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1、UnitTwoTextAAlltheCabbieHadWasaLetterText A Part Pre-reading TaskPart Comprehension questionsPart Language PointsPart Post-questionsPart V Text StructurePart TranslationPre-readingtaskOnedayChenandIwentdowntown.Iwantedtobuysomesupplies.Hehatesshoppingbutcamealongsincehespeaks better Chinese than me.
2、Also,he is a betterbargainer.Forthesegoodreasonsheofferstohelpeventhoughitsboring,sinceotherwiseIwouldbuythewrongthing.Wehelpeachotherbecausewearefriends.Westartedbeingfriendsbyhelpingeachother.“Is it possible for Chinese and foreigners to becomefriends?”Ivebeenaskedthismanytimes.WhenIfirstarrivedfr
3、ommulticulturalCanada,Ireplied,“Ofcourse!”ButnowImnotsosure.For me,China seems“reversed”.Relationships seem moreimportantthantheindividualsinvolved.InNorthAmerica,anindividualismoreimportantthanrelationshipsorroles.Thesetwo opposite starting points shape reality and expectations.Manysaytome,“Ihopewe
4、canbefriends.”Andwhatheorshewants is to practice English.Others want to be my friendbecauseIamaforeignerandtheythinkthismakesthemlookgood.ThishurtsmesinceIamalonghereandmakingfriendsiswhatIwant,notteachingEnglisheveryhourofthedayornight,orbeingaprize.Ifeelused.ButforChinese,“using”ispartoffriendship
5、.HowdidChenandIbecomefriends?WhenIfirstarrivedhehelpedmebuywhatIneeded,hiswayofstartingafriendship.Ithankedhimbytakinghimoutforlunchanddiscoveredwesharemanyattitudesandinterests-mywayoffindingafriend.IsawthathedidntjustspendtimewithmetoimprovehisEnglishorbeseenwithaforeigner.Hecaresaboutme,andIcarea
6、bouthim.SoIcallhim“friend”,butlaterthanhecalledme“friend”.Chinesefriendsshare“thingsincommon”:atask,aclass,ahometown.Youmayormaynotliketheperson,butifheorshecandosomethingforyoubecauseofhisorherpositionorjob,youaskwithouttheshynessaforeignerfeels,enlargingfriendshipbeyondwhataNorthAmericanusuallymea
7、ns.Forus,friendshipcanbecut,ordiefromseparation.Chinesearefriendseveniftheyhaventspokenfor20years.Ifyousharedsomethingatonetime,thenallyourlifeyouarefriends.Thisisthebestof“guanxi”,“relationship”,theWideWebthatconnectsChinesethroughtimeandspace.ChineseinventedtheInternetlongbeforeBillGateswasborn.1.
8、ChenhatesshoppingbutstillwentwithDr.Wysebecause_.A.hespeaksbetterChineseB.heisabetterbargainerC.Wyseishisfriend D.allabove2.WhywasDr.WysesosurethatChineseandforeignerscouldbecomefriendswhenfirstarrivinginChina?A.Chinesepeoplearekindinnature.B.Dr.Wyselikesmakingfriendswithothers.C.PeopleinDr.Wysescou
9、ntryarefromdifferentcultures.D.Chineseandforeignersarealikeinmanyways.3.WhydoesChinaseem“reversed”accordingtoDr.Wyse?A.ChinesemakeuseoftheirfriendswhileNorthAmericansdonot.B.ChineseandNorthAmericansareoppositeintheideasofstartingafriendship.C.Peoplewhosay“Ihopewecanbefriends”dontreallymeanit.D.North
10、AmericanscareabouttheirfriendswhileChinesedonot.Readingcomprehension4.AccordingtoDr.Wyse,oneshould_.A.makeuseofhisfriendB.careabouthisfriendsC.havemanylife-longfriendsD.makefriendswiththosewhohavethesamebackground5.ChineseinventedtheInternetlongbeforeBillGateswasbornbecause_.A.Chinese have been conn
11、ected with each other byrelationshipsamongfriendssinceveryearlytimes.B.Chineseknewtheadvancedtechnologytoconnectpeopletogetherinancienttimes.C.Chinesehavehadtheskillstobridgeculturaldifferencessinceearlytimes.D.Chinesecankeeptheirfriendshipforverylongtime.Keys:1.D2.C3.B4.B5.AQuestionsAfterreadingthe
12、abovepassage,canyoulistseveraldifferencesbetweentheChineseandNorthAmericanconceptoffriendandfriendship?DoyouagreewithDr.WysesideasabouttheChineseconceptoffriendandfriendship?Stateyourreasons.Doyouoftenwritetoyourfriends?Ifyoudo,tellusthefunofwritingletters;ifyoudont,tellushowyouandyourfriendskeepcon
13、tact.ChineseNorthernAmericanRelationshipsseemmoreimportantthantheindividualsinvolvedAnindividualismoreimportantthanrelationshipsorroles.UsingispartoffriendshipFriendscareabouteachother.Friendshipisformedbypeoplewhoarefromthesameplaceorwhoworkorgotoschooltogether.Businessandfriendshipkeptseparate.Att
14、itudesincommonareveryimportant.Relationshipslastevenifthepeopleinvolvedhavenotbeenintouchforaverylongperiodoftime.Friendshipcanbecutordiefromseparation.keyBackComprehensionquestionsHow could the author know that the driver was lost in hisreading?Whydidthedriversoundasifhehadacold?Whydidthedriverdecl
15、inetogoonwithhisletter?Doestheauthortravelalot?WhydidthedriverincludeEdashisfamily?Didthedriveroftenseehisfriend?Why?Whatwasthereasonfornotkeepingintouchwitholdfriendsaccordingtotheauthor?Whydidtheauthordeclinetoreadtheletter?Whatdidthefirstsentenceoftheletterremindtheauthorof?Whydidtheauthorfeelsad
16、about“oldfriend”?Howdidthedriverandhisfriendgettoknowthelatestinformationabouteachotherinthelast20or30years?Whydidtheauthorwanttoreceivesuchaletterfromhisoldestfriend?Whowrotetheletter?WhydidTomnevermailtheletter?Whatwasthefirstthingtheauthorwantedtodoafterhearrivedatthehotel?Andwhy?Keys1.Theauthorh
17、adtotaponthewindshieldtogetthedriversattention.(L2)2.Hewasverysadandwasprobablyweepingwhenreadingtheletter.(L4-5)3.He hadreadtheletterseveraltimesandknown itwell.(L7-8)4.Yes,hewasontheroadveryoften.(L9-10)5.Edwashisoldestfriend.(L13)6.No.Hemovedawayfromtheoldneighborhood.(L25-26)7.Hedidntseemtofindt
18、hetimetokeepintouchwithhisfriends.(L37)8.It was a personal letter.He didnt want to invade theprivacyofotherpeople.(L40-41)vThe first sentence of the letter reminded the author ofhimself because he often postponed writing letters tofriends.(L45-46)vPeoplewerelosingtheiroldfriendsastimewentby.(L56-57)
19、vTheysentChristmascardswithnotestotelltheotherwhatwasgoingonabouttheirfamilies.(L65-68)vHewasmovedbytheletterandwantedtohavesuchagoodoldfriend.(L75-76)vTom,thedriver.(L79,L85)vEdhaddiedbeforehecouldmailit.(L84-85)vHewasurgedtowritealettertohisfriendandmaileditbecauseitmightbetoolatetodoso.(L88-89)ba
20、ckLanguagepoints 1.be lost/lose oneself in sth:tobesoinvolvedinsomethingthatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse.e.g.Itseasytoloseyourselfinthemagicofthisfilm.Iwaslostinthebeautyofthescenery.c.f.feel/be lost(in the crowd):tonotfeelconfidentaboutwhattodoorhowtobehave,esp.amongpeopleyoudonotknow.e.g.Willyourchi
21、ldfeellostatanursery?c.f.get lost(in sth):to be forgotten or not noticed in acomplicatedprocessorbusytime.e.g.Itseasyforyourmainpointstogetlostinalongspeech 2.available:abletobeused,boughtorfound.e.g.Theuniversityistryingtomakemoreaccommodationavailableforstudents.anincreaseinthenumberofjobsavailabl
22、etowomenOtherusages:Drugslikecrackarefreely/readily available.(veryeasytoobtainbyanyone)Every availableambulancewasrushedtothesceneoftheaccident.(everyonethatyoucanget)Thepresidentwasnotavailableforcomment.(not before nounnotbusy)3.settle:to put in a comfortable position+back/into/downe.g.Melsettled
23、backinhischairandclosedhiseyes.Maryhadalreadysettledherselfinacornerwhereshecouldwatch.Otherusages:settle a quarrel/argument/dispute(toend)settle out of court(tocometoanagreementtoavoidgoingtoacourtoflaw)settle a bill/account/claim(topaymoneythatisowed)settle ones nerves/stomach(tostopbeingupset;toc
24、alm)4.He sounded as if he had a cold or something:Thesentenceimpliesthesadstateofmindthetaxidriverwasin.or something:usedwhenyouarenotsure,cannotrememberordonotwanttogiveanotherexampleofsomethingyouarementioning.e.g.Heres some money.Get yourself a sandwich orsomething.HernamewasJudith,orJudieorsomet
25、hing.Similarexpression:(or)something like that:usedwhenyoucannotrememberordonotwanttosaysomethingexactly.e.g.Sheworksinsalesorpromotion,somethinglikethat.5.go ahead:tocontinue;tobegin.e.g.Theirsolicitorisaskingifyouwanttogoaheadwiththedeal.Thenewspaperdecidedtogoaheadandpublishthestory.6.know/learn
26、something by heart:to know or learnsomethingsothatyoucanrememberallofit.e.g.Youhavetoknowallthemusicbyheart.Otherexpressions:Youlovetheboyheart and soul,dontyou?(completely)Thenewbookgets to the heart ofthecontroversyovernuclearpower.(togettothemostimportantpartof)have a heart of gold/stone(tobevery
27、kind/cruel)Wetook heartwhenwesawthesign,knowingthatwewereclosetohome.(tofeelencouraged)AfterIleave,Joecansingintheshowerto his hearts content.(todosomethingasmuchassomeonewants)Whatagreatmeal!Youcertainly know the way to a mans heart.(humoroustoknowthewaytopleasesomeone)7.At least they do with me be
28、cause Im on the road so much.:AtleastlettersfromhomemeanalottomebecauseItravelalotinacarforlongdistances.8.estimate:totrytojudgethevalue,size,speed,cost,etcofsomething,partlybycalculatingandpartlybyguessing.e.g.Themechanicestimatedthecostofrepairat$150.Itisestimatedthatbetween70and90percentofcarcrim
29、esoccurinthedaytime.Itisdifficulttoestimatehowmanydeathsarecausedbypassivesmokingeachyear.c.f.assess:tocalculatethevalueorcostofsomething;tomakeajudgmentaboutapersonorsituationafterthinkingcarefullyaboutit.e.g.Theyassessedthevalueofthehouseatover$250,000.Itsdifficulttoassesstheeffectsofthenewlegisla
30、tionjustjet.evaluate:to carefully consider something to see how useful or valuableitis.e.g.evaluatingthesuccessofthetrainingschemefigure:infml,esp.AmE toformaparticularopinionafterthinkingaboutasituation.e.g.Ifiguredthathewasdrunkandshouldntbeallowedtodrive 9.This isnt family.:Thisisntaletterfrommyf
31、amily.Familymostlyreferstoagroupofpeoplewhoarerelatedtoeachother,esp.amother,father,andtheirchildren.e.g.Doyouknowthefamilynextdoor?Whilehomemostprobablyreferstothehouse,apartment,orplacewhereafamilylive.e.g.Afamilyofswallowshadmadetheirhomeundertheroof 10.might/may(just)as well:usu.spokenusedtosugg
32、estdoingsomethingthatyoudonotreallywanttodo,becauseyouhavenobetterideas.e.g.Itsnogoodwaitingforthebus.Wemightaswellwalk.11.Im not much a hand at writing.:Imnotgoodatwriting.be of a hand at:begoodat not much of a:notagoode.g.Somepeoplemaythinkthatdoinghouseworkforothersisnotmuchofacareer.12.keep up:t
33、o continue doing something,or to make somethingcontinue.e.g.IdontthinkIcankeepupthisdifficulttaskanylonger.Keepupthegoodwork!Otherusages:Theshortageofsuppliesiskeepingthepriceup.(preventfromfalling)Imhavingtroublekeeping up withtherestoftheclass.(tomanagetolearnasfastas)We sang as we marched,to keep
34、 our spirits up.(to try to stayhappy,strong,confident,etc.)13.correspondence:letters exchanged between people,esp.officialorbusinessletters;theprocessofsendingandreceivingletters.U+withe.g.Asecretarycameintwiceaweektodealwithhiscorrespondence.Allcorrespondencebetweenusmustcease.Otherusage:Therewasno
35、correspondencebetweenthehistoricalfactsandJohnsonsaccountofthem.(relationshiporconnection)14.I take it(that):usedtosaythatyouexpectsomeonewilldosomething,knowsomething,etc.e.g.ItakeityouveheardthatRicksresigned 15.practically:esp.spokenalmost.e.g.Thehallwaspracticallyempty.Practicallyallmyfriendsare
36、fromChina.16.Went to school together?:Thesubjectisomitted.Thecompletesentenceislikethis:Youwenttoschooltogether?IncolloquialEnglishadeclarativesentencewitharisingtonemayservesasaquestion.17.neighborhood:asmallareaofatown,orthepeoplewholivethere.e.g.Youaregoingtowakeupthewholeneighborhoodwiththatnois
37、e.IgrewupinaquietneighborhoodofBoston.Otherusages:Arethereanyhotelsin the neighborhood?(intheareaaround)Imhopingtobuyoneforsomethingin the neighborhood of$500.(eitheralittlemoreoralittlelessthanaparticularnumberoramount;approximately)18.kind of(esp.AmE)/sort of(esp.BrE):infml(a)slightlyorinsomeways.
38、e.g.ImkindofgladIdidntwin.(b)usedwhenyouareexplainingsomethingandwanttoavoidgivingthedetails.e.g.Ikindofmadeitlooklikethepostofficehadlosthisletter.19.lose touch(with):to not speak to,write to,or seesomeoneforalongtime,sothatyoudonotknowhowtheyare.e.g.Ivelosttouchwithallmyoldschoolfriends.Whenyourel
39、ivingabroaditssoeasytolosetouchwithwhatshappeninghome.20.a couple of:asmallnumberofthings.e.g.IdontknowwhyIfeelsobad,Ionlyhadacoupleofdrinks.21.But I realized that old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again,almost more to himself than to me.:But IrealizedthatthetaxidriverwasstillthinkingofoldE
40、dwhenhespokeagain.Itseemedthathespokemoretohimselfthantome.on ones mind:ifsomeoneisonyourmind,youkeepthinkingaboutitandworryingaboutit.e.g.Youlookworried,Sarah.Istheresomethingonyourmind?WillJimlosinghisjobandhermotherbeingsick,Michellehashadalotonhermindlately.22.keep/stay in touch(with sb./sth.):t
41、ospeakorwritetosomeonewhenyoucannolongerseethemasoftenasyouusedto;tohavethelatestinformation,knowledge,andunderstandingaboutasubject.e.g.OurneighborsaremovingawaybutIhopethatwellstillkeepintouchwitheachother.Throughthemediaweareabletokeepintouchwitheventsontheothersideoftheworldastheyhappens e up:to
42、appear;tohappen.e.g.Alotofnewquestionscameupatthemeeting.Avacancyhascomeupintheaccountsdepartment.Dontyouhaveabirthdaycomingupsoon?SorryIcantgowithyou-somethinghassuddenlycomeup.Otherusages:Whydontyoucome up toNewYorkfortheweekend?(totravelnorthortowardsanimportantplacesuchasabigcity)Come up tothefr
43、ontoftheroomsoeveryonecanseeyou.(tomovenearsomeoneorsomething)Thesunwascoming upbythetimeIfinishedtheessay.(torise)Look,thedaffodilsarecoming up.(tobegintobeseenabovetheground)Shehadcome up in the worldsinceherdaysontheflowerstall.(tobecomericherormoresuccessfulinsociety)24.shrug:toraiseandthenlower
44、yourshouldersinordertoshowthatyoudonotknowsomethingordonotcareaboutsomething.e.g.Wecantjustshrugtheseobjectionsoff.25.urge:tostronglyadvisesomeonetodosomething;tostronglysuggestthatsomethingshouldbedone.e.g.Brownurgedhertoreconsiderherdecision.TheUNhasurgedrestraintinthecurrentcrisis.Iurgethatyourea
45、dthisreportcarefully.Thiscourseofactionwasurgedon/uponusbyallparties.Otherusages:Daniel urged the horses forward with a whip.(to makemove)Urged onbythecrowd,theItalianteamscoredtwomoregoals.(toencourage)26.mean to do sth.:esp.spoken,to intend to dosomething or intend that someone else should dosomet
46、hing.e.g.Ivebeenmeaningtophoneyouallweek.Ididntmeantointerruptyourmeal.Ohno!Inevermeanthertoreadthesecomments.27.some time:aperiodoftime.e.g.Thecheeringwentonforquitesometime.Ihadntseenmyfamilyforsometime.c.f.sometime:atsometime;atatimeinthefutureorinthepast.e.g.WelltakeavacationsometimeinSeptember.
47、Ourhousewasbuiltsometimearound1900.28.postpone:tochangeanevent,actionetctoalatertimeordate.e.g.Were postponing our holiday until we have some moremoney.GailandJimhavedecidedtopostponehavingafamilyforawhile.29.Halloween:Halloweenisonthenightof31October,whenpeopleoncebelievedthatghostscouldbeseen.Now,
48、itisatimewhenchildrenhavepartied,dressupaswitches,makelanternsoutofpumpkins,andplay“trickortreat”.TrickortreatisatraditionalactivityatHalloween.Childrendressincostumesandvisithouses.Ateachhousetheysay“Trickortreat”.Thismeansthattheywillplaya“trick”,orjoke,onthepeopleinthehouseunlesstheyaregivena“tre
49、at”,e.g.sweetsormoney.Mostpeopleprefertogivetreatsratherthanhavingtricksplayedonthem.30.have reference to:tomention.reference:(a)somethingyousayorwritethatmentionsanotherpersonorthing.e.g.Winstonmade no reference towhathadhappened.(b)theactoflookingatsomethingforinformation.e.g.Usethisdictionaryfore
50、asyreference.Keeptheirpricelostonfilefor future reference.Otherusages:With reference toyourrecentadvertisement,Iamwritingtorequirefurtherdetails.(fmlusedtosaywhatyouarewritingortalkingabout)We will need references from your former employers.(apersonwhoprovidesinformationaboutyourcharacterandabilitie