Unit 5 Graceful Hands
Reading task:
? Try to find out all expressions showing
,graceful hands” in our text,How many
times?
? Find out words of Mrs,Clark
? Pick out descriptions about ward and
Mrs,Clark’s physical conditions,
Descriptions about the characters in the text
? I --- doctor --- offering help,mental activities
? Patient --- dying patient --- physical condition
( graceful hands & graceful heart )
thin,weak
Structure of the text
1,Beginning
2,Developing
3,Climax
4,Ending
She was dying --- a picture showing a dying
patient ( how weak,how thin ) ---die ---
after death
precede / preceding
? He came into the room preceded by a
small dog.
? This kind of garments was very
fashionable in the preceding years.
Hit, have a bad effect on ~
? The increase in food prices hits everyone’s
pocket.
? The smell of frying ham hit me as I opened
the door.
3,松松地裹在嶙峋的骨骼上
?to hang loosely around exaggerated bones
(L,10)
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那些行贿、受贿的人实际上是在给自己的
脖子缠上紧紧的绳索。
Those who offer and
take bribes are actually
hanging a tight rope
around their necks,
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Feel for, search with the hands,
feet,a stick
? He felt for the key in his pocket.
? Blinded by the soap,he had to feel
for his glasses.
Ease, relieve; take away
? Smile through any challenging situations,
for smile is the best medicine to ease your
anxiety and stress.
? Ease the headache
? Ease the fear
? Ease the pain
Cf,with ease, easily
Rub, to put sth on a surface
? Rub salt into the meat before cooking it.
rub shoulders with
rub one’s nose in the dirt
There is no hint that ~
? There is a hint of impatience in the
tone of his voice.
16.耗尽了最后的那点力气
?to spend her last ounce of strength (L,40)
一分脑力胜似十分财力,而一分实践胜似
十分理论。
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An ounce of brain is
worth a pound of
wealth while an ounce
of practice is worthy
of a pound of theory.
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17.看穿了我的心思
?to sense my thoughts (L,41)
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A person who is able
to sense the change in
others’ feelings and
respond accordingly is
said to be thoughtful
and understanding,
一个人如果能够感受到别人情绪的变化并能
有所行动,我们就说他善解人意。
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Interval
? There was a long interval before he
replied.
at intervals of
1,Our school bus runs at 2-hour intervals.
2,He needs to rest at frequent intervals.
Swell, increase in number,strength,
degree
1,There was a swell in population in that
country.
2,There was a swell of emotion in her for
the poor old man.
18.为她的家人省去了一幕人生插曲
?to spare her family an episode (L,54)
在浪漫的恋爱关系
中开诚布公将省去
你很多麻烦。
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Being open and
honest in romantic
relations will spare
you a lot of troubles,
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19,他们或许无力面对
?perhaps they were not equipped to handle
(L,47)
离婚对有些成年人来说
或许可以接受,但是他
们的孩子却无力面对这
种变故。
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Getting divorced may be
acceptable to some
adults,but their children
are not equipped for the
change,
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原句,In the total silence,I feel my own pulse
quicken and hear my breathing as it begins
to match hers,breath for uneven breath (L,
42~43)
3,Typical patterns for revealing one’s feelings
1) In the face / case (In a state / a climate
of …) of …,sb,feels … (从句 ) and …
在 ······情况下,某人 感觉 ···,···
句型提炼
在一片寂静中, 我感觉 自己的脉搏加快了,我听
到自己的呼吸开始伴随着她那不均匀的呼吸一起
一落。
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应用, a,面对女友的绝情信,他感觉天快塌
下来了,并听到内心在嘲弄他是世上最笨的
人。
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In the face of his
girlfriend’s Dear John
email,he felt the sky
was about to fall and
heard his innermost
being mock him as the
most foolish one in the
world.
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应用, b,在等待那
次重要的面试时,
我感觉自己的脉搏
加快,记忆一片空
白。
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In waiting for that important interview,
I felt my own pulse quicken and my
memory become a complete blank.
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原句, There is swell of emotion within me
for this stranger who so quickly came into
and went from my life,(L,50~51)
2) There is a swell / fit / an outburst /
outbreak of … within sb,for sb,who … /
sth,that,.,对这个 …… 人 / 事,某人心中
涌起了一种(股) ···
句型提炼
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为这位 迅速走进又很快走出我生活的 陌生人,
我心间涌起了一股感情 。
应用,a,对这位世上第一个横渡英吉利海峡
的残疾中国人,我心中涌起一股敬佩之情。
There is a swell of
esteem within me for
this disabled Chinese
who is the first in the
world to swim across
the English Channel.
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应用, b,对这种既破坏环境又殃及子孙
的做法我心中爆发出一股无明火。
There is an outburst of
inexplicable anger
within me for the move
that not only destroys
the environment but
affects our offspring as
well,
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