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1、实用英语实用英语-U-TextA-U-TextAPre-Reading TaskPre-Reading TaskText-Related InformationText-Related InformationPre-Reading ActivityPre-Reading ActivityPre-reading ActivityPre-reading Activity Exercise 1 The passage you are going to read is entitled“A Exercise 1 The passage you are going to read is entitled

2、“A Payment Greater Than Money”.Try to answer Payment Greater Than Money”.Try to answer the questions before reading the passage.the questions before reading the passage.Now read the passage and compare the writers view Now read the passage and compare the writers view with yours.with yours.1.Which o

3、f the following do you think is more important?Make your choice and give your reason.A.Money B.Love C.Friendship D.Work2.Guess what kind of payment might be greater than money according to the title of the passage.Unit 1:Text AUnit 1:Text AText AText ADetailed Study of the TextDetailed Study of the

4、TextText A Text A A Payment Greater Than MoneyA Payment Greater Than Money1 1 When When I I was was 14,14,I I earned earned money money in in the the summer summer by by mowing mowing lawns,lawns,and and I I got got to to know know people people by by the the flowers flowers I I had had to to rememb

5、er remember not not to to cut cut downdown,by by the the things things stuck stuck in in the the ground ground on on purpose purpose or or by by the the things things lost lost in in the the grass.grass.I I also also learned learned something something about about my my neighbors neighbors in in Lou

6、isville,Louisville,Ky.,Ky.,by by their their preferred preferred method method of of payment:payment:by by the the job,job,the the month month or or not not at at all.all.While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task2 2 Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou fell fell into into the the last last category,category,and and he he

7、 always always had a reason.One day he had nothing smaller than a fifty.had a reason.One day he had nothing smaller than a fifty.On On another another he he was was flat-out flat-out of of checks;checks;on on another another he he was was simply simply not not home home when when I I knocked knocked

8、 on on his his door.door.Still,Still,except except forfor the the money,money,he he was was a a nice nice enough enough old old guy,guy,always always waving waving or or tipping tipping his his hat hat when when hed hed seen seen me me from from a a distance.distance.I I figured figured him him for

9、for a a thin thin retirement retirement check,check,maybe maybe an an injuryinjury that that kept kept him him from from doing doing his his own own yardwork.yardwork.I I kept kept a a running running totaltotal,but but didnt didnt worry worry about about the the amount amount too too much.much.Gras

10、s Grass was was grass,grass,and and the the little little that was Mr.Ballous didnt take long to that was Mr.Ballous didnt take long to trimtrim.While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading TaskWhile-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task3 3 Then Then one one late late afternoon afternoon in in mid-July mid-July I I was

11、 was walking walking by by his his house,house,and and he he motionedmotioned me me to to come come inside.inside.The The hall hall was was cool,cool,shaded,shaded,and and it it took took my my eyes eyes a a minute minute to to adjust toadjust to the muted light.the muted light.4 4 “I owe you,”Mr.Ba

12、llou began,“but.”“I owe you,”Mr.Ballou began,“but.”5 5 I I thought thought Id Id save save him him the the trouble trouble of of thinking thinking up up a a new excuse.“No problem.Dont worry about it.”new excuse.“No problem.Dont worry about it.”6 6 “The“The bank bank made made a a mistake mistake in

13、 in my my account,”account,”he he continued,continued,ignoring ignoring my my words.words.“It“It will will be be cleared cleared up up in in a a day day or or two.two.In In the the meantime meantime I I thought thought perhaps perhaps you you could choose one or two volumes for could choose one or t

14、wo volumes for a down paymenta down payment.”.”7 7 He He gestured gestured toward toward the the walls,walls,and and I I saw saw books books stacked stacked everywhere.everywhere.It It was was like like a a library,library,except except with with no no order order to to the arrangement.the arrangeme

15、nt.8 8 “Take Take your your timetime,”,”Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou encouraged.encouraged.“Read,“Read,borrow,borrow,keep.keep.Find Find something something you you like.like.What What do do you you read?”read?”9 9 “I“I dont dont know.”know.”And And I I didnt.didnt.I I generally generally read read what what

16、 I I could could get get from from the the paperback paperback rackrack at at the the drugstore drugstore or or what what I I found found at at home home magazines,magazines,the the backs backs of of cereal cereal boxes,boxes,ics.The The idea idea of of consciously consciously seeking seeking outout

17、 a a special special title title was was new new to to me,me,but but not not without without appeal appeal so so I I browsed browsed throughthrough the the piles piles of of books books and and asked,asked,“You You actually read all of these?”actually read all of these?”While-Reading TaskWhile-Readi

18、ng TaskWhile-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task10 10 Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou nodded.nodded.“This“This is is just just what what Ive Ive kept,kept,the the ones worth looking at a second time.”ones worth looking at a second time.”11 11 “Pick for me then.”“Pick for me then.”12 12 He He raised raised his his ey

19、ebrows,eyebrows,cockedcocked his his head,head,regarded regarded me me appraisingly appraisingly as as though though measuring measuring me me for for a a suit.suit.After After a a moment,moment,he he searched searched through through a a stack stack and and handed handed me me a a dark-red book,fai

20、rly thick.dark-red book,fairly thick.13 13 “The“The Last Last of of the the Just,”Just,”I I read.read.“By“By Andre Andre Schwarz-Schwarz-Bart.Whats it about?”Bart.Whats it about?”14 14 “You tell me,”he said.“Next week.”“You tell me,”he said.“Next week.”15 15 I I started started after after supper,su

21、pper,sitting sitting outdoors outdoors on on an an uncomfortable uncomfortable kitchen kitchen chair.chair.Within Within a a few few pages,pages,the the yard,yard,the the summer,summer,disappeared,disappeared,and and I I was was plunged plunged into into the the aching aching tragedy tragedy of of t

22、he the Holocaust,Holocaust,the the extraordinary extraordinary clash clash of of good,good,representedrepresented by by one one decent decent man,man,and and evil.evil.The The language language was was elegant,elegant,simple,simple,overwhelming.overwhelming.When When the the evening evening light li

23、ght finally finally failed,failed,I I moved moved inside inside and and read read all all through the night.through the night.16 16 To To this this day,day,35 35 years years later,later,I I vividlyvividly remember remember the the experience.experience.I I was was astonished astonished by by the the

24、 great great power power a a novel novel could could contain.contain.I I lacked lacked the the vocabulary vocabulary to to translate translate my my feelings feelings into into words,words,so so the the next next week,week,when when Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou asked,“Well?”I replied,“It was good.”asked,“Wel

25、l?”I replied,“It was good.”While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task1717 “Keep it then,”he said.“Shall I suggest another?”“Keep it then,”he said.“Shall I suggest another?”18 18 I I nodded,nodded,and and was was presented presented with with Margaret Margaret Meads Meads classic study in anthropology,clas

26、sic study in anthropology,Coming of Age in SamoaComing of Age in Samoa.19 19 To To make make two two long long stories stories shortshort,Mr.Mr.Ballou Ballou never never paid paid me me a a dime dime for for cutting cutting his his grass grass that that year year or or the the next,next,but,but,even

27、tually,eventually,I I would would teach teach anthropology anthropology at at Dartmouth Dartmouth College.College.And And I I learned learned that that summer summer that that reading reading was was not not the the innocent innocent pastime pastime I I had had assumed assumed it it to to be,be,not

28、not a a breezy,breezy,instantly instantly forgettable forgettable escape escape in in a a hammock hammock(though(though Ive Ive enjoyed enjoyed many many of of those those too).too).I I discovered discovered that that a a book,book,if if it it arrives arrives at at the the right right moment,moment,

29、in in the the proper proper season,will change the course of all that follows.season,will change the course of all that follows.While-Reading TaskWhile-Reading Task The The writer writer tells tells us us how how he he got got to to know know people,people,that that is,is,by by remembering rememberi

30、ng the the flowers flowers that that should should not not be be cut cut down,down,and and by by remembering remembering something something special special he he deliberately deliberately stuck stuck in in the the ground ground or or by by remembering something he left in the grass.remembering some

31、thing he left in the grass.and I got to know people by the flowers I had to.and I got to know people by the flowers I had to remember not to cut down,by the things stuck in the remember not to cut down,by the things stuck in the ground on purpose or by the things lost in the grass.ground on purpose

32、or by the things lost in the grass.e.g.e.g.The new owner The new owner cut downcut down the apple trees and the apple trees and built a bigger garage.built a bigger garage.Every time I wanted a piece of wood,I had to Every time I wanted a piece of wood,I had to cutcut down down a tree.a tree.cf.cf.H

33、e He cut downcut down his enemy.his enemy.I dont drink so much alcohol these days in I dont drink so much alcohol these days in fact Ive really fact Ive really cutcut downdown.cut down:cut down:to bring down by cutting to bring down by cuttinge.g.e.g.You sometimes hurt yourself by accident but you Y

34、ou sometimes hurt yourself by accident but you dont hurt yourself dont hurt yourself onon purposepurpose.He came here He came here onon purposepurpose to borrow some money to borrow some money from you.from you.on purpose:on purpose:by intention,not by chance by intention,not by chance.by the way th

35、ey preferred to pay me:some .by the way they preferred to pay me:some paid money to me according to what I had done,paid money to me according to what I had done,some paid money to me monthly,and some didnt some paid money to me monthly,and some didnt pay any money to me at all.pay any money to me a

36、t all.by their preferred method of payment:by the job,.by their preferred method of payment:by the job,the month or not at all.the month or not at all.Mr.Ballou belonged to the last kind of persons,Mr.Ballou belonged to the last kind of persons,that is,he didnt pay any money to me at all,but that is

37、,he didnt pay any money to me at all,but he always had an excuse for that.he always had an excuse for that.Mr.Ballou fell into the last category,and he always Mr.Ballou fell into the last category,and he always had a reason.had a reason.e.g.e.g.The problems we face The problems we face fallfall into

38、into two categories.two categories.His work as a novelist His work as a novelist fallsfalls intointo three distinct three distinct periods.periods.fall into:fall into:to belong to a particular group of things to belong to a particular group of things that have similar qualities that have similar qua

39、lities On another day there was no money in his On another day there was no money in his check at all check at all On another he was flat-out of checks.On another he was flat-out of checks.If If I I didnt didnt consider consider the the money,money,he he was was a a very very nice nice old old perso

40、n.person./Apart Apart from from the the money,money,he he was was still still a a very very nice nice person.person.He He always always raised raised his his hat hat as a greeting to me when hes seen me far away.as a greeting to me when hes seen me far away.Still,Still,except except for for the the

41、money,money,he he was was a a nice nice enough enough old old guy,guy,always always waving waving or or tipping tipping his his hat hat when when hed seen me from a distance.hed seen me from a distance.e.g.e.g.ExceptExcept forfor her lack of experience,she would be her lack of experience,she would b

42、e the ideal person for the job.the ideal person for the job.There is nothing to indicate the buildings past,There is nothing to indicate the buildings past,except(for)except(for)the fireplace.the fireplace.cf.cf.It was like a library,It was like a library,exceptexcept with no order to with no order

43、to the arrangement.the arrangement.except for:except for:not including;apart from the fact that not including;apart from the fact that e.g.e.g.The watchman came out from his hut,The watchman came out from his hut,tipped his tipped his hathat,and opened the gate.,and opened the gate.After a while,he

44、turned to us,and After a while,he turned to us,and tipped his hattipped his hat.tip ones hat/cap(to somebody):tip ones hat/cap(to somebody):to touch or raise ones hat as a greeting to someoneto touch or raise ones hat as a greeting to someone I I guessed guessed/thought thought that that he he had h

45、ad only only a a small small retirement retirement pension,pension,and and possibly possibly he he was was injured injured and and was unable to do his yardwork.was unable to do his yardwork.A A retirement retirement checkcheck refers refers to to a a monthly monthly payment payment made made to som

46、eone who is retired from work.to someone who is retired from work.cf.cf.old-age old-age pension,pension,retirement retirement benefit,benefit,retirement retirement fund,fund,retirement pension:retirement pension:a regular payment to a person a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow th

47、em to subsist without that is intended to allow them to subsist without working workingI I figured figured him him for for a a thin thin retirement retirement check,check,maybe maybe an an injury that kept him from doing his own yardwork.injury that kept him from doing his own yardwork.e.g.e.g.The c

48、yclist suffered severe The cyclist suffered severe injuriesinjuries.He had a serious He had a serious injuryinjury to the leg.to the leg.injury:injury:an act that damages or hurts an act that damages or hurtse.g.e.g.Keep Keep a running totala running total of your expenses as you of your expenses as

49、 you go along.go along.And you told me youve kept And you told me youve kept a running totala running total in your head all the year.in your head all the year.a running totala running totaltotal to which numbers(here means the payment)total to which numbers(here means the payment)keep being added a

50、s something progresseskeep being added as something progresses I only cut grass for him and anyway it didnt I only cut grass for him and anyway it didnt take much time to cut grass in Mr.Ballous yard.take much time to cut grass in Mr.Ballous yard.Grass was grass,and the little that was Mr.Ballous Gr