Integrated Course of College English

Integrated Course of College English Book Three Unit Seven The Second Two Periods Designed by SHAO Hong-wan

Reading and Translation • Match the words in column A with a definition in column B • Reading the text in detail • Reading Skill— Recognizing Signal Words • Translate the following phrases into English • Translate the following sentences into Chinese • Explanations to New Words

Match the words in column A with a definition in column B Column A Column B • excessively eager to acquire; warnting to get more than one’s share • demanding immediate action or attention • make continual and deeply felt requests • cover or protection • make shorter by using fewer words • by worthy of • establish the identity of; recognize • always ready to quarrel; not afraid of opposition; enterprising • have enough space for; provide with a room in which to live or stay • catch up with H ( )1. agressive ( )2. shelter ( )3. identify ( )4. abridge ( )5. deserve ( )6. accommodate ( )7. overtake ( )8. greedy ( )9. urgent ( )10. plead D G E F I J A B C

Division of the Text Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas The story began at Dr. Stockton’s house, where a birthday party was held one summer evening. It was suddenly broken up by an unexpected emergent radio announcement of suspected enemy missiles approaching. The guests hurried home but came back soon. 1-2 1 2 The neighbors wanted to share Dr. Stockton’s bomb shelter for their own security, but were refused because there was no more room. The crowd argued, quarreled and even fought for a chance to go into the shelter but still failed. So they smashed the door open. 3 4~9 In the end, the suspected missiles proved to be only a satellite. The Stocktons, their friends and neighbors were all spared from a bomb, but there would be no more friendship and neighborhood harmony among them. 9 4

Rhetorical & Stylistic Analysis Directions: This text is an abridged version of Act Two of the television play “The Shelter”, which first appeared on the CBS Television Networks in 1961. Read the present play quickly and grasp the following elements of the drama. Key Elements The Drama of The Shelter Time One summer evening Scene Dr. Stockton’s house Dr. Stockton, his wife Grace Stockton and his son Paul Stockton Henderson, Mrs. Henderson Marty Weiss, Mrs. Weiss Jerry Harlowe, Mrs. Harlowe Man # 1 Characters At the surface level: people vs. people (e.g. Stockton vs. the others; Weiss vs. the Hendersons; Harlowe vs. the others) At the deep level: man vs. himself (his own selfishness because everyone in the play is selfish although in varying degrees) Conflicts

Key Elements The Drama of The Shelter Climax The shelter door was smashed down. The “enemy missiles” turned out to be satellites. All the characters were in an awkward situation because something valuable was destroyed. Outcome In some cases, human’s selfishness, which is usually hidden underneath, is more dangerous to human society than nuclear missiles. Theme

Warm-up Questions Scan the text quickly and then answer the following questions. 1. What is going on at Dr. Stockton’s one summer evening? A birthday party. 2. Why does Stockton refuse to share his bomb shelter with his neighbors? Because it can house three people only, that is, his own family members. 3. What is Stockton’s reason for refusing his neighbors to come into the shelter? He says he doesn’t have any room or supplies and it’s designed for three people only.

Questions and Answers 1. Why does the party break up in confusion? Because the President of the United States declares the state of emergency for suspected enemy missiles approaching. 2. Why do the neighbors come back to the Stockton house soon after they leave in a hurry? They want to share with the Stocktons the bomb shelter that is the only one on their street.

4. What do the neighbors intend to do when they gather before the Stockton house with a giant log? They intend to smash the door and go into it. 5. How do the Stocktons put resistance against their neighbors’ intrusion? They put stuff up against the door.

KEY KEY Multiple Choice Directions: Choose the best answers to complete the sentences. 1. It turns out that the President’s announcement_____. A) is part of the civil defense program B) is a false alarm C) is intended to frighten the people out of their wits D) is meant to sharpen the people’s vigilance 2. The play reaches the climax when_____. A) the mob marches down the street carrying a giant log B) the mob gathers before the Stockton house C) the shelter door starts to give under the attack D) the President announces that the suspected missiles have been identified as satellites

KEY KEY 3. Once the crisis has passed, Stockton’s neighbors are eager to live as they used to. This is because they are anxious to _____. A) get out of the awkward situation B) look as civilized as before C) keep up appearances as was their custom D) all of the above 4. Most probably the author intends the play as a discussion on ____. A) human nature B) man’s fate in a modern war C) man’s behavioral habits D) none of the above

Reading skill--- Recognizing signal words(1) • Words that signal more of the same. and furthermore more than that likewise moreover also in addition what is more for instance for example • Words that change the direction of thought. although however on the contrary but in spite of otherwise despite nevertheless yet • Words that signal an order or sequence of events. first second third and so on then after before next last afterward finally

Exercise a: Circle all the signal words in the following sentences and tell what group they belong to in each case: Change the direction of thought 1. Peter didn’t look t things in the same way as John. In spite of their differences, they remiained good friends. 2. The new student is intelligent and hardworking. In addition, he is considerate towards others in class. 3. It is really simple. First make a list of what you want to do. Then do it. 4. Time ran out before I finished; however, I think I passed the test. 5. I need to study hard. Furthermore, I think I’m going to need a tutor. Signal more of the same Signal an order or sequence of events Change the direction of thought Signal more of the same

Useful Expressions state of emergency 1. 紧急状态 break up 2. 解散 civil defense 3. 民防 fit in 4. 容纳 draw lots 5. 抓阄 head for 6. 朝……方向走 mean business 7. 当真 8. 控制自己 grab/get hold of oneself hold against sb 9. 因某事而嫉恨某人 10.开始;进行 take up

11. 死一般的寂静 dead silence unidentified objects 12. 不明物体 call off 13. 取消 blow one’s top 14. 大发脾气 get back to normal 15. 恢复正常 figure out 16. 弄清楚 17. 有关系，有影响 make a / the difference attach importance to… 18. 强调……的重要性 go off 19. 停止;中断 in the way of 20. 关于;在……方面

1. Several neighbors hope to find safety in the only bomb shelter on their street when an announcement comes over the radio that enemy missiles are approaching. 收音机里传来敌方导弹飞近的公告时，几位邻居希望能躲进他们街上唯一的防空洞以保安全。 2. In the midst of it comes unexpectedly over the radio the announcement of the President of the United States declaring a state of emergency for suspected enemy missiles approaching. 正当晚宴进行时，收音机里出乎意料地传来；了美国总统的公告，因怀疑敌方导弹飞近，宣布全国处于紧急状态。 3.The party breaks up and the neighbors hurry home. However, shortly afterwards they return one after another to the Stockton house for the simple reason that they want to survive — want to share with the Stocktons the bomb shelter which is the only one on their street. 宴会就此结束，邻居们匆匆赶回家去。然而，过不多久他们又一个接一个回到斯道克顿家。原因很简单，那就是他们想活下去----想分享斯道克顿家的防空洞。这是他们街上唯一的防空洞。

4. We are still in a state of Yellow Alert. If you are a public official or government employee with an emergency assignment, or a civil defense worker, you should report to your post immediately. 空袭预备警报仍未解除。公职人员、担负紧急战备任务的政府员工以及民防系统的人员，请立即向你所在单位报到。 5. Maybe we ought to pick out just one basement and go to work on it. Pool all our stuff. Food, water, everything. 也许咱们该挑选一个地下室收拾收拾，做好准备。咱们把东西统统凑在一起。食品啦，水啦，一切应需东西统统凑拢来。 6. Even if we were to break down the door, it couldn’t accommodate all of us. We’d just be killing everybody and for no reason. 即使咱们把门砸开，那个防空洞也容纳不下咱们这些人。咱们肯定会统统挤死，而且一点名堂也没有。 7. That’s the way it is when the foreigners come over here. Aggressive, greedy, semi-Americans — 外国佬来了，就是这样。好斗、贪婪，哪像个真正的美国人，半拉子……

8.WEISS suddenly flings himself through the crowd toward the man and there’s a brief, hand-to-hand fight between them broken up by HARLOWE who stands between them breathless. 韦斯突然穿过人群朝亨德森扑过去，他们两人随即展开了一场短暂的格斗。哈洛气喘吁吁地奔过来站在他们中间，把双方隔开。 9. They mean business out here. 外面这些人可不是开玩笑啊。 10. Nobody cares what you think. You or your kind. I thought I made that clear upstairs. I think the first order of business is to get you out of here. 没人理会你以及与你一类的人是怎么想的。我原以为在上面我已说的很清楚了。我认为当务之急就是将你从这儿赶出去。 11. With this he strikes out, smashing his fist into WEISS’s face in a blow so unexpected and so wild that WEISS, totally unprepared, is knocked against the wall. His wife screams and, still holding the baby, rushes to him. There’s a commotion as several men try to grab the neighbor and HARLOWE is immediately at WEISS’s side trying to help him to his feet. 话音刚落，他冷不防伸出拳头朝韦斯脸上猛地打去。韦斯猝不及防，被打倒在墙角。他妻子抱着婴儿尖叫着奔到他身边。几个邻居想拉住他，出现了一阵混乱。哈洛立刻走到韦斯跟前，扶他起来。

12. Please remain off the streets. Everything possible is being done in the way of protection. But the military and important civil defense vehicles must have the streets clear. 请不要在街上。有关方面正在采取一切保护措施。但我们必须保证军用车辆和民房系统的重要车辆在大街上畅通无阻。 13. The minute the mob gathers before the STOCKTON house, they smash into it, carrying the giant log. They move down the cellar steps. 那伙人聚集到斯道克顿家门前，便立刻扛着大木头向里冲，并沿着台阶往地下室走去。 14. STOCKTON and PAUL lean against it as it starts to give under the weight, under the pressure. The air is filled with angry shouts, the intermittent siren, the cries of women and children. 当防空洞门因受到猛烈撞击而快要倒下时，斯道克顿和保罗用劲顶着。周围响着一片怒吼声、断断续续的警报声、妇女儿童的哭闹声。

15. Remain tuned for an important message. 本台有重要消息播放，请继续收听。 16. I just went crazy. I didn’t mean all the things I said. (he wets his lips, his voice shaking) We were all of us ... we were so scared ... so confused. (he holds out his hands in a gesture) 我只是有点精神失常。我刚才说的话不当真的。他舔舔嘴唇，声音颤抖。咱们大家都……咱们都那么害怕……那么慌乱。（伸出手，做了个手势）

Sentence Translation Turn the followingsentencesintoenglish, using as many of the words and phrases you have learned from the text as possible. 1. 像平常一样，她在开始洗漱前，将收音机调到造成七点的新闻广播。 As usual, he turned on his radio for the 7 a.m. news broadcast before he began to get washed. 2. 有许多文件要签，但紧急的只有这份合同。 There are a lot of papers to sign, but the only urgent one is this contract. 3. 在该市，因吸毒和赌博而引发的罪行在发展，当地政府似乎找不出对付这一问题发办法。 In that city born of drug abuse and gambling is on the rise, and the local government seems unable to figure out a way to cope with it.

4. 在那些日子里，我能弄到什么就看什么，只要是英文写的。 In those days I would read everything I could get my hands on so /as long as it was written in English. 5. 我敢肯定那座楼在空袭中被完全炸毁了。 I bet the building must have been completely destroyed in the air raid. 6. 她被突如其来的打击吓得好几分钟讲不出话来。 She was so scared by the unexpected blow that she cold not speak a word for several minutes. 7. 幸好她惊慌中抓住了他的大衣，否则她会从栏杆上掉下去。 Lucky enough she grabbed hold of o f this overcoat in panic, otherwise she would have fallen over the rail.

1. in the midst of: be in the middle of, in the course of I saw him in the midst of a crowd. 他们正在打扫房间。 They are in the midst of cleaning their room. CF: midst, middle & center 这三个名词都有“在……之中”的意思。 midst 指 “在一个群体中（among）”。例如： We walked into the midst of the forest. 我们走进了森林中。 middle指“中间部分，中部”，但不一定是中心。例如： He was in the middle of the street. 他在街中间。 center 指“场所的正中心”，“中心点”，常用于比喻中心地位。例如： Beijing is the political and cultural center of our country. 北京是我们国家政治和文化中心。

2. break up: if a meeting or party breaks up, people start to leave; when a school breaks up, it closes for a holiday 讨论直到晚上十点才结束。 The discussion didn’t break up until 10 p.m. The school breaks up on Friday. NB: break除了和up组成短语，还可以构成以下短语： break down （机器）出了毛病；毁掉 break into 闯入 break off 暂停；中断 break in 打断；插嘴；闯入突破；冲破 break through

3. abridge: v. make shorter Aero plane abridges the distance. 我不得不缩短在这里的逗留时间。 I have to abridge my stay here. abridge, shorten & abbreviate 这三个动词均含有“缩减”的意思。 abridge 使变短，既可指尺寸，也可指时间。 shorten删去次要部分而保留其核心部分。 abbreviate 尤指词的缩短，也可指句、文章、时间等的缩短，还可指单词拼法的缩写，常指取一个复合名词的第一个字母。如：WHO, UN等。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. I have to _________ my stay here. 2. “Hour” is ____________ to “hr.” 3. Can you __________ my overcoat? 4. His life was____________ by trouble. 5. The parade was __________ by rain. abridge abbreviated shorten shortened abridged

4. grab 1. v. take an opportunity, accept an invitation, etc. immediately; take hold of someone or sth. with a sudden or violent movement; quickly and suddenly put out your hand to try and catch or get sth. Grab your chance to travel while you’re still young. 那个人抢走我的钱包，逃跑了。 The man grabbed my wallet and ran away. Collocations: make / take a grab at / for sth. 抓住（某物） The storekeeper grabbed at the thief but missed. Collocations: be up for grabs 容易得到的 grab a chance grab bag 摸彩袋抓住机会 grab a seat 强占座位 grab at sb. / sth. 试图抓住……；抢夺…… 2. n. a sudden attempt to suddenly try to take hold of sth. I made a grab at the revolver and shot at the attacker. 他一把抓住柜台上的钱。 He made a grab at the money on the counter.

Collocations: make / take a grab at / for sth. 抓住（某物） be up for grabs 容易得到的 grab bag 摸彩袋 5. overtake: v. catch up with; surpass When I eventually overtook the last truck, I pulled over to the inside lane. China overtook many countries in steel production. overtake, exceed & surpass 这三个动词都含有“超过”意思。 CF: overtake 因移动速度快而赶上并超过路上的车辆、行人或动物。例如： He ran out of the door to overtake her. 他冲出门追上了她。 exceed某事物大于某个数量或数字，还可以表示超越了规定或规则。例如： The driver was punished for exceeding the speed limit. 司机因超速而受到惩罚。 surpass 较正式用词，指一事物（或人）比另一事物或人好，或者比另一事物更具有某种特点，也可以指超越某人期望的或能理解的范围。例如： His performance surpassed expectations. 他的表演超出了大家的预期。

6. accommodate: v. if a room, building, etc. can accommodate a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them 大礼堂能容纳两万人。 The auditorium can accommodate 20, 000 people. The minibus accommodates twelve people quite comfortably. Collocations: be accommodated at / in a hotel 在一家旅店住宿 accommodate sb. for the night 留某人过夜 accommodate sth. to sth. 使……适应…… 给某人提供（一个房间、一张床） accommodate sb. with (a room and a bed) 7. fit in: if sth. fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them 这辆车很小，只能坐两个人。 It is a small car and only two of us can fit in. The box is used to fit in the toy. 这个盒子是用来装玩具的。 NB: fit into 顺应; 适合 fit up 准备；装备 fit oneself for 作好……的准备 fit on 装上

8. plead: ask for sth. that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way When the rent was due, Tom pleaded with the landlady for more time. 父母恳求老师再给他们儿子一次机会。 His parents pleaded with the teacher to give their son another chance. Pattern: plead for sth. plead with sb. (to do sth.) plead + that clause plead, beg, pray & appeal 这三个动词都含有“恳求”的意思。 CF: plead 意为“恳求”，指迫切而诚恳地请求某人做某事。例如： Anne pleaded to go with them. 安妮恳求跟他们一起去。 beg 意为“恳求，请求”，指急切地请求某人做某事。例如： He begged their forgiveness. 他请求得到他们的原谅。 pray 意为“祈求”，表示极希望得到某物或某事发生。例如： The whole family is praying for Mike. appeal意为“恳求，呼吁”，指严肃且常常是急切地要求给予所需之物，尤指钱、援助、同情等，带有尊严感。例如： I appealed to his sense of justice. 我企求唤起他的正义感。

9. make a / the difference: have an important effect or influence on sth. or sb. It doesn’t make much difference to me whether you go or not. 你去不去对我没有多少影响。爱有时能改变一切。 Love really makes a difference sometimes. 10. deserve Collocations: 值得注意/考虑 deserve attention / consideration 应该责备/惩罚 deserve blame / punishment deserve sympathy 值得同情 deserve the title 不虚此名 deserve the life 不虚此生 11. head for: He headed for London. 他快要退休了。 He is heading for retirement.

12. aggressive: adj. behaving in an angry, threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone; very determined to succeed or get what you want 在生意场上有点咄咄逼人是必要的。 It is good to be a little aggressive in business. He is aggressive in pursing new policy. Collocations: an aggressive war 侵略战争 an aggressive salesman 有干劲的（有进取心的）推销员 be aggressive in sth. 在……方面有进取心 aggressive act 侵略行径 aggressive weapon 进攻性武器 13. depart: v. leave a place, especially when you are starting a journey He departed early in the morning, hoping to get there at noon. 去上海的列车预定在5号站台发车。 The train for Shanghai is due to depart from Platform 5. Collocations: 从……出发；偏离/放弃…… depart from …. depart for (a place) 出发前往（某地）

14. get one’s hands on: find; get possession of In his school days, he read everything he could get his hands on. He got his hands on the dictionary he wanted very much. 15. in the way of: in the matter of; as regards to 我恐怕帮不了你什么忙。 I am afraid I can do nothing in the way of helping you. Ours is a newly built residential district and there isn’t much around here in the way of entertainment. NB: way一词还可以构成以下短语： in a way 在某种程度上，从某一方面看 in no way 决不；无论如何都不自行其事 in one’s own way in one way or another 以某种方式；不管怎样 in the way 妨碍；挡路 in this way 这样

16. call off: stop or give an order to stop; cancel The meeting was called off because the chairman was away on business. 由于主席出差，会议取消了。 The football match was called off because of heavy rain. NB: call一词还可以构成以下短语： call for 需要；邀请 call forth 唤起；引起 call in 召来；来访 call on 号召；呼吁 call up 使想起；打电话 call attention to 引起注意 17. scare: v. frighten; make someone feel frightened 这男孩伤得倒不重，只是受惊吓不小。 The boy was more scared than hurt. The sudden appearance of a dark figure scared the girl into crying.

17. bruise: v. if part of your body bruises or if you bruise part of your body, it gets hit or hurt and a bruise appears; if a piece of fruit bruises or is bruised, it gets a bruise by being hit, dropped, etc. 她摔倒时跌破了头。 She bruised her forehead when she fell. Tomatoes bruise easily. Collocations: bruise badly 伤得很厉害 bruise easily 容易碰伤 bruise oneself against sth. 在……上碰伤了 get bruised on sth. 在……上碰得鼻青脸肿 18. blow one’s top: (sl.) become very angry; explode with anger 老师发现汤姆上学又迟到了，他非常恼火。 The teacher blew his top when he found Tom was late for class again. It is no secret that Mr. Smith often blows his top at home.

Assignments • Read the words and learn them by heart, next time we’ll have a dictation. • Do Fast Reading on the Internet. • Do Exercises in the Books. • Preview writing.

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