New Horizon College English

Book Ⅲ

Unit 1 Section A:

The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams

Contents

I. Background Information

II. Pre-reading Activities

III. Text Analysis– Structure

IV. Intensive reading

V. Writing skill

VI. Exercises

I. Background Information

1. Lord( 男爵 )“Lord/lady” itself is a title; the child of a duke or the heir of a count/earl was titled. The term is also used to denote the noble lord of a manor (a subdivision of land). These lords rarely hold land directly from the monarch, holding it instead from some other noble.

2. Scotland---the Highland

3. Scotland Yard --- the Metropolitan Police, specially the division dealing with serious crimes.

The Greater London police is known as the Metropolitan Police.

II. Pre-reading ActivitiesListen to the short passage twice and answer questions

Q1. Why initially did some villagers not trust “Lord Williams”?

Reference key: Williams only visited it on weekends For another, people of the small village were not quite sure about him.

Q2. At a later date why did many villagers suspect he was not the person he claimed to be?

Reference key: buying up and improving a large number of properties with no hope ever getting his money back in the future.

Q3. Why do the villagers still drink to their “Lord”?

Reference key: this man invested so much money in the small village that used to be lifeless, and the villagers really benefited a lot from his generous investment.

Script

In a small village in Scotland the locals still drink to their “Lord Williams”. Some of the people in this beautiful village never quite trusted this rich stranger, who only visited on weekends, right from the beginning. Later many suspected he was not really a wealthy lord after he had spent great sums of money in the village buying up and improving a large number of properties with no hope ever getting his money back in the future. However all agree that he and “his” money helped the village back onto it’s feet. Where his money came from and why he spent it on their village would only be revealed at a later date. back

III. Text Analysis-- Structure

Part 1 ( Paras. 1-5): General background of the story

Part 2 ( Paras. 6-8): The villagers’ reactions to Mr. Williams’ case

Part 3 ( Paras. 9-14 ): The major crimes Mr. Williams committed and how he spent the money

Part 4 (Paras. 15-17): The final result of Mr. Williams spending such a large sum of money

IV. Intensive reading

Part 1 ( Paras. 1-5):

Questions:

-Where and who? -What did he do? - What is the truth? - What was the result?

1.Scotland; Lord Williams, or Tony. (Para. 1- 2)

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2.He provided such a large injection of cash into the village that he single-handedly brought the community back to life. ( Para. 3)

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3.Mr. Williams was not a lord at all but a government employee living out a fantasy that he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by stealing funds from Scotland Yard.(Para. 4) Return

4.He was brought into court and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. (Para. 5)

1. … they're still willing to raise a glass or two to “Lord Williams”, though now his title prompts laughter. (line 1-2)

raise a glass: express good wishes to 向……祝贺 我想我们应该向战斗英雄致意。 I think we should raise a glass to the combat he

ro.

2. There are those in this beautiful village in the mountains of Scotland (population,320) who say they were never quite sure about Anthony Williams, the soft-spoken, wealthy noble who arrived in 1986 with his well-dressed wife.(line 4-6)

Word-formation:

A. adv.-p.p. a soft-spoken professor, doctorB. adj.-p.p. big-headed man, lionC. n.-p.p. self-taught courses

3. And there are others who say their suspicions were aroused over time, as the 55-year-old Mr. Williams, who appeared on weekends turned out in fine suits, bought up property after property, providing such a large injection of cash into the village that he single-handedly brought the community back to life. (line7-10)suspicion: n. a belief or feeling that sth. is wrong e.g. He was arrested on suspicion of having stolen the money. 他因涉嫌偷那笔钱而被捕。above suspicion: 不受怀疑under suspicion: suspected of wrongdoing 有嫌疑→ v. suspect n. suspicion adj. suspiciousarouse: a) cause sth. to happen 引起e.g. Her behavior aroused no suspicion. 她的举动未受到怀疑。b) wake sb. from sleep: awaken

buy up: buy all or as much as possible (of sth.) 全部买进，尽量收购 代理人将火车票买空了。 The agencies have bought up all the train tickets. bring… to life: give liveliness to 这个演员把哈姆雷特演活了。 The actor brings Hamlet to life. injection: v. → inject inject sth. into sth./sb.a) force a drug or liquid intoe.g. inject penicillin into(with) sb`s arm 给某人胳膊注射青霉素。b) introduce new thought intoe.g. Try to inject a bit of enthusiasm into your performance 你要尽力在演出中倾注一点热情。 → reject 拒绝 ; inject 投入 , 注射 ; eject 喷射

4. But no one could have possibly guessed the truth-that the man with endless money and a friendly manner was not a lord at all but a government employee living out a fantasy that he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by stealing funds from Scotland Yard. (line 11-13)

live out : do or experience

我以为，有些人是先想象自己是什么人，然后实现这一想法。

I suppose some people create an idea of who they want to be, and then they live it out.

Part 2 ( Paras. 6-8):

Q: What are the responses from the villagers to Mr. Williams? Answers: Reponse1: At least some villagers are sticking by him. (Para.6) Response2: It’s hard to understand how a clever person

like him could mislead people like that. What he did benefited the village. A lot of the properties were beautifully restored. (Para. 7)

Response3: Everyone wondered where the money was coming from. Why was he spending it in a little place in the mountains? He wouldn’t have gotten it back in 100 years. (Para. 8)

1. And now that he has fallen upon dark days at least some villagers are sticking by him.(line21-22)

now that: conj. seeing that; in as much as; since

你长大了，该更懂事了。

Now that you are older, you should know better.

既然恢复了健康，他就可以继续学习。

Now that he is well again, he can go on with study.

fall upon dark days: be in difficulties and troubles. 遭到不幸，倒霉 Similar phrases: fall on hard times; fall on evil days我们很感激他在困难时候对我们的帮助。 We were very appreciated his help when we fell on dark days. stick by sb.: continue to support and be loyal to sb. 继续支持 无论境遇好坏她的丈夫对她忠贞不渝。

Her husband stuck by her in good times and bad.

2. It ‘s hard to understand how a clever person like him could mislead people like that.(It is hard to understand how a clever person like him cause people to think mistakenly of him in such a way.)mislead: pt./pp. misled→ mislead sb. into doing sth. : cause sb. to do sth. by deceiving him. 骗某人做某事 他使我误以为他很有钱。e.g. He misled me into thinking he was rich. → adj. misleading mis- misapplied adj. 误用的，滥用的 misarrange v. 排错 misbehave v. 举止无礼

Part 3 ( Paras. 9-14):

Q1: what are the major crimes that Mr. Williams committed?

Answers: Mr. Williams stole more than ￡ 8 million over eight years.

(Para. 9)

Q2. How did Mr. Williams spend the money?

buying an estate and noble titles sunk his dishonest gains into this village

turned the village into very good-looking places.

buying the most experience ones for the restaurant.

1. But most of all, he sunk his dishonest gains into this village that captured his heart with its fine stone cottage…(line40-41)

sink…into: invest (money) in a business①他们用全部盈利购买房地产。

They sunk all their profits into property.

②make sth. go into sth.

sink a knife into butter 把刀插进黄油里

sink into sth. : go into 陷入

sink into despair 陷入绝望

captured one’s heart with : fascinate someone with sth.

这本书因有漂亮的插图使小男孩着了迷。

The book captured the little boy’s heart with its beautiful illustrations.

2. He purchased the pub and made it into a fine place to have a glass of (Glenlivet Scotch whiskey), produced only 10 miles(16 kilometers) to the north. （ line44-46 ）

★ to: in the position of

Scotland is to the north of England. 苏格兰在英格兰之北。

3.… with 30 handsomely furnished rooms, wood-paneled stairs, false bookshelves….n. furniture — v. furnish e.g. furnish a room with furniture furnish A with B= furnish B to A 提供 B 给A furnish A with B 装备　　　　 furnish 提供给生活所必备的或为生活舒适所需要的家具　　　　 equip 装备工作所需要的东西　　　　 supply 指在任何环境下供给　e.g. The trees supply shade in summer.

Part 4 ( Paras. 15-17):

Q1:How was it found out that Williams was dishonest?

His bank deposits were so large that they were noticed by the bank’s management. The bank then notified the police, who discovered that the criminal was one of their own.(Para.15)

Q2: How did Williams described his own motive for stealing the money?

Answer: He said in an interview after he was arrested: “ I discovered this bloody huge amount of money. I went from the need to pay off a few debts to what can only be described as greed. There is no way to justify it.” (Para. 17)

1. Mr. Williams deceived every one, including Mr.Abdy and including even his own wife, telling them that he inherited the money from a rich uncle. (line 53-54)

deceive : v. make sb. believe sth. that is not true 欺骗→ deceive sb./oneself (into doing sth.)

e.g. We were deceived into believing that he could help us.deceive: 故意隐瞒事实 ;cheat: 采取不诚实手段获利 m

islead: 引入错误方向或想法 ;betray: 背叛，不忠inherit vt. Receive sth. as a result of the death of the previ

ous owner 继承inherit sth. from sb. e.g. a young man inheriting an estate from his father 继承父亲的地产的年轻人n. inheritor 继承人近义词解析： inherit vt. succeed vi. succeed to the throne 继承王位

2. The bank notified the police, who discovered, to their terrible embarrassment, that the criminal was one of their own.(line55-57)

非限定性定语从句 who discovered that the criminal was one of their own 修饰 the police 。从句中的介词短语 to their terrible embarrassment 将从句的谓语动词 discovered和宾语从句 that the criminal was one of their own分隔。notify: notice—notify notify sb. that 正式通知 e.g. 我通知他会议已延期。I notified him that the meeting had been postponed.inform ： inform sb. of sth. 直接使人知道 e.g. 他告诉我他的新地址。He has informed me of his new address.

3. Under a hastily made arrangement, the police will sell the properties, but at a substantial financial loss.(line59-60)

★ sell … at a loss: sell sth. at less than it costs.

这家公司亏本出售夏季存货，以便为冬季新品上市做准备。

The firm sold its summer stock at a loss to be ready for the winter goods.

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V. Writing skill

-- The passage is about a true story about a man driven by greed to live out a fantasy. The author combines many different writing techniques to bring out his theme. One of the major techniques is to bring some detailed points together to express a main point of view. Or we can say the author uses some specific detailed to support a general point.

Task: Have a look at the outline below and the sample short composition that has been written in the same text structure— a general viewpoint supported by specific details

Outline: Topic: Computers Work Wonders:

Specific Details: a list of computer wonders:

taking over many boring and dangerous jobs

freeing a lot of people for more creative work

tracking down criminals more quickly

Sample Writing:Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on Education for All .

1.最近，中国已经放宽了对高考考生年龄 和婚姻状况的限制。　　 2. 这一做法有许多好处。　　 3.同时，放宽年龄和取消婚姻状况的限制也带来了一些问题。

In China, a new policy has recently been made that the limit to those who plan to take National Entrance Examination is reduced. People of all ages and even married people can take the examination. 　　 The new policy has many advantages. Firstly, it provides people more chances to receive high education, for there are some people who have once lost the chance to enter college or university for one reason or another. Secondly, it encourages more people to learn and to struggle, which is good for the whole society. Finally, it

stimulates competition and makes the candidates work harder.

　　 However, every thing has two sides. The policy also has some problems. For example, if married people take the examination and are enrolled in university, they will face a lot of trouble and have difficulty concentrating on their study, because they might have children to take care of and have family to support. Therefore, the policy needs to be adjusted. back

VI. Exercises

1. Rewrite sentences using the structure a./ad./though + Subject + v.

2.Rewrite each of the short sentences with a “now that”

3.Story summary.

1. Rewrite sentences using the structure a./ad./though + Subject + v.

Model:

I decided not to disturb her because she was tired.

Tired as she was, I decided not to disturb her.

More practice

(1) Although it was well-meant, the decision spoiled the peace talk in the Middle East

Well-meant as it was, the decision spoiled the peace talk in the Middle East.

(2) Though he may seem friendly, I won’t regard him as considerate

Friendly as he may seem, I won’t regard him as considerate.

2.Rewrite each of the short sentences with a “now that”Models:

Since you are older, you should know better.

Now that you are older, you should know better.

More practice

You have studied the above models and understood the meaning and usage of the expression “now that”, and therefore you know how to do the follow exercises.

Now (that) you have studied the above models and understood the meaning and usage of the expression “now that”, you know how to do the follow exercises.

3.Story summary

cloze

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