You Go Your Way, Ill Go Mine

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Unit 8

• You Go Your Way, Ill Go Mine
• ?????

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I. Word Study
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1. tragic a. very sad of or related to tragedy
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• e.g. The audience wept over the heroines
  tragic fate.
• Pan Hong is known as a tragic actress.
• It was a tragic mistake for Othello to kill
  his wife out of jealousy.

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2. immediately ad. at once ??,??

• e.g. Relief work started immediately after the
  earthquake.
• Where are you going? The meeting will
  begin immediately.

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3. implication n. sth. hinted but not stated ??

• e.g. A good diplomat should be able to tell the
  implication behind a statement.
• Her face grew white immediately after
  understanding the implication of the news.

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4. shock (v.) cause unpleasant or angry surprise
(to sb.) ?(??)??

• e.g. I was shocked at the news of her arrest / to
  hear of her arrest.
• Mrs. Ernest was shocked to find her daughter
  in bikini.

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(n.) (1)   sudden disturbance of feelings ??

• e.g. Mrs. Ernest never recovered from the shock.
• The news was such a great shock that she
  dropped her cup.

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(2) violent blow or shaking ??,????,??

• e.g. Mental patients receive electric shocks as a
  kind of treatment.
• The shock of the bomb can be felt from a
  distance.

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5. deliver v. (1)   take sth. to the place where
it must go ??,??,??

• e.g. As a rule the newspaper boy delivers papers
  to the door.
• Id like you to deliver a message for me.

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(2)  give forth in words????

• e.g. The audience waited in eagerness for him to
  deliver his opinion.

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(3) help a woman in childbirth ??,????(??)

• e.g. In Thailand, policemen must learn how to
  deliver babies in case of emergency.

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6. extend v. (1)   hold out ??

• e.g. The baby extended her arms to embrace the
  mother.
• The hostess extended her hand in greeting.

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(2) make longer ??,??,??

• e.g. I plan to extend my stay in France to two
  months.
• The subway will soon be extended to the
  suburbs.

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(3) communicate with words, gestures, etc.
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• e.g. The Prime Minister extended warm welcome to
  the foreign guests.
• Thank you for the invitation you extended to
  me.

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Compare

• extend v. ??????(??\??), ?????????
• expand v. ??,??,???????
• spread v. ??,??(??\???)
• stretch v. ????,??,??, ?????????????
• ? ??, ??, ??????spread ?stretch.

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7. pause (v.) stop for a short time ??,??

• e.g. The professor paused a moment to wipe sweat
  of his face.
• He paused to feel his key before shutting
  the door.

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(n.) a brief stop ??,??,??

• e.g. Push the pause button if you want to
  finish another thing first.
• The dying patient expressed his wills with
  pauses for breath.

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8. interrupt v. (1)   stop by breaking in
??(????),??,??,??

• e.g. The normal TV program was interrupted by a
  special news report.

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• Unlike Chinese teachers, American teachers
  welcome students to interrupt the class with
  questions at any time.
• Sorry to interrupt but there is an emergency
  case, Dr. Samuel.

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(2) hinder obstruct ??,??,??

• e.g. All communication with the mountain area is
  interrupted by heave snow.
• The skyscraper interrupts our view of the
  river.

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9. nervous a. (1)   uneasy ???????,???

• e.g. She was nervous of / about speaking to such
  a large audience.
• The boy grew nervous when the girl he loved
  came near.
• I am nervous from having a large sum of
  cash on me.

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(2) of the nerve ???

• e.g. There is something wrong with your nervous
  system if you often sleep badly.

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10. department n. a division of a government,
business, university, etc. ???

• e.g. Ms. Shirley became spokeswoman for the
  Department of Justice in 1987.

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• Those who are interested in the job please
  write to our Human Resources Department.
• How many departments are there in your
  university?

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11. chew v. crush and grind food into little bits
in ones mouth ??

• e.g. The baby has not grown any tooth yet, so it
  is unable to chew.
• I always have my steak well done, because I
  have no patience with chewing.

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II. Introductory Remarks

• This story is originally part of a novel, which
  is to a certain extent (??????) autobiographical
  (???,????). The author, William Saroyan, worked
  in a San Francisco telegraph office (???)at one
  point in his life.

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• It is not surprising then that the events
  described are so realistic (??????). The present
  selection describes in all vividness (??,??) a
  young man who suddenly finds himself in a
  situation he is not prepared (????,????) to cope
  with (??,??,????) and a woman who grieves (??,??)
  at the sad news of her sons death.

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III. Language Points (Reference????)
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1. most adv. very ?,???

• e.g. She was most happy to help us.
• Sam will be most disappointed when they
  leave.
• Professor Smith is a most learned
  scholar, I should say.

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2. eager a. full of strong wish ???,???

• e.g. Soldiers are eager for any news from home.
• Mr. Young is eager to succeed in his
  field.

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3. be infinitive (???) ????????????

• The premier is to visit the United States next
  year.

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• I felt nervous because I was soon to leave
  home for the first time in my life.
• When we said goodbye, I thought it was
  forever. But we were to meet again, many years
  later, under very strange circumstances.

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be about to v. be just ready to be going to
??,????

• We are about to start.
• ????????. (???????????????.)

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4. hear of hear about ??,??

• e.g. As soon as I heard of his arrival I hastened
  to meet him.
• Have you ever heard of a poet by the name of
  Prior?
• The librarian had never heard of the book I
  wanted.

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hear from receive news from, usu. by letter

• e.g. I look forward to hearing from you in the
  near future.
• hear out listen to until they have finished
  speaking ??
• e.g. Dont interrupt. Just hear me out.

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5. whoever no matter who ???,???

• e.g. Whoever made the mistake will surely be
  punished.
• Information will be given to whoever
  inquires.

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Similarly

• whatever no matter what
• whenever no matter when
• wherever no matter where
• however no matter how
• whichever no matter which

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6. set v. put into a fixed position ?????????

• e.g. Her eyes were set in a look of surprise.
• His jaw was set firmly in anger.

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7. study v. examine carefully ???????,??

• e.g. He studied her face with interest.
• The doctor studied the shape of the wound.

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8. awkward a. (1)   uncomfortable ???

• e.g. I am awkward in front of the camera.
• The professors question was met with an
  awkward silence.

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(2) clumsy having little skill ???,????

• e.g. Having visited China for several times, he
  is no longer awkward with chopsticks.
• She started painting just a year ago, so
  her paintings are still awkward.

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9. be responsible for be the cause of deserve
blame for ?? ???

• e.g. The window has been broken. Whos
  responsible for that?
• Who do you think is responsible for the
  failure of the experiment?
• The moisture is responsible for the rust.

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10. come (right) out be direct or straight
forward ????

• e.g. She came (right) out and asked me to leave
  the room.
• They will come right out and demand food
  if you dont feed them.

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cf. come out with speak out, utter, or say
?????,????,??

• e.g. He came out with a most extraordinary story
  (?????????).

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11. do (it, that, so) a substitute verb

• e.g. He eventually escaped, although I dont know
  how he managed to do it.
• They say they will increase pensions. If
  they do so, it will make a big difference to old
  folks.

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12. smooth out make smooth(er) take wrinkles
out of ??,??,??

• e.g. She smoothed out a table-cloth.
• The husband smoothed out the ball of crushed
  paper and read it.

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13. swiftly ad. quickly ??????

• e.g. An efficiency expert solves problems
  swiftly.
• Seeing no one around, the beggar took a
  loaf of bread from the counter swiftly.

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14. hold in restrain keep in ??,??

• e.g. She managed to hold in the laughter until he
  had gone.
• Eventually their grief could be held in no
  longer.
• He was raging inside, but he held himself
  in.

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15. disgrace n. shame ??????(??)

• e.g. A traitor brings disgrace on his family as
  well as his country.
• GOP (Grand Old Party ????????) leaders
  called him a disgrace to the party.

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16. take the place of replace ??,??

• e.g. George took the place of Edward as Captain
  of the team.

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• Plastics have taken the place of many
  conventional materials.
• Remember always that nothing, not even the
  highest natural ability, will take the place of
  persistent hard work.

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IV. Group Discussion

• 1) What do you think of Homer? What do you
  think makes him speak or act as he does? Do you
  think he is able to make Mrs. Sandoval feel
  better about her sons death?

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• 2) What does Mrs. Sandoval do to make Homer feel
  less uneasy (???,?????????) and awkward in her
  home? Why do you think she does theses things?
• 3) What does the title You Go Your Way, Ill Go
  Mine imply and how does it fit into the story?

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Chinese-English Translation

• 1. She stooped to pick up the handkerchief and
  smoothed it out on the table.
• 2. The implication of his statement is that hed
  like a job in a government department.

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• 3. She paused a moment, wiped her mouth with a
  small handkerchief and then went on to tell us
  what had happened in the shirt factory.
• 4. Mr. Adams was greatly shocked to find / see
  his 13-year-old son stealing money from his
  wallet.

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• 5. Please do not interrupt me, said Mr.Adams to
  his wife. Im talking to Tom about what he has
  just done.
• 6. How can I be responsible for what he says?

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• 7. The young boy was eager to make the woman less
  unhappy, but he did not know what to do.
• 8. With an effort, he held himself in / held in
  his feelings and pretended not to have heard the
  sad news.

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English-Chinese Translation

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  ???
• 2. ????????,????????,???????????

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