unit-2-a-sailor’s-christmas-gift

1、A Sailor’s Christmas Gift,William J.Lederer,sailoradmiralnavy,n.水手,n.海軍將官；海軍上將,admire v.欽佩;欣賞When I first met her I admired her.We took time to stop and admire the view.,n. 海軍；海軍部隊a. 深藍色,naval adj.海軍的,neverthe

2、lessshoddyoilylistlesslymiserablescold,ad.盡管如此；然而,a.做工粗糙的；劣質(zhì)的,Shoddily ad.,a.含油的；油污的,ad.沒有活力的；無精打采的,a.痛苦的；難受的,misery n.痛苦，悲慘1.The news plunged him into misery.,v. 訓(xùn)斥；責(zé)罵1.Later she scolded her daughter for havin

3、g talked to her father like that.,minorinterruptlean,a.較小的；次要的；輕微的We have made some minor changes to the program.,minority n.少數(shù)，少數(shù)民族minoritiesminimal a.最少，最低或最小 The cost to taxpayers would be minima

4、l.,v. 插嘴；打擾It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking.,v.（身體）傾斜；靠…上,ancientstraightenpermission,a.古代的；古老的；年老的He leaned over and kissed the ancient cheek.,v.使變直，變正,ask/request/apply for permission 請求許可 gi

5、ve/grant permission 準(zhǔn)許 get/obtain/receive permission 獲得許可 have permission (to do something) 許可 refuse/deny (somebody) permission 不許 with/without (somebody’s) permission 經(jīng)過許可/未經(jīng)許可,n.批準(zhǔn)；許可M

6、ay I have permission to present these flowers to your wife?,motionmerrybombfeastmagicrhythm,n.動作In one quick motion, he gave my wife the corsage.,a.愉快的；高興的,n.炸彈,n.盛宴，盛會,a.有魔力的 n. 魔法，魔術(shù),magical a.魔法般的，神奇的,n.節(jié)奏；韻

7、律The piano player hit the keys with magic hands, nodding his head in rhythm.,embracelaphugchampagnereleasesmother,v.抱，擁抱多用于動詞，embrace sb.,n.大腿,v.擁抱多用于名詞，give sb. a hug,n.香檳酒,v.發(fā)泄；釋放；放走,v.抑制,go wrong 出問題；遇困難；出亂子

8、,1.When things go wrong, all of us naturally feel disappointed and frustrated 出問題時，我們大家自然都感到失望和沮喪。2.He is steady and reliable, so

9、60;nothing will go wrong. 他是一個蘿卜一個坑的人，不會有什么閃失。,break down:,1. stop working2. (of friendship, agreement, or process) cease to continue; collapse3. change or remove something that prevents people from wor

10、king together and having a successful relationship with each other4. Be unable to stop one’s emotions when in a state of distress, especially in public5.separate something into smaller parts so that it is easer to be

11、dealt with or understood,,Directions: Match the above definitions with the sentences below.He showed us the whole dance, then broke it down so that we could learn it more easily.The car broke down just north of Paris.

12、It takes a long time to break down prejudices.Negotiations broke down after only two days.He broke down and cried.Answer:1-b; 2-d; 3-c; 4-e; 5-a.Break away (from) 逃脫，逃離 Break through 突破，有新的發(fā)現(xiàn)Bre

13、ak in 闖入 Break up 結(jié)束，斷絕關(guān)系Break off 突然結(jié)束，中斷Break out 突然發(fā)生，爆發(fā),Direction :Fill in the blanks with the above phrases. Change the

14、form where necessary.,1.Thieves ______and stole 100,00 ￡ worth computer equipment.2.The prisoner ____________ the two policemen who were holding him.3.What will happen to the children if Jim and Mary _______?4.The two

15、 countries ______ diplomatic relations with each other.5.Scientists hope to ___________soon for a cure for this kind of cancer.6.I was still living in London when the war ______.,broke in,broke away from,break up,break

16、 off,break through,broke out,Check in （into）登記入??；報到；登機,他已經(jīng)登記住進了一所戒酒治療中心。He has checked into an alcohol treatment center.,Part one,Our hotel were “tourist traps”…,What dose “tourist traps” mean?It refer to a place such

17、as a shop or resort area, that offers overpriced goods and services to tourists.,敲詐游客的旅店；黑店,,Last year at Christmas time my wife，three boys，and I were in France，on our way from Paris to Nice．For five days everything had

18、 gone wrong．Our hotels were" tourist traps”；our rented car broke down．On Christmas Eve，when we checked into a dingy hotel in Nice，there was no Christmas spirit in our hearts．去年，在圣誕節(jié)期間，我和我的妻子以及我們的三個孩子，從法國踏上由巴黎到尼斯的旅

19、途。接連五天的旅途上, 一切都不順心。我們下榻的旅館盡是些敲詐勒索旅客的“陷阱”；我們租用的那輛汽車?yán)鲜前l(fā)生故障。圣誕節(jié)前夕，我們住進了尼斯的一家旅店，這家旅店又臟又暗，我們打心眼里感覺不到絲毫的節(jié)日氣氛。,We found a dull little restaurant shoddily decorated for the holiday． Translate this sentence into Chinese.我們找到了一

20、家死氣沉沉的小餐館。為點綴一下節(jié)日的氣氛，這家餐館剛剛做了番粗劣的裝潢。,I was too tired and miserable to leave.,Paraphrase the sentence . I was so tired and unhappy that I insisted on staying here instead of looking for a better restaurant.,It was rainin

21、g and cold when we went out to eat．We found a dull little restaurant shoddily decorated for the holiday．It smelled oily．Only five tables in the restaurant were taken．There were two German couples，two French families，and

22、an American sailor，by himself．In the corner a piano player listlessly played Christmas music．我們外出就餐時，天正下著小雨，天氣寒冷。我們找到了一家死氣沉沉的小餐館。為點綴一下節(jié)日的氣氛，這家餐館剛剛做了番粗劣的裝潢。一進門就聞到一股刺鼻的油污氣味。整個餐廳只有五張桌子有人就餐：兩對德國夫婦，兩戶法國家庭和一名孑然一身的美國水手。在餐廳的一個

23、角落里，有位鋼琴師在無精打采地彈奏著圣誕樂曲。,I was too tired and miserable to leave．I looked around and noticed that the other customers were eating in silence．The only person who seemed happy was the American sailor．While eating，he was writ

24、ing a letter，and a half－smile covered his face．我情緒低落，加之疲憊不堪，執(zhí)意不愿離開這兒去找別的餐館了。我環(huán)顧四周，見這里的顧客一個個沉默不語，只顧吃著、喝著，唯獨那位美國水手看上去興高采烈。他一邊吃著，一邊寫信，面帶微笑，神采奕奕。,Slap:1.vt.hit someone with the flat part of the hand.,He slapped her across

25、 the face.If you touch me again, I’ll slap you.2. n. quick hit with the flat part of the hardJulia gave Roy a slap on the cheek.CollocationA slap in the face 侮辱，打擊A slap on the wrist 輕微的處罰，溫和的警告A slap on the bac

26、k 表揚，贊許,minor: adj.small and not very important or serious, especially when compared with other things,1.They played only a minor role in the local government.2.I made minor alterations to the article.CF: minor, negl

27、igible & minimal這些形容詞均含“不重要的，次要的”之意.minor 多指與別的比較后顯得不重要，或指較少，較小，例如： The young actress was given a minor part in the new play.negligible 指數(shù)量小，不重要，微不足道或可忽略不計，例如 In buying a suit, a different of ten cents

28、 in prices is negligible.Minimal 指最少，最低或最小，例如： The cost to taxpayers would be minimal.,My wife ordered our meal in French．The waiter brought us the wrong thing．I scolded my wife for being stupid．She began to

29、 cry．我的妻子給我們叫來了法國式的飯菜，而服務(wù)員給我們端來的卻是別的東西。我斥責(zé)妻子盡干些蠢事，她哭了起來。,Then，at the table with the French family on our left，the father slapped one of his children for some minor infraction，and the boy began to cry．On our right，the G

30、erman wife began sharply scolding her husband．繼而，坐在我們左側(cè)餐桌上的那家法國人父親因為一點雞毛蒜皮的小事動手打了他的一個孩子一記耳光，那個小男孩哇哇大哭起來。在我的右邊，那個德國婦女開始對她的丈夫破口大罵起來。,interrupt: v.stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly sp

31、eaking to them, making a noise ,etc.,Will you stop interrupting me!Sorry to interrupt, but I need to ask you to come downstairs.在別人講話時插話是不禮貌的。It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking.,Franc: n.the standa

32、rd unit of money in various countries, and used in France an Belgium before the euro.,NB: Currencies of the world,,Tip:1.v.give an additional amount of money to someone for performing a serviceDid you tip the waiter?I

33、 tipped him $5.2.n.a small amount of additional money given to someone for performing a serviceDid you leave a tip? I gave the guy a big tip.,All of us were interrupted by a blast of old air．Through the front door cam

34、e an old French flower woman．Carrying her basket of flowers，she went from one table to the other．“Flowers，monsieur？Only one franc.”No one bought any．,我們大家都被一陣寒風(fēng)打斷。這時，從前門進來一個賣花的法國老嫗，手里提著花籃，沿桌叫賣。 “買花嗎，先生？一束才一個法郎哩?！闭l也沒有答理她。

35、,5,Sadly she sat down at a table between the sailor and us．To the waiter she said，"A bowl of soup．I haven't sold a flower all afternoon．" To the piano player she said ，"Can you imagine，Joseph，soup on C

36、hristmas Eve？"He pointed to his empty tipping plate．她難過不已，在水手和我們之間的那張餐桌旁邊坐了下來，對服務(wù)員說：“請來碗湯吧。整整一下午，我連一朵花也不曾脫手。”接著，她轉(zhuǎn)向那位鋼琴師，說道，"在圣誕節(jié)前夕喝碗湯，約瑟夫，你能設(shè)想這種滋味嗎？"鋼琴師指了指身旁的那只空空如也的"放小費的盤子"。,5,The young sailor

37、 finished his meal and got up to leave．Putting on his coat，he walked over to the flower woman's table．"Happy Christmas，" he said，smiling and picking out two corsages．"How much are they？"那位年輕的海員已

38、用罷晚餐，欠起身來準(zhǔn)備離開餐館。他披上外套，走到賣花老嫗的桌前。"祝您圣誕快樂！"說著，他笑嘻嘻地從花籃里挑出兩束專供婦女佩帶在前胸的鮮，"多少錢？",6,"Two francs，monsieur．Pressing one of the small corsages flat，he put it into the letter he had written，then handed the

39、 woman a twenty franc note．""兩個法郎，先生。"他把其中的一束花壓平，放進一封已經(jīng)寫好的箋里，然后將一張20法郎面額的鈔票遞給了老嫗。I don't have change，monsieur，" she said．"I'll get some from the waiter．“"我沒有零錢找您，先生。"她說，&q

40、uot;我這就向服務(wù)員去借。",8,7,,lean: vi.slope or bend from an upright positionShe leant toward him and listened.He was leaning on the bridge, watching the boats go by.Collocation:lean on somebody 依賴，依靠The couple lean

41、 on each other for support這對夫妻互相依靠lean towards something 有……傾向,Straighten up make one’s back straight,or to stand up straight after bending down he remained bent over for several seconds before slowly straightenin

42、g up 她值起身子時，背部的疼痛更厲害了。 As she straightened up，the ache in her back grew worse.,permission ;n the act of allowing; consent authorization Did he give you permission to take that? The company has applied to court for

43、permission to renegotiate the contract. We have obtained permission from the directors to use some of our funds. Collocation; ask/request/apply for permission 請求許可 give/grant permission 準(zhǔn)許 get/ob

44、tain/receive permission 獲得許可 have permission (to do something) 許可 refuse/deny (somebody) permission 不許 with/without (somebody’s) permission 經(jīng)過許可/未經(jīng)許可,"No，ma'am，" he said, leaning over and kissin

45、g the ancient cheek．"This is my Christmas present to you．"Straightening up, he came to our table, holding the other corsage in front of him．"Sir," he said to me," may I have permission to present

46、 these flowers to your beautiful wife?"In one quick motion, he gave my wife the corsage, wished us a Merry Christmas, and left．"不用了，夫人。"說著，水手俯身吻了吻老太婆那張皺紋褶褶的老臉，"這是我送給您的圣誕禮物。"他直起身軀，朝我們的餐桌走來，那另一束鮮

47、花擎在他的胸前。"先生，"他對我說，"我可以將這束花作為禮物送給您漂亮的妻子嗎？"說著，他迅速地將那束鮮花塞到我妻子的手中，道了聲"圣誕快樂"，便轉(zhuǎn)身走出了餐館。,9,explode: v.爆炸,The device(裝置)was thrown at an army patrol but failed to explode.Far sooner than anyone th

48、ought possible, the Russians exploded an atomic bomb.恐怖分子在一家商店引爆了一枚炸彈。The terrorists explored a bomb in a store.,,人們都放下手中的餐具，個個目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地看著那位水手，整個餐廳悄無聲息。幾秒鐘后，圣誕節(jié)日那固有的歡樂激情像枚炸彈似地爆裂開來。,10,18、The piano player began to sing l

49、oudly "Good King Wenceslaus,",What is "Good King Wenceslaus," ?One of the best loved Christmas carols is the 129-year-old carol "Good King Wenceslaus." In 1853,John Mason Neale chose Wences

50、laus as the subject for a children’s song to exemplify generosity. It quickly become a Christmas favorite.,Who is King Wenceslaus?,,Wenceslas之所以受到如此的崇敬，是因為他為捷克國家和民族的崛起奠定了基礎(chǔ)，在歷史上，他的地位甚至比捷克最著名的統(tǒng)治者查理四世還要高。作為波希米亞的王子，Wencesla

51、s力主與西面的撒克遜王朝建立結(jié)盟關(guān)系，以使波希米亞可以成為一個更為廣大的帝國的一部分。但他的見解不為其兄弟所認同，并于929年9月28日遭到行刺身亡。若干年后，Wenceslas被追授為圣徒，并成為波希米亞最為人所崇敬的守護圣徒。在圣誕贊歌中，他被稱為“Good King Wenceslas”。,賣花老嫗騰身站起，揮動著她手中的那張20法郎的鈔票。她跌跌絆絆地走到餐廳的中央，歡快地踏起了舞步，沖著鋼琴師大聲嚷：“約瑟夫，瞧瞧我這份圣誕禮

52、物吧！說什么我也得讓你分享其中的一半，讓你也能吃上一頓豐盛的圣誕晚餐”鋼琴師急速地彈起了《好國王瓦茨拉夫》舞曲，魔術(shù)般的指頭敲擊著琴鍵，頭部和著樂曲的旅律頻頻點動。,11,enthusiasm: n.巨大的興趣;熱情a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it.,Gillian and

53、Darren greeted the speakers with great enthusiasm.We went along to the local diving club, full of enthusiasm.Employers showed little enthusiasm for the new regulations.,Collocation: with enthusiasm 熱情（烈）的g

54、reat/much/considerable/enormous enthusiasm 巨大的熱情little enthusiasm 沒什么熱情lack of enthusiasm 缺乏熱情full of enthusiasm 充滿熱情show (great/considerable) enthusiasm

55、 顯示出巨大的熱情lose enthusiasm 失去熱情generate enthusiasm 激發(fā)…..的熱情,,我的妻子也隨著音樂的節(jié)奏揮動著那束鮮花。她容光煥發(fā)，仿佛一下子年輕了20歲。幸福的淚水奪眶而出，嘴角上綻出青春的笑容。她啟動歌喉，放聲歌唱，我們的三個孩子隨聲和了起來。他們縱情高歌，沒有一絲半縷的拘謹感。,12,embrace: v.抱，擁抱,put one’s arms aroun

56、d someone and hold them in a friendly or living wayJack warmly embraced his son.Tom and Mary embraced.他們互相熱烈擁抱。They embraced each other warmly.,,德國人跳到椅子上，并用德語唱起這支歌。服務(wù)員上前擁抱著賣花的老太太，兩人同時揮舞手臂，用法語唱了起來。那個曾打了他的兒子一巴掌的法國男子用餐叉

57、敲擊著酒瓶打起了拍子，那男孩爬上他爸爸的膝蓋，用童聲男高音歌唱起來。,13,21、One of the French families called for champagne－made the rounds, kissing each of us on both cheeks．,Translate the sentence.其中的一家法國人當(dāng)中的一位要來了香檳---到每張桌上給人敬酒，親吻每個人的雙頰。,14,21、The owne

58、r of the restaurant started "The First Noel," and we all joined in, half of us crying．,What is “ The First Noel”?“ The First Noel” is a traditional English Christmas carol, most likely from the 16th or 17th ce

59、ntury, but possibly dating from as early as the 13th century. The word Noel comes from the French word Noel meaning “Christmas”.,,德國人請在場的每個人喝酒。人們自斟自飲，相互擁抱。那家法國人當(dāng)中的一位要來了香檳——到每張桌上給人敬酒，并吻了每個人的雙頰。飯館老板帶頭唱起圣誕歌，我們大家都跟著唱，其中有半數(shù)人是

60、含著眼淚唱的。,14,22、The walls shook as hands and feet kept time to the Christmas carols．,Translate the sentence.人們和著圣誕歌的節(jié)奏手舞足蹈，聲音震動了餐廳的四壁。,15,People crowded in from the street until many customers were standing．The walls shoo

61、k as hands and feet kept time to the Christmas carols. A few hours earlier, a few people had been spending a miserable evening in a shoddy restaurant. It ended up being the happiest, the very best Christmas Eve they had

62、 ever spent.人們絡(luò)繹不絕地從街上向餐館涌來，其中一些顧客由于沒有空位而只好站在那里。人們和著圣誕歌的節(jié)奏手舞足蹈，聲音震得餐廳的四壁陣陣發(fā)顫。幾個小時之前，一些人還在這家簡陋的小餐館里所度過的一個凄涼的夜晚，沒想到結(jié)果竟變成他們最幸福的最美好的圣誕之夜。,release: vt.,Let someone go free .after having kept them somewhere 釋放Police arrest

63、ed several men, who were latter released. The bears are eventually released into the wild.,Smother：vt.stop oneself from showing one’s feelings or from doing an action.The girl tried to smother their giggles.這個女孩想忍住他們

64、咯咯地笑。She tried smother her sobs.她試著忍住不哭。I just managed to smother a yawn.我好不容易才撲滅了打哈欠。,Because your young sailor had the Christmas spirit in his soul, he released the love and joy that had been smothered within us by

65、 anger and disappointment．He gave us Christmas．,這全虧那位靈魂中閃爍著圣誕精神的年輕海員，是他把我們由于憤懣和失望而被壓抑在內(nèi)心深處的愛心和歡樂給引發(fā)出來的。他賜給了我們圣誕的歡樂。,1. 黑店 a tourist trap 2. 圣誕精神 Christmas spirit 3. 默默地 in stony silence 4. 點餐 order the me

66、al 5. 為一點小事打小孩 slap a child for some minor fault 6. 一陣令人不快的寒風(fēng) an unpleasant blast of cold air,7. 濕淋淋的破舊的大衣 a dripping ragged overcoat 8. 空空如也的小飛盤 an empty tipping plate 9. 收集信息 collect information10. 把花壓平 pr

67、ess the flower flat11. 一張二十法郎的鈔票 a twenty-franc note12. 沒有零錢 do not have the change,13.直起身 straighten up 14.把花舉在胸前 hold the flower in front of sb.15.迅速地 in one quick motion 16.像炸彈似地爆炸開來 explorer like a bomb17.雙

68、手魔力十足地敲擊按鍵 beat the key with magic hand 18.頭和著頻率頻頻點動 nod one’s head in rhythm,20.縱情高歌 bellow the song with uninhibited enthusiasm 21.用餐叉敲擊酒瓶打起了拍子 beat rhythm with a fork against a bottle22.到每張桌子給人敬酒 make the ro