Unit 7 When Lightning struck

Unit7Whenlightningstrucklightning•apowerfulflashoflightintheskycausedbyelectricityandusuallyfollowedbythunder•Lightningflashedoverhead.•likelightning•extremelyquickly•lightningneverstrikestwice•somethingbadorunpleasantisnotlikelytohappentothesamepeopleorinthesameplacetwice•1lightning:[‘laitniŋ]•a.闪电般的,快速的•Policemadealightningraidonthehouse.•n.闪电•1.Lightningusuallyaccompaniesthunder.•闪电通常伴有雷声。•2.Hemovedlikelightning.•他行动快如闪电。TWChinaAirlines(07.8.20)aircrashNaturalandman-madedisasters•Flood•Landslide•Mudstoneflow•Earthquake•Cyclone/typhoon/hurricane/tornado•Caraccident•Nuclear,biological&chemicalterrorism,etc.•Chronologicalorder（orderoftime）•Theactionsarepresentedmainlyintheorderoftheiroccurrence,followingthenaturaltimesequenceofthehappenings.Genre:•Narrative•Thestoryistheauthor’sobjectiveandvividnarrationofherextraordinary,unforgettabletravelexperienceonaplaneforthepurposeofpraisinggoodpeopleandtheirfinedeedsandbringingoutsuperbtouchinghumanrelationswitnessedatcriticalmoment.Structure•PartOne:•(Paragraphs1-4)–Theintroductoryparagraphsofthetext.Inthisparttheauthortellsusaboutthesettingandtheunexpectedhappening,andintroducessomemaincharacters,ofwhomthewriterisone.Partone•1.Whatdoyouknowaboutthegirlwhowasseatingbesidetheauthor?•2.Whydidtheyoungbusinessmanlookworried?•3.Whatdidthepilotdecidetodo?Parttwo•Paragraphs5-9•Theseparagraphsnarrateanddelineatethefeelings,thoughts,andactionsofthewriter,theactsofkindnessoftheglamorousyoungwomanandthebehaviorofotherfellowpassengersontheplanewhentheywerefacedwiththedangeroussituation.Part2•1.Howdidthewriterreassurethehighschoolgirl?•2.Howdidtheglamorousyoungwomancomfortthewriter?•3.Whydidthewriterfeelproudofherfellowpassengers?Partthree•PartThree:•(Paragraphs10-12):–theseparagraphstellsthereaderswhatthepassengerssawanddidaftertheylandedsafely.Part3•Q1:Howdidthepassengersreacttotheirsafelanding?•Q2:Whatactsofkindnessweredoneafterthesafelanding?•Q3:Whathadthewriter’shusbandbeencomplainingabout?PartfourPartFour(paragraphs13-14)–Whattheauthorlearntfromtheincident.•Q1:Whatdoesthewriterlookupatanairport?•Q2:Forwhatisthewriterlookupatanairplane?•Q3:Whatisthemostimportantthingthewriterindebtedtoherfellowpassengers?Wordsandexpressions•Slam：•ifadoor,gateetcslams,orifsomeoneslamsit,itshutswithaloudnoise[=bang]•slamsomethingdown/against/onto•Henryslammedthephonedownangrily.•slamonthebrakes•tomakeacarstopverysuddenlybypressingthebrakesveryhard•Jolt：tomovesuddenlyandroughly,ortomakesomeoneorsomethingmoveinthisway[=jerk]•joltsomebodyinto/outofsomething•Hersharpwordsseemedtojolthimoutofhisdepression.•Melanieexperiencedajoltofsurprise.•Swerve：•tomakeasuddensidewaysmovementwhilemovingforwards,usuallyinordertoavoidhittingsomething•Thebusswervedofftheroad.•swerveviolently/sharply•tochangefromanidea,courseofaction,purposeetc•Hewouldneverswervefromthetruth.Ohlord,thisisitLord:anexpressionofsurprise,fear,worry,etc.insuchcollocationsas“OhLord!”or“GoodLord”.Thisisit:(slang)thisisthecriticaljuncture!ThisisthemostimportantmomentatwhichIhavetomakeupmymind!ThisisthemostdecisivemomentthatImusttakepromptaction!•Scramble：•toclimbup,down,oroversomethingquicklyandwithdifficulty,especiallyusingyourhandstohelpyou•Theytriedtoscrambleupthecliff.•tostruggleorcompetewithotherpeopletogetorreachsomething•Thousandsofpeoplewillbescramblingfortickets.Scramblefor•ResidentsscrambleforclothesandotherreliefmaterialsonDec.28inNagappattinam,inthesouthIndianstateofTamilNadu.—APScrambleup•我很快爬上峭壁，以便饱览大海的景色。•Iscrambledupthecliffforabetterlookatthesea.•climb上creep静crawl慢scramble急Strapin•tofastensomethingorsomeoneinplacewithoneormorestraps•bestrappedin(=haveabeltfastenedaroundyouinacar)•Arethekidsstrappedin?•BritishEnglishalsostrapuptotiebandagesfirmlyroundapartofyourbodythathasbeenhurtLunge•tomakeasuddenstrongmovementtowardssomeoneorsomething,especiallytoattackthem•lungeat/forward/towards/outetc•Fencing击剑运动•Bradmadealungetowardshisopponent,butmissed.•他向窃贼猛扑过去，为夺取武器与之搏斗。•Helungedattheburglarandwrestledwithhimfortheweapon.Texas••Texasisthesecond•largestU.S.stateinboth•areaandpopulation,and•thelargeststateinthe•contiguous(毗边的)United•States.Houstonisthe•largestcityinTexasand•thefourth-largestinthe•UnitedStates•Asbusyasbee•Spellingbee:AE•acompetitioninwhichthewinneristhepersonwhospellsthemostwordscorrectlyconfidently•ad.有信心地,自信地•Theboyconfidentlypuffedouthischest•男孩信心十足地挺起胸膛。•Confident:[‘kɔnfidənt]a.确信的,自信的•1.Weareconfidentofvictory.•beconfidentofsth.•2Onehastobeconfidentinhimself.•一个人一定要对自己有信心。•beconfidentinsb.•Laptop:asmallcomputerthatyoucancarrywithyou•Palmtop:averysmallcomputerthatyoucanholdinyourhandvaguely•1)indistinctly;inshapeorformwhichisnotclearlysee模糊地•1.Italyvaguelyresemblesaboot.•意大利国的形状像只靴子。•2.Hepointedvaguelyinmydirection.•他粗略地朝我的方向指了指.•2)describedorexpressedinawayormannerwhichisnotclear.•含糊地,暧昧地•Theseclausesinthecontractarerathervaguelyworded.figure•toformaparticularopinionafterthinkingaboutasituation•Fromthewayhebehaved,Ifiguredthathewasdrunk.•tocalculateanamount:•I'mjustfiguringmyexpenses.•tounderstandwhysomeonebeha