十四级台阶fourteensteps

HalManwaring,Unit5,NationalDisableday国际助残日,Butdoyouknow,whatdayitisthethirdSundayinMay?,Theblind,Thedeaf,Thedeaf-mute,Themental,Cretinism呆小症,Moonblindness夜盲症,1.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext.2.Talkaboutthemainidea.3.Talkaboutsometopicsrelatedwithdisablity4.Learnandmasterthenewwordsandphrases;,TobelikelyortendtoTocausetobeunabletomoveTocauseseveresufferingorpainTosetupTopullsuddenlyandquicklyThequalityofbeingverygreatAccordingtoaholywriting.TheBibleToenterorpassintoTomovethefingersinanattempttodosomething,Beinclinedto,afflict,install,jerk,scriptural,penetrate,fumble,enormity,1.Improvethestudentsreadingability.2.Enablethestudenttounderstandthetextbetter.3.Letthestudentshavestrongwillsanddeterminationbyreadingthepassage.,1.Howtoimprovethestudentsreadingability.2.Theuseofsomeusefulexpressions.,Youmusthaveobservedinyourlifeorreadaboutsomepeoplewhoaredisabledinonewayoranother.Canyoudescribeoneofthemtoclass?Doyouthinkthesepeoplecanstillliveahappyandrewardinglife?Howwouldyoushowyourappreciationifsomeonehelpsyouwhenyouareintrouble?,Imagethis,ifyouwereadisabledperson,whatwillyoudo?Whatwecandoforthedisabled?Ifyoumustloseapartofyourbody?Whichpartwouldyouliketochoose?,Part1(Para.1-2):thesetwoparagraphsareabouttheauthorsfirstlifewhichcouldbefurtherdividedintotwophases:thefirstphasewasahardstruggletomakealiving;thesecondphasewas“apleasantdream”,becausetheauthorhadeverythingthatahappylifecanoffer.,Part2(Para.3-5):Inthesethreeparagraphs,theauthordepictshislifeafflictedbythedisease,especiallythedifficultyinclimbingthe14steps.,Part3(Para.6-8):describeshowtheauthorgotaflattireinastormynight,howthemanandthelittlegirlmagagedtoreplacedthetireanddeclinedtheauthorspaymentfortheirhelp,Part4(Para9-10):thesetwoconcludingparagraphsaretheauthorsreflectionontheincidentandhislifephilosophy,fromwhichhediscoveredthetruevalueoflife.,1.Whenwastheperiodoftheauthorsfirstlife?2.Whenwastheperiodoftimetheauthorconsideredhappiestinhislife?3Whatwastheauthormostafraidofafterhewasafflictedwithadisease?,acathasninelives(Para.1):AnEnglishproverbwhichindicatesthatcatsareverytough.Theyseemabletosurviveaccidentsandhardships.eg:Godknowshowhesstillalive.Hemusthavenineliveslikeacat.,Beinclinedto,tobelikelyortendtoE.g.Middle-classvictimsaremoreinclinedtocontactthepoliceE.g.Iaminclinedtoagreewiththelatter.IammoreinclinedtoworkinabigcitywhereIcanbeexposedtobothgoodopportunitiesandseverecompetitionsinclineto/towardssth.Iinclinetotheviewthatpeacecanbeachieved.Youngpeopleinclinetowardsindividualisticbehavior.,Paralyze,Tomakeunabletomoveoract:电力中断使得列车无法运行。Theelectricityfailureparalyzedthetrainservice.strictregulationsthatparalyzeeconomicactivity.Astrokeparalyzedhalfhisface.同时，在湖南，由于雪灾而瘫痪的电力运输线路有91.8%已恢复正常。Meanwhile,91.8percentofHunanspowertransmissionlinesparalyzedbythesnowstormhavebeenrestored.,1.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“AndImanagedtokeepmyhealthandoptimism,toadegree,becauseof14steps”?2.Whydoestheauthorcallthe14steps“14miserablesteps”?,2.IfeltthatifthedayarrivedwhenIwasunabletoliftonefootuponestepandthendragtheotherpainfullyafterit-Icouldthenadmitdefeatandliedownanddie.(para.4)IfeltthatifonedayIcouldnolongerclimbthose14steps,Iwouldbefinished.Iwouldadmitdefeatandjustliedownanddie.,3.Youmightthinkthatherewalkedamanofcourageandstrength.(para.5)Youmightthinkthatacourageousandstrongmanwalkedhere.,4.Herehobbledabitterlydisillusionedcripple,amanwhoheldontohissanityandhiswifeandhishomeandhisjobbecauseof14miserablesteps.(para.5)Herewalkedasadmanwithlittlehopeforhisfuture,andeverythinghepossessedatthattime(hisnormallife,hiswife,hishomeandhisjob)dependsonhispainfulefforttoclimbthese14steps,WiththeaidofFivedoctorsaretakingcareofthebaby,whoisbreathingwiththeaidofarespirator.他们靠武装夺取了政权。那老人借助手杖蹒跚而行Theyseizedpowerwiththeaidofthearmedforces.Theoldmanhobblealongwiththeaidofhisstick.,Install,toputapieceofequipmentsomewhereandconnectitsothatitisreadytobeused:Ourschoolhasinstalledthenewcomputernetwork.Securitycamerashavebeeninstalledinthecitycentre.我已经安装了新的杀毒软件。Iveinstallednewanti-virussoftware.,Isoonbecamedisillusionedwiththejob.Ifeelutterlydisillusionedbyhisrefusaltotakeanyaction.Asshegrewolder,Laurabecameincreasinglydisillusionedwithpolitics.,1.Whydidtheauthordismissthethoughtatoncethatanyonewouldofferhelpatthemoment?(para.6)2.Wasthereanyhintthatindicatessomethingunusualabouttheoldman?(para.7)3.howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheoldmanandthelittlegirlwereworkinginthestorm?(para.7),5theenormityofthesituationsweptalloverme(Para.6):theseriousnessandhelplessnessofthesituationgrippedme.,6.Isattherecomfortablyanddry,andfeltabitsorryforthemanandthelittlegirlworkingsohardinthestorm.(para.7)Isatinthecar,feelingcomfortableanddryandatthesametimesorryforthemanandthelittlegirlwhowereworkingsohardinthestorm.,Jerk,v.(使)猝然一动，猛拉n.急推(拉，扭)Theoldbusstartedwithajerk.Hejerkedhisheadback.Shejerkedtheropebutitwouldntmove.她把戳在木头里的刀猛地拔了出来。Shejerkedouttheknifethatwasstuckinthewood.卡车在一阵颠簸之后停了下了。Thetruckjerkedtoastop.,Swerve,tomakeasuddensidewaysmovementwhilemovingforwards,usuallyinordertoavoidhittingsomething:swerveviolently/sharplyThecarswervedsharplytoavoidthedog.Sheswervedsharplytoavoidacyclist.usuallyinnegativesformaltochangefromanidea,courseofaction,purposeetc:swervefromHewouldneverswervefromthetruth.,slick(slk)adj.,Smooth,glossy,andslippery:sidewalksslickwithiceDeftly(灵巧地)executed;adroit(敏捷的):“tomakemylifeasslickasasonnet,butasdullasditchwater”Superficiallyattractiveorplausiblebutlackingdepthorsoundness:aslickwritingstyle.Seesynonymsatglib.,Enormity，theofsth(ofaproblem,etc.)theverygreatsize,effect,etc.ofsth;thefactofsthbeingveryserious:theenormityofatask/problem/decisiontheenormityofthejoboffeedingthewholeworldPeoplearestillcomingtotermswiththeenormityofthedisaster.Thefullenormityofthecrimehasnotyetbeenrevealed.,slacken,alsoslackenoff:tograduallybecomeslower,weaker,lessactiveetc,ortomakesomethingdothis.Theheavyrainshowednosignsofslackeningoff.slackenyourpace/speed(=goorwalkmoreslowly),1.Howdidtheauthorreacttothegirlswords?2.Howdidtheauthorre-evaluatethe14steps?,7.InthenextfewfrozensecondstheshameandhorrorofthatmomentpenetratedandIwassickwithanintensityIhadneverfeltbefore.(Para.9):InthenextfewsecondsIwasfilledwithsuchgreatshameandhorrorthatIwasspeechless.IhadneverbeensosickaboutwhatIhaddonebefore.,8.Fumbling,feelingwithcold,wetfingersforboltsandtoolsinthedarkadarknessthatforhimwouldprobablyneverenduntildeath.(para.9)Theoldmanwasfeelingforboltsandtoolsinthedark,andthatdarknessforhimwouldnevercometoanenduntiltheendofhislife.,9.Thereforeallthingswhatsoeveryewouldthatmanshoulddotoyou,doyeevensotothem:(Para.10):originallytakenfromtheBiblewhichisinterpretedas“dotootherpeoplewhateveryouwouldlikethemtodotoyou.”Theconversepartofthesayingis:“donotdotootherpeoplewhateveryouwouldnotlikethemtodotoyou.”,Penetrate:toenterorpass(intoorthrough)E.g.lightcannotpenetrateabrickwallOverflowwith:tobeveryfullofE.g.Kerryhandedmeaglassoverflowingwithwine,tryingnottoletitspillonthecarpet.E.g.MotherTeresawasrespectedbythepeoplebecauseshehadaheartoverflowingwithlove.,Indifference:notcaringaboutE.g.Hemettheircriticismwithindifference.对他的批评他处之泰然。E.g.Heshowedanincredibleindifferencetothematter.E.g.Allourrequestsforgovernmenthelphavebeenwithcompleteindifference.他开玩笑地装出一副漠不关心的样Heplayfullyassumedanairo