Unit 16
My Forever Valentine
Purposes
1,To get students know something
about Valentine’s Day and how people
celebrate it,
2,To understand the purpose of writing,
3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises,
St,Valentine's Day has roots in several
different legends that have found their
way to us through the ages,One of the
earliest popular symbols of the day is
Cupid（爱神丘比特）,the Roman god of
love,who is represented by the image
of a young boy with bow and arrow,
St,Valentine's Day
February 14
Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ,the
Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the
Roman gods,Valentine,a Christian priest,had been thrown in
prison for his teachings,On February 14,Valentine was
beheaded（斩首）,not only because he was a Christian,but
also because he had performed a miracle,He supposedly cured
the jailer's daughter of her blindness,The night before he was
executed,he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter,
signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that
this same Valentine,well-loved by all,received notes to his jail
cell from children and friends who missed him,
Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the
same time,AD 200,He was imprisoned because he secretly
married couples,contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor,
Some legends say he was burned at the stake,
February 14 was also a Roman holiday,held in honor of a
goddess,Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl
to escort to the festivities,The custom of choosing a
sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle
Ages,and then to the early American colonies,Throughout the
ages,people also believed that birds picked their mates on
February 14!
In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as
"Valentine's Day",Although it's not an official holiday,most
Americans observe this day,
Whatever the odd mixture of origins,St,Valentine's
Day is now a day for sweethearts,It is the day that
you show your friend or loved one that you care,
You can send candy to someone you think is special,
Or you can send roses,the flower of love,Most
people send "valentines," a greeting card named
after the notes that St,Valentine received in jail,
Valentines can be sentimental,romantic and
heartfelt（ 真心真意的 ）, They can be funny and
friendly,If the sender is shy,valentines can be
anonymous,
Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines,
Handmade valentines created by cutting hearts out of colored paper,
show that a lot of thought was put into making them personal,
Valentines can be heart-shaped,or have hearts,the symbol of love,
on them,In elementary schools children make valentines for their
classmates and put them in a large decorated box,similar to a
mailbox,On February 14,the teacher opens the box and distributes
the valentines to each student,After the students read their
valentines they have a small party with refreshments,
For teenagers and adults,major newspapers throughout the country
have a Valentine's Day offer,Anyone can send in a message,for a
small fee of course,destined for a would-be sweetheart,a good friend,
an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years,The message is
printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14,
Quotations,
1.Sometimes the heart sees what is visible to the
eye,
2.All mankind love a lover,
3.At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet,
4.Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?
Love’s Philosophy
The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever,
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine;
In one another’s being mingle;---
Why not I with thine?
See! The mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower would be forgiven,
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea;---
What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?
Humor,
My friend read me note she had just
received from her boy friend:,To be
with you,I would conquer wind and
tide,No disaster could stop me from
loving you,I would never forget you,
not for all the gold in the world.” Then
came the P.S.:“I will come to your
house on Sunday,provided it doesn’t
rain.”
About the text
What’s the theme of the text?
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-2) --- It gives a brief account
of the narrator’s father and points out the
theme of the text,
? Part Two (3-10) --- It provides a detailed
account of how the father showed
profound affection for his daughter on
Valentine’s Day,
? Part Three(11-12) --- The narrator tells us
how important it has been to her over the
years to know that she had such a great
father and that she will never forget her
father and kindness to her,
some difficult sentences,words or
phrases
1,He didn’t truly shine until Valentine’ s Day,
? Explain,The festival that really delighted
him was Valentine’s Day,
2,My first recollection of the magic he could
bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was
six,
? Explain,My first memory of the joy Dad
brought to me on Valentine’s Day goes
back to the year when I was six,
3,That box and its contents ushered
in a succession of bittersweet
memories,
? Explain,That box and its contents
led to a series of memories which
were a mixture of the sweet ones
and the bitter ones,
4,As I grew older,the gifts gave way
to heart shaped boxes,
? Explain,As I was getting older,the
gifts were replaced by heart shaped
boxes,
Words or phrases to study
give way
? Billy kept asking his mother if he
could go to the movies and she
finally gave way,(顺从，让步 )
? The ice suddenly gave way and we
all fell into the water,（垮,支持不住）
? Don’t give way to despair,(控制不住
感情 )
succession
? His succession as headmaster was not
in any doubt,
? The poor man had a succession of
misfortunes,
? Victory followed victory in rapid
succession,
Translation exercises
1) At Christmas people enjoy themselves very
much; they visit one another and present
each other with Christmas cards and presents,
2) The walls of her bedroom and living room are
all decorated with pictures of pop stars and
film stars,
3) Sophia teased Tom about his new hat mildly,
but Tom teased her about her curly hair
unmercifully,
4) He was overjoyed because he had attained
remarkable achievements which surpassed
the goal he had set for himself,
5) He kept crying bitterly,I persuaded him not
to give way to grief and succeeded in calming
him down,
6)I took it for granted that you would want
to see the play,so I bought you a ticket,
7) They have relegated these problems
somewhere down on the priority list,
8) I am going to address the letter to
Donna in care of her lawyer,
9) I could not account for the lump in my
throat as I was telling her the news,
10) Sailors signal with flags by day and
with lights at night,
Dictation
? I believe my father is a talented man,He
is decisive and efficient in doing things,By
his own talents and efforts,he has secured
for the family a good social position and a
comparative rich life,People of all fields
came to my house,and from them I have
gained lots of valuable social experience and
seen a lot of joys and sorrows of the world,
? But at home he is a harsh parent,He has
high expectations of me,When I am doing
something great,such as writing a book,he
is more than excited,With such a father,I
always remind myself that I must go on and
on,never give up,
My Forever Valentine
Purposes
1,To get students know something
about Valentine’s Day and how people
celebrate it,
2,To understand the purpose of writing,
3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises,
St,Valentine's Day has roots in several
different legends that have found their
way to us through the ages,One of the
earliest popular symbols of the day is
Cupid（爱神丘比特）,the Roman god of
love,who is represented by the image
of a young boy with bow and arrow,
St,Valentine's Day
February 14
Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ,the
Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the
Roman gods,Valentine,a Christian priest,had been thrown in
prison for his teachings,On February 14,Valentine was
beheaded（斩首）,not only because he was a Christian,but
also because he had performed a miracle,He supposedly cured
the jailer's daughter of her blindness,The night before he was
executed,he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter,
signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that
this same Valentine,well-loved by all,received notes to his jail
cell from children and friends who missed him,
Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the
same time,AD 200,He was imprisoned because he secretly
married couples,contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor,
Some legends say he was burned at the stake,
February 14 was also a Roman holiday,held in honor of a
goddess,Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl
to escort to the festivities,The custom of choosing a
sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle
Ages,and then to the early American colonies,Throughout the
ages,people also believed that birds picked their mates on
February 14!
In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as
"Valentine's Day",Although it's not an official holiday,most
Americans observe this day,
Whatever the odd mixture of origins,St,Valentine's
Day is now a day for sweethearts,It is the day that
you show your friend or loved one that you care,
You can send candy to someone you think is special,
Or you can send roses,the flower of love,Most
people send "valentines," a greeting card named
after the notes that St,Valentine received in jail,
Valentines can be sentimental,romantic and
heartfelt（ 真心真意的 ）, They can be funny and
friendly,If the sender is shy,valentines can be
anonymous,
Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines,
Handmade valentines created by cutting hearts out of colored paper,
show that a lot of thought was put into making them personal,
Valentines can be heart-shaped,or have hearts,the symbol of love,
on them,In elementary schools children make valentines for their
classmates and put them in a large decorated box,similar to a
mailbox,On February 14,the teacher opens the box and distributes
the valentines to each student,After the students read their
valentines they have a small party with refreshments,
For teenagers and adults,major newspapers throughout the country
have a Valentine's Day offer,Anyone can send in a message,for a
small fee of course,destined for a would-be sweetheart,a good friend,
an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years,The message is
printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14,
Quotations,
1.Sometimes the heart sees what is visible to the
eye,
2.All mankind love a lover,
3.At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet,
4.Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?
Love’s Philosophy
The fountains mingle with the river,
And the rivers with the ocean;
The winds of heaven mix forever,
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine;
In one another’s being mingle;---
Why not I with thine?
See! The mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower would be forgiven,
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea;---
What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?
Humor,
My friend read me note she had just
received from her boy friend:,To be
with you,I would conquer wind and
tide,No disaster could stop me from
loving you,I would never forget you,
not for all the gold in the world.” Then
came the P.S.:“I will come to your
house on Sunday,provided it doesn’t
rain.”
About the text
What’s the theme of the text?
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-2) --- It gives a brief account
of the narrator’s father and points out the
theme of the text,
? Part Two (3-10) --- It provides a detailed
account of how the father showed
profound affection for his daughter on
Valentine’s Day,
? Part Three(11-12) --- The narrator tells us
how important it has been to her over the
years to know that she had such a great
father and that she will never forget her
father and kindness to her,
some difficult sentences,words or
phrases
1,He didn’t truly shine until Valentine’ s Day,
? Explain,The festival that really delighted
him was Valentine’s Day,
2,My first recollection of the magic he could
bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was
six,
? Explain,My first memory of the joy Dad
brought to me on Valentine’s Day goes
back to the year when I was six,
3,That box and its contents ushered
in a succession of bittersweet
memories,
? Explain,That box and its contents
led to a series of memories which
were a mixture of the sweet ones
and the bitter ones,
4,As I grew older,the gifts gave way
to heart shaped boxes,
? Explain,As I was getting older,the
gifts were replaced by heart shaped
boxes,
Words or phrases to study
give way
? Billy kept asking his mother if he
could go to the movies and she
finally gave way,(顺从，让步 )
? The ice suddenly gave way and we
all fell into the water,（垮,支持不住）
? Don’t give way to despair,(控制不住
感情 )
succession
? His succession as headmaster was not
in any doubt,
? The poor man had a succession of
misfortunes,
? Victory followed victory in rapid
succession,
Translation exercises
1) At Christmas people enjoy themselves very
much; they visit one another and present
each other with Christmas cards and presents,
2) The walls of her bedroom and living room are
all decorated with pictures of pop stars and
film stars,
3) Sophia teased Tom about his new hat mildly,
but Tom teased her about her curly hair
unmercifully,
4) He was overjoyed because he had attained
remarkable achievements which surpassed
the goal he had set for himself,
5) He kept crying bitterly,I persuaded him not
to give way to grief and succeeded in calming
him down,
6)I took it for granted that you would want
to see the play,so I bought you a ticket,
7) They have relegated these problems
somewhere down on the priority list,
8) I am going to address the letter to
Donna in care of her lawyer,
9) I could not account for the lump in my
throat as I was telling her the news,
10) Sailors signal with flags by day and
with lights at night,
Dictation
? I believe my father is a talented man,He
is decisive and efficient in doing things,By
his own talents and efforts,he has secured
for the family a good social position and a
comparative rich life,People of all fields
came to my house,and from them I have
gained lots of valuable social experience and
seen a lot of joys and sorrows of the world,
? But at home he is a harsh parent,He has
high expectations of me,When I am doing
something great,such as writing a book,he
is more than excited,With such a father,I
always remind myself that I must go on and
on,never give up,
