unit 1 reading第三課時

1、Brief review of words,棉絮同窩出生的小仔例行的，慣常的獸醫(yī)撫摸悲鳴，哀叫把塞進(jìn)里面rugwhimpersolenuzzletrimstarvation,battinglittermateroutinevetstrokewhineTuck地毯，墊子嗚咽唯一的以鼻子輕擦或輕觸整理，修整饑餓，餓死,1. One day when I went to the vet, a r

2、outine visit for one of the dogs, he seemed so down. （Para. 1） 一天，我和往常一樣去獸醫(yī)那里看一只小狗，我發(fā)現(xiàn)獸醫(yī)的情緒很低落。,,→定語從句與同位語從句： (1) Mr. Smith, our new teacher, is very kind to us. (2) We Chinese people are brave and hard

3、working.,2. Since we are friends, I asked him why he was so blue. (Para. 1)→ be blue=be down= be upset 悶悶不樂 →since 連詞 ①因為; 既然; 由于 (引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句) e.g.由于時間很晚了, 我現(xiàn)在得回家了。 Since it is late I shall go home now.

4、 ②自從…以來 e.g. It is/ has been ten years since we last met.,3. He put his arm around me and led me tolook at something. (Para. 1)→ lead- led-led → vt. lead sb to sth/ do sth 使得出（觀點）； 引導(dǎo)（某人）

5、 e.g. what led you to this conclusion? 你是如何得出這個結(jié)論的？→ lead a simple / happy life 過著簡樸/ 幸福的生活,4. 倒裝→ 全倒裝 (Para. 2) In one of the hospital cages was a small box.e.g.: (1) 那男孩跑了出去。 Ou

6、t rushed the boy. (2) 山頂上是一座漂亮的房子。 On the top of the mountain is a beautiful house. (3) 車來了。 Here comes the bus. (4) 接著來的是學(xué)生。 Then came the students.,5. Every bone

7、showed through her paper-thin skin. (Para. 3) 透過薄紙般的皮膚，每一根骨頭仿佛都清晰可見。 → paper-thin = very thin 極薄的 (n+adj.復(fù)合詞） e.g. waterproof 防水的 ice cold冰冷的 duty free免稅的 snow white雪白的

8、6. She was in the last stage of starvation and not responding… (Para. 3) 小家伙已經(jīng)奄奄一息，無力做出任何反應(yīng)….,7. There was no response from her at all. (Para. 4) 她沒有任何反應(yīng)。 → response – respond vt. 反應(yīng)，回復(fù) respond to…

9、 e.g. ① They showed no sign of responding to our proposals. 他們對我方的提議毫無回應(yīng)的跡象。 ② How can we respond to her questions?,8. The collie I had brought in, Brandy, began to whine and whimper, a

10、nd I lowered my hand with the kitten in it. (Para.4)→lower vt. 削弱; 削減/ 減少；縮小；降低 e.g. A cold had lowered her resistance. 感冒已削弱了她的抵抗力。,,→ lower / lessen 減少；縮小 lower 是長度概念：比…矮；比…短 lessen 是數(shù)量

11、概念：比…少 ☆lower my hand. lessen the employment costs.,9. A retired show dog and number onedefender of the house and all who lived there, Brandy was almost totally blind as well！(Para.5) 他曾經(jīng)是一條表演犬，退役后成了首屈一指

12、的看家犬。事實上，他已經(jīng)差不多是條盲犬。 → as well 也, 還有；又，同樣 e.g. He speaks English and Spanish as well. 他既能說英語, 也能說西班牙語。,10. I took the starving infant home with me, knowing she would die, but at least not be alone. (Para.6)

13、 → starving (present participle) : the infant is starving→knowing 伴隨動作(present participle) e.g. He stood there, not knowing what to do.,,(would),11. When she was in my lap for a feed… (Para.6) → lap裙兜 / (坐下時)覆蓋兩

14、膝和大腿部分的衣裙→ feed v. fed fed 飼養(yǎng)，喂養(yǎng)；以…為食 n. 飼料；喂送e.g. ① I fed the birds yesterday. 昨天我喂過鳥了。 ②Cattle feed chiefly on grass. 牛主要以草為食。,12. And so

15、 it was that Sammy was being reared by a male collie, a blind one at that. (Para.10) 就這樣，薩米被一條柯利犬，一條失明的公犬撫養(yǎng)著?！?at that 而且, 因此 ；就這樣，就那樣 ▲The food was excellent, and cheap at that. 飯菜很好而且很便宜。

16、 ▲ So we can let it go at that. 因此我們可以就這樣了。,13. Hard to say what Sammy thought he was, but he was her world and she did whatever babies do! (Para.11) 我不知道薩米眼里的布蘭迪是什么樣子，但他就是她的整個世界，她在他面前的舉動就像個孩子一樣。

17、→ Hard to say/ imagine/explain/understand/ please 說不準(zhǔn)/難以想象/ 說不清/晦澀難懂/難以伺候,14. Her chosen “Person” was my son, her God was Brandy. (Para.13) → In the cat’s eyes, my son was her favorite person, and Brandy, the do

18、g, was the one who could protect her and was highly respected by her. 她最喜歡的人是我的兒子，但布蘭迪才是她的上帝。,15. She did all and saw all and lived life to the fullest. (Para.14) 薩米做了所有她能做的，看了所有她能看到的，把自己的生活過得無比充實?！?/p>

19、 to the fullest (extent )達(dá)到最大程度 e.g. May you enjoy to the fullest the joy of today. Wishing that your special day be a winner all the way! 愿你享盡今日之歡樂，祝你的生日百事順心！,16. Her life was a gift…a miracle. (Para.15) →It is

20、 an unusual case that she could survive. It is something uncommon.→ gift 禮物, 贈品;天賦, 天才 e.g. He has the gift to draw painting. 他有繪畫的天分。 → miracle奇跡，不平凡的事 e.g. The doctors said that his recovery wa

21、s a miracle. 醫(yī)生們說他的復(fù)原是件奇事。,17. But for him she would certainly have died. (Para.14) → She would have died if there had not been this dog who took good care of her.→ but for:倘沒有，要不是 e.g.要不是下雨, 我們

22、會有一次愉快的旅行。 But for the rain we should have had a pleasant journey.→ would have done 與過去事實相反(虛擬) e.g. If he hadn’t helped her, she would have died.,18. In time, it was not unusual to see Sammy in a litter box

23、, mothering the newborn pups. (Para.15) 總能看見她在柯利犬的產(chǎn)仔箱里像媽媽一樣照顧著新生的寶寶?！?in time (1) 經(jīng)過一段時間之后 (2)及時, 不遲 (3) 遲早, 最后 In time you'll forget him.你遲早會忘了他的?！鷐other 名詞活用作動詞,19. I

24、t seems that the cycle of love carried on and it was beautiful to behold. (Para.16) → The cat was reared by the dog. Now the cat took care of the pups. This is a cycle of love. The author was very happy to see this situ

25、ation and thought it was a heart-warming event. → behold vt. beheld-beheld 看, 看見, 注視 e.g. Her face was a joy to behold. 她的容貌十分悅目。,GrammarGerund (動名詞)/ present participle (現(xiàn)在分詞)gerund: functi

26、on as a noun , and serve as the subjective(主語),objective(賓語), predicative(表語) , appositive(同位語) , attributive (定語).,present participle: function as an adjective and act as a verb, and serve as the attributive or adverb