Book 3-Unit 5-Appendix 2-Understanding the Text-答案

1、Understanding the TextUnit 5 When Help HurtsStep 1: Focus on Meaning1.1 Skimming: Read the passage quickly. Pay special attention to the first several sentences of each paragraph. Then, divide the passage into three parts and complete the following chart. Part IMain IdeaPara. 1 to 3A terrible traffi

2、c accident happened and one of the friends was seriously injured. Para. 4 to 9The two friends were in court for three times. Para. 10 The implication brought by the case. 1.2 Scanning: Read paragraphs 1 through 3 and answer the following questions orally without referring to the text. 1. What was th

3、e relationship between Lisa Torti and Alexandra Van Horn in 2003? They were close pals. 2. What did they do to celebrate Halloween, 2003? They went to a local club to dance and drink beer. 3. When did they leave the club that night? Did they take the same car? They left at 1:30 am. They didnt take t

4、he same car. 4. What happened after they left the club? The lead car knocked a light pole over and Van Horn couldnt get out. 5. How did Torti try to help Van Horn? What was the result? Torti yanked open the door and pulled Van Horn out. The result was that Van Horn was paralyzed below the middle of

5、her chest. 1.3 Skimming: Read paragraphs 4 through 9 and discuss the following concepts with your partner according to the cue words given below. The Opinion of Van Horn and Her AttorneyThe Opinion of Torti and Her AttorneyCourts DecisionThe Trial Court(4-5)1. A crazy situation2. Torti was “out of c

6、ontrol”3. Torti shouldnt have moved Van Horn1. Torti wasnt responsible2. Torti was protected by Good Samaritan statute.1. Torti wasnt liable2. The case should be dismissed. The Appeals Court(6-8)1. Torti was not supplying urgent medical care2. she acted negligently.1. Torti was a brave soul2. Its un

7、fair that such a brave soul was not protected by law.Tortis helping Van Horn was not emergency medical care;The case shouldnt have been dismissed. The Supreme Court(9)The appeals court was right; Sending the case back to the trial court to decide whether Torti acted with “due care”. Final ResultTort

8、i settled the case out of court for a “significant amount”. 1.4 Read and think: Read the last paragraph and reflect on the entire text. Discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. What can you infer from the last paragraph? 2. If you were Torti, would you have dragged Van Horn out of the c

9、ar that night? Why or why not?3. Why do you think Van Horn filed a lawsuit against her close friend? If you were Van Horn, would you file a lawsuit as well? Why or why not?4. Do you think Torti was acting with “due care” and providing emergency medical care when rescuing Van Horn? Was the result of

10、the case fair to both of them?Step 2: Focus on Language2.1 Sentence translation* As the lead car wound around a curve, its driver lost control, and the vehicle plowed into a light pole at 45 mph, knocking it over. (para.1) 领头的英菲尼迪轿车在拐弯时，司机失控，汽车以时速四十五英里的速度撞到了路边的电灯杆上。* "Most people won't sue

11、a person who tried to help them unless it's a crazy situation," says Robert Hutchinson, Van Horn's attorney. (para.4) 范·霍恩的律师罗伯特·哈钦森说：“大多数人不会起诉想帮助自己的人，除非情况非比寻常。”* In any event, "everyone knows you shouldn't move a person with a potential neck or back injury," Hut

12、chinson says. The claim? Negligence. (para.4) 不管怎样，“人人都知道不应该移动一个脖子或后背可能已受伤的人”，哈钦森说。起诉的理由是什么呢？过失伤害。* Indeed, the Good Samaritan statute in the California Health and Safety Code states that anyone who provides care in good faith to another person in an emergency can't be liable for civil damages.

13、(para.5) 确实，在加利福尼亚州健康与安全问题相关法律中，见义勇为条例规定，在紧急情况下，凡出于善意对他人施以救护者，不应承担任何民事赔偿责任。* And in accordance with the common lawor law based on precedents set by similar cases in the pastGood Samaritan doctrine protects only those who do not act negligently under the circumstances. (para.6) 根据普通法即根据以往类似案件的判例所设定的法

14、律见义勇为法只保护在紧急情况下实施救助且无过失者。* The common wisdom on the issue was clear: A person who has no obligation to help another and who goes above and beyond to provide assistance to someone in an emergency must act with "due care". (para.7) 以往类似案件反映出了清晰的共识：无义务帮助他人、但却在紧急情况下挺身而出施以援手的人，施救时必须做到“合理注意”。* I

15、n the end, the appeals court decided that removing Van Horn from the car was "not emergency medical care," meaning the Good Samaritan statute didn't apply to Torti and that the case should not have been dismissed. (para.8) 最终，上诉法院认定，被告托蒂将范·霍恩从车内拽出的行为不属于“紧急医疗救护”，即见义勇为法不适用于托蒂，初审法院不应

16、驳回此案。* "Surely we want to encourage average citizens to help one another by providing them protection," Steinberg explains, "instead of making them hesitate in an emergency because they're afraid they'll get sued. It's still a social issue: Are we going to help, or are we

17、not?" (para.10)“我们当然希望为普通公民提供法律保护，借此鼓励他们相互帮助。”斯坦伯格解释说，“而不是使人们由于害怕吃官司而在紧急关头犹豫不决。我们到底该不该见义勇为？这仍是个社会问题。”2.2 Structural Analysis1. They all left the club at 1:30 a.m., several of them piling into an Infiniti. (para.1)* Several of them piling into an Infiniti is a(n) independent nominative structure

18、.* Translate. The condition being favorable (条件有利的话), he may succeed.He was lying on the grass, his hands crossed under his head(双手交叉枕在头下).2. , Most people won't sue a person who tried to help them unless it's a crazy situation (para 4)* The phrase wont unlessmeans除非.，不会. in Chinese.* Create

19、 two more sentences using the same structure. Ø I wont talk to you unless you apologize to me first. Ø Most people wont help a stranger unless its an unusual situation. 3. The claim? Negligence.( para.4)* The above sentence is a elliptical sentence and its function is to avoid repetition.

20、* Rewrite the following sentences using ellipses. Delete words that are unnecessary and avoid repetition. Ø Let ' s do the dishes. Ill wash the dishes and you ll dry the dishes. Lets do the dishes. Ill wash them and youll dry them. Ø He spent some of the money, but he saved the rest of

21、 the money. He spent some of the money but saved the rest. Ø He failed the exam. Failing the exam was so terribly sad.He failed the exam. This was terribly sad. His failing the exam was terribly sad. He failed the exam, which was terribly sad. 4. A person who has no obligation to help another a

22、nd who goes above and beyond to provide assistance to someone in an emergency must act with "due care". Otherwise, the helper is liable for the injuries. (para.7)* The word otherwise in the above example means 否则的话* Rewrite the following sentences using “otherwise”.Ø I hope the weathe

23、r improves, or we'll have to cancel the picnic.I hope the weather improves. Otherwise, well have to cancel the picnic. Ø I plan to wait here unless someone tells me differently.I plan to wait here unless someone tells me otherwise.（不同地）Ø We have a slight problem with the temperature co

24、ntrol, but other than that, everything's fine.We have a slight problem with the temperature control; otherwise everythings fine. （除此之外）There were only a few pedestrians; otherwise the street was deserted. (meaning “apart from that” 除此之外)Sarah believed Tony was innocent. Indeed, she had never tho

25、ught otherwise.(meaning “differently”不同地)The door cannot be opened otherwise than with a key. (meaning “in some other way”以其他的方式)5. , the case should not have been dismissed. (para.8 & 9) Steinberg believes the revised statute might have helped Torti's case. (para. 10)* Translate the two sentences. 不应驳回此案。 斯坦伯格认为修订