Lesson 28Lesson 28“Dad ,Why Did You Do It?”“Dad ,Why Did You Do It?”

1. Guide Questions

3. Analysis and Explanation4. Reading Comprehension

5. Questions For Discussion

2. Summary of The Lesson

Distant Education College of Jilin UniversityDistant Education College of Jilin University

Extensive Reading IIExtensive Reading II

Guide Questions1. What changed the author’s attitude to her beloved father?2. What kind of person was her father in the Author’s memory?

3. What was the name of the author ‘s father?4. Was it the first time for the woman to make a telephone call to the family

6. What does the sentence “I would have seen a stranger lying there” imply?

5. What happened to the father?

7. What does the sentence “I rushed to the toilet to splash water on my face” imply?8. Why did she hear a cry from the woman when she was in the toilet?

9. Who was Roy?

10.Was the secret a heavy burden for the girl after she decided to conceal the fact to the mother?

1. A telephone call at midnight said that 1. A telephone call at midnight said that her father stayed with a strange woman.her father stayed with a strange woman.

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2. .He was a person who had been faithful to the family.

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3. George.

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4. yes, it was.

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5. At that time her father was on his way to the hospital, he was serious ill.

 

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6. What her father had done was astounding to her.

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7. She felt sick at the thought of her father being together with the strange lady.

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8. Her father died.

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9. He was her father’s colleague

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10. Yes, it was.

Questions for Discussion

1. Why would Emma jump every time the phone rang in her flat at midnight ?

Answer: Because she could never forget the phone call from that strange woman.

Questions for Discussion

2. Would you tell your mother the truth If you were Emma? Why or why not ?

Answer:If I were Emma, I would deal with this thing like Emma.Her father died, it was no sense to blame him .What she did could leave good impression the mother had on the father in her memory .

 

 

1. Multiple-choice Questions

2. True/False Questions

Reading Comprehension

Multiple-choice Questions1. In what tone did Emma tell her story?

A) regretful.

B) Faithful.

C) Painful.

D) Sympathetic

Multiple-choice Questions

1. In what tone did Emma tell her story? 1. In what tone did Emma tell her story? CC

A)A) regretful. regretful.

B)B) Faithful.Faithful.

C)C) Painful.Painful.

D) SympatheticD) Sympathetic

Multiple-choice Questions

2. Emma almost froze when she heard that strange 2. Emma almost froze when she heard that strange woman’s voice that night because _______.woman’s voice that night because _______.

A) she was not prepared for the bad newsA) she was not prepared for the bad news

B) she did not know what to sayB) she did not know what to say

C) she was afraid that her mother would know everC) she was afraid that her mother would know everything ything

D) she couldn’t believe her ears D) she couldn’t believe her ears

Multiple-choice Questions

2.Emma almost froze when she heard that strange 2.Emma almost froze when she heard that strange woman’s voice that night because __woman’s voice that night because __DD_____._____.

A) she was not prepared for the bad newsA) she was not prepared for the bad news

B) she did not know what to sayB) she did not know what to say

C) she was afraid that her mother would know everC) she was afraid that her mother would know everything ything

D) she couldn’t believe her earsD) she couldn’t believe her ears

Multiple-choice Questions

3. What made it so hurtful for Emma to hear that her fat3. What made it so hurtful for Emma to hear that her father was together with a strange woman? her was together with a strange woman?

A)     Her love for her mother.A)     Her love for her mother.

B)     Her deep love for her father.B)     Her deep love for her father.

C) Her own pride.C) Her own pride.

D) Her hate for that woman. D) Her hate for that woman.

Multiple-choice Questions

3. What made it so hurtful for Emma to hear that her fat3. What made it so hurtful for Emma to hear that her father was together with a strange woman? her was together with a strange woman? BB

A)     Her love for her mother. A)     Her love for her mother.

B)     Her deep love for her father.B)     Her deep love for her father.

C) Her own pride.C) Her own pride.

D) Her hate for that woman.D) Her hate for that woman.

Multiple-choice Questions

4. “ I saw the doctor taking off his mask and layin4. “ I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder.”( L.64 ) This sentg a hand on her shoulder.”( L.64 ) This sentence implies that ______. A)  father was ence implies that ______. A)  father was dying dying

B) the doctor knew father was a deceitful personB) the doctor knew father was a deceitful person

C) the doctor took the woman as George’s wife aC) the doctor took the woman as George’s wife and tried to comfort hernd tried to comfort her

D) the woman fell guilty about father ‘s death.D) the woman fell guilty about father ‘s death.

Multiple-choice Questions

4. “ I saw the doctor taking off his mask and layin4. “ I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder.”( L. 64 ) This g a hand on her shoulder.”( L. 64 ) This sentence implies that __sentence implies that __CC____.____.A) father was dying A) father was dying

B) the doctor knew father was a deceitful personB) the doctor knew father was a deceitful person

C) the doctor took the woman as George’s wife aC) the doctor took the woman as George’s wife and tried to comfort hernd tried to comfort her

D) the woman fell guilty about father ‘s death.D) the woman fell guilty about father ‘s death.

Multiple-choice Questions

5. “ I seem to have lost all sense of what is right and wron5. “ I seem to have lost all sense of what is right and wrong.” ( L. 64 ) The sentence means _____.g.” ( L. 64 ) The sentence means _____.

A) Emma had to keep telling lies to her mother A) Emma had to keep telling lies to her mother

B) Emma could not accept the truth that herfather was unB) Emma could not accept the truth that herfather was unfaithful to her mother faithful to her mother

C) Emma felt confused as to how she should comfort her C) Emma felt confused as to how she should comfort her mother mother

D) Emma experienced a hard time trying to sort out her feD) Emma experienced a hard time trying to sort out her feelings elings

Multiple-choice Questions

5. “ I seem to have lost all sense of what is right and 5. “ I seem to have lost all sense of what is right and wrong.” ( L. 64 ) The sentence means wrong.” ( L. 64 ) The sentence means DD

A) Emma had to keep telling lies to her motherA) Emma had to keep telling lies to her mother

B) Emma could not accept the truth that her father B) Emma could not accept the truth that her father was unfaithful to her mother was unfaithful to her mother

C) Emma felt confused as to how she should comfort C) Emma felt confused as to how she should comfort her motherher mother

D) Emma experienced a hard time ,trying to sort out D) Emma experienced a hard time ,trying to sort out

her feelingsher feelings

True/False Questions

1. Emma was afraid to answer her mother’s phone call 1. Emma was afraid to answer her mother’s phone call at midnightat midnight

2. Emma trusted her father because she thought 2. Emma trusted her father because she thought he was faithful to her mother.he was faithful to her mother.3. Emma was spoiled by her father and couldn’t bear le3. Emma was spoiled by her father and couldn’t bear leaving home alone without her father’s protection. aving home alone without her father’s protection.

4. Emma didn’t love her father any more because she fou4. Emma didn’t love her father any more because she found that he had changed when he finally left the Armynd that he had changed when he finally left the Army

(F)

(T)

(F)

(F)

True/False Questions

5. Emma’s father often spent much of the night with 5. Emma’s father often spent much of the night with a strange woman secretly. a strange woman secretly.

(T) 6. He raced towards her father as soon as she reali6. He raced towards her father as soon as she realized her father died. zed her father died. 7. Emma told a lie to her mother in order to comfort h7. Emma told a lie to her mother in order to comfort her mother er mother

8. Emma made up her mind to reveal the secret. 8. Emma made up her mind to reveal the secret.

(F)

(T)

(F)

True/False Question

9 Emma lost her love and respect for her 9 Emma lost her love and respect for her father when she heard the woman’s father when she heard the woman’s voice on the phone.voice on the phone. ( T )

Emma’s mum will never know how her husband died, because Emma can’t bear to tell her mother the awful truth about her father. How did this situation arise?

28.“Dad ,why Did You Do It?”

Every time the phone rings in my flat I jump, especially if it’s near midnight .Deep down I know it’s only Mum, ringing for a chat because, yet again ,she can’t sleep . But for a fraction of a second I freeze.

It was midnight when the call came that changed the way I felt about the person I loved most — my dad.

I’d watch his friends playing around with young girls and then look at Dad .“Ridiculous, ”he’d say , and I’d smile , knowing he could never behave that way.

Last October, as if to prove the point, he whisked Mum away for a romantic weekend in Rome to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. She was so happy.

I didn’t think any couple could be closer and I always dreamed that when I got married it would be the same for me — secure and caring.

Dad always wanted the best for me and he made sure I got it . Thanks to his Army career and pension we were financially better off than most. But he always pushed me to achieve things for myself and not be too dependent on him and Mum.

I loved in him for that, but when he packed me off to America for a year to ‘find myself ’ I didn’t want to go .

Hugging me at the airport, Dad wiped away my tears. “It’ll be character building, Emma ,” he said , adding:“ Anyway, if you don’t like it after a few months you can come back . But trust me Princess, you ‘ll love it . ”

He was right. I loved the states ,and living there built up my confidence.

Still, I missed Dad like mad . I remember sitting in a coffee bar in Chicago and hiding behind the menu as tears poured down my face. I was frightened, alone and I knew Dad wasn’t there to put his arms around me and reassure me . I rushed out to a phone booth to call him .As soon as I heard his sleepy voice I felt okay.

Then , when I got home 12 months later, nothing much had changed … I thought. Mum was as madly in love with Dad as she’d been since the day he’d first kissed her in the school playground; and Dad seemed to feel same — on the outside.

Except he’d finally left the Army and was now an area manager for a car manufacturer . Mum was over the moon — it meant he no longer had to travel all over the country and spend months away from home.

Dad was excited about his new job, and when he started working late neither Mum nor I thought anything of it .He told us it was a new project, and so confidential he wasn’t allowed to tell us much about it . I believed he was at work , tucked away in his office — until I got that unforgettable midnight call.

The woman’s voice was hesitant but panicky. She asked if I was George’s daughter. I didn’t realize who she was until she told me Dad was with her — at midnight.

She said she hadn’t wanted to ring, that she’d never wanted me to fi

nd out about her, but she had no choice. Someone had to know that Dad was on his way to hospital. “He’s had a heart attack ,” she said ,her voice trembling.

As I paced up and down the hospital corridor, this strange woman explained that she’d been with my father when he’d collapsed . The thought of them together made me feel ill. While I rushed to the toilet to splash water on my face, I heard a cry. It was her.

As soon as I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder, I knew Dad had gone.

I couldn’t make myself go and look at him . I would have seen a stranger lying there.

The man who for 24 years had told me never to lie, to be true to myself and always to treasure family values above all else, had slipped away from my life for ever.

Only then did I discover this woman worked for the company. She was Dad’s so-called ‘confidential project’.

An hour or so later I broke the news to Mum. I said Dad had suffered a heart attack while he was at his friend Roy’s house; that has made me feel even more guilty, because I’ve had to draw Roy into it all. I told Mum that Dad had been going over the new project with Roy and had collapsed . Nothing could be done . I even remember saying he’d been working much too hard lately.

The last image I have of my Dad was as he’d waved good-bye that night .He’d ruffled my hair and told me he loved me .Then he went to see her. If Mum ever found out that he’d been deceiving her and had died in someone else’s arms, it would kill her.

So I’ve tried to make sure that never happens. Sometimes I wonder how I’m strong enough to keep this secret Dad has burdened me with .But I must — for Mum’s sake.

In the last six months I seem to have lost all sense of what is right and wrong. Worst of all , I’ve lost the person who meant so much to me .In my eyes , my Dad died once when I heard her voice on the phone. And he died again when his heart stopped beating.

The pain of knowing I lost him twice makes it doubly hard to bear. From Bella 19, May 1993.

Approximately 1,100words.

Play around with sb : 寻乐、玩耍He spent much time playing around with his friends .

他用大量的时间和朋友们寻欢作乐。

as if to prove the point , he whisked Mum away for a romantic weekend in Roman to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.

去年十月，似乎是为了证明这一点，他突然带着妈妈到罗马 过了一个浪漫的周末以庆祝他们的银婚纪念日。（ 1 ） as if to do sth : seem to do sth . He shook his head as if to say no . 她摇头好象是说“不”。（ 2 ） whisk--- away: take sb. away suddenly. She whisked every thing away without saying anything. 她突然带走一切，一句话也没说。（ 3 ） wed vt. 娶 嫁 ( marry)He wedded a girl from Shanghai. 他娶

了一位上海姑娘。

But he always pushed me to achieve things .

但他却总是敦促我凡事要靠自己努力奋斗。

Push sb ,to do sth : urge sb ,to do sth .

He had to push himself to continue doing such dull work .

他必须敦促自己继续做这样单调无趣的事。

But when he packed me off to America for a year to “find myself”---.

但当他忽然将我送往美国要我找到自我时， ------

pack off ：打发走。 ( dismiss )

She packed her son off to school .

她把儿子打发去上学了。

build up: 树立、逐步建立、增强（ 健康 ） ( set ， set up ， improve one’s health )

( 1 )The tension is building up . 张力逐步增大。

( 2 ) He gradually built up his reputation in the world

他逐步树立了自己在世界上的声望。

(3)Every day the patient persists in doing exercises to built up his health

每天这位病人都在锻炼以增进自身的健康。

nothing much: 很少，没有什麽东西

There is nothing much interesting.

没有什麽有趣的东西

think nothing of: 认为 --- 算不了什麽He thinks nothing of asking him to lend me $ 50.他认为借我五十美元不算什么。

on the outside: in the surface

Her overcoat is fur on the inside and cloth on the outside.

他的大衣里子是毛皮，面料是布料。

Only then did I discover this woman worked for the company:

If we put “only +adverbial”at the beginning of the sentence,we inverse part of the predicate.Only later did they realize what terrible thing it is.只有到最后他们才意识它是多么严重的事情。

Except he’d finally left the Army: “except” can be followed by “that” or “when ” clause though it is preposition .

( 1 )  His account is correct except that some details are omitted.

他的叙述除了一些细节没捉到，应该是很正确。

（ 2 ） He usually goes to work on his bike except when it rains .

除了雨天，他一般都骑自行车上班。

Mum was over the moon---

母亲非常高兴。

be over the moon : be very delighted

After she got married , she felt she was over the moon.

她结婚后，觉得自己过得快活极了。

I believed he was at work, tucked away in his office------

我相信他是在工作，自己躲在办公室里。

tuck away : hide conceal.

A small village tucked away in a corner.

隐藏在山中的小村庄。

This strange woman explained that she’d been with my father when he’d collapsed.

这个奇怪的女人解释说，爸爸倒下时，她在他身边。

collapse ：“倒塌” ( fall ) ， in the sentence it means “fall in spirit or health.”

（ 1 ） The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow .

屋顶被雪压塌了。

（ 2 ） If you work too hard, your health may collapse.

如果你太努力工作，你的身体就会垮下。

made me feel ill : made my stomach upset for a few seconds because the idea was so awful .

I couldn’t make myself go and look at him : I was afraid to go and look at him because I once thought I knew him so well.

I would have seen a stranger lying there : Here the conditional sentence is understood , ie, “if I had gone and looked at him , I would’ve seen a stranger lying there.”.

slip away :slip away :

忽然行动、移动、逝去。 ( do sth.. suddenly; pass away )

(1)She slipped away from the party to make a phone call .

她偷偷地从舞会上溜出去打电话。

(2) The winter vocation has simply slipped away, but we’ve had such fun .

寒假这么快就过去了，可我们玩是真痛快。

An hour or so later I broke news to Mum .

大约一个小时之后，我把这个消息告诉了妈妈。

break ： tell sad news to sb. carefully 。

I broke the news to my father that my brother was killed in the battle .

我小心地将哥哥战死的消息告诉了父亲。

burden sb .with sth.:

把 -----加负担于某人 （ put pressure on sb. ） I will never burden you with unpleasant memory.

我不会用那些不愉快的回忆使你不快。

lose all sense of :分不清，不知道make sense of : 弄懂 -----sense: n. 辩别力 Underground one loses all sense of directions.在地下人们失去了辩别一切方向的辩别力。

Thanks to his Army career and pension were financially better off than most.

由于父亲在军队里服役和他的退休金的原因，我们的生活比较富裕。better off: 富裕的，处境好的，它是 be well of 的比较级形式，（尤其指经济形势较好）

with the improvement of life ,we are be better off 。 随着生活水平的提高，我们的境况更好了。

Every time the phone rings in my flat I jump, -----

I jump every time when the phone rings in my flat . “When” is omitted after every time ,here it is used as attribute

clause.

hug vt. put the arms round tightly 拥抱 He sat still, hugging his knees.他双手抱膝而坐。

•Outline of The Text

•Comment on the story

Comment

We were told in the story the author’s most loved person was her father because he always honest and faithful to the family. She felt she was deceived by her father the moment she received the phone call from the strange woman, which damaged his image in her heart thoroughly.

Outline of The Text I didn’t think any couple could be close than my parents and I always dreamed that when I got married it would be the same for me — secure and caring. Dad often pushed me to achieve things for myself and not be too dependent on him and mum, so he packed me off to America to build up my confidence .A year later when I got home I didn’t find anything different until I got that unforgettable midnight call which changed the way I felt about my dad.

It was a woman’s voice saying that my dad was with her when he had collapsed so he was on his way to hospital. As I saw the strange woman in the hospital, the thought of them together made me feel ill. When I knew Dad had gone I was afraid to go and look at him. If I had looked at him I would have seen a stranger lying there.

I can’t bear to tell Mum the awful truth about Dad. If Mum ever found out that he’d been deceiving her and had died in someone else’s arms it would kill her.