unit-4-the-man-in-the-water

1、TheManintheWaterRogerRosenblattIsfearlessnessequaltoheroism?Dopeopleusuallyagreeonthedefinitionsofheroism?WhowouldyoudescribeastrueheroesincontemporaryChinesehistory?Canyoutellthereasonforyourchoices?Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantqualitiesheroes/heroinesshouldhave?Doheroesalwaysgetrecognized?Whyorwhynot?DetailedDiscussionofTextA1.Asdisastersgo,thisonewasterrible,butnotunique,certainlynotamongtheworstUSaircrashesonrecord.(para.1)Aircrashesusuallyinvolveaheavylossoflives.Comparedwithotheraircr。

2、ashes,thisonewasnottheworst.Thisaircrashwasrememberedforadifferentreason.asdisastersgo:comparedwiththeaveragedisasterofthistypeAswritersgo,OscarWildewasnotthemosttalented.Buthewasamongthemostpopular.Asbusinessmengo,heisconsideredprettyhonest.2.Therewastheunusualelementofthebridge,ofcourse,andthefactthattheplanehititatamomentofhightraffic.(para.1)Onethingthatwasunusualaboutthisdisasterwasthattheplanehitthebridgeatthetimeofheavytraffic.element:Hereitmeansfactor.hightraffic:heavytraffic;heavyflowof。

3、vehicles3.Washington,thecityofformandrules,turnedchaoticbyablastofrealwinterandasingleslapofmetalonmetal.(para.1)thecityofformandrules:SeeNote2inNotesontheStudent'sBook.turnedchaotic:becamechaotic;wasthrownintoaterribleconfusionablastofrealwinter:asuddenstrongandreallycoldwindThewordblastcouldalsorefertoasuddenexplosionorasuddenveryloudnoise,e.g.Thebombexplodedandmorethan20peoplewerekilledintheterribleblast.Themusiccameinfullblastfromnextdoor,andIhadtocallthepolicetostopit.slap:aquickblowwithsth。

4、flatasinaslapacrosstheface.Hereofcourseitisusedfiguratively.4.Andtherewastheaestheticclashaswell-blue-and-greenAirFlorida,...sunkdownamonggraychunksoficeinablackriver.(para.1)Whentheaircrashoccurred,itwasnotjustaclash(aloudsoundmadebytwoobjects)ofmetalagainstthebridge,butalsoaclashbetweencolors:theblue-greencoloroftheplaneandthegrayandblackcoloroftheiceandriver.theaestheticclash:thecombinationofdifferentcolorswhichlookedverybad(aesthetic:sthconnectedwiththestudyofbeauty)AirFlorida:TheFloridaAirl。

5、ineAlso:AirFrance;AirChinachunk:afairlylargeamountof,e.g.achunkofmeat;achunkofrice5.Still,therewasnothingveryspecialinanyofit,exceptdeath,which,whilealwaysspecial,doesnotnecessarilybringthenationtotearsortoattention.(para.1)whilealwaysspecial:although(itis)alwaysspecialMoreexamplesofwhile+adj.:Money,whiledesirableanduseful,cancorrupt.Theirlife,whilerichandcomfortable,somehowlacksmeaning.notnecessarily:possiblybutnotcertainly,e.g.Newthingsarenotnecessarilybetter.Teachersdonotnecessarilyknowmoreth。

6、anstudentssometimes.bringsb.totearsortosb.:tomakesb.cryorattractmillionsofhis/herattention6.Why,then,theshockhere?(para.1)Whywastheresuchashockhere?Noticethestructureofthiskindofellipticalsentence,e.g.Five0'clock?Whysoearly?TogotoAfghanistan?Whyme?Ifsomanyofourbusinessescan'tcompetewithothercountries,whyWTOthen?7.Here,afterall,weretwoformsofnatureincollisions:theelementsandhumancharacter.(para.2)theelements:thebadweatherthetwoformsofnature:thebadweatherandthehumancharacter.Bothareformsofnaturalp。

7、ower.collision:clash;twopeopleorvehiclesorideashittingeachotherwhilemovingdirectlytowardeachotherNote:Donotmixitupwiththewordcoalition.8.lastWednesday,theelements,indifferentasever,broughtdownFlight90.Andonthatsameafternoon,humannature--gropingandstruggling-rosetotheoccasion.(para.2)indifferentasever:unconcernedabouttheconsequencesasalwaysbroughtdown:madetheplanefalldownNoticethedifferencebetweenthetwosentencesineachpair:1)Theplanefellintotheriver.Theplanewasbroughtdownsafelybythepilot.2)Hegrewu。

8、pinasmallmountainvillage.Hewasbroughtupbyhissister-in-law.3)Thefirewentoutaftertwoweeks.Thefirewasbroughtundercontrolintheend.flight:referringtoaplanemakingaparticularjourney.risetotheoccasion:todealsuccessfullywithadifficultsituationorproblem,e.g.I'msurethathewillrisetotheoccasionwhenherealizeswhatisatstake.gropingandstruggling:gropingforthefloatationringsandstrugglingintheicywater,butthesetwowordsmayalsobeinterpretedfiguratively,referringtohumannature.9.Ofthefouracknowledgedheroesoftheevent,th。

9、reeareabletoaccountfortheirbehavior.(para.3)Onlythreeoutofthesefourheroeslivedtotellpeoplewhattheyactuallyhaddoneandhowtheyhadrescuedthefivesurvivors.toaccountfor:togiveasatisfactoryexplanationofwhathashappened10.DonaldUsherandEugeneWindsor,aparkpolicehelicopterteam,riskedtheirliveseverytimetheydippedtheirskidsthewatertopickupsurvivors.(para.3)DonaldUsherandEugeneWindsor:OnJanuary13,1982,followingthecrash,DonaldUsher,aUSPPofficerandhelicopterpilot,andparamedicofficerEugeneWindsor,wereassignedtor。

10、escuethesurvivors.TheybothreceivedtheInterior'sValorAwardoftheU.S.Department.USPP(TheUnitedStatesParkPolice):afederallawenforcementagencyintheU.S.withresponsibilitiesandjurisdictioninthoseNationalParkServiceareasprimarilylocatedinWashington,D.C.,SanFrancisco,andNewYorkCityareasandcertainothergovernmentlands.AunitoftheUSPPistheUSPPAviationUnit,thetasksofwhichincludeaviationsupportforlawenforcement,medevac(=emergencyremovalofsickorinjuredpeoplefromanareaespeciallybyhelicopter),searchandrescue,high-。