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1、,ENGLISH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS,Art of Life,The Twelfth Tuesday We Talk about Forgiveness,Unit Four,Background Information,Text Analysis,Translating Activities,Grammar Activities,Tuesdays with Morrie is a 1997 true story by American writer Mitch Albom. The story was later adapted by Thomas Rickman in
2、to a television movie (directed by Mick Jackson), which aired on 5 December 1999 and starred Hank Azaria.It tells the true story of sociologist Morrie Schwartz and his relationship with his students. Both the film and the book chronicle the lessons about life that Mitch learns from his professor, wh
3、o is dying.After five years in hardcover, it was released as a trade paperback in October 2002. It was re-released as a mass-market paperback by Anchor Books in January 2006. According to this edition, 11 million copies of Tuesdays with Morrie are in print worldwide.,Background Information,About the
4、 Book,Newspaper columnist Mitch Albom recounts his time spent with his 78 year old sociology professor at Brandeis University, Morrie Schwartz, who was dying from Lou Gehrigs disease. Albom, a former student of Schwartz, had not corresponded with him since attending his college classes sixteen years
5、 earlier. The first three chapters begin with: an ambiguous introduction to the final conversation between Albom and Schwartz, a brief flashback to Alboms graduation sixteen years earlier, and a brief recount of the events Albom experiences between his graduation and the point where he becomes promp
6、ted to return to his professor.,Book Review,Background Information,Albom is a successful columnist to the Detroit Free Press after failing to become a pianist. After seeing Schwartz on Nightline, Albom visits Schwartz. They arrange to meet on Tuesdays. The Detroit Newspaper Strike frees Albom from w
7、ork and allows him frequent flights from his home in Detroit to Schwartz in Boston. The resulting book is based Alboms recount of Schwartz lectures, quotes, experiences, and conversations. It is visited by frequent flashbacks and allusions to current events between each visit.,Background Information
8、,Text Analysis,Word Analysis,Sentence Analysis,Phrase Analysis,Text Translation,Keys to Exercises,Text Analysis,Word Analysis,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) Please forgive me I didnt mean to be rude.请原谅我，我不是有意无礼的。 2) Ill never forgive you for what you have done wrong to your parents.“你伤害了你的父母,我永远也不会原谅你。” 3)
9、My advice is that its best to forgive and forget.我的意见是最好还是不记前嫌。,1. forgiveto excuse for a fault or an offense; pardon.原谅；宽恕,E.g. 1）Dont squeeze the kitten, you will hurt it.不要紧捏那小猫，你会伤害它的。 2）The children squeezed together to make room for me to sit down.孩子们挤在一起以便腾出空来让我坐下。,2. squeezeTo press hard on
10、or together; compress.挤压；榨取；汲取,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) I attempted to read the entire novel in one sitting.我试图一次读完整本小说 2) We attempted the difficult maneuver without assistance.我们尝试在没有外援的情况下完成复杂的特技动作,3. attemptTo make an effort; endeavor企图，试图：努力,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) volunteered their services; volunt
11、eer to give blood.志愿提供他们的服务；自愿献血 2) Many retirees volunteer in community service and day care centers.许多退休人员在社区服务或育婴中心做义务工作,4. volunteerTo perform or offer to perform a service of ones own free will.志愿,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) a drug that relieves headaches缓解头痛的药 2) This will relieve pressure on the tr
12、ains to some extent.这将会在一定程度上减轻对火车的压力。 3) Let me relieve you of that heavy parcel.让我把你的重包裹解下来吧。,5. relieveTo cause a lessening or alleviation of:减轻, 解除, 援救, 救济,Word Analysis,E.g.Zoning is a blunt instrument that can at best shape but should not try to sculpt cities.地区化是一种直截了当的办法，可以用于体现但不能用于塑造城市。,6.
13、sculptTo shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision雕塑：很精确地或艺术地塑造、模制或造型,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) Theyre reconciled now.现在他们和好了。 2) He became reconciled to the loss of his wife.他接受了丧妻的事实。 3) I cant reconcile those two ideas.我无法调和那两种看法。,7. reconcileTo settle or resolve.调停，解决；使和好,Word An
14、alysis,E.g. 1) We never cherish any unrealistic fancies about those desperate criminals.我们对那些亡命的罪犯从来不抱任何不切实际的幻想。 2) He cherished the memory of his departed youth.他缅怀他那一去不复返的青春年华。,8. cherishTo treat with affection and tenderness珍爱，怜爱,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) He seems to have dropped most of his friends.
15、他好像与大多数的朋友不再来往了。 2) If a fire alarm is given, drop whatever you are doing, and leave the building at once.如遇火警,立即停止手头的一切工作,马上离开建筑物。,9. dropTo cease consideration or treatment of; o leave unfinished:停止考虑或处理；半途停止,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) Her face betrayed her nervousness.她的面部表情显露出她很紧张。 2) The officer bet
16、rayed the secret to his friends.那军官把秘密向朋友泄露了。,10. betrayTo give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:背叛，出卖,Word Analysis,Text Analysis,Phrase Analysis,E.g. 1）The police arrested dealers in an attempt to extirpate drug abuse. 在禁毒运动中警察逮捕了很多毒品交易者。 2）But if the balance turns unfavorable, a country may impose tariffs, taxes, or quotas in an attempt to improve IT. 但是，一旦贸易转为逆差，国家就会实行进口关税，其它税种，或者配额，以改进国家的贸易状况。 3）Some things are collected deliberately In the home in an attempt to avoid waste. 居家度日，有目的地收藏某些东西是为了防止浪费。,
