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HalfADayNaguibMahfouzBook1Unit1PartOne:Warm-upPartTwo:BackgroundInformationPartThree:TextAppreciationPartFour:LanguageStudyPartFive:ExtensionBook1Unit1ContentsBTLEWWarm-upQuestionsWasithardforyoutoleavehomeforthefirsttimeinyourlife?Whowenttoseeyouoffattherailwaystation?Whocametoschoolwithyou?Didyoufeelyouwereastrangerthefirstdayyouarrived?Doyouhavetroubleadjustingtolifehere?Warm-upQuestionsWhatdoyouthinkarethedifferencesbetweenmiddleschoollifeandcollegelife?Whatdoyouthinkisthebusinessofuniversity?Whatdoyouexpecttolearnhere?Didyoufindtheuniversityasyouhadimagined?NaguibMahfouzBackgroundNaguibMahfouz—Education&BackgroundNaguibMahfouzwasbornonthe11thDec.1911inanoldquarterofCairo,theyoungestsonofamerchant.Hestudiedphilosophy（哲学）atCairoUniversity,graduatingin1934.NaguibMahfouz——importantworksNaguibMahfouzwasthefirstArabtowintheNobelprizeforliterature,in1988.HehasbeendescribedasaDickensoftheCairocafésandtheBalzacofEgypt.Heisnowtheauthorofabout30novels,morethan100shortstories,andmorethan200articles.Halfofhisnovelshavebeenmadeintofilmswhichhavecirculated（流通；传播）throughouttheArabic-speakingworld.NaguibMahfouz——importantworksTheappearanceofTheCairoTrilogy（三部曲）in1957madehimfamousthroughouttheArabworldasadepictor（描写者）oftraditionalurban（城市的）life.NaguibMahfouz——importantworksNaguibMahfouz——importantworksCairoTheCityofCairoNaguibMahfouz——howhepicturesthetimeMahfouzseemstoconceiveof（构思；想象)timeasaforceofoppressionasthebringerofchange,andchangeasaverypainfulprocessNaguibMahfouz——howhepicturestheworldMahfouz‘sdescriptionoftheworldisgloomy,thoughnotcompletelydisappointing.Thereareonlytwobrightspots（点）.Man’scontinuingstruggleforequalityThepromiseofscientificprogressInsum,lifeisatragedy.TextAppreciationWorkwithyourpartnertodividethetextinto3parts,andsummarizethemainideaofeachpart.TextAppreciationStructureofthetextPart1(para.1-)about:Part2(para.)about:Part3(para.)about:7Theboy’smisgivingsaboutschool8-16Howtheboyfeltaboutschool.17-20Walkingoutoftheschool,hefoundtimehadchangedeverything.DetaileddiscussionofpartI(para.1-7)Readthefirstpartofthetext,trytopickouttheexpressionsorsentenceswhichcanillustratetheboy’sfeelingsmost.Andgivethereasons.Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintotheschoolforthefirsttime.Iturnedtowardsherfromtimetotime,hopingshewouldhelp.“Whyschool?”Iaskedmyfather.“WhathaveIdone?”Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.Ihesitatedandclungtohishand…DetaileddiscussionofpartI(para.1-7)Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.(para.1)–Whatdoes“they”referto?–Whatdoesthewriterimplybyusing“tobethrownintoschool”?ButIwasn’thappyasIusuallywaswhenIhadnewclothestowearbecauseitwasthedayIstartedschool.DetaileddiscussionofpartItobethrownintoanunpleasantplacee.g.tobethrownintoprison/jailcf:tothrowsbout(ofaplace):toforcesbtoleaveaplacee.g.Theywillthrowmeout(ofschool)ifIfailthreeexams.DetaileddiscussionofpartI(para.1-7)Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatchingourprogress,andIturnedtowardsherfromtimetotime,hopingshewouldhelp.(para.2)–Whatdoes“progress”meanhere?–Whatkindofhelpcouldhismotheroffer?–Whatdoesthesentencetellusabouttheboy’srelationshipswithhisparents?DetaileddiscussionofpartI(para.1-7)astreetlinedwithgardens…(para.2)astreetwheretherearegardens…alongbothsideslinedwith…:pastparticiplephraseusedheretomodify“astreet”.Itcanberegardedasarelativeclausecutshort,eg.–anovel(thatwas)writtenbyCharlesDickens–personalcomputers(thatare)madeinChinaIt’saplacethatmakesusefulmanoutofboys.(para.4)tomakesb./sth.(out)ofsb./sth:tomakesb/sthbecome(makeboysbecomeusefulmen)eg.Thearmymadeaman(out)ofhim.Idon’tthinkyoucanmakeafootballstar(out)ofJohnny.Convince(para.5)convincesbofsth/that…makesbfeelcertain1.我说服不了他，让他承认他错了。2.我相信她是诚实的。3.这是一个让人信服的说法。Icouldn’t~himofhismistake.Iamconvincedofherhonesty.ThisisaconvincingargumentIdidnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.(para.5)Thereisnogoodtobehadindoingsth:Itisnogood/usedoingsth.(Itisnotusefultodosth).ParaphraseIdidn’tthinkitwasusefultotakemeawayfromhomeandputmeintothatbuildingwithhighwalls.e.g.Thereisnogoodtobehadinbuyingaboatwhenyoudon’thaveenoughsparetimetouseit.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.Itisnousetalkingtohim.itisno(notmuch)gooditisno(notany,hardlyany,little)useitisnottheslightestuseitisworth(worthwhile)+doingtearoneself/sb.awayfromto(makesb)leaveaplaceorapersonunwillinglybecauseonehasto,e.g.Can’tyoutearyourselfawayfromtheTVfordinner?Theyoungartistcouldn’ttearhimselfawayfromdaVinci’sMonaLisa.1)Toholdfastoradheretosomething,asbygrasping,sticking,orembracing:紧握，粘着,紧紧抓住或粘着在某物上，如通过抓、粘、抱或缠绕的方式：clingtotheropetokeepfromfallingfabricsthatclingtothebody2)Toremainclose;resistseparationWeclungtogetherinthestorm.3)Toremainemotionallyattached;holdon:坚持保留感情上的联系；坚持：clingingtooutdatedcustoms.ClingMoreexamples:Thelittlechildclungtohismotherforcomfort.Shestillclingstothebeliefthathe