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1、1 The Telephone Born in Lebanon in a family whose ancestors are believed to have gone to Jerusalem in the Crusades. While he was living in Lebanon teaching English as a second language at the American University in Beruit, he married an American woman from Tennessee. A Au ut th ho or rA An nwwa ar r
2、 F F. . A Ac cc ca awwi i When the civil war broke out in Lebanon, Anwar F. Accawi and his wife were forced to leave the country and eventually moved to her native city of La Follette, Tennessee, and later settled down in the States. Anwar F. Accawi currently teaches as a full- time instructor at th
3、e English Language Institute of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has lived and taught in the U.S. since 1965. A Au ut th ho or rA An nwwa ar r F F. . A Ac cc ca awwi i As a teacher of ESL/EFL for thirty- two years. He has taught in the USA and in Lebanon, first at the National Evangelical
4、Institute and then at Sidon High School, Sidon, Lebanon, and also taught at the American University of Beirut before coming to the University of Tennessee in 1979. He has also trained students planning to become ESL teachers. A Au ut th ho or rT Te ea ac ch hi in ng g E Ex xp pe er ri ie en nc ce es
5、 s terraced:阶梯状的 time didnt mean much to anybody, except maybe to those who were dying. The villagers didnt think time was important until perhaps when they were dying. 2 In those days, there was no real need for a calendar or a watch to keep track of the hours, days, months, and years. keep track o
6、f: to keep oneself informed about a person, situation, etc. cf. lose track of: to fail to remain informed They try hard to keep track of their favorite stars. He loses track of time whenever he surfs the Net. 1.跟上进展，跟上进展， 保持联系保持联系 2.看清，听清看清，听清 The retired man reads newspaper every day to keep track
7、of current events. We leave the call numbers in order to keep track of each other. The plane dives beneath the clouds to keep track of the mountain slopes. keep track of Translation a.to remain aware; to keep informed b.to see clearly To have (no) need of: (not) to need sth. （不）需要 China has its own
8、space technology and has no need of American help. Roll by: 1. pass, esp. smooth and steadily 平稳地驶过 2. (of time) pass, esp. quickly; pass in steady succession (岁月）流逝， （时间）逝去 Married our cousins: Intermarriage among cousins is very common in Arab countries. The practice has come down from ancient tim
9、es, when the Arabs were mostly nomadic herdsmen who had no permanent settlements and moved with the animals from place to place. There were very few options open to young people in the choice of spouse. Today this intermarriage is still common because of economic considerations. For poor families, m
10、arriage within an extended family saves the trouble of exchanging dowries（嫁妆）. When rich people marry their cousins, they dont worry that someday their money and property will pass to another family / change hands. Those children who survived: Infant mortality rate was high. 3 Whoop: Give a whoop of
11、 rage 怒吼 Whoops of joy To whoop with delight 高兴地喊叫起来 Toil: ( at, on, through ) to work very hard for a long period of time 苦干、辛勤工作 They were bathed in sweat as they toiled at their digging. It isnt / wasnt that Not that I dislike the work, but that I have no time. frame: to organize and develop a pl
12、an, system, etc. 制订，构思 Frame a new bill制订新的法案 a new method an excuse Fine: adv. in a way that is acceptable and good enough 很好 Dont worry. He is doing fine. Things are fine at school this year. Talk fine. 说得好听。 I like it fine. 我很喜欢这个东西。 Para. 4 that caused the roof on the mayors house to cave in. (o
13、f roof or wall) to fall down or inward; to collapse 塌落，倒塌， （墙等）内陷 that caused the mayors house roof to collapse. You couldnt be more accurate than that, now, could you? (spoken) used for giving emphasis to a request, order, or comment Be careful, now. (order) 好了，小心了。好了，小心了。 Now, whats going on here?
14、 (request) 呃，这儿是怎么回事？呃，这儿是怎么回事？ Its marvelous, now isnt it? (comment) 哎，好极了。哎，好极了。 4 And thats the way it was in our little village for as far back as anybody could remember. And thats how we kept track of the important events in our little village to the extent that/ for as long as the oldest peopl
15、e could remember. serve as the object of “for” Strike: (of sth unpleasant) to happen suddenly 突然侵袭 The rise in living cost struck the poor people of the country. 生活费用的上涨使这个国家的穷人遭受打击。 because men who would not lie even to save their own souls told and retold that story until it was incorporated into
16、Magdalunas calendar. to save their lives This shows, to some extent, the way of thinking of the villagers in those days when honesty prevailed. They trusted honest people and didnt seek any proof for what had been said about past events. until the event became one of the things by which we kept track of the important events in our lives. To save their own souls: to save their lives. (Maybe a religious meaning,
