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1、Unit 5,Fourteen Steps Hal Manwaring,五月的第二个星期天是Mothers Day,But do you know, what day it is the third Sunday in May?,National Disable day,国际助残日,The disabled, The blind, The deaf, The deaf-mute, The mental retardation, Be lame/limp, paralyze (AmE) paralyse (BrE),The disabled, Cleft lip/ harelip 兔唇, Dwa
2、rfism 侏儒症, Cretinism 呆小症, Dementia 痴呆, Hemiplegia 偏瘫，半身不遂, Day blindness 昼盲，夜视症 Moon blindness 夜盲症,Disabled sports, Paralympic Games 残奥会,Paralympic Games 残奥会,Question,Image this , if you were a disabled person , what will you do ? What we can do for the disabled ? If you must lose a part of your bod
3、y ? Which part would you like to choose?,Leading-question,Do you believe that a cat has nine lives,猫总能引起人们的极大兴趣。它们可以对人友好，充满柔情。但是，它们又有自己神秘的生活方式。它们从不像狗和马一样变得那么顺从。结果是人们已经学会尊重猫的独立性。在它们的一生中，大多数猫都对人存有戒心。最使我们感兴趣的一件事情就是一种通俗的信念猫有九条命。显然，这种说法里面包含着许多真实性。猫在跌落时能够大难不死是有事实作为依据的。 最近，纽约动物医疗中心对132只猫进行了为期5个月的综合研究。所有这些猫
4、有一个共同的经历：它们都曾从高层建筑上摔下来过，但只有其中的8只猫死于震荡或跌伤。当然，纽约是进行这种有趣的试验的一个理想的地方，因为那里根本不缺乏高楼大厦，有的是高层的窗槛从上往下坠落。有一只叫萨伯瑞的猫从32层楼上掉下来，但只摔断一颗牙。“猫就像训练有素的跳伞队员，” 一位医生说。看起来，猫跌落的距离越长，它们就越不会伤害自己。在一个长长的跌落过程中，它们可以达到每小时60里甚至更快的速度。在高速下落中，猫有时间放松自己。它们伸展四肢，就像飞行中的松鼠一样。这样就加大了空气阻力，并减少了它们着地时冲击力带来的震动。,关于猫你知道多少,Copy cat,形容一个人喜欢模仿、抄袭他人,Fat
5、Cat,指有钱人,Cat tongue,形容怕烫、不能吃热食物的人,不要非在一棵树上吊死,There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream.,知人知面不知心,Cats hide their claws.,The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.,嘲笑那些掩耳盗铃者。,关于猫的谚语,a cat nap 打个盹儿 let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄密，说漏嘴） more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧
6、妙不同 （另有办法）,rain cats and dogs 天上下猫，天上下狗（倾盆大雨） All cats are black in the dark.或者We are in the same boat 五十步笑百步或乌鸦笑猪黑。,The cat did it. 做错了事情，用这是猫干的来推卸责任。,不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业） A gloved cat catches no mice （猫总是藏起自己的爪子-知人知面不知心） Cats hide their claws （掩耳盗铃，自欺欺人) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream）,与猫有关的成
7、语,Care killed the cat （忧虑伤身） Let the cat out of bag （无意中泄露秘密） Theres more ways than one to kill a cat （有的是办法）,She is a cat （她是个包藏祸心的女人） Mrs Smith is a perfect cat （史密斯太太是个地地道道的长舌妇）,Do you know,The man and his wife lead a cat and dog life, and both are miserable (他们夫妻俩经常吵架，两人都感到痛苦) Its difficult to g
8、et a man to bell the cat （敢于在危险中挺身而出的人不容易找到）。,Image this if you were a disabled person , what will you do ?,Just climb 14 steps each day,Or in your small way to help others,The 21 dancers in “The Thousand-hand Bodhisattva” amazed and delight the word who can speak and hear.,Kirk Douglas wife Ann sti
9、ll established Research for Women cancers with six fellow survivors even when she dealt with the cancer.,Someone even dont believe a cat has nine lives how can the author said that he was living his third life .,So if you want know why did the author said that , let us read this story together.,Prev
10、iew check,Fill in the blanks. A cat is said to have _ lives. The authors father died when he was _ years old. The authors happy dream ended because he contracted a disease of the _. The author had a _ tire in a stormy might on his way home. The old man who helped the author to change the tire was _.
11、 The author realized that he was filled to overflowing with _, _, _ to the needs of others and _.,Keys,nine fifteen motor nerves flat blind self-pity / selfishness / indifference / thoughtlessness,Pre-reading questions,What are the difficulties a disabled person might face? List some of them. health
12、 / transportation / education / employment / family life / psychological problems Can you always see the needs of others? Cite an example to justify your answer.,Part I (Para 12) the authors 1st life struggle to make a living + a pleasant dream Part II (Para 35) the authors 2nd life the life afflict
13、ed by the disease the difficulty climbing the 14 steps Part III (Para 68) How did the authors third life begin changing the flat tire in a stormy night Part IV (Para 910) the authors reflection on the incident,Structural analysis,Part I (Para 1 2),The authors first life,Questions,Can you describe th
14、e authors first life briefly?,be inclined to,Commandos are inclined to shoot first and ask questions later. He was inclined to self-pity. to be likely to do something or behave in a particular way be inclined to agree / think / believe Arthur has some strange ideas, but on this occasion Im inclined
15、to agree with him. to hold a particular opinion, but not very strongly It was Sunday morning, and she was not inclined to get up yet. You can visit our chatrooms, if you feel so inclined . to want to do something, but without having a strong desire artistically / musically / mathematically inclined
16、naturally interested in or good at art, music,paralyze,syn. cripple, disable, numb Mrs. Burrows had been paralyzed by a stroke. 这个登山的人跌瘫了，不能走了。 The climber was paralyzed in a fall, and couldnt walk. 电力中断使得列车无法运行。 The electricity failure paralyzed the train service. paralysis of the lower body,San Jose: a city of western California southeast of San Francisco San Carlos: located 25 miles south o
