Unit 5 Fourteen steps

1、Unit 5 Fourteen Steps Hal ManwaringBut do you know, what day it is the third But do you know, what day it is the third Sunday in May?Sunday in May? The blindThe blindThe deafThe deafThe deaf-muteThe deaf-muteThe mental retardation The mental retardation Be lame/limpBe lame/limpparalyze (AmE)paralyze

2、 (AmE) paralyse (BrE) paralyse (BrE) Cleft lip/ harelip Cleft lip/ harelip 兔唇Dwarfism Dwarfism 侏儒癥Cretinism Cretinism 呆小癥Dementia Dementia 癡呆 Hemiplegia Hemiplegia 偏癱，半身不遂Day blindness Day blindness 晝盲，夜視癥 Moon blindness Moon blindness 夜盲癥 Paralympic Games Paralympic Games 殘奧會殘奧會 lImage this , if yo

3、u were a Image this , if you were a disabled disabled person person , what will you do ?, what will you do ?l What we can do for the disabled ?What we can do for the disabled ?lIf you must lose a part of your body ? Which part would you like to choose?Do you believe that a cat has nine lives貓總能引起人們的

4、極大興趣。它們可以對人友好，充滿柔情。但是，它們又有自己神秘的生活方式。它們從不像狗和馬一樣變得那么順從。結(jié)果是人們已經(jīng)學(xué)會尊重貓的獨立性。在它們的一生中，大多數(shù)貓都對人存有戒心。最使我們感興趣的一件事情就是一種通俗的信念貓有九條命。顯然，這種說法里面包含著許多真實性。貓在跌落時能夠大難不死是有事實作為依據(jù)的。最近，紐約動物醫(yī)療中心對132只貓進(jìn)行了為期5個月的綜合研究。所有這些貓有一個共同的經(jīng)歷：它們都曾從高層建筑上摔下來過，但只有其中的8只貓死于震蕩或跌傷。當(dāng)然，紐約是進(jìn)行這種有趣的試驗的一個理想的地方，因為那里根本不缺乏高樓大廈，有的是高層的窗檻從上往下墜落。有一只叫薩伯瑞的貓從32層樓

5、上掉下來，但只摔斷一顆牙?！柏埦拖裼?xùn)練有素的跳傘隊員，” 一位醫(yī)生說?？雌饋?，貓跌落的距離越長，它們就越不會傷害自己。在一個長長的跌落過程中，它們可以達(dá)到每小時60里甚至更快的速度。在高速下落中，貓有時間放松自己。它們伸展四肢，就像飛行中的松鼠一樣。這樣就加大了空氣阻力，并減少了它們著地時沖擊力帶來的震動。關(guān)于貓你知道多少Copy cat形容一個人喜歡模仿、抄襲他人Fat Cat指有錢人 Cat tongue形容怕燙、不能吃熱食物的人不要非在一棵樹上吊死There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream.知人知面

6、不知心Cats hide their claws. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 嘲笑那些掩耳盜鈴者。關(guān)于貓的諺語a cat nap打個盹兒let the cat out of the bag放出袋中貓（泄密，說漏嘴）more than one way to skin a cat 剝貓皮各有巧妙不同（另有辦法）rain cats and dogs 天上下貓，天上下狗（傾盆大雨）All cats are black in the dark.或者We are in the same boat 五十步笑百步或烏鴉笑豬黑。The cat did

7、 it.做錯了事情，用這是貓干的來推卸責(zé)任。不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)）A gloved cat catches no mice（貓總是藏起自己的爪子-知人知面不知心）Cats hide their claws（掩耳盜鈴，自欺欺人)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream）與貓有關(guān)的成語 Care killed the cat（憂慮傷身） Let the cat out of bag（無意中泄露秘密）Theres more ways than one to kill a cat（有的是辦法）She is a cat（她是個包藏禍心的女人）Mrs Smi

8、th is a perfect cat（史密斯太太是個地地道道的長舌婦）Do you knowThe man and his wife lead a cat and dog life, and both are miserable (他們夫妻倆經(jīng)常吵架，兩人都感到痛苦) Its difficult to get a man to bell the cat（敢于在危險中挺身而出的人不容易找到）。Image this if you were a disabled person , what will you do ?Just climb 14 steps each dayOr in your sm

9、all way to help othersThe 21 dancers in “The Thousand-hand Bodhisattva” amazed and delight the word who can speak and hear.Kirk Douglas wife Ann still established Research for Women cancers with six fellow survivors even when she dealt with the cancer.Someone even dont believe a cat has nine lives h

10、ow can the author said that he was living his third life .So if you want know why did the author said that , let us read this story together.lFill in the blanks.lA cat is said to have _ lives.lThe authors father died when he was _ years old.lThe authors happy dream ended because he contracted a dise

11、ase of the _.lThe author had a _ tire in a stormy might on his way home.lThe old man who helped the author to change the tire was _.1.The author realized that he was filled to overflowing with _, _, _ to the needs of others and _.l ninel fifteenl motor nervesl flatl blindl self-pity / selfishness /

12、indifference / thoughtlessnesslWhat are the difficulties a disabled person might face? List some of them. health / transportation / education / employment / family life / psychological problemslCan you always see the needs of others? Cite an example to justify your answer.lPart I (Para 12)l the auth

13、ors 1st lifel struggle to make a living + a pleasant dreamlPart II (Para 35)l the authors 2nd lifel the life afflicted by the diseasel the difficulty climbing the 14 stepslPart III (Para 68)l How did the authors third life beginl changing the flat tire in a stormy nightlPart IV (Para 910)l the autho

14、rs reflection on the incidentThe authors first lifelCan you describe the authors first life briefly?lCommandos are inclined to shoot first and ask questions later. lHe was inclined to self-pity. to be likely to do something or behave in a particular waylbe inclined to agree / think / believe lArthur

15、 has some strange ideas, but on this occasion Im inclined to agree with him. to hold a particular opinion, but not very stronglylIt was Sunday morning, and she was not inclined to get up yet. lYou can visit our chatrooms, if you feel so inclined . to want to do something, but without having a strong

16、 desirelartistically / musically / mathematically inclinednaturally interested in or good at art, musicl syn. cripple, disable, numblMrs. Burrows had been paralyzed by a stroke. l這個登山的人跌癱了，不能走了。lThe climber was paralyzed in a fall, and couldnt walk.l電力中斷使得列車無法運(yùn)行。lThe electricity failure paralyzed th

17、e train service. lparalysis of the lower bodylSan Jose: a city of western California southeast of San FranciscolSan Carlos: located 25 miles south of San Francisco and 379 miles north of Los Angeles. San Carlos is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula midway between San Francisco and San Jose.to a

18、ffect someone or something in an unpleasant way, and make them sufferlafflicted with / byla country afflicted by faminelSmoking is a major cause of cancer and other afflictions.The authors second life the life afflicted by the diseaselHow can you describe the authors second life?lDo you think the au

19、thor was a person with courage and strong willpower? Why or why not?lWhat information does the author want to convey by the image of “the 14 steps”? syn. establish, fix, place, plantl install the engine / equipment / system ant. uninstalll cf. installation, installmentlTheyre letting me pay for the

20、washing machine by monthly _.lThe software _ was complete and the computer worked much better.1.installments, installationlto a degree: party lTo some degree I think thats right, but there are other factors which affect the situation.lIn a way, the daily exercise of climbing helped to keep his physi

21、cal capability (health), which in turn made him optimistic that he could continue living.l a rhetorical questionany question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks. l more exampleslWhy are you so stupid?lShall I compare thee to a summers day?lthe weeks that led up

22、 to her death lthe events leading up to his dismissalif a series of events or a period of time leads up to an event, it comes before it or causes itlShe had already guessed what he was leading up to.to gradually introduce an embarrassing, upsetting, or surprising subject into a conversationsomething

23、 that helps you make a judgment about a person or situationlRetail sales are a gauge of consumer spending. lThe tests will give parents a gauge of how their children are doing. l fuel / temperature / pressure gaugean instrument for measuring the size or amount of somethingla gauge of lifesomething t

24、hat you compare another thing with, in order to judge how good or successful it is lProfit is the most important yardstick of success for any business.lThese subjects are used as a yardstick against which to measure the childrens progress. l我們需要一個有關(guān)健康的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。lWe need a yardstick for health.l你用同樣的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)衡量你的孩

25、子和其他孩子嗎？lDo you judge other children by the same yardstick as your own?l to have your hands or arms tightly around something lHold on to my arm.lto continue doing something that is very difficult to dolSan Francisco held on to win 4-2.lto keep something rather than losing it, selling it, or giving i

26、t to someone else lThe soldiers held on to the bridge for three more days.lWhy does the author call the steps “14 miserable steps”?The fact that everything in his life (his home, his job, his wife and his sanity) seemed to totally rely on these 14 steps made him miserable. transferred epithet lParap

27、hrase this sentence.lHere limped a sad man with little hope for his future, and everything he owned at that time (his home, his job and his normal life) depended on his painful effort to climb these 14 steps.An incident that changed the authorlWhy did the author dismiss the thought at once that anyo

28、ne would offer help at the moment?He knew that he would not stop if he were a passing driver in that situation.Was there any hint that indicates something unusual about the man?How did the author feel when the man and the little girl were working in the storm?Why did the old man refuse to accept the

29、 authors payment?When did the author realize that the old man was blind?lEven in the winter with the sun beating down, its nice and cosy in there.it shines very brightly and the weather is hotlThe rain beat down mercilessly on the womens bare heads.it is raining very hardlBeat down the seller to the

30、 price that suits you.lHe wanted 4500 for the car but I beat him down to 3850.British English to persuade someone to reduce a pricelThe women seemed beaten down.to make someone feel defeated, so they no longer respect themselvesto pull something suddenly and roughlylGraham had to jerk the steering w

31、heel to the left to avoid a crash.to move with a quick sudden movement, or to make part of your body move in this way lThe sound of the phone jerked me awake.lSea water leaked from his mouth, his breath gasped in jerky spasms.lthe steering wheel became uncontrollable because of sudden and unsteady m

32、ovementslThere was a loud bang outside the kitchen door.a sudden loud noise slam the doorlHe walked away from the accident with only a slight bang on the head.a painful blow to the body when you hit against something or something hits youlStock markets started the year with a bang.lin a very success

33、ful way lThe can exploded, wrecking the kitchen and bathroom and _ windows.lI _ the candle.lA lorry traveling south had a _ and crashed.lblowing out, blew out , blow-outlAmerican English, an area of ground beside a road where drivers can stop their cars if they are having trouble las the terrible si

34、tuation shocked me instantly. lThe word “enormity” implies a serious situation that usually is vicious or wicked.lNobody fully understands the enormity and complexity of the task of reviving the countrys economy.lShe worked _ hard on the project.lenormouslylThis new evidence may tilt the balance of

35、opinion in his favor.lMy mother tilted her head and smiled.lAs it came into land, the plane tilted sideways.lManning admits he was tilting at windmills in trying to change the nations prison system.lto waste time and energy attacking an enemy that is not reall食品要4英鎊，可我只付了3英鎊，因此我還欠1英鎊。lThe food cost

36、4 , but I only paid 3 so I still owe 1.l年輕作家把自己的成功歸于他老師的鼓勵。lThe young writer owed his success to his teachers encouragement.l他認(rèn)為自己取得成功是辛勤勞動的結(jié)果。lHe owes his success to his hard work.l她對我懷有怨恨。lShe owes me a hatred. l owe sb a favor / an apology / a drinkThe authors reflection on the incidentHow did th

37、e author react to the girls word?How did the author re-evaluate the 14 steps?lfrozen secondslbe frozen with fear / terror / frightl speechlesslpenetrate v. to enter intolExplorers penetrated deep into unknown regions.lKGB agents had penetrated most of their intelligence services.lpenetrating look /

38、eyes / gaze. l penetration n.lParaphrase the sentence.lIn the next few seconds I was filled with such great shame and horror that I was speechless. I had never been so sick about what I had done before.l in the darkl the dark nightl a darknessl the old mans blindnessl l the rhetorical devicel pun ls

39、earch lsearch ones memory lsearch ones heartldisturbing traitslThe quality that disturbs.lParaphrase the sentence.lI sat there for a long time to think about myself and discovered some unhealthy qualities inside me: self-pity, selfishness, indifference and thoughtlessness.lto be completely fulllOne

40、wall was filled to overflowing with books.loverflow = over + flowlThe hospitals are overflowing with victims of the hurricane.lMy heart was overflowing with gratitude.lParaphrase the sentence.lTherefore do to other people whatever you would like them to do to you.l prophetl a man sent by God to lead

41、 people and teach people religion lprophet of doom / disasterlsomeone who says that bad things will happenlGandhi was the prophet of non-violent protest. lsomeone who introduces and spreads a new idealIt turned out to be a prophetic piece of journalism.lused to talk about the degree to which somethi

42、ng happens, or how important it is lI began to prepare in a small way to enjoy the Christmas in Bedford.lActors are getting paid more than their worth all over Hollywood right now, and in a big way.l prognoses pl.a doctors opinion of how an illness or disease will developlThe poorer prognosis for li

43、near growth among boys who develop Crohns disease before puberty has not been previously reported.(formal) a judgment about the future, based on information or experience la hopeful prognosis of the countrys future developmentlCf. diagnosis lbe numb with coldlbe numb with fear / grief / shocklThe horror of my experience has numbed my senses.numbly numbness lN. lCatastrophelSyn. ldisaster, calamityldisastrous, calamitouslif you have something on the go, you have started it and are busy doing itlEven with three top films on the go, Michelle is reluctant to talk about herself. lvery