全新版大学英语1Unit-5Text-A-A-Valentine-Story-study

UnitFiveTextAAValentineStory---DougBellContents1.Backgroundknowledge2.NewWordsandPhrases3.MainCharacters4.TextOrganization5.TextExplanation6.TextAnalysis7.TextReview8.SummaryofTextA※※※※※※※※DoyouknowwhenisValentine’sDaycelebratedeveryyear?Valentine’sDayValentine’sDayisalover’sholidaycelebratedonFebruary14,whichismarkedbytheexchangeofromanticcards,flowers,chocolateofheartshapeandothergifts.Togirls&boysTheoriginofSaintValentine’sDayValentinewasapriestlivinginRomeduringthethirdcentury.Atthattime,RomewasruledbyanemperornamedClaudius.Hewantedtohaveabigarmyandexpectedmentovolunteertojoin.Howevermanymenjustdidnotwanttofightinwars.Theydidnotwanttoleavetheirwivesandfamilies.St.Valentine’sStoryThismadeClaudiusveryangry.Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried,theywouldnotmindjoiningthearmy.SoClaudiusbannedmarriageevenengage-mentfromhisempire.ButValentinewouldkeeponperformingmarriageceremoniessecretly.Hewascaughtbythesoldiersatawedding,andwasthrownintoprisonandbeheaded.St.Valentine’sStoryValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisjailerwhenhewasinprison.BeforehewastakentohisdeathonFebruary14,269A.D.,hesignedafarewellmessagetoher,“LovefromyourValentine.”ThatnotestartedthecustomofexchanginglovemessagesonValentine’sDay.NewWordsandPhrases1.Getfamiliarwith“NewWordsandExpressions”listedonpage140-141.2.Forusefulphrases,see“Handout”.SkimTextAtogetageneralideaofit,andhowthestoryispresented.MainCharactersIntroductionofthetwomaincharacters:JohnBlanchard:Anarmyman,whohadbeenshippedoverseasforserviceinWWII,andcamebackfromEurope…HollisMaynell:ANewYorkgirl,withathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.Thepresentationofthestory:Twopointsaboutthestoryarenoteworthy:1.Thestoryisnotdevelopedcompletelyinorderoftime,asreflectedbychangesintense.2.Thestoryisnottoldonlyfromoneperson’spointofview,asindicatedbyachangeinnarrator.ChangesintenseHelookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn’t,thegirlwiththerose.HisinterestinherhadbeguntwelvemonthsbeforeinaFloridalibrary.Herethetextswitchesfromthepasttensetothepastperfecttense,indicatingaflashback.ThepasttenseThepastperfecttense倒叙Paragraph2:ChangeinnarratorI’llletMr.Blenchardtellyouwhathappened:Thissentenceinparagraph7tellsusthatanothernarratorwillcontinuethestory.Paragraph7:ChangesintenseParagraph16:It’snotdifficulttounderstandandadmireMissMaynell’swisdom.Thetruenatureofaheartisseeninitsresponsetotheunattractive.Herethetextswitchesfromthepasttensetothepresenttense,revealingtheendofthestory.ThepresenttenseTextAAValentineStory爱情故事PartsParagraphsMainIdeasPartOnePara1JohnBlanchardwasexpectingsomeoneatGrandCentralStation.PartTwoParasPartThreeParasPartFourParasTextOrganization2-6HowJohnBlanchardhadfalleninlovewithMissMaynell.7-15MissMaynellputBlanchardtoatest.16-17ItwaswiseofMissMaynelltogivesuchatest.Now,let’sreadPartOne.Now,let’sreadPartTwo.Now,let’sreadPartThree.Now,let’sreadPartFourIntroductionRemark(P.136)Aletterortelephonecallcomesfromsomeoneyouhavenotmet,andyoufindyourselfimagingwhatthepersonlookslike,puttingafacetothehiddenvoice.Areyouanygoodatthis?Sometimesitiseasytogetitwrong.一个你从没有建国的人给你寄来一封信或打来一个电话，而你不知不觉地想象着这个人是个什么样儿，赋予这个隐秘的声音一张面孔。你能猜对吗？有时候这种事实很容易搞错的。PartOne:Paragraph1JohnBlanchardwasexpectingsomeoneatGrandCentralStation.Theopeningofthestory,tellingus:Who?Canyouguess?Itwasbuiltin1895inNewYorkCityinFrenchstyle,whichposedaninterestingchallengeforarchitectsinthe19thcentury.Paragraph1JohnBlanchardstoodupfromthebench,straightenedhisArmyuniform,andstudiedthecrowdofpeoplemakingtheirwaythroughGrandCentralStation.(causeto)becomestraightorlevel,（使）变直；（使）变平整整了整军装约翰·布兰查德从长凳上站起身来，整了整军装，观察着格兰德中央车站进进出出的人群。observedmakeone’way:goEarlyinthemorningthehuntermadehiswayintothewoods.ThewholecityturnedouttowelcometheOlympicheroes,andwithsomanypeopleinthestreet,itwasdifficultmakingmywaythroughthecrowd.穿过人群PartTwo:Paras2---6HowJohnBlanchardhadfalleninlovewithMissMaynell.Paragraph2Helookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn't,thegirlwiththerose.HisinterestinherhadbeguntwelvemonthsbeforeinaFloridalibrary.Takingabookofftheshelfhesoonfoundhimselfabsorbed,notbythewordsofthebook,butbythenotespenciledinthemargin.Thesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.柔和的字迹显示出笔者善于思考的心灵和富有洞察力的头脑。ThestatesymbolsofFloridaStateflagStatebirdStateflowerStatetreeStatesealFloridaattractsalotoftouristseachyearbecauseofitswarmclimate,oceanbeaches,world-famousthemeparksinOrland,EpcotCenter,WaltDisneyWorld.Miami:animportantcenterfortourism,financeandmanufacturing;agatewaybetweentheU.S.andLatinAmericancountries.Becauseofitswarmclimate,Floridaisoneofthenation’smostimportantproducersoffruit,orangesbeingthemostvaluablecrop.Paraphrase:Hetriedtofindthegirlwhosharedmanyofhisviews,interestsandfeelingsbutwhohehadnevermetbefore.Thegirlwassupposedtoweararoseattheirfirstmeeting.DifficultsentencesHelookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn't,thegirlwiththerose.Theyhavemuchincommon.他在寻找一位姑娘,一位佩带玫瑰的姑娘。他知其心,但不知其貌。IwassoabsorbedinthedetectivestorythatIjumpedupwhensomeonepattedmeontheback.Totallyabsorbedinwritingthecomputersoftware,Michaelorder