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1、Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ mainEnglish Song Theres No Place like Home for the HolidaysThanksgiving DayVoyage on the MayflowerNative AmericansThe United States Coast GuardSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDet

2、ailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ English Song _mainEnglish Song Theres No Place like Home for the HolidaysPerry ComoListen to the SongQuestions about the Song and the TextSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed Readin

3、gBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA General Introduction to Thanksgiving DayB R _ Thanksgiving Day _mainThanksgiving DayPresident Obamas AddressPardon Turkey as a TraditionThanksgiving CelebrationSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Gi

4、ving ThanksB R _ Perry Como 1Perry Como Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Perry Como 2Perry Como Perry Como has a very fine, silky voice, just the sort of voice one needs for a sentimental song full of familiar phr

5、ases such as “theres no place like home” and “home sweet home”. It sounds as if he is singing about Thanksgiving, as he sings of “homemade pumpkin pie”, a traditional dish for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving for Americans is much like Spring Festival for us, a time when families try to get ba

6、ck together. In America people often travel many miles to get back to their hometown, whether its from north to south, “Pennsylvania down to Dixie” (Dixie is a traditional name for the American South) or from east to west, “the Atlantic to Pacific”. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed Reading

7、Global ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Theres No Place like Home for the Holidays Theres No Place like Home for the Holidays Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Questions about the Song

8、 and the Text 1Questions about the Song and the Text 1. According to the singer, why are people busy coming and going on holidays?They want to go back to their hometown.2. In what way is Thanksgiving similar to our Spring Festival? Both are occasions for families to get together.Supplementary Readin

9、gAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Questions about the Song and the Text 24. Are holidays a good time to express gratitude? Which holidays are the most appropriate to show gratitude? Yes. Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Spring Festival, Mid-

10、autumn Festival, Teachers Day, etc.3. Whom will you thank in a holiday like Thanksgiving Day?Parents, grandparents, teachers, friends, etc.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Questions about the Song and the Text 35.

11、 Do people always show their appreciation to others who have helped or supported them? What did the author of Text A do?Quite often we take for granted other peoples effort to help, support and encourage us. In most cases, when we realize that we should express our appreciation, it becomes too late.

12、 At other times, when we are away from the holiday rush, we tend to recall the true significance of a holiday a time to say how much we value others. The author took the opportunity to show his gratitude through three thank-you letters.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Reading

13、Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Questions about the Song and the Text 36. Have you ever expressed your gratitude to any person? If yes, what have you done? If no, what do you plan to do? Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore Re

14、adingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ General Introduction to Thanksgiving Day 1 A General Introduction to Thanksgiving Daypilgrim n. 朝圣者朝圣者tremendously adv. 非常地非常地tribe n. 部落部落fertilizer n. 肥料肥料proclamation n. 宣布宣布squash n.南瓜南瓜Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed Readin

15、gBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks1. What does Thanksgiving mean to the Americans?2. What did the pilgrims suffer during their first winter?3. What did the Indian chief teach the pilgrims to do?Thanksgiving is usually a family day, celebrated with big dinners and happy reunions. They suffered great

16、ly, poor food, hard work, infectious diseases and bitter cold weather. The Indian chief taught the pilgrims to use fish for fertilizer in planting corn, pumpkins and beans. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks4. Why did Go

17、vernor William Bradford establish Thanksgiving Day?5. What did the Indian send to the Thanksgiving feast?Firstly, the Governor wanted to establish a day of thanksgiving to God, and used this occasion to strengthen the friendship between the pilgrims and Indians. The Indian sent five deer. Supplement

18、ary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ General Introduction to Thanksgiving Day 2The History of Thanksgiving Day In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving Day. On this day, Americans give thanks

19、 for the blessings they have enjoyed during the year. Thanksgiving is usually a family day, celebrated with big dinners and happy reunions. The first American Thanksgiving was held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. In 17th century, a group of pilgrims left England to explore the New World. It was

20、in September of 1620 when their ship called the “Mayflower” left port with 102 men, women, and children on board. They landed in Provincetown Harbor after 65 days at sea. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ General I

21、ntroduction to Thanksgiving Day 3The pilgrims were poorly equipped to cope with life in the wilderness. During their first winter in the new land, they suffered tremendously. Poor food, hard work, infectious diseases, and bitter cold weather killed about half of them. By the end of this terrible fir

22、st winter, only about 50 remained alive. One spring morning in 1621, an Indian walked into the little village of Plymouth and introduced himself in a friendly way. Later, he brought the Indian chief, Massasoit, who gave gifts to the people and offered assistance. The Indians of Massasoits tribe taug

23、ht the Pilgrims how to hunt, fish and grow food. They taught the pilgrims to use fish for fertilizer in planting corn, pumpkins, and beans. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ General Introduction to Thanksgiving Day

24、 4Because of this help from the Indians, the Pilgrims had a good harvest. Following an ancient tradition, Governor William Bradford, in the fall of 1621, issued a proclamation establishing a day of thanksgiving to God. The governor also decided to use this religious occasion to strengthen the bond o

25、f friendship between the pilgrims and their Indian neighbors. So he invited Chief Massasoit and his brave Indians to share the Thanksgiving feast. The Indians gladly accepted the invitation and sent five deer ahead. The pilgrim men went hunting and returned with turkey and other wild game. The women

26、 prepared delicious dishes from corn, cranberries, squash and pumpkins. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks For centuries, in peace and in war, in and in adversity, Americans have paused at this time of year to gather wit

27、h loved ones and give thanks for lifes blessings. This week, we carry on this American tradition. All across our country, folks are coming together to spend time with family, to catch up with old friends, to cook and enjoy a big dinner and maybe to watch a little football in between.B R _ President

28、Obamas Address 1President Obamas AddressWatch a video clip and fill in the blanks. prosperity_distinctly_Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ President Obamas Address 2 As always, we give thanks for the kindness of lo

29、ved ones, for the joys of the year, and for the pride we feel in our communities and country. We keep in our thoughts and prayers the many families this Thanksgiving with an empty seat saved for a son or daughter, or husband or wife, in harms way. We say a special thanks for the those men and women

30、in uniform are making for our safety and freedom, and for all those Americans who the lives of our communities through acts of kindness, and service.previous_marking_stationed_sacrifices_enrich_generosity_Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingU

31、nit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ President Obamas Address 3 . Many have lost jobs in this recession the worst in generations. Many more are struggling to afford health care premiums and house payments, let alone to save for an education or retirement. Too many are wondering if the dream of a middle class li

32、fe that American Dream is slipping away. . These are not strangers. They are our family, our friends, and our neighbors. Their struggles must be our concern. But as much as we have to be thankful for, we also know that this year millions of Americans are facing very difficult economic times _Its the

33、 worry I hear from folks across the country; good, hard-working people doing the best they can for their families but fearing that their best just isnt good enough_ .Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ President Obam

34、as Address 1Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Pardon Turkey as a Tradition 1Pardon Turkey as a Traditionthrill vt. 使激动使激动fault vt. 挑剔挑剔presidential adj. 总统的总统的intervention n. 干涉干涉brethren n. 同胞同胞 Supplementary Read

35、ingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks1. What is the name of this years turkey?This years turkey is called “Courage”.2. Who brings this turkey to the White House?The National Turkey Federation has been bringing its finest turkeys to the White

36、 House for more than 50 years.3. Who issued the first official presidential pardon for a turkey?The first President Bush issued the pardon 20 years ago.B R _ Pardon Turkey as a Tradition 2Questions and Answers Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore Rea

37、dingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Pardon Turkey as a Tradition 34. What would be the fate for this years Courage?The turkey would head for Disneyland, where hell be grand marshal of Thanksgiving Parade.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 G

38、iving Thanks Happy Thanksgiving, everybody. Welcome to the White House. On behalf of Sasha and Malia and myself, were thrilled to see you. I want to thank Walter Pelletier, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and Joel Brandenberger, its president, for donating this years turkey. His name is

39、“Courage,” and he traveled here from Goldsboro, North Carolina, where he was raised under Walters own precious care. There you go. Now, the National Turkey Federation has been bringing its finest turkeys to the White House for more than 50 years. Im told Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson actually at

40、e their turkeys. B R _ Pardon Turkey as a Tradition 4Pardon Turkey as a TraditionSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Pardon Turkey as a Tradition 5You cant fault them for that; thats a good-looking bird. President Ke

41、nnedy was even given a turkey with a sign around its neck that said, “Good Eatin, Mr. President.” But he showed mercy and he said, “Lets keep him going.” And 20 years ago this Thanksgiving, the first President Bush issued the first official presidential pardon for a turkey. Today, I am pleased to an

42、nounce that thanks to the interventions of Malia and Sasha because I was planning to eat this sucker “Courage” will also be spared this terrible and delicious fate. Later today, hell head to Disneyland, where hell be grand marshal of tomorrows parade. And just in case “Courage” cant fulfill his resp

43、onsibilities, Walter Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Pardon Turkey as a Tradition 6brought along another turkey, “Carolina,” as an alternate, the stand-in. Now, later this afternoon, Michelle, Malia, Sasha and I

44、will take two of their less fortunate brethren to Marthas table, an organization that does extraordinary work to help folks here in D.C. who need it the most. And I want to thank Jaindls Turkey Farm in Orefield, Pennsylvania, for donating those dressed birds for dinner. So today, all told, I believe

45、 its fair to say that we have saved or created four turkeys. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Thanksgiving Celebration 1Thanksgiving Celebration1. Whom did the American president express his thanks to?The American

46、 president delivered his speech to express his thanks to troops serving abroad.2. Why did thousands of New Yorkers gather on the streets?They took part in the annual Macys thanksgiving-day parade.3. What was the change happening this year for the celebration?The parade took a slightly longer route t

47、his year, passing Broadway for the first time.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Thanksgiving Celebration 24. What did the troops in Iran have on Thanksgiving Day?The soldiers enjoyed a full Thanksgiving meal.5. Who

48、 paid a visit to an airbase in Afghanistan?The US. ambassador and his wife paid a visit.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower1Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed

49、ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower1Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower2Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingU

50、nit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower3September, 6, 1620. The Mayflower leaves England for North America. The ships master, Christopher Jones, is an experienced skipper. But the two-month journey would not be a smooth one. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetaile

51、d ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower3The crew stops in Newfoundland for fresh water and supplies before sailing south again for Virginia, but the perilous waters around New England force a change of plans. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Readin

52、gDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower3They land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts on November 11, after 65 days at sea. By December they will make their way to Plimoth, their new home, as winter sets in. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingD

53、etailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower4Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower5Pilgrim houses were modeled after the English cottage timber frames with a steeply pitc

54、hed roof that allowed for a small storage or sleeping area above the main room. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _Voyage on Mayflower5Waterfowl such as duck was plentiful in the Massachusetts Bay area. The pilgrims

55、hunted them with their “fowling” rifles. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ Native AmericansNative Americans Native Americans were living in North America for many hundreds of years before Europeans reached the cont

56、inent. For a long time white people called them Indians. Today many people do not like this name since it is based on a mistake: it was given to the people living in the America by Christopher Columbus who, when he arrived there, thought he had landed in India. Instead, people prefer to use the term

57、 Native Americans. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksB R _ The United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard is the US military service that is controlled by the US Department of T

58、ransportation but becomes part of the US Navy during a war. It was established in 1915. The Coast Guard stops ships suspected of carrying drugs and other illegal goods, and can make arrests. It also keeps watch to see that other laws of the sea are obeyed, rescues ships in danger and has a weather s

59、ervice.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ mainPart Division of the TextFurther UnderstandingWord Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Further Understanding_ mai

60、nFor Part 1 Questions and AnswersFor Part 2 & 3 Table CompletionFurther UnderstandingSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Part Division of the Text 1 Part Division of the Text PartsPara(s)Main Ideas11921016 On Thanksgiving Day 1943,

61、as a young coastguardsman at sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before. The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandmother respectively.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Readin

62、gBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Part Division of the Text 2Parts Para(s)Main Ideas31723The writer received three letters in reply. 42426The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Than

63、ksG R _ Word-web 1Word Web Think of as many words and phrases as possible about a ship. cabin 船舱船舱boiler room 锅炉房锅炉房wheelhouse 操舵室操舵室engine room轮机舱轮机舱deck 甲板甲板propeller 螺旋桨螺旋桨rudder 舵舵mast 桅杆桅杆second (third) officer 二（三）副二（三）副anchor 锚锚life buoy (jacket) 救生圈（衣）救生圈（衣）harbor 港口港口 dock 码头码头 crew 船员船员cap

64、tain 船长船长 chief officer 大副大副hooter 汽笛汽笛radar 雷达雷达 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 2Think of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Click the pictureWord Web Supplementary ReadingAfter Reading

65、Detailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 3Click the Chinese航空母舰航空母舰 aircraft carrierThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving T

66、hanksG R _ Word-web 4Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 5Click the Chinese独木舟独木舟 canoe Think of the English equivalents

67、for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 6Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter Readi

68、ngDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 7Click the Chinese（大型）游艇（大型）游艇 yacht Think of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thank

69、sG R _ Word-web 8Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 9Click the Chinese快速大帆船快速大帆船 clipper Think of the English equivalent

70、s for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 10Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter Re

71、adingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 11Click the Chinese集装箱船集装箱船 container shipThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Givi

72、ng ThanksG R _ Word-web 12Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 13Click the Chinese油轮油轮 oil tanker Think of the English equ

73、ivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 14Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingA

74、fter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 15Click the Chinese巡洋舰巡洋舰 cruiser Think of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Givin

75、g ThanksG R _ Word-web 16Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 17Click the Chinese驱逐舰驱逐舰 destroyer Think of the English equ

76、ivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 18Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingA

77、fter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 19Click the Chinese破冰舰破冰舰 icebreakerThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giv

78、ing ThanksG R _ Word-web 20Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 21Click the Chinese摩托艇摩托艇 motorboat Think of the English e

79、quivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 22Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary Readin

80、gAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 23Click the Chinese舢板舢板 sampan Think of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving

81、 ThanksG R _ Word-web 24Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 25Click the Chinese潜水艇潜水艇 submarineThink of the English equiv

82、alents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 26Click the pictureThink of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAft

83、er ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Word-web 27Click the Chinese气垫船气垫船 hovercraft Think of the English equivalents for the following different types of “船船”. Word Web Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Givi

84、ng ThanksG R _ Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers1. Where did the writer spend that Thanksgiving? Where was he going?He spent that Thanksgiving on a ship. He was going to a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific. 2. Why do you think they were sailing there?They were sending th

85、ousands of cartons of canned or dried foods and five-hundred-pound bombs there. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Questions and Answers4. What was the writer thinking about on the deck after the days hard work?He got to thinking a

86、bout Thanksgiving, of the Pilgrims, Indians, wild turkeys, pumpkins, corn on the cob, and the rest. 3. What made the writer as a cook extremely busy on that Thanksgiving Day?As a cook, he was preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey. It was a lot of hard work to cook and serve a big mea

87、l, and clean up and put everything away. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Table Completion Fill in the table with the main contents of the letters. Correspondents Letters Sent Letters ReceivedFatherThanks him for teaching the wri

88、ter from boyhood to love books and reading.Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt content with his own son. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Table Completion Correspondents Letters Sent Letters ReceivedT

89、he Rev. NelsonThanks him for his morning school prayers. Tells the writer about his retirement coupled with self-doubt, and the reassurance brought to him by the writers letter. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Table Completion F

90、ill in the table with the main contents of the letters. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Table Completion Fill in the table with the main contents of the letters. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBe

91、fore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Table Completion Fill in the table with the main contents of the letters. Correspondents Letters Sent Letters ReceivedGrandmother Expresses her loving gratefulness for her grandson.Thanks her for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forg

92、iving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writers life with stardust.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksG R _ Table Completion Fill in the table with the main contents of the letters. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetail

93、ed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ Text 1WRITING THREE THANK-YOU LETTERS It was 1943, during World War II, and I was a young U.S. coastguardsman. My ship, the USS Murzim, had been under way for several days. Most of her holds contained thousands of cartons of canned or d

94、ried foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks. Our destination was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific. I was one of the Murzims several cooks and, quite the same as for folk ashore, this Thanksgiving morning had seen us b

95、usily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey.Alex HaleySupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks I decided first to go out on the Murzims afterdeck for a breath of open air. I made my way out there, breathing in great, deep drau

96、ghts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cooks hat. Well, as any cook knows, its a lot of hard work to cook and serve a big meal, and clean up and put everything away. But finally, around sundown, we finished at last.D R _ Text 2Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal

97、 ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ Text 3 I got to thinking about Thanksgiving, of the Pilgrims, Indians, wild turkeys, pumpkins, corn on the cob, and the rest. Yet my mind seemed to be in quest of something else some way that I could personally apply to the close of Thanksgiving. It mu

98、st have taken me a half hour to sense that maybe some key to an answer could result from reversing the word “Thanksgiving” at least that suggested a verbal direction, “Giving thanks.”Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks Giving thanks as i

99、n praying, thanking God, I thought. Yes, of course. Certainly. Yet my mind continued turning the idea over. After a while, like a dawns brightening, a further answer did come that there were people to thank, people who had done so much for me that I could never possibly repay them. The embarrassing

100、truth was Id always just accepted what theyd done, taken all of it for granted. Not one time had I ever bothered to express to any of them so much as a simple, sincere “Thank you”.D R _ Text 4Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks At least

101、seven people had been particularly and lastingly helpful to me. I realized, swallowing hard, that about half of them had since died so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me. The more I thought about it, the more ashamed I became. Then I pictured the three who were sti

102、ll alive and, within minutes, I was down in my cabin.D R _ Text 5Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks Sitting at a table with writing paper and memories of things each had done, I tried composing genuine statements of heartfelt appreciati

103、on and gratitude to my dad, Simon A. Haley, a professor at the old Agricultural Mechanical Normal College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; to my grandma, Cynthia Palmer, back in our little hometown of Henning, Tennessee; and to the Rev. Lonual Nelson, my grammar school principal, retired and living in Riple

104、y, six miles north of Henning.D R _ Text 6Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks The texts of my letters began something like, “Here, this Thanksgiving at sea, I find my thoughts upon how much you have done for me, but I have never stopped

105、and said to you how much I feel the need to thank you ” And briefly I recalled for each of them specific acts performed on my behalf.D R _ Text 7Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks For instance, something uppermost about my father was ho

106、w he had impressed upon me from boyhood to love books and reading. In fact, this graduated into a family habit of after-dinner quizzes at the table about books read mostD R _ Text 8recently and new words learned. My love of books never diminished and later led me toward writing books myself. So many

107、 times I have felt a sadness when exposed to modern children so immersed in the electronic media that they have little or no awareness of the marvelous world to be discovered in books.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks I reminded the Re

108、verend Nelson how each morning he would open our little country towns grammar school with a prayer over his assembled students. I told him that whatever positive things I had done since had been influenced at least in part by his morning school prayers.D R _ Text 9Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingD

109、etailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ Text 10 In the letter to my grandmother, I reminded her of a dozen ways she used to teach me how to tell the truth, to share, and to be forgiving and considerate of others. I thanked her for the years of eating her good cooking, th

110、e equal of which I had not found since. Finally, I thanked her simply for having sprinkled my life with stardust.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks Before I slept, my three letters went into our ships office mail sack. They got mailed w

111、hen we reached Tulagi Island. We unloaded cargo, reloaded with something else, then again we put to sea in the routine familiar to us, and as the days became weeks, my little personal experience receded. Sometimes, when we were at sea, a mail ship would rendezvous and bring us mail from home, which,

112、 of course, we accorded topmost priority.D R _ Text 11Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks Every time the ships loudspeaker rasped, “Attention! Mail call!” two hundred-odd shipmates came pounding up on deck and clustered about the two sea

113、men, standing by those precious bulging gray sacks. They were alternately pulling out fistfuls of letters and barking successive names of sailors who were, in turn, shouting back “Here! Here!” amid the pushing.D R _ Text 12Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore Readin

114、gUnit 5 Giving Thanks One “mail call” brought me responses from Grandma, Dad, and the Reverend Nelson and my reading ofD R _ Text 13their letters left me not only astonished but more humbled than before.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thank

115、s Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadnt previously thanked them, instead, for Petes sake, they were thanking me for having remembered, for having considered they had done anything so exceptional. Always the college professor, my dad had carefully avoided anything he considered too senti

116、mental, so I knew how moved he was to write me that, after having helped educate many young people, he now felt that his best results included his own son.D R _ Text 15Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks The Reverend Nelson wrote that hi

117、s decades as a “simple, old-fashioned principal” had ended with schools undergoing such swift changes that he had retired in self-doubt. “I heard more of what I had done wrong than what I did right,” he said, adding that my letter had brought him welcome reassurance that his career had been apprecia

118、ted.D R _ Text 16Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks A glance at Grandmas familiar handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “setting down ” some letter to relatives. Charact

119、er by character, Grandma would slowly accomplish one word, then the next, so that a finished page would consume hours. I wept over the page representing my Grandmas recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me whom she used to diaper!D R _ Text 17 Much later, retired from the Co

120、ast Guard and trying to make a living as a writer, I never forgot how those three “thank you” letters gave me an insight into how most human beings go about longing in secret for more of their fellows to express appreciation for their efforts.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal

121、ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks Now, approaching another Thanksgiving, I have asked myself what will I wish for all who are reading this, for our nation, indeed for our whole world since, quoting a good and wise friend of mine, “In the end we are mightily and merely people, each with simil

122、ar needs.” First, I wish for us, of course, the simple common sense to achieve world peace, that being paramount for the very survival of our kind. And there is something else I wish so strongly that I have had this line printed across the bottom of all my stationery: “Find the good and praise it.”D

123、 R _ Text 18Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ Most of her Why was it necessary for the writer to offer so many details of his voyage? The details indicate that this Thanksgiving was unusual, explaining why the writer felt the n

124、eed to celebrate it in an unusual way. Most of her holds contained thousands of cartons of canned or dried foods. The other holds were loaded with five-hundred-pound bombs packed delicately in padded racks. Our destination was a big base on the island of Tulagi in the South Pacific.Supplementary Rea

125、dingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ this Thanksgiving . this Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey.Paraphrase this part. on this Thanksgiving morning we were busy preparing a traditional din

126、ner which included mainly roast turkey. “Feature” here means “to include as a special part”. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ I made my way Analyze the structure of the sentence. 在这个长句中有三个在这个长句中有三个 -ing 分词分词：breathing、walking

127、和和 wearing。breathing 为为 made my way out 的伴随状语的伴随状语，walking 与与 while 连用表示与连用表示与 breathing 这一动作同时这一动作同时发生发生，wearing 为为 walking 的伴随状语。的伴随状语。 I made my way out there, breathing in great, deep draughts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cooks hat.Translate the sentence into Chinese. 我我信信步

128、步走走去去，一一边边深深深深呼呼吸吸着着空空气气，一一边边慢慢慢慢地地踱踱着着步，头上仍戴着那顶白色的厨师帽。步，头上仍戴着那顶白色的厨师帽。 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks大大概概过过了了半半个个小小时时我我才才意意识识到到，问问题题的的关关键键也也许许在在于于把把Thanksgiving 这这个个词词前前后后颠颠倒倒一一下下，那那样样一一来来至至少少文文字字好懂了好懂了：Giving thanks。 D R _ S_ It m

129、ust have taken It must have taken me a half hour to sense that maybe some key to an answer could result from reversing the word “Thanksgiving” at least that suggested a verbal direction, “Giving thanks.”Translate this sentence into Chinese.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Rea

130、dingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ Not one time What can we infer from this sentence? The author took all for granted and never expressed any appreciation. The sentence is in inverted order. Not one time had I ever bothered to express to any of them so much as a simple, sincere “Thank yo

131、u”.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ I told him that I told him that whatever positive things I had done since had been influenced at least in part by his morning school prayers.Analyze the structure of the sentence. whatever p

132、ositive morning school prayer 是是宾宾语语从从句句。I had done since 是是定定语语从从句句，修修饰饰 whatever positive things; since 为为副副词词，修修饰饰 had done; in part 在在这这里里意意为为 partly。 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ and my reading and my reading of their

133、 letters left me not only astonished but more humbled than before.我读了信，既觉得震惊，又深感卑微。我读了信，既觉得震惊，又深感卑微。 Analyze the structure of this part. leave 常常用用于于结结构构：leave sb. + adj./past participle，adj./past participle（此此处处为为 not only astonished but more humbled than before）为宾语补足语为宾语补足语。 Translate this sentenc

134、e into Chinese.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ Rather than saying Rather than saying they would forgive that I hadnt previously thanked them, instead, for Petes sake, they were thanking me for having remembered, for having co

135、nsidered they had done anything so exceptional.Paraphrase the sentence.They didnt say they would forgive me for not thanking them, but instead, for Gods sake, they thanked me for having remembered what they had done and for having thought they had done something special to me. Supplementary ReadingA

136、fter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ A glance at Grandma A glance at Grandmas familiar handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “setting down” some letter to relatives. What does the sente

137、nce mean? His grandmas handwriting reminded the writer of many sweet memories of his childhood with her. “Setting down” here means “writing”. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ S_ I wept over the page I wept over the page represent

138、ing my Grandmas recent hours invested in expressing her loving gratefulness to me.Paraphrase the sentence. I was moved to tears that my grandma had spent hours recently in expressing her loving gratefulness to me. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 G

139、iving ThanksD R _ word _ under wayIts been under way for fifty years and it still has a long way to go.A battle to conquer nature is under way. under way: in position or operation, having started and making progress Collocation: all the way 自始自终自始自终 any way 无论如何无论如何 by the way 顺便说顺便说 by way of经由；通过经

140、由；通过的方法的方法 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ put awayput away: remove (sth.) to a place where it is usually storedHe has a habit of putting away his tools after work.Put the books away neatly on the shelf. Supplementary Rea

141、dingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ get to sth./doing sth.Recently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job.get to sth./doing sth.: begin to give serious attention to or deal withIll get to the accounts as soon as I can.Supplemen

142、tary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ reverseThe rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in the countrys jobless rate.reverse: vt. turn around to the opposite direction; exchange the position of Why dont you reverse th

143、e order so that I perform first and he performs second? Collocation: in reverse向相反方向；倒（退）；逆（行、转等）向相反方向；倒（退）；逆（行、转等）just the reverse正好相反，恰恰相反正好相反，恰恰相反suffer/sustain a reverse遭受挫折（或失败）；吃败仗遭受挫折（或失败）；吃败仗 the reverse of的反面；绝不是的反面；绝不是，远非，远非Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBe

144、fore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ turn overShe sat there quietly, turning over the problem. turn over: think about; consider 他在心里反复考虑这件事情。他在心里反复考虑这件事情。 He turned the matter over in his mind. Collocation: turn aside 避开，撇开避开，撇开turn (away) from 对对感到厌恶感到厌恶turn down 关小；拒绝关小；拒绝 turn up 开大；出现开大；

145、出现 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ repayShe repaid me the money.How can I ever repay you for your kindness? repay: vt. pay back; reward Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5

146、Giving ThanksD R _ word _ gratitudegratitude: n. being thankful; thankfulness (followed by to sb. / for sth.) He showed me his gratitude by inviting me to dinner. She expressed her gratitude for our help. Collocation: feel gratitude 心怀感激心怀感激 show gratitude 表露感激之情表露感激之情deep/profound gratitude 深切的谢意深切

147、的谢意 everlasting gratitude 永远的感谢永远的感谢 sincere gratitude 诚挚的谢意诚挚的谢意 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ specific 1specific: adj. relating to one thing and not others; particular He uses a specific tool for each job. 试卷回答要明确具体。试

148、卷回答要明确具体。 Be specific in your examination answers. specific, special, especial & particular均有均有“特殊的、特别的特殊的、特别的”的意思。的意思。CF:He gave us a specific statement of the case. 关于这个案子他向我们作了详尽的陈述。关于这个案子他向我们作了详尽的陈述。specific 意思是具体的、特定的、明确的。例如：意思是具体的、特定的、明确的。例如：Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGl

149、obal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ specific 2This particular case is an exception to the rule. 这个特殊个案是个例外。这个特殊个案是个例外。 This is a special case, deserving special treatment. 这是一个特别案例，值得特殊处理。这是一个特别案例，值得特殊处理。special 意思是特殊的、专门的，强调某事物的特殊性意思是特殊的、专门的，强调某事物的特殊性 或特殊用途。例如：或特殊用途。例如： parti

150、cular 意思是特殊的、特别的。强调事物的独特性、意思是特殊的、特别的。强调事物的独特性、突出突出性性。例如：。例如：especial 是是 special 的旧式的正式用语，用于强调。例如：的旧式的正式用语，用于强调。例如： We have an especial need of help at this time. 我们这个时候需要特别帮助。我们这个时候需要特别帮助。 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _

151、specific 3我需要一个明确的回答。我需要一个明确的回答。 I want a specific answer. Translate the following sentences into English, using the above words.没有什么特别的没有什么特别的。Nothing special. 故事就发生在那一天故事就发生在那一天。The story happened on that particular day. 他特别不喜欢流行音乐他特别不喜欢流行音乐。He has an especial dislike for pop music. specific, spec

152、ial, especial & particularSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ on ones behalfon ones behalf / on behalf of sb.: for sb.; in the interests of sb.; as the representative of sb.My husband cant be here today, so Im going to speak

153、on his behalf. 律师代表当事人说话。律师代表当事人说话。 The lawyer spoke on behalf of his client. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ impressI am impressed by/with his performance.The gas turbine feeds on the fuel it pumps.impress: vt.1. fix in

154、sb.s mind; make the importance of (sth.) very clear to sb. Pattern: impress upon/on sb. + that-clauseimpress upon/on sb. sth.My father impressed on me the value of hard work. 2. cause (sb.) to feel admiration or respect Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUn

155、it 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ diminish1His illness diminished his strength. diminish: v. make or become smaller or less我们的友谊决不会因时间的流逝而减弱。我们的友谊决不会因时间的流逝而减弱。 Time will never cause our friendship to diminish. decrease, diminish & reduce这三个动词都有这三个动词都有“减少减少”，“使减少使减少”之意。之意。CF:The population of the villag

156、e has decreased to 400.该村的人口已减到该村的人口已减到400.decrease 特指数量的减少。例如：特指数量的减少。例如：Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ diminish2The workers reduced their wage demands. An occasional outburst did not diminish my respect for her. 一次偶然发火

157、并没有减少我对她的尊重。一次偶然发火并没有减少我对她的尊重。diminish 表示表示“带走或分离出去，而使物体的数量受损带走或分离出去，而使物体的数量受损”。有时指某事物的价值突然降低。例如：有时指某事物的价值突然降低。例如：reduce 特别强调人为地减少或降低。例如：特别强调人为地减少或降低。例如：工人们降低了他们的工资要求。工人们降低了他们的工资要求。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ exposeHe

158、 enjoys exposing his skin to the sun. 作为战时摄影记者，她遇到了很多危险。作为战时摄影记者，她遇到了很多危险。 As a photographer in the war, she was exposed to many dangers. expose: vt. leave uncovered or unprotected Pattern: be exposed toSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thank

159、sD R _ word _ immerse 1immerse: vt. cover completely in a liquid; absorb deeplyHe lay immersed in a hot bath.immerse, dunk & dip 这几个词均有这几个词均有“浸（入）浸（入）”的意思。的意思。CF:immerse 是正式用语，指把某物完全浸入液体中，也可是正式用语，指把某物完全浸入液体中，也可 以指陷入或专心于某事。例如：以指陷入或专心于某事。例如：她专心致志地工作，因而没有注意到我。她专心致志地工作，因而没有注意到我。 She was so immersed in h

160、er work that she didnt notice me. I immersed myself in work so as to stop thinking about her. 为了不再想她，我使自己完全沉浸在工作之中。为了不再想她，我使自己完全沉浸在工作之中。 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ immerse 2She dipped a toe in the water to see how co

161、ld it was.She used to dunk her biscuits in her tea.以前她总是把饼干在茶里泡了吃。以前她总是把饼干在茶里泡了吃。 dunk 是非正式用语，指将某物部分置于液体中，动作慢且是非正式用语，指将某物部分置于液体中，动作慢且轻。例如：轻。例如：dip 是常用词，亦指将某物部分置于液体中，但马上便从液体是常用词，亦指将某物部分置于液体中，但马上便从液体中提出，其特点是小心谨慎或带有试探性。例如：中提出，其特点是小心谨慎或带有试探性。例如：她把脚尖浸入水中，以探知水有多凉。她把脚尖浸入水中，以探知水有多凉。 Supplementary ReadingAft

162、er ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksThe whole town was in a festival atmosphere. Its nice to oneself in a pool on a hot day. He the penpoint into the ink and then went on writing.D R _ word _ immerse 3Put into each gap one of the above words. Change the form whe

163、re necessary.immersed_1.2.3.dunk _dipped _CF: immerse, dunk & dip Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ marvelousmarvelous: adj. causing wonder; excellent Its marvelous that we could see each other again. It is a marvelous crea

164、tion by the workers. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ sprinklesprinkle: vt. scatter (drops or particles of sth.) on (sth.); scatter in small drops The gardener is sprinkling water on the grass. Sprinkle the top with cheese

165、. He likes to eat fish sprinkled with pepper. Pattern: sprinkle sth. on/over sth.Pattern: sprinkle sth. with sth. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ accordaccord: vt. 1) grant 我们给予他一个英雄凯旋式的欢迎。我们给予他一个英雄凯旋式的欢迎。 We accorded a h

166、eros welcome to him. 2) be in agreement (followed by with)What you have just said does not accord with what you told us earlier. Collocation: bring into accord使符合，使一致使符合，使一致come/reach an accord达成一致达成一致in accord with与与一致；与一致；与相符合；与相符合；与调和调和out of accord with与与不一致，与不一致，与不相符合，不相符合，与与不调和不调和Supplementary

167、 ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ successivesuccessive: adj. following one after the otherThis is his fifth successive victory. He made two visits on successive days. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefor

168、e ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ undergoundergo: vt. go through; experienceShe is undergoing a surgical operation at the hospital. 解放前这位老工人遭受了许多苦难。解放前这位老工人遭受了许多苦难。The old worker underwent much suffering before liberation. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefor

169、e ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ appreciateappreciate: vt. recognize the quality or significance of; valueWe greatly appreciate your timely help. 我认为小孩对现代画往往比任何人都更有鉴赏力。我认为小孩对现代画往往比任何人都更有鉴赏力。 I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. Professor Lis

170、lecture may help students to appreciate the works of art. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ swift1swift: adj. rapid; prompt He was swift to take offense.The river is too swift to swim in. swift, prompt, rapid & quick这几个词均有这

171、几个词均有“快的、迅速的快的、迅速的”的意思。的意思。CF:swift 是指速度很快，运动平稳或轻捷灵巧而毫不费力。是指速度很快，运动平稳或轻捷灵巧而毫不费力。 例如：例如：Eagles are swift in flight. 鹰飞得很快。鹰飞得很快。 prompt 指迅速及时，常含快得令人愉悦的意味。例如：指迅速及时，常含快得令人愉悦的意味。例如： Thanks for your prompt payment. 谢谢您迅速付款。谢谢您迅速付款。 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore Re

172、adingUnit 5 Giving Thanks机警使他免入圈套。机警使他免入圈套。 D R _ word _ swift2The youth is making rapid progress. 这位青年进步很快。这位青年进步很快。 Quick thinking saved him from the trap. swift, prompt, rapid & quickCF:rapid 用以描绘运动本身的速度，表示速度惊人。例如：用以描绘运动本身的速度，表示速度惊人。例如：quick 指即刻发生，常用来表示反应敏捷，也可指速度的指即刻发生，常用来表示反应敏捷，也可指速度的 快。例如：快。例如：

173、 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ swift3CF: swift, prompt, rapid & quickPut into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary.1.2.3.4.What you need to do is just give your suit a brush. This mechanic is

174、 always in his duties. He jumped high and , like a swallow. The boat overturned in the current. quick _prompt_swift_rapid_Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ in a flashThe answer to the math question came to him in a flash. 仪

175、式很快结束了。仪式很快结束了。The ceremony was all over in a flash.in a flash: instantly Collocation: an electronic flash 电子闪光灯电子闪光灯 a news flash 电讯电讯a flash of lightning 一道闪电一道闪电 a flash of hope 一线希望一线希望Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _

176、go aboutgo about: move around; behave in society; keep busy doing (sth.); set about我们该怎样着手干这件工作？我们该怎样着手干这件工作？ How shall we go about the job? Some people go about telling untrue stories. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ in

177、secretin secret: secretly The meeting was held in secret. They found she had been meeting her boyfriend in secret. Collocation: a dead secret 还未泄露的秘密还未泄露的秘密 keep a/the secret 保守秘密保守秘密 keep sth. a secret from sb. 不把某事告诉某人不把某事告诉某人Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore R

178、eadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ quote 1quote: vt. repeat or copy the words of (another) He quotes the Bible to support his beliefs. To close, I would like to quote Benjamin Franklin, “One should eat to live, not live to eat.”quote, cite & repeat这几个词均有这几个词均有“援引、转述援引、转述”的意思。的意思。quote 指（尽量）忠实地引用

179、原文或他人说指（尽量）忠实地引用原文或他人说过的话。例如：过的话。例如：CF:Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ quote 2To support his argument he cited Article 68, Chapter 10, of the Charter of the United Nations.路透社引用中国一位外交官的话说：路透社引用中国一位外交官的话说：“只有人民才能决只有人民才能决定本

180、国的命运，而不是超级大国。定本国的命运，而不是超级大国。” Reuters quotes a Chinese diplomat as saying, “Only the people can decide the fate of their country, not super powers.”cite 指列举事例、事实，以此证明自己的观点，不强调引指列举事例、事实，以此证明自己的观点，不强调引用的是否是原文或原话，往往只是提及某一出处或作用的是否是原文或原话，往往只是提及某一出处或作者的名字。例如：者的名字。例如：为了证明自己的观点，他引据了为了证明自己的观点，他引据了联合国宪章联合国宪章第

181、十章第十章第第68条。条。 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ quote 3Dont repeat the word of others like a parrot.别鹦鹉学舌。别鹦鹉学舌。 repeat 指口头或书面上援引他人说过的话，但一般不提及出指口头或书面上援引他人说过的话，但一般不提及出处、来源，强调重复说出或写出别人的话，不在意是处、来源，强调重复说出或写出别人的话，不在意是否精确。例如：否精确。

182、例如：Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksD R _ word _ quote 41.2.3.4.I promised not to the secret. The judicial minister the latest crime figures as proof of the need for strengthening the comprehensive administration of social public order

183、. You may a passage from the book. Be careful or somebody will overhear what you say and may it afterwards. repeat_cited _quote_repeat_CF: quote, cite & repeatPut into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBef

184、ore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ main1ListeningDiscussionUseful ExpressionsSentence TranslationWriting PracticeTalk about the PicturesProverbs and QuotationsSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _Writing Practice _mainHow to Write T

185、hank-You Letters Homework Examples Writing PracticeSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Useful Expressions 1Useful Expressions 1. 认真思考认真思考 2. 真挚的文字真挚的文字 3. 由衷的感激由衷的感激 4. 渐渐变成一种渐渐变成一种的习惯的习惯 5. 电子媒体电子媒体 give serious thought togenuine s

186、tatementsheartfelt appreciation graduate into a habit of electronic media 6. 很少了解很少了解 7. 给给撒下美妙的遐想撒下美妙的遐想 have little awareness of sprinkle with stardust Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Useful Expressions 28. 按常规按常规 9. 个人经历个人经历

187、10. 最重要的事最重要的事 in the routinepersonal experiencetopmost priority 11. 冲上甲板冲上甲板 12. 围聚在围聚在周围周围 13. 一把把一把把14. 发生迅猛的变化发生迅猛的变化 15. 自我怀疑地自我怀疑地 pound up on deckcluster about fistfuls of undergo swift changesin self-doubtSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Gi

188、ving ThanksA R _ Useful Expressions 316. 摇椅摇椅 17. 一个字母一个字母地一个字母一个字母地 18. 向向表达充满慈爱的表达充满慈爱的谢意谢意 19. 靠当靠当为生为生 20. 使某人意识到使某人意识到 a rocking chair character by character make a living as a give sb. an insight intoexpress ones loving gratefulness to 21. 有着相似的需求有着相似的需求 22. 简单的常识简单的常识 23. 实现世界和平实现世界和平 24. 对对至

189、关重要至关重要 with similar needs simple common senseachieve world peacebe paramount for Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Listen1ListeningListen to the two dialogues “Thanksgiving Prayers” from the movie Whats Cooking (感恩节盛宴感恩节盛宴) and f

190、ill in the blanks. Woman 1: Woman 2: Woman 3: Dear God, thank You for bringing us all together on this very day, and for allowing our children to be happy in whatever way they to be. We ask that others be as understanding and as as you are.And for the food we are about to . We thank you for allowing

191、 us to come together today and for our .I am thankful that the of my late husband could be here with us today to celebrate your goodness.special _choose _tolerant _receive _happiness _spirit _Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksNo, no, pl

192、ease.Its the same at our house. Grace, go ahead.Im thankful for our happiness, Im thankful for the food we are about to receive.And we pray for hope, future progress, for and so that we can all get along. And please what and please help the Raiders win the game so they can make the and please give m

193、e some Christmas presents like a telescope and please my brother Jimmy in college. Amen.Amen.A R _ Listen2Woman 3: Woman 1: Woman 3: Child: All: harmony _playoffs _watch over _Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Listen3Girl: Woman 1

194、: Woman 2:Girl: Woman 2: Woman 1:Ronnie: Woman 1:Turkey.And now its your turn.Well, I guess Im most thankful that were all Here.That nothing terrible has happened to any of us and that we have good friends who invited us over so I didnt have to spend the last three days .Ronnie?Well, Im thankful for

195、 having the best mother and wife and children in the world.Michael.healthy _.cooking_Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Listen4Michael: Woman 1: Monica: Woman 2: Monica: Woman 1:Im just glad to be .And Monica. Youre last.Id like to

196、 thank our fellow Native Americans who gave us this land measles, reservations and so that we can have all this food to with.Monica, please More like , dont you think?OK, very good.home _in exchange for _casinos_celebrate _Thanks-taking _Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Readi

197、ngBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksChinese Festivals: The Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, the Dragon-boat Festival, the Mid-autumn Festival, the Double Ninth Festival. Western Festivals: St. Valentines Day, Easter，Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas. A R _ Discus

198、sion1Discussion1.We all know China has many traditional festivals. Can you name some? What about western ones?Tips:Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Discussion22. Compare the Spring Festival with Christmas and Mid-autumn Festival

199、with Thanksgiving. Which would you like to celebrate? Why?Tips:Spring Festival: January 1 according to lunar calendar, year-end household cleaning and family reunion dinner on New Years Eve, make dumplings, Spring festival couplets, fire crackers, enjoy lion dance / dragon lantern dance, watch CCTVs

200、 Spring Festival Special, give children red envelops with lucky money Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Discussion3Christmas: December 25, used to be a religious holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas carols, Christma

201、s trees with decoration, stockings, Santa Claus with his reindeers and sledges, turkeys, puddings, pumpkin pie, a family reunionSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksMid-autumn Festival: August 15th according to lunar calendar, family reuni

202、on, moon cake, sit in the open air and enjoy the full moon and stars Thanksgiving Day: last (fourth) Thursday in November, feast, watching American football game, Friday biggest shopping day, shop till you drop, best price, shop for Christmas gifts Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingG

203、lobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Discussion43. What kind of roles do festivals play in peoples life?Tips:Give people a chance to take some days off from their normal duties and relax, offer an opportunity for people to socialize with their family members and friends, a family reu

204、nion with parents and siblings, strengthen family bonds, people can take advantage of festivals to travel home and abroad, stimulate the economy Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ How to Write Thank-You Letters 1How to Write Thank-

205、You Letters 1. In relatively formal acknowledgements, a two- or three-line note is perfectly acceptable. In relatively informal acknowledgements, the type sent to people with whom you are more familiar, a longer note or letter is always appreciated, but one or two paragraphs will be enough.2. In a f

206、ormal thank-you letter, thanks should be expressed in the first line. In an informal thank-you letter, its fine to start more indirectly, but your thanks should be mentioned within the opening paragraph.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thank

207、sA R _ How to Write Thank-You Letters 23. Assuming you are writing a letter that communicates other information besides thanks, be sure to express your thanks first, then proceed with the rest of the letter.4. A thank-you letter that properly reflects the tone of the occasion is always in good taste

208、. For instance, in response to a formal gathering, a formal tone is appropriate for thanking someone with whom you were not previously acquainted. (You can retain a properly formal tone by using the surnames of the hosts in the greeting, by specifying the date of the event, etc.)Supplementary Readin

209、gAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksLove,Liu Ming A R _ Example 1 Example 1 I want to thank you again for the nice time at your home last Wednesday evening. It was very kind of you to invite my friend and me for dinner. Everything was delicious, especially t

210、he lemon pie. You certainly are a good cook! We also enjoyed meeting with your two daughters and chatting with them. As you know, I am going to return to China next week. If you are ever in Nanjing, please look me up. Im looking forward to seeing you in my hometown sometime. Dear Lisa,Supplementary

211、ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Example 2 Example 2 Dear God, Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too

212、late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily

213、from my pen.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Example 2 How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for

214、understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes how wise her mother really is? How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent whe

215、n it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so,” when she could have uttered these words dozens of times? For being essentially herself loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Example

216、 2 I dont know how I, dear God, expect to ask you to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine. A daughterSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Readin

217、gBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Homework Homework Write three thank-you letters respectively to his father, his grammar school principal and his grandmother in the name of Alex Haley.Sample Letters：Letter to father Letter to grandmotherLetter to grammar school principalSupplementary Reading

218、After ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Writing Practice_1.11Dear Dad, Its Thanksgiving and of course my thoughts are turning home to you. Looking out over the ocean I find myself thinking how much I owe to you. Yet I have never got round to telling you jus

219、t how thankful I feel towards you for all you have done for me. There are so many things, I dont know where to start and would never get to the end once I began. But if I had to pick just one thing it would perhaps be the love of books and reading I learnt from you. Those after-dinner quizzes at the

220、 table about the books we had just read and the new words we hadSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Writing Practice_1.12picked up, I can see them in my minds eye as if they were yesterday. Not many are as lucky in their father as I

221、 am. So, simply, thank you. Your loving son, Alex Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Writing Practice_1.21Dear Grandma, Here I am, on board ship, and a thousand miles away from your wonderful cooking on Thanksgiving! Standing here

222、at the rail, looking out at the sunset, Ive been turning the meaning of Thanksgiving around in my mind and came up with the idea that it is just the time to be giving thanks to those we owe them to. And who better to start with than you? How could I have grown up without your help? You always found

223、just the right way of showing me with those wonderful stories of yours the importanceSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Writing Practice_1.22of telling the truth, of sharing and forgiving, of being considerate to others. Quite simp

224、ly, you sprinkled my life with stardust. Thank you.Love, Alex Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Writing Practice_1.31Dear Rev. Nelson, I am writing this on board ship. It is Thanksgiving. My thoughts have been turning to all those

225、 who have done so much for me in the past and how I have never taken the time to thank them properly. Naturally, you were among the first to come to mind. You were, quite simply, the very best teacher a child could wish for. You gave us so many different gifts, but, if I were forced to choose one, t

226、hen it would be your morning prayers at assembly at the start of each day. Whatever positive things I have done since can often be traced to theSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Writing Practice_1.32impression left by those prayer

227、s. For that guidance and all the other things I was lucky enough to learn from you, I shall always be in your debt. Your affectionate student, Alex HaleySupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Talk about the Pictures 1Talk about the Pic

228、turesSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Talk about the Pictures_pop1Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Talk about the Pictures _pop2Supplementary ReadingAfter Rea

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231、A R _ Sentence Translation 11. Yet my mind seemed to be in quest of something else some way that I could personally apply to the close of Thanksgiving. It must have taken me a half hour to sense that maybe some key to an answer could result from reversing the word “Thanksgiving” at least that sugges

232、ted a verbal direction, “Giving thanks.”可我脑子里似乎还在搜索着别的什么可我脑子里似乎还在搜索着别的什么某某种我能够赋予种我能够赋予整个节日以个人意义的方式。大概过了半个小时左右我才整个节日以个人意义的方式。大概过了半个小时左右我才意识到，问题的关键也许在于把意识到，问题的关键也许在于把 Thanksgiving 这个词前后这个词前后颠倒一下颠倒一下那样一来至那样一来至少字面意义好懂了：少字面意义好懂了：Giving thanks。Sentence TranslationSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed

233、 ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Sentence Translation 22. Yet my mind continued turning the idea over. After a while, like a dawns brightening, a further answer did come that there were people to thank, people who had done so much for me that I could never possibly repay

234、 them.可我脑子里仍一直翻腾着这事。过了片刻，如同晨曦可我脑子里仍一直翻腾着这事。过了片刻，如同晨曦初现，一个更清晰的念头终于涌现脑际初现，一个更清晰的念头终于涌现脑际要感谢他要感谢他人，那些赐我以诸多恩惠，我根本无以回报的人们。人，那些赐我以诸多恩惠，我根本无以回报的人们。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Sentence Translation 33. At least seven people had been

235、particularly and lastingly helpful to me. I realized, swallowing hard, that about half of them had since died so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me.至少有七个人对我有过不同寻常、影响深远的帮助。至少有七个人对我有过不同寻常、影响深远的帮助。令人万分难受的是，我意识到，他们中有一半已经谢令人万分难受的是，我意识到，他们中有一半已经谢世了世了因此他们永远也无法接受我的谢意了。因此他们

236、永远也无法接受我的谢意了。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Sentence Translation 44. A glance at Grandmas familiar handwriting brought back in a flash memories of standing alongside her white rocking chair, watching her “settin down” some lett

237、er to relatives.一看到外祖母那熟悉的笔迹，我顿时回想起往日站在一看到外祖母那熟悉的笔迹，我顿时回想起往日站在她的白色摇椅旁看她给亲戚写信的情景。她的白色摇椅旁看她给亲戚写信的情景。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Sentence Translation 55. 那些注意力集中于感恩的人明显感觉更加幸福。他们积极乐那些注意力集中于感恩的人明显感觉更加幸福。他们积极乐观地看待生活。他们鲜有诉说有头疼感冒之类的

238、身体不适症观地看待生活。他们鲜有诉说有头疼感冒之类的身体不适症状，他们还积极参加健康有益的活动。状，他们还积极参加健康有益的活动。The people who focused on gratitude were just flat-out happier. They saw their lives in favorable terms. They reported fewer negative physical symptoms such as headaches or colds, and they were active in ways that were good for them.Su

239、pplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Sentence Translation 66. 每天花上片刻每天花上片刻一般最好是临睡之前一般最好是临睡之前扼要记下三件当扼要记下三件当日发生的让你心存感激的事情。任何使你精神振奋的事，使日发生的让你心存感激的事情。任何使你精神振奋的事，使你绽露笑容、心情愉悦的事，或为你的将来带来幸福感的事，你绽露笑容、心情愉悦的事，或为你的将来带来幸福感的事，都行。都行。Take a moment dur

240、ing the day right before bedtime is usually best to jot down three things that happened that day for which you are grateful. Anything that made you feel uplifted, that brought a smile to your face or your heart, or will contribute toward your future happiness, works. Supplementary ReadingAfter Readi

241、ngDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Sentence Translation 77. 过一段时间，你会发现在令你感激的条目列表中有着某种一过一段时间，你会发现在令你感激的条目列表中有着某种一致性。许多条目致性。许多条目显示他人在你生活中所起的重要作用。其它显示他人在你生活中所起的重要作用。其它条目突出一些有意义的经历。还有一些则涉及由你引发的事条目突出一些有意义的经历。还有一些则涉及由你引发的事情，你能满怀豪情地指着说，情，你能满怀豪情地指着说，“我促成了此事。我促成了此事。”Over

242、time, youll notice a consistency within the list of items youre grateful for. Many entries will underscore the importance of people in your life. Others will highlight meaningful experiences. Still other items will be things that began with you, things you created that you can point to with pride an

243、d say, I made that happen.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Sentence Translation 88. 感激之情，在向别人表示之后，几乎总能辗转返回。被感激感激之情，在向别人表示之后，几乎总能辗转返回。被感激的人更加愿意为那些使他们觉得自己有价值的人作出回报。的人更加愿意为那些使他们觉得自己有价值的人作出回报。Gratitude, when expressed to others, almo

244、st always comes back around. People who feel appreciated are more willing to make an effort for those who make them feel valued.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Proverbs and Quotations 1Proverbs and Quotations1. One should not li

245、ve for oneself alone.一个人不应仅仅为自己而活。一个人不应仅仅为自己而活。 2. We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves. Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator不养儿不知父母爱。不养儿不知父母爱。 美国牧师、演说家美国牧师、演说家 H. W. 比彻比彻Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUni

246、t 5 Giving ThanksA R _ Proverbs and Quotations 2金窝，银窝，不如自家的草窝。金窝，银窝，不如自家的草窝。 美国剧作家、演员美国剧作家、演员 J. H. 佩恩佩恩 4. Home is the place where, when you have to go there, it has to take you in. Robert Frost, American poet无论何时何地，家永远是向游子敞开大门的地方。无论何时何地，家永远是向游子敞开大门的地方。 美国诗人美国诗人 F. 弗罗斯特弗罗斯特3. Be it ever so humble,

247、there is no place like home. John Howard Payne, American dramatist and actorSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ mainCulture NotesReadingComprehension Task Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore Readin

248、gUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Culture Notes 1Culture Notes 1. About the Author Deborah Norville (born August 8, 1958) is an American television broadcaster and journalist. Since 1995 she has been host of the syndicated American television program Inside Edition. She earlier hosted Today on NBC, substit

249、ute anchored both the NBC Nightly News and the weekend CBS Evening News, and was a host and correspondent for two CBS News magazine programs. Born in Dalton, Georgia, she graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a degree in journalism.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed Reading

250、Global ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Culture Notes 2 She has received two Emmy Awards for her television work, the first while at NBC News for coverage of a democratic uprising in Romania, and the second for work on CBSs 48 Hours covering floods on the Mississippi River.Supplementar

251、y ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Culture Notes 1_popSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Culture Notes 32. Eudaemonia “Eudaemonia” is a classical Greek word commonly translat

252、ed as “happiness”. Although popular usage of the term happiness refers to a state of mind, related to joy or pleasure, “eudaemonia” rarely has such connotations, and the less subjective “human flourishing” is often preferred as a translation. “Eudaemonia” is a central concept in ancient Greek ethics

253、, along with the term “arete”, most often translated as “virtue”, and “phronesis”, often translated as “practical or moral wisdom.”Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 1The Power of GratitudeDeborah Norville Robert Emm

254、ons, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of California, has long been interested in the role gratitude plays in physical and emotional well-being. Along with psychology professor Michael McCullough of the University of Miami, Emmons took three groups of volunteers and randomly assigned

255、them to focus on one of three things each week: hassles, things for which they were grateful, and ordinary life events. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 2The first group concentrated on everything that went wrong o

256、r was irritating to them, such as “the jerk who cut me off on the highway.” The second group homed in on situations they felt enhanced their lives, as in “My boyfriend is so kind and caring Im lucky to have him.” And the third group recalled recent everyday events, as in “I went shoe shopping.”Suppl

257、ementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 3 The results: The people who focused on gratitude were just flat-out happier. They saw their lives in favorable terms. They reported fewer negative physical symptoms such as headaches o

258、r colds, and they were active in ways that were good for them. They spent almost an hour and a half more per week exercising than those who focused on hassles. Plain and simple, those who were grateful had a higher quality of life.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefor

259、e ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thanks Others around them recognized that too. “They noticed that these people had more joy, more energy. They could see that they were becoming more optimistic,” says Emmons. The grateful group “even seemed to be perceived as more helpful toward others, going out on a limb to

260、 help people.” Emmons was surprised by this result. “This is not just something that makes people happy, like a positive-thinking / optimism kind of thing. A feeling of gratitude really gets people to do something, to become more pro-social, more compassionate.” This did not happen in either of the

261、other two groups.S R _ Reading _ text 4Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 5 Emmons and McCullough took their study, published in 2003, one step further. Rather than focus on hassles or blessings on just a weekly basi

262、s, they rounded up college students to do it every day. Right off the bat, Emmons and his team recognized that there was something powerful about a regular gratitude check. And in a follow-up study, those who found something to appreciate every day were less materialistic less apt to see a connectio

263、n between life satisfaction and material things. They were more willing to part with their possessions. The bumper sticker that reads “The one with the most toys wins” was unlikely to be found on any of their cars.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 G

264、iving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 6 So how do we use all this science of gratitude in our lives? The power of gratitude takes just a few minutes a day. But it requires consistency and an open mind and dedication. Says Emmons, “I think gratitude is a demanding quality, a rigorous quality. Its a discip

265、line, an exercise.” It may not come easily, but it can be developed. Heres how: Record your thanks. Take a moment during the day right before bedtime is usually best to jot down three things that happened that day for which you are grateful. Anything that made you feel uplifted, that brought a smile

266、 to your face or your heart, or will contribute toward your future happiness, works. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 7 After each situation or event for which you feel thankful, write down why this was good for yo

267、u. Perhaps you received an e-mail from an old school friend who hadnt been in touch for years, and this reminded you of the good times you had together. It forced you to realize that people think of you even though youve had no contact with them, which must mean youre a pretty special person. Also,

268、make a note of who, if anyone, played a role in what youve recalled for the day and how that person had an impact on your life. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 8 None of this sounds hard, right? Given the choice b

269、etween this exercise and 50 sit-ups plus 25 push-ups, youre much more inclined to pick up a pen, arent you? The gratitude journal makes you look at life in a positive, concrete way, reminding you of its interconnectedness in a fast-paced, impersonal world and how much others add to the quality of yo

270、ur life. It forces you to focus on what went right instead of the inevitable things that went wrong. And it enhances your self-esteem. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 9See the patterns. Over time, youll notice a c

271、onsistency within the list of items youre grateful for. Many entries will underscore the importance of people in your life. Others will highlight meaningful experiences. Still other items will be things that began with you, things you created that you can point to with pride and say, I made that hap

272、pen. Its called eudaemonia, the happiness or fulfillment that comes from the action itself, not the result of it. Any other benefits that come along someone is grateful, your project is a success are icing on the cake. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUni

273、t 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 10Catch the boomerang. Gratitude, when expressed to others, almost always comes back around. People who feel appreciated are more willing to make an effort for those who make them feel valued. In one study, waitresses who simply wrote “thank you” on the check be

274、fore handing it to their customers received, on average, 11 percent more in tips than those who didnt. Waitresses who wrote a message about an upcoming dinner special on the checks also received higher tips on average, 17 to 20 percent higher. In a world where personal connections seem increasingly

275、limited, and sometimes stressful when they do occur, gratitude resonates. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ text 11 Look around you: Whats right with your world? If you have a hobby, practice it. If you dont, find one. R

276、each out to others; share something. A small gesture toward another individual costs you little but can bring many benefits. All these actions increase your opportunities to feel grateful. Says Barbara Fredrickson, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina, “Gratitude has the potential to c

277、hange everything from its ordinary state to being a gift.”Seize the moment. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ hasslehassle: n. an angry disturbanceI didnt think it was worth the hassle to go home again to get our

278、lunch.Holiday travel can be a hassle.节假日出行往往是很麻烦的。节假日出行往往是很麻烦的。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ home in (on sth.): home in (on sth.): move towards or be directed towards (sth.)有意思的是，在寻找理想伴侣的过程中，男人和女人关注有意思的是，在寻找理想

279、伴侣的过程中，男人和女人关注的面部区域并不相同。的面部区域并不相同。 Two missiles homed in on the enemys aircraft carrier.Interestingly, men and women focus on different parts of the face when they home in on a potential mate they want most.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving T

280、hanksS R _ Reading _ word _ enhanceenhance: vt. increase the value or quality of; improve他们还将加强在食品安全与质量方面的合作他们还将加强在食品安全与质量方面的合作.They will also enhance cooperation on food safety and quality.The computer can enhance the quality of photographs transmitted from space. Supplementary ReadingAfter Reading

281、Detailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ perceiveperceive: vt. become aware of我发觉他的行为有些变化我发觉他的行为有些变化.We had already perceived how the temperature fluctuated. I perceived a change in his behavior. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal R

282、eadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksThe candidate went out on a limb on the budget issue.S R _ Reading _ word _ out on a limbout on a limb: in a position where one is not joined or supported by anyone elseI dont mind asking the director in person, but Im not going out on a limb to get a rise in

283、pay.这位候选人在预算问题上陷入困境。这位候选人在预算问题上陷入困境。 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ compassionatecompassionate: adj. showing or feeling sympathy and concern for others她是个富有同情心且慷慨大方的人，她给我们的生活增她是个富有同情心且慷慨大方的人，她给我们的生活增添了如此多的兴奋和灵感

284、。添了如此多的兴奋和灵感。A compassionate and caring soul possesses deep and genuine concern for others.She was such a compassionate and generous soul who added so much excitement and inspiration to our lives.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _

285、Reading _ word _ round upround up: cause to gather in one place他们试图把分散的牲口赶在一起。他们试图把分散的牲口赶在一起。They try to round up a scattered herd of cattle.They are trying to round up those robbers. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ wo

286、rd _ right off the batright off the bat: at the very beginning; straight away我已预备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。我已预备和他大打一场，但是他马上就投降了。I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.They responded right off the bat.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore Readin

287、gUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ aptapt: adj. likely or having a tendency我是一个热爱生活敢于挑战的女孩，也能够积极应对生活我是一个热爱生活敢于挑战的女孩，也能够积极应对生活中遇到的突发状况。中遇到的突发状况。I am a girl apt to enjoy and challenge the life, and can deal with emergencies actively.Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunke

288、n men are apt to think themselves sober enough.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ part withpart with: give up possession of为了筹集基金，简不得不卖掉她所有的财产。为了筹集基金，简不得不卖掉她所有的财产。In order to raise funds, Jane had to part with all

289、her property.The little girl refused to part with her old doll.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ S _ The one with The one with the most toys wins. Paraphrase the sentence. The person who owns the most material possession

290、s wins.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ S _ And in And in a follow-up study, those who found something to appreciate every day were less materialistic less apt to see a connection between life satisfaction and material

291、things.后续的研究发现，那些每天都能找到感激之事的人较后续的研究发现，那些每天都能找到感激之事的人较少追求物质享受少追求物质享受他们不大会把生活的满意度与物他们不大会把生活的满意度与物质财富联系起来。质财富联系起来。Translate the sentence into Chinese.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksIn doing so, we need to strike an appropriate balance w

292、ith consistency and equitability.S R _ Reading _ word _ consistencyconsistency: n. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts of a complex thing这样做，我们必须在连贯性和公正性之间达到适度的平这样做，我们必须在连贯性和公正性之间达到适度的平衡。衡。People talk about the importance of consistency in forming good habits.Supplementary Rea

293、dingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ S _ The power of The power of gratitude takes just a few minutes a day. But it requires consistency and an open mind and dedication.Translate the sentence into Chinese.每天只需花几分钟工夫，感恩就会产生力量。但是每天只需花几分钟工夫，感恩

294、就会产生力量。但是它需要始终不渝、心胸开阔以及奉献精神。它需要始终不渝、心胸开阔以及奉献精神。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ uplifteduplifted: adj. exalted emotionally, especially with pride有时，我们需要那么点东西来振奋精神，让我们更好受有时，我们需要那么点东西来振奋精神，让我们更好受些。些。We need a littl

295、e something to help sometimes, to uplift us and make us feel better.We are supposed to be uplifted by these stories but they depress me.uplift: vt. raise (sb./sth.), esp. spiritually, morally or emotionally Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving T

296、hanksS R _ Reading _ word _ concreteconcrete: adj. definite; existing as sth. real or solid针对教学设计中的每一步，文中均给出了具体可行的方法。针对教学设计中的每一步，文中均给出了具体可行的方法。For every step in the teaching design, it all gives the concrete practicable methods.The achievements of science are more concrete and, therefore, easier to

297、be understood than those of art.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _W_ inevitableinevitable: adj. that cannot be avoided; that is sure to happen看来他们的败局是不可避免的了。看来他们的败局是不可避免的了。 It seems inevitable that theyll lose.One has to

298、accept the inevitable course of history.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ S _ The gratitude The gratitude journal makes you look at life in a positive, concrete way, reminding you of its interconnectedness in a fast-pace

299、d, impersonal world and how much others add to the quality of your life.Translate the sentence into Chinese.感恩日记使你以积极而又具体的方式看待生活，提醒感恩日记使你以积极而又具体的方式看待生活，提醒你关注在这个快节奏的、冷漠的世界里生活的相互联你关注在这个快节奏的、冷漠的世界里生活的相互联系，以及他人在多大程度上提升了你的生活质量。系，以及他人在多大程度上提升了你的生活质量。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal

300、 ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _W_ underscoreunderscore: vt. give extra weight to, emphasize对于已经肥胖的年轻成人对于已经肥胖的年轻成人, 研究结果强调改变生活方式研究结果强调改变生活方式很重要。很重要。For young adults who are already obese, the findings underscore the importance of lifestyle changes.Let me underscore that you

301、should focus on an important problem.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ W_ highlighthighlight: vt. give special attention to我想着重强调文化传统在发展的过程中所面对的三个挑我想着重强调文化传统在发展的过程中所面对的三个挑战。战。 The results highlight the need for better en

302、forcement of existing laws.I would like to highlight three challenges in the process of development of cultural traditions.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ W_ entryentry: n. item written in a list, a diary, an account b

303、ook, etc.他的日记上没有那一天的记录。他的日记上没有那一天的记录。Theres no entry in his diary for that day.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ W_ upcomingupcoming: adj. of the relatively near future我们将在即将到来的比赛中再接再厉。我们将在即将到来的比赛中再接再厉。 We will continue

304、on like this in the upcoming encounters.All upcoming conferences and exhibitions are listed in a calendar available in print and on the internet.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ S_ In a world In a world where personal c

305、onnections seem increasingly limited, and sometimes stressful when they do occur, gratitude resonates.Translate the sentence into Chinese.在一个人际联系显得越来越少而有时有了联系又非常在一个人际联系显得越来越少而有时有了联系又非常紧张的世界里，感恩之情会激起回响。紧张的世界里，感恩之情会激起回响。Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit

306、 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ resonateresonate: vi. resound是否有些情形与你产生共鸣？是否有些情形与你产生共鸣？Is there anything that resonates with you?The valley resonated with their laughter.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ word _ re

307、ach outreach out to (sth.): stretch out (ones hand) in order to touch, grasp or take sth.现代的政客们企图在广播演讲中与普通民众进行沟通。现代的政客们企图在广播演讲中与普通民众进行沟通。Modern politicians try to reach out to ordinary people in their broadcast speeches.We must reach out to the earthquake victims.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDe

308、tailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Reading _ W_ potentialpotential: n. power or quality that exists but has not been developed在压力下工作能帮助员工发挥潜力。在压力下工作能帮助员工发挥潜力。Working under pressure can help employees fulfill their potential.Your market still has great potential.Suppl

309、ementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Comprehension Tasks 1Listen and DiscussListen to the passage and discuss the following questions. 1. What does the author thank for? Why does the author consider himself a fortunate man?2. What are the

310、 authors attitudes towards life? What about you?3. Is there anything or anybody you want to express gratitude to? Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksS R _ Comprehension Tasks 2 This day is all I have and these hours are now my eternity.

311、I greet this sunrise with cries of joy as a prisoner who is reprieved from death. I lift my arms with thanks for this priceless gift of a new day. So too, I will beat upon my heart with gratitude as I consider all who greeted yesterdays sunrise who are no longer with the living today. I am indeed a

312、fortunate man and todays hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when others, far better than I, have departed? Is it that they have accomplishedSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving Thankstheir purpose w

313、hile mine is yet to be achieved? Is this another opportunity for me to become the man I know I can be? Is there a purpose in nature? Is this my day to excel? I have but one life and life is naught but a measurement of time. When I waste one I destroy the other. If I waste today I destroy the last pa

314、ge of my life. Therefore, each hour of this day will I cherish for it can never return. It cannot be banked today to be withdrawn on the morrow, for who can trap the wind? Each minute of this day will I grasp with both hands and fondle with love for its value is beyond price. What dying man can purchase another breath though he willingly gives all his gold? What price dare I place on the hours ahead? I will make them priceless!S R _ Comprehension Tasks 2Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 5 Giving ThanksThank YouThank You更多精品更多精品 敬请关注！敬请关注！