unit 5 section a

Unit 5 Section AUnit 5 Section A

Graceful Hands

I.I. Have you ever thought about Have you ever thought about death? Describe a scene of death? Describe a scene of

death you have experienced.death you have experienced.

QuestionsQuestionsfor discussionfor discussion

II. Background KnowledgeII. Background Knowledge

EuthanasiaEuthanasia 安乐死安乐死 Euthanasia, often called in most of the countries is

illegal, except in Holland.Argument will continue between respect for life (no killing) &human treatment (keeping dignity), the death therapy,

The long euthanasia issue has lately boiled over into a sometimes fierce public debate. Those opposed to the practice see themselves up-holding sacred principles of respect for life, while those in favor raise the banner of human treatment. After years on the defensive, the advocates now seem to be gaining ground…

Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of respondents to a poll taken late last year in France said they would like the law changed to decriminalize mercy killing.

graceful graceful Dolphins are graceful and efficient swimmers.海豚是动作优雅的游泳高手。He made a graceful speech accepting the

award.他作了一次得体的获奖演出。

proceeding(adj.)proceeding(adj.)We went to see the film in the preceding

night.In conclusion, I hope the preceding

arguments have convinced you of the need for action.

总之 , 我希望前面的讨论能使你信服行动的必要性。

precede(v.) 先于，在…前面

To compare : previous /priorTo compare : previous /prior / /precedingpreceding

preceding 指“此前的”，多用于指文章中某一处之前的，如“ preceding chapter” 上一章； previous 多指时间发生在前的， prior 比“ previous” 多一层“优先的”的意思。

We had met on a previous occasion.My children have a prior claim on my time.

decay(v.&n.)decay(v.&n.)Dental decay in children is a common

phenomenon all over the world.儿童龋齿是一个全世界普遍的现象。The house is in decay. (fall into decay) creeping (slow down) political decay…

What made the Roman Empire decay?罗马帝国为何衰亡？

switch(n.&v.)switch(n.&v.)Farmers are worried very much about a

possible switch in policy.农民非常担心有可能有政策变化。He got tired of teaching and switched

to writing stories.他教书教厌了，于是改行写小说。

looseloose （（ adj.)loosen(vt.)loosely(adv.)adj.)loosen(vt.)loosely(adv.)

These trousers don’t fit. They’re much too loose round the waist.

这条裤子不合身，裤腰太松了。The music society I belong to is only loosely

organized.我参加的音乐会协会是一个松散的组织。

Collocations:have a loose tongue 说话随便，嘴不紧at loose ends/ at a loose end 无所事事，空

闲的break /get loose 跑掉loosen one’s tongue 说多了，使人无拘无

束的谈话。Wine soon loosen his tongue.喝酒后他话就多了。

secure(adj.&v.) security(n.)secure(adj.&v.) security(n.)

Secure all the doors and windows before leaving.

The Great Wall was built to secure the people from/against the foreign attack. ( 保卫，保护）

( 经过努力 ) 获得 , 把…弄到手 synonym: obtain, attain, acquire, win She has secured a good job.

I don’t feel secure when I am alone in the house.

straw(n.)straw(n.)Gave me a straw to drunk the Coca-Cola. Collocations:A straw 微不足道的事物或数量（尤用于以

下例示）He doesn't care a straw about his personal

appearance.他一点也不讲究个人仪表。The agreement isn't worth a straw 。

the last/final straw(that breaks the camel’s back) 使人终于不盛负荷的最后事情。

I put up with a lot from this guy. He borrowed my clothes, he borrowed my money, he borrowed my tennis racket. But when I caught him using my toothbrush that was the last straw, so I kicked him out!"

“我对这个家伙够宽容的了。他借我的衣服穿，问我借钱，借用我的网球拍。可是，当我发现他用我的牙刷的时候，这就叫我无法忍受了。所以我把他赶了出去。”

clutch/grasp at a straw/straws 抓救命稻草

（竭力抓住微小的机会以求逃脱或获救）

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

溺水之人不放过一根稻草；病急乱投医。

slide/slip/glideslide/slip/glideThe frozen brook made a wonderful slide, and

many people were sliding on the ice.结冰的小河成了很好的滑道，很多人再上面

滑冰。He slid the letter into his pocket while no one

was looking.趁没人看到时，他将信塞入了口袋。Collocations: let slide 放任自流，听其自然She got depressed and let things slide.她情绪低落让一切听之任之。et slip 偶然泄露

thirstHave a thirst/hunger for =be thirsty /hungry

for 渴望得到She always had a thirst for power.

outlineoutline

Just tell me the outline of the story and fill in the details later.

树上一片树叶也没有。

The trees were left naked of leaves.

naked

只要把事情的概要告诉我，以后再补充细节吧。

hint(n.&v.)hint(n.&v.) They fled at the first hint of trouble. The magazine has some helpful hints about how to

make your own clothes. 这本杂志对于如何自己缝制衣服提供了一些有益

的点子。 Collocations: give/drop sb. a hint 给人暗示 take a hint 会意。 She said that she was very tired and I took the hint

and left.

Interval(n.)Interval(n.)

Tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy, with a few sunny intervals.

明天大部分时间是阴天，有时转晴。Collocations:At intervals 不时，每隔。。时间 / 距离At intervals of 10 daysAt intervals of 10 inches

shallowshallowHis breathing became shallow and frequent

as the time drew near for him to go onto the stage for the first time.

随着他初次上台时间的临近，他的呼吸变得微弱而急促。

He seemed to have only a shallow understanding of his subject.

看来他对他选修的科目只是一知半解。

emotion(n.) emotional(adj.)emotion(n.) emotional(adj.)

Love, joy, hatred, fear and jealousy are all emotions.

爱，欢乐，恨，恐惧和妒忌都是强烈的情绪。

His voice was choked with emotion.他激动得说不出话来。

association(n.) associate(v.)association(n.) associate(v.) Religion have an intimate association with

alchemy （炼金术） during the Middle Ages. In connection/associations with=in relation to NBA= National Basketball Association ASEAN= Association of Southeast Asian Nations 东盟

the pit of one’s stomachthe pit of one’s stomach

I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something terrible was going to happen.

我心里感到有什么可怕的事要发生。

feel forfeel for

He felt in his pocket for some money.

10. 开始做，着手做 to go about providing for her needs (L. 26)

如果你决心要拿硕士学位，现在就开始为之准备吧！

III. III. Expressions & Patterns

If you are determined to pursue a master’s degree, just go about preparing for it from now on.

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Synonyms:Synonyms:

Set out to do sth.Set about doing sthStart to do/ doing sth我应该怎样着手找工作？How should I go about finding a job?

put up a chair put up a chair

They put up a chair, I stood in the chair and began to read the Bible.

except for/except thatexcept for/except that

The classroom was silent, except for the busy scratching of pens on paper.

教室里静悄悄的，只听见钢笔快速地在纸上写字的沙沙声。

The classroom was silent, except that there was the busy scratching of pens on paper.

read aboutread about

It was sad to read about the death of the famous old actress in this morning’s newspaper.

在今天的早报上看到这位著名的女演员去世了，很伤心。

Analysis of the Text Structure

Narration-description ( 叙述 - 描写法 )

Main idea ?

Devices for developing it ?

II. II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing ItDeveloping It

For detailsFor details

I attend to a dying patient, who is very thin. Even, she has no enough strength to swallow some water.

Part I (Paras. 1-4)

Part II

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Main idea ?



For detailsFor details

The patient is seriously ill, too weak for anything.

General-specific ( 总分法 )

Part II (Para. 5)

Part I

Part IV

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Description ( 描写法 )This is focused on the author’s mental activities.

Main idea ?



For For detailsdetailsFor For detailsdetails

Driven by my thoughts, I exchange with the patient, who is able to utter only broken sentences. Though, I begin to see what a kind and considerate grandmother she is.

Part III (Paras. 6-

7)

Part I

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Description ( 描写法 )This is also focused on the author’s mental activities.

Main idea ?


II. II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing ItText Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It


The patient dies. And the author seems to have a better understanding of the patient. Mrs. Clark spares her family from seeing her die and the author feels it a privilege to be there with the patient.

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Statement of facts ( 事实陈述法 )

Main idea ?


II. II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing ItText Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It


It is only two days after Mrs. Clark’s death that the author comes to learn more about her from the newspaper.

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Language Points in the Text


A. Compatible Expressions

1. 伸手去拿 to reach for the light (L. 6)

的确，没有钱我们无法生活，但是我们决不应该把手伸向公家的口袋。 It is true that we can’t live without money, but we should never reach for it in the public pocket.

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2. 用无动于衷的、医生的目光观察着病人 to observe the patient with an unemotional,

medical eye (L. 7)

用浪漫的眼光来看，住在山里是一种充满刺激的经历，然而事实上，那里的人们必须通过艰辛的劳动来谋生。


Seen with a romantic eye, living in mountains is an adventurous experience, but in reality, the inhabitants there have to earn a living through hard labor.

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4. 随着不均匀的呼吸一起一伏 to rise and fall with the uneven breaths (L. 12)

生活中的机遇并非随着命运出现而出现，而是随着一个人的自信心与适应能力一起起落。

活学活用活学活用


Opportunity in life does not arise with fate, but rises and falls with one’s self-confidence and adaptability.

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队长再一次摸摸伤员的胸口看有没有心跳，他吃惊地感觉到了跳动着的生命的迹象。

5.感觉那微弱的脉搏 to feel for the faint pulse (L. 15)



When feeling again on the chest for the heartbeat of the wounded, the head of the team surprisingly got the pumping sign of life.

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to bend close to her 弯腰，屈服

全球化不是让一个国家的意志屈服于另一个国家的意志，而是把他们协调起来共同促进人类的美好未来。



Globalization is not to force one country’s will to bend to another’s, but to coordinate them to jointly contribute to the bright future of mankind.

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7. 缓解她的干渴 to ease her thirst (L. 20)

要用微笑面对挑战，因为它是缓解焦虑与压力的良药。



Smile through any challenging situations, for smile is the best medicine to ease your anxiety and stress.

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8. 没有用力去吞咽 to make no attempt to swallow (L. 21)

不要一遇到挫折就打退堂鼓，至少你应该再试一次。



Don’t beat a retreat immediately after any setback, at least you should make another attempt to hit it.

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12. 打开护肤霜的瓶盖 to remove from 把。。除去 (L. 29)

一个人的名声就像一块白布，很容易被玷污，但要清除这些污点却很难。



One’s reputation, like a piece of white cloth, is easy to stain while it is hard to remove the stains from it.

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13. 把护肤霜揉在她发黄的皮肤上 to rub cream into her yellow skin (L. 30)

对于一个有责任感的老师最好要避免给学生灌输老生常谈的东西。



It is better for a dutiful teacher to avoid rubbing cut-and-dried things into students.

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not…untilnot…until直到我们向他们指出

了他们的错误，他们才意识到。

They didn't realize their fault until we pointed it out to them.

Not until we pointed the their fault out to them, did they realize their fault .

16.耗尽了最后的那点力气 to spend her last ounce of strength (L. 40)

一分脑力胜似十分财力，而一分实践胜似十分理论。



An ounce of brain is worth a pound of wealth while an ounce of practice is worthy of a pound of theory.

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an ounce of :very small quantity of sth; an ounce of :very small quantity of sth; anyany

他一点常识都没有。He didn't have ounce of common sense.There is not an ounce of truth in his story.

17. 看穿了我的心思 to sense my thoughts (L. 41)



A person who is able to sense the change in others’ feelings and respond accordingly is said to be thoughtful and understanding.

一个人如果能够感受到别人情绪的变化并能有所行动，我们就说他善解人意。

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18. 为她的家人省去了一幕人生插曲 to spare her family an episode (L. 54)

在浪漫的恋爱关系中开诚布公将省去你很多麻烦。



Being open and honest in romantic relations will spare you a lot of troubles.

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19. 他们或许无力面对 perhaps they were not equipped to handle (L.

47)离婚对有些成年人来说或许可以接受，但是他们的孩子却无力面对这种变故。


Getting divorced may be acceptable to some adults, but their children are not equipped for the change.

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20. 在报上读到了克拉克夫人的消息 to read about Mrs. Clark in the newspaper

(L. 57)

在这位著名的艺术家去世很多年之后，我才在他的传记中读到更多关于他的事情。



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Word buildingWord buildingVII1. Growth: the act of growing or

developing: physical or natural development

2. Warmth: the state or quality of being warm; warm-heartedness and kindness.

3. Depth: the distance from the top to the bottom of something

4. Truth: the state or quality of being true; the actual facts or reality of something.

5. Length: the measurement of how long something is in size.

6. Breath: the distance from one side of something to the other

7. Width: the distance from one side of something to the other; the quality of being wide

8. Death: the state of being dead.VIII1. Exposure 2. Failures 3. Disclosures 4.

Pressure 5 mountaineer6. Closure 7. Profiteers 8. seizure

Sentence structureSentence structure IX 1. did he realize the task was a little too diffcult for

the new secretary to finish on her own 2. did Mary stop weeping 3. will all the employees know the result of their

performance evaluation 4. did she become aware how hard it was for her

mother to have brought up her sister and her on her own

5.did I get to know what happened in the end to the main characters

Translation 1. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying,

did he realize how much he loved her. 2. Taking into account of his recent physical

condition, I think he has done quite well in the exam.

3. Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I wonder briefly if she is still alive.

4. The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.

5. These soldiers have received very strict training and are well equipped to fulfill the new task.

6. He reached for the phone, picked it up, and dialed the hotel’s number.

XII 1 直到 60年代早期，人们似乎才普遍认同英国不

再是以前心目中那样的大国了。 2 。在决定了租房之后，我们便着手与室内所有

的房屋代理商联系。 3 我小心翼翼地替她擦身子，尽量避免弄疼她，因为她瘦的只剩皮包骨了。

4 。我心间对这位老人涌起了一股感情。他那暗黄的皮肤松弛裹在显得异常大的骨头上，深陷的胸部随着不均匀的呼吸一起一伏。

5 。你在报上读到那位著名画家的消息了吗？他实际上是为了要成为视觉艺术大师的抱负而累死的。

6 。有迹象表明，这位老太太想孤独地离开人世，不让她的家人看到他们或许无力面对的人生插曲。

dictationdictation

1 I don’t like those people, who tell on others for personal ends.

2 . It took me some time to work out what was causing this.

3. In general ,exercise makes students achieve better result in their studies.

4. Without careful investigation you are liable to come to wrong conclusion.

5. The school canceled the course over the students’ protest.

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