综合英语教程第二册第二版第一课教案

swing, wave

Translation:

1. 那棵苹果树在风中摇曳。

(The apple tree sways in the wind.)

2. She swayed her hands gracefully as she gave lectures. （她演讲时优雅地摆动着手。）

3. illusion n. sth. that deceives a person by seeming to be real

e.g. The mirrors all round the walls give an illusion of greater space. I have no illusions about my ability. 我对自己的能力如何颇有自知之明。 Derivation: illusive a. illusively ad.

Collocation:

be under the illusion that believe wrongly

e.g. I was under the illusion that he was honest until he was caught stealing some money. 他偷钱当场被人抓住，在此之前我一直误以为他是个老实人。

Exercise: Fill in each blank with one of the following prepositions. under at out against to 1. He lashed ____ ____ the opposition’s policies.

2. Students are not allowed to scoff ___ others’ weaknesses. 3. The dancer swayed ___ the music.

4. People were _____ the illusion that the tomb was Caocao’s.

2 When Mayblum felt a devastating rumble 隆隆声on that September morning, he glanced at the drawstrings. They were careening 倾斜/晃动wildly, three feet in either direction.

3 Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an extraordinary purgatory 被投入特别炼狱的数千人之一that morning. While as many as 25,000 would find their way to safety, 5,000 would not.

4 For some, it was a matter of geography2 （生死问题在于身在何处）— not just which tower they worked in or on which floor, but in which corner of the building.

5 For some, the choices were as basic as which staircase to use抉择的根本是走（利用）哪道楼梯. Others faced the ultimate moral dilemma道义上的终极难题: Save yourself, or save another.

Paragraphs 2-5 Questions

1. Can you paraphrase the sentence ―They were careening wildly, three feet in either direction.‖ in Paragraph 2?(Paragraph 2)

They were swaying up to three feet from side to side, like a ship in a great storm.

2. What is the implication of the parallel sentences in Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5? (Paragraph 5) These sentences are used to emphasize the fact that the people in the building were in great

danger and whether they would survive depended very much on where they happened to be when the building was struck and which staircase they would use to get out.

Words and Expressions

4. devastating a. completely destructive e.g. It is the most devastating flood in 100 years. Derivation: devastate vt. devastation n. Synonym:

disastrous, destructive

5. careen To lean to one side, as a ship sailing in the wind.

6. cast into: To throw… into… with force; hurl… into…

7. purgatory n. a place or condition of great suffering

e.g. The devastating earthquake changed people’s home into a purgatory. Synonym: torture, plague Derivation:

purgatorial a.

8. find their way to: to make efforts to get to or realize

9. ultimate: Utmost; extreme

10. dilemma n. a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all of the possible courses of action seem equally good or equally bad

e.g. The only way out of this dilemma is to cooperate within the group. 面对这样的两难境地，唯一的出路就是在团队内合作。 Collocation:

in a dilemma

e.g. Mary was in a dilemma whether to marry or continue her study. Synonym:

quandary, predicament

Sentences

1. Mayblum would be one of thousands cast into an extraordinary purgatory that morning. (Paragraph 3)

Paraphrase: That morning, Mayblum would be one of thousands who were thrown into a terrible disaster.

Translation: 那天早上，有数千人将被卷入一场惊心动魄的灾难，梅布鲁也是其中的一员。

2. For some, it was a matter of geography … (Paragraph 4)

Paraphrase: For some, whether they could survive depended on where they were …

6 The confusion 慌乱inside Adam Mayblum’s office at May Davis3, a financial services firm, lasted just seconds. He knew he needed to get out.

7 He ripped 撕his T-shirt into pieces, soaked 浸湿the pieces in water and gave them to colleagues 同事to cover their faces. Among them: Harry Ramos, head trader4 at May Davis. Mayblum had worked with Ramos off and on断断续续地for 14 years.

8 Sparks bit at Mayblum’s ankles 脚踝as he raced for the stairs. He bolted 逃跑down two flights两段楼梯before realizing that his trading partner, Hong Zhu, had been left behind. He went back upstairs, the whole area now filled with smoke and burning jet fuel.

9 There was no sign of Hong. Mayblum hurried down again and made it to the 78th floor, a transfer lobby 转接厅where one set of elevators and stairs ended and another began. He saw a reassuring sight看到令人放心的场景; Ramos had waded into 投入the pandemonium 喧嚣中to help panicked恐慌的 workers into a stairwell楼梯间.

Paragraphs 6-9 Questions

1. Is there any evidence of people’s concern for others? (Paragraph 9)

Yes, Mayblum shared his ripped T-shirt with his colleagues, Mayblum went back to look for his trading partner, and Ramos helped panicked workers into a stairwell.

2. What does ―Ramos had waded into the pandemonium‖ mean? (Paragraph 9) It means that he ―had walked into the wild chaos with great determination.‖

Words and Expressions

11. confusion n. a very disorganized situation usually with lots of noise, in which a lot of things are happening at the same time, so that it is difficult to understand or control e.g. The enemy’s unexpected attack threw them into total confusion. 敌人的突然进攻使他们完全不知所措。

Comparison: disorder, chaos

disorder n. a situation in which things or people are not in the correct position, place, or order, so that they are unable to control or organize

e.g. The Civil War came at the end of a long period of social disorder. chaos n. a situation that is full of disorder and is completely out of control e.g. The thieves left the house in chaos. 小偷走后房屋中一片凌乱。 Derivation: confused a. confuse vt.

12. rip: To cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically.

13. soak: To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid.

14. colleagues: A fellow member of a profession, a staff, or an academic faculty; an associate.

15. off and on: In an intermittent manner.

16. bolt: To move suddenly.

17. lobby: A hall at or near the entrance to a building or to rooms.

18. wade into: To plunge into or begin resolutely and energetically.

19. pandemonium: Wild uproar or noise.

20. stairwell: A vertical shaft (passage) around which a staircase has been built.

Activity: Write out the noun form and the adjective form of each given word. v. n. a.

1. confuse _____________(confusion) ____________(confused / confusing) 2. transfer _____________(transfer) ____________(transferable)

3. reassure _____________(reassurance) ___________(reassuring / reassured) 4. panic _____________(panic) ___________ (panicky) 5. devastate _____________(devastation) ___________ (devastating)

Sentences

3. Mayblum had worked with Ramos off and on for 14 years. (Paragraph 7)

Paraphrase: In the past 14 years, Mayblum and Ramos worked together from time to time. Translation: 梅布鲁和拉莫斯断断续续地在一起工作已有14年了。

10 Mayblum continued his descent下来, the muscles in his calves 小腿contracting in spasms. On the 53rd floor, he came across a heavyset man whose legs just wouldn’t move anymore.

Words and Expressions

21. descent n. the act or process of going down

e.g. The wild goose began its descent into the West Lake. Synonym:

decline, subsidence Antonym: ascent

22. calf: The fleshy, muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

23. spasm: A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.