unit 3 Three Days to See

Unit8ThreeDaystoSee WhenYouSayNothingAtAll It samazinghowyoucanspeakrighttomyheartWithoutsayingaword youcouldlightupthedarkTryasImayIcouldneverexplainWhatIhearwhenyoudon tsayathingThesmileonyourfaceletsmeknowthatyouneedmeThere satruthinyoureyessayingyou llneverleavemeThetouchofyourhandsaysyou llcatchmewhereverIfallYousayitbest whenyousaynothingatall WhenYouSayNothingAtAll AlldaylongIcanhearpeopletalkingoutloudButwhenyouholdmenear youdrownoutthecrowdOldMr WebstercouldneverdefineWhat sbeingsaidbetweenyourheartandmineThesmileonyourfaceletsmeknowthatyouneedmeThere satruthinyoureyessayingyou llneverleavemeThetouchofyourhandsaysyou llcatchmewhereverIfallYousayitbest whenyousaynothingatall Unit8ThreeDaystoSee CONTENTS RelatedInformation FastReading DetailedStudy Assignment HelenKeller HelenKeller 1880 1968 anAmericanauthorandlecturer who havingovercomemanyhandicaps servedasaninspirationforotherafflictedpeople BackgroundInformation At19monthsold Kellerbecamedeafandblind In1887 KellerbeganherspecialeducationinreadingandwritingwithAnneSullivan In1890 Kellerlearnedtospeak In1900 KellerenteredRadcliffeCollege fromwhichshegraduatedwithhonorsfouryearslater Kellerauthoredanumberofbooks includingTheStoryofMyLife 1902 TheWorldILiveIn 1908 OutoftheDark 1913 andsoon ThroughoutherlifesheworkedandraisedfundsfortheAmericanFoundationfortheBlind Saying EveryoneisanapplebittenbyGod sonobodyhasnodefect Maybesomeonehasabiggerone thatisbecauseGodespeciallylovehisorhersweetsmile Godclosesadoor heopensawindowforyou Itrytomakethelightinothers eyesmysun Themusicinothers earsmysymphony Thesmileonothers lipsmyhappiness HelenKeller 我试着把别人眼中的光芒变成我的太阳 把别人耳中的音乐变成我的交响乐 把别人嘴边的微笑变成我的幸福 AnneSullivanwasbornonApril14 1866 Sheoncenearlyblindedherself sosheenteredthePerkinsInstitutefortheBlind Shortlyafterhergraduation shebegantoteachHelenKeller Althoughshehasachievedagreatdeal sheisbestknownforbeingtheteacherofHelenKeller Skimming Readpara 1 9quickly thenanswerthefollowingquestions 1 Whenconfrontedwiththeimpendingdeath whatwillthepeopledo 2 Whatattitudedowehavetowardlife 3 AccordingtoHelen sopinion howdoweuseourfacultiesandsenses 4 Theseeingseelittle WhataboutHelen Skimming 1 Whenconfrontedwiththeimpendingdeath peoplewill becomemoreappreciativeofthemeaningoflife reviewthepast thinkabouthowtospendthelimitedtime 2 Whatattitudedowehavetowardlife Wemostlytakelifeforgranted Wepicturethedaywedieasfarinthefuture So wearehardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife 3 AccordingtoHelen sopinion howdoweuseourfacultiesandsenses Whenyoulook canyousee Whenyoulisten canyouhear Indailylife weseldompayattentiontothem Instead onlytheblindappreciatethebeautifulofsight thedeafunderstandthejoysofsound AsHellenwasconvinced Whenwelook weseenothing Whenwelisten wehearnothing 4 Theseeingseelittle WhataboutHelen delicatesymmetryofaleafsmoothskinofasilverbirchrough shaggybarkofapine delightful velvetyofaflower happyquiverofabirdinfullsong coolwaterofabrookrush 2 Lead inActivities 2 Para 1 7anexcellentruletolive Para 8 19Theseeingseelittle Para 20Theauthor sfeeling TextOrganization 3 thrillingstories Reviewingthepast happiness regretness connectinthemind Paragragh1 2 Text ThreeDaystoSee 1 Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedandspecifiedtimetolive Sometimesitwasaslongasayear sometimesasshortastwenty fourhours 有时长达一年 有时却短至一日 Text ThreeDaystoSee 2 Suchstoriessetusthinking wonderingwhatweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances Whatevents whatexperiences whatassociationsshouldwecrowdintothoselasthoursasmortalbeings Whathappinessshouldwefindinreviewingthepast Whatregrets Haveyoueverthoughtofthevalueoflife Text ThreeDaystoSee Paragraph3 Lifeattitude gentleness vigor keennessofappreciation eat drink bemerry Helen theepicureanmotto Text ThreeDaystoSee 3 Weshouldliveeachdaywithgentleness vigorandakeennessofappreciationwhichareoftenlostwhentimestretchesbeforeusintheconstantpanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsandyearstocome Whydomostofusoftenlosethegentleness vigorandthekeennessofappreciation 我们每天都应该怀着柔情 充满活力 心存感激 而这些在来日方长时却常被我们忽略 Text ThreeDaystoSee Paragraph4 makesabriefsummaryaboutthefirst3paragraphsShethinkspeoplewhoareintheshallowofdeathwouldcherishthelifemorethannormalpeople Text ThreeDaystoSee Paragraph5 7 Thelifeattitudeofmostpeople takelifeforgrantedHellen sopinion notbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit notbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill Text ThreeDaystoSee 5Mostofus however takelifeforgranted Weknowthatonedaywemustdie butusuallywepicturethatdayasfarinthefuture Whenweareinbuoyanthealth deathisallbutunimaginable Weseldomthinkofit Thedaysstretchoutinanendlessvista Sowegoaboutourpettytasks hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife Text ThreeDaystoSee Wespendourlifeonmeaninglessthings butneverrealizethatwearesoindifferenttothetruevalueoflife 6Onlythedeafappreciatehearing onlytheblindrealizethemanifoldblessingsthatlieinsight Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife Itisthesameoldstoryofnotbeinggratefulforwhatwehaveuntilweloseit ofnotbeingconsciousofhealthuntilweareill Text ThreeDaystoSee 7Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight silencewouldteachhimthejoysofsound 黑暗将使他更加欣赏光明 寂静将告诉他声音的美妙 Text ThreeDaystoSee Paragraph8 9 Herfriendsees Theauthortouches Text ThreeDaystoSee 8ImighthavebeenincreduloushadInotbeenaccustomedtosuchresponses forlongagoIbecameconvincedthattheseeingseelittle Whatcanweinferfromthispartofthesentence Theauthorhasbeenusedtogettingresponseslikethis sosuchresponsesdon tseemsounbelievabletoher Text ThreeDaystoSee 9Howwasitpossible Iaskedmyself towalkforanhourthroughthewoodsandseenothingworthyofnote Whatdoyouthinkmaybetheanswertothequestionaccordingtotheauthor Why Yes itispossible Becausethepeoplewhoareabletoseealwaystakewhattheyseeforgranted andpaylittleattentiontothem Text ThreeDaystoSee 9InspringItouchthebranchesoftreeshopefullyinsearchofabud thefirstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinter ssleep 春天 我摸着树干的枝条满怀希望地搜索着嫩芽 那是严冬的沉睡后 大自然苏醒的第一个迹象 Text ThreeDaystoSee 9Tomethepageantofseasonsisathrillingandunendingdrama theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips 对我来说 四季的变幻多姿宛如一出动人心弦永不尽止的戏剧 它的情节似流水从我指尖缓缓流过 Text ThreeDaystoSee 6 Thechangings areanexcitingandunendingdrama streamingthroughmyfingert 3 Inspring thebrancheshaveb 5 Thebirdq happilyonasmalltreeandIcanfeelitissinging 4 TheNatureafterherwinter ssleepisa 2 Thep barkisrough buds Thesilverbirchskiniss smooth Carefulreadingandfillingtheblanks N inparticular Para8 9 pine awakening quivers seasons ips Nothing Theseeingseelittle Ifindmanythingstointerestmethroughmeretouch Para 9 Carefulreading Fillinthefollowingblankswiththeavailableitems A Takeallthecolorsandactionsforgranted B Myheartcriesoutwithlongingtoseeallthesethings C Itishumantoappreciatewhatlittlewehaveandtolongforwhatwedon thaveD Ithoughtitwouldbeablessingiftheseeinghumanbeingswerestrickenforafewdays para 7 E IwishIwouldhavethreedaystosee thetitleofthetext A B C D E Ipassmyhandslovinglyalongthesmoothskinofasilverbirch ortheroughbarkofapine InspringItouchthebrancheshopefullyinsearchofabud thefirstsignofawakeningNatureafterherwinter ssleep Andoccasionally ifIamveryfortunate Iplacemyhandgentlyonasmalltreeandfeelthehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong Tomethechangingseasonsareanexcitingandunendingdrama theactionofwhichstreamsthroughmyfingertips Reading together Enjoythebeautyofliteraryworks Assignment WhatdoesHellenwanttoseein3days THANKYOU Whatdoyouvalueinlife Why Discussion Health lifeisthesource rootofrevolution 身体是革命的本钱Family careerisone sgoaltostrugglefor Reputation wealth moneywillcomeandgo 钱乃身外之物 Everydayisthebestdayofourlife Enjoytheworld Enjoyourlife MainIdea Inthisessay HelenKeller anAmericandeafandblindwomanwriterandeducator wastryingtotellusthathumanbeingsshouldnottakethingsforgranted buttoliveeachdayasifwewoulddietomorrow toappreciatewhatwehavesuchashearingandsight Weshouldcherishthegiftofsightasifwehadonlythelastthreedaystosee Ifwehavetherightattitudetowardslife wewilladdfullnessandmuchmorejoytoourlives Summary paragraph10 12 cryouttoseethepanoramaofcolorandactionwhichfillstheworld StructureAnalysis Part1para 1 3AnintroductiontothetopicPart2para 4 19HowpeopleshouldvaluetheirabilitytoseePart3para 20Anexpressionofthewriter simpressivefeeling Ifyouweregivenonlythreedaystolive whatwouldyoudowithinthethreedays Firstly Sheshouldarisewiththedawnandseethethrillingmiraclebywhichnightistransformedintoday Sheshouldbeholdwithawethemagnificentpanoramaoflightwithwhichthesunawakensthesleepingearth Introductiontothebook TheautobiographyofHelenKellerAbookshowingthemostmysteriousmiracleandstrongpowerofmankindTeachingpeopleusetheireyestoseetheworldseriouslyandmakefulluseofit Secondly Sheshouldwanttoseethepageantofman sprogressandthekaleidoscopeoftheagesbyvisittheNewYorkMuseumofNaturalHistory Thirdly SheshouldtrytoprobeintothesoulofmanthroughtheMetropolitanMuseumofArt theMetropolitanshowthemyriadfacetsofthehumanspirit Andhere itisunfoldedthespiritofEgypt Greece andRome asexpressedintheirart sheshouldlookdeepintothecanvasesofRaphael LeonardoDaVinci Titian Rembrandt SheshouldwanttofeasthereyesuponthewarmcolorsofVeronese studythemysteriesofElGreco andcatchanewvisionofNaturefromCorot Finally Sheshouldspendatthetheatreormoviestoenjoythefascinationofthedramaticliteraturewithhereyesineveningofthesecondday TextStructureIExcellentRuletoLive1 DoomedmaninStories2 Excellentrule toliveeachdayasifwewoulddietomorrow3 Attitudeformostofus totakelifeforgranted DetailedStudy UnderstandingofTheText IITheSeeingSeeLittle 1 Findingsinthewoods Myfriend I Pity Sightisamereconvenience 2 Threedaystosee thingsdeartome e g myteacher3 Howtoknowfriends Face Personality Deeperunderstanding Theseeingseeonlythestartling spectacular PartV Assignment Thethirdday NewYork StatueofLiberty EmpireStateBuilding FifthAvenue walkedalongthesuburb theEmpireStateBuilding thebusyFifthAvenue visittheforeignquarters thetheater Thefirstsentence Iseesmiles andIamhappy Iseeseriousdetermination andIamproud Iseesuffering andIamcompassionate Thesecondsentence somesightsarepleasant fillingtheheartwithhappiness butsomearemiserablypathetic TotheselaterIdonotshutmyeyes forthey too arepartoflife Itishuman perhaps toappreciatelittlethatwhichwehaveandtolongforthatwhichwehavenot Paraphrase Perhapsitiscommontoallhumanbeingsthatweseldomfeelthankfulforwhatwehaveandthatweareeagertoownwhatwehaven t Text ThreeDaystoSee Thelastsentence Makethemostofeverysense