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1、传播优秀Word版文档 ，希望对您有帮助，可双击去除！Unit 8Literary WorksPreview Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. They must have undergone disappointment and despair. For them, life is truly a box of chocolates except that it is black and bitter: years wrinkle their skin, loneliness is taking away the dim
2、 light, and the reality is a horrible truth of vanity. A clean and well-lighted place thus is the only refuge from the darkness of the world outside. It is best to be a home, a bar, or a cafe with brandy and coffee served by the young generation.Part IText ReadingWarm-upI.Aging issueA trend towards
3、an ever older population is sweeping the world. But far prior to this, some proverbs or sayings have showed their attitudes toward the aged. Guess the meanings of the following proverbs or sayings, and tell whether they are positive, negative or neutral with regard to the aged.1. You cant teach an o
4、ld dog new tricks.上年纪的人学不了新玩意。2. Old birds are not to be caught with chaff. 老谋是不会失算的。3. A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. 只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。4. Old foxes want no tutors. 老狐狸不需要教师。5. If the old dog barks, he giv
5、es counsel. 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。6. An old man is treasure of a family. 家有一老，如有一宝。7. Old bees yield no honey. 老蜂不酿蜜。8. The devil knows many things because he is old. 姜是老的辣。Negative：1,7 Positive: 2, 4, 5, 6Neutral：3II. How are the aged and the young different?We need to be aware of the differences between the
6、 aged and the young so as to respect the differences and bridge the gap. Listed below are descriptions or statements on the aged and the young. Decide which age group each of these belongs to.1. Dreaming with passion about the future.2. Looking back on the best days.3. Psychically and mentally fragi
7、le.4. Nostalgic.5. Longing for home as a shelter.6. Retaining grace under pressure.7. Being overwhelmed by vain sorrows.8. Feeling lonely.9. Getting ready to start over.10. Acting on impulse.11. Thinking twice before taking a step.12. Getting bored with life.III. Your attitude toward the aged.Show y
8、our responses on the following occasions:When you come across a homeless person over 60 years old.When your grandparents keep nagging at you.When an old man in rags approaches you for help.When you find an old man alone at the restaurant or in the bar.TextA Clean, Well-Lighted Place1Ernest Hemingway
9、211 It was late and everyone had left the caf except an old man who sat in the shadow get some shade (树荫) under a tree the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the daytime (nighttime) the street was dusty, but at night the dew (露珠) settled ( an argument平息纠纷或争吵) the dust and the old
10、 man liked to sit late (=stay up late) because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference. The two waiters (waitress) inside the caf knew that the old man was a little drunk, and while (=though) he was a good client they knew that if he became too drunk he would leave witho
11、ut paying, so they kept watch on him.2 Last week he tried to commit suicide, one waiter said.3 Why?4 He was in despair (=desperate).5 What about? (Why)6 Nothing.7 How do you know it was nothing?8 He has plenty of money.9 They sat together at a table that was close against (靠墙) the wall near the door
12、 of the caf and looked at the terrace (a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun) where the tables were all empty (vacant-vacancy) except (table) where the old man sat in the shadow of the leaves of the tree that moved slightly in the wind.
13、310 The old man sitting in the shadow rapped (to hit a hard object or surface several times quickly, making a noise) on his saucer (a small shallow round dish that a cup stands on; an object that is shaped like this cups and saucers) with his glass. The younger waiter went over to him.11 What do you
14、 want?12 The old man looked at him. Another (glass of) brandy, he said.13 Youll be drunk, the waiter said. The old man looked at him. The waiter went away.14 Hell stay all night, he said to his colleague. Im sleepy now I never get into bed before three oclock. He should have killed himself last week
15、.15 The waiter took the brandy bottle and another saucer from the counter counter-attack自卫反击战-encounter遭遇 inside the cafe and marched out the Long March长征, stride to the old mans table. He put down the saucer and poured Its not raining, its pouring! the glass full of brandy. The waiter took the bottle back inside the caf. He sat down at the table with his colleague again.16 I wish he would go home I wish I could jump as high as the tall!. I never get to bed before three oclock. What kind of hour (time) is that to go to bed?17 He stays up because he likes it.
