Unit 4 The lady on pemberton street

Unit4TheLadyonPembertonStreet,ByAlbertDiBartolomeo,Importantwords/phrases,getacquaintedwith;means;handy;(para.1)dilapidate;exposeto;vacant(para.2)reedy(para.3)frail;sinew;prey;(para.4)coordinate(para.6)luscious(para12)pleasantry;escort(para.13),genuinely(para.20)Indisgust(para.22)Insomnia(para.26)Indisrepair(para.32)commence(para.33)Admonish(para.37)vanish;incongruous;eclipse;shimmer;glisten(para.42)Infectious;festive(43),Contents,BackgroundInformation,CulturalNotes,Pre-readingQuestions,LanguageNotes,4,1,2,3,TeachingPlan,BackgroundInformation,BlockCaptainThekeypersoninanyNeighborhoodWatchgroupDuties:keepingtheblockactivelyinvolvedincrimepreventioneffortsaswellastheimportantprocessofinformationexchangebetweenneighbors.,Rowhouse:arowofidenticalormirror-imagehousessharesidewalls.,Pre-readingQuestions,Describetheneighborhood“we”movedin?WhatstheauthorsfirstimpressiononMable?VoiceAppearanceGeneralImpressiononyou,WhatsMablespurposeofvisiting“us”?Whatdoesthis“cleansweep”meaninthearticle?Whathappenedafter“I”helpMablechangeherlock?Whatcharacterabouthercanyouseefromthisevent?Whatstoryistoldinthepartof“TheAlleyGate”?,TheBlockCleaning,WhatdidMabledotonoticetheneighborhoodabouttheblockcleaning?Howdidthewholeneighborhoodreacttothiscleaning?Didtheyenjoyit?,TheDebt,WhathappenedtoMableinthepartof“TheDebt”?,HowdidMableinfluencemeaboutprotectingtheenvironmentoftheneighborhood?,Discussionquestions,Afterfinishingreadingthetext,whatcanyouseeaboutMableasaperson?Canyousummarizeherpersonalities?,Canyouuse“WH-”questionstosummarizetheshortstory?,LanguageNotes,1.TheonlyplacewithinourmeanswasarowhouseonalittlestreetcalledPemberton.(para.1)译文：按收入状况，我们只能住在叫做潘伯顿的小街的联体房屋。Tolivewithinonesmeans:tobaseonesexpenditureupononesincome(量入为出地生活)；tolivebeyondonesmeansMakeboththeendsmeet收支平衡,2.Somebuildingweredilapidated.Therewasmorecrimethanwehadbeenexposedtointhepast.(para2)译文：一些房子已经失修。这儿的犯罪比我们过去见过的要多得多。Dilapidate：fallintopieces;destroy(usu.PP.),3.IalsomentionedthatIdidhandiworkontheside.(para.11)译文：我还顺便提到，我兼职做些手工活。Ontheside:toworkdoneormoneyearnedapartfromthatcomingfromonesmainoccupation（工作或收入）额外地，附带.,4.WecontinuedtoexchangepleasantriesuntilSueandIhadtoreturntowork.（para13）译文:我们继续客套着，知道我和苏不得不继续工作。Pleasantry:Ashortpoliteconversationbeforetheseriousconversation(客气话,寒暄),5.Therewasacertaincombativenessinhervoice,asifthosewhodidnothelphadsidedwiththedarkforcesresponsibleforlitter,decayanddilapidation.（para.38）译文：她的声音里透着某种好战的情绪，似乎那些不遵从她号令的人都站在了黑暗势力的一边，要对乱扔垃圾、颓败、破败负责。Combative:readyandwillingtofightorargue:e.g.inacombativemood/spiritTosidewith:toputoneselfonthesamesideassomebody.E.g.JohnsidedwithAdaminanyargument.Dilapidation:fallingintoruinordecay(荒废,崩塌,破损),6.Thatincongruoussightwassooneclipsedbyagushingfirehydrantandphalanxesofneighborspushingbroomstoworkthewateranddirtdownthestreet.（para.42）译文：消防水龙头喷出粗水柱，邻居们组成方阵，挥着扫把将水和灰尘顺着街道扫过去，原来那种不和谐的景象很快消失了。Incongruous:Lackinginharmony,strange,unexpected,orunsuitableinaparticularsituation(不和谐的;不协调的;不一致的)Afirehydrantisapipefromawatermainforstreet-cleaning,puttingoutfiresetc.(消防栓).Phalanxesisabodyofsoldiersincloseformationforfighting(方阵).,ReadingSkills,Homonymhm