Unit 4 Book 1 Care of the Elderly Difficult Sentences 1. When my grandfather died, my 83-year-old grandmother, once so full of life, slowly began to fade Why did grandmother begin to fade after grandfather's death? What's the implied meaning of the sentence? Her husband, her lifetime companion, had been a very important person in her life. When her love was gone, gone also was her vitality in life 2. Although she still had her good days, it was often hard to arouse her interest. Paraphrase this sentence. Though she was better on some days than others, she was usually no longer interested in the things around her 3. GG's voice dropped low, taking on an almost reverent tone Why did GG's voice drop low? What can we infer from the sentence? The doll she once had was an important part in her life and it was a symbol of many things: respect, admiration, and love, etc. That' s why when GG talked about it, her tone was full of respect 4. GGs eyes filled and her voice shook with emotion as she recalled that Christmas of long ago. Paraphrase this sentence When GG thought back that Christmas in her childhood, her eyes were filled with tears and she was about to cry. 5. A few years later, GGs baby sister was also gone, she told Meagan, a victim of pneumonia Explain the structure of this sentence (In this sentence, she told Meagan"is used as parenthesis and"a victim of pneumonia "is the subject complement 6. Subdued for the rest of the visit, Meagan was no sooner in the car going home than she exclaimed How to use the structure“ no sooner∴than..”? This structure means the second thing happens immediately after the first thing. When "no sooner"appears at the beginning of a sentence, the word order of the sentence is inverted No sooner was Meagan in the car going home than she exclaimed, .. Translate this sentence into chinese (=米根郁郁寡欢地度过了剩下的几天,我们该回家了。一上车她就叫道:…)
1 Unit 4 Book 1 Care of the Elderly Difficult Sentences 1. When my grandfather died, my 83-year-old grandmother, once so full of life, slowly began to fade. Why did Grandmother begin to fade after Grandfather’s death? What’s the implied meaning of the sentence? (= Her husband, her lifetime companion, had been a very important person in her life. When her love was gone, gone also was her vitality in life.) 2. Although she still had her good days, it was often hard to arouse her interest. Paraphrase this sentence. (= Though she was better on some days than others, she was usually no longer interested in the things around her.) 3. GG’s voice dropped low, taking on an almost reverent tone. Why did GG’s voice drop low? What can we infer from the sentence? (= The doll she once had was an important part in her life and it was a symbol of many things: respect, admiration, and love, etc. That’s why when GG talked about it, her tone was full of respect.) 4. GG’s eyes filled and her voice shook with emotion as she recalled that Christmas of long ago. Paraphrase this sentence. (= When GG thought back that Christmas in her childhood, her eyes were filled with tears and she was about to cry.) 5. A few years later, GG’s baby sister was also gone, she told Meagan, a victim of pneumonia. Explain the structure of this sentence. (= In this sentence, “she told Meagan” is used as parenthesis and “a victim of pneumonia” is the subject complement.) 6. Subdued for the rest of the visit, Meagan was no sooner in the car going home than she exclaimed, … How to use the structure “no sooner … than …”? (= This structure means the second thing happens immediately after the first thing. When “no sooner” appears at the beginning of a sentence, the word order of the sentence is inverted: No sooner was Meagan in the car going home than she exclaimed, … ) Translate this sentence into Chinese. (= 米根郁郁寡欢地度过了剩下的几天，我们该回家了。一上车她就叫道：……)
7. But where would we find a doll to match ggs fond memories What is the implied meaning of this sentence? Maybe it was very difficult, aImost impossible for us to find a doll that could match the one in GG's fond memories. 8. From her I commissioned a doll head in the style of three-quarters of a century ago making sure to specify "big blue eyes that opened and closed, and hands and feet Translate this sentence into chinese (=我委托她定做了洋娃娃的头部,按照七十五年前的式样,还特别强调要“蓝色 的大眼睛能眨巴眨巴”,也定做了手和脚。) 9. But, of course, there was no way it could be exactly like the doll GG had loved so much and lost What can we infer from this sentence? Even though we made great efforts, it is impossible for us to copy the same doll as GG once had 10. Perhaps however impossible it seemed we had managed to produce a close copy of the doll she remembered Translate this sentence into chinese (=虽然看起来不可能完全一样,但我们毕竟做了一个她记忆中近似的复制品。) Words and Expressions 1. fade: v 1)(cause to)lose brightness, colour, strength, freshness, or vigor Flowers soon fade when cut The strong sunlight had faded the curtain Beauty fades like a flower. (=红颜易逝。) 她的身体在迅速地衰弱。 She is fading fast 2) disappear gradually(from sight, hearing, memory, etc. At the bottom of my heart I feel a parental love that will never fade with the passing time. As evening came the coastline faded into darkness. 她已经忘记儿时的事情。 All memory of her childhood faded from her mind The sound of the cheering faded away in the distance 2. move in: take possession of a new home You must come and see our new house when we've moved in We moved out on Monday and the new tenants moved in on tuesday
2 7. But where would we find a doll to match GG’s fond memories? What is the implied meaning of this sentence? (= Maybe it was very difficult, almost impossible for us to find a doll that could match the one in GG’s fond memories.) 8. From her I commissioned a doll head in the style of three-quarters of a century ago — making sure to specify “big blue eyes that opened and closed,” and hands and feet. Translate this sentence into Chinese. (= 我委托她定做了洋娃娃的头部，按照七十五年前的式样，还特别强调要“蓝色 的大眼睛能眨巴眨巴”，也定做了手和脚。) 9. But, of course, there was no way it could be exactly like the doll GG had loved so much and lost. What can we infer from this sentence? (= Even though we made great efforts, it is impossible for us to copy the same doll as GG once had.) 10. Perhaps however impossible it seemed, we had managed to produce a close copy of the doll she remembered. Translate this sentence into Chinese. (= 虽然看起来不可能完全一样，但我们毕竟做了一个她记忆中近似的复制品。) Words and Expressions 1. fade: v. 1) (cause to) lose brightness, colour, strength, freshness, or vigor * Flowers soon fade when cut. * The strong sunlight had faded the curtain. * Beauty fades like a flower. (= 红颜易逝。) * 她的身体在迅速地衰弱。 (= She is fading fast.) 2) disappear gradually (from sight, hearing, memory, etc.) * At the bottom of my heart I feel a parental love that will never fade with the passing time. * As evening came the coastline faded into darkness. * 她已经忘记儿时的事情。 (= All memory of her childhood faded from her mind.) * The sound of the cheering faded away in the distance. 2. move in: take possession of a new home * You must come and see our new house when we’ve moved in. * We moved out on Monday and the new tenants moved in on Tuesday
Collocation move in搬进 move out搬出 3 arouse:vi 1)wake sb. from sleep Aroused from a deep sleep, he was rather short-tempered 他午睡时被门铃吵醒。 He was aroused from his nap by the doorbell. 2 cause sb. to become active Of all the planets, Mars always arouses the greatest curiosity Collocation arouse ones enthusiasm激起某人的积极性 arouse one' s interest引起某人兴趣 arouse one's suspicion令人生疑 arouse public wrath动起公愤 CF: arouse, awake, wake waken 这些动词均有“唤醒、醒来”之意 arouse除表示一般的唤醒外,多作引申用。 awake是正式用词,常指觉醒、警惕的状态,多作不及物动词,多用于比喻,可用 作表语形容词。 wake是普通常用词,指真正的醒来,多作不及物动词 waken是书面用词,多作及物动词,常用于被动态和引申意义 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. change the form where necessary. 1)You must to the fact that failure will mean disgrace. awake) 2) My mother me from sleep aroused 3)He up with a start when the door slammed. woke) 4)We were by a loud bang. wakened) 5)Is he or asleep? awake) 6)It's time you up to the fact that you're not popular. woke) 4. miracle: n. a wonderful unexpected event; remarkable example or specimen The launch of manned spacecraft Shenzhou v is a miracle of modern technology. *她性命得救简直是个奇迹。 That her life was saved was a miracle. Derivative miraculous adj It's miraculous how much weight you've lost He made a miraculous recovery from his illness 5. sacrifice 1)n offering of sth valuable to a god; giving up of sth
3 Collocation: move in 搬进 move out 搬出 3. arouse: vt. 1) wake sb. from sleep * Aroused from a deep sleep, he was rather short-tempered. * 他午睡时被门铃吵醒。 (= He was aroused from his nap by the doorbell.) 2) cause sb. to become active * Of all the planets, Mars always arouses the greatest curiosity. Collocation: arouse one’s enthusiasm 激起某人的积极性 arouse one’s interest 引起某人兴趣 arouse one’s suspicion 令人生疑 arouse public wrath 动起公愤 CF: arouse, awake, wake & waken 这些动词均有“唤醒、醒来”之意。 arouse 除表示一般的唤醒外，多作引申用。 awake 是正式用词，常指觉醒、警惕的状态，多作不及物动词，多用于比喻，可用 作表语形容词。 wake 是普通常用词，指真正的醒来，多作不及物动词。 waken 是书面用词，多作及物动词，常用于被动态和引申意义。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1) You must _______ to the fact that failure will mean disgrace. (= awake) 2) My mother _______ me from sleep. (= aroused) 3) He ________ up with a start when the door slammed. (= woke) 4) We were _______ by a loud bang. (= wakened) 5) Is he _______ or asleep? (= awake) 6) It’s time you _______ up to the fact that you’re not popular. (= woke) 4. miracle: n. a wonderful unexpected event; remarkable example or specimen * The launch of manned spacecraft Shenzhou Ⅴ is a miracle of modern technology. * 她性命得救简直是个奇迹。 (= That her life was saved was a miracle.) Derivative: miraculous adj. * It’s miraculous how much weight you’ve lost! * He made a miraculous recovery from his illness. 5. sacrifice: 1) n. offering of sth. valuable to a god; giving up of sth
Some cultures practise animal sacrifice to their gods Getting rich isn' t worth the sacrifice of your principles *她父母为她上大学在多方面做出了牺牲。 Her parents made many sacrifices so that she could go to university. 2) V offer sth to a god; give up sth important for a particular purpose Many teenagers sacrifice to their idols He sacrificed his life to save a drowning child Do you approve of sacrificing comfort to appearance? (=你赞成只要风度不要舒适吗?) 6. recall 1)vt. O summon back; order sb. to return to a particular place The government recalled its ambassador when war was declared The automaker recalled a lot of unsafe cars 2 bring back to the mind; remember Can you recall your school days? Try to recall exactly what happened 我不记得见过她。 (I don't recall meeting her. a the act of summoning back The recall of the general from abroad caused a scandal. ② the ability to remember She has an amazing recall of her early childhood 我的记忆力已大不如前 My powers of recall are not what they were Pattern: recall sb.(from…to…) recall sth recall doing sth reca!that∴ recall where, how, why, etc CF: memorize, remember. recall remind 这些动词均含有“记忆,记住,回忆”之意。 memorize指有意识地下功夫把某事的整个细节都记在脑子里 remember含义较广,多指无意识地回忆起往事,也可指通过主观努力去记忆 reca比 remember文雅,指想方设法回忆已经遗忘之事。 remind用作及物动词,表示“提醒,使想起” Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. change the form where necessary 1)The film him of what he had seen in Germany. reminded 2)He every detail of that occurrence as though it happened yesterday. remembers) An actor must be able to his lines. memorize
4 * Some cultures practise animal sacrifice to their gods. * Getting rich isn’t worth the sacrifice of your principles. * 她父母为她上大学在多方面做出了牺牲。 (= Her parents made many sacrifices so that she could go to university.) 2) v. offer sth. to a god; give up sth. important for a particular purpose * Many teenagers sacrifice to their idols. * He sacrificed his life to save a drowning child. * Do you approve of sacrificing comfort to appearance? (= 你赞成只要风度不要舒适吗？) 6. recall: 1) vt. ① summon back; order sb. to return to a particular place * The government recalled its ambassador when war was declared. * The automaker recalled a lot of unsafe cars. ② bring back to the mind; remember * Can you recall your school days? * Try to recall exactly what happened. 我不记得见过她。 (= I don’t recall meeting her.) 2) n. ① the act of summoning back * The recall of the general from abroad caused a scandal. ② the ability to remember * She has an amazing recall of her early childhood. 我的记忆力已大不如前。 (= My powers of recall are not what they were.) Pattern: recall sb. (from … to …) recall sth. recall doing sth. recall that … recall where, how, why, etc. CF: memorize, remember, recall & remind 这些动词均含有“记忆，记住，回忆”之意。 memorize 指有意识地下功夫把某事的整个细节都记在脑子里。 remember 含义较广，多指无意识地回忆起往事，也可指通过主观努力去记忆。 recall 比 remember 文雅，指想方设法回忆已经遗忘之事。 remind 用作及物动词，表示“提醒，使想起”。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1) The film _______ him of what he had seen in Germany. (= reminded) 2) He _______ every detail of that occurrence as though it happened yesterday. (= remembers) 3) An actor must be able to ________ his lines. (= memorize)
4)Please me to write to Dave. remind) his last evening with his fiancee whenever he fe It depressed ( recalled) 7. crash: 1)V fall or strike suddenly, violently, and noisily The plates crashed to the floor. Experts were analyzing the data in the black box(the flight recorder)of the crashed plane. The lightning flashed and thunder crashed (=电光一闪,雷声隆隆。) 2)n violent fall, blow or breaking The tree fell with a great crash All the passengers were injured in the car crash The great financial crash in 1929 ruined international trade 8. smash: v.(cause to) break into pieces v iolently and nois ily; rush into; defeat we are determined to smash terrorism the wave smashed on to the beach The lock was rusty, so we had to smash the door open CF: break crack crush smash 这些动词均含“打破、弄碎”之意。 break是常用词,含义广泛,多指猛然用力将坚硬物打破或损坏 He has broken the glass into pieces.他把玻璃杯摔碎了 crack多指因长期使用或经受压力,物体表面呈现裂纹、裂口或破裂、裂开,但 般没成碎片。 The tree cracked loudly and fell.那棵树发出咔的一声巨响断裂倒下了。 crush表示从外面往里或从上往下压,使其成为碎片或碎块。 This machine crushes wheat grain to make flour.这台机器把麦粒碾成面粉 smash指突然而猛烈地重击某物,使之破碎或完全变形。有时指感情受到打击 He smashed the headlights of the car when he hit another car.他撞上了另 辆车,把车前灯撞得粉碎。 9. spill: V. (cause to) run or fall accidentally, esp. over the edge of a container: overflow some of the wine spilled on to the floor. 他撞翻了水桶,水全流出去了。 (E He knocked the bucket over and all the water spilt out. Who spilled the news? (=是谁把这个消息捅出去的?) 10. subdue: vt bring under control; calm Napoleon subdued most of Europe He managed to subdue his mounting anger
5 4) Please _______ me to write to Dave. (= remind) 5) He _______ his last evening with his fiancée whenever he felt depressed. (= recalled) 7. crash: 1) v. fall or strike suddenly, violently, and noisily * The plates crashed to the floor. * Experts were analyzing the data in the black box (the flight recorder) of the crashed plane. * The lightning flashed and thunder crashed. (= 电光一闪，雷声隆隆。) 2) n. violent fall, blow or breaking * The tree fell with a great crash. * All the passengers were injured in the car crash. * The great financial crash in 1929 ruined international trade. 8. smash: v. (cause to) break into pieces violently and noisily; rush into; defeat * We are determined to smash terrorism. * The wave smashed on to the beach. * The lock was rusty, so we had to smash the door open. CF: break, crack, crush & smash 这些动词均含“打破、弄碎”之意。 break 是常用词，含义广泛，多指猛然用力将坚硬物打破或损坏。 * He has broken the glass into pieces. 他把玻璃杯摔碎了。 crack 多指因长期使用或经受压力，物体表面呈现裂纹、裂口或破裂、裂开，但一 般没成碎片。 * The tree cracked loudly and fell. 那棵树发出咔的一声巨响断裂倒下了。 crush 表示从外面往里或从上往下压，使其成为碎片或碎块。 * This machine crushes wheat grain to make flour. 这台机器把麦粒碾成面粉。 smash 指突然而猛烈地重击某物，使之破碎或完全变形。有时指感情受到打击。 * He smashed the headlights of the car when he hit another car. 他撞上了另 一辆车，把车前灯撞得粉碎。 9. spill: v. (cause to) run or fall accidentally, esp. over the edge of a container; overflow * Some of the wine spilled on to the floor. 他撞翻了水桶，水全流出去了。 (= He knocked the bucket over and all the water spilt out.) * Who spilled the news? (= 是谁把这个消息捅出去的？) 10. subdue: vt. bring under control; calm * Napoleon subdued most of Europe. * He managed to subdue his mounting anger