新编大学英语3 unit1-5 浙江大学出版(15)

新编大学英语3 unit1-5 浙江大学出版

It suddenly dawned on Helen that the word “water” referred to the wonderful cool some thing flowing over her hand and the word itself became alive. (9) …word that were to make the world blossom for me, “like Aaron’s rod, with flowers”. (l64~65)

Why did Helen compare words like “mother”, “father”, etc. to “Aaron’s rod”? Because the love from the people these words ----mother, father, sister and teacher---- stood for could work wonders for Helen, just like “Aaron’s rod”.

3. “How I Discovered Words” When … she stood on the porch, waiting for the teach

er to come Interested pleasant and proud The teacher tried time and again to teach her the connection between words and things She felt the fragments of the broken doll at her feet Pleasant/happy She finally discovered the mystery of language in the well-house She tried vainly to put the broken doll together Helen Keller’s Feelings

Sample: On the afternoon of the 3rd of March, 1887, before the teacher came, Helen Keller felt dumb and expectant, hoping for something that would open up her world. The first thing her teacher gave her was a doll and then she spelled the “d-o-l-l” in Helen” hand. When Helen Keller finally succeeded in making the letters for doll, she felt pleasant and proud. But when her teacher tried to help her make the connection between words and objects, she became impatient. Helen Keller expressed her dislike by dashing the doll on the floor. At that point, she felt keenly delighted. When she realized that her teacher was taking her out into the sunshine, Helen Keller was very happy. In the wellhouse, she discovered that “w-a-t-e-r” meant the wonderful cool something that was running through her fingers. The mystery of language was finally revealed to her. And she became excited and was eager to learn. When she returned to the house and tried vainly to put the broken doll back together, she felt sad and repentant. At the close of the day, when she was lying in her crib, she felt joyful and hopeful.

4. Group Discussion

新编大学英语3 unit1-5 浙江大学出版

Sample: Helen Learn by touching, feeling Learn by imitating the shape Start by spelling …… Ordinary People Learn by seeing , hearing Learn by imitating the sound Start by speaking aloud ……

Vocabulary Practice 1.Section A 1) A 2) B 3) A 4) B 5) C 6) B 7) C 8) C 9) A 10) A Section B 1) The soldiers ______ the attack after stopping for a little while. 2) The rules of safe driving ________ to everyone. 3) It’s no use being sorry if you ________ in doing it. 4) The cold winter was ________ by a stormy spring. 5) I can’t just _________ everything to receive casual visitors. 6) The details of the policy have not been ___________ yet. 7) The sight of the Great Wall filled me with _________. apply persist succeeded drop revealed wonder keenly renewed

8) It was on Sunday that Davis felt his loneliness most ____________.

9) He hunted ________ through his pockets for a piece of paper. vainly 10) Father ________ on me the value of hard work. impressed

2. 1) It is known to all that children, unlike adults, apply rules ________. (conscious) unconsciously expectant eventful

2) The ________ crowd in the streets waited for the queen to pass. (expect) 3) The birthday party and the movie have made this a(n) ________ night. (event) 4) China is a market of ____________ potential. (measure) 5) Children learn by ________. (imitate)

immeasurable imitation/imitating continually tenderness

6) Language is something living and __________ changing. (continue) 7) She treated the poor girl with ____________. (

tender)

新编大学英语3 unit1-5 浙江大学出版

8) She was getting very ____________ at having to wait so long. (patient) impatient

Translation

1. Seeing all the people walking to and fro outside the office, I became more worried. 2. He will see who is his true friend in time.

3. That scientist‘s experiment gave birth to a new drug. 4. He had been shut In by illness for much of the winter. 5. They would practice speaking English at the first opportunity. 6. Everything she valued/treasured might be swept away overnight

7. All the students are busy preparing for the finals towards the close of the term. 8. They longed for green trees and open spaces..

Part Four Writing and Translation (P 239)

2. Translation Practice From English into Chinese

1) 他钦佩布朗太太，这使我感到很惊奇。

2) 暴风雨持续了一整天；就在这段时间里船破裂了。

3) 虽然那个学生在做实验前已仔细阅读过实验说明，但由于他生搬硬套。未能得到满意的结果。 4) 我知道萨拉会将那个好消息告诉她姐姐的，而她姐姐又很可能将它告诉她的同学。 5) 史密斯先生很有教学经验，他将在春天来和我们一起工作。 6) 邮递员早晨6点30分来。这个时候我通常还在睡大觉呢。