2024年6月5日发(作者：)
Lesson Nine A Dill Pickle
ⅠTeaching objectives:
After teaching this unit ,students are supposed to:
1. get familiar with the rules of word formation ;
2. get familiar with some grammatical points;
3. get familiar with some proper noun;
4. have a thorough understanding of the whole text: A Dill Pickle
5．get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily conversation;
II. Listening and speaking activities
1. Listen to the recording of the text and know what the text talk about.
2. Know the idea about the text and discuss the questions in the text.
3. Talk about the relationship between the man and Vera.
III. Reading Comprehension and Language Activities
1. Pre-reading discussions:
1) Read the text and listen to the recording. Try to understand as much as possible with the help of the notes,
glossary, dictionaries and reference books.
2) What do you think was the nature of two person‟s relationship?
2. Background knowledge:
1)The Volga:The longest river in Russia and the whole of Europe. It comes from the northwestern part of
Russia and flows 2,2290 miles in a winding course to the Caspian Sea（里海） in the south. The Boatman’
s Song mentioned here is a well-known folk song.
2)Kew Gardens
Famous botanical gardens located in a part of Richmond in Greater London, England.
3)Corsica
French island in the Mediterranean, north of the island of Sardinia（撒丁岛）
3. About the text:
The text can be divided into
Part One(Para 1-12) the couple former lovers recognized each other and then sat down together.
Part Two (Para 13-21) they recalled their past days together.
Part Three(Para 22-51) the man flaunted the girls his travel experience and then they recalled the man‟s boyhood
stories together.
Part Four(Para 52-65) the man told something about the letter which the woman sent to him. Although the man
wanted to urge her to stay, she leaved finally.
4. Language points:
1)Words and expressions
1) to snap.
(1) to break with a sudden sharp noise
neck snapped and he died instantly.
snapped some dead wood from the trees nearby and made a fire.
(2) to open or close something suddenly
snapped her suitcase shut and pushed it under her bed. eyes snapped open.
(3) to say something quickly and angrily or in an annoyed manner
“Don‟t take me for a fool,” he said.
(4) to take a photo
I didn‟t stay long. I just took a quick look and snapped a few pictures.
(5) To make a sharp cracking sound with fingers or teeth
Their ferocious dog was snapping at me.
2) to fix
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(1) to fasten firmly
chairs are all fixed to the floor. looked at me with fixed eyes.
(2) to arrange
We have not yet fixed the meeting.
(3) to repair or cure
radiator of my car is leaking. I‟ve got to get it fixed right away.
doctor said that he could fix my broken nose.
Fix n. An awkward and difficult position
His wife divorced him, and his son is only three. He is now a terrible fix.
3) Apart adv.
(1) separate by a distance
two schools are only a few blocks apart. are now living apart.
are worlds apart in personality.
(2) into parts
You need special equipment to take this machine apart.
Other useful expressions: to tell apart, to pull apart, to drift apart, to fall apart,
to come apart, to grow apart
2)Grammatical points and structure
﹡He was peeling an orange.
To peel an orange: to take off the peel of an orange.
To peel potatoes; to husk剥去 ...的皮[壳] the rice; to shell the peas去壳除去…的壳；剥…外皮；shell
oysters.剥牡蛎; to weed the garden给花园除杂草; to gut取出内脏the fish; to dust掸掉...上的灰尘the
tables.
﹡Won’t you smoke? 3
An invitation: Won’t you sit down? Won’t you come in? Won’t you have some coffee?
﹡But she was thinking how well she remembered that trick of his—the trick of interrupting her—and of
how it used to exasperate her six years ago. （12）
To exasperate: to annoy, to vex, to irritate very much.﹡I am still just as ignorant for all your telling me.
（13）
For all: in spite of all.
For all our efforts, we still couldn‟t’t save his life.
For all his power, he is still the most despised person
﹡His was the truer.15
The Johnsons have two daughters. Tina was the more intelligent.
﹡And in the warmth, as it were, another memory unfolded.
﹡As it were: as if; as you might say; so to speak.
﹡Apart from them, with his supper in a cloth on his knees, sat the coachman.
Apart from:（here）some distance away from.
It is a bit colder in winter, but apart from (except) that, it’s quite a pleasant city to live in.
Apart from （Besides）these reasons, there is yet another factor.
A cloth: cloth is usually uncountable unless it refers to a piece of this material for special purpose such as a
table cloth or a dish cloth
﹡ Antonomasia（换称）
换称中的专有名词通常有三种来源：宗教，古代及当代的历史和文学。比较：
借代：Uncle Sam（山姆大叔） -- the United States（美国）
Fleet Street（舰队街） – the British press（英国报界）
the Pentagon（五角大楼） – U.S. Defense Department（美国国防部）
the Capitol Hill (国会大山) – U. S. Congress
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the Scotland Yard – London‟s Police department
Foggy Bottom（雾谷） – U.S. State Department（美国国务院）
Silicon Valley – U.S. high-tech center
Hollywood（好莱坞） -- American film-making industry（美国电影制片业,电影界）
Downing Street（唐宁街10号） – the residence and office of the British prime minister（英国首相官邸）
换称：（1）biblical or mythological figures（宗教或神话渊源）
Solomon（所罗门） – a wise man（聪明人）
Daniel（丹尼尔） – a wise and fair judge（聪明而公正的法官）
Judas（犹大） – a traitor（叛徒）
Hercules（赫丘利） – a hero of strength and bravery（大力神）
Achilles‟ heel（致命弱点）- died in Trojan War, a war between Greeks and Trojans started by Sparta’s queen
Helen running away with Trojan
Prince Paris
﹡historical figures（历史渊源）
the Rubicon（鲁比肯河） – an irrevocable step（破釜沉舟，无可挽回）Julius Caesar crossed the river to fight
with Pompey, the ruler of Rome
Nero（尼禄） – a tyrant（暴君）of Rome who executed his mother and wife and who ended up in suicide amid
public uprisings
John Wayne（约翰·韦恩） – a modern figure of a tough guy（粗犷型男子汉形象），actor in westerns, and Oscar
best actor 1969
﹡literary figures（文学渊源）
Uncle Tom（山姆大叔） – a Negro who compromises and conforms with the Whites
odyssey – 磨难重重的旅程 Wind Country, Sirens
﹡Paradox（似是而非的隽语）
American civilization is characterized by conservative liberalism （保守的自由主义）of our
political life, the pragmatic idealism（实际的理想主义） of our cerebral life, the emotional rationalism
（重感情的理性主义） of our spiritual life and the godly materialism（敬神的实利主义） of our
acquisitive life.
Safety will be the sturdy child of terror, and survival the twin brother of annihilation. Winston
Churchill, referring to the development of nuclear arms, said, „ Stone Age may return on the gleaming
wings of science.‟
--- The Lebanese inferno （地狱）,in short, is painful proof that evil still can become banal.（一
言以蔽之，黎巴嫩这个人间地狱是个惨痛的证据，它表明，邪恶还是可以司空见惯，不以为怪。）
5. Post-reading discussion:
Do you think the text bears out the critic's opinions of Mansfield
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s writings?
ses：
II Vocabulary:
a. Translate: into English:
1) to peel the potatoes
3) to lift her veil
5) to loathe the weather
7) to draw a deep breath
9) to give a hint
11) to stretch one‟s neck
13) to float on the river
15) to prick up ones ears
17) to hover over the trees
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2) to decorate the rooms
4) to unbutton the collar
6) to hunt my memory
8) to make a grimace [ɡri'meis] 鬼脸；怪相；
10) not to breathe a word
12) to unfold the map
14) to plead with her
16) to ripple in the breeze
18) to lay down the apple
Original items:
1) 削土豆皮
3) 掀开面纱
5) 讨厌这天气
7) 深深地吸了一口气
9) 给了一个暗示
11) 伸长脖子
13) 漂流在河上
15) 竖起耳朵
17) 在树上盘旋
2) 布置房间
4) 解开衣领
6) 是我魂系梦牵
8) 做了一个怪相
10) 不透漏一个字
12) 到开地图
14) 向她请求
16) 微风中清波荡漾
18) 放下苹果
4. Translate:
1) They all stretched their necks to see what was happening.
2) The desert stretches for nearly a hundred miles.
3) Take a break. Go and stretch yourself a bit.
4) In front of her was a beautiful stretch of open land.
5) He simply loves to hear his own voice. Often he talks for hours a stretch.
6) If you go beyond that limit the economy will collapse.
7) One glance at the damaged car, and he knew that it was beyond repair.
8) She was then in a terrible fix. She could neither bear him nor leave him.
9) If you still can‟t fix it this time, you will have to bear the consequences.
10) He swung his stick at the tiger with all his strength. But the stick snapped and the tiger was unharmed. In his
panic, he had hit the tree nearby.
11) He only stayed long enough to snap a few pictures.
12) “It is none of your business.” he snapped.
13) He snapped his briefcase t, stood up and said, “Then there‟s nothing more to be said.”
14) He became very curious and began to take the computer apart.
15) The two switch knives looked very much alike. The jurors could not tell them apart.
16) When the accident happened I was standing only a few meters apart form the car.
III Grammar Exercises:
3. Supply responses to the remarks by translating the Chinese into English:
1) Why? Hasn‟t she been preparing for it all the time?
2) Don‟t you believe?
3) Aren‟t they lovely?
4) What? Haven‟t you finished it yet?
5) Don‟t you know he‟s been admitted to Fudan University?
6) Isn‟t he in his office? He was there five minutes ago.
7) What‟s there to worry about? We‟ve made every preparation possible.
8) Can‟t you see that I‟m busy?
9) How can you say such things to your father?
10) Haven‟t you heard of the world famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti?
6. Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer.
1-10. b a b a d d a a b d 11-15. b d a a c
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Astound 使震惊
beak 鸟嘴
bosom 胸部
champagne 香槟
decorate 装修
dreamy 幻想的
exasperate 激怒
hint 暗示
indecision 优柔
infuriate 使大怒
luxury 奢侈品
melancholy 犹豫的
mockery 嘲弄
parrot 鹦鹉
perfume 香水
prick(up) 竖起耳朵
scrape 擦，刮
settle 了结决定
sufficient足够的
unfold 展开，打开
velvet 天鹅绒的
barbarian 野蛮人
beast 四腿动物
bound 跳动
coachman 马车夫
dill 小茴香
egoist 利己主义者
geranium天竺葵
haunt 出没，萦绕
hover 飞翔，盘旋
informal 不正式的
loathe 厌倦
maniac 狂躁者
moan 呻吟声
mournful 悲哀的
pagoda 宝塔
peel 削皮
pickle 泡菜
purr 猫的咕噜声
self-engrossed 以自我为中心的
slumber 睡觉
thunder-struck 震惊的
veil 面罩
verbena 美人樱 wasp 黄蜂
活到老，学到老。
一石双鸟。
祸不单行。
经一事，长一智。
说起来容易做起来难。
一分预防胜似十分治疗。
grimace 痛苦的表情
mysteriously 神秘的
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Live and learn.
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Kill two birds with one stone.
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It never rains but it pours.
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In doing we learn.
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Easier said than done.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。
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Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
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He who laughs last laughs best.
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He who pays the piper, calls the tune.2
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
谁负担费用，谁加以控制。
身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。
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He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
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No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之。
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