Unit 1: Never Say goodbye Background information: 1. Family moving The ever-decreasing number of large families in some countries like Britain an America is related to an increase in the migration of population. In the past decades people in Britain have moved from Scotland and the north of England to the Southeast Southwest. East and Central England In America, about 40,000,000 people are mov ing to another place every year, which means that a family moves every five or six years. Young people leave their hometowns and go to the big cities for better jobs and living environments Now things are changing, more and more people are mov ing to live in the suburbs of big cities. Big cities are becoming more crowded and polluted, with a higher rate of crime, less friendly neighborhoods and insufficient public recreational facilities. Meanwhile, in the countryside or small towns with a slower pace of life people can enjoy a more harmonious and comfortable life and have easy access to the facilities available in big cities 2. An episode about‘ saying goodbye” It happened on the morning of a summer day in November, 2002 in Bondi,a small and beautiful town in Sydney, Australia. I was on a two-day visit to Dr. vale Horniman, who used to teach me English Literature in Central China Normal University in Wuhan. Having just been to the town church, we were walking in the quiet street when we met across a lady in her eighties, an old acquaintance of miss Horniman. After the conventional introduction and mutual greetings, I politely said See you as we were leaving her. " No, no, no! said Miss Horniman instantaneously You won't see her! Say good bye! Was it a humor? Or a philosophical truth? Anyway, that was the first time I began to reflect on the actual meaning of saying Goodbye 三、 try to answer the following questions: 1. What made the author's grandpa cry sadly? 2. How long had Grandpa s son been in the war? 3. What is the implication of the authors grandpas words"Never say goodbye "? 4. What did Grand pa ask the author to do even if he and his friends had to part? 5. hat caused the author to return to the old house 6. Why do you think the author's grand pa smiled at him during his last moments? 三、 Structural analysis: 1. Part 1(Paras. 1-4): The author brings up the problem he was confronted with: he found it hard to overcome the sadness as the moment of parting drew near. He turned to his grandpa for help when grandpa came 2. Part 2(Paras. 5-13): The author's grand pa, by narrating his sad experience of the loss of his eldest son during the war, illustrates how one can overcome the sad feeling resulting from the loss of someone dear to him by recalling not the moment of parting but the happy times spent together
Unit 1: Never Say Goodbye 一、Background information: 1. Family moving The ever-decreasing number of large families in some countries like Britain an America is related to an increase in the migration of population. In the past decades, people in Britain have moved from Scotland and the north of England to the Southeast, Southwest, East and Central England. In America, about 40,000,000 people are moving to another place every year, which means that a family moves every five or six years. Young people leave their hometowns and go to the big cities for better jobs and living environments. Now things are changing, more and more people are moving to live in the suburbs of big cities. Big cities are becoming more crowded and polluted, with a higher rate of crime, less friendly neighborhoods and insufficient public recreational facilities. Meanwhile, in the countryside or small towns with a slower pace of life, people can enjoy a more harmonious and comfortable life, and have easy access to the facilities available in big cities. 2. An episode about “saying goodbye” It happened on the morning of a summer day in November, 2002 in Bondi, a small and beautiful town in Sydney, Australia. I was on a two-day visit to Dr. Vale Horniman, who used to teach me English Literature in Central China Normal University in Wuhan. Having just been to the town church, we were walking in the quiet street when we met across a lady in her eighties, an old acquaintance of Miss Horniman. After the conventional introduction and mutual greetings, I politely said “See you” as we were leaving her. “No, no, no!” said Miss Horniman instantaneously, “You won’t see her! Say goodbye!” Was it a humor? Or a philosophical truth? Anyway, that was the first time I began to reflect on the actual meaning of saying “Goodbye!” 二、try to answer the following questions: 1. What made the author’s grandpa cry sadly? 2. How long had Grandpa’s son been in the war? 3. What is the implication of the author’s grandpa’s words “Never say goodbye”? 4. What did Grandpa ask the author to do even if he and his friends had to part? 5. What caused the author to return to the old house? 6. Why do you think the author’s grandpa smiled at him during his last moments? 三、Structural Analysis: 1. Part 1 (Paras. 1-4): The author brings up the problem he was confronted with: he found it hard to overcome the sadness as the moment of parting drew near. He turned to his grandpa for help when grandpa came. 2. Part 2 (Paras. 5-13): The author’s grandpa, by narrating his sad experience of the loss of his eldest son during the war, illustrates how one can overcome the sad feeling resulting from the loss of someone dear to him by recalling not the moment of parting but the happy times spent together
3. Part 3(Paras. 14-20 ): In the third part, by the way he behaved when confronted with another sad moment, the loss of his grandpa, the author shows us that he came to understand what his grandpa had taught him 四 Language work 1. confront:v. be faced with and have to deal with;met面临,面对,遇到 We must confront the future with optimism.(我们必须乐观的面对未来。) Numerous difficulties confronted the newly set- up government.(那个刚刚成立的 政府面临着许到困难。) When the policeman confronted her with the evidence she confessed she was guilty.(当警察拿出证据与她当面对证实时,她承认了自己是有罪的。) 2. anguish:n. very great pain and suffering,esp. of the mind(精神上的)极度痛苦 Myra was in anguish of despair.(迈拉沉浸在绝望的痛苦之中。) The anguish over her missing child wrung her heart.(丢失孩子的痛苦撕扯着她 的心 3. shudder:v. shake uncontrollably for a moment发抖,颤抖,战栗 The child shuddered the sight of the blood.(那孩子因看到血而怕的发抖。) a shudder of fear ran through him.(他吓得浑身哆嗦。) 4. stare:w. look steadily for a long time, e.g. in great surprise or shock盯着看,凝视 Bruce sat staring into space, thinking deeply.(布鲁斯坐在那里凝视着天空,陷 入沉思。) The earthquake survivors stared at the collapsed school buildings in disbelief. (fb 震幸存者们顶着倒塌的教学楼,不相信自己的眼睛 5. whisper: V speak or say very quietly, so that only a person close by can hear 1in 耳语,私语,嘀咕 Kelly whispered a warning and then disappeared.(凯莉低声警告了我一声就不 见了。) The leaves of the trees were whispering in the wind.(树叶在风中沙沙作响。) 6. conspIcuous:a. noticeable, obvious显著的,显而易见的 Helean's always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and queer hair style (海伦娜因为衣着鲜艳发行古怪而总是惹人注目。) You were conspicuous yesterday by your absence.(你昨天缺席,引起了别人的 注意。) 7.part:v. be no longer together, separate分开,分离,离别 I hope we can part(as) friends.(我希望我们分手了还是朋友。) The war parted many men from their families.(战争使许多人离开了家庭。) It' s not easy to part with ones favorite possessions.(人们不轻易舍弃自己最喜 爱的财务。) 8. summon:v. tell or request sb. to come召唤,召集 The guards were summoned into the presence of the Queen.(卫士们都被传唤来 到女王面前。) Tom summoned(up) his courage and entered the boss's office.(汤姆鼓起勇气, 走进了老板的办公室。) 9.note:v. observe; notice注意,观察
3. Part 3 (Paras. 14-20): In the third part, by the way he behaved when confronted with another sad moment, the loss of his grandpa, the author shows us that he came to understand what his grandpa had taught him. 四. Language Work 1. confront: v. be faced with and have to deal with; meet 面临，面对，遇到 We must confront the future with optimism. （我们必须乐观的面对未来。） Numerous difficulties confronted the newly set-up government. （那个刚刚成立的 政府面临着许到困难。） When the policeman confronted her with the evidence, she confessed she was guilty.（当警察拿出证据与她当面对证实时，她承认了自己是有罪的。） 2. anguish: n. very great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind （精神上的）极度痛苦 Myra was in anguish of despair. （迈拉沉浸在绝望的痛苦之中。） The anguish over her missing child wrung her heart. （丢失孩子的痛苦撕扯着她 的心。） 3. shudder: v. shake uncontrollably for a moment 发抖，颤抖，战栗 The child shuddered the sight of the blood. （那孩子因看到血而怕的发抖。） A shudder of fear ran through him. （他吓得浑身哆嗦。） 4. stare: v. look steadily for a long time, e.g. in great surprise or shock 盯着看，凝视 Bruce sat staring into space, thinking deeply. （布鲁斯坐在那里凝视着天空，陷 入沉思。） The earthquake survivors stared at the collapsed school buildings in disbelief. （地 震幸存者们顶着倒塌的教学楼，不相信自己的眼睛。） 5. whisper: v. speak or say very quietly, so that only a person close by can hear 低语， 耳语，私语，嘀咕 Kelly whispered a warning and then disappeared. （凯莉低声警告了我一声就不 见了。） The leaves of the trees were whispering in the wind. （树叶在风中沙沙作响。） 6. conspicuous: a. noticeable, obvious 显著的，显而易见的 Helean’s always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and queer hair style. （海伦娜因为衣着鲜艳发行古怪而总是惹人注目。） You were conspicuous yesterday by your absence. （你昨天缺席，引起了别人的 注意。） 7. part: v. be no longer together; separate 分开，分离，离别 I hope we can part (as) friends. （我希望我们分手了还是朋友。） The war parted many men from their families. （战争使许多人离开了家庭。） It’s not easy to part with one’s favorite possessions. （人们不轻易舍弃自己最喜 爱的财务。） 8. summon: v. tell or request sb. to come 召唤，召集 The guards were summoned into the presence of the Queen. （卫士们都被传唤来 到女王面前。） Tom summoned (up) his courage and entered the boss’s office. （汤姆鼓起勇气， 走进了老板的办公室。） 9. note: v. observe; notice 注意，观察
Please note that the bill must be paid within ten days.(请注意盖账单需在十日 内付清。) 10. well up/out: start to flow(液体)涌出 Blood welled out from the cut.(血从伤口中流了出来。) Daisy was so moved that tears welled(up/ forth/out) in her eyes.(黛西激动得热 泪盈眶。) 11. rest on/against: fall on; lean on; be supported by搭着,靠着,支撑 The ladder rested on/ against the wal!(梯子靠在墙上。) Rest your head on my shoulder.(把你的头靠在我的肩膀上。 Your argument rests on a statement that cant be proved.(你的论点建立在一个 不能被证明的观点上。) 12. have sth. In common: share the same quality or interest有共同之处 She has very little in common with her younger sister.(她与她的妹妹没有多少 相同之处。 In common with most young people Richard hates getting up early in the morning (理查德和大多数年轻人一样早上不愿早起。) Do cats and tigers have many features in common?(猫和老虎有许多相同的特 点吗?) 13. look into. look at sth. in a certain direction朝某方向看 I crouched beside him and looked into his wild eyes.(我在他身旁蹲下,看着他 慌乱的眼神。) The police have received the complaint, and they are looking into it.(警察已经 收到投诉函件,他们正在进行调查。) and in hand: hold ing each other' s hands手牵着手,手拉手 The students stood hand in hand in a row.(学生们手拉手站成一排。 Theory and practice must go hand in hand.(理论必须和实践相联系。) 15. give in(to) give way; surrender, accept that you are defeated屈服于,向…投降 Oliva gave in to temptation and had a cigarette.(奥利弗抵挡不住诱惑,抽了 支烟。) The authorities showed no sign of giving in to the kidnapper's demands. (aXf 绑架者的要求丝毫没有让步的迹象。) 16. lock sth away: lock up put in a safe place and fasten the lock; keep sth secret fe 某物锁藏起来,封存起来 Nina had locked her money away before she went away on holiday.(妮娜在外出 度假之前把钱都放在安全的地方。) 17. bring back: make sb. remember sth.使记起,使回忆 This film brought back memories of our days in Tibet.(这部电影让我们想起了 在西藏的日子。) All the library books must be brought back before the end of the term.(图书馆的 所有图书必须在学期末之前返还。) 五、难句解析 1. When I was ten i was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home I had ever known. (Para. 1, Lines 1-2
Please note that the bill must be paid within ten days. （请注意盖账单需在十日 内付清。） 10. well up/out: start to flow （液体）涌出 Blood welled out from the cut. （血从伤口中流了出来。） Daisy was so moved that tears welled (up/forth/out) in her eyes. （黛西激动得热 泪盈眶。） 11. rest on/against: fall on; lean on; be supported by 搭着，靠着，支撑 The ladder rested on/against the wall. （梯子靠在墙上。） Rest your head on my shoulder. （把你的头靠在我的肩膀上。） Your argument rests on a statement that can’t be proved. （你的论点建立在一个 不能被证明的观点上。） 12. have sth. in common: share the same quality or interest 有共同之处 She has very little in common with her younger sister. （她与她的妹妹没有多少 相同之处。） In common with most young people Richard hates getting up early in the morning. （理查德和大多数年轻人一样早上不愿早起。） Do cats and tigers have many features in common? （猫和老虎有许多相同的特 点吗？） 13. look into: look at sth. in a certain direction 朝某方向看 I crouched beside him and looked into his wild eyes. （我在他身旁蹲下，看着他 慌乱的眼神。） The police have received the complaint, and they are looking into it. （警察已经 收到投诉函件，他们正在进行调查。） 14. hand in hand: holding each other’s hands 手牵着手，手拉手 The students stood hand in hand in a row. （学生们手拉手站成一排。） Theory and practice must go hand in hand. （理论必须和实践相联系。） 15. give in (to): give way; surrender; accept that you are defeated 屈服于，向…投降 Oliva gave in to temptation and had a cigarette. （奥利弗抵挡不住诱惑，抽了一 支烟。） The authorities showed no sign of giving in to the kidnapper’s demands. （当局对 绑架者的要求丝毫没有让步的迹象。） 16. lock sth. away: lock up; put in a safe place and fasten the lock; keep sth. secret 把 某物锁藏起来，封存起来 Nina had locked her money away before she went away on holiday. （妮娜在外出 度假之前把钱都放在安全的地方。） 17. bring back: make sb. remember sth. 使记起，使回忆 This film brought back memories of our days in Tibet. （这部电影让我们想起了 在西藏的日子。） All the library books must be brought back before the end of the term. （图书馆的 所有图书必须在学期末之前返还。） 五、难句解析 1. When I was ten I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home I had ever known. (Para. 1, Lines 1-2)
【改写】 At the age of ten, I suddenly began to feel the great pain, because i had to move away from the old house where I had been living since I was born 【译文】10岁时我突然面临着搬家的痛苦,要搬离那个我出生以来唯一所熟悉 的家。 2. My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations. ( Para. 1, Lines 2-3) 【改写】 My ten years of life, though it was quite a short time, had been spent in the big old house, where four generations had lived under the dame roof and shared joys and sorrows 【译文】我的所有时光,虽然很短暂,却都是在那座古老的大房子里度过的。在 这里,我们四世同堂,有过欢声笑语,也有过悲伤的印记 3. When the final day came, I ran to he haven of the small back porch and sat alone shuddering, as tears welled up from my heart.(Para. 2, Lines 1-2) 【改写】 On that day we had to move, I ran to the quiet back porch and stayed alone Hopeless, grieved and trembling in the depth of my heart, I cried bitterly 【译文】那一天终于到来时,我跑到院子后面那个安静的小门廊里,独自坐着, 微微颤抖,眼泪从内心深处涌出来。 4. All I could think of was that the last thing I said to him in this life was goodbye (Para. 12, Lines 3-4 【改写】 The only thing that I could remember was that, before he left for the war,I said goodbye to him, and these were the last words i said to him in his life 【译文】我能想起的所有的事就是,在他生命中我对他所说的最后一句话就是再 见 5. I want you to remember instead the joy and the happiness of those times when you first said hello to a friend. (Para. 13, Lines 2-3) 【改写】 Instead of being lost in the sadness and loneliness brought about by parting from a beloved friend, I want you to remember the happy times when you first greeted a friend 【译文】相反,我要你记住的是初次和朋友问候时的那些快乐时光。 6. Take that special hello and lock it away within you-in that place in your hear where summer is an always time. (Para. 13, Lines 3-5) 【改写】 Remember that special hello and keep it to yourself so that you will be always filled with joy and happiness of summer 【译文】记住那个特别的问候,把它存在心里,这样你的内心就会永远像夏天一 样充满快乐和幸福
【改写】At the age of ten, I suddenly began to feel the great pain, because I had to move away from the old house where I had been living since I was born. 【译文】10 岁时我突然面临着搬家的痛苦，要搬离那个我出生以来唯一所熟悉 的家。 2. My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations. (Para. 1, Lines 2-3) 【改写】My ten years of life, though it was quite a short time, had been spent in the big old house, where four generations had lived under the dame roof and shared joys and sorrows. 【译文】我的所有时光，虽然很短暂，却都是在那座古老的大房子里度过的。在 这里，我们四世同堂，有过欢声笑语，也有过悲伤的印记。 3. When the final day came, I ran to he haven of the small back porch and sat alone, shuddering, as tears welled up from my heart. (Para. 2, Lines 1-2) 【改写】On that day we had to move, I ran to the quiet back porch and stayed alone. Hopeless, grieved and trembling in the depth of my heart, I cried bitterly. 【译文】那一天终于到来时，我跑到院子后面那个安静的小门廊里，独自坐着， 微微颤抖，眼泪从内心深处涌出来。 4. All I could think of was that the last thing I said to him in this life was goodbye. (Para. 12, Lines 3-4) 【改写】The only thing that I could remember was that, before he left for the war, I said goodbye to him, and these were the last words I said to him in his life. 【译文】我能想起的所有的事就是，在他生命中我对他所说的最后一句话就是再 见。 5. I want you to remember instead the joy and the happiness of those times when you first said hello to a friend. (Para. 13, Lines 2-3) 【改写】Instead of being lost in the sadness and loneliness brought about by parting from a beloved friend, I want you to remember the happy times when you first greeted a friend. 【译文】相反，我要你记住的是初次和朋友问候时的那些快乐时光。 6. Take that special hello and lock it away within you—in that place in your heart where summer is an always time. (Para. 13, Lines 3-5) 【改写】Remember that special hello and keep it to yourself so that you will be always filled with joy and happiness of summer. 【译文】记住那个特别的问候，把它存在心里，这样你的内心就会永远像夏天一 样充满快乐和幸福