信管大学英语课件A Valentine Story

1、A Valentine Story,her had begun twelve months before in a,Florida library,T,aking,a book,off,the shelf,he soon found himself,absorbed,not by,the words of the book, but by the notes,penciled in the margin. The soft,handwriting,reflected,a thoughtful soul,and insightful mind,John Blanchard stood up fr

2、om the bench, straightened,his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people,making,their way,through Grand Central Station,He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose,face he didnt, the girl with the rose,His interest in,A Valentine Story,Doug Bell,In the front of the book, he discovered

3、the previous,owners name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he,located,her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote,her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to,correspond,The next day he was shipped overseas for,service in World War II,During the next year the two grew to,know

4、each other through the mail,Each,letter was a seed falling on a,fertile,heart,A romance was budding. Blanchard,requested,a photograph, but she refused,She explained: “If your feeling for me has,any reality,any honest basis, what I look,like wont matter,Suppose Im beautiful,Id always be haunted by th

5、e feeling that you had been,taking a chance,on,just that, and that kind of love,would,disgust,me,Suppose Im,plain,and you must,admit that this is more likely). Then Id always fear,that you were going on writing to me only because you,were lonely and had no one else. No, dont ask for my,picture. When

6、 you come to New York, you shall see me,and then you shall make your decision. Remember,both of us are free to stop or to go on after that,whichever we choose,When the day finally came for him to return from,Europe, they,scheduled,their first meeting,7:00 p.m,at Grand Central Station, New York,Youll

7、 recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose,Ill be wearing on my lapel.” So, at 7:00 p.m. he was in,the station looking for a girl who had filled such a special,place in his life for the past 12 months, a girl he had,never seen, yet whose written words had been with him,and,sustained,him unfailingly

8、,Ill let Mr,Blanchard tell you what happened,A young woman was coming toward me, her figure,long and slim,Her golden hair lay back in curls from,her delicate ears,her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips,and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit,she was like springtime come,alive,May

9、nell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl,A woman well past 40, she had graying hair pinned up,under a worn hat,She was more than a little overweight, her thick,ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes,I started toward her,entirely forgetting,to notice that she was not wearing a rose,As

10、 I moved, a small, provocative smile,curved her lips.,Going my way,sailor?” she,murmured. Almost uncontrollably I made one,step closer to her,and then I saw Hollis,The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away,I felt as though I was split in two, so,keen,was my desire,to follow her,and yet so

11、deep was my longing for the,woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and,upheld my own,And there she stood. Her pale, round face was gentle,and,sensible,her gray eyes had a warm and kindly glow. I,did not hesitate,My fingers,gripped,the small worn blue leather copy,of the book that was to,identif

12、y,me to her,This would not,be love, but it would be something precious, something,perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I,had been and must ever be,grateful,meet me; may I take you to dinner,The womans face,broadened,into a smile. “I dont,know what this is about, son,” she answered,

13、“but the,young lady in the green suit who just went by,she,begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if,you were to ask me out to dinner,I should go and tell you,that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across,the street. She said it was some kind of test!,I squared my shoulders

14、and saluted,and held out the book to the woman, even,though,while I spoke I felt choked by,the bitterness of my disappointment,Im,Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must,be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could,Its not difficult to understand and admire Miss,Maynells wisdom,The true nature of a heart

15、 is seen,in,its,response to,the unattractive,T,ell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “and I,will tell you who you are.,1. Paraphrase the sentence,He,tried,to,find,the,girl,who,shared,many,of,his,views,interests,and,feelings,but,who,he,had,never,met,before,The,girl,was,supposed,to,wear,a,rose,at,the

16、ir,first,meeting,He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose,face he didnt, the girl with the rose,2. Translate the sentence into Chinese,他在寻找一位姑娘，一位佩戴玫瑰的姑娘。他知,其心，但不知其貌,Paraphrase the sentence,Each letter from one would bring forth a warm,response from the other as a seed falling on fertil

17、e,soil is likely to grow into a plant,Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart,1. Why is the past perfect continuous tense used in the,sentence,T,o,show,that,this,action,took,place,earlier,than,you,fell,in,love,with,me,on,seeing,my,picture,Id always be haunted by the feeling that you had be

18、en,taking a chance on just that, and that kind of love would,disgust me,2. Translate the sentence into Chinese,我将会一直深感不安，惟恐你只是因为我的容貌,就贸然与我相爱，而这种爱情令我憎恶,1. Analyze the structure of the sentence,This sentence is formed with the link verb “lie,Link verbs can be followed by adjectives,prepositional phras

19、es, noun phrases, etc,Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears,2. Paraphrase the sentence,She wore her golden hair in curls and pulled them,back to reveal her well-formed ears,1,Paraphrase the sentence,The phrase here means “very,She was more than a little overweight, her thick-ankle

20、d,feet thrust into low-heeled shoes,My younger brother was more than a little excited,to have Michael Jordan sign his T-shirt,She was quite a big woman. Her feet were thick in,the ankles and could hardly squeeze into her low,heeled shoes,2,What is the meaning of the phrase “more than a,little” in th

21、is sentence,3,Translate the sentence into Chinese,她体态臃肿，粗圆的脚踝上套着一双低跟鞋,Why does the author say that he felt as though he was,split into two,Because he was put into a difficult situation, one,half of him wishing to go with the pretty young,woman, the other wanting to stay with the woman,who had warmed

22、 his heart,I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire,to follow her,and yet so deep was my longing for the,woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld,my own,1,Paraphrase the sentence,I was so disappointed that I could hardly speak in a,normal voice,while I spoke I felt ch

23、oked by the bitterness of my,disappointment,2. Why did the author feel disappointed,Because he thought the lady with the rose couldnt,meet his expectation, and he felt quite sorry that,he couldnt follow the beautiful young lady,The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the,unattractive,1

24、,Paraphrase the sentence,The way one reacts to unattractive people reveals,ones character,If one is a kind person he certainly,will treat the unattractive kindly,2. Translate the sentence into Chinese,心灵的本质是从其对不美的事物的态度中反映出来的,make ones way,Early in the morning the hunter made his way into,the woods,1

25、) go,2) succeed,The old man slowly rose from his seat and made his,way to the front of the bus,你要想成功，就得学会趁着年轻多多努力,If you want to make your way you must,learn to work hard while you are still young,Collocation,携而逃；除去，杀死,make away with,弥补；赔偿,make up,假装,make believe,书写；开列；拼凑,make out,了解，明白,make of,离开；逃

26、走,make off,take sth. off (sth.,1) lift and move sth. from (sth.) to another position,把你的手从我肩膀上拿开,T,ake your hand off my shoulder,2) deduct an amount of money from (sth.,她和小贩讨价还价，直到他同意减了,50,便士,She bargained with the trader till he,agreed to take 50p off the price,take,系常用词，表示用拿取或用别的方式获得或占有,例如,take, g

27、rasp, grab show,一个国家的文学反映出它的政治吗,Does the literature of a nation reflect its politics,2) make a visible image of,平静的水面映出了满月,The still water reflected the full moon,Election results should reflect peoples opinions,3) consider,think of,我必须思考一下如何答复,I must reflect upon what answer to give,他反省过去的错误,He ref

28、lected on his past mistakes,CF,think, reflect show the position of,我们一搬进城里，就找到了商店和邮局的所在地,We located the shops and the post office as soon as,we moved into the town,2) fix or put in a certain place,Keep talking with him for five more seconds and I,will locate the place he is calling from,新工厂将设于何处,Whe

29、re is the new factory to be located,He located his new store on Main Street,correspond,vi,1) exchange letters regularly,我向你保证，我将言行一致,I assure you my actions will correspond with my words,Love grew between Lu Xun and Xu Guangping as,they kept corresponding with each other,Have you been corresponding

30、with him,2) be in agreement, harmony, or conformity,Her job corresponds with her interests,美国国会相当于英国议会,The American Congress corresponds to the British,Parliament,3) be similar or equivalent in character,quantity, origin,structure, or function,fertile,adj,1) (of land) able to produce good crops,Huma

31、n civilizations first bloomed in fertile lands along,big rivers. China is a case in point,The land is so fertile that three crops a year can grow,2) highly or continuously productive; prolific,这片土地很肥沃，一年可种三季庄稼,He is fertile of imagination,这几个词都是形容词，均有“肥沃的”，“多产的”之意,fertile,指“能生产或再生产的”，它用于指土地、植物等,时，意为

32、“肥沃的”，“多产的”，用于指人、头脑等时,意为“有才智的”。例如,fertile, fruitful ordinary; without luxury or ornament,他提倡过简朴的生活,He advocates plain living,4) (of persons, their thoughts, actions, etc.,straightforward; frank,你应该和父母坦诚相对,You should be plain with your parents,2,n,area of level country,I was attracted by the scenery

33、of the Great Plains,3,adv,entirely,你完全错了,You are plain wrong,Shes just plain silly,Collocation,一帆风顺；进展顺利,plain sailing,坦白地说,in plain words,坦率地告诉你，老实对你说,be plain with you,schedule,1,v,arrange for sth. to happen or to be done at a,particular time,飞机定于四时起飞,The plane is scheduled to take off at 4 oclock

34、,They have scheduled John to speak at three oclock,in the afternoon,他定于星期天到达,His arrival is scheduled for Sunday,Pattern,be scheduled to do sth. / be scheduled for sth,2,n,a timetable of things to be done, dealt with, etc,According to the school schedule, the students,should be having the third peri

35、od in the morning,Collocation,按时间表；按照原定进度,according to schedule,提前,ahead of schedule,落后于计划或进度；迟于预定时间,behind schedule,按时间表，准时,on schedule,排得紧紧的时间表；难以遵守的,时间表,a tight schedule,sustain,vt,1) support emotionally; keep (an effort, etc.) going,maintain,2) suffer; undergo,Although they had been trapped in t

36、he cave for two,days, they were sustained by the belief that help,would come soon,An unshakable faith sustained the young man,一种不可动摇的信念支撑着这个年轻人,sustain,指“支撑”，“维持”。例如,sustain, support lively,Collocation,活跃起来；警觉起来,come alive,口）活蹦乱跳，生龙活虎,alive and kicking,alive, living deep,From his childhood on, the later famous,pop singe