U5 Section A

1、U n i t 5U n i t 5U n i t 5U n i t 5Section ASection AChoose to Be Alone on PurposeKey words and phrases from SAKey words and phrases from SA 1. on purpose2. cast out3. solitary 4. tame 5. speak highly/ill of6. set forth 7. humble8. stay up late9. at one setting 10. supreme11. at length12. might as

2、well do Examples of the key words 1. Tom broke the glass on purpose. 2. He was cast out of his home by his stepmother. 3. a poor and solitary life 4. tame a horse/ the shrew 5. speak highly of the teacher/ the movie 6. They set forth on their hike after breakfast. 7. a humble man/ position/ job/ hou

3、se 8. They stayed up late to watch the football match. 9. eat the pie at one setting 10. the Supreme Court 11. explain the plan at length 12. The movie is boring. We might as well go home. 1. choose to do sth. (the title) She chose to study at Huaqiao University.If you choose to be in my way, I will

4、 do sth. in return.Life is what you choose to make it. # 2. on purpose (L5) TranslationKey 2. on purpose (L5) Translatione.g. I came here on purpose to see you.More on special purpose. on good/ill purpose. on no purpose. # 3. cast out (L6) , to expel. 驱逐；抛弃驱逐；抛弃Examplebe cast out of ones office. 被迫下

5、台（下野）被迫下台（下野）cast sb. out of the frontier. 驱逐出境。驱逐出境。To cast out ones wife. 休妻休妻4. solitary (L6) Collocation 5. tame (L6)Collocation The Taming of the Shrew 驯悍记驯悍记 by Shakespeare 6. speak highly of (L11) 赞扬；高度评价Examples7. to seek out (L11) 找出；挑出To seek out easy work and shirk hard ones. 拈轻怕重。拈轻怕重。Si

6、milar: to single out.To single out one from among a hundred.To single out for praise/criticism.To single out the truth and desert the false.To single out the cream and get rid of the dross. 吸取精华，剔除糟粕。吸取精华，剔除糟粕。8. set forth (L14) Other usageExample clarify, expound, illustrate.阐述阐述to set forth facts

7、and reason things out. 摆事实，讲道理。摆事实，讲道理。To set forth ones idea/ground/viewpoint. #9. humble (L39) 10. at one sitting (L45)with one single effort /in one breath (move) (L. 45) 一口气地一口气地UsageNo one can grow fat at one sitting.人不可能一口吃成胖子。人不可能一口吃成胖子。No success can be attained with one single effort. 成功不可能

8、一蹴而就。成功不可能一蹴而就。11. back up (L53) 12. at length (L56) ExamplesTypical1. Here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some of usliking it that way and some of us not. (L1)According to the recent statistics, up to 22 million of us are living alone in our room

9、s; some like the solitary way of life and some dont like it.2. Some of us divorced, some widowed, some never yet committed. (L2)Some of us live alone because of divorce,or because of the death of husband or wife, or because of being not yet married.3. Thoreau, alone in his cabin on the pond, his bac

10、k deliberately turned to the town. Now, thats character for you. (L8)Thoreau stayed alone in his cabin on the pond, being intentionally away from people in the town. Now this has become the lifestyle of ordinary people.4. Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers. Theyr

11、e all for it. (L10)Inspiration in solitude isthe most useful thing for poets and philosophers. They are all in favor of it.5. Thoreau had his own self-importance for company. (L38)The reason for Thoreaus holy life was the thought that he was more important than other people, which accompanied him an

12、d helped expel the disturbance from the world outside.6. But when you live alone, the temporary absence of your friends and acquaintances leaves a vacuum; they may never come back. (L47)But if you live alone and your friends and acquaintances leave for the time being, you will have the feeling of em

13、ptiness, and they may never come back.Sentence patternsSentence patterns used in the text for: used in the text for:1.Typical patterns for preference for doing sth.2. Typical patterns for explanation for doing sth.原句原句: : Then, rather than trouble to put it in his own handwriting, he calls the girls

14、 to come back and write it down while he dictates. (L. 21)然而他并不自己费神将诗歌写下来，而是唤回女儿们，向她们口述，由她们写下来。 1. Typical patterns for preference for doing sth.:Rather than do sth., sb. does (would do) sth. else. 某人不愿意某人不愿意, 而愿意而愿意句型提炼句型提炼应用应用：a. 与其与其天天游手好闲，你还天天游手好闲，你还不如不如为社为社会做点儿力所能及的事。会做点儿力所能及的事。Rather than idle

15、 along every day, you may as well do something within your ability for the society. Expressions & Patterns上一页上一页下一页下一页Expressions & Patterns应用应用：b. 他们他们不愿不愿同床异梦，准备分道扬镳。同床异梦，准备分道扬镳。Rather than share the same bed but hide different dreams, they are ready to part company with each other.上一页上一页下一页下一页原句原句: : We admire him, not for his self-reliance, but because he was all by himself out there at Walden Pond, and he wanted to be. (L. 28)2. Typical patterns for explanation of doing sth.：我们钦佩他，并非因为他倡导自力更生精神，而是因为他孤身一人在瓦尔登湖畔生活，这是他自己想要这么做的。Sb. does sth., not for(短语短语), but because ( (从句从句) )某人