《新视野英语教程(第三版)》教学资源book4Unit9-Section-B.ppt

Road is the topic of the text. The author is endowed with two different meanings. His house is too close to the road, and all the traffic and noise gives him an endless headache; on the other side, the road brings him friends, stories and neighbors, and it turns into “my road to happiness”. The author expected to express the truth: peoples need for having people close and the need for something to put the way to human happiness.Find the answers of the following question in the text.1. Can you summarize the process of the authors attitude towards the road?2. Can you find out three benefit brought by the road,3. What does the author mean by saying “his reasons, just as true as his middle name, had to do with farm life in the late 19th century”? When I bought this house, I was concerned about how close it was to the road. But after moving in and getting settled, my concerns were pushed aside. For the first few months, planting vegetables, acquiring a dog, building a chicken house, and getting woodall these projects kept me outside from dawn until dusk, along with my little portable radio. It wasnt until winter arrived and confined me to the house that I became more conscious of the road. Its just a Maine country back road, lined with beautiful old trees and homes, but its very busy. To the north is the city, to the west the bus terminal and the highway, and to the south, a shopping mall. All the traffic passing by my house is on its way somewhere else. My Road to HappinessMy Road to Happiness The road rose to meet me, whether I wanted it to or not. Lorries, cars, bikes, and fire engines came at all hours, annoying me to no end. Most nights, Id watch as their retreating lights passed right on by, screw up my face at it all, and then pull the shades down so I could get some sleep. Little did I know it then, but the road was actually growing on me. When this house was built, 107 years ago, it was quite a big deal. The road was the color of copper, as it was still made of dirt in those days, and the surrounding countryside was all farmland. I have one photograph of the builder-owner of the house, James True Woodbury. He is seated outdoors in a straight-backed chair in front of the house, his hands quietly in his lap. There was a white fence in front of the house, and you can see some of the dusty dirt road off to the side. The dirt road has long since been paved, and the fence is now gone. But the house is just as close to the road now as it was in the old photograph. Complaining about the road modified not one thing, except perhaps my spirit. It gradually occurred to me that perhaps I ought to regard the road in a different light. For example, the road has brought me friends, like the kind woman who makes the best butter Ive ever tasted. She started out selling it to me, and now stops by every week for lunch. Or the little boy who collects my refundable bottles; once, he helped me chase a rabbit out of my garden with my broom. He loves to visit my dog, too. The road also brings me stories. The mailman, for instance, who calls me Madam, tells me about the funny things he sees around town, and has given me more information than Ill ever need about the price of postage to countries around the world. And the man who connected the cable for my TVwell, he spent an hour filling me in on all the shows he watches with his new satellite, and even invited me over to watch with his family sometime. If it werent for the road, I wouldnt have neighborsin the neighborly sense. Now, I wave automatically when people pass by, and gratefully accept their glass of wine when I visit, even though I dont really like the taste. James True Woodbury knew what he was doing when he built this house so close to the road. His reasons, just as true as his middle name, had to do with farm life in the late 19th century. And though life in the 21st century is really quite different, the need for community has never been greater. I just celebrated my third anniversary of moving here. After three years, I have long since come to accept the trucks and all the lights; they arent the whole story. The rest is what happens when you make up your mind to truly become a part of a neighborhood thats shaped like a road. Its quite a gift, actually. 父亲送她一台小型手提式电视机作为生日礼物。- Her father presented her with a little portable TV as her birthday gift. e.g. I often take a portable computer with me when I travel on business. 我出差时总是随身携带一个手提电脑。 portable: adj. 手提式的；便携式的 我不喜欢仅限于做一件事的工作。 - I dont like a job in which Im confined to doing only one thing. e.g. - She confined herself in her house. 她足不出户。 pass by: 经过；逝去；过去 一年过去了，她还没找到合适的工作。 - A year passed by, and still she had not found a suitable job. e.g. - I passed by your house last night at about ten o clock. 我昨晚大概十点的时候经过你家。 我看见她从远去的汽车里向我挥手。 - I saw her waving to me from the retreating bus. e.g. - The defeated army had to retreat to the coast. 败军被迫向海岸撤退。 screw up: 扭歪；皱紧 他把我眼镜拧歪了。 - He screwed up my glasses. e.g. - She screwed up her eyes in the bright light. 她在明亮的光线下眯起眼睛。 我越来越喜欢这新房子。 - The new house slowly began to grow on me. e.g. - I dont like the song at first, but it grows on me the more I listen to it. 我起初不爱这首歌，但多听就渐渐喜欢了。 outdoors: adv. 在户外 孩子们在外面已经玩了一整天了。 - The children have been playing outdoors the whole day. e.g. - All the activities will be held outdoors. 所有的活动都将在户外举行。 我很久以前就认识她了。 - I have known her long since. e.g. - Ive long since forgotten what our quarrel was about. 我们争吵的原因我早就忘了。 occur to: (主意或想法)浮现于脑中；被想起 我从来没有想过放弃。 - The thought of giving up has never occurred to me. e.g. - It suddenly occurred to me that I had not done my homework. 我突然想起来还没做作业。 她开始是模特，后来成了演员。- She started out being a model and went on to become an actress. e.g. - They started out by quarrelling and then became friends. 他们以争吵开始，继而成了朋友。 stop by: 顺便访问；顺便探望 如果你这个星期天顺便来一下，我可以给你更多指导。 - If you stop by this Sunday, I will give you more instruction. e.g. - I stopped by his office. 我顺便去了一趟他的办公室。 他靠收酒瓶赚了一笔钱。 - He has made a fortune by collecting refundable bottles. e.g. - The faulty radios are refundable within three days. 三天内，质量有问题的收音机可以退款。 fill (sb.) in: 向某人提供最新情况 他向她介绍了工厂最近的市场政策。 - He filled her in on the factorys recent market policy. e.g. - Could you fill me in on what happened at the meeting? 你能告诉我会议情况吗？ 昨天一个朋友邀我去他家聊天。 - A friend invited me over for a chat yesterday. e.g. - I will invite you over for dinner when I have time. 等我有时间，请你到家里吃饭。 have to do with: 与有关 多变的天气和环境污染有关。 - The changing weather has to do with the environmental pollution. e.g. - Your success has to do with your family support. 你的成功和你家庭的支持分不开。 1. Im going to _ some handles onto the new bathroom wall.2. She is kind-hearted and is liked by the whole _.3. National _ form an important part of the countrys road system.4. I used to stand by the window, watching buses and cars _ into distance. 5. John was _ to bed for a week with his cold.6. Lets meet at six oclock at the bus _.7. We had to _ the original design slightly to meet our customers need.8. He took a _ DVD player with him so that he could watch films on the train.screw neighborhood highways retreating Section A: Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. neighborhood highway portable terminalscrew confine modify retreat confined terminal modify portable 1. At the beginning I dislike the music, but it gradually grows _ me.2. He started _ selling clothes and in the end he became the owner of a big clothing factory. 3. It suddenly occurred _ Mary that she had forgotten to shut the window.4. The old building has long _ been torn down to make room for a modern office building.5. She was concerned _ the condition of her sick friend.6. My teacher invited us _ to dinner that evening.7. All the evening he filled me _ on what he heard and saw abroad. 8. The rise in price has to do _ the short supply of stainless steel.outto sinceonSection B: Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. aboutoverinwithI lost It was at a five oclock tea. A young man came to the hostess to apologize for his lateness. So good of you to come, Mr. Jones, and where is your brother? You see were very busy in the office and only one of us could come, so we tossed up for it. How nice! And so original, too! And you won? No, said the young man absently, I lost!Merry Learning28 结束语结束语