Unit 8In MyDaybyRussellBaker2025/4/5
Unit 1 by Russell Baker 2025/4/5 1 Unit 8 In My Day
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Unit 1 Contents Words & Expressions Text Analysis CBI Work Oral & Written Work
Words?
Unit 1 Words
Words & ExpressionsSynonymsadj.collocationsV.n.antonymsutterutteranceunutterableutter awordsaysenilego senilexsenilityaging (adj.)interrogatorylinterrogateinterrogatorinterrogate sbquestion (v.)interrogativeradiation/radiateradiantradiant withfull ofhappinessradianceovergrownwithnaivegrowovergrowthovergrowndisconnectdisconnectiondisconnecteddisconnectfromconnection4
Words & Expressions Unit 1 v. n. adj. collocations Synonyms/ antonyms utter utterance unutterable utter a word say × senility senile go senile aging (adj.) interrogate interrogator interrogatory/ interrogative interrogate sb. question (v.) radiate radiation/ radiance radiant radiant with full of happiness grow overgrowth overgrown overgrown with naive disconnect disconnection disconnected disconnect from connection 2025/4/5 4
Expressions1.arguesb.backtoreality(16)arguewithsb.untilhe/sheisbacktoreality2.bealwaysontherun(14)bealwaysbusyorinahurry3.begraywithage(1)beoldpeoplewithgrayhair4.blowtheKingoffhisthrone(31)overthrowtheKingwithanexplosion5.burdenotherswithone's miseries(33)worryotherbycomplainingaboutherunhappinessandsuffering6.end atthebottom(15) land at the bottom of the stairs7. from diaper to shroud(49)from birthto death
Unit 1 Expressions ⚫ 1. argue sb. back to reality ⚫ (16) argue with sb. until he/she is back to reality ⚫ 2. be always on the run ⚫ (14) be always busy or in a hurry ⚫ 3. be gray with age ⚫ (1) be old people with gray hair ⚫ 4. blow the King off his throne ⚫ (31) overthrow the King with an explosion ⚫ 5. burden others with one’s miseries ⚫ (33) worry other by complaining about her unhappiness and suffering ⚫ 6. end at the bottom ⚫ (15) land at the bottom of the stairs ⚫ 7. from diaper to shroud ⚫ (49) from birth to death
Expressions8.go into themaking(49)time/moneylefforttobespentorusedtomakeyouwhatyouare9.hurl oneselfat life(14)throw at,witha lot of force10.lecturesb.on sth.(41)talkangrilyor seriouslyto someone in order to criticizeorwarnthem, in a way that theythink is unfair or unnecessary11.look for thesilver lining(33)makea specialefforttoappreciatethegoodthings inherlife12.look uponsth.in adisturbingway(47) to considersth.in a worrying or upsetting way
Unit 1 Expressions ⚫ 8. go into the making ⚫ (49) time/money/effort to be spent or used to make you what you are ⚫ 9. hurl oneself at life ⚫ (14) throw at, with a lot of force ⚫ 10. lecture sb. on sth. ⚫ (41) talk angrily or seriously to someone in order to criticize or warn them, in a way that they think is unfair or unnecessary ⚫ 11. look for the silver lining ⚫ (33) make a special effort to appreciate the good things in her life ⚫ 12. look upon sth. in a disturbing way ⚫ (47) to consider sth. in a worrying or upsetting way
Outline of Text AI.At eighty,after a bad fall,my mother's mind began to wanderfree through time.(paras.1-9)General discussion of thetextII.My mother hadbeena formidable woman. (paras.10-15)General discussion of the text III. I gradually gave up arguing my mother back to the real world(paras.16-39)A.She couldn't recognize me but remembered her birthday.(paras.16-31)B. I came to understand why she dwelled on dead decades. (paras.32-34)GeneraldiscussionofthetextC. I began trying to travel with her into the past. (paras.35-39)GeneraldiscussionofthetextIV.I realizedtherewasa disputeabouttimebetweenmychildrenandme,as therehadbeenbetweenmymotherand me(paras.40-49) General discussion of the text
Outline of Text A Unit 1 ⚫ I. At eighty, after a bad fall, my mother’s mind began to wander free through time. (paras.1-9) General discussion of the text ⚫ II. My mother had been a formidable woman. (paras.10-15) General discussion of the text ⚫ III. I gradually gave up arguing my mother back to the real world. (paras.16-39) ➢ A. She couldn’t recognize me but remembered her birthday. (paras.16-31) ➢ B. I came to understand why she dwelled on dead decades. (paras.32-34) General discussion of the text ➢ C. I began trying to travel with her into the past. (paras.35-39) General discussion of the text ⚫ IV. I realized there was a dispute about time between my children and me, as there had been between my mother and me. (paras.40-49) General discussion of the text
Text Analysis
Unit 1 Text Analysis
BackgroundLRussellBakerBorn in Virginia in 1925Incharge of "The Observer"column fortheNew York Timesfrom 1962to1998Wonhisfirst Pulitzer Prize in 1979 fordistinguished commentary as acolumnistReceived hissecond Pulitzer Prizein1983for hisautobiographyGrowingupRegardedas one of America'sleadingwordsmithsand humorists
Unit 1 ⚫ Born in Virginia in 1925 ⚫ In charge of "The Observer" column for the New York Times from 1962 to 1998 ⚫ Won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for distinguished commentary as a columnist ⚫ Received his second Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for his autobiography Growing up ⚫ Regarded as one of America's leading wordsmiths and humorists I. Russell Baker Background
RussellBaker's mainworksGrowing upRussell Baker's Bookof AmericanRUSSELLHumorBAKERSFear and Loathing in George W.Bush'sBOOKOFWashingtonAMERICANHUMORPoorRussellAlmanacCThetextisextracted from the firstchapter of Growing Up.)HA天
Unit 1 Russell Baker’s main works ⚫ Growing up ⚫ Russell Baker’s Book of American Humor ⚫ Fear and Loathing in George W. Bush’s Washington ⚫ Poor Russell Almanac ⚫ (The text is extracted from the first chapter of Growing Up.)