综合英语3-unit-1

MyDaughterstorytoldbythefather,afamousactorbyJamesMitfordMywifeandIonlyhadtheonechild.Itmighthavebeennicetohaveason,butwedidn’tplanafamily,wejusthadAmy.Thefirstparagraphonlychild独生子女familyplanning计划生育lookuponmenanddownonwomenmenaresuperiortowomenValuesonsmoreIseeherasmybestfriend.Wehavethesamesenseofhumorandshareinterests.Ourattitudestowardanimalsdiffer.Wewereclosestwhenshewasaboutfour.Iseeherasmybestfriend.Ithinkshe’dalwayscometomefirstifshehadaproblem.Wehavethesamesenseofhumour,andshareinterests.Idon’tmindanimals,butshe’scompletelyobsessedwiththem,andshehasalwayshaddogs,cats,horses,andgoldfishinherlife.Obsess:ifsomeoneorsomethingobsessesyou,youthinkorworryaboutthemandyoucannotthinkaboutanythingelseAlotofyounggirlsareobsessedbytheirweight.Thefearofdeathobsessedherthroughoutheroldage.ThesecondparagraphWewereclosestwhenshewasaboutfour,whichIthinkisalovelyageforachild.Theyknowtheparentsbest,anddon’thaveoutsidecontacts.Shemusthavegrownupsuddenlywhenshewenttoschool,becauseIrememberhergrowingawayfromherfamilyslightly.Thethirdparagraphcomeacross:tomeet,find,ordiscoversomeoneorsomethingbychance碰到I,cameacrossanoldschoolfriendinOxfordStreetthismorning.Anyfatherwhohasateenagerdaughtercomesacrossanextraordinarycollectionofpeople,andthereseemedtobeanendlessstreamofstrangeyoungmencomingthroughourhouse.BythetimeI’dlearnedtheirnamesthey’dgoneawayandIhadtostartlearninganewlot.IrememberItoldheroffonceinfrontofherfriendsandshedidn’ttalktomefordaysafterwards.Collection:agroupofthingsorpeople一批（物）；一群（人）Thereisacollectionofrubbishinthecorner.角落里有一堆垃圾。Thisisanoddcollectionofpeople.这是一群稀奇古怪的人。Streamof:amassofpeopleorthingsmovingcontinuouslyinthesamedirection（人，东西）流动，涌动thereisasteadystreamofvisitors.参观者络绎不绝。Streamoftears泪如泉涌Streamofconsciousness意识流toldheroff:(forsth./doingsth.):(informal)scoldorreprimandsb斥责或责骂某人Theteachertoldhimofffornotdoinghishomework.Iwantedmorethananythingelseforhertobehappyinwhatshewasdoing,andIwaspreparedtopullstringstohelpheronherway.Shewenttoagoodschool,butthatdidn’tworkout.Shemusthaveupsetsomebody.pullstrings/wires(forsb):(informal)makeuseofone‘sinfluenceandcontactstogainanadvantageunofficiallyorunfairly拉关系；走后门Hisunclepulledafewstringstogethimintothatuniversity.Workout:haveagoodorspecifiedresult产生结果；发展；成功Everythingwillworkoutfine.一切都会好起来的。Cf:workout:solveasumordetermineanamountbycalculation解决；计算Icouldn'tworkoutwhetheritwasabandplayingorarecord.我听不出是乐队在演奏呢还是在播放磁带。WhensheleftshedecidedshewantedtobecomeanactresssoIgotherintodramaschool.Itwasn’ttoherlikingsoshejoinedatheatregroupandbegandoingbitsandpiecesinfilms.Shewasdoingwell,butthengaveitup.Sheprobablyfounditboring.Thenshetookupsocialwork,andfinallywenttoworkforadesignerandhebecameherhusband.Andthat’sreallythestoryofherlife.Shemustbehappywithhim—they’realwaystogether.tosomebody’sliking:givingsomebodysatisfactionorpleasingsb合某人意；讨某人喜欢Hiscoffeewasjusttohisliking.Cf:havealikingforImustadmitIhavenolikingforexaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。bitsandpieces;bitsandbobs:(informal)smallobjectsoritemsofvariouskinds各种各样的小零碎儿Thethiefmadeaconfessioninbitsandpieces.窃贼吞吞吐吐作了招供。Wehavethesametastesinbooksandmusic,butittakesmeawhiletogetusedtonewpopsongs.Iusedtotakehertoseetheopera,whichismybigpassion,butIdon’tthinkshelikesitverymuch,shedoesn’tcomewithmeanymore.Passion:strongfeeling,e.g.ofhate,loveoranger强烈的情感（如恨、爱、怒）:Passionforfood,passionformarketingShearguedwithgreatpassion.她争论时情绪很激动.Idon’tthinkshe’sabigtelevisionwatcher.SheknowswhenI’mon,andshemightwatch,butIdon’tknow.It’snotthekindofthingshetellsme.We’reverygratefulforAmy.She’sagooddaughterasdaughtersgo.We’relookingforwardtobeinggrandparents.I’msureshe’llhaveason.as…go:Tobesuch,byandlarge:大体如此1.Jameswouldratherhaveasonthanadaughter.2.Achild’smostlovelywhenitisunderfour.3.WhenAmywasateenager,shehadalotofboyfriends.4.JameslikedthewayAmymadefriendswithboys.5.TomakeAmyhappywasmoreimportantthananythingelseinJames’life.6.Amywasnotverychoosyinselectingajob.7.BothJamesandAmylikereadingdetectivestories.8.JameslikesnewpopsongswhileAmyisfondoftheopera.TFFFFNMChoosy:(informal)overlyfastidiousinmakingachoice(非正式)（选择时）过分挑剔的TTAnalysisoftheGenerationGapBetweenAmyandHerFatherAspectsoflife:generalimpressionofeachotherDuringAmy’schildhoodWorkEducationInterestsMarriageChildrengeneralimpressionofeachotherAmy’sviewsofherfatherHewasnotapproachable,vain,boringsometimesNotclose,bothemotionallyandgeographicallyMr.Mitford’sviewofAmyHisbestfriend,esp.inchildhood,strongemotionalattachment,agooddaughterasdaughtersgoVeryclosetoher,butfeltshegrewoutofherallofasuddenDuringAmy’schildhoodAmy’sviewsofherfatherNotmucharoundthehomeSlightlyoutofmuchMr.Mitford’sviewofAmyVerycloseworkAmy’sviewsofherfatherWorkfirstHavingsomeachievementsMr.Mitford’sviewofAmyBalancedworkandlifeeducationAmy’sviewsofherfatherFatherdidn’tunderstandher,andshedidn’tliketheschoolsbearrangedforherMr.Mitford’sviewofAmyHedidhisbest,even”pullstrings”tohelpher,butsomehowshedidn’tdowellinschoolinterestsAm