Unit 5 Section A

1
Unit 5 Section A
Graceful Hands
2
Have you ever thought about death? Describe a
scene of death you have experienced.
Questionsfor discussion
3
II. Background Knowledge
4
Euthanasia ???

• Euthanasia, often called in most of the countries
  is illegal, except in Holland.Argument will
  continue between respect for life (no killing)
  human treatment (keeping dignity), the death
  therapy,
• The long euthanasia issue has lately boiled over
  into a sometimes fierce public debate. Those
  opposed to the practice see themselves
  up-holding sacred principles of respect for life,
  while those in favor raise the banner of human
  treatment. After years on the defensive, the
  advocates now seem to be gaining ground

5

• Recent polls in Britain show that 72 percent of
  respondents to a poll taken late last year in
  France said they would like the law changed to
  decriminalize mercy killing.

6
graceful

• Dolphins are graceful and efficient swimmers.
• ?????????????
• He made a graceful speech accepting the award.
• ?????????????

7
proceeding(adj.)

• We went to see the film in the preceding night.
• In conclusion, I hope the preceding arguments
  have convinced you of the need for action.
• ??, ????????????????????
• precede(v.)??,???

8
To compare previous /prior /preceding

• preceding ????,?????????????,? preceding
  chapter??? previous?????????,prior
  ?previous??????????
• We had met on a previous occasion.
• My children have a prior claim on my time.

9
decay(v.n.)

• Dental decay in children is a common phenomenon
  all over the world.
• ????????????????
• The house is in decay. (fall into decay)
• creeping (slow down) political decay
• What made the Roman Empire decay?
• ?????????

10
switch(n.v.)

• Farmers are worried very much about a possible
  switch in policy.
• ???????????????
• He got tired of teaching and switched to writing
  stories.
• ??????,????????

11
loose(adj.)loosen(vt.)loosely(adv.)

• These trousers dont fit. Theyre much too loose
  round the waist.
• ???????,??????
• The music society I belong to is only loosely
  organized.
• ??????????????????

12

• Collocations
• have a loose tongue ????,???
• at loose ends/ at a loose end ????,???
• break /get loose ??
• loosen ones tongue ???,??????????
• Wine soon loosen his tongue.
• ?????????

13
secure(adj.v.) security(n.)

• Secure all the doors and windows before leaving.
  
• The Great Wall was built to secure the people
  from/against the foreign attack. (??,??)

14

• (????) ??,???? synonym obtain, attain,
  acquire, win She has secured a good job.
• I dont feel secure when I am alone in the house.

15
straw(n.)

• Gave me a straw to drunk the Coca-Cola. 
• Collocations
• A straw ??????????(???????)
• He doesn't care a straw about his personal
  appearance.
• ????????????
• The agreement isn't worth a
• straw?

16

• the last/final straw(that breaks the camels
  back)??????????????
• I put up with a lot from this guy. He borrowed my
  clothes, he borrowed my money, he borrowed my
  tennis racket. But when I caught him using my
  toothbrush that was the last straw, so I kicked
  him out!"

• ???????????????????,????,??????????,?????????????
  ,???????????????????? 

17

• clutch/grasp at a straw/straws?????(??????????????
  ??)

• A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

?????????????????
18
slide/slip/glide

• The frozen brook made a wonderful slide, and many
  people were sliding on the ice.
• ????????????,?????????
• He slid the letter into his pocket while no one
  was looking.
• ??????,?????????
• Collocations let slide ????,????
• She got depressed and let things slide.
• ?????????????
• et slip????

19

• thirst
• Have a thirst/hunger for be thirsty /hungry for
  ????
• She always had a thirst for power.

20
outline
naked
The trees were left naked of leaves.
??????????

• Just tell me the outline of the story and fill in
  the details later.

• ???????????,?????????

21
hint(n.v.)

• They fled at the first hint of trouble.
• The magazine has some helpful hints about how to
  make your own clothes.
• ?????????????????????????
• Collocations
• give/drop sb. a hint ????
• take a hint ???
• She said that she was very tired and I took the
  hint and left.

22
Interval(n.)

• Tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy, with a few
  sunny intervals.
• ??????????,?????
• Collocations
• At intervals ??,??????/??
• At intervals of 10 days
• At intervals of 10 inches

23
shallow

• His breathing became shallow and frequent as the
  time drew near for him to go onto the stage for
  the first time.
• ????????????,????????????
• He seemed to have only a shallow understanding of
  his subject.
• ?????????????????

24
emotion(n.) emotional(adj.)

• Love, joy, hatred, fear and jealousy are all
  emotions.
• ?,??,?,?????????????
• His voice was choked with emotion.
• ??????????

25
association(n.) associate(v.)

• Religion have an intimate association with
  alchemy (???)during the Middle Ages.
• In connection/associations within relation to
• NBA
• National Basketball Association
• ASEAN
• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• ??

26
the pit of ones stomach

• I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that
  something terrible was going to happen.
• ????????????????

27
feel for

• He felt in his pocket for some money.

28
Back
10. ???,???
? to go about providing for her needs (L. 26)
???????????,??????????!
If you are determined to pursue a masters
degree, just go about preparing for it from now
on.
???
???
29
Synonyms

• Set out to do sth.
• Set about doing sth
• Start to do/ doing sth
• ???????????
• How should I go about finding a job?

30
put up a chair

• They put up a chair, I stood in the chair and
  began to read the Bible.

31
except for/except that

• The classroom was silent, except for the busy
  scratching of pens on paper.
• ???????,??????????????????
• The classroom was silent, except that there was
  the busy scratching of pens on paper.

32
read about

• It was sad to read about the death of the famous
  old actress in this mornings newspaper.

• ????????????????????,????

33
Analysis of the Text Structure
34
Back
Main idea ?
I attend to a dying patient, who is very thin.
Even, she has no enough strength to swallow some
water.
Devices for developing it ?
Narration-description
(??- ???)
35
Back
Main idea ?
The patient is seriously ill, too weak for
anything.
Devices for developing it ?
General-specific (???)
36
Back
Main idea ?
Driven by my thoughts, I exchange with the
patient, who is able to utter only broken
sentences. Though, I begin to see what a kind and
considerate grandmother she is.
Devices for developing it ?
Description (???) This is focused on the authors
mental activities.
37
Back
Main idea ?
The patient dies. And the author seems to have a
better understanding of the patient. Mrs. Clark
spares her family from seeing her die and the
author feels it a privilege to be there with the
patient.
Devices for developing it ?
Description (???) This is also focused on the
authors mental activities.
38
Back
Main idea ?
It is only two days after Mrs. Clarks death that
the author comes to learn more about her from the
newspaper.
Devices for developing it ?
Statement of facts (?????)
39
Language Points in the Text
40
Back
A. Compatible Expressions
1.????
? to reach for the light (L. 6)
??,?????????,??????????????????
It is true that we cant live without money, but
we should never reach for it in the public
pocket.
???
41
Back
2.?????????????????
? to observe the patient with an unemotional,
medical eye (L. 7)
Seen with a romantic eye, living in mountains is
an adventurous experience, but in reality, the
inhabitants there have to earn a living through
hard labor.
????????,??????????????,?????,??????????????????
???
42
Back
4. ????????????

• to rise and fall with the uneven breaths (L. 12)

????
?????????????????,?????????????????????
Opportunity in life does not arise with fate, but
rises and falls with ones self-confidence and
adaptability.
???
???
43
Back
5.????????
? to feel for the faint pulse (L. 15)
????
??????????????????,??????????????????
When feeling again on the chest for the heartbeat
of the wounded, the head of the team surprisingly
got the pumping sign of life.
???
???
44
Back
? to bend close to her ??,??
????
????????????????????????,?????????????????????
Globalization is not to force one countrys will
to bend to anothers, but to coordinate them to
jointly contribute to the bright future of
mankind.
???
???
45
Back
7.??????
? to ease her thirst (L. 20)
????
????????,???????????????
Smile through any challenging situations, for
smile is the best medicine to ease your anxiety
and stress.
???
???
46
Back
8. ???????
? to make no attempt to swallow (L. 21)
????
????????????,??????????
Dont beat a retreat immediately after any
setback, at least you should make another attempt
to hit it.
???
???
47
Back
12. ????????
? to remove from ????? (L. 29)
????
????????????,??????,????????????
Ones reputation, like a piece of white cloth, is
easy to stain while it is hard to remove the
stains from it.
???
???
48
Back
13.?????????????
? to rub cream into her yellow skin (L. 30)
????
?????????????????????????????
It is better for a dutiful teacher to avoid
rubbing cut-and-dried things into students.
???
???
49
notuntil

• ???????????????,???????

• They didn't realize their fault until we pointed
  it out to them.

Not until we pointed the their fault out to them,
did they realize their fault .
50
Back
16.??????????
? to spend her last ounce of strength (L. 40)
????
??????????,????????????
An ounce of brain is worth a pound of wealth
while an ounce of practice is worthy of a pound
of theory.
???
???
51
an ounce of very small quantity of sth any

• ?????????
• He didn't have ounce of common sense.
• There is not an ounce of truth in his story.

52
Back
17.???????
? to sense my thoughts (L. 41)
????
???????????????????????,??????????
A person who is able to sense the change in
others feelings and respond accordingly is said
to be thoughtful and understanding.
???
???
53
Back
18.??????????????
? to spare her family an episode (L. 54)
????
??????????????????????
Being open and honest in romantic relations will
spare you a lot of troubles.
???
???
54
Back
19. ????????
? perhaps they were not equipped to handle (L.
47)
????????????????,?????????????????
Getting divorced may be acceptable to some
adults, but their children are not equipped for
the change.
???
???
55
Back
20.??????????????
? to read about Mrs. Clark in the newspaper (L.
57)
????
????????????????,???????????????????
Many years after his passing, I read more about
the famous artist in his biography.
???
???
56
Word building

• VII
• 1. Growth the act of growing or developing
  physical or natural development
• 2. Warmth the state or quality of being warm
  warm-heartedness and kindness.
• 3. Depth the distance from the top to the bottom
  of something
• 4. Truth the state or quality of being true the
  actual facts or reality of something.

57

• 5. Length the measurement of how long something
  is in size.
• 6. Breath the distance from one side of
  something to the other
• 7. Width the distance from one side of something
  to the other the quality of being wide
• 8. Death the state of being dead.
• VIII
• 1. Exposure 2. Failures 3. Disclosures 4.
  Pressure 5 mountaineer
• 6. Closure 7. Profiteers 8. seizure

58
Sentence structure

• IX
• 1. did he realize the task was a little too
  diffcult for the new secretary to finish on her
  own
• 2. did Mary stop weeping
• 3. will all the employees know the result of
  their performance evaluation
• 4. did she become aware how hard it was for her
  mother to have brought up her sister and her on
  her own
• 5.did I get to know what happened in the end to
  the main characters

59

• Translation
• 1. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed,
  dying, did he realize how much he loved her.
• 2. Taking into account of his recent physical
  condition, I think he has done quite well in the
  exam.
• 3. Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I
  wonder briefly if she is still alive.
• 4. The building was darkened except for a single
  light burning in a third-storey window.
• 5. These soldiers have received very strict
  training and are well equipped to fulfill the new
  task.
• 6. He reached for the phone, picked it up, and
  dialed the hotels number.

60

• XII
• 1 ??60????,??????????????????????????
• 2? ????????,???????????????????
• 3 ???????????,???????,????????????
• 4? ????????????????????????????????????,??????????
  ????????
• 5???????????????????????????????????????????
• 6??????,?????????????,??????????????????????

61
dictation

• 1 I dont like those people, who tell on others
  for personal ends.
• 2 . It took me some time to work out what was
  causing this.
• 3. In general ,exercise makes students achieve
  better result in their studies.
• 4. Without careful investigation you are liable
  to come to wrong conclusion.
• 5. The school canceled the course over the
  students protest.