Unit four

1. Unit four

2. Teaching Objectives 1. Grasp the main idea and the structure of the text 2. Master some key language points and grammatical structures in the text 3. Structure analysis of the text

3. Sections Section A A Test of True Love

4. Table of Contents • Background Information • Warming-up Activities • Vocabulary and Structure • Text Analysis • Assignment

5. Background Information Proverbs and Sayings about Time 1. I love you not because of who you are,but because of who I am when I am with you. 我爱你不是因为你是一个怎麽样的人，而是因为我 喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。 2. No man or woman is worth your tears,and the one who is,won‘t make you cry. 没有人值得你流 泪，值得你流泪的人不会让你哭泣。 3.The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can‘t have them. 失去彩票，最糟糕的莫过於,他近在身 旁，却犹如远在天边。

6. Background Information • Never frown,even when you are sad, because you never kown who is falling in love with your smile. 纵然伤心，也不要愁 眉不展，因为你不知谁会爱上你的笑容。 5. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. 对於世界而言，你也许只是一个人，但对於一个人，你却是他的世界。 6. Don't waste your time on a man/woman, who is not willing to waste their time on you. 不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人浪费时间。

7. Background Information 7.Just because someone doesn‘t love you the way you want them to,doesn’t mean they don‘t love you with all they have. 爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式来爱你，那并 不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。 8. Don‘t try so hard,the best things come when you least expect them to. 不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。

8. Background Information 9. Maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one,so that when we finally meet the perple,we will know how to be grateful. 在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们遇 到别的人，在我们终于遇到心仪的人时， 便应当心存感激。 • Don't cry because it is over,smile because it is happened. 不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。

9. Background Information • What do you think very important in someone whom you will love? (For example, do you care very much about his/her appearance?) Discussion • Have you ever seen a movie or read a novel about love that moved you deeply?

10. Warming-up Activities Questions & Answers 1. Why was John Blandford staying in Grand Central Station in New York? 2. How did John get connected to the woman? 3. How was John’s first response to the woman different from that of his friends?

11. Warming-up Activities 4. What had the woman, Hollis Meynell, done in the past thirteen months? 5. How did he feel as long as he received her letters? 6. When he asked her for a photo, what did she do?

12. Warming-up Activities 7. Did Hollis Meynell come to the station as they had arranged? • Why did Hollis Meynell want to test John Blandford?

13. Vocabulary 1. without fail: A: when you tell sb to do sth without fail, you are telling them that they must do it; with complete certainty 务必，一定 B: always 总是，必定 e.g. I want you here by two o’clock without fail. 我要你两点钟务必来到这里。 e.g. He writes every week without fail. 他每周必定写信。

14. 2. Soon after he volunteered for military service, he had received a book from this woman. Meaning: Not long after he joined the military, he had received a book from this woman. volunteer: 义务做，无偿做 volunteer (sth) (for/as sth) e.g. John volunteered to organize a petition. 约翰自 告奋勇组织请愿/上访。 e.g. He volunteered his services as a driver. 他自愿 服务充当司机。

15. And while they all got strength from it, and appreciated her support of their cause, John Blandford was the only person to write Ms. Meynell back. while: (used at the beginning of a sentence) although; in spite of the fact that… （用于句首）虽然，尽管 e.g. While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available. 尽管我愿意帮忙，但是没有多少时间。 e.g. While (he is) respected, he is not liked. 他虽受人尊敬，却不受人喜爱。

16. overseas: (Line 13) (ad) in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在国外，在海外 e.g. The product is sold both at home and overseas. 这个产品行销国内外。 • During the difficult days of war, her letters nourished him and give him courage. (Para. 3) Meaning: During the difficult days of war, her letters gave him strength and courage. Nourish: allow a feeling, an idea, etc. to develop or grow stronger 培养，助长（情绪、观点等） e.g. By investing in education, we nourish the talents of our children. 我们通过教育投资，培养孩子们的才能。

17. 6. But when he asked her for a photo, she declined his request. Meaning: But when he asked her for a photo, she refused politely. decline: refuse a request or offer, usually politely 谢绝，婉言拒绝 e.g. I offered to give them a lift but they declined. 我主动邀请他们搭车，但他们婉言谢绝了。 e.g. Their spokesman declined to comment on the allegations. 他们的发言人拒绝对这些指控加以评论。

18. 7. Either way, I would forbid myself from loving you. (Para. 4) Meaning: In either situation, I would keep myself from loving you. forbid: (vt) order sb not to do sth: order that sth must not be done 禁止，不准 e.g. Her father forbade the marriage. 她父 亲不允许这桩婚事。 e.g. You are all forbidden to leave. 你们都不 准离开。

19. fancy: a feeling of liking sb or sth 喜爱，迷恋 Take a fancy to sb/sth: (esp BrE) start liking sb/sth, often without an obvious reason 喜欢上，爱上（常 指没有明显原因） e.g. I have taken a fancy to that dress.

20. She was standing almost directly behind the girl, a woman well past forty, and a fossil to his young eyes, her hair sporting patches of gray. Meaning: The woman who he thought was Hollis Meynell was standing just behind the girl. The woman, in her forties, was quite old in his young eyes and she had patches of gray hair. sport: wear sth or have hair in a particular style; have or wear sth in a proud way so that everyone can see 惹人注目地穿戴，触目地蓄着（胡须），故意显示，夸示，炫耀 e.g. sport a beard / a diamond ring / a flower in your buttonhole 故意显示蓄着的长胡子/手上的钻戒/扣眼里插着的花

21. 10. She was more than fat; her thick legs shook as they moved. Meaning: She was very fat, so her thick legs shook as they moved. more than: very; extremely 十分，非常 e.g. I’m more than happy (= extremely happy) to take you there in my car. 我非常乐意用我的车带你去那儿。 e.g. She was more than a little shaken (= extremely shaken) by the experience. 这次经历对她产生了极大的震动。

22. vanish: disappear or go suddenly out of sight （莫名其妙地）突然消失 e.g. The magician vanished in a puff of smoke. 魔术师在一股烟雾中突然不见了。 e.g. My glasses seem to have vanished. 我的眼镜 似乎不翼而飞了。 • compress (sth) (into sth): press or squeeze sth together or into a smaller space; compress sth (into sth): reduce sth and fit it into a smaller space or amount of time 精 简,浓缩，压缩 e.g. She compresses her nostrils. 她捏紧鼻孔。

23. 13. … yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and brought warmth to his own… Meaning: … but his wish to meet this woman, whose spirit had truly been with him and made him feel warm, was so strong… longing: n. [C,U] ～ (for sb/sth)︱ ～ (to do sth): a strong feeling of wanting sth/sb （对…的）渴望，热望 e.g. a longing for home/peace 对故乡的思念，对和平 的渴望 e.g. The young writer has a strong longing for fame. 那位青年作家强烈渴望出名。 e.g. She was filled with longing to hear his voice again. 她热切希望再听到他的声音。

24. 14. resist(Line 49): refuse to accept sth and try to stop it from happening; prevent oneself from having or doing sth 抵制，阻挡；忍住，抗拒， e.g. They are determined to resist pressure to change the law. 他们决心顶住要求改革法律的压力。 e.g. The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. 银行强烈反对降低利率。 e.g. I found the temptation to miss the class too hard to resist. 我抵挡不住逃课的诱惑。

25. Text Analysis The passage is a short story, and its structural organization can be brought to light when we insert some questions between paragraphs.

26. Part I (para. 1) The beginning of the story: Text Analysis John Blandford, a tall young army officer, standing at a station, focused his eyesight on the exact time: Six minutes to six. He was waiting for a woman never seen before, who had filled a special place in his life and whose written words had given him strength.

27. Part II (para. 2-3) Text Analysis Possible questions: who was that woman? How had she given him strength? What had happened between them?

28. Part III (para. 4) Text Analysis Possible question What had happened after they fell in love?

29. Part IV (para. 5-7) Text Analysis Possible question did they meet as planned?

30. Part V (para. 8-9) Text Analysis Possible question Was the young woman the very one he had been waiting for so impatiently?

31. Part VI (para. 10) Text Analysis Possible question How did the woman who addressed him look?

32. Part VII (para. 11) Text Analysis Possible question What was john Blandford thinking then with the old lady before him?

33. Part VIII (para. 12-13) Text Analysis Possible question Possible questions: what was the result? What did the man do?

34. Part IX (para. 14) Text Analysis Possible question Possible question: what did the old woman say?

35. Assignment: • 1. To Review the Language Points • 2. Preview “Section B of Unit 4”, including reading skills, the passage and the related exercises. • 3. To do the relevant exercises in section A