lesson 8 in my day 大学英语第三册

1、,Contents,Warm-up,Becoming old Generation gap,Lesson 13- In My Day,Part Two,Background Information,Lesson 13 In My Day,Guy Fawkes Day,Gunpowder Plot After Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, English Catholics who had been persecuted under her rule had hoped that her successor, James I, would be more tol

2、erant of their religion. Unfortunately, James did not turn out to be more tolerant than Elizabeth and a number of young men decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament to kill the King. To carry out their plan, the conspirators got hold of 36 barrels of gunpowder and stored them in a cellar, just un

3、der the House of Lords. But as the group worked on the plot, a warning letter reached the King, and the Kings forces made plans to stop the conspirators.,Lesson 13 In My Day,Guy Fawkes Day,Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes who was in the cellar of the Parliament with the 36 barrels of gunpowder when the aut

4、horities stormed it in the early hours of November 5th, was caught, tortured and executed. Even today, the reigning monarch only enters the Parliament once a year, on what is called the State Opening of Parliament. Prior to the Opening, and according to custom, the Guard search the cellars of the Pa

5、lace of Westminster.,Lesson 13 In My Day,Guy Fawkes Day,Tradition Preparations for Bonfire Night celebrations include making a dummy of Guy Fawkes, which is called the Guy. Some children even keep up an old tradition of walking in the streets, carrying the Guy they have just made, and beg passersby

6、for a penny for the Guy. The kids use the money to buy fireworks for the evening festivities. On the night itself, Guy is placed on top of the bonfire, which is then set alight; and fireworks displays fill the sky.,Lesson 13 In My Day,The nursery rhyme Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpo

7、wder treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes, guy, it was his intent To blow up king and parliament. Three score barrels were laid below To prove old Englands overthrow.,Guy Fawkes Day,Immortalized in this nursery rhyme, the Gunpowder Plot is introd

8、uced into the young minds of children throughout the United Kingdom.,Lesson 13 In My Day,The nursery rhyme By Gods mercy he was catchd With a darkened lantern and burning match. So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring. Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.And what shall we do with hi

9、m? Burn him!,Guy Fawkes Day,Lesson 13 In My Day,1. What did Guy Fawkes want to do? a. To eat a Christmas pudding b.To burn Buckingham Palace c. To blow up the House of Parliament 2. When is Guy Fawkes night? a.5th November b. 6th December c. 4th November,Keys,1. c,2. a,Lesson 13 In My Day,Guy Fawkes

10、 Day,3. What do children ask for while taking a model of Guy Fawkes round the streets? a.Trick or treat. b. A penny for the Guy. c. Fireworks. 4. What can you do on Guy Fawkes night? a. Burn a puppet. b. Watch a horror movie. c. Play cards.,KEYS,3. b,4. a,Lesson 13 In My Day,Guy Fawkes Day,What happ

11、ened to the authors mother at the age of 80? What became of her after her “last” fall? What exactly is the problem with his mother? What kind of woman was the authors mother when she was young? Was she happy when she was young? Is she happy now? What are her main complaints?,Text Analysis,Lesson 13-

12、 In My Day,Detailed study of the text,7. It showed in that angry challenging thrust of the chin when she issued an opinion, and a great one she had always been for issuing opinions. (10) When she expressed an opinion, her chin would come forward which made her look angry and defiant. She liked to gi

13、ve her opinion and was never afraid of speaking her mind.,to keep thinking about and worrying about sth. Examples: You seem quiet today. Do you have anything on your mind? Work is very much on her mind at the moment.,3. on ones mind,“mind” phrases,Phrases and Expressions,Lesson 13-In My Day,To be co

14、ntinued on the next page.,Phrases and Expressions,mind be in (of) two minds about sth. bear in mind get sth./sb. out of ones mind have sth./sb. in mind keep your mind on out of sight, out of mind speak your mind Great minds think alike.,拿不定主意 记住 把某事/某人置于脑后 心中考虑到某事/某人 专心于 眼不见，心不烦 直言不讳 英雄所见略同,Lesson 1

15、3-In My Day,Word Study,a. very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with Examples: Meeting the energy demands of a big city is a formidable task. The company has built up a formidable reputation for quality. He is a formidable opponent.,7. f

16、ormidable,word formation,Lesson 13 - In My Day,ad, formidably n. formidableness,Word Study,1. bend,v. a. to lean forwards and downwards b. to become curved c. to apply the mind closely Examples: She bent forwards and whispered in my ear. The stream bends to the west. He was bent on making them happy

17、. Expressions: bend sb.s ear bend your mind/thoughts to sth. bend before be bent on,Translation,谈论不休 专注于 屈服于 一心想做某事,Lesson 13 - In My Day,8.She had hurled herself at life with an energy that made her seem always on the run. to hurl at: to throw at ,with a lot of force on the run: always busy or in a

18、 hurry,a. while you are busy or hurrying b. trying to hide or escape from sb., especially the police c. in a weak position in an argument or competition Examples: I had to eat lunch on the run today. A dangerous criminal is on the run in the bay area of the city. Labor has the Conservatives on the r

19、un.,4. on the run,Phrases and Expressions,“run” phrases,Lesson 13-In My Day,Phrases and Expressions,run a run of good/bad luck a run on sth. break into a run in the long/short run,一连串的好运/倒霉事 抢购 开始跑 从长远/短期来看,Lesson 13-In My Day,9. she tripped on the stairs and tumbled down, ending at the bottom in th

20、e debris of giblets, hot gravy,and battered turkey. (para) As she was running upstairs with the turkey, she stumbled, fell down, and landed at the bottom of the stairs. The turkey flew from her platter to the ground, with its giblets, hot gravy all over the place.,debris: the scattered remains of st

21、h broken or destroyed such as the debris of a building giblets: the heart, the liver, and gizzard of a bird used as food 有一年的感恩节，她端着火鸡这道节日大菜，从地下室往上跑的时候，绊了一跤，在楼梯上摔到，一直滚到楼梯底部，身上沾满了火鸡内脏的碎片、滚烫的肉汁以及摔成碎块的火鸡。她那次严重烫伤了。,10. Life was combat, and victory was not to the lazy, the timid, the drugstore cowboy, th

22、e mush-mouth afraid to tell people exactly what was on his mind. (15) drugstore cowboy: one who wears cowboys clothes but has had no experience as a cowboy; a loafer who loiters on street or in drugstores,Russell Bakers memoir Growing up This book traces his youth in the mountains of rural Virginia.

23、 When Baker was only five, his father died. His mother, strong-willed and matriarchal, never looked back. These were depression years, and Mrs. Baker moved her family to Baltimore. Bakers mother was determined her children would succeed, and her unfailing faith in the talents of her young son was no

24、t misplaced. He did everything from delivering papers to hustling subscriptions for the Saturday Evening Post. As is often the case, early hardships make the man.,Author,Lesson 13 In My Day,In the days of the authors mother, the traditional Puritan work ethic was still very strong. Life was a strugg

25、le, a fight, a battle for survival, for salvation, and for the glory of God. Everybody should work hard. The author was also influenced by this. His children , however, were very different because they were born and brought up in an “affluent society”, hence the particularly sharp generation gap.,11

26、.As I sat by her bed, my impulse was to argue her back to reality. (para): When I sat by her bed, my first thought was to argue with her so as to bring her back to realith. to argue her back: to argue until she is back to normal Similar expressions: to talk sb into doing sth; to sleep it off; to lau

27、gh it away,12. I thought it was more complicated than that . This is often used to express a mild objection.,13. For ten years or more the ferocity with which she had once attacked life had been turning to a rage against the weakness, the boredom, and the absence of love that too much age had brough

28、t her. (38) (para)She once attacked life with fierceness, but now it was gone. In its place was an uncontrollable anger. she was angry about her declining health, her boredom and her loneliness.,Notice that these are the common problems of old people; poor health, boredom, loneliness. They are bored

29、 with life because there is often nothing for them to do. They are lonely because their children have grown up and are gone; their friends are either gone or unable to move around like themselves.,14. Nowshe seemed to have broken chains that imprisoned her in a life she had come to hate and to retur

30、n to a time inhabited by people who loved her, a time in which she was needed . For the doctors, Bakers mother was suffering from an incurable disease; but for Baker his mother had won new freedom. For the doctors , the mothers condition would get worse and worse until in the end she died; but for B

31、aker, his mother would now be able to go back to the times when she ws much younger, when she was needed and loved. Baker as a writer has given us a poetic approach to old age, and in doing so, has restored a sense of dignity to it in our mind.,15. I had written her with some banal advice to look fo

32、r the silver lining, to count her blessings instead of burdening others with her miseries. (39) (para)I had written to my mother, advising her to think about the pleasant and good times and about how lucky and cheerful she had once been. I told her not to complain and have other people worry about h

33、er.,silver lining: a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy situation; a reason for thinking that the situation is not that bad. “ Every cloud has a silver lining.” to count her blessings: to think about the good things that have happened to her to burden sb with sth: to make sb worry about sth,Word Stu

34、dy,v. to create a problem or serious responsibility for sb. Examples: I dont want to burden you with my troubles. He was increasingly burdened by ill health.,3. burden,Lesson 13 - In My Day,16.I suppose what it really amounted to was a threat that (39) to amount to : to have the same effect as ; to

35、be equal to The doctors diagnosis amounted to a death sentence. It does not matter whether I go or not. It amounts to the same thing.,17. This one was written out of a childish faith in the eternal strength of parents, a naive belief that age and wear would be overcome by an effort of will, that all

36、 she needed was a good pep talk to recharge a flagging spirit. (39) eternal strength of parents: Parents would be strong and be able to take care of children forever. recharge a flagging spirit: to put the new energy into the weaker spirit,wear n. a. damage or changes that affect sth. when it has be

37、en used a lot b. fatigue, exhaustion c. clothes that are suitable for a particular activity or group of people eg.There was heavy wear on all four wheels. that age and wear could be overcome by an effort of will, (39) I didnt bring any evening wear.,Word Study,v. a. to become tired or weak, or begin

38、 to lack enthusiasm b. to mark sth. so that you will be able to find it again flagging: a. becoming weaker, more tired, or less enthusiastic Examples: After a long day, his energy flagged. I flagged any words I didnt know. all she needed was a good pep talk to recharge a flagging spirit. (39),6. fla

39、g,Lesson 13 - In My Day,pep talk a talk during which sb. encourages you to do sth. better or to work harder eg. We got a pep talk from our coach. pep up: to make sb. or sth. more active and lively A short break would pep you up. We need to look at ways of pepping up the economy.,18.She wrote back in

40、 an unusually cheery vein In a vein: in a way or style,esp in writing or speaking. He usually wrote in the same humorous vein. Although she spoke in a lighted-hearted vein, the subject she touched upon could not be more serious.,to improve ones behavior after you have been behaving badly for a long

41、time Examples: I suppose, that she was mending her ways. (40) mend fences: to try to become friends again with sb. you have argued with The object of the meeting was primarily to mend fences.,2. mend ones ways,Phrases and Expressions,Chinese,改正不良行为 消释前嫌， 重归于好,Lesson 13-In My Day,Word Study,radiant,a

42、. a. sb. who is radiant looks extremely happy b. very bright,Examples: One day when I arrived at her bedside she was radiant. (41) The sea was a radiant blue.,word formation,Lesson 13 - In My Day,n. radiance v. radiate n. radiation,19. A world had lived and died, and though it was part of my blood a

43、nd bone I knew little more about it than I knew of the world of the pharaohs. (45) (para)Though I was related to them, I knew very little about them. They lived in a world that was past and gone. They were as remote to me as the ancient Egyptian kings.,your own flesh and blood Examples: I couldnt se

44、e my blood and bone (flesh and blood) insulted in this way.,1. blood and bone,Phrases and Expressions,“blood” phrases,“bone” phrases,Lesson 13-In My Day,Phrases and Expressions,blood bad blood be after sb.s blood Blood is thicker than water. have sbs blood on your hands make your blood boil make you

45、r blood run cold new/fresh blood,怨恨 恨透了某人 血浓于水 导致某人死亡 怒火中烧 令人毛骨悚然 新增成员,Lesson 13-In My Day,20. The orbits of her mind rarely touched present interrogators for more than a moment. (45) She could seldom respond to the questions put to her today because her mind was moving in a different way.,21.Sittin

46、g at her bedside, forever out of touch with Although I was sitting at her bedside, very close to her physically, I was completely out of touch with her.There was a distance between us. I had no idea what she was thinking about. Nor did she know what I had in mind. Barriers of time and age prevented

47、us from reaching out to each other. Notice the regretful tone of the author. Nowthat his mother had passed away, he regretted not having been a better son.,Word Study,11. stir,v. a. to move food around in a dish using a spoon or other objects b. to make sb. feel upset, or enthusiastic c. to move or

48、be moved slightly by wind,Examples: Please stir the soup before tasting it. The murder has stirred (up) a lot of ill feeling in the community. when age finally stirs their curiosity (46) The white curtain stirred gently in the summer breeze.,Lesson 13 - In My Day,22. If a parent does lift the curtai

49、n a bit, it is often only to stun the young with some exemplary tale of how much harder life was in the old days. (46) If a parent does tell his children a little bit about the past, he/she will usually just say how much harder life was in the old days.,to lift a curtain : to reveal the truth; to le

50、t you see exemplary tale : a story that serves as an example for people to learn from; a moral lesson,23. It irritated me that their childhood should be, as I thought, so easy when my own had been, as I thought, so hard. (47) should: used for describing a fact or event that someone has a particular

51、feeling or opinion about,24. At dinner a son offended me with an inadequate report card, he gazed at me with an expression of unutterable resignation and said, (52) inadequate: not good enough; not up to standard unutterable: beyond description resignation: acceptance of an unpleasant situation with

52、out complaining,(para) he looked at me tiredly. He knew what was coming. He hated being lectured on , but he knew there was nothing he could do about it. He had to let it happen. So he had a look of resignation that was hard to describe.,25. I was angry with him for that, but angrier with myself for

53、 having become one of those ancient bores whose highly selective memories of the past become transparently dishonest even to small children. (53) ancient bores: old people who bore the young by endlessly teaching them moral lessons selective memories: Old people must have made mistakes in their time

54、. But in order to set a good example for their children, they have to select what they consider would be suitable from their memories.,Word Study,2. bore,n. a. sb. who talks too much about things that are not very interesting b. a boring or annoying activity or situation v. a. to make sb. feel impatient b. to make a deep hole in sth. hard,Examples: I was angry with him for that, for having become one of those ancient bores (53) I find cleaning a real bore. I wont bore you with all the details. The insects bore through the