Unit 13 Darkness at Noon

Word DerivationVerbs Nouns Adj ecti ves

converse conversati on conversati onalconversati onal i st

converseenunci ate enunci ati on enunci abl e

enunci ator enunci ati vedetach detachment detached

detachabl erespond respondence responsi ve

respondenti ntone i ntonement

i ntonerdesert deserti on desertedi ssue i ssuemandate mandate mandatorywander wander wanderi ng

Understanding New Words

narcissisticA narcissistic person is one who has too great

love for his or her own abilities or physical appearance.

She is so narcissistic that she remains single.He went to the gym every day, driven purely

by narcissism.

Understanding New Words

dread (v. n. a.) dreaded dreadful I'm dreading Christmas this year. I'm dreading going back to work. Tim dreaded his parents finding out. I'm dreading that I'll be asked to make a speech. He dreaded the prospect / thought of being all alone

in that house. I dread to think what will happen if they get elected.

Understanding New Words

She thought with dread of the cold winters to come. a more effective national policy to combat this dread

disease (LITERARY) = dreaded

They told us the dreadful news. (awful, appalling) We’ve made a dreadful mistake. (= terrible; emphasiz

e the degree or extent of something bad) He looks dreadfully ill.

Word Formation

adj. + ly adv.converse, conversely 相反地invariable, invariably 不变地previous, previously 以前地，事先graphic, graphically 形象地，生动地，逼真

地approximate, approximately 大约，几乎distinct, distinctly 清晰地

graphically

graphically: in a graphic manner; by means of a graph; clearly and with details

She described the events so graphically that I could almost see them.

It is easier to represent these statistics graphically than to describe them in words.

graphic, graphical, striking

Graphical is not a common word and is only used to describe information displayed in the form of a graph. To describe a very detailed and realistic image use graphic. To describe someone or something that is very impressive or unusual to look at use striking.

The film contains one very graphic scene of horrifying violence.

The huge white tower on the waterfront is very striking.

The huge white tower on the waterfront is very graphical. ()

Word Formation

-ous: causing or havingridiculous, dangerous, spacious, …

-ing: disillusioning, interesting, fascinating, …

-ed:handicapped, disabled, dreaded, …

Word Formation

-ion, -tion, -ation, -sion: the act, state, or result of misconceive misconceptionqualify qualificationidentify identificationfrustrate frustrationregulate regulationdispose, dispositionexclude, exclusion

misconceive, misconception

The housing needs of our inner cities have been misconceived from the start. 我们旧城区的住房需求一开始就受到误解。

dispel misconceptions 消除误解 It is a popular misconception (= Many people

wrongly believe) that all Scotsmen are mean. 很多人误以为苏格兰人都很小气。

qualify, qualification

Membership qualifies you for a discount on purchases.

She gained a qualification in marketing.

identify, identification

Scientists have identified the gene that causes abnormal growth. (= recognize, discover)

the identification of children who need professional help

frustrate, frustration

Mary was frustrated by the lack of appreciation shown of her work.

People often feel a sense of frustration that they are not being promoted quickly enough.

regulate, regulation

The activities of credit companies are regulated by law. 信贷公司的业务受法律制约。

Some in the market now want government regulation in order to reduce costs.

rules and regulations laid down for your guidance 为指导工作而制定的规章制度

fire, flood regulations 防火﹑ 防洪条例 safety regulations 安全规则 traffic regulations 交

通规则 contrary to/against (the) regulations 违章

dispose, disposition

He was forced to dispose of (= sell) his art treasures. 他被迫处理（卖）掉了自己的艺术珍藏。

You did us a great favor by disposing of that problem. （ = resolve ）

The safe disposal of nuclear waste is a major problem. 安全处置核废料是个大问题。

Students have a well-stocked library at their disposal. 学生有个藏书丰富的图书馆 , 非常方便。

The firm put a secretary at my disposal. 公司给我配备了一名秘书。

disposition

The film is not suitable for people of a nervous disposition. （ temperament ）

A solicitor advised him as to the disposition of the money. (the way in which sth. is dealt with)

Neither side shows the slightest disposition to compromise.(inclination)

exclude, exclusion

Her exclusion from the engineering project was a heavy blow to her.

Diane had dedicated her life to caring for him to the exclusion of all else.

He spent his spare time gardening, to the exclusion of all other interests. 他把空余时间都用在园艺上了 , 没有任何其他爱好 .

exclude, exclusive

Women are still excluded from this club. We can’t exclude the possibility that he is dead. The aircraft carries 461 people excluding the crew an

d cabin staff. (≠ including) Some people think that uncontrolled economic growt

h and environmental stability are mutually exclusive. (not possible at the same time)

Is the total exclusive of service charges? (not including)

The room is for the exclusive use of guests. (limited to only one person or group of people)

Word Formation

dis-: showing an opposite or negativedisillusion, dislocation ( 脱臼，混乱 ), disorie

ntation ( 使…迷失方向 ), displacement ( 撤换，顶替 )

mis-: bad or badly, wrong or wronglymisconception, mistrust, miscalculation, misfo

rtune

Language Studies

Someone who is handicapped has a physical or mental disability that prevents them living a totally normal life. Many people who have a disability find this word offensive.

I'm going to work two days a week teaching handicapped kids to fish.

measures to prevent discrimination against the handicapped

Needy and handicapped people depend on government relief for their support. 穷人和残疾人依靠政府的救济维持生计。

handicapped

In June, 82 visually-impaired, 845 hearing-impaired, 158 physically handicapped and 336 mentally handicapped students were integrated into normal schools, with the help of support services from the Education Department. 

六月，有 82 名视觉受损、 845 名听觉受损、158 名身体缺陷及 336 名智力缺陷的学童，获得教育署的支援服务，入读普通学校。

disabled

If you are elderly or physically disabled, massage can be beneficial.

teachers who work with learning disabled children (=children who have problems learning)

disabled parking/toilet/access (=for physically disabled people)

assume vs. suppose

If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.

It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar.

We must assume him to be innocent until he is proved guilty. 尚未证实他有罪 , 就得假定他是清白的 .

suppose

You can use suppose or supposing before mentioning a possible situation or action. You usually then go on to consider the effects that this situation or action might have.Suppose someone gave you an egg and asked you

to describe exactly what was inside.Supposing he's right and I do die tomorrow?

Maybe I should take out an extra insurance policy.

suppose

If you suppose that something is true, you believe that it is probably true, because of other things that you know.The policy is perfectly clear and I see no reason to

suppose that it isn't working.It had been supposed that by then Peter would be

married.

detach vs. separate detach (≠attach) separate (= sort out, take apart, ≠ join)

Please detach and fill out the application form. Doctors have to detach themselves from their feelings. 冷静，

不动感情 separate the sheep from the goats: distinguish good people fro

m bad people 把好人同坏人分开 separate the wheat from the chaff: distinguish valuable people

or things from worthless ones We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to s

eparate the wheat from the chaff. 我们得把申请书仔细筛选一下以甄别优劣 .

inform

I wasn't informed of the decision until too late. Please inform us of any change of address as soon a

s possible. Keep me informed (of/about what happens). 有事

随时通知我 . I informed him that I would not be able to attend th

e meeting. Could you please inform me how to go about conta

cting a lawyer?

Come upon

I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale.= come across

I came upon an old friend of mine while I was attending a symposium in Beijing.

Dr. Macphail quickly effaced from his lips the smile which had come upon them. 麦克费尔医生赶快收回了嘴角上露出的微笑。

drive … home

drive sth. home (to): make sth. unmistakably clear to

The accident at the factory really drove home to us the point that safety regulations must be observed.

The point is driven home to us that we must read and recite some excellent essays if we want to speak, write, and translate well.

Granted that …

granted that: (in an argument) even though; even supposing that

Granted that he should send money to help with the bills, it doesn't mean that he will.

Granted that I have become an outstanding professor, I will continue to work as hard as ever and strive to win still greater success.

Paraphrase

1. To date it has not been narcissistic.

Up to now I haven’t been able to admire my own appearance because I can’t see.

2. People will converse with me at the top of their lungs.

People will talk to me at the top of their voices.

Paraphrase

3. This point was graphically driven home to me while we were in England.

I was made to see this point very clearly during my stay in England. / The point was made unmistakably clear to me during my stay in England.

4. My saint-like disposition deserted me. My agreeable personality disappeared. / My usual

kindness and patience disappeared. / My good temperament left me completely. / My good patience was being exhausted.

Paraphrase

5. By and large, the business company’s response to offering employment to the disabled has been enthusiastic.

In general, the situation on the employment given to the disabled by the business community has been improving.

Read to Think (I)

Read to understand the contents of the text.

1. What kind of image does the author, a man born blind, have of himself?

2. Why is the word “blind” not used by the ticket agent according to the author?

3. What happened to the author when he was studying for a diploma-in-law degree at Oxford University?

Read to Think (I)

4. Why did the author feel annoyed after the procedure at the door of the X-ray room continued for five minutes?

5. What does the author think is the toughest misconception of all in terms of the disabled?

6. Why in your opinion does the author cite the example of a plant manager in the last paragraph?

7. What is the author’s general attitude towards the issue of the disabled discussed in the article?

Read to Think (II)

Read to understand the organization of the text.1. How many parts can the text be divided into? part I (para. 1), part II (para.2-14), Part III (para. 1

5-17)2. In the second part, the author relates his unpleasant

experiences as a blind man. What are these experiences and how are they arranged?

The unpleasant experiences include the way he was treated at the airport, in the hospital, and when he applied for a job.

They are arranged in the ascending order of annoyance.

Read to Think (II)

3. What does the author do in the third part? The author expresses his hope for a less-biased vi

ew and treatment of the disabled.

Read to Speak

Guided speaking

Retell the writer’s unpleasant personal experiences in the first person, using the words and phrases you have learned from the text.

Read to Speak

Free speakingPair work

Based on the information given, discuss with your partner on how Helen Keller and/or Zhang Haidi have/has influenced you greatly.

Group workWhat do you think we could do to help the

disabled? Do you think we may well let the disabled depend on themselves with regard to their self-esteem, or vice versa?

Idea Input: Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)

Helen Keller

Helen Keller was less than two years old when she came down with a fever. It struck dramatically and left her unconscious. The fever went just as suddenly. But she was blinded and, very soon after, deaf. As she grew up, she managed to learn to do tiny errands, but she also realized that she was missing something. "Sometimes," she later wrote, "I stood between two persons who were conversing and touched their lips. I could not understand, and was vexed. I moved my lips and gesticulated frantically without result. This made me so angry at times that I kicked and screamed until I was exhausted." She was a wild child. That's Helen Keller, a greatest writer in the world.

Idea Input ：张海迪张海迪， 1955 年秋天在济南出生。５岁患

脊髓病，胸以下全部瘫痪。从那时起，张海迪开始了她独到的人生。她无法上学，便在在家自学完中学课程。 15 岁时，海迪跟随父母，下放（山东）聊城农村，给孩子当起教书先生。她还自学针灸医术，为乡亲们无偿治疗。后来，张海迪自学多门外语，还当过无线电修理工。

 

Idea Input: 张海迪 在残酷的命运挑战面前，张海迪没有沮丧和沉沦，她以顽强的毅力和恒心与疾病做斗争，经受了严峻的考验，对人生充满了信心。她虽然没有机会走进校门，却发愤学习，学完了小学、中学全部课程，自学了大学英语、日语、德语和世界语，并攻读了大学和硕士研究生的课程。 1983年张海迪开始从事文学创作，先后翻译了《海边诊所》等数十万字的英语小说，编著了《向天空敞开的窗口》、《生命的追问》、《轮椅上的梦》等书籍。其中《轮椅上的梦》在日本和韩国出版，而《生命的追问》出版不到半年，已重印 3次，获得了全国“五个一工程”图书奖。在《生命的追问》之前，这个奖项还从没颁发给散文作品。最近，一部长达 30万字的长篇小说《绝顶》，即将问世。从 1983 年开始，张海迪创作和翻译的作品超过 100万字。

Idea Input: International Day of Disabled Persons December 3 is the International Disability Day. We

celebrate International Disability Day every year to promote understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the full integration of persons with disabilities into society. Nationally, there are different themes for this day. Some countries choose to focus on accessibility to the physical environment or to information and communications technology, while others highlight education or employment issues and some will discuss human rights or promote the new United Nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.

Read to Write (I)

Guided writingEx. II, III, IV on page 209

Sentence pattern modelingFree writing

Sentence Pattern Modeling

Find at least two sentence patterns in the text which impress you and then for each sentence pattern, write at least three sentences. Exchange with your desk mate the sentence patterns you have chosen and the sentences you have modeled to see what other sentence patterns are worth noticing and what you can learn from each other.

Free Writing

Some people think that the handicapped students should study in special schools, while others think that they should go to ordinary schools. What is your opinion? Give at least three reasons to support your point of view.

Read to Translate

Translate the following sentences from the text in English.

1. Very often people will converse with me at the top of their lungs, enunciating each word very carefully.

人们常常会扯着嗓子和我说话，并且刻意把每个字都咬得清清楚楚。

2. This point was graphically driven home to me while we were in England.

让我对这一点彻底了解的是我在英国的那段日子。

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3. This procedure continued for approximately five minutes at which point even my saint-like disposition deserted me.

这一程序持续了近五分钟，直到我再也无法保持我的绅士风度。

4. Fortunately, this view of limitation and exclusion is beginning to change.

幸运的是，这种限制和排斥盲人的观点开始有了变化。5. By and large, the business community’s response to offering

employment to the disabled has been enthusiastic. 总的说来，商业社团对于为残疾人提供就业机会的反应

一直是积极的。

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Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 演员必须清晰地发音吐字，否则，观众听不清楚，不知所云。

An actor must enunciate his words distinctly; otherwise, the audience cannot hear him clearly, nor can they make out what he is saying.

2. 发音吐字清晰是新闻播音员必须要做到的。 It is considered a must for news announcers to enun

ciate their words clearly.

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3. 我们接受到了那架飞机发出的无线电求救信号。

We picked up the radio signals for help from the plane.

4. 他的俄语说得这么好肯定是在俄罗斯生活过几年。

He must have picked up such excellent Russian by living in the country for some years.

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5. 为了阐明他的政策，总统又写了第二封信。In order to drive home his policy, the President

wrote a second letter.

6. 这次交通事故清楚地表明交通限速必须遵守。

The traffic accident drove home to us the point that speed limit must be observed / followed.

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7. 他遗弃了妻子和女儿，离开农场，到一个大城市定居去了。

He deserted his wife and daughter as well as his farm and went to live in a big city.

8. 当他不得不对母亲说的时候，却突然失去了勇气。

When he had to speak to his mother, his courage suddenly deserted him.

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9. 彼得脱口说出了那个消息，令我们大家惊讶不已。

Peter blurted out the news, which astonished all of us.

10. 他没有考虑后果就脱口而出他将要出国的消息。

He blurted out the news that he was going abroad before considering the effect.

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11. 应律师的一再恳求，内务大臣准予赦免。In response to the lawyer’s appeals, the Home Se

cretary granted a free pardon.

12. 政府将对下岗职工提供低息贷款。The government will grant low-interest loans to t

he laid-off workers.

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13. 大雨冲垮了帐篷之后，男孩子们对野营所抱的浪漫的幻想破灭了。

The boys became disillusioned about the romance of camping after their tent collapsed in the heavy rain.

14. 这位歌星的吸毒行为令他的歌迷们对他大失所望。

The singer disillusioned his fans by his drug-taking.

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15. 内阁不得不奇效发行政府债券的计划。The ministry had to cancel the plan to issue gove

rnment bonds.

16. 为纪念 2008 年北京奥运会，发行了一套奥运会吉祥物的特种邮票。

A special set of stamps concerning the mascots of 2008 Olympic Games was issued to commemorate the Beijing Olympics.

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17. 我们盼望暑假的到来，因为在暑假期间，我们喜欢做什么就能做什么。

We are looking forward to the summer vacation, during which we can do whatever we like.

18. 这场大家盼望已久的晚会，被那位不速之客的粗鲁行为给毁掉了。

The party, which had long been looked forward to, was ruined by the rude behavior of the uninvited guest.

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19. 他开始射鸟，但未射中。随即向空中一只秃鹰射击，同样未射中。

He shot at a bird, but missed it. Then he immediately shot at a bald eagle flying in the air, and missed it again.

20. 听众都渴望向专家提问，主持人不得不确保每人一次机会。

The listeners were eager to shoot questions at the expert, and the chairman had to make sure that everyone had a chance.

Dictation

Helen Keller was born a healthy normal child / in Alabama in 1880. / However, an illness accompanied by a high fever struck her / when she was still an infant, / leaving her deaf, blind, and unable to speak. / Several years later / a miracle came into Helen's life / when Anne Sullivan, a strong and loving person, became her teacher. / Through her help, / Helen Keller learned to communicate with those around her, / and as she grew older / others benefit from her unique insight and courage. / Miss Keller died in 1968, / but her spirit lives on. /It lives on in her articles and books / and in the stories of people / who were fortunate enough to meet her during her life time.

Thank you!