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New Horizon College English

New Horizon College English

Unit 1

Section A

I.Lead-in

1.How do you understand the two following quotations?

1)There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.

— Henry Ward Beecher

2) While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life

is all about.

— Angela Schwindt 2.Survey: How close are you and your parents?

To what extent are you close to your parents?

3.Watch some videos and discuss the questions below:

1)What happened to the father and the son?

2)Is there any conflict or disagreement between you and your parents? And

what should we do to settle the conflict or disagreement?

II.Text Structure

Part I (para.1-3)The daughter is leaving home for independence and the mother feels glad on the one hand and expresses her concern / doubt on the other.

Part 2 (Para.4-7)The daughter leaves a mess in her rooms and the mother straightens up the rooms.

Part 3 (Para.8) After the mother finds a large envelope with all the memorable things the parents gave to the daughter, the mother’s attitude changes/reverses completely.

III. Detailed Study

1. Words in Using

1)await

vt. 1 wait for sth. 等待；等候

e.g. The little boy was still awaiting his father’s return when the clock struck 11.

当时钟敲响11 点时，那个小男孩仍在等着他爸爸回来。

2 if sth. awaits you, it will happen to you （某事）将降临到…身上

e.g. The biggest surprise awaiting the birthday girl is that her father is flying to

London for her birthday.

那个过生日的女孩即将得到的最大惊喜是她爸爸将飞到伦敦来为她庆祝生日。

2)embarrassment

n. 1 [C] sb. or sth. that causes problems or makes you feel ashamed 让人难堪的人；使人为难的事

e.g. He is such an embarrassment to his family. 他让他的家人感到非常难堪。

2 [U] a feeling of being nervous or ashamed because of what people know or

think about you 尴尬；难堪；窘迫

e.g. To her terrible embarrassment, there were many people around when one of

her high heels broke off.

她一只高跟鞋的鞋跟断了，当时周围有许多人，这让她很尴尬。

3)polish

n. [C, U] a chemical substance that you rub onto an object to make it shine 上光剂；擦光剂

e.g. The girl was told by her parents to remove the polish from her nails because

she was too young for make-up.

女孩的父母让她把指甲油擦掉，因为她还太小，不适合化妆。

vt. 1 make sth. smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it 擦亮；擦光

e.g. He polished his glasses with a handkerchief in order to see more clearly.

他用手帕擦了擦眼镜，以便看得更清楚些。

2 improve a piece of writing, a speech, etc. by making slight changes to it before

it is completely finished 修改；润色

e.g. Your essay is good; you just need to polish it a bit.

你的文章不错，你只要稍加润色就可以了。

4)comic

n. [C] (also ~ book) a magazine for children that contains stories told in a series

of drawings （儿童）连环漫画册

e.g. With the combination of pictures and texts, comics are a good way to get

children to begin their adventures in reading.

连环漫画册图文并茂是让儿童开始接触阅读的一个好办法。

a. amusing you and making you want to laugh 滑稽的；好笑的

e.g. Even the misfortune in his personal life was used by him in creating his

comic movies.

连他生活中的不幸遭遇也被他用于创作喜剧电影。

5) clumsy

a. 1 not easy to use and often large and heavy （物体）笨重的

e.g. The first mobile phones were heavy and clumsy to use, but nowadays they

are much easier to handle.

第一代手机用起来很笨重，不过如今的手机用起来方便多了。

2 moving in an awkward way and tending to make things fall over 笨拙的；不灵

活的

e.g. When people get drunk, they become clumsy and cannot speak clearly.

人们喝醉后会变得行动笨拙，说话含糊。

6) curl

v. form a twisted or curved shape, or make sth. do this 盘绕；缠绕

e.g. It seems to me that the best way to relax is to curl up in the sofa with a cup of

tea, and watch TV.

对我而言，最好的放松方法就是泡上一杯茶，蜷在沙发上看电视。

7) strain