Section BSection B

Saying Goodbye Saying Goodbye Is Never EasyIs Never Easy

IntroductionIntroduction

Saying goodbye can occur anytime and anywhere. Everyone may say goodbye to his parents, his wife, his

child, his friends and etc. at anytime. But saying goodbye is never easy, you have to have time and find way to overcome the lose from saying goodbye and adjust yourself to come back to the normal life so that you may get away the influence brought from saying goodbye.

Reading MoreReading MoreQuestions and Answers:Questions and Answers:Direction: Answer the following questions Direction: Answer the following questions

according to the text.according to the text.1.Why does the author say that she is suffering from 1.Why does the author say that she is suffering from

empty nest syndrome?empty nest syndrome?2. How does the author feel about her parents' retiring 2. How does the author feel about her parents' retiring

from their jobs and living by themselves?from their jobs and living by themselves?3. Why did the author say that her sister threatened 3. Why did the author say that her sister threatened

their geographic unity?their geographic unity?4. Why did the author's parents have a4. Why did the author's parents have a garage sale?garage sale?

Intensive ReadingIntensive Reading1.My parents have 1.My parents have retiredretired to Florida, and now I'm to Florida, and now I'm

suffering from empty nest syndrome. suffering from empty nest syndrome. (Para. 1)(Para. 1)

2. 2. Part of mePart of me is happy for them, though. is happy for them, though. (Para. 3)(Para. 3)

3.The child inside is 3.The child inside is holding her breathholding her breath and turning and turning blue; an unreasonable reaction, I know. blue; an unreasonable reaction, I know. (Para. 6)(Para. 6)

4.4.So, we all thought it would be fun to have a So, we all thought it would be fun to have a garage garage salesale...... (Para. 11)(Para. 11)

Meaning: My parents have gone to Florida to live a quiet Meaning: My parents have gone to Florida to live a quiet life, and I am suffering from it because the house seelife, and I am suffering from it because the house seems empty. ms empty. Please notice that “empty nest” usually refers to the siPlease notice that “empty nest” usually refers to the situation that parents are in when their children have ltuation that parents are in when their children have left home.eft home.retire: retire: vi.vi. go away to a quiet or less central place go away to a quiet or less central place 隐隐退退

e.g. In the evenings, she e.g. In the evenings, she retiredretired to her study to work. to her study to work. 到了晚上，她回到书房去工作。到了晚上，她回到书房去工作。e.g. He often e.g. He often retires retires to the countryside to work on his to the countryside to work on his book.book.他常常躲到乡下去写书。他常常躲到乡下去写书。

part of me/him, etc.: used when you have many different part of me/him, etc.: used when you have many different feelings or thoughts about something, so it is difficult feelings or thoughts about something, so it is difficult to decide what you feel or what you should do to decide what you feel or what you should do 我我 // 他他有点儿……有点儿……

e.g. e.g. Part of mePart of me wants to leave, but I know he will be unha wants to leave, but I know he will be unhappy if I do. ppy if I do. 我有点儿想离开，但我知道如这样做，他会不开心。我有点儿想离开，但我知道如这样做，他会不开心。

e.g. e.g. Part of himPart of him wants to marry her. wants to marry her. 他有点儿想跟她结婚。他有点儿想跟她结婚。

Meaning: I feel tense and angry deep inside, though I knMeaning: I feel tense and angry deep inside, though I know this is an unreasonable response.ow this is an unreasonable response.Please notice that “the child inside” is a metaphor, refPlease notice that “the child inside” is a metaphor, referring to her deep feelings.erring to her deep feelings.hold one‘s breath: breathe in and not let the air out fohold one‘s breath: breathe in and not let the air out for some time r some time 屏住呼吸屏住呼吸

e.g. How long can you e.g. How long can you hold your breathhold your breath? ? 你屏气能屏多长时间？你屏气能屏多长时间？

e.g. We e.g. We held our breathheld our breath while the teacher read the exam while the teacher read the exam results. results. 老师宣读成绩时，我们都屏息静听。老师宣读成绩时，我们都屏息静听。

So, we all thought it would be fun to have a So, we all thought it would be fun to have a garage salegarage sale......

garage sale: an occasion when someone sells furniture, clgarage sale: an occasion when someone sells furniture, clothes, toys, etc. that they do not want any more othes, toys, etc. that they do not want any more 宅前宅前出售出售

Testing YourselfTesting YourselfUSING THE RIGHT WORDUSING THE RIGHT WORDFill in the blanks with the words given below. Change thFill in the blanks with the words given below. Change th

e form where necessary.e form where necessary.

compromise provision voyage threatencompromise provision voyage threaten

sensible virus possession discountsensible virus possession discount

1.All full-time staff get a 20 percent1.All full-time staff get a 20 percent （ ）（ ） on goods up to on goods up to 1,000 dollars each year.1,000 dollars each year.

2. Hackers are said to have started a computer2. Hackers are said to have started a computer （ ） （ ） thithis week.s week.

3. They took3. They took （ ）（ ） of the island by force.of the island by force.

4. Only a few men survived 4. Only a few men survived （ ）（ ） the during the storm.the during the storm.

5. The5. The （ ）（ ） of a new library is of great benefit to the stuof a new library is of great benefit to the students.dents.

6. He asked more than I was willing to pay, so we6. He asked more than I was willing to pay, so we （ ）（ ）has crashed in the sea close to an island.has crashed in the sea close to an island.

7. This seems a7. This seems a （ ） （ ） way of dealing with the problem.way of dealing with the problem.

8. The terrorists 8. The terrorists （ ）（ ） to blow up the plane if their demto blow up the plane if their demands were not met.ands were not met.