21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册第6课内容解析8599

21世纪大学英语读写教程第三册第6课内容解析导语：近年来常有学生死亡的事件发生，下面是一篇关于学生死亡的英语课文，欢迎大家阅读。Pre-readingActivities1.You'regoingtoheararadionewsreportaboutthedeathofastudent.Asyoulistentoit,you'llbeexpectedtofillinthemissinginformationfromthechartbelow.Beforeyoulisten,useyourimaginationtopredictwhatthemissinginformationmightbe.A)Whowasinvolved?YohashiYatsumoto,astudent,aged_____HiroTakeda,_____,aged_____B)Whathappened?_____waskilledwhen_____C)Whereandwhen?_____d)Additionaldetails:_______________2.Whatfeelingsdoyouthinkwillbecausedbythedeathreportedinthepassage—howmustthefamilyandfriendsofthedeadstudentfeel?Whataboutthepersonresponsible?Whatdoyouthinkthepoliceshoulddo?Every23MinutesLindaWeltnerMyhusbandandIwenttoafuneralafewweeksago.Themanwehonoredhadnotbeenillandwillnevergrowold.HewaskilledinhiscaronaSundaynight,drivinghomealongadividedhighway.Itwasanordinaryevening,noblackerthananyother,whenacarcomingintheotherdirectionwentoutofcontrol,brokethroughtheguardrail,andhittwoothercarsbeforesmashingheadonintohis.

Accordingtothenewspaper,thedriver,whowasreturningfromawedding,seemedpuzzled."Ionlyhadtwobottlesofbeerandacocktail,"sheisreportedtohavesaid.Awedding.Followedbyafuneral.Iwishshecouldhavebeentheretoseeallthelivesheracthaschangedforever,thewife,andfourchildren,theextendedfamily,thehundredsandhundredsoffriendswhosatinpainfulsilence,listeningtowordswhichbarelytouchedthedepthsoftheirgrief.Strangetothinkthat,accordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,thishappensinAmericaevery23minutes.Somebodydrinks.Somebodydrives.Somebodydies.Andotherlivesarealteredforever,thoughsometimesthechangesmaybeinvisibletoacasualobserver.Bychance,thedaybeforethefuneralIranintoalongtimeacquaintancewhileshopping.Hecommentedonmycrutches.Iaskedifhehadeverbrokenhisleg."Uh,Ihavealongrodinthisthigh,"hesaid,"fromacaraccidenttwoweeksafterIcamebackfromVietnam.""That'sironic.Toleaveawarzoneandthengetinjured,"Iteasedhim."You'reluckyitwasn'tworse.""Well,mywifewaskilledinthecrashandsowasthewifeofthedriver,"hesaiduncomfortably."Wewerehitbyadrunk."I'veknownthismanforyears,yetsuddenlyrealizedtherewasawholechapterofhislifehe'dnevermentioned.Iaskedanddiscoveredhe'dremainedinthehospitalsevenweeks,andthatallthattimehe'dknownhiswifewasdead.Itwashardtoknowwheretogofromthere,fortherearequestionsyoucan'tputtosomeoneinacasualconversation—questionslike,"Howcouldyoubearit?"or"Whatdidyoudoaboutwantingrevenge?"

IwishIknewtheanswerstothosequestions.IwishIcouldofferthoseanswerstothewomanwho,overwhelmedbygrief,couldbarelywalkasshefollowedherhusband'scoffinfromthechurch.Every23minutes,whodies?Amotherwhowillnevercomfortthechildwhoneedsher.Awomanwhowillneverknowhowverymuchherfriendsdependedonher.Amanwhosecontributionstohiscommunitywouldhavemadeadifference.Awifewhosehusbandcannotpicturethefuturewithouther.Every23minutes,whodies?Asonwhoinvoluntarilyabandonshisparentsintheiroldage.Afatherwhocanneveracknowledgehischildren'saccomplishments.Adaughterwhocannevertakebackherangrywords.Asisterwhowillneverbehersister'smaidofhonor.Every23minutes,whodies?Abrotherwhowillnotbetheretoholdhisnewbornniece.Afriendwhoseencouragementisgoneforever.Abride-to-bewhowillneversayhervows.Anauntwhosefamilywillfragmentandfallapart.Every23minutes,whodies?Achildwhowillneverfulfillhisearlypromise.Anunclewholeaveshischildrenwithoutguidanceandsupport.Agrandmotherwhosehusbandmustnowgrowoldalone.Aloverwhoneverhadachancetosayhowmuchhecared.Every23minutes.Avoidopens.Someonelooksacrossthetableatavacantchair;climbsintoanemptybed,feelsthepainofnovoice,notouch,nolove.Wheretherewasonceintimacyandcontact,nowthereisonlyabsenceanddespair.Every23minutesAheartbreaks.

Someone'spainshatterstheconfinesofherbody,leakingoutintears,explodingincries,defyingalleffortstosoothethedespair.Sleepoffersnoescapefromthenightmareofawakening.Andmorningbringsonlytheirreversibilityofloss.Every23minutes.Adreamends.Someone'sfutureblursandgoesblankasanticipationfadesintonothingness.Thephonewillnotring,thecarwillnotpulluptothehouse.Theweightoftomorrowbecomesunbearableinaworldinwhichallpromiseshavebeenbrokenbyforce.Every23minutes.Somebodywantstorun.Somebodywantstohide.Somebodyisleftwithhate.Somebodywantstodie.Andwepermitthistogoon.Every23minutes.NewWordsfuneraln.aceremonyofburyingorburningadeadperson葬礼*cocktailn.鸡尾酒painfula.causinganupsettingorunpleasantfeeling;causingafeelingofdiscomfortinaparticularpartofthebody令人痛苦的;疼痛的crutchn.T字形拐杖rod

n.alongthinpoleorbar杆;棒条*thighn.thetoppartofthehumanleg大腿zonen.anareaofparticularqualities地带，地区injurevt.hurt;offend伤害，损害injuryn.(to)harm,damagetoalivingthing(对生物的)伤害;损害drunkn.apersonwhohabituallydrinkstoomuchalcohol酗酒者，醉汉a.overcomebydrinkingalcoholicliquor;(fig.)filledwithexcitementandjoy醉酒的;(喻)陶醉的*revengen.(for,on)punishmentgiventosb.inreturnforharmdonetooneself复仇;报复vt.dosth.togetsatisfactionfor(anoffence,etc.);avenge(sb.)报…之仇;为…报仇involuntarilyad.not(done)fromchoiceorintention非自愿地;非出于本意地maidn.1.afemaleservant女仆，保姆2.(obsoleteusage):agirlor(young)womanwhoisnotmarried少女，年轻女子niece

n.侄女;甥女vown.asolemnpromiseordeclaration誓言vt.declareorswearsolemnly立誓fragmentvi.breakorseparateintosmallpieces破碎n.asmallpiecefromalargerwhole碎片guidance;碎裂n.guidingorbeingguided;direction引导;指导vacanta.1.(ofaplaceorspace)empty;notfilledwithanything空的.;未被占用的2.(ofajob)notatpresentfilled空缺的intimacyn.thestateofbeinginacloserelationship亲密;密切intimatea.1.(ofpeople)closeinrelationship亲密的;密切的2.personal;private个人的;私人的pletelackorlossofhope绝望vi.(of)havelostallhope绝望;失去希望*shattervt.break(sth.)suddenlyintosmallpieces;smash(sth.)粉碎;砸碎

confinesn.(fml)limits;borders;boundaries(正式)界限;边界;范围leakv.1.(使)渗漏2.makeknown(使)泄露出去n.漏隙;漏出物*defyvt.disobey;fightagainst;shownofearorrespectfor违抗;蔑视*defiancen.behaviourshowingone'sdisobediencetosb.orignoranceofsb.违抗;蔑视*soothevt.makelessangryorupset;calmorcomfort抚慰;使平静nightmaren.anunpleasantandterribledream恶梦irreversibilityn.astateofthingswhichcannotb