Unit 4 The lady on pemberton street

1、L/O/G/OUnit 4The Lady on Pemberton StreetBy Albert DiBImportant words/phrases get acquainted with; means; handy; (para. 1) dilapidate; expose to; vacant (para. 2) reedy (para. 3) frail; sinew; prey; (para. 4) coordinate (para. 6) luscious (para 12) pleasantry; escort (para. 13) genuinely (para. 20)

2、In disgust (para. 22) Insomnia (para. 26) In disrepair (para. 32) commence (para. 33) Admonish (para. 37) vanish; incongruous; eclipse; shimmer; glisten (para. 42) Infectious; festive (43)ContentsBackground InformationCultural NotesPre-reading Questions Language Notes 4123Teaching PBackground Inform

3、ationBlock CaptainThe key person in any Neighborhood Watch group Duties: keeping the block actively involved in crime prevention efforts as well as the important process of information exchange between neighbors. Row house: a row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls. Pre-reading Ques

4、tions Describe the neighborhood “we” moved in? Whats the authors first impression on Mable? Voice Appearance General Impression on Whats Mables purpose of visiting “us”? What does this “clean sweep” mean in the article? What happened after “I” help Mable change her lock? What character about her can

5、 you see from this event? What story is told in the part of “The Alley Gate”?The Block Cleaning What did Mable do to notice the neighborhood about the block cleaning? How did the whole neighborhood react to this cleaning? Did they enjoy it?The Debt What happened to Mable in the part of “The Debt”? H

6、ow did Mable influence me about protecting the environment of the neighborhood?Discussion questionsAfter finishing reading the text, what can you see about Mable as a person? Can you summarize her personalities? Can you use “WH-” questions to summarize the short story?Language Notes1. The only place

7、 within our means was a row house on a little street called Pemberton. (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。To live within ones means: to base ones expenditure upon ones income (量入为出地生活)； to live beyond ones means Make both the ends meet 收支平衡 2. Some building were dilapidated. There was more crime

8、 than we had been exposed to in the past. (para 2) 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： fall into pieces; destroy (usu. PP. )3. I also mentioned that I did handiwork on the side. (para. 11) 译文： 我还顺便提到，我兼职做些手工活。On the side: to work done or money earned apart from that coming from ones main occu

9、pation（工作或收入）额外地，附带. 4. We continued to exchange pleasantries until Sue and I had to return to work. （para 13）译文:我们继续客套着，知道我和苏不得不继续工作。 Pleasantry: A short polite conversation before the serious conversation (客气话,寒暄 )5. There was a certain combativeness in her voice, as if those who did not help had

10、sided with the dark forces responsible for litter, decay and dilapidation. （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: ready and willing to fight or argue: e.g. in a combative mood / spirit To side with: to put oneself on the same side as somebody.E.g. John sided

11、with Adam in any argument. Dilapidation: falling into ruin or decay(荒废, 崩塌, 破损)6. That incongruous sight was soon eclipsed by a gushing fire hydrant and phalanxes of neighbors pushing brooms to work the water and dirt down the street. （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。

12、Incongruous: Lacking in harmony, strange, unexpected, or unsuitable in a particular situation (不和谐的;不协调的;不一致的 ) A fire hydrant is a pipe from a water main for street-cleaning, putting out fires etc. (消防栓). Phalanxes is a body of soldiers in close formation for fighting (方阵). Reading Skills Homonym hmnim : a word tha