Unit 4Moving stories

Make new friends but keep the old.

Dictation:A friend is someone we turn to When our spirits need a lift,A friend is someone we treasure For our friendship is a gift.A friend is someone who fills our lives With beauty, joy, and graceAnd makes the world we live in A better and happier place.

Summary of the text:1. encounter

I (the author)

American

Marget (fresh from Sweden)

Took to each other at the first instant

2. happy time together

We had so much fun together.

3. Birthday party

Only Mary came.

Mrs. Swenson called Marget inside and told something to her.

Their friends were not coming and the reason was me.

4. Knowing confirmed Marget decided to stay

away from me. After that , we didn’t speak to each other any more.

5. Adjo min van

We exchanged our autograph books and I wrote Adjo min van- Goodbye, my friend. I no longer needed her.

Put them in right order: 1. took to each other 2.Stopped speaking to each other 3. Went to Marget’s house uninvited 4. Had a birthday party 5. Stopped going to the writer’s house 6. Met at an American school 7. Had lost of fun 8. Knowing confirmed 9. Was not allowed to enter 10.Exchanged autograph books and wrote “Adjo”

6. Met at an American school 1. took to each other 7. Had lost of fun 4. Had a birthday party 5. Stopped going to the writer’s house 3. Went to Marget’s house uninvited 9. Was not allowed to enter 8. Knowing confirmed 2.Stopped speaking to each other 10.Exchanged autograph books and wrote “Adjo”

True or false:1.   Adjo means friend in Swedish.2.  Marget had once been the good friend

of the writer.3.   They began to know each other when t

he writer was in seventh grade.4.  Marget could speak English well.5.   The two friends had little fun when the

y stayed together.

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6.  The writer arrived at the party early because she wanted to help Marget.

7.  Nobody came because Marget was a bad-tempered girl so nobody liked her.

8.   Mrs. Swenson asked Marget never to play with the writer because of her skin color.

9.  The two friends never spoke to each other since last meeting.

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A2. Sim the text and answer the following questions:

1. How many parts can the text de divided into ? What is the focus of each part?

Part I (Paragraph 1) Describe the writer’s present

Part II (The rest) A flashback, taking the readers to what happened years ago

2. How many sections does the flashback consist of? What is the focus of each section? Paragraph 2-5 the happy days Paragraph 6- 13 the turning point in their relationship Paragraph 14-19 tragic ending of a beautiful friendship

3. What does the title mean? Goodbye.

4. Is this a happy or a sad story? How do you know?

A sad story, judging from the tragic ending

A3. Scan the text and answer the questions:

1. The writer never lost Marget, did she? Why?

No. Marget was her first love and first hurt. 2. How many people came to Marget’s part

y? Two 3. What did the writer know deep within her

self? The awful thing had come because Marget

was white and she was not.

Text

时间过得真快！我们已经十年没有见面了。

How time rushes by! It is ten years since we last met.

rush by

It has been a long time since I knew … 自从某人做某事以来已有一段时间 It is/has been +a period of time+since s

b didE.g. 我已经有很长时间没有看电影了。 It is/has been a long time since I last sa

w a film.

He ____ me to come, but he hasn’t turned up yet.

A. does promisesB. did promisedC. do promiseD. did promise

D

But somehow we did manage to understand…

助动词 do/did/does+ 谓语动词原形虽然他没有成功，但他确实很努力。He wasn’t successful, but he did wor

k hard.他每周确实去看电影。He does go to cinema every Sunday.

take to:[no passive]1) to start to like sb./sth.E.g. I took to my new boss immediately. 他开始喜欢戴颜色靓丽的领带。He has taken to wearing bright ties.

2) to begin to do sth as a habit: [+ -ing] E.g. I've taken to waking up very early.

instant n. 片刻The policemen went into direction _

_____ they heard the whistle.A. at the instance B. at the first in

stantC. the first instant D. the instant

…the instant… 一…就…

D

in passing: n. 顺带 ( 提到 )E.g. He only mentioned it in pa

ssing and didn't give any details.adj. passing years/plane经过的take a passing look at * past adj. 过去的，结束的E.g.In the past a few years

surroundbe surrounded by/withHe was sitting in the corner, ___

_______ by a group of people.surrounding adj 周围的，附近

的surroundings n. 环境

surrounded

equivalent 1) adj. equivalent amount be ~ to sth 与…相等 e.g. Eight kilometres is roughly e

quivalent to five miles.2) n. ~ (of / to sth) 等于…e.g. 100 英镑相当于多少美元？ What’s the equivalent of 100 pounds in

dollars?

cast a quick glance atcast v. (cast, cast) 投，掷E.g. 我看了一眼标题。I just cast a glance at the headlin

es.cast a look/glance/smileE.g. She cast a welcoming smile

in his direction.

aware : adj. knowing or realizing sth be ~ (of sth)| E.g. 他没有意识到发生了什么事情。 He was not aware/unaware of what had hap

pened. be ~ (that/how ... ) 你知道你的车正停在出租车停放处吗？ Are you aware that your car is parked in a ta

xi rank? I was too sleepy to be aware how cold it wa

s.

brood v. to think for a long time in a troubled or sad way

brood over/on/about 沉思，郁闷地想 想太多过去的错误是没有用的。 It is no use brooding too much over on

e’s past mistakes.

confirm v. 证实，确认 The recent airplane crash confirms my

belief that stronger safety regulations are needed.

最近的坠机事件使我坚信我们需要更健全的安全法规。

Confirmation n.

release v. 释放release the prisonerrelease the balloonsrelease a new movieThe government will release some

further information to the public.

Reckless adj.

Reckless of sth. 不计后果

Practice

1. She ____________ a tall dark figure watching

her.

2. Recently he ___________ wearing a hat.

3. He mentioned her __________ but I didn’t

think anything of it at the time.

4. He came to like the painting _______________.

5. Tom __________________ the content and

got a rough idea of the book.

was aware of

has taken to

in passing

at the first instant

cast a quick glance at

Practice

6. After the snow, the road was so slippery

that the car _______ out of the way.

7. Hearing the news, all the people present

stood there ________.

8. “Yes!” All the children shouted

_______________.

9. After putting the _______________ on the

painting, he felt very tired but satisfied.

slipped

in shock

in a happy voice

finishing touches

Structure:

1. Marget did live up on the hill, where there were many large and pretty houses.

2. She did speak very little English, but we managed to understand each other.

3. She did write something in my autograph book, but it was something very common that could be addressed to any person.

4. I do remember very painfully today how much I wanted her to say this had nothing to do with me and ii was not to blame.

5. Ryan did suffer from cerebral palsy, but he was brave and went on living every day of his life to the fullest.

6. I was important to him because I was the only person who did respect him as an independent human being rather than a person in his wheelchair.

7. This time people did see a Ryan in all his glory, not a person in is wheelchair who only deserved others’ sympathy.

8. That moment did symbolize the whole meaning of the flame: love, enthusiasm, and brotherhood – it is love that makes the world goes round.

Translation:

1. 这名十三岁的女孩喜欢上了溜冰并溜得很好，简直是如鱼得水。 (take to)

The 13- year-old girl has taken to skating like a fish to water.

2. 我的网友昨天从伦敦给我发了一封邮件，看来她似乎玩得很开心。 (have fun)

My net friend sent me an e- mail from London yesterday and it seemed that she was having a lot of fun.

3. 我得准备明天得讲座，你能帮我看一眼这篇报道么？（ cast a quick glance at ）I have to prepare for the lecture

tomorrow, so could you cast a quick glance at this report for me?

4. 老师进教室时看上去好像听到了什么坏消息似的。 (as though)

When the teacher came into the classroom, she looked as though she had heard some bad news.

5. 我鼓起勇气对校长说我不同意他的提议。 (screw up one’s courage)

I screwed up my courage and told the headmaster that I didn’t agree to his proposals.

6. 自从她和他最要好的朋友闹翻后，她就不再参加任何晚会了。 (no longer Since she broke up with her best friend,

she no longer took part in any parties.

7. 司机叫乘客不要站在公共汽车的前部，请他们到后面去，因为后面空。(the front of)

The driver asked the passengers not to stand in the front of the bus and he asked them to go to the back as there was more space at the back.

8. 看见她最要好的朋友躺在病床上，希拉里禁不住大哭起来 (at the sight of)Hilary burst out crying at the sight of

her best friend lying in the sick bed.

9 。 他一看见我就朝另一个方向走开了。 (take off)

As soon as he saw me, he took off in the other direction.

10 。 2001 年 7 月 14 日是具有历史意义的一天－－这一天中国赢得了 2008 奥运会主办权。 (a historic day)

July 14, 2001 is a historic day– on this day China won the bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games.

86. 那些年轻的工人们都是刚从学校里出来的。 (be fresh from)

Those young workers are fresh from schools.

87. 当他经过百货商店的时候，看了一眼橱窗里面的新衣服。 (cast a glance at)

He cast a glance at the new clothes in the shop window when he passed the department store.

88. 不要站在那里，鼓起勇气跳起来。 (screw up one’s courage)

Don’t stand there. Screw up your courage and jump.

89. 我认为我不会喜欢所谓的现代诗歌。 (take to)

I don’t think I will take to what is called modern poetry.

I don’t think I will take to so- called modern poetry.

90. 请把这两块木板用螺丝钉在一起。 (screw)

Please screw the two boards together.

1.It took the 6- year- old girl 3 hours to learn to skate, and now she has taken to it. 2. It has been a long time since I received

Joan’s last mail. But from her letter, it did seem that she was having a lot of fun in Britain.

3. Mother is putting the finishing touches to the freshly baked cake.

4. When the teacher came into the classroom, she looked as though she had heard some bad news.

5. Since she broke up with her best friend, she no longer took part in any parties. 6. The driver asked the passengers not to

stand at the front of the bus; he asked them to go to the back as there was more space at the back.

7. At the sight of her best friend lying sick in bed, Hilary burst out crying, and all I could do was to stand by her.

8. As soon as he saw me, he took off in the other direction.

81. I hesitated for a long time before I decided to buy the expensive necklace. 82. The bus driver wasn’t aware of the danger

until he saw the red light. 83. Since my father retired, he has taken up a

hobby of raising flowers. 84. When the scientist was in his 40s, he was

honoured for discovering a rare element. 85. Plastics can be used instead of wood in

many ways, but sometimes it won’t last long.