新视野大学英语book2Unit4自主学习

Unit 4 A Test of True Love 自主学习

I. English Equivalents of Chinese

1. 自愿参军

2. 祝某人平安

3. 出发那天

4. 感激某人的支持

5. 一遍遍读某人的信

6. 收到某人的回信

7. 战争的艰苦岁月里

8. 从未减少过

9. 谢绝某人的要求

10. 解释反对的理由

11. 可以自由做某事

12. 感到与某人有联系

13. 立刻

14. 犹如春天般生气盎然

15. 嘴角露出笑容

16. 与某人同路

17. 向某人靠进一步

18. 一位四十好几的女人

19. 让别人认出他

20. 因某事而感激某人

21. 注视/ 盯着

22. 禁止······做······

23. 把······压缩成······

24. 对······的渴望

25. 克制······的冲动

II. Structure analysis

Part 1 (1) Beginning

Part 2 (2--3) Who was the woman? How did she emerge in the young man's life? How did she give him strength? What happened between them?

Part 3 (4) What had happened after they fell in love?

Part 4 (5--7) Did they meet as planned?

Part 5 (8--9) Was the young woman the very one he had been waiting for so impatiently?

Part 6(10) How did the woman who addressed him look?

Part 7 (11) What was John Blandford thinking then with the old lady before him?

Part 8 (12--13) What was the result? What did the man do?

Part 9 (14) What did the old woman say?

III. Question answering

1.Why was John Blandford staying in Grand Central Station in New York?

2.How did John get connected with the woman?

3.How was John’s first response to the woman different from that of his friends?

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?

7. Did Hollis Meynell come to the station as they had arranged?

8. Why did Hollis Meynell want to test John Blandford?

IV. Summary

John Blandford __________ for military service 13 month ago. Soon he received a book from Hollis Meynell, a woman who sent everyone in the military service a book, strength and her support for their cause. He wrote back, and thus went into _________ with her. For thirteen months, she wrote and gave him courage to . After a short time, he believed that they loved each other and that had brought them together. But , she his request of her photo. Now the soldier was back in New York, waiting to meet her in person at the _________ desk in Grand Central Station, and a young girl in good figure was coming in his direction, but a red rose as they planned. When he invited the fat woman with the rose to dinner, it turned out to be a of Hollis Meynell, and he passed it.

V. Definition of Love

Love =listen, ______________, ________________, ______________

VI. Language Points:

1.他每周必定写信。(without fail)

2. volunteer (for sth): join the army, etc. without being forced to 自愿参军，当志愿兵

Eg. volunteer for military service / for the navy 自愿服兵役; 自愿参加海军

约翰自告奋勇组织请愿/上访。volunteer to，organize，a petition.

3. write (sb) back; write back (to sb): write sb a letter replying to their letter（给某人）写回信，复信

她回信说她来不了。She wrote back _________________________________

我回信表示接受他们的提议。I ________________ accepting their offer.

4.overseas: (Line 13) (ad) in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在国外，在海外

Eg. live/work/go overseas 在国外生活/工作；出国

这个产品行销国内外。The product ______________________________________.