综合英语教程2Unit5.

1、Unit 5 Is My Team Ploughing 化学化工、商学院 Background Information Alfred Edward Housman: usually known as A. E. Alfred Edward Housman: usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cyc

2、le of best known to the general public for his cycle of poemspoemsA Shropshire LadA Shropshire Lad. . Find out the correct sequence Is my team ploughing, That I was used to drive And hear the harness jingle When I was man alive? Ay, the horses trample, The harness jingles now; No change though you l

3、ie under The land you used to plough. 我的马队是否在犁耕 犹如我以往驱使它们 马具的铃儿是否依旧 像我活着时叮当响？ 是，马儿的脚步未停息 马具的铃儿正在叮当响 虽然你已与世长辞不起 曾耕耘的土地依然如故 Is football playing Along the river shore, With lads to chase the leather, Now I stand up no more? Ay, the ball is flying, The lads play heart and soul; The goal stands up, the k

4、eeper Stands up to keep the goal. 你们是否还在踢球 沿着河边其乐融融 哥们追抢争夺皮球 而我却已无法参与 是，皮球仍在凌空飞舞 哥们全心投入在追逐 球门依旧伫立在那儿 守门员力保龙门不失 Is my girl happy, That I thought hard to leave, And has she tired of weeping As she lies down at eve? Ay, she lies down lightly, She lies not down to weep: Your girl is well contented. Be s

5、till, my lad, and sleep. 我那难以割舍的女友 她的日子过得开心吗 是否已不再伤心流泪 在夜里已能安然入睡？ 是，她已能够释然躺下 不再黯然神伤泪流满面 你女友如今幸福和满足 伙计，你也放心安睡吧 Is my friend hearty, Now I am thin and pine, And has he found to sleep in A better bed than mine? Yes, lad, I lie easy, I lie as lads would choose; I cheer a dead mans sweetheart, Never ask

6、me whose. 我好友他是否精神饱满 我现在是憔悴骨瘦如柴 他是否已找到舒适床铺 远胜于我躺的方寸之地？ 是伙计我睡得很舒服 任何人都会如此选择 我在振奋一位死者的爱 人 别问我是谁的爱人。 英国农民坚持五辈用马耕地英国农民坚持五辈用马耕地 Reading I am sitting at an airport watching people in the final moments before their loved ones arrive or depart.They are pacing,nervous,looking at one another,touching and not

7、touching.The emotion is charged. A woman,speaking Spanish,is running in circles trying to gather family members together for a good-bye.Her voice is high-pitched.When the final moment comes before boarding,she wraps her arms around her son,giving him a powerful embrace that should protect him until

8、he returns. A grandmother and grandson stand at the rail where I am waiting;the people who are supposed to pick them up are late.Two ladies,next to them but unrelated,look up and down the corridor as if scanning an open sea.A mother holds a baby as she kisses her husband.Tears dampen her cheeks.The

9、moment is charged. At Gate 13,the arrivals are just coming in.“I see her .There she is.”Just as poignant,the arrivals fold into the mix of people as if they have been the missing ingredient.There are tears and smiles,pure delight ringing in the laughter of seeing someone who has been gone. I sit,gla

10、ncing at my book,waiting for my turn to leave,alone because the ones I love have a different schedule from mine,and the one I am going to see,a daughter,is at the other end of my journey. I think of other departures and arrivals.I recall seeing my daughter,the daughter I am now going to visit,coming

11、 down that narrow corridor with her backpack slung on one shoulder,her overstuffed carry-on cradled in her arms, her headphones making her oblivious to the stream of people flowing along with her.She was in her first year at university coming home for a holiday in November-the first time since Augus

12、t.I wrapped myself around her as if she had been los to me. Today my flight is two hours late.The book I am reading is not as interesting as the people leaving and coming,coming and leaving.A litter boy about five is meeting his grandfather for the first time.He looks up and up at the face of a man

13、who is not that tall,except to a child.Joy shines down and up,and I am wondering how one would capture this moment in words or on film. When my flight is finally called,I gather my books and carry- on.Since there is no one to see me off,I do not look back to see where I have come off.Instead,I think

14、 of my husband at work wondering if I have left yet,and my daughter at the other end wondering the same thing. As I head toward the plane,I find myself remembering yet another arrival and departure.When I was a newlywed,my 91-year-old grandfather died.We had been very close,and one evening,returning

15、 from his funeral,I arrived at the airport crying,My husband of only a year was waiting at the gate to take me in his arms.Because of my tears,everyone was looking at us,but I didnt care.Somehow the emotion I felt seemed not at all out of place for the airport. Life needs to be this important all th

16、e time.I wish all the people who went on a journey could come back to find someone waiting for them.I also wish they could leave with someone to see them off.I think of my grandfather and realize that if dying is like this,a passage,then I am unafraid. Read more The Important Things For years the ch

17、ildren whimpered and tugged.“Tell us,tell us.” You promised to tell the children some other time,later,when they were old enough. Now the children stand eye to eye with you and show you their teeth.“Tell us.” “Tell you what?”you ask. “Tell us The important Things.” You tell your children there are s

18、even continents and five oceans. You tell your children the little you know about sex.Your children tell you there are better words for what you choose to call-The Married Embrace. You tell your children to be true to themselves.They say they are true to themselves.You tell them theyre lying,you alw

19、ays know when theyre lying.They tell you youre crazy.You tell them to mind their manners.They think you mean it as a joke;they laugh. There are tears in your eyes.You tell the children the dawn will follow the dark,the tide will come in,the grass will be renewed,every dog will have its day.You tell

20、them the story of The Little Soldier whose right arm,which he sacrificed while fighting for a noble cause,grew back again. You say that if there were no Evil we wouldnt have the satisfaction of choosing the Good.And if there were no pain,you say,wed never know our greatest joy,relief from pain. You

21、offer to bake a cake for the children,a fudge cake with chocolate frosting,their favorite. “Tell us,”say the children. You say to your children,“I am going to die.” “When?” “someday.” “Oh.” You tell your children that they,too,are going to die.They already knew it. You cant think of anything else to

22、 tell the children.You say youre sorry.You are sorry.But the children have had enough of your excuses. “A promise is a promise,”say the children. Theyll give you one more chance to tell them of your own accord.If you dont,theyll have to resort to torture. Cultural Information Public house are an imp

23、ortant part of British culture .People go there not only for drinks,but also for socialization.In many ways,the pubs are the most popular places for people to gather to change information,meet friends,talk about topics of common interest,play games or just kill time.It is said that pubs are one of the domestic tranquilizers ever invented- “Therevolution starts at closing time!”is the popular cry. A typical British pub interior is characterized by three objects:a bar,a traditional fireplace,and a slot machine.Customers usually go to a pub nearby and dont change for many years.Some cust