A-Valentine-Story

Unit5RomanceTextAAValentineStoryAboutValentine’sDayWhatdoyouknowaboutChineseValentine’sDay7thdayofthe7thlunarmonthintheChinesecalendarWhenisValentine’sDayinwesterncountries?14thdayofFebruary(solarmonth)SomethingaboutValentine’sDayAudio(wordsandexpressions)priest（牧师）Romejailer（狱卒）Claudius克劳迪亚斯volunteer（自愿）ceremony（典礼，仪式）behead（斩首）thrownintoprisonpenalty（处罚）almond（杏树）nameafter（按…命名）St.（Saint圣人,道德崇高的人,圣徒）OriginoftheHolidaytheancientRomanfeastofLupercaliaIntheearlydaysofRome,fiercewolvesroamedthewoodsnearby.TheRomanscalledupononeoftheirgods,Lupercus,tokeepthewolvesaway.AfestivalheldinhonorofLupercuswascelebratedFebruary15th.Itisalsospringfestival.Valentine'sDayafterapriestnamedValentineValentinewasapriestinRomeatthetimeChristianitywasanewreligion.TheEmperoratthattime,ClaudiusII,orderedtheRomansoldiersNOTtomarryorbecomeengaged.ValentinedefiedtheEmperor'sdecreeandsecretlymarriedtheyoungcouples.Hewaseventuallyarrested,imprisoned,andputtodeath.ValentinewasbeheadedonFebruary14th,theeveoftheRomanholidayLupercalia.Afterhisdeath,Valentinewasnamedasaint.AsRomebecamemoreChristian,thepriestsmovedthespringholidayfromthe15thofFebruarytothe14th-Valentine'sDay.NowtheholidayhonoredSaintValentineinsteadofLupercus.Doyouthinkthatcyberloveisbelievableandreliable?Whyorwhynot?CyberLove（网恋）——You’veGotaMailKathleenKelly,ownerofalittleandfamousbookstoreforchildren'sbooks,hasanaffair.BeingtogetherwithFrankNavasky,awell-knownjournalist,shebetrayshimbye-mailingsecretlyandanonymouslywitha(alsobetraying)manwhomshemetinachatroom.Suddenly,herbusinessgetsendangeredbytheopeningofFoxBooksdiscountstorejustaroundthecorner.ShemeetsJoeFox,sonoftheowner,andsoongetsannoyedbyhisarrogantwayofmanagingbusinessmatters.Althoughgettingadvicebyheranonymousmail-pal,shehastoclosedownherstore.ButJoeFox'slifesuddenlygetsoutofcontrolwhenhelearnsthathisanonymousmail-palisnobodyotherthanKathleenKelly.CyberLoveorCyberRomanceLogonforacyberdate(cyber-计算机的)mail-pal(好朋友)Chatroom聊天室virtual虚拟的(real)internetmatchmaking网络情缘onlinedating在线约会soulmate性情相投的人Whatareyourthoughtsonmeetingsomeoneyou'vebeenchattingwithonline?EveryoneseemsdecentontheothersideofakeyboardThedooronInternetdatingiswideopenfordeceptionandemotionaldistance.PeoplefeelfreetoplaywithdifferentpersonasonInternet.TextOrganizationPartOne(Para1)PartTwo(Paras2-6)PartThree(Paras7-15)PartFour(Paras16-17)CharacteristicFeaturesChangesintenseChangesinnarratorWritingStrategyOrganizationofanarrativeabeginning–givingthesettingamiddle–descriptionofeventsaccordingtotimesequenceanend–bringoutthesignificanceofyourstorySomeSuggestionsTellthesignificanceorthepurposeofyournarrationordescription.Donotwriteanarrativeforitsownsake.Selectandarrangethedetailsofyourstory.Giveacleardescriptionofwhathappenedinyourstory,includingwhere,whenandhowthestorytakesplace.独立主格结构Ayoungwomanwascomingtowardsme,herfigurelongandslim.Shewasmorethanalittleoverweight,herthick-ankledfeetthrustintolow-heeledshoes.Anumberofofficialsfollowedtheemperor,sometoholdhisrobe,otherstoadjusthisgirdle,andsoon.Jimclimbedslowlyupthecreakingsteps,hiscourageslippingawayateverystep.Therebeingnothingelsetodo,weleft.Hisvoicedrownedbythenoise,thespeakerinterruptedhislecture.Hewentoff,guninhand.（withaguninhand）Thefloor(being)wetandslippery,westayedoutside.Themealover,prayerswerereadbyMissMiller.ItbeingChristmas,thegovernmentofficeswereclosed.AndTellmewhomyoulove,andIwilltellyouwhoyouare.Thinkitoveragain,andyou’llfindawayout.OrMakeupyourmind,oryou’llmissthechance.Behaveyourself,oryou’llnevergooutwithme.HeisJackofalltradesandmasterofnone.Heopenedthedoorandwentin.Youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit.Heheardacryforhelp,and(therefore)herushedoutofthehouse.MarylikesmusicandJimisfondofsports.Hehasasomewhatswelledhead,andIdon’tlikethis.RhetoricSimile&MetaphorAsimileisacomparisonofonethingtoanother,withthewords“like”or“as”.Ametaphorisasuggestedbutnotstatedcomparisonofonethingtoanother1.Heisbraveasalion.2.Herhusbandisawalkingwalletthatwillpayforwhatevershelikes.3.Childhoodislikeaswiftlypassingdream.4.Hehasaheartofstone.5.Alltheworldisastage,andallthemenandwomenaremerelyplayers.6.Themansleepslikeababy.Readthefollowingsentencesandtellwhethertheyaresimilesormetaphors.1.把…搞错2.整了整军装3.人群4.发现自己被吸引5.多思善虑的心灵6.富于洞察力的头脑7.前一位拥有人的姓名8.确定地址9.请她回复10.被运往海外11.仅因为那而碰运气12.安排了两人的第一次见面13.始终支持他14.犹如春天般生气盎然15.差不多就站在…正后面16.体态臃肿17.那本蓝色羊皮面旧书18.挺胸站立,敬了个礼19.失望的痛苦使我哽咽20.理解且钦佩某人的智慧TranslatethefollowingphrasesintoEnglishstandupfromone’sseatstraightenone’sclothesstarttowardsb.makeonestepclosertosb.standdirectlybehindsb.squareone’sshoulderholdoutabooktosb.gripabookTextBTheWalletComprehensionquestions1.Whatkindofwalletdidtheauthorcomeacross?2.Whowrotetheletter?Andtowhomwastheletterwritten?Whatwastheletterabout?3.WheredidtheauthorfindthepersoncalledHannah?4.WhatdidHannahlooklikewhentheyfoundher?Whatresponsedidshemakethemomentshesawtheletter?5.Whoidentifiedthewallet?AndWhosewalletwasit?6.WheredidMr.Goldsteinlive?Whyhadn’ttheyrecognizedeachotherforsomanyyears?7.Didtheystillloveeachoth