应用型大学英语综合教程2电子教(学)案unit1_2

2. I’d like a double room, for two people. 我想要一间双人房，两个人住。

注意区别twin-bedded room（对床房、标房）。double room指一个房间有一双人床。饭

3. Could you spell your surname for me, please? 能请您拼一下您的姓吗？

surname: n. [C] 姓氏

e.g. Just call me by my surname.

4. My wife and I are going to spend the weekend sightseeing. 我和妻子来这里观光

旅游度周末。

sightsee: vi./vt.观光，游览

e.g. In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.

注意，现在常见其名词形式sightseeing，为不可数名词。 e.g. Good morning, Mr. Smith. Sightseeing is our agenda today.

5. It’s jj_Woodszednet.co.uk. That’s JJ underscore W-O-O-D-S at Z-E-D-N-E-T dot

co dot uk. 我的地址是jj_Woodszednet.co.uk。J-J，下划线，W-O-O-D-S， Z-E-D-N-E-T, 点co，点uk。 underscore: n. [C] 下划线

e.g. My email address is x-u, underscore, y-o-u-n-g, at hotmail dot .

6. Don’t you need a credit card number or something to guarantee the booking? 您不

需要我的信用卡号或其他东西做预定担保吗？ guarantee: vt. 1)保证，担保

e.g. We cannot guarantee the punctual arrival of trains in foggy weather. 2)给予书面保证，提供保修单

e.g. The stereo is guaranteed against failure for a year.

饭店客房预订类型：饭店预订通常包括有保证预订（guaranteed reservation）和无保证预订（non-guaranteed reservation）两种方式。通常客人如果在下午六点钟前抵达饭店进行入住登记，无须做有保证预订。有保证预订是通过下列方式来完成的：1）预付款（Prepayment）担保：客人提前支付足额房费；2）信用卡（Credit card）担保：记下客人信用卡，如果客人没有按预订来饭店入住客房，饭店可向持卡人收取费用，这是最常用的一种有保证预订方式。世界较通用的信用卡有：美国运通卡（American Express）、万事达卡（Master）、大来俱乐部卡（International Diner’s Club）、维萨卡（Visa）、长城卡（International Great Wall）等；3）押金（Advance deposit）担保：客人提前支付一天的房租；4）合同/协议（Contract or agreement）担保：饭店与经常使用饭店设施的公司有协议在先，无论公司是否有人入住预订客房，房费由公司承担。

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Step Three: Pair work: reserving hotel rooms Go through the situation descriptions and the learning section to make

sure the students have a full understanding of the task before asking them to do the pair work.

Ask a few pairs to act out the conversation in front of the class. The reference conversation is only to be shown later to help them improve their own.

This step shall take not more than 10 minutes.

2. Pair work: reserving hotel rooms Reservationist (R): Fortune Hotel. Reservations Desk. How can I help you?

Bradley (B): Yes. This is Henry Bradley calling from Seattle. I’d like to book a room, please. R: Yes, Mr. Bradley. For when? B: From June 14.

R: How long will you be staying? B: About a week.

R: What kind of room would you like, Mr. Bradley?

B: I’d like a double room for my wife and myself. By the way, what’s the rate of a double room?

R: It’s �140 for a superior and �120 for a standard. Which one would you like?

B: �120 a night is OK. It is about 100 US dollars, isn’t it? R: Yes, Mr. Bradley, a standard double, from June 14th to June 21st. Am I correct? B: Yes. That’s right.

R: What time will you be arriving?

B: Around 4:00 p.m. By the way, do you have the airport shuttle bus? R: Yes, Mr. Bradley. We have airport representative desk. Just contact them and they will help you. B: That’s fine. Thank you. Goodbye.

R: Thank you for calling, Mr. Bradley. We are looking forward to your coming. Goodbye.

2. Period Six:

This period will be devoted to the text: Burj Al Arab—Ultimate Luxury.

? Step One: New words and expressions After a brief revision of some of the language points learned in the last period, begin the teaching of Burj Al Arab—Ultimate Luxury. And to begin with, quickly go through the new words and expressions listed after the text.

This step shall take not more than 8 minutes. ?

Step Two: Text comprehension

店客房分类方法有多种。按房间床位数量与大小来分，有以下房型：

After making sure the students know the meaning of the new words, ask them to read the whole passage once and judge the true-false statements, which will help them gain a general understating of the speech.

This step shall take not more than 10 minutes.

Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). FTTFTTF

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Step Three: Detailed study of the text Proceed to the detailed study of the speech after making sure the students have got a general idea of the text. When teaching the text, draw their attention to the applicable knowledge of describing a hotel.

This step shall take around 20 minutes. 迪拜泊瓷大酒店——极度奢华

1 迪拜泊瓷大酒店是世界上最高的酒店。酒店高321米，比埃菲尔铁塔还高，比纽约帝国大厦仅仅矮60米。这座独特的帆形建筑坐落在波斯湾的一个人工岛屿上，酒店大堂大到可容纳一幢38层高的建筑。

2 泊瓷大酒店没有普通客房，而只有202间套房。即使最便宜的套房每晚房费也要超过1000欧元。从每一间套房都能欣赏到壮观的海景。劳斯莱斯豪华轿车从25公里以外的迪拜国际机场迎接宾客。同时，酒店侧面半空有一个直升机停机坪可供直升机降落。

3 位于25层的两间皇家套房是酒店最豪华的套房，它们都设有专用电梯、专用影院、旋转床，甚至有比普通饭店客房还要宽大的更衣室。这种套房每晚房费高达15000多欧元。

4 在泊瓷大酒店里吃饭选择简直太多了，难以取舍：可以去200米高空的阿·曼塔哈餐厅，也可以通过水下通道进入到位于海面之下的阿·玛哈拉海鲜餐厅，还可以在户外海滩上用餐。饭店共设8个酒吧和餐厅。

5 尽管泊瓷大酒店是世界上最昂贵的酒店之一，但它可能永远都无法赢利。 Notes to Paras. 1-2 1. Burj Al Arab—Ultimate Luxury 迪拜泊瓷大酒店——极度奢华

Burj Al Arab: 泊瓷大酒店（又称阿拉伯塔）. It is the world’s tallest seven-star hotel.

ultimate: a.极端的，最（重要，好，坏等）的 e.g. the ultimate insult ultimate principles the ultimate stupidity

luxury: n. [U, C]奢侈品，豪华 e.g. He leads a life of luxury.

2. This unique sail-shaped building stands on an artificial island in the Persian Gulf.

这座独特的帆形建筑坐落在波斯湾的一个人工岛屿上。 artificial: a.人工的，人造的，非自然的

e.g. Medical scientists have developed artificial heart models that can keep

the patient alive. 医学专家已经开发出可以维持病人生命的人造心脏模型。

3. Every suite has a spectacular sea view. 从每一间套房都能欣赏到壮观的海景。

spectacular: a.壮观的，令人惊叹的

e.g. This mountainous area has spectacular scenery. 这片山区的风景非常壮丽。 4. Alternatively, you can land your helicopter on the helipad high up on the side of

the hotel. 同时，酒店侧面半空有一个直升机停机坪可供直升机降落。 alternatively: ad.另外

e.g. Alternatively, distinct controls could apply to transport. Notes to Para. 3 5. The most luxurious suites are the two Royal Suites on the 25th floor. 位于25层

的两间皇家套房是酒店最豪华的套房。 luxurious: a.奢侈的，十分舒适的

e.g. The interior of the building is magnificent and luxurious.

6. They both have a private elevator, a private cinema, rotating beds, and even

dressing rooms which are larger than the average hotel bedroom. 它们都设有专用电梯、专用影院、旋转床，甚至有比普通饭店客房还要宽大的更衣室。 rotate: vi./vt.旋转

e.g. Does the earth rotate on an axis? 地球是绕轴旋转的吗？ Note to Para. 4 7. Diners at the Burj Al Arab are spoilt for choice: they can dine 200 meters above

the sea in the Al Muntaha restaurant, below the waves in the famous Al Mahara seafood restaurant, which has an underwater entrance, or alfresco on the beach. 在泊瓷大酒店里吃饭选择简直太多了，难以取舍：可以去200米高空的阿·曼塔哈餐厅，也可以通过水下通道进入到位于海面之下的阿·玛哈拉海鲜餐厅，还可以在户外海滩上用餐。 spoil: vt. 1)无微不至地照顾；纵容

e.g. You know you’re spoiling me with all this good cooking. 2)毁坏

e.g. He tried not to let the bad news spoil his evening. be spoilt for choice:面对众多选择难以取舍

e.g. These shoes are all so attractive. I’m spoilt for choice. alfresco: ad.露天地，在户外

alfresco本是意大利语，意思是“in the fresh (air) 在清新空气之中”，英文借用，作形容词和副词都可以。

e.g. We enjoy having alfresco dinners on summer evenings. /We enjoy dining

alfresco on summer evenings. “Al Mahara seafood restaurant”。

“alfresco on the beach”是副词状语，与前面的“200 meters above…”和“below the waves in ...”并列。

3. Period Seven:

? Step One: Working with words Review some of the language pointes learned in the last period before

asking students to do the vocabulary exercise to build their word power. When checking the answers, encourage students to think of other the hotel facilities as many as possible.

This step shall take not more than 10 minutes.

Working with words

A. Which of the facilities given in the box could you expect to find

in the following hotels?

1 conference room, air conditioning, Wi-Fi access, en suite bathroom BC(business center) 2 all facilities

3 swimming pool, fitness centre, en suite bathroom, beauty saloon 4 en suite bathroom

5 en suite bathroom, air conditioning 6 tennis courts, swimming pool

B. Find Chinese equivalents for the hotel facilities shown in the layout maps below. basement 地下一楼

elevators 自动扶梯 fitness centre 健身中心 sauna and solarium 桑拿/日光浴室 changing room (female/male)（男/女）更衣间 swimming pool游泳池stairs 楼梯 ground floor 一楼

gift shop 礼品店 bureau de change 外币兑换处 hair salon 美发厅 newsagent 报刊零售店 elevators 自动扶梯 restaurant 餐厅 terrace café 露天咖啡馆 entrance 入口处 reception 总台 office 办公室 kitchen 厨房 cloakroom 衣帽间 WC 卫生间 stairs 楼梯 bar 酒吧 first floor 二楼

conference room A/B/C 会议室A/B/C business centre 商务中心 elevators 自动扶梯 coffee lounge 咖啡休息室 office 办公室 WC 卫生间 stairs 楼梯

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Step Two: Research project

This research task shall be assigned as homework. Yet before that, go

through the exercise and make sure the students know what to do after class.

First tell them the purpose of the task, that is, to strengthen their knowledge of hotel reservation including online reservation process, room type, rates and their good command of reservation skills such as changing or canceling reservation.

Second show students how to log onto the website and select the number of nights, rooms and guests to stay in the hotel, and then select “Check rates & availability” to get into the page for the choice of room type and rates. Click “Reserve Room” to fill in the reservation form. Complete the form by following the directions.

Ask students to save every page of their working process and hand in their presentation for next class. Remind students that this is a team research project, thus they are encouraged to show team spirit in doing the project.

This step shall take not more than 10 minutes.

Reference research result:

Report to the GM—Booking details of the reservation: Hotel: Ritz Carlton, Shanghai Check-in: Sunday, May 31, 2009 Check-out: Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Room type: De luxe Single Room with one king-sized bed and city view Rates: 2,000 CNY per night; 300 CNY for service charge per night Total for stay: 6,900 CNY

Estimated government taxes and fees: Included Off-site parking fee: 20 CNY hourly The Hotel Rate Rules: ...

? Step Three: Listening-based writing Before playing the recording, go through the instructions quickly and make sure that the students know what to do. On top of that tell them to browse the mind map which will not only help them get a better understanding of the listening material but help them with the writing as well.

After playing the tape twice, give them a few minutes to complete the letter. Then ask three to four students to read out their writing.

After checking their answers, show them the tapescript to deepen their

understanding of the listening material and the reference answer to improve their writing.

Finally introduce to them the basics for writing a letter to reserve a hotel room to further enhance their writing skills.

This step shall take not more than 20 minutes.

August 29, 20×× Dear Sir or Madam,

After talking with you over the phone last week, my wife and I have decided on our 4-night accommodation in Shanghai, arriving Tuesday, September 22 and leaving Saturday, September 26.

If possible, we would prefer to stay at Dahua Hotel, as it is the nearest to the Conference Center. Our second choice would be Merrin Hotel so that we can still have breakfast buffet, though it is two blocks further. Please take care of all the details of our reservation for a double smoking room. On the 25th when the conference is over, we would like to do some sightseeing in Shanghai or its neighbor areas. Could you arrange a one-day excursion for us?

When everything is worked out, please just charge the expenses to my MasterCard account and send us a confirmation.

Sincerely yours, John Lee

III. Part 3 Enhancement of Language Abilities

Period Eight:

? Step One: Homework check Ask three to four students to make the oral presentation of the research project in front of the class. After each presentation, encourage students to ask the speaker questions regarding the project.

And then show them the reference research result to help them improve their own. Finally have them hand in the research result after class. This step shall take not more than 15 minutes.

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Step Two: Get your pronunciation right

First ask students to do Exercise A. They should listen and repeat after the recording sentence by sentence. And then explain the introduction to intonation to enhance the students’ understanding of this pronunciation skill.

After that have students do Exercise B for more practice. In doing Exercise B, ask some students to read out the given sentences to the whole class. This step shall take not more than 10 minutes.

? Step Three: Reading skills In this step, first ask students to read the passage and fill in the blanks. After checking the answers, go through the information on reading skills given in the box after the passage, and make explanations when necessary. This step shall take not more than 15 minutes.

KEY

ADACB Unit

Two A. Objectives of this unit

a. Content

1. Harboring Ill Feelings: encouraging the students to deal with ill

feelings properly.

2. A dialogue about requesting express delivery services. 3. Expressions used to offer express delivery services. b. Key language points

a) Past and present participles used as object complements. b) Nouns used as verbs.

c) How to avoid run-on sentences. c. Vocabulary

Basic requirements: 73 new words.

Intermediate requirements: 11 new words. Advanced requirements: 4 new words. d. Comprehensive skills

a)Understanding a passage of about 800 words at the pre-intermediate level of difficulty.

b) Writing a 150-word summary of the passage.

c) Surfing the Internet to collect information about an express delivery company.

d) Learning to offer services at an express delivery company.

e)Using teamwork to complete the project of finding solutions to address the urban transportation problem. e. Functions

a) Expressing one’s feelings in daily life. b) Engaging in the business of express delivery. B. Procedures and Methods c) Making suggestions and solving problems.

Eight teaching periods are needed to cover the present unit, among which four periods are for the module of Language Skills Development, three periods for the module of Language in Use and one mainly for the module of Enhancement of Language Abilities.

I. Part 1 Language Skills Development

1. Period One and Period Two:

? Step One: Starter Before delving into the text, the instructor can ask a general question about the text such as “What if no one would show any faith in your long-desired dream?”

Then start the detailed study of the text and go through the text paragraph by paragraph. To help students understand the story, the instructor can explain the language points and ask students to answer the questions related to the story.

This step shall not take up more than one and a half periods.

A. Describe in one sentence a situation or an experience that might arouse the given negative feelings in you.

B. Listen to a passage and write down the words expressing negative feelings.

Before playing the tape, the instructor can ask the students to exemplify some words that can express negative feelings.

Then the instructor tells the students to listen to the passage and write down their answers while listening to the passage.

This step shall take up 10-15 minutes.

A. Describe in one sentence a situation or an experience that might arouse the following negative feelings in you. Negative feelings Situation or Experience

1. embarrassment I find that my wallet is lost when I’m about to pay for the dinner with my friend.

2. humiliation Some people often laugh at me for my poverty. 3. panic The difficulty of the final exam is totally beyond my expectation. 4. regret I hurt my girlfriend/boyfriend who later asks to break up with me. 5. Jealousy My parents always say yes to my brother and sister but no to me. B. Listen to a passage and write down the words expressing negative feelings.

1. jealousy 2.spite 3.resent 4.hate Tapescript

It is said that the worst enemy can be in one’s family. Having been born into a family does not mean everyone in your family will treat you as family. Sometimes, some people in your family may treat you as an enemy. There are some reasons for this.

One reason would be jealousy, like a brother or sister being jealous of the other’s achievements or attention one sibling is getting more than the other from their parents. Another reason would be spite, due to some family members feeling the need to hurt someone they want to see in a humble or inferior position in life.

Some family members may be controlling and resent the person they are trying to control for resisting their influence over him/her. Sometimes, people just hate for no reason.

Whatever the cause, no one should suffer abuse for any reason, just because it comes from someone in one’s family.

A family member is someone who has your best interest at heart, someone who will put your needs before his/her own, someone who loves you unconditionally, someone who accepts you with your strengths and your faults and someone who will support you, even if he/she don’t support your decisions.

心怀怨恨

1 有一个小男孩梦想着驾船环游世界，他把自己的梦想告诉给父母、老师、同学，告诉他的牧师和朋友们。然而他们不但不接受和鼓励他去实现自己的梦想，反而取笑他、嘲弄他，轻视他的憧憬。

2 “你永远不可能驾船环游世界。”他的父亲嘲笑道。“等你长大后，我会在我工作的工厂给你找份工作，你将跟我过一样的日子。”

3 “但我不想跟你一样，我想航行在辽阔的海洋上，见识见识陌生的国家。”小男孩抗议道。他父亲只是笑了笑，摇了摇头，对儿子和儿子的梦想没有什么信心。

4 在学校里，同学们也拿他开玩笑，以至于他再也不愿和他们交流想法和愿望，而是把这些想法和愿望埋藏在心底，等待着有一天能把它们变成现实。

5 在他年少时期，好像全世界都不支持他的想法。十五年后他长大成人了，他夜以继日地干着两份工作，终于攒够了购买一艘船所需的首付金。 6 他看到了报纸上的一则广告并写了回信，在当地港口见了那个船主。这个年轻人当场买下了那艘船，并立刻付了首付金，签订了买卖合同。他太高兴了，把这个消息告诉给了所有他认识的人。他们很惊讶，这样说毫不夸，但他们还是祝他一切顺利，然而绝不承认自己是错的。但他并不在乎这些，因为现在他拥有了自己的船。

7 第二天，他来到港口，打算让船下水，这时他看见一些官员模样的人正围着他新买的船。这些人是联邦特工，准备扣押这条船。卖船的那个人是个骗子和毒贩，这条船在联邦缉毒行动中也将被没收。

8 年轻人失去了他一生的积蓄。他非常震惊！联邦特工说他们第二天上午要过来没收这条船。他们离开时对这个年轻人的损失没有表现出一点同情。当年轻人要离开时，港务长给他一1200美元的泊船费用账单，费用是先前的船主所欠下的。

9 忍无可忍。年轻人把港务长骂了一通离开了。过了一会他带了一罐黑色的喷漆回来，把船的标志SERENITY（宁静）用漆盖上。然后给这条船写上了新名字ILL FEELINGS（怨恨）。他登上船开始航行出海。即使他对这条船只能拥有一晚，他也要去航行。

10 港务长挥舞着手臂，高喊着暴风雨即将来临，要年轻人停下来。但是这个年轻人又一次咒骂他，继续向大海的方向驶去。

11 果然，航行十英里后，风暴袭击了小船，船被抛来抛去。年轻人狂乱地驾船返回岸边。在离港口还有一英里时，他用无线电向港务长发出信号，让他为他泊船做准备。港务长告诉他不行，他不会让他把船停泊在他的港口。

12 “是因为我说过的话吗？”年轻人绝望地说。

13 “不，我从不心怀怨恨。”港务长说。“这一点毫无疑问——我从不让‘怨恨’停留！” ? Step Two: New words and expressions Notes to Para. 1 1. Harboring Ill Feelings (the title) 心怀怨恨 harbor: vt. 1) 怀着，心怀

e.g. With his bike seized by a policeman, the young man harbored a

grudge against all the police. 2) 窝藏，庇护

e.g. He is accused of harboring an escaped prisoner. n. [C]港口，港湾

e.g. The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 shocked the United States

and the world. 1941

2. But instead of embracing his dream and encouraging him to follow his

heart’s desire, they made fun of him, laughed at him and belittled his vision. 然而他们不但不接受和鼓励他去实现自己的梦想，反而取笑他、嘲弄他，轻视他的憧憬。

Meaning: But they showed no interest in and gave no support for his dream; instead, they mocked and teased him, laughed at him and talked about his dream as if it was something insignificant and unimportant.

embrace: vt./vi. 1) 欣然接受，乐意采纳

e.g. She embraced his offer to help her with her English.

2) 拥抱，抱

e.g. He embraced his baby when he got home.

They embraced tightly and wept.

n. [C]拥抱

e.g. He held his wife in a warm embrace. belittle: vt.轻视，藐视，小看

e.g. We should not belittle those workers from the countryside. vision: n. 1) [C]想象，幻想

e.g. I saw a vision of the end of the world.

Go over the new words and expressions in the text (refer to Student’s Book Pages 34-37) to prepare students for the text learning. The time for this step should not exceed 10 minutes.

Text Lead-in Warm up

You are allowed five minutes to read the story. Then choose the answers to the questions according to the text. 1. “Ill Feelings” is ________. a. the name of the harbor b. the name given to a boat

2. The man put a down payment on a ________. a. dock b. sailboat Text organization

Introduction para1 Introduction to the hero of the story, the boy who dreamed of sailing around the world.

Body para2-13 The boy’s insistence on his dream in spite of all the discouragements. ? The boy received no support or encouragement from any one around him. [2-4] ? The young man worked hard enough to put a down payment on a

sailboat.[5-6] ? What happened to the young man’s boat and his feelings.[7-9] ? The young man’s sailing out against warning and what he

suffered.[10-13]

? Step Three: Text teaching Start teaching the text: Harboring Ill Feelings.

2) [U]视力，视野

e.g. A pilot must have very good vision. 3) [U] 远见，眼力

e.g. He is a successful entrepreneur with a breadth of vision. Notes to Paras. 2-4 3. “You will never sail around the world,” his father scoffed. When you are of age, I will get you a job at the factory where I work and you will follow in my footsteps. “你永远不可能驾船环游世界。”他的父亲嘲笑道。“等你长大后，我会在我工作的工厂给你找份工作，你将跟我过一样的日子。”

Meaning: The father laughed at the idea of sailing around the world. He only wanted his son to work in a factory as he did when the boy became old enough.

scoff: vi./vt. 1)嘲弄，嘲笑，讥笑

e.g. David scoffed at her fears. 2) 狼吞虎咽

e.g. Who has scoffed all the cake? be/come of age:成年；满法定年龄

e.g. His mother still takes care of everything for him even when he

has come of age.

follow in one’s footsteps:步某人的后尘；效法某人

e.g. The last thing he would like to do is follow in his father’s

footsteps.

4. “But I don’t want to follow in your footsteps, I want to sail on the open

seas and visit new lands,” the little boy protested. “但我不想跟你一样，我想航行在辽阔的海洋上，见识见识陌生的国家。”小男孩抗议道。

Meaning: The boy didn’t want to live as his father did. He wanted to leave home to travel in the vast ocean and tour other countries. open sea:远海 high seas:公海

protest: vi./vt. 1)反对，提出异议

e.g. They protested to the mayor that the taxes were too high. 2) 申辩，坚决地表示

e.g. She protested that she had never seen the accused man before. n. [U, C] 抗议，反对；抗议书

5. The kids at school also made fun of him, so much so that he stopped

sharing his thoughts and desires and kept them hidden within his heart, until the time arrived, when he could make them a reality. 在学校里，同学们也拿他开玩笑，以至于他再也不愿和他们交流想法和愿望，而是把这些想法和愿望埋藏在心底，等待着有一天能把它们变成现实。

Meaning: His schoolmates also made a lot of jokes about his dream. As a result, he no longer told them about his dream and buried it in his heart, expecting the day when his dream would come true. make fun of sb.: 嘲弄，取笑

e.g. It is impolite to make fun of disabled people. so much so that:到这样的程度以致

e.g. He believed in freedom, so much so that he would rather die

than live without it.

reality: n. 1) [C]事实，实际经历，见到的事情

e.g. The decision reflects the realities of the political situation.

2) [U]现实，实际情况

e.g. He must face the reality of being out of work. 8. The young man bought the boat on site and immediately paid the down

payment and signed the sales agreement. He was so happy he began to share the news with everyone he knew. They were surprised, to say the least, and wished him well, while never admitting they were wrong. 这个年轻人当场买下了那艘船，并立刻付了首付金，签订了买卖合同。他太高兴了，把这个消息告诉给了所有他认识的人。他们很惊讶，这样说毫不夸，但他们还是祝他一切顺利，然而绝不承认自己是错的。 on site:当场，在现场

e.g. He was caught stealing on site. to say the least: 毫不夸地说

e.g. His teaching methods were strange, to say the least. Notes to Paras. 7-9 9. The men were federal agents who were preparing to seize the boat. The man who sold the boat was a con man and drug runner and the boat was now being confiscated in a federal drug sting operation. 这些人是联邦特工，准备扣押这条船。卖船的那个人是个骗子和毒贩，这条船在联邦缉毒行动中也将被没收。

seize: vt. 1) （依法）没收；依法占有或取得

e.g. The customs officers seized the smuggled heroin. 2) 攫取，抓住

e.g. He seized her hand and shook it heartily. confiscate: vt.充公，没收

e.g. Miss Williams confiscated all our sweets in class. 2) [C]刺痛，叮伤

e.g. He felt a sting in the elbow. vt. 刺（疼）；蜇；叮

e.g. A bee stung him on the back.

10. The federal agents said they would be back in the morning to take

possession of the boat and left without even showing concern for the young man’s loss. 联邦特工说他们第二天上午要过来没收这条船。他们离开时对这个年轻人的损失没有表现出一点同情。 possession: n. 1) [U] 拥有，具有

e.g. On her father’s death, she came into possession of a vast fortune. 2) [C, usu. pl.] 个人财产，私人物品

e.g. He lost all his possessions in the fire.

take possession of: 占有，拿到

e.g. When he was put into prison, the court took possession of all

his property.

11. As the young man was leaving, the harbormaster presented him with a

bill in the amount of twelve hundred dollars for past docking fees, owed by the previous owner. 当年轻人要离开时，港务长给他一1200美元的泊船费用账单，费用是先前的船主所欠下的。

Meaning: When the young man was leaving, the harbormaster handed him a $1,200 bill that the former boat owner was due to pay for keeping the boat in the harbor. dock: vi./vt. 停靠码头，进港

e.g. We docked at Rangoon the next morning. n. [C]码头；船坞

e.g. The boat pulled up alongside the dock.

12. This was the last straw. 忍无可忍。

the last straw: 终于使人不堪忍受的最后一件事（或因素等） e.g. You’ve been late for work too often. This is the last straw. You’re fired.

13. The young man cursed the harbormaster and left. 年轻人把港务长骂

了一通离开了。

curse: vt./vi. 1)痛骂，咒骂

e.g. He cursed his bad luck in arriving just after the train had left. 2)诅咒

e.g. Don’t curse in front of the children. n. 1) [C]咒语

e.g. The witch’s curse seemed to work on him. 2) [C]咒骂语

e.g. His curses for something unimportant only made a fool of

himself. Notes to Paras. 5-6 6. It seemed that the world’s thumb was pressing the boy down throughout his adolescence. 在他年少时期，好像全世界都不支持他的想法。

Meaning: It seemed that all the people in the world were exercising pressure on him while he was a teenager. the world’s thumb: 全世界的影响/力量

be under somebody’s thumb: 受某人影响/支配 e.g. He was still under his father’s thumb.

press down: to weigh (somebody) down 抑制，压制 e.g. The financial crisis almost pressed him down.

7. He had worked two jobs night and day saving his money, so he could

put a down payment on a sailboat. 他夜以继日地干着两份工作，终于攒够了购买一艘船所需的首付金。 work vt.努力做成；完成

e.g. They believe that united, they can work wonders.

He worked his passage from England to Australia.

down payment:（分期付款购物的）首次（期）付款

Notes to Paras. 10-13 14. The harbormaster waved his arms and yelled for the young man to stop, that there was a storm coming. But the young man just cursed him again and continued heading out to sea. 港务长挥舞着手臂，高喊着暴风雨即将来临，要年轻人停下来。但是这个年轻人又一次咒骂他，继续向大海的方向驶去。 yell: vi. 叫喊，叫嚷，吼叫

e.g. We yelled together for our team.