2020秋高二英語(yǔ)外研版必修5學(xué)案：Module 3　Adventure in Literature and the Cinema SectionⅠ　Introduction Reading and Speaking Word版含解析

1、module 3adventure in literature and the cinema名人名言話文學(xué)literature is the fruit of thinking souls. 文學(xué)是靈魂思考的結(jié)果。carlyleit takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. 需要大量的史實(shí)才能創(chuàng)作一件小小的文學(xué)作品。henry james national literature begins with fables and ends with novels. 一個(gè)國(guó)家的文學(xué)始于寓言，終于小說(shuō)。joubertthe

2、 decline of literature indicates the decline of the nation.the two keep pace in their downward tendency. 文學(xué)的衰落指明這個(gè)國(guó)家的衰落。兩者以同一步伐走向下坡路。goethelife comes before literature，as the material always comes before the work. the hills are full of marble before the world bloom with statues. 生活先于文學(xué)，正如材料先于產(chǎn)品。在世上擁

3、有大量雕像之前，山中已藏有大理石了。philips brookeliterature exists for the sake of the peopleto refresh the weary，to console the sad，to hearten the dull and downcast, to increase man's interest in the world，his joy of living，and his sympathy in all sorts and conditions of man.文學(xué)是為人民而存在的，它使倦怠者獲得精神，悲苦者得到安慰，沮喪者受到鼓舞

4、，它促進(jìn)人們對(duì)于世界的興趣，對(duì)于生之歡娛以及對(duì)各式各樣人物的同情。manton開(kāi)啟快樂(lè)學(xué)習(xí)之旅值得推薦的冒險(xiǎn)小說(shuō)1the adventures of tom sawyer湯姆·索亞歷險(xiǎn)記作者：馬克·吐溫(美國(guó))2life of pi少年派的奇幻漂流作者：揚(yáng)·馬特爾(加拿大)3the adventures of robinson crusoe魯濱遜漂流記作者：丹尼爾·笛福(英國(guó))4treasure island金銀島作者：羅伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森(英國(guó))5around the world in eighty days八十天環(huán)游地球作者：

5、儒勒·凡爾納(法國(guó))模塊核心素養(yǎng)導(dǎo)航主題語(yǔ)境：人與社會(huì)主題群：文學(xué)藝術(shù)與體育語(yǔ)篇類型：記敘文文化意識(shí)語(yǔ)言能力(1)詞匯知識(shí)：lie，tie，solve，panic，curious，fright，terrified，resemble，force，establish，disturb，create，warn，determined，make up，be/feel in the mood (for sth./to do sth.)，set.in，set off，have connection with等的用法。(2)語(yǔ)法知識(shí)：復(fù)習(xí)動(dòng)詞的­ed和­ing形式，以及動(dòng)詞不定式；

6、學(xué)習(xí)look等連系動(dòng)詞的用法。(3)語(yǔ)用知識(shí)：學(xué)會(huì)使用間接引語(yǔ)。了解中外優(yōu)秀文學(xué)作品和著名作家，增強(qiáng)人文素養(yǎng)；理解和欣賞部分英語(yǔ)優(yōu)秀文學(xué)作品(戲劇、詩(shī)歌、小說(shuō)等)，獲得積極的人生態(tài)度和價(jià)值觀念的啟示。module 3adventure in literature and the cinema sectionintroduction & reading and speaking.重點(diǎn)單詞1biography n. (由他人撰寫(xiě)的)傳記2fantasy n. 幻想；想象3detective n. 偵探4account n. 敘述；描寫(xiě)；報(bào)道5raft n. 木排；木筏6paddle vi.

7、 用槳?jiǎng)?小船) 7rope n. 繩子8beard n. 胡須9crawl vi. 爬行；匍匐前進(jìn)10trunk n. 樹(shù)干11solve vt.解決solution n解決方法 12murderer n兇手；謀殺犯murder v& n謀殺13company n. 陪伴；做伴companion n同伴；伙伴 14pour vi. (雨)傾盆而下 15shelter n. 遮蔽物；棲身之地16lie vi. 說(shuō)謊；撒謊 17panic vt.(使)恐慌；(使)驚慌失措panicked過(guò)去式panicked過(guò)去分詞 18curious adj.好奇的curiously adv.好奇地c

8、uriosity n好奇心 19tie vt. (用繩、帶等)綁；系；拴 20fright n恐懼；害怕frighten v使害怕frightened adj.感到害怕的frightening adj.令人害怕的21terrified adj.非常害怕的；極度恐慌的terrify v使害怕；使恐慌terrifying adj.令人害怕的；令人極度恐慌的.核心短語(yǔ)1have_connection_with 與有聯(lián)系 / 有關(guān)聯(lián)2run_away (秘密地)逃跑3look_like 看起來(lái)像4take_away 拿走，取走5at_first 起初，剛開(kāi)始6die_of_fright 嚇?biāo)?pers

9、uade_sb._to_do_sth. 勸說(shuō)某人做某事8out_of_breath 上氣不接下氣9pour down 傾盆而下10to one's astonishment 令某人吃驚的是11sail down the river 沿河順流而下12by the light of the lightning 借著閃電的光亮 13half in and half out of the water 一半在水中一半在水面上14keep as quiet as mice 悄悄地，像老鼠一樣安靜15have enough of sb. 受夠了某人16a couple of minutes 幾分鐘，

10、一會(huì)兒17feel bad about 對(duì)感到內(nèi)疚，對(duì)感到難過(guò).經(jīng)典句式1過(guò)了一會(huì)兒，吉姆說(shuō)：“看起來(lái)似乎它要沉下去了?！薄癷t looks as if it'll go under soon”，jim said，after a couple of minutes.2于是我們劃了過(guò)去，悄無(wú)聲息地爬上了汽船。so we paddled over and climbed on to the steamboat，keeping as quiet as mice.3周?chē)己芎?，但我能看?jiàn)一個(gè)人正躺在地板上，被繩子捆著。it was quite dark，but i could see a ma

11、n lying on the floor，tied up with rope.課文預(yù)讀譯文助讀汽船后半夜來(lái)了一場(chǎng)大的暴風(fēng)雨，大雨傾盆而下。我們躲進(jìn)了自己搭起來(lái)的避雨棚，讓木筏沿河順流而下。突然，借著閃電的光亮，我們看到河中央有東西。一開(kāi)始它看上去像座房子，但后來(lái)我們意識(shí)到它是一艘汽船。它觸礁了，一半沉到水里，一半露在水面。我們正徑直朝著它駛?cè)?。“看起?lái)它好像快要沉了?！边^(guò)了一會(huì)兒，吉姆說(shuō)?！拔覀?nèi)タ纯础！蔽艺f(shuō)?！拔铱刹幌肷弦凰乙恋拇！奔氛f(shuō)。但當(dāng)我提出我們可能在船上找到一些有用的東西時(shí)，他同意去了。于是我們劃了過(guò)去，像老鼠一樣悄無(wú)聲息地爬上了汽船。使我們大為驚訝的是，有間船艙里還亮著一盞燈

12、。接著我們聽(tīng)到有人在喊：“哦，求你了，哥們兒，別殺我！我不會(huì)告訴任何人的！”一個(gè)男人用生氣的聲音回應(yīng)道：“你在撒謊，上次你也是這么說(shuō)的。我們要?dú)⒘四?。”吉姆?tīng)到這些話后，恐懼萬(wàn)分，向木筏跑了過(guò)去。而我盡管害怕，但也感到十分好奇，于是就把頭湊向了那扇門(mén)。四周都很黑，但我能看見(jiàn)一個(gè)人被繩子捆著躺在地板上。有兩個(gè)男人圍著他站著。其中一個(gè)是矮個(gè)兒，留著絡(luò)腮胡子。另外一個(gè)是高個(gè)兒，手里拿著什么東西，看起來(lái)像是一把槍?！拔沂軌蚰懔恕Ｎ椰F(xiàn)在就要斃了你?！边@個(gè)男子說(shuō)。顯然他就是之前威脅躺在地上的人的那個(gè)人。并且在他手中的是一把槍。“不，別那么做?！蹦莻€(gè)矮個(gè)兒男子說(shuō)，“我們把他扔在這兒吧。這只船再過(guò)兩個(gè)小時(shí)就沉

13、了，他也就跟船一起沉了?！甭?tīng)到那話后，那個(gè)在地上已被嚇傻的人開(kāi)始哭了起來(lái)?！奥?tīng)起來(lái)他好像就要嚇?biāo)懒?！”我想?！拔业迷O(shè)法去救他！”我沿著甲板爬行，找到了吉姆，并告訴他我所聽(tīng)到的。我說(shuō)：“我們必須找到他們的船并弄走它，然后他們就不得不待在這兒了。”吉姆看上去很害怕，他說(shuō)：“我不想待在這兒?！钡艺f(shuō)服他幫我，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的小船拴在汽船的另一邊。我們悄悄地爬上了小船。就在我們劃著小船離開(kāi)時(shí)，我聽(tīng)到那兩個(gè)人在喊叫。那時(shí)我們離他們有一段距離，已經(jīng)安全了。但現(xiàn)在我開(kāi)始為我們所做的感到愧疚了。我不想讓那三個(gè)人都死掉。課文理解step fast reading1what's the main idea

14、of the text?the passage is mainly about one_of_the_stories_that_happened_while_huck_and_jim_were_sailing_down_the_mississippi_river_on_a_raft,_which_describes_what_huck_and_jim_saw_and_what_they_did.2match the following paragraphs with their main ideas.para.13a.we took away the boat tied to the stea

15、mboat.para.48b.we saw a steamboat.para.911c.what happened on the steamboat.答案：para.13bpara.48cpara.911a3put the sentences in order according to time.awe heard three people talking in a cabin.bwhen jim and i left the boat, i began to regret.cwe were staying inside the shelter when we saw a steamboat.

16、djim and i climbed on to the steamboat.ethe man lying on the ground began to cry.答案：cdaebstep careful readingread the text carefully and choose the best answer.1from the first paragraph，they found the steamboat _.astopped at the side of the riverbhad hit a rock and was on the way to sinkchad hit a r

17、ock and had sunk under the riverdsailing down in the middle of the river答案：b2why did the two men want to kill the man lying on the floor?abecause they didn't like him.bbecause they thought the man would let out their secret.cbecause the man broke the steamboat.dbecause the man was an enemy they

18、had caught.答案：b3to their astonishment，they found on the steamboat that _.athere was a light in one of the cabins and two people were deadbthere were some people fighting on the boatctwo people wanted to kill another one in one of the cabinsdnothing happened because they were frightened to get away f

19、rom the boat soon答案：c4what can we infer from the last paragraph?athe man was saved by them.bthe two men could find them stealing their boat.cthe three men died at last.dthe steamboat would sink into the water.答案：bstep after readingafter midnight it began to pour down so huck and jim had to stay insi

20、de the shelter. _1_ (sudden)，they saw a steamboat _2_ the middle of the river by the light of the lightning. they paddled over and climbed on to the sinking steamboat，hoping to get something _3_ (use). to their astonishment，they saw a light and heard one man threatening to kill _4_ other man. jim _5

21、_ (panic) and ran back to the raft. huck remained feeling curious about _6_ was happening. learning that two men wanted to shoot the one _7_ (lie) on the floor，huck decided to save the man，so he persuaded jim _8_ (help) him take away the men's boat _9_ (tie) to the steamboat. when they were a sa

22、fe _10_ (distant) away, huck began to feel bad about doing that.1suddenly2.in3.useful4.the5.panicked6what7.lying8.to_help9.tied10.distance account n.敘述；描寫(xiě)；報(bào)道；賬單；賬戶 v.說(shuō)明；解釋；占(一定數(shù)量或比例)；認(rèn)為是，視為(教材p21)a true account of the past.一個(gè)對(duì)過(guò)去的真實(shí)的敘述。歸納拓展(1)give an account of 對(duì)進(jìn)行描述o accounttake account of 考

23、慮到，把考慮在內(nèi)on account of 因?yàn)椋捎趏n no account 決不(位于句首時(shí)句子用部分倒裝)(2)account for 占；解釋；導(dǎo)致；對(duì)負(fù)責(zé)品讀高考(2017·江蘇)this book also gives an account of the lives of lesser­known individuals. 這本書(shū)還講述了一些不太為人所知的人的生活。經(jīng)典例句the policeman gave an account of the traffic accident.警察敘述了交通事故的經(jīng)過(guò)。when judging his performance

24、，we should take his age into account.評(píng)價(jià)他的表演時(shí)，我們應(yīng)該把他的年齡考慮在內(nèi)。innocent people get into trouble on account of others' misfortune.城門(mén)失火，殃及池魚(yú)。on no account should we give up the plan.我們決不放棄這個(gè)計(jì)劃。the women teachers account for 30% of all the staff in our school.女教師占我們?nèi)Ｂ毠さ?0%。名師點(diǎn)津on no account位于句首，主句要部分倒

25、裝。類似的還有：by no means，in no way，on no condition，at no time等。即學(xué)即練單句語(yǔ)法填空can you account for how the money got into your bag?he has a bad name on account of his dishonesty.we should take the interests of the whole into account.on no account must you accept any money if he offers you.2 派生詞：liar n說(shuō)謊者(教材p22

26、)you're lying. you said that last time. we're going to kill you. 你在撒謊，上次你也是這么說(shuō)的。我們要?dú)⒘四?。歸納拓展品讀高考(2017·全國(guó)卷)in fact，the key to easy morning wake­up lies in resetting your body clock.事實(shí)上，讓你早上容易醒來(lái)的關(guān)鍵在于重置你的生物鐘。經(jīng)典例句lies could never cover up facts.謊言永遠(yuǎn)掩蓋不了事實(shí)。don't tell a lie any more，o

27、r most people will lose faith in you.不要再說(shuō)謊了，否則大部分人將不會(huì)再相信你了。i can tell from your face you are lying to me.我從你的臉上看出你在對(duì)我撒謊。lie down on your bed and make yourself comfortable.躺在床上，身體放松。man's greatness lies in his power of thought. 人的偉大之處在于他的思想的力量。i decided to lie on my stomach there to have a rest b

28、ecause i was so tired. 我決定在那里趴著休息一下，因?yàn)槲姨哿恕ＵZ(yǔ)境串記tom told his mother that he was lying on the bed. actually he was lying to his mother. at last, his mother scolded him and told him that lies could not cover up facts.湯姆告訴媽媽他正躺在床上。事實(shí)上他在對(duì)他母親撒謊。最后，他的母親責(zé)備了他，告訴他謊言掩蓋不了事實(shí)。易混辨析 lie/lay原形含義過(guò)去式過(guò)去分詞現(xiàn)在分詞lie撒謊liedl

29、iedlyinglie躺；位于laylainlyinglay放置；產(chǎn)卵laidlaidlaying即學(xué)即練單句語(yǔ)法填空i saw him lying (lie) in bed，looking at some of the picture we had taken together.i had been lying to myself，pretending that everything was fine.he lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well­paid job

30、because he told the truth.true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means.3 派生詞：panicky adj.恐慌的；驚慌失措的過(guò)去式panicked；過(guò)去分詞panicked；現(xiàn)在分詞panicking(教材p22)when he heard these words, jim panicked and ran to the raft. 當(dāng)吉姆聽(tīng)到這些話時(shí)，他驚慌失措并且跑向木筏。歸納拓展品讀高考(2015·湖南)my panic was rising and i could feel my hea

31、rt beating wildly. 我的恐慌在加劇，我能感覺(jué)到我的心在瘋狂地跳動(dòng)。經(jīng)典例句the war panicked many people into escaping from their hometown.這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)使得很多人驚慌失措地逃離家園。office workers fled in panic as the fire happened.起火時(shí)，辦公室人員驚慌逃出。即學(xué)即練單句語(yǔ)法填空often people in a panic will do foolish things.some people were panicked into selling (sell) stock

32、s.she got into a panic when she thought she'd forgotten the tickets.4 派生詞：curiosity n好奇心curiously adv.好奇地(教材p22)but although i was frightened，i also felt very curious, so i put my head round the door.而盡管我很害怕，但也感到十分好奇，于是就把頭湊向了那扇門(mén)。歸納拓展(1)be curious about 對(duì)感到好奇be curious to do sth. 很想做某事it is curio

33、us that. 奇怪的是(2)out of curiosity 出于好奇satisfy sb.'s curiosity滿足某人的好奇心with curiosity 帶著好奇心；好奇地品讀高考(2014·全國(guó)卷)students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. 學(xué)生們可以畫(huà)一幅畫(huà)，寫(xiě)一篇文章，拍一張照片或者寫(xiě)一首詩(shī)來(lái)表達(dá)他們對(duì)什么好奇。經(jīng)典例句children are

34、 curious about the world around them.孩子們對(duì)周?chē)氖澜绺械胶闷妗he is curious to know what they are talking about.她很想知道他們?cè)谡務(wù)撌裁?。he opened the letter addressed to his sister out of curiosity.他出于好奇拆開(kāi)了寫(xiě)給他妹妹的信。語(yǔ)境串記the girl was curious to know what was inside the box. so she ran to her mother and asked curiously, “mo

35、mmy, can you open the box for me？” his mother agreed to open it to satisfy the girl's curiosity.女孩想知道盒子里面是什么。于是她跑向母親，好奇地問(wèn)道：“媽媽，你能幫我打開(kāi)盒子嗎？”她媽媽同意打開(kāi)它來(lái)滿足女孩的好奇心。即學(xué)即練單句語(yǔ)法填空we were curious to_know (know) where she had gone.curiously (curious) enough, he seems to have known what he would do next.it is v

36、ery curious that he left without saying goodbye.it is the custom to dye eggs at easter, but children want to know the reason with curiosity (curious)(教材p21)huckleberry finn (or just huck) is a teenage boy who has run away from home.哈克貝利·費(fèi)恩(或哈克)是一個(gè)離家出走的少年。歸納拓展run away from 從逃跑，逃離run across 偶遇run

37、 after 追趕run down 撞倒run into 撞上；陷于；碰上(困境、麻煩等)run out(指物)用完；耗盡run out of(指人)用完，耗盡(物)run over 碾過(guò)，壓過(guò)；(液體)溢出品讀高考(2015·廣東)while making great efforts to run away, she fell over the hill and died. 當(dāng)她努力逃跑時(shí)，從山上摔下來(lái)死了。經(jīng)典例句he ran away from the prison though the guards watched closely.盡管守衛(wèi)看管得很緊，他還是從監(jiān)獄里逃跑了。i

38、 ran across an old friend in the street the other day.幾天之前我在街上碰到一位老朋友。if you run after two hares, you will catch neither.同時(shí)追兩只兔子，一只也逮不著。i nearly ran into a bus when it stopped suddenly in front of me.前面一輛公共汽車(chē)突然停住，我險(xiǎn)些撞上。the girl was run down by a bus when she crossed the street.當(dāng)女孩過(guò)馬路時(shí)，被一輛公共汽車(chē)撞倒了。hur

39、ry! our time is running out. in other words，we are running out of time.快點(diǎn)！我們時(shí)間快到了。換句話說(shuō)，我們沒(méi)時(shí)間了。語(yǔ)境串記the thief tried to run away from the crowd but many people ran after him to stop him from escaping. the thief was so nervous that he ran into a big tree and was caught finally.小偷試圖從人群中逃走，但許多人追趕他，阻止他逃跑。小

40、偷非常緊張，他撞到一棵大樹(shù)上，最后被抓住了。即學(xué)即練完成句子比利不住在這里了。他離家出走了。billy doesn't live here anymore. he ran away from home. 突然，他發(fā)現(xiàn)他把鹽用完了。suddenly，he found that he had run out of salt.他能在時(shí)間耗盡之前拯救他們嗎？can he save them before time runs out? 他了解到許多孩子經(jīng)常遇到麻煩，所以決定做些事情來(lái)解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題。knowing that many kids often ran into trouble，he d

41、ecided to do something about it.本句中as ifas though意為“似乎，好像”，常引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句或方式狀語(yǔ)從句。歸納拓展(1)如果as if/though所引導(dǎo)的從句表示的情況是真實(shí)的或極有可能發(fā)生，句子要用陳述語(yǔ)氣。(2)如果所引導(dǎo)的從句只是表示一種假設(shè)的情況，從句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞要用虛擬語(yǔ)氣，其形式如下：表示與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)，從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去時(shí)(從句中be動(dòng)詞常用were)；表示與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)，從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用過(guò)去完成時(shí)；表示與將來(lái)事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)，從句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用“would/could/might動(dòng)詞原形”(3)as if/though引導(dǎo)的從句的主

42、語(yǔ)和主句的主語(yǔ)一致，并且從句中有be的某種形式時(shí)，從句中的主語(yǔ)和系動(dòng)詞可省略，后面直接跟名詞、形容詞、介詞短語(yǔ)、不定式或分詞。品讀高考(2017·全國(guó)卷)when fat and salt are removed from food, the food tastes as if it is missing something. 除去食物中的脂肪和鹽，食物嘗起來(lái)好像少了什么。經(jīng)典例句the child talks to us as if he were a grown­up.那個(gè)孩子跟我們談起話來(lái)像個(gè)成年人似的。she looks as if nothing had happ

43、ened to her.她看起來(lái)好像什么事都沒(méi)發(fā)生過(guò)似的。he opened his mouth as if he would say something.他張開(kāi)嘴好像要說(shuō)什么。she stood at the gate as if waiting for someone.她站在門(mén)口好像在等人。the student raised his hand as if to ask a question.那個(gè)學(xué)生舉起手好像要問(wèn)問(wèn)題。即學(xué)即練單句語(yǔ)法填空she loves the boy as if he were (be) her own son.he stared at me as if seein

44、g (see) me for the first time.it was john who broke the window. why are you talking to me as if i had_done (do) it? school started, but i felt more and more as if i were (be) in a foreign country.it was quite dark，but i could see a man lying on the floor，tied up with rope.周?chē)己芎?，但我能看?jiàn)一個(gè)人被繩子捆著躺在地板上。句中

45、為“感官動(dòng)詞賓語(yǔ)賓補(bǔ)”結(jié)構(gòu)。其中l(wèi)ying on the floor為現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作賓補(bǔ)，tied up with rope為過(guò)去分詞短語(yǔ)作賓補(bǔ)。歸納拓展感官動(dòng)詞see，hear，feel，watch，notice，observe，find等后接復(fù)合賓語(yǔ)(賓語(yǔ)賓補(bǔ))時(shí)，賓補(bǔ)通常有三種形式：(1)感官動(dòng)詞賓語(yǔ)do sth.“做了”，表示動(dòng)作全過(guò)程，賓補(bǔ)和賓語(yǔ)在邏輯上是主謂關(guān)系。(此結(jié)構(gòu)變成被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)時(shí)，原來(lái)不帶to的不定式要加上to。)(2)感官動(dòng)詞賓語(yǔ)doing sth.“正在做”，表示動(dòng)作正在進(jìn)行，賓補(bǔ)和賓語(yǔ)之間在邏輯上是主謂關(guān)系。(3)感官動(dòng)詞賓語(yǔ)done sth.“被做”，表示動(dòng)作已經(jīng)完成

46、或表示狀態(tài)，賓補(bǔ)與賓語(yǔ)之間在邏輯上是動(dòng)賓關(guān)系。品讀高考(2015·陜西)back from his two­year medical service in africa, dr lee was very happy to see his mother taken good care of at home.李大夫在非洲進(jìn)行了兩年的醫(yī)療服務(wù)，回來(lái)后看到他的母親在家里被照顧得很好，他很高興。經(jīng)典例句i heard the students singing an english song.我聽(tīng)到學(xué)生們正在唱一首英文歌。there was a person who had seen

47、the man killed.有人看到過(guò)這個(gè)人被殺了。he was seen to put a beautiful box in the case.他被看到把一個(gè)漂亮的盒子放進(jìn)了柜子里。即學(xué)即練單句語(yǔ)法填空i felt my heart beating (beat) faster than before when i bumped into the thief.he was seen to_be_taken (take) away by a policeman.i heard him arrested (arrest) by the police for selling ecstasy.單詞拼寫(xiě)1sherlock holmes is one of the most famous detectives in the world.2he was too shocked to give an account of what had happened.3i'm really curious about how she lost so m