New Horizontal College
English
Book One
Unit Two
Pre-reading Activities
Discuss the following questions
1),What are some of the things
you think children and their
parents might have different ideas
about?
2),How can the older and the
younger generation have real
communication with and
understand each other?
Background Information
1),Green Waves is a fictional
name for a musical group made up
by the writer for use in this story.
2),French Lilac Blue is a fictional
name for eye-liner make-up made
up by the writer for use in this
story.
While-reading Activities
Some Important New Words
Weekday
n.
any day except Sunday and
Saturday
工作日（星期六、日以外的日子）
That store opens only on weekdays.
这商店只在工作日营业。
blast
1,make a sudden,loud sound
发出猛烈响声
As she entered the room,the sound of
western music blasted forth.
她进房间时，猛地响起了西部音乐。
2,break up by explosion
爆破
They blasted a hole in the wall so that
they could get through,
他们在墙上炸了一个洞以进入屋内。
3,attack with explosives
以炸药攻击
The soldiers blasted the stronghold.
战士们用炸药炸碉堡。
rhythmrhythm
n.
regular repeated pattern of sounds
or movements
节奏 ; 韵律
That music has a strong rhythm.
这音乐的节奏感很强。
The rhythm of moving a baby's
bed can help make a baby sleep.
摇动婴儿床的节奏能帮助婴儿入睡。
Offensive
1,very unpleasant
极讨厌的，令人作呕的
He did something offensive to annoy
her.
他做了件令人讨厌的事，令她很生气。
2,for attacking
攻击性的
That country developed lots of offensive
guns.
那个国家研制了许多进攻性武器。
disturb
1,interrupt,trouble or bother
打扰,妨碍
Sorry to disturb you,but I want to
speak to Mr,John.
对不起，打搅你了，我想跟约翰先生说几句话。
2,make sb,worried or unhappy
使不安，使烦恼
They were rather disturbed by the way
the government tried to cover the truth.
他们对于政府掩盖真相的做法感到不安。
bang
(cause to) hit hard and with loud
noises
（使）撞击；（使）猛击,使劲敲
He banged on the door.
他 "砰砰 "地敲门。
instrumentinstrument
n.
1,an object for producing musical
sounds 乐器
Both the violin and the piano are
instruments.
小提琴和钢琴都是乐器。
2,a tool 工具
A hammer is an instrument people
often use for repairing things.
锤子是人们常用来修理东西的工具。
disgusting
very unpleasant
令人厌恶的，令人作呕的
The bad egg has a disgusting smell.
这个蛋变质了，味道很难闻。
annoy
make a little angry
使生气 ; 使恼怒
His coming late annoys his boss.
他的迟到令老板生气。
Pierce
make a hole in
穿洞 ; 刺穿，刺破
Oh,you are wearing ear rings! When
did you have your ears pierced?
哦，你戴耳环了！是什么时候穿的耳朵？
Language Points
The radio clicked on,Rock
music blasted forth,(Para,1)
Meaning,As soon as the radio
started with a short,sharp
sound,rock music began loudly.
click,(1) v,make a short,
sharp sound
The key clicked in the lock,钥匙在锁里 "咔嗒 " 响了一声。
(2) n,a short,sharp sound
The door closed with a
click,门 "咔嗒 "一声关了。
blast,v,make a sudden,loud sound
She was so angry that she blasted
him with insults and loudly
mentioned all his faults,她气愤之极，
恶声恶气地辱骂他，并大声把他的短处数落殆尽。
Like a shot,the music
woke Sandy,(Para,1)
Meaning,Sandy heard the music
and woke up as if startled by a
gunshot,
Please notice that these three
words -"click","blast" and "shot"-
in the first three sentences are
used to suggest a sense of
suddenness.
the words as she lay
listening to her favorite
radio station,(Para,1)
Meaning,Sandy followed the
words of the song although she
was still in bed,listening to her
favorite radio station.
along with,in company with,
together with
I'll go along with you,我和你一道去。
There was a bill along with the
letters,信里还附着一份账单。
"As" in the sentence here is used
as a conjunction,meaning "while".
As she ran to catch the school bus,
Sandy thought of her brother,在赶校车时，桑迪想起了哥哥。
..,turn that music off!
(Para,2)
Means,..,stop that music!
turn off,stop
Never forget to turn off the
lights of your car after you park,or
you won't be able to start your car,
停车后千万不要忘记关上灯，否则你就不能发动汽车了。
Steve Finch burst into
her room,(Para,2)
Meaning,Steve Finch rushed into her
room without knocking or warning her
in advance.
burst into,(1) enter hurriedly or
explosively
The children burst into the
room looking for toys,孩子们冲进房间找玩具。
(2) start suddenly
She burst into laughter,她突然大笑了起来。
It has a really powerful
message,(Para,3)
Meaning,The music is really meaningful.
message,n,a lesson or moral
contained in a story,a film,a piece of
music,or a speech
The message of the story "A Busy
Weekday Morning" is that there is a
generation gap between the old and the
young,短篇小说,一个繁忙的早晨,说的是老年人与青年人之间存在着代沟。
It helped her wake up,
(Para,5)
Meaning,It helped her become aware
of the situation.
wake up,(cause to) stop sleeping
Note,"wake" is often followed by "up".
Could you wake me (up) at about
eight? 能否在 8点左右叫醒我？
I woke (up) late this morning,今天早上我醒得晚。
Language Point 19
..,so she grabbed a
towel and dried off,
(Para,5)
Meaning,she quickly took hold of a
towel and dried her body with it,
dry off,(cause to) become dry
The swimmer dried off in the hot sun,
游泳者在烈日下晒干身子。
She ran in after the rainstorm and
dried herself off with a thick towel,大雨过后她跑进来，用一块厚毛巾把身子擦干。
Then she put on her
makeup,...(Para,6)
Meaning,Then she made up her
face.
We are familiar with "put on
clothes,gloves or something else."
Here we have learned " put on
makeup".
a piece of toast (Para,7)
一片烤面包
Similar expressions:
a piece of cake 一块蛋糕
a piece of wood 一块木头
a piece of luck 一件幸运的事
a piece of cloth 一块布
a piece of gum 一片口香糖
..,and bolted out of the
house,(Para,25)
Meaning,..,and left the house
quickly.
bolt out,leave in a hurry
When I opened the door,a cat
bolted out,我打开门时，一只猫窜了出来。
Exercise
I,Fill in the blanks with the words
below,Change the form where
necessary.
annoy
disgust
weekday
offensive
powerful
youngster
disturb
definitely
1,It's weird that she works at
weekends instead of on ___,
2,___ are young people,
especially children,
3,He'll get ____ if you keep
bugging him,
4,I ___agree with you that young
girls shouldn't wear that much
makeup,
5,What a ___ smell! Open all the
windows and air the room,please,
6,Usually,a man with strong legs
and arms is very _____,
7,Sorry to ____you,but I want to
have a talk with the chairman,Is
he in?
8,He has made a(n)___ remark
that angers all of us,
Homework
I,Translate the following Chinese
into English.
1,芬奇先生冲进她的房间,朝着她喊道,
“难道你就不能把音乐关小一点？,
2,我喜欢摇滚音乐，因为它通常节奏强，
寓意深。
3,像往常一样，当他的父母不喜欢他的穿着时，便开始唠叨 (bug)他。
4,代沟美国有，中国也有 (as well as)。
5,桑迪的母亲比以前更烦她，而她与母亲的争论较之平常也就更多。
Thank You for Your Attention!
English
Book One
Unit Two
Pre-reading Activities
Discuss the following questions
1),What are some of the things
you think children and their
parents might have different ideas
about?
2),How can the older and the
younger generation have real
communication with and
understand each other?
Background Information
1),Green Waves is a fictional
name for a musical group made up
by the writer for use in this story.
2),French Lilac Blue is a fictional
name for eye-liner make-up made
up by the writer for use in this
story.
While-reading Activities
Some Important New Words
Weekday
n.
any day except Sunday and
Saturday
工作日（星期六、日以外的日子）
That store opens only on weekdays.
这商店只在工作日营业。
blast
1,make a sudden,loud sound
发出猛烈响声
As she entered the room,the sound of
western music blasted forth.
她进房间时，猛地响起了西部音乐。
2,break up by explosion
爆破
They blasted a hole in the wall so that
they could get through,
他们在墙上炸了一个洞以进入屋内。
3,attack with explosives
以炸药攻击
The soldiers blasted the stronghold.
战士们用炸药炸碉堡。
rhythmrhythm
n.
regular repeated pattern of sounds
or movements
节奏 ; 韵律
That music has a strong rhythm.
这音乐的节奏感很强。
The rhythm of moving a baby's
bed can help make a baby sleep.
摇动婴儿床的节奏能帮助婴儿入睡。
Offensive
1,very unpleasant
极讨厌的，令人作呕的
He did something offensive to annoy
her.
他做了件令人讨厌的事，令她很生气。
2,for attacking
攻击性的
That country developed lots of offensive
guns.
那个国家研制了许多进攻性武器。
disturb
1,interrupt,trouble or bother
打扰,妨碍
Sorry to disturb you,but I want to
speak to Mr,John.
对不起，打搅你了，我想跟约翰先生说几句话。
2,make sb,worried or unhappy
使不安，使烦恼
They were rather disturbed by the way
the government tried to cover the truth.
他们对于政府掩盖真相的做法感到不安。
bang
(cause to) hit hard and with loud
noises
（使）撞击；（使）猛击,使劲敲
He banged on the door.
他 "砰砰 "地敲门。
instrumentinstrument
n.
1,an object for producing musical
sounds 乐器
Both the violin and the piano are
instruments.
小提琴和钢琴都是乐器。
2,a tool 工具
A hammer is an instrument people
often use for repairing things.
锤子是人们常用来修理东西的工具。
disgusting
very unpleasant
令人厌恶的，令人作呕的
The bad egg has a disgusting smell.
这个蛋变质了，味道很难闻。
annoy
make a little angry
使生气 ; 使恼怒
His coming late annoys his boss.
他的迟到令老板生气。
Pierce
make a hole in
穿洞 ; 刺穿，刺破
Oh,you are wearing ear rings! When
did you have your ears pierced?
哦，你戴耳环了！是什么时候穿的耳朵？
Language Points
The radio clicked on,Rock
music blasted forth,(Para,1)
Meaning,As soon as the radio
started with a short,sharp
sound,rock music began loudly.
click,(1) v,make a short,
sharp sound
The key clicked in the lock,钥匙在锁里 "咔嗒 " 响了一声。
(2) n,a short,sharp sound
The door closed with a
click,门 "咔嗒 "一声关了。
blast,v,make a sudden,loud sound
She was so angry that she blasted
him with insults and loudly
mentioned all his faults,她气愤之极，
恶声恶气地辱骂他，并大声把他的短处数落殆尽。
Like a shot,the music
woke Sandy,(Para,1)
Meaning,Sandy heard the music
and woke up as if startled by a
gunshot,
Please notice that these three
words -"click","blast" and "shot"-
in the first three sentences are
used to suggest a sense of
suddenness.
the words as she lay
listening to her favorite
radio station,(Para,1)
Meaning,Sandy followed the
words of the song although she
was still in bed,listening to her
favorite radio station.
along with,in company with,
together with
I'll go along with you,我和你一道去。
There was a bill along with the
letters,信里还附着一份账单。
"As" in the sentence here is used
as a conjunction,meaning "while".
As she ran to catch the school bus,
Sandy thought of her brother,在赶校车时，桑迪想起了哥哥。
..,turn that music off!
(Para,2)
Means,..,stop that music!
turn off,stop
Never forget to turn off the
lights of your car after you park,or
you won't be able to start your car,
停车后千万不要忘记关上灯，否则你就不能发动汽车了。
Steve Finch burst into
her room,(Para,2)
Meaning,Steve Finch rushed into her
room without knocking or warning her
in advance.
burst into,(1) enter hurriedly or
explosively
The children burst into the
room looking for toys,孩子们冲进房间找玩具。
(2) start suddenly
She burst into laughter,她突然大笑了起来。
It has a really powerful
message,(Para,3)
Meaning,The music is really meaningful.
message,n,a lesson or moral
contained in a story,a film,a piece of
music,or a speech
The message of the story "A Busy
Weekday Morning" is that there is a
generation gap between the old and the
young,短篇小说,一个繁忙的早晨,说的是老年人与青年人之间存在着代沟。
It helped her wake up,
(Para,5)
Meaning,It helped her become aware
of the situation.
wake up,(cause to) stop sleeping
Note,"wake" is often followed by "up".
Could you wake me (up) at about
eight? 能否在 8点左右叫醒我？
I woke (up) late this morning,今天早上我醒得晚。
Language Point 19
..,so she grabbed a
towel and dried off,
(Para,5)
Meaning,she quickly took hold of a
towel and dried her body with it,
dry off,(cause to) become dry
The swimmer dried off in the hot sun,
游泳者在烈日下晒干身子。
She ran in after the rainstorm and
dried herself off with a thick towel,大雨过后她跑进来，用一块厚毛巾把身子擦干。
Then she put on her
makeup,...(Para,6)
Meaning,Then she made up her
face.
We are familiar with "put on
clothes,gloves or something else."
Here we have learned " put on
makeup".
a piece of toast (Para,7)
一片烤面包
Similar expressions:
a piece of cake 一块蛋糕
a piece of wood 一块木头
a piece of luck 一件幸运的事
a piece of cloth 一块布
a piece of gum 一片口香糖
..,and bolted out of the
house,(Para,25)
Meaning,..,and left the house
quickly.
bolt out,leave in a hurry
When I opened the door,a cat
bolted out,我打开门时，一只猫窜了出来。
Exercise
I,Fill in the blanks with the words
below,Change the form where
necessary.
annoy
disgust
weekday
offensive
powerful
youngster
disturb
definitely
1,It's weird that she works at
weekends instead of on ___,
2,___ are young people,
especially children,
3,He'll get ____ if you keep
bugging him,
4,I ___agree with you that young
girls shouldn't wear that much
makeup,
5,What a ___ smell! Open all the
windows and air the room,please,
6,Usually,a man with strong legs
and arms is very _____,
7,Sorry to ____you,but I want to
have a talk with the chairman,Is
he in?
8,He has made a(n)___ remark
that angers all of us,
Homework
I,Translate the following Chinese
into English.
1,芬奇先生冲进她的房间,朝着她喊道,
“难道你就不能把音乐关小一点？,
2,我喜欢摇滚音乐，因为它通常节奏强，
寓意深。
3,像往常一样，当他的父母不喜欢他的穿着时，便开始唠叨 (bug)他。
4,代沟美国有，中国也有 (as well as)。
5,桑迪的母亲比以前更烦她，而她与母亲的争论较之平常也就更多。
Thank You for Your Attention!
