Unit One Never Say Goodbye 海南大学外国语学院基础英语教研室 Contents A. Text one I. Pre-reading:I. Pre-reading (I). Warm-up questions (II). Background information

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Unit One

Never Say Goodbye

海南大学外国语学院基础英语教研室

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• Contents• A. Text one• I. Pre-reading: • (I). Warm-up questions • (II). Background information • II. While-reading: Text Analysis• (I) Structure analysis• (II) Comprehension questions • (III) Language points• (IV) Difficult sentences • III. Post-Reading:• (I) Grammatical items• (II) Translation Exercises• (III) Oral activities• (IV) Writing practice • B. Text two• （ I ） Questions for text comprehension• （ II ） Language points

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A. text one

• I. Pre-reading: • (I) warm-up questions• 1. Have your family moved from one place to

another? If you have, how did you feel when you were going to be away from the old house for good?

• 2. Have you ever attended a funeral of someone you knew very well? If you have, what were you thinking when you saw him for the last time?

Pre-reading: warm-up questions

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• (II). Background information• Prior to the 1960s, the national

optimism was one of American’s main characters. It was so distinctly American that it set the United States apart from all other nations. In no other countries were people so optimistic about their own lives, their own future, their own government as those in the United States.

Pre-reading: (II) Background information

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• Americans had a firm faith in the possibility, even the probability, of progress. They believed that everything would naturally change for the better. This attitude was based upon the past experiences own and their country. In the early times, American settlers had to depend on their own hands in doing everything in order to survive. In the vast wilderness and in the constant struggle against nature, they gradually got the habit of trying something new to make life easier and better. They habitually had the faith in automatic improvement. As a result, the invention of countless work-saving devices and ready-made products did improve the quality of their lives.

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Song Never Say Goodbye (Hayley Westenra )

• If I could take this moment forever Turn the pages of my mind To another place and time We would never say goodbye

If I could find the words I would speak them Then I wouldn't be tongue-tied When I looked into your eyes We would never say goodbye


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• If I could stop the moon ever rising Day would not become the night Wouldn't feel this cold inside And we'd never say goodbye

I wish that our dreams were frozen Then our hearts would not be broken When we let each other go ...

If I could steal this moment forever Paint a picture-perfect smile So our story stayed alive We would never say goodbye


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• II. While-reading: Text Analysis• (I) Structure analysis• Part One (1-4) As the parting moment came

I was overcome by sadness and turned to my grandfather for help

• Part Two (5-13) Grandfather told me a story about the rosebush and encouraged me not to give in to the sadness of goodbye, but to remember the past happy life.

• Part Three (14-20) At the moment of losing my grandfather I remained calm and completely understood what he had taught me.

While-reading: (I) Structure analysis

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• (II) Comprehension questions • 1. What is the whole text about?• The text is about the author’s recall of his

most important and unforgettable experiences that came about when he was a child between 10 and 12. It tells us that the author had learned from his grandfather the profound meaning of “Never say goodbye” and become strong-willed as a child.

• 2. Why was the author so sad while moving from his home?

• Because the author was born in that old house and it was full of laughter and tears of four generations. In addition, he was unwilling to leave his grandfather, whom he loved so much.

While-reading: (II) Comprehension questions

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• 3. Why did the author’s grandfather take him to see the rosebush in the front yard?

• To tell him a story related to the rosebush.• 4. What did the author’s grandfather

mean by saying “It isn’t just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so”?

• It is not only the roses that are beautiful, Billy. Also, it is that special feeling you deeply cherish that makes them beautiful.


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• 5. Why did the author’s grandfather plant those roses?

• To express appreciation to God.• 6. What advice did the author’s

grandfather offer in P13?• Grandfather told the author a story

about the rosebush and encouraged him not to give in to the sadness of goodbye, but to remember the past happy life.


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• 7. How did the author respond to his grandfather’s death? Why could he respond so?

• He remained perfectly calm and composed instead of being plunged into sadness. Remembering his grandfather’s words, he reached deep within him for those special feelings that had made up their friendship. Suddenly, he realized what his grandfather had meant about never saying goodbye—about refusing to give in to sadness.


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• （ III ） Language points • 1. confront: • a. to face bravely 面对，正视• I wish to confront my accuser in a court of

law.• 我希望和控告我的人当庭对质• A soldier has to confront danger and death. • 军人必须勇敢而冷静地面对危险和死亡。• b. to appear before sb. 摆在……面前• The problems confronting the new

government were enormous.• c. to bring face to face with 使面对• Only when the police confronted her with

evidence did she admit that she had stolen the money.

While-reading: （ III ） Language points

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• anguish ： severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness

• He groaned in anguish. • Tears of anguish filled her eyes. • 她心里一直很痛苦，直到知道她丈夫已得救后才放心。• She was in anguish until she knew that her

husband’s life had been saved.• 孩子失踪了，她极为悲痛。• She was in anguish over her missing child.vere

pain, mental suffering or unhappiness• Derivation:• anguished adj.


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• gracefully• (1) in an attractively and effortlessly

fine and smooth manner• The figure skater glided gracefully over

the ice. 花样滑冰者在冰上优雅地滑行。• (2) in a way that shows willingness to

behave fairly and honorably• He apologized to me gracefully.• graceful: adj. gracefulness n• graceless adj. grace. n


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touched with the laughter and tears of four generations

--touched with the happiness and bitterness of four generations

• touch:• (1) put one's hand onto sth. or sb. else• The branches hung down and touched

the water. 树枝低垂，下拂水面。• (2) have an effect on one's feelings; to

cause one to feel pity, sympathy, etc.• His sad story touched our hearts. • Touch: n• n. They keep close touch with me. • The blind have a keen sense of touch


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• be touched with something: literary to have a small amount of a particular quality

• His voice was touched with the faintest of Italian accents.

• The boy is touched with genius.• （这男孩有点天赋。）


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• haven : a place of calm and safety

• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.

• She was in haven when he kissed her.


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•porch: a roofed entrance built out from a house or church; veranda

• A pigeon perched on our porch railing.

• 一只鸽子栖息在我们门廊的栏杆上。• I met that person at the porch of

the church. 我是在教堂的门廊处遇到那个人的。


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• shudder: shake uncontrollably for a moment, esp. from fear, cold, or dislike

• She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.

• He shuddered with cold. 他冷得发抖。


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• 3. well: to flow or start to flow• Tears welled (up/ forth/ out) in

my eyes.• Blood welled (out) from the cut.


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• rest on/upon • (1) lean on; to be supported by• The bridge rests on stone arches. • The girl's head rested on her hands.• (2) (esp. of a proof, argument, etc. ) be

based on; be grounded on; depend on • All our hopes rested upon this

venture. • 我们所有的希望都寄托在这次冒险上了。


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• through my tears : with tears in my eyes; while shedding tears

• through • (1) in at one side, end, or surface of something

and out at the other • The river flows through the city from east to

west. • (2) among or between the parts or members of • The monkeys swung through the trees.• I searched through my papers for the missing

documents.


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• in common: • have something/nothing/ a lot/ much/

little in common (with somebody)• I have nothing in common with my

brother except that we are both boys.• In common with a lot of other countries,

we're in an economic recession.


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•look into: investigate; examine the meaning or cause of

• A working party has been set up to look into the problem

• A committee was set up to look

into the workers' grievances


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gently: in a manner or way that is not rough, violent, or severe

• She always speaks gently to the child. • The waves gently lap against the

shore. • 海浪轻轻地拍打着海岸。• The light wind gently brushed her

cheek. • 微风轻拂着她的脸颊。


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hand in hand • holding each other's hand (usually with the left

hand of one in the right hand of the other) • The children walk down the street hand in hand • happening together and closely connected • Dirt and disease go hand in hand.

• Corruption and crime go hand in hand. • 腐败与犯罪携手并行。 .• shoulder to shoulder• They were standing shoulder to shoulder.• neck and neck• She was at least running neck and neck in the

competition.


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hoarse: (of a voice) rough-sounding, as though the surface of the throat is rougher than usual, e. g. when the speaker has a sore throat

• My voice has become hoarse since I began to have a sore throat.

• We shouted ourselves hoarse at the football match.

• 足球比赛时我们把嗓子都喊哑了。


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•evil: a great wickedness or misfortune

•We must conquer the twin evils of disease and poverty.

•War, famine and flood are terrible evils.

•战争、饥荒和洪水都是可怕的灾祸。


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• give in to: yield to• The government will not give

in to terrorist threats.• . We will never give in to any

pressure or temptation.


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• part• a. vi. to become separated• They parted as friends. 友好地分手

。• He has parted from his wife.• I'm reluctant to part with any of

my precious books. (part with sth.= give up sth.)

• b. vt. to make separated• Joe parted the curtains and the

sunlight came flooding in.• No one could part the two friends.


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• lock it away within you : fasten it firmly in your mind; imprint it on your mind; bear it in your mind and never forget it

• lock• (1) fasten with a lock• Lock the door after you. • The door won't lock.• (2) put in a safe place and lock the entrance or

opening• She locked her jewels in a safe. • lock away: lock up; put in a safe place and fasten

the lock• The boy carefully locked away his toys.


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• bring back• (1) cause to return• All library books must be brought back before

the end of the term. • (2) obtain and return with• A rocket can bring back information which we

could never get in any other way • (3) cause to return to the mind• Hearing the song brings back some happy

memories. • Seeing her again brought all sweet memories

back.


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• summon: formal to order someone to come to a place

• Robert summoned the waiter for the bill.

• The president summoned Taylor to Washington

• He was summoned to attend an emergency meeting.

• summon a meeting/conference


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• when it came to my turn: when it was my turn to say goodbye

• turn • (1) an act of turning; a single movement

completely round a fixed point • The road took a sharp turn to the right.• (2) a point of change in time• Young people at the turn of the century

must draw up a mighty blueprint.• Take turns, on the turn, in turn, out of

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note • (1) notice and remember; observe• Let me note down your address

and telephone number. • 让我记下你的地址和电话号码。 . • (2) remark; call attention to• The report notes with approval the

government's efforts to resolve this problem.


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• breathe• (1) take air, gas, etc. into the lungs and

send it out again• His enthusiasm breathed new life into

the company. • 他的热情给公司注入了新的生命。• Fish cannot breathe out of water • (2) whisper; say softly• He breathed words of love into her ear.


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• make up:• a. form• Women make up only a small

proportion of the prison population.• The committee is made up of

representatives from every state.• All these factors make up the dilemma

confronting us today.• b. invent by thinking• make up a story/ a song/ rules


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• 1. My whole life, brief as it was, had been spend in that big house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations. (para. 1)

• --I spent my whole life, although it was so brief, in that big house, in which four generations had lived harmoniously and experienced both happiness and sadness.

• 2. …before your mother was even a dream (para.10)

• -- …long before your mother was born.• 3. Don't ever give in to the sadness and the

loneliness of that word.• --Don’t let yourself be overcome by the sadness

and loneliness of that word.

(IV) Difficult sentences

While-reading: (IV) Difficult sentences

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• 4. Take that special hello and lock it away within you—in that place in your heart where summer is an always time. (para. 13)

• --remember that special hello and keep it to yourself so that you will always be filled with the joy and happiness of summer; you’ll always feel warm.

• 5. Remembering Grandpa’s words, I reached deep within me for those special feelings that had made up our friendship. (para. 20)

• --Remembering Grandpa’s words, I tried to bring back to my mind the joy and the happiness that I had shared with him.

While-reading: (IV) Difficult sentences

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• III. Post-Reading• (I) Grammatical items• The present participle as adverbial modifiers• The present participle is another non-finite verb

form. And the present participle phrase can be used adverbially to denote:

• (1) simultaneous events• His father was standing beside his bed, feeling for

him, pulling away the cover.• (2) an action immediately followed by another• (3) reason• Being the only child, she is much spoilt.• (4) manner• I want you to grow up good, not lying and gambling

and stealing.

III. Post-Reading: (I) Grammatical items

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• Parctice• Making sentences with the given words, using –ing

clauses to indicate attending circumstances.• 1. look, at, I, the, flower, not, know, what, to, say• I looked at the flower, not knowing what to say.• 2. pull, her, closer, and , coat, shrug, frown, she• Frowning, she pulled her coat closer and shrugged. • 3. laugh, the, talk, and, students, go, the, out, into,

fields• Laughing and talking, the students went out into the

fields. • 4. the, sit, children, on, small, chairs, as, clap, the,

walk, foreign, guests, in• The children sat on small chairs, clapping as the

foreign guests in.

III. Post-Reading: (I) Grammatical items

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（ II ） Translation Exercises 1. 他为这次面试中可能面对的问题准备好了

答案。 (confront)• He has prepared answers to the

questions that he expects to confront during the interview.

• 2. 他那悲惨的遭遇深深地打动了我们，使我们几乎要哭出声来。 (touch)

• His sad story touched us so deeply that we nearly cried.

III. Post-Reading: （ II ） Translation Exercises

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• 3. 他们俩沿着河边手挽着手散步，有说有笑，非常愉快。 (hand in hand)

• The two of them are walking hand in hand along the river bank, chatting, laughing, and looking happy.

• 4. 他听到这令人激动的消息之后，眼睛里涌出欢乐的泪水。 (well up)

• When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes.


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• 5. 上海人容易听懂苏州话，因为上海话和苏州话有许多共同之处。 (in common)

• People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and Suzhou dialect have much in common.

• 6. 亨利和妻子正在研究能否在三年内买一幢新房。 ( look into)

• Henry and his wife are looking into the possibility of buying a new house within three years.


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• 7. 对女儿再三请求到国外去深造，他最终让步了。 (give in to)

• He finally gave in to his daughter’s repeated requests to further her education abroad.

• 8. 我们把所有贵重物品都锁好了，然后才出去度假。 (lock away)

• We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday.


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• 9.虽然咱们分手了，但我希望咱们依然是好朋友，像以前一样互相关心，互相帮助。 (part)

• Although we have parted from each other, I hope that we will remain good friends and that we will care for and help each other just as we did in the past.

• 10. 在紧急关头，军长召集全体军官开会，制定新的克敌战略战术。 (summon)

• At the critical moment, the army commander summoned all the officers to work out new strategies and tactics which would make it possible to conquer the enemy.

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• (III) Oral activities• 1. Play the roles of Grandpa and

the author with your partner alternatively to act some episodes of the story

• 2. Friendship encourages people while sorrow doesn’t

III. Post-Reading: （ III ） Oral activities

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(IV) WritingWrite a short essay on the following

topic in about 150 words. Topic: What do you think are the three

most important elements of love? What do they entail?

III. Post-Reading: (IV) Writing

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Sample 1 • In my opinion, understanding, respect and responsibility are

the three most important elements of love.• Love means knowledge or understanding. By knowledge, I

mean I know the person I love. I am aware of the many sides of the other person not just the beautiful side but also the imperfections.

• Love means having respect for the dignity of the person I love. If I love you I can see you as a separate person with your own values, feelings and interests. I do not insist that you give up your own identity and conform to what I expect you to be.

• Love means responsibility towards the person I love. If I love you, I'm responsive to most of your needs as a person. I am directly involved in your happiness and misery.

• All in all, understanding, respect and responsibility are the three most important elements of love.


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Sample 2 As far as I'm concerned, the most important elements of

love are knowledge, tolerance of imperfection and its reciprocal nature.

Knowledge means not only being aware of what the other person is now, but also seeing the potential within the person. It implies knowing the person inside out not only the strengths but also the weaknesses, not only the obvious characteristics, but also the inner self.

Tolerance of imperfection entails a willingness to stay with each other in hard times and see each other's problems through. In this imperfect world, both sides should be prepared for times of pain, failure and despair, and believe that love can make the world go round.

By nature love is reciprocal. It involves two sides. Both persons love and are loved; care and are cared for. They both benefit from their love; they are a stimulant for each other to become more fully what they might become. (153 words)


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B. Text two

• (I) Questions for text comprehension• 1. On what topic did the colonel and the young girl

disagree?• They disagreed on the topic whether women were

still easy to be sacred.• 2. What did the American realize the bowl of milk

meant?• It meant a bait for a snake.• 3. What did the American realize was happening?• There must be a cobra in the room.

Text two: (I) Questions for text comprehension

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• 4. What did the American say to make sure that everyone remained perfectly still?

• He said, “I want to know just what control everyone at this table has. I will count three hundred—that’s five minutes—and not one of you is to move a muscle. Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees.”

• 5. What qualities did both the American and the hostess display?

• They both demonstrated the marvelous quality of self-control.

Text two: (I) Questions for text comprehension

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• (II) Language points • 1. A spirited discussion springs up between a

young girl who insists that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse and a colonel who says that they haven’t. (para 2)

• spring up: arise or appear suddenly• e.g. Fast-food restaurants are springing up all

over the city.• -- A heated argument suddenly arises between a

girl and a colonel. The girl firmly believed that women have passed the time when they would jump onto a chair at the sight of a mouse while the colonel doesn’t think so.

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• 2. The American comes to with a start. (para 6)

• come to: become awake• e.g. When he came to, he was lying on

bed.• --The American becomes aware of the

potential danger with a sudden shock.• 3. …he sees the cobra emerge and make

for the bowl of milk.• --he sees the cobra appear and move

towards the bowl of milk.

Text two: (II) Language points

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Unit One Never Say Goodbye 海南大学外国语学院 基础英语教研室 Contents A. Text one I. Pre-reading:I. Pre-reading (I). Warm-up questions (II). Background information

Unit One Never Say Goodbye 海南大学外国语学院基础英语教研室 Contents A. Text one I. Pre-reading:I. Pre-reading (I). Warm-up questions (II). Background information