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1. English Song -- Easy to be Hard

2. Maugham

3. Kobe

Before Reading

4. Yokohama

5. Bridge

6. Cocktail

7. Gin Fizzes

Three Dog Night

Easy to be Hard

Questions on the Song and the Text


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Three Dog Night

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Easy to be Hard


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Questions on the Song and the Text

Yes. Some people want to show their concern for people in general in public or create their public image but in the depth of their hearts, they just care about themselves.

What is the singer complaining about?

Do some people care too much for people in general but forget the needs of their closest friends?

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Too many people find it all too easy to be cold, to say no.


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Maugham

Maugham, W(illiam) Somerset: 1874~1965

Birthplace: England

Nationality: British

Achievements: Of Human Bondage (1915)The Moon and Sixpence (1919)The Painted Veil (1925)Cakes and Ale (1930)Christmas Holiday (1939)The Hour Before the Dawn (1942)


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Achievements: The Razor's Edge (1944)A Romance (1948)The Trembling of a Leaf (1921)The British Agent (1928)First Person Singular (1931) Ah King (1933)Quartet (1948)The Circle (1921) Our Betters (1923)East of Suez (1922)

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Maugham, W(illiam) Somerset (1874-1965): English author, whose novels and short stories are characterized by great narrative facility, simplicity of style, and a disillusioned and ironic point of view. Maugham was born in Paris and studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and at Saint Thomas's Hospital, London. His partially autobiographical novel Of Human Bondage (1915) is generally acknowledged as his masterpiece and is one of the best realistic English novels of the early 20th century. The Moon and Sixpence (1919) is a story of the conflict between the artist and conventional society, based on the life of the French painter Paul Gauguin; other novels are The Painted Veil (1925), Cakes and Ale (1930), Christmas Holiday (1939), The Hour Before the Dawn (1942), The Razor's Edge (1944), and Cataline: A Romance (1948). Among the collections of his short stories are The Trembling of a Leaf (1921), which includes “Miss Thompson,” later dramatized as Rain; Ashenden: or The British Agent (1928); First Person Singular (1931); Ah King (1933); and Quartet (1948). He also wrote satiric comedies — The Circle (1921) and Our Betters (1923) — the melodrama East of Suez (1922), essays, and two autobiographies.

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Kobe

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Yokohama

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Bridge

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Cocktail

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Gin Fizzes

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Global Reading

1. Word-web

2. Prediction

For Parts 1 & 2 For Part 3

3. Part Division of the Text

4. Further Understanding

Questions and Answers

Section Division


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Word-web

Friend

Think of as many possible words and phrases about friend.


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Prediction

Predict what the text is about or what kinds of plot are possible under such a title.

You may think: a story about how people helped their

friend in need.

An entirely different story: Those who appear to be

friendly may turn out to be so

evil-minded as to be ready to

strike a cruel blow at a friend

in

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Part Division of the Text

Part Lines Main Ideas

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It is no easy job to judge people, for they aren't always what they appear to be.

Kind and gentle, Edward Burton, a wealthy merchant, appeared as if he could not bear to hurt a fly.

3 4~51As it turned out, Burton was cold-blooded enough to send a friend to certain death.


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Questions and Answers

1. Who narrates Parts I and II?

Part I and Part II are narrated by “I”, who offers his subjective opinion of Burton’s character.

2. Why is there such a difference?

When contrasts abound, it is hard for readers to easily predict what will happen next.


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Section Division

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67~98

what Edward knew about Lenny

how Edward responded to Lenny's request

3 99~132how Edward, a “kind” gentleman, handled a friend in desperate need of help

Part Three, which constitutes the main plot, can be subdivided into three sections.

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A Friend in Need

For thirty years now I have been studying my fellowmen. I do not know very much about them. I shrug my shoulders when people tell me that their first impressions of a person are always right. I think they must have small insight or great vanity. For my own part I find that the longer I know people the more they puzzle me. These reflections have occurred to me because I read in this morning’s paper that Edward Hyde Burton had died at Kobe. He was a merchant and he had been in business in Japan for many years. I knew him very little, but he interested me because once he gave me a great surprise.


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Unless I had heard the story from his own lips, I should

never have believed that he was capable of such an action.

It was more startling because both in appearance and

manner he suggested a very definite type. Here if ever was

a man all of a piece. He was a tiny little fellow, not much

more than five feet four in height, and very

slender, with white hair, a red face much

wrinkled, and blue eyes. I suppose he was

about sixty when I knew him. He was

always neatly and quietly dressed in

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Though his offices were in Kobe, Burton often came down to Yokohama. I happened on one occasion to be spending a few days there, waiting for a ship, and I was introduced to him at the British Club. We played bridge together. He played a good game and a generous one. He did not talk very much, either then or later when we were having drinks, but what he said was sensible. He had a quiet, dry humor . He seemed to be popular at the club and afterwards, when he had gone, they described him as one of the best. It happened that we were both staying at the Grand Hotel and next day he asked me to dine with him. I met his wife, fat, elderly, and smiling, and his two daughters. It was evidently a united and affectionate family.


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I think the chief thing that struck me about Burton was his kindliness. There was something very pleasing in his mild blue eyes. His voice was gentle; you could not imagine that he could possibly raise it in anger; his smile was benign. Here was a man who attracted you because you felt in him a real love for his fellows. At the same time he liked his game of cards and his cocktail, he could tell with point a good and spicy story, and in his youth he had been something of an athlete. He was a rich man and he had made every penny himself. I suppose one thing that made you like him was that he was so small and frail; he aroused your instincts of protection. You felt that he could not bear to hurt a fly.


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One afternoon I was sitting in the lounge of the Grand Hotel when Burton came in and seated himself in the chair next to mine. ‘What do you say to a little drink?’ He clapped his hands for a boy and ordered two gin fizzes. As the boy brought them a man passed along the street outside and seeing me waved his hand. ‘Do you know Turner?’ said Burton as I nodded a greeting. ‘I’ve met him at the club. I’m told he’s a remittance man.’ ‘Yes, I believe he is. We have a good many here.’ ‘He plays bridge well.’


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‘They generally do. There was a fellow here last year, oddly enough a namesake of mine, who was the best bridge player I ever met. I suppose you never came across him in London. Lenny Burton he called himself. I believe he’d belonged to some very good clubs.’ ‘No, I don’t believe I remember the name.’ ‘He was quite a remarkable player. He seemed to have an instinct about the cards. It was uncanny. I used to play with him a lot. He was in Kobe for some time.’ Burton sipped his gin fizz. ‘It’s rather a funny story,’ he said. ‘He wasn’t a bad chap. I liked him. He was always well-dressed and smart-looking.


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He was handsome in a way with curly hair and pink-and-white cheeks. Women thought a lot of him. There was no harm in him, you know, he was only wild. Of course he drank too much. Those sort of fellows always do. A bit of

money used to come on for him once a quarter and he made a bit more by card-playing. He won a good deal of mine, I know that.’

Burton gave a kindly chuckle. I knew from my own experience that he could lose money at bridge with a good grace. He stroked his shaven chin with his thin hand; the veins stood out on it and it was almost transparent.


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‘I suppose that is why he came to me when he went broke, that and the fact that he was a namesake of mine. He came to see me in my office one day and asked me for a job. I was rather surprised.’ He told me that there was no more money coming from home and he wanted to work. I asked him how old he was. ‘“Thirty-five,” he said. ‘“And what have you been doing hitherto?” I asked him. ‘“Well, nothing very much,” he said. ‘I couldn’t help laughing. ‘“I’m afraid I can’t do anything foryou just yet,” I said. “Come back and see me in another thirty-five years, and I’ll see what I can do.”


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‘He didn’t move. He went rather pale. He hesitated for a moment and then he told me that he had had bad luck at cards for some time. He hadn’t been willing to stick to bridge, he’d been playing poker, and he’d got trimmed. He hadn’t a penny. He’d pawned everything he had. He couldn’t pay his hotel bill and they wouldn’t give him any more credit. He was down and out. If he couldn’t get something to do he’d have to commit suicide. ‘I looked at him for a bit. I could see now that he was all to pieces. He’d been drinking more than usual and he looked fifty. The girls wouldn’t have thought so much of him if they’d seen him then. ‘“Well isn’t there anything you can do except play cards?” I asked him.


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‘“I can swim,” he said. ‘“Swim!” ‘I could hardly believe my ears; it seemed such an insane answer to give. ‘“I swam for my university.” ‘I got some glimmering of what he was driving at. I’ve known too many men who were little tin gods at their university to be impressed by it.

‘“I was a pretty good swimmer myself when I was a young man,” I said. ‘Suddenly I had an idea.’

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‘Do you know Kobe?’ he asked. ‘No,’ I said, ‘I passed through it once, but I only spent a night there.’ ‘Then you don’t know the Shioya Club. When I was a young man I swam from there round the beacon and landed at the creek of Tarumi. It’s over three miles and it’s rather difficult on account of the currents round the beacon. Well, I told my young namesake about it and I said to him that if he’d do it I’d give him a job. ‘I could see he was rather taken aback. ‘“You say you’re a swimmer,” I said. ‘“I’m not in very good condition,” he answered.


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‘I didn’t say anything. I shrugged my shoulders. He looked at me for a moment and then he nodded. ‘“All right,” he said. “When do you want me to do it?” ‘I looked at my watch. It was just after ten. ‘“The swim shouldn’t take you much over an hour and a quarter. I’ll drive round to the creek at half past twelve and meet you. I’ll take you back to the club to dress and then we’ll have lunch together.” ‘“Done,” he said. ‘We shook hands. I wished him good luck and he left me. I had a lot of work to do that morning and I only just managed to get to the creek at Tarumi at half past twelve. But I needn’t have hurried; he never turned up.’


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‘Did he funk it at the last moment?’ I asked.

‘No, he didn’t funk it. He started all right. But of course

he’d ruined his constitution by drink and dissipation. The

currents round the beacon were more than he could

manage. We didn’t get the body for about three days.’

I didn’t say anything for a moment

or two. I was a trifle shocked. Then I

asked Burton a question.

‘When you made him that offer of

a job, did you know he’d be

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He gave a little mild chuckle and he looked at me with t

hose kind and candid blue eyes of his. He rubbed his chin

with his hand.

‘Well, I hadn’t got a vacancy in my office at the momen

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For thirty years now I have been studying my fellowmen. I do not know very much about them. I shrug my shoulders when people tell me that their first impressions of a person are always right. I think they must have small insight or great vanity. For my own part I find that the longer I know people the more they puzzle me. These reflections have occurred to me because I read in this morning’s paper that Edward Hyde Burton had died at Kobe. He was a merchant and he had been in business in Japan for many years. I knew him very little, but he interested me because once he gave me a great surprise.


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1. What does “for my own part” mean?

It means “as far as I am concerned”.

2. Translate this sentence into Chinese.

A Friend in Need

拿我自己来说，我发现，认识一个人的时间越长，我就越感到困惑。


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Paraphrase this sentence.

If I hadn’t heard the story told by himself, I should never have believed that he could do such a thing.

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1. Paraphrase this sentence.

Here if there ever was a man who is the same as he looks like.

2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.

要说真有表里如一的人的话，那就是此公了。

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We demand a definite answer.

我们要求给一个确切的答复。

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definite: adj. clear; that can’t be doubted

Collocation:

a definite success 绝对的成功

definite period of time 确切的时间

It’s definite that he’ll come.

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definite 表示某事界限分明 , 以至于就其意义或范围不会产生任何疑问、误解。例如：

definite & definitive

这两个词均有“明确的”、“确定的”的意思。

医生非常肯定病人是患了肺癌。

The doctor is quite definite about the patient having developed a lung cancer.

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主席让发言的人把话说得更明确些。

The chairman asked the speaker to be more definite in his statements.

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definitive 表示某事确定、明确无误，常含“决定性的”、“最后的”意思。例如：

这是最高法院的最终判决。

This is a definitive judicial decision by the Supreme Court.

她写了一本很具权威性的拜伦传。

She has written a definitive biography of Byron.


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He wrinkled (up) his nose at the bad smell.

The woman was fifty, but looked sixty. Her cheeks were sunken and her skin was wrinkled and yellow.

wrinkle: vt. tighten the skin of the face into lines or folds

他闻到怪味儿皱起了鼻子。


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I sold the house, in accordance with your orders.

根据你的命令，我把房子卖掉了。

in accordance with: in agreement or harmony with

Students will be criticized or punished if their behavior is not in accordance with school regulations.

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Though his offices were in Kobe, Burton often came down to Yokohama. I happened on one occasion to be spending a few days there, waiting for a ship, and I was introduced to him at the British Club. We played bridge together. He played a good game and a generous one. He did not talk very much, either then or later when we were having drinks, but what he said was sensible. He had a quiet, dry humor . He seemed to be popular at the club and afterwards, when he had gone, they described him as one of the best. It happened that we were both staying at the Grand Hotel and next day he asked me to dine with him. I met his wife, fat, elderly, and smiling, and his two daughters. It was evidently a united and affectionate family.

Paraphrase the sentence.

He played well and did it in a graceful way.

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1. What can we infer from this part?

We know this guy was quite humorous and easy-going. The second sentence implies he looked healthy. Short and small as he is, he does not look morbid. All his things depict a good and kind elderly man.

2. Translate this part into Chinese.

他能绘声绘色地讲个来劲儿的段子什么的，他年轻时多少还是个运动员呢。

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You can often read spicy stories about film stars in the local newspapers.

在一些地方报纸上你可以读到有关电影明星的下流故事。

People from Sichuan province like to eat spicy food.

spicy: adj. exciting, esp. because of being slightly indecent; containing or tasting like spice


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Trust your instincts and do what you think is right.

Some animals hunt by instinct.

instinct: n. a tendency that one is born with to behave in a certain way without reasoning or training

相信你的直觉，你认为对的就去做。


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The teacher clapped her hands to attract the class’s attention.The audience clapped enthusiastically as the singer stepped on to the stage.

clap: v. strike (the inner surface of one’s hands) together


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sip: v. drink (sth.), taking a very small amount each time

She sipped politely at her drink.

他把玻璃杯内饮料呷干。

He sipped the glass dry.

Pattern: sip (at/from) sth.


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1. What can we infer from this sentence?

He was very frail. His appearance suggests no hurt. This description of his hand is a proof of what has been mentioned in LL.34-36 that he was very frail and could easily arouse others’ instincts of protection and seemed to be a man who would not bear to hurt a fly.


他用瘦小的手摸了摸剃得光光的下巴；手上青筋鼓起，手白得几乎透明。

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The work is well done in a way.

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in a way: to a certain extent but not entirely

I agree with you in a way, but there are still some areas on which I can’t see eye to eye with you.


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stroke: vt. pass the hand gently over (a surface), usu. several times

At the sight of her husband getting off the train, the woman walked forward and embraced him and gently stroked his white hair.

I reached out and stroked the baby’s cheek tenderly.

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shave: vt. cut or scrape thin slices from the surface of; vi. cut hair off one’s face, etc. with a razor

In the Qing dynasty men shaved the front of the head and wore the hair at the back tied in a queue or pigtail.

He washed and shaved, then hurried out of the house.

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Her silk dress was almost transparent.

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transparent: adj. allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be seen clearly

The cup is made of transparent colored plastic.


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‘I suppose that is why he came to me when he went broke, that and the fact that he was a namesake of mine. He came to see me in my office one day and asked me for a job. I was rather surprised. He told me that there was no more money coming from home and he wanted to work. I asked him how old he was. ‘“Thirty-five,” he said. ‘“And what have you been doing hitherto?” I asked him. ‘“Well, nothing very much,” he said. ‘I couldn’t help laughing. ‘“I’m afraid I can’t do anything foryou just yet,” I said. “Come back and see me in another thirty-five years, and I’ll see what I can do.”

1. Analyze the structure of this sentence.

I suppose 后接宾语从句 ; 从句中的主语为 that; that and the fact 为前一个 that 的同位语，用来进行补充说明。也就是说 ,他来找我的原因有二：一是 that ( 两个 that 指代的是相同的事件 ) ，二是 the fact that 。


大概就是因为这个，当他落得一文不名的时候，就来找我了，再说他和我同姓。

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go broke: have no money; go bankrupt

许多跨国公司在经济危机期间都破产了，更不用说小企业了。

He invested all his money in stocks; unfortunately he made one wrong choice after another and finally went broke.

Many multinational companies went broke during the financial crisis, not to speak of small businesses.


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The mother asked her son just to tell the cops what he saw and stick to his story.

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stick to: refuse to abandon or change (sth.)

Collocation:

stick to one’s word 遵守诺言stick to the point 紧扣要点

The old man stuck to jogging every morning although he was eighty years old.


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The man was suspected of committing murder.

commit: vt. do (sth. illegal or wrong)

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Translate this sentence into Chinese.

我听出了一点他话里的意思。上大学时自以为了不起的人我见得多了，我才不吃这套呢。

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drive at: be trying to say

我不知道你到底什么意思。

The teacher didn’t mention the word “cheating” but I knew what he was driving at.

I have no idea what you’re driving at.

NB: 用 ing形式表示非正式


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‘Do you know Kobe?’ he asked. ‘No,’ I said, ‘I passed through it once, but I only spent a night there.’ ‘Then you don’t know the Shioya Club. When I was a young man I swam from there round the beacon and landed at the creek of Tarumi. It’s over three miles and it’s rather difficult on account of the currents round the beacon. Well, I told my young namesake about it and I said to him that if he’d do it I’d give him a job. ‘I could see he was rather taken aback. ‘“You say you’re a swimmer,” I said. ‘“I’m not in very good condition,” he answered.CloseClose

current:1. n. continuous flow of water or air in a particular direction

Swimming against the current is energy-consuming.

2.

adj. of the present time; happening now

The current situation in this area is quite different from that in the 1990s.

他不喜欢现在的工作，正打算辞职。

He doesn’t like the current job, and is planning to quit it.

Under normal conditions, the ocean currents of the tropical Pacific travel from east to west.

Collocation:

current fashions 时装current events 时事current prices 现价


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be taken aback: be shocked or surprised

He was taken aback when a woman answered the phone.

当我发现电脑不见了时我大吃一惊。

I was taken aback when I found my computer was gone.

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The car is in very good condition.

in bad/good condition: in bad/good health

In spite of the surgery he is still in bad condition.

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What does the sentence imply?

He (Burton) was evil-minded and cold-blooded, having no sympathy at all.

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turn up: arrive; make one’s appearance

He didn’t turn up until the end of the examination.

她干什么都迟到。

She turns up late for everything.


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drowned?’

He was given a chance of taking part in the speech contest, but he funked it.

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funk: vt. (infml) avoid because of fear

Collocation:

funk water 怕水funk riding a horse 怕骑马

He promised to climb the mountain with us, but he funked it at the last moment.


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drowned?’

A boxer must have a strong constitution.

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constitution: n. condition of a person’s body with regard to health, strength, etc.

Collocation:

an old man with a weak constitution 一位体弱的老人

build up a strong/tough constitution 练出强健的体格

Having been ill for several years, he has a particularly fragile constitution.


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drowned?’

My daughter always wastes her money on trifles.

我女儿总是把钱浪费在小玩意儿上。

trifle: n. a thing, a matter or an activity that has little value or importance

The couple often quarreled about some petty trifle connected with the housework.

NB ： a trifle ： slightly

George was a trifle awkward with girls but fond of dancing.

She was a trifle breathless after the run.

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with his hand.


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with his hand.


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What does the sentence imply?

He’d never taken seriously the friend’s need for help, or actually he had never thought of giving his poor friend a hand.

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with his hand.


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candid: adj. not hiding one’s thoughts; frank and honest

老实同你说，你的工作做得不够好。

Nancy is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.

Let me be absolutely candid with you: your work is not good enough.

CF: candid, frank & open这三个词均有“直率的”、“坦白的”之意。

To be candid with you, your son is not trustworthy.

不瞒你说，你儿子是靠不住的。

Pattern: be candid about/with

Collocation:

直言a candid opinion

candid 既指言辞坦白直接，也指态度坦率真诚的，直抒胸臆的。例如：


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with his hand.


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那位政治家曾答应要做到坦率公正，但我们对此感到怀疑。The politician promised to be candid, but we wondered.

frank 较常用，一般指人在言辞或供述方面的坦白。例如：

他坦率地作了答复。He gave a very frank reply.

老实讲，我不知道你们在谈些什么。To be frank with you, I don’t know what you are talking about.

open 强调事物的公开性，指不加遮掩的、公开的。例如：

她是个非常友好、坦率的人。She is a very friendly, open person.

她坦率地说出了自己的困难。She told her troubles with an open heart.

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with his hand.


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rub: vt. move one’s hand, an object, etc. backwards and forwards repeatedly on a surface while pressing

她弯腰去揉疼痛的脚踝。

She bent over and rubbed her sore ankle.

He looked tired and sat rubbing his eyes.

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with his hand.


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The company has a vacancy in the accounts department.

这家公司的财务部有一个空额。

vacancy: n. unfilled position or post

There are three vacancies in this apartment house.

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1. Useful Expressions

2. Spot Dictation

3. Discussion and Debate

4. Writing Practice

5. Talk about the Pictures

After Reading

6. Proverbs and Quotations


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Useful Expressions

1.耸耸肩

2. 自大

3. 让某人大吃一惊

4.听某人亲口讲述

5. 衣着整洁素雅

shrug one’s shoulders

great vanity

give sb. a great surprise

from one’s own lips

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6. 合乎某人的年龄和身份

7. 玩桥牌

8.和睦恩爱的一家人

9.年轻时

in accordance with one’s age and station

play bridge

a united and affectionate family

in one’s youth

nod a greeting

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10. 点头致意


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11.对…有一种本能

12.两颊白里透红

13.和善地咯咯一笑

14. 勉强地 /欣然地

15.一文不名

have an instinct about …

pink-and-white cheeks

give a kindly chuckle

with a bad/good grace

go broke

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16. 穷困潦倒

17.自杀

18. 由于

19. 吃一惊

20. 身体状况不好 /好

be down and out

commit suicide

on account of

be taken aback

in bad/good condition

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21. 祝某人好运

22. 临阵脱逃

23. 喝酒作乐把身体搞垮

24.对付不了

wish sb. good luck

funk it at the last moment

ruin one’s constitution by drink and dissipation

more than one can manage

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Spot Dictation

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Listen to the passage from the movie “You’ve Got Mail” and fill in the blanks. Dear Friend, I like to start my to you as if we are already in the middle of a conversation. I pretend that we are the oldest and dearest friends what we actually are--people who don’t know each other’s names and met in a chat room where we both we’ve never been before. What will NY152 say today I wonder. I turn on my computer. I wait as it connects. I go online and my catches in my chest until I hear three little words, “You’ve got mail.” I hear nothing, not even a on the streets of New York, just the of my own heart. I have , from you.

notes_____

as opposed to____________

claim_____

impatiently_________breath_______

sound______ beat____mail____


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Discussion and Debate

1. Discussion

2. Debate


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1. What do you think of friendship and how do you get it?

Friendship needs nourishing, try to understand each other, to find a friend indeed, first of all, should throw away their practical purposes, secondly, sincere, generous, considerate and warm-hearted, should support instead of discarding, who lacks luck, thirdly, if, feel betrayed by one’s friend, consider, treat this friend sincerely, by behaving this way, can find true friends, …

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2. Why do you think people need friends?

People need friends for different reasons, some people, for the sake of companionship, feel lonely, joke, talk about books, muse on the meaning of life, many online friends, chat room, although invisible, find their hearts are close, a top priority, the others, need friends, can aid them, earn more money, arrive at their destination, achieve success in their careers, like a big tree to fall back on, a ladder on which to climb up…

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Debate

Nature VS. Nurture

Join in a debate concerning the molding of character between two groups. Group A argues that internal causes play a major part in shaping a person’s character. Group B holds that external causes perform a key role in forming a person’s character.

Tips: internal causes: genes, family, parenting external causes: friends, customs and traditions, family atmosphere, schooling, peers, socioeconomic factors


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Writing Practice

1. Introduction

2. Useful Expressions and Patterns

3. Assignment


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How to describe a person

1. Who is he?

2. His physical description

3. His clothing

4. His personality

5. Conclusion

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He’s tall / medium height / fairly short and heavy / well-

built / thin / plump.

He’s got a square / broad / narrow / round / long / wrinkled

face.

He’s got a pointed / double chin.

She’s slim.

She’s wearing a blue dress and white sandals / a blouse

and high-heel shoes / a turtle sweater and a pencil skirt / a

blue summer dress / jeans and a jacket / a blue suit.

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She’s got short curly / straight shoulder-length / wavy

medium length / long wavy hair.

He’s got short blond straight hair and blue eyes.

She makes a lasting impression on everyone she

meets.

He looks serious, but he’s very funny in class.

Appearance is deceptive.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

A good face is a letter of recommendation.

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Assignment

Sago is one of my classmates. He is a young man of medium height and build and he is a little on the chubby side. He has curly black hair that is starting to get thin, a round face with a small chin, and a fair complexion. His most outstanding feature is his eyes. They are very dark and alive, with long lashes, and they seem to be smiling at you all the time. This gives him the appearance of being very good-natured or up to some mischief. On the whole, he is a conservative dresser and he usually wears a gray or dark-blue suit. His ties, however, are loud. Sago speaks very quickly but in a soft voice. He has a keen wit and enjoys a good joke. He is a very intelligent student, but he doesn’t always pay attention in class. Sometimes he writes in class, and sometimes he clicks his ball-point pen or taps his pencil on the desk. But he soon settles down to work again. Sago gets along well with the other students and most of them like him very much.

Write a passage about a person you are familiar with.


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Talk about the Pictures


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Proverbs and Quotations

1. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

人生没有朋友，犹如人生没有太阳。

同乐则乐倍之，分忧则忧半之。

2. Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half sorrow.

不可以貌取人。

3. Beauty is but skin deep.


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5. It is not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after.

-- William Shakespeare, British dramatist

不肯让朋友共享果实的人，不要指望朋友与他共患难。 -- 古希腊寓言作家伊索

仅仅把弱者扶起来是不够的，还要在他站起来之后支持他。 -- 英国剧作家 W. 莎士比亚

He that will not allow his friend to share the prize must not expect him to share the danger. -- Aesop, Ancient Greek fable writer


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6. Some components of a thriving friendship are honesty, naturalness, thoughtfulness, some common interests. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker

确保友谊常青的诸要素是：诚实、朴实自然、体贴和某些共同的兴趣。 -- 美国思想家 R. W. 爱默生

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