book iii unit 1 unit 1: section a love without limitations dong sisi college of foreign studies

Book III Unit 1Book III Unit 1

Unit 1: Section A

Love Without Limitations

Dong Sisi

College of Foreign Studies

Pre-class Task Checking

Text Understanding

Difficult Sentences

Words and Phrases

Summary

Writing

Post-class Task


Pre-class Task Checking


Pre-class TasksPre-class TasksRead the Preview before you go to the text.

Try to find out the answers to the first 8 questions on P. 8.

Mark the sentences you think are difficult to understand and get ready to raise the questions in class.


Find out the meaning and usage of the following words and phrases in the text:

penetrate

grasp

drain

restrain

get through

hit home

Pre-class TasksPre-class Tasks


Look at the following pictures which share the same theme. What is it?

Guess the themeGuess the theme


Watch a movie clip and answer the questions followed.

1. What’s Jonah’s Christmas wish?

2. Why did Jonah call the radio station?

Tips

Family loveFamily love


Sleepless in Seattle


Tips:

• father might find a new wife;• unhappy since his wife’s death; • worried about father


Jonah is only 8 years old, but he knows how to care about his father. This family love makes everyone moved. Today, we’re going to learn another moving story which also happened among familymembers.

Love Without Limitations


Text Understanding


With her lifetime experience, the author tells us there have never been any limitations to love whatever life may present.

I. Structure Analysis


Part I (Para.1~_ ):3 All family members took good care of Jimmy.

Part II (Para. _ ~ _ ): I looked after Jimmy alone after parents’ death.

4 7

Part III (Para. _ ~ _ ): Jimmy’s 57th birthday was a success.

Part IV (Para. 12): Conclusion: Love without limitations

8 11

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II. Understanding

Love is a song without words. One must feel it with his soul.

Love is an endless path. One must walk on though his life.

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Since his birth, Jimmy has always been surrounded in the atmosphere of love. During his growing up, the occurrence of some concrete events was the reflection of “love without limitations”.

Rearrange the following events according to the time sequence in the text:

1.1. Footsteps of Being LovedFootsteps of Being Loved


A. I alone was left to look after Jimmy.

B. Inseparable with father, Jimmy did everything with him.

C. With ideal gifts, my friends made Jimmy’s birthday party a success.

D. I must take care of Jimmy wherever I went.

E. Jimmy has finally become independent physically and mentally.

F. In Jimmy’s eyes, the world changed a lot after father’s death.

Text Study—Understanding

Key: D – B – F – A – E – C


Jimmy’s life is a misery because he was born with brain damage; meanwhile, Jimmy is lucky because he is deeply loved by the people around all through his life. Now, go to the text to find out what people around

sister: _______________________.

mother: ______________________.

father: _______________________.

sister’s friends: ________________.

Tips

2. Action of Love2. Action of Love

Text Study—Understanding

have done to him.


Tips:

sister’s life revolved…

sister was in charge outside…

mother taught…

father held the house…

sister’s friends brought …


3. Philosophy of Love

If you read carefully, you’ll find that except the narration of how the family cared about Jimmy, there’s some understanding about love — philosophy of love — scattered in the text. For example:

It was possible to have a home with room for both his limitations and my ambitions. (L36)

Can you find more?

Tips


Tips:

In fact, caring for someone who loves…(L38)But as we sang for Jimmy … , we were

reminded …(L66)The simplicity with which …(L69)There had never been any limitations …(L71)

Now challenge yourself to translate them into Chinese to see whose version is the best one. Try to be faithfulfaithful andand elegantelegant..


Difficult Sentences


Notes to the Text—Focus Study

1. … so I urged the neighborhood kids to come to my house for some out-of-control kid-centered fun. (L5)(L5)

out-of-control kid-centered fun = to have as much fun as the kids like

out-of-control和 kid-centered 是复合形容词more examples: up-to-date; color-coded; student-centered


2. I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking down the parents of the kids

who picked on my brother, and telling on them. (L9)


I was ... outside

where I administered …of the kids

who picked on my brother


3. Usually very agreeable, he now quit speaking altogether and no amount of words could penetrate the vacant expression he wore on his face. (L18) (L18)


No amount of word could penetrate the vacant expression he wore on his face

= nothing could change the empty look on his face


4. I hired someone to live with him and drive him to work, but no matter how much I tried to make things stay the same, even Jimmy grasped that the world he’d known was gone.(L20)


No matter (how, who, what, where, etc.)= however, whoever, whatever, wherever

stay the same = keep things as they were

grasp = understand

More Practice


1 ）无论它有多难，我保证学会。No matter how hard it is, I'll learn how to do it.

2 ）不管你做什么千万不可泄气。 No matter what you do, never lose heart.

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3 ）不要开门，不管是谁敲门。

Don' t open the door no matter who knocks.

4 ）无论你到哪里 , 我都与你同行。

No matter where you go, I'll go with you.


5）不论他们在余震中会冒多大风险，战士们决心要尽早到达震中。

No matter what a high risk they might face amid aftershocks, even the soldiers resolved that they should get to the epicenter as early as possible.


5. Just as my father’s death had changed world overnight, September 11th changed our lives; the world we’d known was gone. (L65) (L65)


“just as” = “in the way that someone says, or in the same condition something is in” .

e.g. I had spoken to him just as I spoke to everybody.

More Practice


1 ）就象吉米妹妹的朋友都关心吉米一样，吉米也关心他们。

Just as all his sister’s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.

2 ）月亮绕着地球转就好像地球绕着太阳转。

The moon goes around the earth just as the earth goes around the sun.

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Words and Phrases


I. Word Using

1. justice n. (L9) the quality of being just; fairness

Words and Expressions—Word Using

They are demanding equal rights and justice.

正义一定会战胜非正义。 Key

Translation

Justice will prevail over injustice.

e.g.


2. wreck n. (L17) a badly damaged ship, car or plane; sb. who is tired or unhealthy

• The car was a worthless wreck after the collision.

Translation


• My aunt was a complete wreck after the illness. Key


e.g.

我婶婶病后身体完全垮了。

3. beneath prep. (L18) in or to a lower position than sth. ; or directly under sth.


e.g.

Beneath her self-confident surface, she's quite unsure of herself.

近义词

under, below


4. disguise n. ＆ v. (L18) sth. that is worn to hide who one really is; hide or change sb’s appearance

e.g.• He disguised his looks but he could not disguise his voice.

Translation


He tried to disguise his real feelings.He tried to disguise his real feelings.

他试图掩饰他真实的感情。 Key


5. penetrate v. (L20) enter sth. or pass through it ; see into or through sth.


The eyes of owls can penetrate the dark.

e.g.

她戴了一顶假发，但是我们很快就识穿了她的伪装。Translation

She has a wig on, but we soon penetrateher disguise.

Key


6. grasp v. (L22) understand; take hold of sb. or sth.


反义词loosen, release

He came to grasp English pronunciation by diligence.

Translation

他靠勤奋掌握了英语发音。 Key


7. reckon with (L42) to take account of in one’s plan


e.g.

You have to reckon with this problem as soon as possible.

Translation

Our company will have to reckon with our opponent's strong points.

我们公司必须针对竞争对手的优点加以考虑。 Key


8. drain v. (L45) to cause to flow off gradually or completely


这项工程让我筋疲力尽。

Translation

The project drained my energy.

Key

常见用法brain drain 人才流失


9. restrain v. (L53) prevent sb. from doing sth.


Translation

他快到家时 , 抑制不住心头的激动情绪。

As he neared home, he couldn't restrain his excitement.

Key

形近词drain 流干，流走 constrain 强迫，迫使


10. end up (doing) sth. (L61) to be in the end ( in a stated place or condition)


Translation

If you continue to steal you will end up in prison.

They win no one's trust and will end up having no friends at all.

e.g.

你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱。你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱。 Key


11. get (sb.) through (L69)

help sb. deal with a difficult situation


Any more phrases with “get”?get across get along get over get on get off get up …


With help from all parts of the country, the people in the flooded area managed to get through that harsh winter.

e.g.

Words and Expressions—Phrasal Verbs

II. Chinese to English

形影不离伪装

依靠自己活得有声有色维持原状

眼泪开始流把某事做成

好极了额外的礼物

度过难关

inseparabledisguiseblossom on one’s ownstay the sametears begin to flowwork sth. outsupera welcome bonusget through


Words and Expressions—Phrasal Verbs

III. Old to New

solve sth.empty; not filling

loyalpromise to do

intense fearstanding straight up

become more successful giving birth

want sth. very much

work outvacantfaithfulpledgeterrorerectblossomdeliverylong


IV. Active Expressions

Notes to the Text—Active Expressions

In English, you may find some expressions formed by very common words, but they are active and powerful.

• What’s on at the cinema tonight?

• 今晚电影院上演什么？• What’s he up to? 他忙什么呢 ?

e.g.


1. I was in charge outside where…(L9)

2. Jimmy grasped that the world he’d known was gone. (L22)

3. This hit home a few days after … (L40)

4. That was super! (L59)


Find out the active expressions:



• in charge • responsible for

• be gone • go away

• hit home • be understood and accepted

• super • very good; wonderful

The active expressions:



1. 一位有经验的机械师负责这工作。

2. 你不在时，要我帮你照顾你的小狗吗？

3. 你的分析确实切中要害。

4. 这简直好极了。

Translation



1. An experienced mechanic is in charge of the job.

2. Shall I take care of your dog while you are gone?

3. Your analysis really hit home.

4. Now that’s absolutely super!

Key

More PracticeMore Practice



1. 总裁想知道谁负责这个部门的工作 .

2. 天晓得她跑到什么地方去了。

3. 大爱的力量直到这次地震发生后才被真切地感受到。

4. 我们在阳朔度过了美好的一天。

More Practice



1. The president wants to know who is in charge of this department.

2. Heaven knows where she is gone .

3.The power of boundless love did not hit home until in the wake of this terrible earthquake.

4. We had a super day in Yangshuo .

Key


Summary


My brother, Jimmy, was born with brain damage due to a difficult _______. Accompanying my growing up was ________ around my brother’s life and protecting him from being _________ by other kids. Unfortunately, father, who was __________ with Jimmy, died in 1991. Jimmy was a ______ and believed that the world he’d known was_____ . Even worse, mother died six months later and I _____ was left to look after Jimmy.

deliveryrevolving

picked on

inseparablewreck

gonealone

to be continued…to be continued…

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11on his own

9·11friends

merryfestive

longedAfter that, Jimmy moved to New York City to live with me for a while. But he still ______ to live in parents’ house and he finally returned. So far, he has lived there for ____ years and blossomed __________ . I held a party for Jimmy’ 57th birthday just a few days after ____disaster, but no one of the family could come. I called on my ______ to help who brought ideal presents and made it a ______ and ________ occasion.


I knew that the constant love and support of our friends and family would ___ us _______ all the hardships in life. There had never been any _________ to what Jimmy’s love could accomplish.

get through

limitations


How do you understand the title of the text?

Could you give more examples to show love without limitations?

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In the aftermath of the Wenchuan earthquake, for example, there was a swell of unlimited love within the Chinese people for the victims. In no time, such love streamed with ever-greater energy into every corner of China, thus leaving the victims with more courage in the combat against the catastrophe. Such love was, if anything, an endless flow of warmth that not only excited every Chinese but shook the world as well.


WritingWriting


1. The Writing Method of the Passage:

A Problem – Response – Evaluation Structure

This is very commonly used structure in English. Normally, some part of a situation is introduced before the problem. Then, solutions are taken to solve the problem. Afterwards, some evaluationmight occur in the actions taken.

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Jimmy, was born with brain damage due to a lack of oxygen at his birth.

My mother taught Jimmy practical things.

My life revolved around Jimmy’s.

My father held the family together with his patience and understanding.I protected Jimmy when the kids picked on him.

My father and Jimmy were inseparable and did everything together.

Problem

Response

Evaluation

Writing—Structure Writing

2. Sample 1—Part 1 of the Text2. Sample 1—Part 1 of the Text


2. Your Task

Write a passage with a problem-response-evaluation structure and begin it with the following sentence:

Writing—Structure Writing

On the afternoon of May 12th, 2008, an earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale, broke out in Wenchuan, leaving the region with ruins.

for reference


Post-class TaskPost-class Task


Finish the writing assignment.

Recite the last paragraph.


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