十四级台阶fourteen steps

HalManwaringUnit5NationalDisableday国际助残日Butdoyouknow,whatdayitisthethirdSundayinMay?★Theblind★Thedeaf★Thedeaf-mute★Themental★Cretinism呆小症★Moonblindness夜盲症1.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext.2.Talkaboutthemainidea.3.Talkaboutsometopicsrelatedwithdisablity4.Learnandmasterthenewwordsandphrases;TobelikelyortendtoTocausetobeunabletomoveTocauseseveresufferingorpainTosetupTopullsuddenlyandquicklyThequalityofbeingverygreatAccordingtoaholywriting.TheBibleToenterorpassintoTomovethefingersinanattempttodosomethingBeinclinedtoafflictinstalljerkscripturalpenetratefumbleenormity1.Improvethestudents’readingability.2.Enablethestudenttounderstandthetextbetter.3.Letthestudentshavestrongwillsanddeterminationbyreadingthepassage.1.Howtoimprovethestudents’readingability.2.Theuseofsomeusefulexpressions.Youmusthaveobservedinyourlifeorreadaboutsomepeoplewhoaredisabledinonewayoranother.Canyoudescribeoneofthemtoclass?Doyouthinkthesepeoplecanstillliveahappyandrewardinglife?Howwouldyoushowyourappreciationifsomeonehelpsyouwhenyouareintrouble?Imagethis,ifyouwereadisabledperson,whatwillyoudo?Whatwecandoforthedisabled?Ifyoumustloseapartofyourbody?Whichpartwouldyouliketochoose?Part1(Para.1-2):thesetwoparagraphsareabouttheauthor’sfirstlifewhichcouldbefurtherdividedintotwophases:thefirstphasewasahardstruggletomakealiving;thesecondphasewas“apleasantdream”,becausetheauthorhadeverythingthatahappylifecanoffer.Part2(Para.3-5):Inthesethreeparagraphs,theauthordepictshislifeafflictedbythedisease,especiallythedifficultyinclimbingthe14steps.Part3(Para.6-8):describeshowtheauthorgotaflattireinastormynight,howthemanandthelittlegirlmagagedtoreplacedthetireanddeclinedtheauthor’spaymentfortheirhelpPart4(Para9-10):thesetwoconcludingparagraphsaretheauthor’sreflectionontheincidentandhislifephilosophy,fromwhichhediscoveredthetruevalueoflife.1.Whenwastheperiodoftheauthor’sfirstlife?2.Whenwastheperiodoftimetheauthorconsideredhappiestinhislife?3Whatwastheauthormostafraidofafterhewasafflictedwithadisease?…acathasninelives(Para.1):AnEnglishproverbwhichindicatesthatcatsareverytough.Theyseemabletosurviveaccidentsandhardships.eg:Godknowshowhe’sstillalive.Hemusthavenineliveslikeacat.Beinclinedto,tobelikelyortendtoE.g.Middle-classvictimsaremoreinclinedtocontactthepoliceE.g.Iaminclinedtoagreewiththelatter.IammoreinclinedtoworkinabigcitywhereIcanbeexposedtobothgoodopportunitiesandseverecompetitionsinclineto/towardssth.Iinclinetotheviewthatpeacecanbeachieved.Youngpeopleinclinetowardsindividualisticbehavior.Paralyze,Tomakeunabletomoveoract:电力中断使得列车无法运行。Theelectricityfailureparalyzedthetrainservice.strictregulationsthatparalyzeeconomicactivity.Astrokeparalyzedhalfhisface.同时，在湖南，由于雪灾而瘫痪的电力运输线路有91.8%已恢复正常。 Meanwhile,91.8percentofHunan'spowertransmissionlinesparalyzedbythesnowstormhavebeenrestored.1.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“AndImanagedtokeepmyhealthandoptimism,toadegree,becauseof14steps”?2.Whydoestheauthorcallthe14steps“14miserablesteps”?2.IfeltthatifthedayarrivedwhenIwasunabletoliftonefootuponestepandthendragtheotherpainfullyafterit…--Icouldthenadmitdefeatandliedownanddie.(para.4)IfeltthatifonedayIcouldnolongerclimbthose14steps,Iwouldbefinished.Iwouldadmitdefeatandjustliedownanddie.3.Youmightthinkthatherewalkedamanofcourageandstrength.(para.5)Youmightthinkthatacourageousandstrongmanwalkedhere.4.Herehobbledabitterlydisillusionedcripple,amanwhoheldontohissanityandhiswifeandhishomeandhisjobbecauseof14miserablesteps...(para.5)Herewalkedasadmanwithlittlehopeforhisfuture,andeverythinghepossessedatthattime(hisnormallife,hiswife,hishomeandhisjob)dependsonhispainfulefforttoclimbthese14steps…WiththeaidofFivedoctorsaretakingcareofthebaby,whoisbreathingwiththeaidofarespirator.他们靠武装夺取了政权。那老人借助手杖蹒跚而行Theyseizedpowerwiththeaidofthearmedforces.Theoldmanhobblealongwiththeaidofhisstick.Install,toputapieceofequipmentsomewhereandconnectitsothatitisreadytobeused:Ourschoolhasinstalledthenewcomputernetwork.Securitycamerashavebeeninstalledinthecitycentre.我已经安装了新的杀毒软件。I'veinstallednewanti-virussoftware.Isoonbecamedisillusionedwiththejob.Ifeelutterlydisillusionedbyhisrefusaltotakeanyaction.Asshegrewolder,Laurabecameincreasinglydisillusionedwithpolitics.1.Whydidtheauthordismissthethoughtatoncethatanyonewouldofferhelpatthemoment?(para.6)2.Wasthereanyhintthatindicatessomethingunusualabouttheoldman?(para.7)3.howdidtheauthorfeelwhentheoldmanandthelittlegirlwereworkinginthestorm?(para.7)5…theenormityofthesituationsweptalloverme(Para.6):…theseriousnessandhelplessnessofthesituationgrippedme.6.Isattherecomfortablyanddry,andfeltabitsorryforthemanandthelittlegirlworkingsohardinthestorm.(para.7)Isatinthecar,feelingcomfortableanddryandatthesametimesorryforthemanandthelittlegirlwhowereworkingsohardinthestorm.Jerk,v.(使)猝然一动，猛拉n.急推(拉，扭)Theoldbusstartedwithajerk.Hejerkedhisheadback.Shejerkedtheropebutitwouldn'tmove.她把戳在木头里的刀猛地拔了出来。Shejerkedouttheknifethatwasstuckinthewood.卡车在一阵颠簸之后停了下了。Thetruckjerkedtoastop.Swerve,tomakeasuddensidewaysmovementwhilemovingforwards,usuallyinordertoavoidhittingsomething:swerveviolently/sharply Thecarswervedsharplytoavoidthedog.Sheswervedsharplytoavoidacyclist.[usuallyinnegatives]formaltochangefromanidea,courseofaction,purposeetc:swervefromHewouldneverswervefromthetruth.slick(slĭk)adj.,Smooth,glossy,andslippery:sidewalksslickwithiceDeftly(灵巧地)executed;adroit(敏捷的):“tomakemylifeasslickasasonnet,butasdullasditchwater”Superficiallyattractiveorplausiblebutlackingdepthorsoundness:aslickwritingstyle.Seesynonymsatglib.Enormity，the~ofsth(ofaproblem,etc.)theverygreatsize,effect,etc.ofsth;thefactofsthbeingveryserious:theenormityofatask/problem/decisiontheenormityofthejoboffeedingthewholeworldPeoplearestillcomingtotermswiththeenormityofthedisaster.Thefullenormityofthecrimehasnotyetbeenrevealed.slacken ,alsoslackenoff:tograduallybecomeslower,weaker,lessactiveetc,ortomakesomethingdothis.Theheavyrainshowednosignsofslackeningoff.slackenyourpace/speed(=goorwalkmoreslowly)1.Howdidtheauthorreacttothegirl’swords?2.Howdidtheauthorre-evaluatethe14steps?7.InthenextfewfrozensecondstheshameandhorrorofthatmomentpenetratedandIwassickwithanintensityIhadneverfeltbefore.(Para.9):　InthenextfewsecondsIwasfilledwithsuchgreatshameandhorrorthatIwasspeechless.IhadneverbeensosickaboutwhatIhaddonebefore.8.Fumbling,feelingwithcold,wetfingersforboltsandtoolsinthedark–adarknessthatforhimwouldprobablyneverenduntildeath.(para.9)Theoldmanwasfeelingforboltsandtoolsinthedark,andthatdarknessforhimwouldnevercometoanenduntiltheendofhislife.9.Thereforeallthingswhatsoeveryewouldthatmanshoulddotoyou,doyeevensotothem:(Para.10):originallytakenfromtheBiblewhichisinterpretedas“dotootherpeoplewhateveryouwouldlikethemtodotoyou.”Theconversepartofthesayingis:“donotdotootherpeoplewhateveryouwouldnotlikethemtodotoyou.”Penetrate:toenterorpass(intoorthrough)E.g.lightcannotpenetrateabrickwallOverflowwith:tobeveryfullofE.g.Kerryhandedmeaglassoverflowingwithwine,tryingnottoletitspillonthecarpet.E.g.MotherTeresawasrespectedbythepeoplebecauseshehadaheartoverflowingwithlove.Indifference:notcaringaboutE.g.Hemettheircriticismwithindifference.对他的批评他处之泰然。E.g.Heshowedanincredibleindifferencetothematter.E.g.Allourrequestsforgovernmenthelphavebeenwithcompleteindifference.他开玩笑地装出一副漠不关心的样Heplayfullyassumedanairofindifference1.Thisfilmactorismoreinclinedthanmostpeopletohelpthehandicappedbecausehehimselfsufferedastroketenyearago.2.Theoldmanisafflictedwithrheumatism,buthestillgoesjoggingandmountain-climbingeveryday.3.someoftheflawsintheAmericanfinancialsystem,whichhadneverreceiveddueattention,eventuallyledtodisastrousconsequences.4.Heheldontohissharesofthatcompanywhenthepricesweredroppingsharplylastyear.Nowhehasmadeafortune.5.Justdismisstheideafromyourmind----it’scrazyandnotworththinkingaboutatall.6.WewereallsettoleavefortheholidayinNewYorkwhenthe9/11incidentshookthewholeworld.7.IfyouthinkIhaveamagicformulatosolvetheproblem,youareboundtobedisillusioned.8.ThatJapanesecompanysucceededinpenetratingtheUSTVmarket.Writeanarticleaboutthistext,howaboutyourfeelings?Gooverthenewwordsandphrases.Previewnexttext.