unit 2 Maheegun My Brother

UnitTwo MaheegunMyBrother QuestionsforDiscussion Doyouhaveasimilarstorytotell Aboutyourpetcat adog orahorse Haveyoureadorwatchedinafilmasimilarstory Doyoubelieveinretribution 报应 InChinesewehaveaproverb 好人有好报 InEnglishwehaveanother Asyousow sowillyoureap Arepeoplejustexpressingtheirwishesorstatingthetruth Itissaid allmenarecreatedequal Shoulditbeextendedtoallcreatures Glossary Alert Analertbird Keepalert Thebirdisalerttodanger onthealert watchfulandpreparedfordanger emergency oropportunity birdwatchersonthealertforararespeciesV alertsb tosth warnsb againststh Thedoctoralertedmetothedangersofsmoking detain Iwasdetainedbyanunexpectedcallerthatmorning Retain maintain attain 达到 获得 drift Theydriftedouttothesea 他们飘往海上去 driftaway 人 渐渐离开 烟雾等 慢慢散去driftoff 人 渐渐离开 渐渐入睡 mischievous amischievousglance恶意的一瞥amischievouschild淘气的孩子 numb fingersnumbedwithcold anumbhand Hewasnumbedwithgrief pierce Thecoldpiercedhimtothebone Asharpcrypiercedthenightair Hisheartwaspiercedwithgrief poke Ipokedmywaytothefrontofthecrowd Aseal 海豹 pokeditsheadoutofthewater pokeone snoseintosth 探听 与己无关的事情 He salwayspokinghisnoseintootherpeople sbusiness restless spentarestlessnight arestlesschild therestlesssea rifle slash Hisfacehadbeenslashedwitharazor blade 刀片 slashthebarkoffthetreewithaknife Ourbudgethasbeenslashed slashpricesforaclearancesale smother Don tputthatclothoverthebaby sface you llsmotherhim Wetriedtosmotherourlaughter fig 喻 achildsmotheredwithtoomuchlove因太多的爱而宠坏的小孩 stir Heputsugarinhisteaandstirredit Hewasdeeplystirredbythenews Thestorystirredtheboy simagination thrill Thetravelerthrilleduswithhisstories thrillwithjoy Wethrilledatthegoodnews ItgavemeathrilltoknowIhadpassedtheexamination thriller toll takeatoll造成损失 如伤亡等 Automobileaccidentstakeaheavytollofhumanlives N 捐税 通行 过 税 过境税 通过费 租费 运费 服务费 长途电话费tollonlong distancetelephonecallsTollgateForwhomthebelltolls LanguageandStyle Thisisastory Thereforetherearemanydescriptions thenaturalscenes thesnowstorm andthewolf forexample hisappearance actionandmood usingmanyverbs adjectives phrasesandidioms StructureoftheText FourParts TheStructureoftheText 1 3 Introduction 4 17 DescribesthehappydaystheboyandMaheegunhadtogether andhowMaheegunreturnedtothewildwherehebelonged 18 40 Thereunionofthetwowhentheboywasindanger 41 44 Thebrothersreturnedtotheplacewheretheyeachbelonged theboytohiswarmhomeandhislovedones thewolftohiskindinthewild UsefulExpressionsfromText TheyearIfoundMaheegun springwaslateincoming Para 1 TheyearI adverbialoftime Theyear day firsttime lasttime month week morning when colloq TheyearIwasborn myfatherwasworkingonaPhDdegree Thedayhereturnedtohishometown almostallthepeoplecameouttomeethim Makeasentence Springwaslateincoming thatspringitwasunusuallycold Benddown tocausesb toboworstoop 使 某人弯腰 Ibentdowntopickuptheboxfromthefloor Pick pickup cotton tomatoes apples strawberries flowers thebookfromthefloor thephoneanddialedthenumber herattheairport theconversationafterlunch Pick cotton tomatoes apples strawberries etc totakeflowersfruit etc fromtheplantorthetreewheretheyaregrowing Pickup 1 tolift takeupbyhand Wouldyoupickupthebookfromthefloor 2 toallowsb togetintoyourcarandtakethemsomewhere Manypeoplenolongerpickuphitchhiker 3 toreturntoanearliersubjectorsituationinordertocontinueit Let spickuptheconversationafterlunch Notthatwedidn thaveourtroubles Para 5 WhenIsay Idon tmeanthat althoughitisnottruethat 倒不是说 并不是说Shelovedmusicbutseldomwenttoconcerts notthatshecouldn taffordit Shedidnotbuythecoat notthatshedidnotlikeit Shejustdidn twanttospendsomuchmoneyonacoat Hewascurioustoo LikelookingintoGrandma ssewingbasket whichheupset scatteringthreadandbuttonsalloverthefloor Para 5 Hewascurious too Forexample hewaseagertoknowwhatwasinGrandma ssewingbasket Heknockeditover sendingeverythinginsideflyingalloverthefloor Chasesb out Toforcesb torunout Shechasedthechildrenoutofthekitchen Maheegunwouldpokehisheadaroundthecorner waitingforthingstoquitedown Para 5 Waitforsth tohappen sb todosth WewerewaitinganxiouslyforMr Millertoannouncethewinners Atsuchtimes hewouldmoveawayandstaysomewhereoutofGrandma ssight andwaituntilherangerhaddieddown Andinthefall afterthefirstsnowourgamestookustothenearestmeadowsinsearchoffieldmice Para 6 Inthefallwhenitbecamecold andthereweren tgrasshoppers alsobecauseMaheegunneededsomethingbiggertohuntashegrew wehadtogotothenearestmeadowtohuntfieldmice Gonewasthepuppy woolcoat Initsplacewasahandsomeblackmantle Para 6 SimileandmetaphorWhenMaheegunwasacubhisfurjustlikeapuppy woolcoat whenhewashalfgrown hisfurbecamesobeautifulthathelookedasifhewaswearingablackmantle InvertedorderInversioncanbeusedforemphasizingormakingyourdescriptionmorevivid Thepuppy woolcoatwasgone ahandsomeblackmantlewasinitsplace Hisfurhadchanged Itusedtobesoftthickhair andnowithadturnedintoabeautifulblackandwasnolongerwoolly fog N 雾 雾气V toconfuse使困惑 使模糊 I mabitfoggedbytheseinstructions Fogone smind puzzleorconfusesb smind Lackofsleepfoggedhismind Hesaiditallbecausethealcoholhadfoggedhismind Serve only todosth Serve only todosth tohaveaparticulareffectorresult 对 起作用 导致 Hisappearanceonthesceneservedonlytoworsenthesituation Leave n v ed adj prep pr Tocausetobeortoremaininaparticularstateposition Heleavesthewindowopen Thefloodlefthundredsofpeoplehomeless Shehatestoleavethehouseinamess ItallservedtofogmymindwithpleasuresothatIforgetmyGrandpa srepeatedwarnings andonenightleftMaheegununchained Para 8 AlthoughmyGrandpahadtoldmetochainupMaheegunatnight Iforgottodosoonenight Iwassohappywithhimthatmyalertnessslackened ThefollowingmorninginsailedMrs Yesno wildwithanger whodemandedMaheegunbeshotbecausehehadkilledherrooster Para 8 InsailedMrs Yesno Mrs Yesnosailedin invertedorder Sailin gointoaroomarrogantly Wildwithsth showingstronguncontrolledfeelingsbecauseof Demand that sth bedone sb dosth toaskforfirmly Thedemonstratorsdemandedthatallthefactsbemadepublic ThenextmorningMrs Yesnocamein Shewasveryangry andtoldustoshootMaheegundeadbecausehehadkilledhercock Isatup andinthemoon floodedcabinwasmygrandfatherstandingbesideme Para 10 Invertedorder Isatup andmygrandfatherwasstandingbesidemeinthemoon floodedcabin Inreply to Asananswerto 作为对 的答复 Whatdidyousayinreplytohissuggestion take Takesb forlife accompanysb forthewholelife 陪伴某人一生Thebridegroompromisedtotakeherforlifeattheirweddingceremony Creator Creator GodBible Godcreatedtheworldandeverythinginitsixdays andontheseventhdayGodrested WhenGodmadehumanbeings hemadeamancalledAdamoutofearth andthenawomancalledEveoutofoneofAdam sribs Godassignedthemdifferentroles Adam sroleistotakecareofEve provideforherandprotecther andalsoguideher Godcreatedlivingcreaturesinthesameway Be all forthebest Beallforthebest begoodintheend althoughnotatfirstseemingtobegood 结果总是好的 Theyhadtoselltheircar butsincetheyarebothwithoutajob it sprobablyforthebest Hisparentsdidn twanthimtoworkinLondon buttheyknewitwasperhapsforthebest ItwasnotlongafterthatIfoundtheanswer Para 19 SoonIfoundthatMaheegunstillrememberedme EasterEggs Slipintoone sshoesorclothes Slipintoone sshoesorclothes toputonone sshoesorclothesquickly Heslippedintohisjacket antonym Slipoutofone sshoesorclothes迅速脱下 AmiledowntheroadIslippedintomysnowshoesandturnedintothebush Para 22 Afterwalkingamilealongtheroad Idecidedtocutthrough takeashortcutthroughthewood SoIquicklyputonmysnowshoes lefttheroadandmovedintothewood Onlytoo Very Weknowonlytoowellthatit satouch and gobusiness Cometomeifyouareintrouble Iamonlytoopleasedtohelp Hewasonlytooreadytoaccepttheinvitation Bythenthesnowhadmadeablanketofwhitedarkness butIknewonlytoowellthereshouldhavebeennocreekthere Para 23 ablanketofwhitedarkness metaphorBythattime itwassnowingheavily andtheskywassothickwithbigsnowflakesthatIcouldn tseeclearly butIrealizedthatIhadtakenthewrongdirection fortherewasnocreekwhereIshouldhavemovedto 此时 雪已经如同一块白色的毯子 铺天盖地 但是我记得很清楚 回家的路上是不该有河的 Be get lost Be get lost Para 24 tobeunabletofindyourway It seasyforanewarrivaltogetlostinabigcitylikeBeijing Blowitselfout Blowitselfout ofastorm etc loseitsforce 风暴等 减弱 停止 Bymidmorning itlooksasthoughthestormmightbeblowingitselfout 上午10点左右 看上去暴风雨好像要过去了 Everythinghadbeensmotheredbythefiercewhiteness Para 25 Everythinghadbeenheavilycoveredbythicksnow anditswhitenesswasfrightening 所有的一切都被可怕的白色淹没了 see written tobethetimewhen theplacewhereaneventhappens towitness 目睹 经历 Thehousesawmanyimportantmeetingsinthecountry shistory The20thcenturysawgreatdevelopmentsinscienceandtechnology freeze Freeze tostopmovingbecauseoffear etc Thechildrenfrozewhentheyheardthefootsteps Shefrozeonseeingastrangerstandinginherroom Workone swayto into outof Tomoveorpassto outofaparticularplaceorstate usuallygraduallyandwitheffort Theoldmanworkedhiswaytothedoorandoutofthehouse Maybeitwasrelieforweaknessorboth Idon tknow Para 35 Iwasn tquitesurewhyIcried MaybeIcriedbecauseIwasoutofdanger ormaybebecauseIwassoweakorboth Takeatollonsb sth Takeatollonsb sth tohaveabadeffectonsb sth Yearsofhardworkhastakentheirtollonhishealth midway Ad Inthemiddleofawayordistance halfway Thetaxistoppedmidwaydownthestreet Midwaythroughlastweek heleftthetown In to focus Beforeyoushootaphotograph youshouldadjustthecamerasothatitc