unit 12_She is leaving Home

GradesAcademicYearClassroomLearningTheDegreesYouCanEarnBrownUniversityCornellUniversityColumbiaUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversityPrincetonUniversityYaleUniversityUniversityofPennsylvaniaP1-P8?P9-P12?P13-P16?P17-P20?PartI:①WhatpreparationshasAlliemadeforheruniversitylife?②WhyisAllieimpatientwithhermother?Probablybecausesheisfeelingreluctanttoleaveherhome,butshehastoleaveinordertoattenduniversity,whichmarksamilestoneinherlife.Alsoprobablybecauseshewillbehomesick…PartII:①Whatdoyouthinkofthewriterasamother?②Howdidthewriterkeepherdaughterclosetoherwhenherdaughterwasinherteensandwhenshestudiedatsecondaryschool?Considerate,takesgoodcareofherdaughter,doeseverythingpossibletokeepherdaughterclosetoher.Also,gentleandpatient.PartIII:①BrieflystatetheromanticizedpartingfromAllieexpectedbythewriter?②GivetwoexamplestoshowthatAlliehasadoptedacoldattitudetowardshermother’saffectionateactions?Theybothgotolunchandleanacrossthetableandsayhowmuchtheywillmisseachother.Shewantssmilesthroughtears….PartV:①ParaphrasethetipsforparentsfromAllie’suniversity?②Retelltheeventrelatedinthelastpart?Thisisnaturallyaperiodoftimeduringwhichyourchildisadaptingherselftoheruniversitylife.1MydaughterAllieisleavingforuniversityinaweek.Herroomisclutteredwithshoppingbagsfilledwithblankets,towels,jeansandjumpers.2Shewon’ttalkaboutgoing.3Isay,“I’mgoingtomissyou,”butshegivesmeoneofherlooksandleavestheroom.AnothertimeIsay,inavoicesofriendlyitsurprisesevenme:“Doyouthinkyou’lltakeyourpostersandpictureswithyou,orwillyougetnewonesatuniversity?”4Sheanswers,hervoicefilledwithannoyance,“HowshouldIknow?”5Mydaughterisoffwithfriendsmostofthetime.Yesterdaywasthelastdayshe’dhaveforafewmonthswithherfriendKatharine,whomshe’sknownsincekindergarten.Soon,itwillbeherlastdaywithSarah,Claire,Heather…andthenitwillbeherlastdaywithme.6MyfriendKarentoldme,“ThemonthbeforeIleftforuniversity,Iscreamedatmymotherthewholemonth.Beprepared.”7Istandinthekitchen,watchingAlliemakeaglassoficedtea.Herface,oncesoopenandtrusting,isclosedtome.Istruggletothinkofsomethingtosaytoher,somethingmeaningfulandwarm.IwanthertoknowI’mexcitedabouttheuniversityshehaschosen,thatIknowtheadventureofherlifeisjuststartingandthatIamproudofher.ButthelookonherfaceissoangrythatIthinkshemightslugmeifIopenmymouth.8Onenight–afteralongperiodofsilencebetweenus–IaskedwhatImighthavedoneorsaidtomakeherangrywithme.Shesighedandsaid,“Mum,youhaven’tdoneanything.It’sfine–justdistant.clutterV.makeuntidyorconfused,esp.byfillingwithuselessorunwantedthings把…弄得杂乱；乱糟糟地堆满clutterup使散乱Examples:Theroomisclutteredupwithtoys.HisroomisinacluttersoIhavetotidyitup.Hismindwasclutteredwithuselessinformation.jumper(女)套头毛衣;无袖长衫;工作服;(pl.)一种连衫裤的童装annoyanceafeelingofslightanger烦恼,骚扰,伤害putsb.toannoyance使(某人)烦恼,为难,麻烦toone'sannoyance使人为难的是...,使人烦恼的是...givesb.alookHerface,oncesoopenandtrusting,isclosedtome.Herface,whichindicatedthatshewasreadytoacceptopinionsfromothersandtrustothers,nowshowsthatsheisnotwillingtolistentomeandtrustme,orthatsheisnotreadytohearmesayanythingandplacetrustinme.trustingtrustful;everreadytotrustothersDuetohistrustingnature,hehasbeendeceivedseveraltimes.slugV.hitwithaheavyblow,esp.withone’sfistorclosedhandsoastomakeunconscious拳击,猛击N.鼻涕虫,懒汉,子弹,金属块slugitout比出上下高低;决一雌雄Examples:Thescouts（童子军，侦察员）sluggedtheguardsandenteredtheenemycamp.Thetwomensluggedeachotheruntilfelldowntotheground.9Somehowinthepastwealwaysfoundsomewaytoconnect.WhenAlliewasatoddler,Iwouldgototheday-centerafterwork.I’dfindaquietspotandshewouldnurse–oureyeslockedtogether,reconnecting.10Inherearlyteen,whenothermotherswerealreadytheestrangementtheyfeltwiththeiradolescentdaughters,Ihituponasolution:rescueraids.Iwouldshowupoccasionallyatschool,signheroutofclassandtakehersomewhere–outtolunch,tothemovies,onceforalongwalkonthebeach.Itmaysoundirresponsible,butitkeptusclosewhenothermothersanddaughterswerefloundering.Wetalkedabouteverythingonthoseoutings---outingswekeptsecretfromfamilyandfriends.11Whenshestartedsecondaryschool,I’dgetupwithherinthemorningtomakeherasandwichforlunch,andwe’ddrinkacupofteatogetherbeforethe6:40buscame.12AcoupleoftimesduringherfinalyearIwentintoherroomatnight,thelightoff,butbeforeshewenttosleep.I’dsitontheedgeofherbed,andshe’dtellmeaboutproblems:ateacherwholoweredhergradebecauseshewastooshytotalkinclass,aboywhoteasedher,afriendwhohadstartedsmoking.Hervoicecomingoutthedarkness,wasyoungandquestioning.I’dfindaquietspotandshewouldnurse–oureyeslockedtogether…Iwouldfindaquietplace,whereshewouldsuckmilkfrommybreast—welookedateachother…chargenurse护士长drynurse保姆(区别于wetnurse奶妈)putouttonurse托人喂养,寄养;托人管理spotn.点,污点;粉刺;地点,场所onthespot马上,立刻;当机立断Withoutspot毫无缺点touchthespot正中下怀tightspot困境,险境sore\tender\rawspot痛处putsb.onthespot使某人处于难堪地位haveasoft\warm\weakspotinone’sheartforsb.\sth.喜欢某人(物);钟爱某人(物);对某人(物)有好感aspotof少许,少量beautyspot美人痣;风景区estrangeV.causetobecomeunfriendlytowardseachother使疏远常与from连用Examples:Hisdishonorablebehaviorestrangedhimfromhisfamily.他那不体面的行为使他跟全家人疏远了。Thequarrelledtoacompleteestrangementbetweenherandherfamily.Ihituponasolution:rescueraids.Anideaofh