Unit 1 Text Little sister of the poor nguage 1. Little sister of the poor: Mother Teresa served the dying and desperate The terms"sister" and "mother here refer respectively to a member and a person in authority of a religious community of women, esp. a roman Catholic. Both terms refer to Teresa in this The expressions"the poorand"the dying and desperate "are formed of the adjective or participle to refer collectively to people who are/were poor or dying and helpless. Further examples can be found in the text like the abandoned"," the outcast," the hungry","the unwanted Para. 2 l. hospitalize-vt.(usu.pass)put( a person) into hospital[常被动]送…进医院治疗 e.g. He broke a leg and was hospitalized for a month 2. complain of-- say that one has( a pain, illness, etc.)诉说(病痛等);主诉 e.g. They took him to the doctor when he complained of violent headaches She complained of being forced to work overtime 3. street people people living in slums who, esp. during the summer, spend much of their time sitting on building steps, standing on the sidewalk talking, or visiting neighbors and local stores the local people of a crowded neighborhood 4.fle- march or walk in a line成纵列行进 e.g. They filed out of the room.他们从房里鱼贯而出 1. When she appeared at the side of John Paul Il, it was the pope who stood in the tiny nun's shadow.当她出现在约翰保罗二世的身边时,是教皇站在了这位瘦小的修女的阴影之中 Literally the sentence means that when Mother Teresa stood beside Pope John Paul ll, the latter looked even smaller than the small figure of Mother Teresa; but what is actually implied is that the pope seemed to be less great or less important when compared with Mother Teresa. stand in sb. 's shadow--be overshadowed by sb. be made less important or interesting by sb 2. By blood and origin I am Albanian: I come from an Albanian family 3. calling -n. I)a profession or career to which someone is strongly attracted, esp. one which involves helping other people; vocation职业 2) a strong urge or feeling of duty to do a particular kind of work使命感 a calling is especially a profession or career which involves helping other people e.g. Teaching is said to be a worthwhile calling I am glad she's going into medicine. It's a worthy calling Para. 4１０ Unit 1 Text B Little Sister of the Poor Language Points Para 1 1. Little Sister of the Poor: Mother Teresa served the dying and desperate ...: The terms “sister” and “mother” here refer respectively to a member and a person in authority of a religious community of women, esp. a Roman Catholic. Both terms refer to Teresa in this passage. The expressions “the poor” and “the dying and desperate” are formed of the + adjective or participle to refer collectively to people who are/were poor or dying and helpless. Further examples can be found in the text like “the abandoned”, “the outcast”, “the hungry”, “the unwanted”, etc. Para.2 1. hospitalize -- vt. (usu. pass.) put (a person) into hospital ［常被动］送…进医院治疗 e.g. He broke a leg and was hospitalized for a month. 2. complain of -- say that one has (a pain, illness, etc.) 诉说（病痛等 ）；主诉 e.g. They took him to the doctor when he complained of violent headaches. She complained of being forced to work overtime. 3. street people -- people living in slums who, esp. during the summer, spend much of their time sitting on building steps, standing on the sidewalk talking, or visiting neighbors and local stores; the local people of a crowded neighborhood 4. file -- march or walk in a line 成纵列行进 e.g. They filed out of the room. 他们从房里鱼贯而出。 Para.3 1. When she appeared at the side of John Paul II, it was the pope who stood in the tiny nun's shadow. 当她出现在约翰·保罗二世的身边时，是教皇站在了这位瘦小的修女的阴影之中 Literally the sentence means that when Mother Teresa stood beside Pope John Paul II, the latter looked even smaller than the small figure of Mother Teresa; but what is actually implied is that the pope seemed to be less great or less important when compared with Mother Teresa. stand in sb.'s shadow -- be overshadowed by sb.; be made less important or interesting by sb. 2. By blood and origin I am Albanian: I come from an Albanian family 3. calling -- n. 1) a profession or career to which someone is strongly attracted, esp. one which involves helping other people; vocation 职业 2) a strong urge or feeling of duty to do a particular kind of work 使命感 A calling is especially a profession or career which involves helping other people. e.g. Teaching is said to be a worthwhile calling. I am glad she's going into medicine. It's a worthy calling. Para.4