurred Therapist someonewhohasbeentrainedtogiveaparticularformoftreatmentforphysicalormentalillness治疗师Speechtherapy treatmentthathelpspeoplewhohavedifficultyinspeakingproperly endure tobearItisalmostimpossibleforhumanbeingstoendureAntarcticwinter Ican tendureloudmusic endurecold heat 耐寒 热 endurancen Longdistancerunnersneedgreatendurance Throughhardworkandendurance wewillcompletethisproject Detailedreading13 Activity Detailedreading Activity DiscussionAttheuniversity dormitorylifeisperhapscolorfulbutsometimesconfusesyoubecauseyouhavetofacedifferentroommateswithdiverselivinghabitsfromdifferentplaces Doyouhavetobearsomethingorevensuffersomething Inthiscase doyoustillbelieveinthefoundationoftruefriendshipamongroommates Doyoustillthinkthatyouarethebeneficiaryofdormitorylife Whatinspirationcanyougetfromdormitorylife Howcanyousuccessfullyhandledormitorylife Part7para14 Theconcludingparagraphprovidesanendtotheevent theaircrash TheauthorgoesbeyondthatbyofferinghisgeneralcommentsonAnne scharacter thusmakingtheconclusionsomewhatphilosophical Stroke 1 asuddenoccurrenceofsomethingpleasant2 theblockageorbreakingofbloodvesselsinhumanbrain Inspire 1 toinfluence togiveasuddengoodideaE g ThenovelisobviouslyinspiredbyherexperienceofChristianityinherchildhood 2 toencouragesomeonebymakingthemfeelconfidentandeagertodosomethingIhopethissuccesswillinspireyoutogreaterefforts handle v totreat todealwithHandlechildrenkindly ifyouwantthemtotrustyou Handlewithcare 小心轻放 Handlen apartthatisdesignedtobeheldoroperatedwiththehand drivinghandle驾驶 操纵 杆 Setapart tomakesth different todistinguish使分离 使分开 留出时间 金钱等Whatsettheplayapartwasthewayitdealtwiththemurderscene Hisdedicationreallysethimapartfrompreviouspartyleaders Negativesentences Negativesentencesaremadebyputtingnotafteranauxiliaryverb ifthereisoneintheclause e g isnot havenot cannot Inaninformalstyle contractednegativesarecommon e g isn t haven t can t Whenth