高三英语unit10语言点

After his release from prison in 1901, he moved to New York, which is the setting for many of his stories.
Short summary of O. Henry’s life
He is the author of over 250 stories and is most famous for his use of surprise or 'twist' endings, especially to The Last Leaf, The Green Door, and perhaps his most famous story, The Gift of the Magi. And he has contributed to American literature with other great stories such as The Four Million, The Voice and the City and Cabbages and Kings,etc.
• • • • • • The parents take pride in their daughter. 1) 扣（纽扣） Do up your coat and hurry This dress does up at the back 2) 整理（房间） Let’s do up the room first
• 5. What did Dell’s long hair look like when • falling to its full length? • Like a cascade of brown waters. It
reached • below her knee and made itself almost a garment for her.
8. How much did she get for her long hair?
Why did she say” Give it to me quick.”
Twenty dollars. Maybe she couldn’t wait to get it.
9. What did she buy for Jim? Why? A gold watch belt, for she thought that it was worthy of the watch.
• 1. When and where did the story happen? • Before the Christmas. It happened at home– barbershop—stores—home • 2. Who are the hero and heroine of the story? • Della and Jim, the young couple. • 3. Why was Della crying? • Because she didn’t have enough money to buy Jim a gift. • 4. What are the two possessions that they took pride in ? • Jim’s gold watch and Dell’s long hair.
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3. Twenty dollars a week does not go far.
Nowadays 100 yuan doesn’t go far . Your suggestion will go far towards solving the problem. A man with courage and confidence will go far.
• 6. do up
• 3) 包，扎（包裹）,捆 （东西） • Please do these things up for me. • 4) 修理 The room needs doing up. • 5) 使穿上 She was done up in her Sunday best.
• 7. worn out:
• 2. weep (wept, wept)
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• 3. furnish:
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Dr. Mannette was asked to attend to the peasant boy and girl. • I have many things to attend to.
• 5. take pride in:
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Words and expressions: • 1. grocer------ grocery (the grocer’s)
baker------- bakery ( the baker’s) The sight made me want to weep. Don’t weep for/over that. The house is simply furnished. rent a furnished house She furnished him with the fact of the case. 4. attend to sb/sth
• • The shoes are worn out. Can we sit down? I am worn out.
• 8. let sb.down
Don’t let your parents down.
Short summary of O. Henry’s life O. Henry (1862-1910) was originally born William Sydney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina. As a young man, he once worked as a bank teller, a newspaper columnist and so on. .
10. What was she thinking about when she looked at herself in the mirror ?
1. at a time: • She ran up the stairs two at a time. • Don’t hurry. Come in one at a time. • at one time: once • at all times: always • at the best of times: when it is the best • at times: sometimes • 2. In the center of the hall sits a professor, • who can’t even speak. • Lying in front of the village is a river. •
Memorial to O. Henry
Short summary of O. Henry’s life
In 1896, he was charged with embezzling money from the bank where he had worked, and later was put in an Ohio prison for three years. While in prison, he began writing short stories and it is there that he took the penname O. Henry for his writings.
• 6. Why were her eyes shining? • She had a good idea to get money. • 7. What dip again, hesitated for a minute • and stood still , and ran out of the door and downstairs. During the next minutes she looked at several barbershops and finally chose one.
3.be worthy of sth/ being done/ to be done worthy adj. (表语)值得的，配得上的； （定语）有价值的，可敬的,优秀的 He did a worthy job. =He did an excellent job. The park is worthy of a visit. of being visited. to be visited. The park is worth a visit. visiting. The book is worth 10 yuan. The book is worth what I paid.