大学英语精读1Unit8After Twenty Years PPT(最新)

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大学英语精读第一册U8

Part Lines 1 1—16 2 17-43 3 44-63
Main Idea
I happened to find my Christmas present in my mother’s bedroom and was deeply moved. In order not to make mother know the fact, I tried to compose and test exclamations of delight. Mother brought the special present to me and I found feelings of love flowed naturally between us.
lengthen 表示时空长度的增加、伸长。
S Ask the tailor to lengthen this skirt.
stretch
表示在长宽上增加，“延伸”、“伸长”。
S I stretched out my arm to try and reach the ball.
Before Reading
A Magician at Stretching a Dollar
extend, lengthen & stretch
动词，都有“伸展”“延伸”之意
extend
表示时空的延长，一般指延伸到某一预想的位置。还可表示某一范围，如种类、
影响、适用度等的增加。
S Can you extend your visit a few days longer?
Word
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading
After Reading

Unit-14-After-Twenty-YearsPPT课件

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Teaching Objectives: In this unit students are required to:
1. Practice reading strategies such as predicting, skimming, guessing, etc.
2. Grasp some new words and expressions to enrich students’ vocabulary;
"Professor, that's literature, that's REAL
literature."
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Questions on the story
1. When and where did the story take place? Who
were the main characters?
4. Learn some writing skills in narration and letter writing;
5. Get to know more information about O Henry;
6.Do some other after-class exercise including listening and translation to improve students’ comprehensfocuses:
1. The comprehension and appreciation of Text I;
2. New words and expressions:
habitual, twirl, correspond, proposition, egotism, submerge, astir, staunch, revolve, cynical, stalwart, groove, moderately, glare, confrontation, be subject to

lesson14 After Twenty Years 现代大学英语精读第一册课件

spectacle: a strange or remarkable display; an unusual sight respect: look up to retrospect: looking back at things in the past speculate: to look at or think about different aspects or possibilities; take part in a risky business venture in the hope of making a large profit
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Lesson fourteen After Twenty Years
Structure of the text
Part 1 (paras. 1—17) about: The
policeman (Jimmy) met with Bob and had a conversation.
3. eyebrow
darken the ~s with pencils pluck one’s ~s修眉毛 knit one’s ~s皱眉头 lift / raise one’s ~s (at)竖起眉毛（表示不赞同，惊奇，怀疑等） be up to one’ s ~s/eyes (in…)忙于
responsible and devoted
fortune, though. He had many fights. He had broken the
law.
He was obviously a good
police officer.
Words and expressions 1. cast

unit-8大学英语精读-PPT

You can’t blame your son for being so hostile towards / to you after the way you treated him.
n. hostility
Cf. be hospitable to sb.
n. hospitality
3. view… as…: think… as; regard… as in view of 鉴于，考虑到，由于
He’s started walking to work with a view to cutting down expenses.
4 Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing in much the same way that attitudes towards night dreaming have changed.
-- It improves concentration, attention span, and the ability to get along with others;
-- It leads children to pay more attention to detail;
-- It makes children feel happier and work together better;
future lives. Part4 (9-10) the reason why a mental vision of success
would help to produce real success Part5 (11-12) the procedures or the steps of how
7. Why is it worthwhile to set aside a few minutes each day for daydreaming?

现代大学英语精读第一册课件 lesson8

eg. I begged her to do me a favor and pretend to be my girlfriend. She agreed but said that she wasn’t sure she could go through with it.
9. to tell:
Her works
Theme One: mysteries Who Stole Kathy Young? Theme Two: science fiction Barney and UFO Barney on Mars
Her works
Theme Three: human relationship Freedom Crossing The book is a historical fiction about a
to be able to recognize sth. according to the signs
eg I could tell there was somebody in the house.
He can’t tell blank from white.
10. Let loose
Let someone loose on: to allow someone to deal with in their own way
Lesson Eight My Personal Manager
Introduction to the Text
One problem that often troubles young students is a lack of confidence or selfesteem. It may come from what they consider as physical defects or their poor academic performance, or other causes. And often young students have trouble handling the situation.

新标准大学英语综合教程智慧版Unit4二十年后After Twenty Years教学PPT

depict subjects truthfully.
Railroads made it easy and cheap for people to make their way to the West Coast, other booms were taking place in California, notably oil and real estate booms.
appointment with Bob― excitement
night.
and exchange of news.
2. Bob is arrested by the plain-clothes ︾ 5. A man in the darkened doorway of a
man who was disguised as Jimmy
ELEMENTS OF FICTION
background information about the structure of fiction
01. SETTING physical setting (where)
chronological (when)
02. CONFLICT external conflict internal conflict
03. CHARACTER flat/static character round/dynamic character
protagonist antagonist
SETTIN G
PLOT
CHARA CTER
CONFLI CT
04. POINT OF VIEW first person narrator • protagonist • observer third person narrator • ominiscient • dramatic

Unit1ReadingAftertwentyyears公开课说课课件-高中英语牛津译林版(2020

Step 5 Retelling the story
The story is about two friends named Bob and Jimmy. Twenty years ago,... They made a date to ... Twenty years later, Bob ... However, Jimmy ..., so he ... At last, ...
Students analysis
Teaching objects
1.understand the story by getting the plot and some detailed information; 2. appreciate the sharp twists of the story and the surprising and tragic effect of the ending; 3. have a better understanding of honesty and responsibility.
___b_e_st_f_r_ie_n_d_,_J_im__m__y_W__e_ll_s_. ___________
(1)_B_o_b__re_u_n_i_te_d__w_i_th__“_h_is_b_e_s_t ___f_ri_e_n_d_”_. _______________
Falling action: (3)_T_h_e__m_a_n__ar_r_e_st_e_d_B__o_b_. __
What do you think is the relationship between honesty and responsibility according to the descriptions?

大学英语精读第一册Unit1PPT课件

Detailed Reading
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading
After Reading
Detailed Reading
Word Study Difficult Sentences Important Words
Word Study
• 1． strategy n. • （1）-- 战略学，兵法
• eg：他又问了她一个问题，仅仅是为了延长谈话时间。
• He asked her another question just to prolong the conversation.
• Many superstitious people believe that this medicine can prolong life.
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading
After Reading
Before Reading
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How many years have you been
learning English?
What do you think of yourself as far as
Before Reading
Global Reading Detailed Reading
After Reading
Unit 1 Some Strategies for Learning English
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Before Reading
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Global Reading
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Detailed Reading
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After Reading

大学英语精读第一册 Unit Eight

get to one’s feet=stand up 站起来
• e.g. • We got to our feet when the headmaster came to the classroom • (当校长走进教室时，我们都站起来了。)
over and over again=very often, repeatedly 反复地，再三地
What does the title mean?
The passage tells us a WWⅡ time story that an American boy, who delivered a telegram to an old Mexico woman， told her the news that her son died in the battlefield. • 如果标题解释为“You will live as your fate decides. I’ll live as my fate decides”, 这样似乎没能完全表达送电报的男孩对桑多瓦尔夫人的同情。他虽然想安慰她，减轻她的痛苦，但又无可奈何。因此，作为标题的翻译，不一定非要照文字来翻译，可根据全文内容另起炉灶。 • 根据贯穿全文的是一封电报引起男孩的尴尬、无奈以及女人的痛苦、悲哀，标题可拟译为：
The door was not a long time opening, but there was no hurry in the way it moved on its hinges.
• The door was not a long time opening= It was not a long time before the door opened. • Not表示否定，但在这句中是一种婉转的表述，而不直接说： The door opened immediately. • E.g. The film is not bad. (这电影不错。) • …in the way (it moved on its hinges) 中it moved on its hinges是定语从句，修饰the way。如果the way在句中作先行词表示“方式,方法”时，可以直接跟定语从句而不用带in which或that。 • Oh, the fish tastes delicious! Can you show us the way (in which) you cooked the fish? (噢, 这鱼真好吃! 你能向我们演示一下如何烹制这条鱼的吗？) Tr: 不一会儿，门打开了，但它慢慢地在铰链上转动。

大学英语精读第一册Unit 8课件

We are about to start. 我们这就要动身了. (其后不能再加具体的时间词或短语.)
4. hear of: hear about 听到，听说
e.g. As soon as I heard of his arrival I hastened to meet him. Have you ever heard of a poet by the name of Prior? The librarian had never heard of the book I wanted.
Compare:
extend v. 可引伸为“扩展(势力\范围 )”, 原意是直线状的伸展 expand v. 扩大,扩张,指面或体的伸展 spread v. 传播,散布(消息\疾病等) stretch v. 伸手;撑大,涨大,拉长, 指由曲而直或由短而长的伸展
注: 领土, 势力, 或计划不能用spread 或 stretch.
when they leave. Professor Smith is a most
learned scholar, I should say.
2. eager a. full of strong wish 热切的，渴望的
e.g. Soldiers are eager for any neWay, I’ll Go Mine 各走各的路
I. Word Study and Word Building
1. tragic a. 悲惨的；悲剧的
e.g. The audience wept over the heroine’s tragic fate. Pan Hong is known as a tragic actress. It was a tragic mistake for Othello to kill his wife out of jealousy.

大学英语精读第一册Unit8课件

Sentence
Variety
The author varies sentence structure and length to maintain reader interest and ensure clear communication.
03 Grammar knowledge points
• Critical Thinking Activities: The course includes a range of critical thinking activities, such as analyzing themes, characters, and arguments in the texts.
Subjunctive mood
Subjunctive forms
The subjunctive mood is used to express wishes, hypotheses, or conditions that are not factual. This unit will familiarize you with the subjunctive forms of the verb and their usage in different contexts.
04 After class exercises
Multiple choice questions
• 题目1： Which of the following is NOT a type of literature?
Multiple choice questions
A. Poetry B. Drama C. Prose
题目2： Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb.

After_Twenty_Years

打败；击败；战胜
7. If someone beats a record or achievement, they do better than it 打破（纪录等）；超过；突破 8. If you beat something that you are fighting against, for example an organization, a problem, or a disease, you defeat it.
搅拌；搅打
5. When a bird or insect beats its wings or when its wings beat, its wings move up and down
拍打，拍动（翅膀）；（翅膀）拍动
6. If you beat someone in a competition or election, you defeat them.
beat
1. If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard. 打；猛击 2. When your heart or pulse beats, it continually makes regular rhythmic movements.
empty
1. An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no 空的 people or things in it. The room was bare and empty. 2. An empty gesture, threat, or relationship has no real value or meaning (威胁、关系等)空洞的，无意义的，无效的 e.g. empty words, promises, talk 3. If you describe a person's life or a period of time as empty, you mean that nothing interesting or valuable happens in it. (生活或某段时间)空虚的，枯燥无味的 4. If you feel empty, you feel unhappy and have no energy, usually because you are very tired or have just experienced something upsetting.

大学英语精读第一册unit8

⼤学英语精读第⼀册unit8UNIT 8TEXTThe boy was at first delighted to discover the present his mother had hidden away as his Christmas gift. But then he began to worry that his mother would now no longer have the pleasure of giving him a surprise. What was he to do?A Magician at Stretching a DollarThat December, with Christmas approaching, she was out at work and Doris was in the kitchen when I let myself into her bedroom one afternoon in search of a safety pin. Since her bedroom opened onto a community hallway, she kept the door locked, but needing the pin, I took the key from its hiding place, unlocked the door and stepped in. Standing against the wall was a big, black bicycle with balloon tires. I recognized it instantly. It was the same second-hand bike I’d been admiring in a Baltimore Street shop window. I’d even asked about the price. It was a shock. Something like $15. Somehow my mother had scraped together enough for a down payment and meant to surprise me with the bicycle on Christmas morning.I was deeply moved by the discovery and yet sickened by the knowledge that, bursting into her room like this, I had robbed her of the pleasure of seeing me astonished and delighted on Christmas day. I hadn’t wanted to know her lovely secret; still coming upon it like this made me feel as though I’d struck a blow against her happiness. I backed out, put the key back in its hiding place, and thought over what to do.I decided that between now and Christmas I must do nothing, absolutely nothing, to reveal the slightest hint of my terrible knowledge. I must avoid the least word that might reveal my possession of her secret. Nothing must deny her the happiness of seeing me completely amazed on Christmas day.In the privacy of my bedroom I began composing and testing exclamations of delight: “Wow!” “A bike with balloon tires! I don’t believe it!” “I’m the luckiest boy alive!” And so on. They all owed a lot to movies in which boys like Mickey Rooney had seen their wildest dreams come true. I soon realized that, with my lack of acting talent, all of them were going to sound false at the critical moment when I wanted to cry out my love spontaneously from the heart. Maybe it would be better to say nothing but appear to be shocked into such deep pleasure that speech had escaped me. I wasn’t sure, though. I’d seen speechless gratitude in the movies too, and it never really worked until the actors managed to cry a few quiet tears. I doubted I could cry on cue, so I began thinking about other expressions of speechless amazement. In front of a hand-held mirror in my bedroom I tried the whole range of expressions; mouth open and eyes wide; hands slapped firmly against both cheeks to keep the jaw from falling off; ear-to-ear grin with all teeth fully exposed while hugging myself with both arms. These and more I practiced for several days without acquiring confidence in any of them. I decided to wait until Christmas morning and see if anything came naturally…That Christmas morning she woke us early, “to see what Santa Claus brought,” she said with just the right tone of voice to indicate we were all old enough to know who Santa Claus was. I came out of my bedroom with my present for her and Doris, and Doris came with hers. My mother’s has been placed under the tree during the night. There were a few small brightly wrapped packages, a big doll for Doris, but no bicycle. I must have looked disappointed.“It looks like Santa Claus didn’t do too well by you this year, Buddy,” she said, as I opened packages. A shirt. A necktie. I said something halfhearted like, “It’s the thought that counts,” but what I felt was bitter disappointment. I supposed she’d found the bike just too expensive and sent it back.“Wait a minute!” she cried, snapping her fingers. “There’s something in my bedroom I forgot all about.”She went out, and a moment later came back wheeling the big black two-wheeler with balloon tires. I didn’t have to pretend, after all. The three of us—Doris, my mother, and I—were people bred to hold back emotional expressions of love, but I did something that startled both my mother and me. I threw my arms around her spontaneously and kissed her.“All right now, don’t carry on about it. It’s only a bicycle,” she said.Still, I knew that she was as happy as I was to see her so happy.NEW WORDS1、magician n./magic n.2、stretch v.3、approach v.4、community n.5、hallway n.1、person with magical powers巫师，魔术师/魔术2、节俭地使⽤，（使）变长（或宽），拉长3、come near or nearer to (sb./sth.)in space or time接近，临近4、社区5、过道，门厅6、balloon n.7、instantly ad./instant a.8、second-hand a.9、somehow ad.10、scrape vt.6、⽓球7、at once,immediately⽴即8、⼆⼿的，旧的9、in some way,by some means 10、以某种⽅式，不知为什么11、scrape vt.（→形近script n. 脚本；⼿迹；书写⽤的字母/vt. 把…改编为剧本/vi. 写电影脚本) eg.scrape together12、payment n. eg.down payment13、sicken vt.14、rob vt. eg.rob(sb.)of(sth.)15、astonish vt.11、刮，擦 eg.gather or collect(sth.)with difficulty积攒，拼凑 12、⽀付，付款，⽀付的款项 eg.⾸付款，头款 13、make (sb.) feel disgusted使厌恶 14、剥夺，抢劫 eg.剥夺，抢劫 15、surprise greatly使⼤为惊讶16、absolutely ad./absolute a.17、reveal vt.18、slight a.19、hint n.20、avoid vt.16、completely and totally完全地，绝对地 17、泄漏，使显露 18、not serious or important,small⽆⾜轻重的，轻微的 19、small indication(n. 指⽰，指出；迹象；象征),indirect suggestion些微的迹象，暗⽰ 20、prevent (sth.) from happening,stop oneself from (doing sth.)避免，防⽌21、deny vt.22、privacy n./private a.23、compose vt.24、exclamation n.25、wow interj.21、refuse to give (sb.) from having (sth.),say that (sth.) is not true拒绝给予，否认 22、独处，不受⼲扰，隐私/私⼈的，个⼈的 23、write (a letter,speech,etc.) with great care and thought,write (music,opera,poetry,etc.)赚些，创作 24、感叹，惊叫25、expressing great surprise,pain,etc.感叹，惊叫26、lucky a.27、talent n.28、critical a.29、spontaneously ad./spontaneous a.30、gratitude n.26、幸运的 27、(people with) a special or very great skill or ability天才 28、危急的，决定性的，关键的 29、happening in a natural way without being planned or thought about⾃发地，⾃然地 30、感激之情，感恩之⼼31、cue n. eg.on cue32、hand-held a.33、mirror n.34、range n.35、slap vt.31、a few words or action that gives sb. the signal to say or do sth.提⽰，暗⽰ eg.at exactly the right or expected moment恰好在这个时候 32、⼿持的，⼿提式的 33、镜⼦ 34、⼀系列，⼀排，范围 35、啪地⼀声放（或扔等），打36、jaw n.37、ear-to-ear a.38、grin n./vi.39、expose vt.40、hug vt./n. eg.hug oneself36、颚，下巴 37、合不拢嘴的，满⾯的 38、wide smile咧嘴笑，露齿的笑 39、暴露，使⽆遮盖（或保护） 40、拥抱，紧抱eg.双臂在胸前交叉抱⾝41、acquire vt.42、confidence n.43、naturally ad.44、tone n.45、indicate vt./indication n.41、gradually develop or learn,obtain习得，获得 42、信⼼，把握，⾃信 43、in a natural manner⾃然地 44、声调，⼝⽓45、show, be a sign of表明，象征46、wrap n.47、doll n.48、buddy n.49、necktie n.50、halfheared a.46、cover or enclose(sth.)in paper,plastic,etc.包，裹 47、玩具娃娃 48、伙计，⽼弟，⽼兄 49、领带 50、done with no real interest or enthusiasm（n. 热⼼，热忱，热情）半⼼半意的，不热⼼的51、snap v. eg.snap one's fingers52、two-wheeler n.53、breed v.54、startle vt.51、使劈啪作响，（使）折断 eg.捻⼿指 52、bicycle or motorcycle⾃⾏车，摩托车 53、养育，培养，繁殖 54、give a sudden shock or surprise to使⼤吃⼀惊，惊动PHEASES & EXPRESSIONS55、in search of56、something like57、come upon58、think over59、come true60、do well by61、hold back55、looking for寻找 56、approximately,about⼤约，⼤概 57、meet(sb.)or find(sth.)by chance偶然遇见（或发现） 58、认真考虑 59、实现，成真 60、tread(sb.)well对（某⼈）好 61、control or restrain(vt. 抑制，控制；约束；制⽌)抑制，控制PROPER NAMESRussell Baker 拉塞尔.贝克(1925-，美国幽默专栏作家)Doris 多丽丝（⼥⼦名）Baltimore Street 巴尔的摩⼤街Mickey Rooney⽶基.鲁尼（1920—，美国电影演员，1937-1946年在系列影⽚“家事”中塑造了⼩镇少年Andy Hardy这⼀令⼈难忘的⾓⾊）Santa Claus 圣诞⽼⼈。

新外研版高一英语必修1module4friends forever-阅读reading-After 20 years读后续写课件

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1. Do you want to introduce other character in the ending? If so, who are they? 2. What has happened to Bob and Jimmy over the past twenty years? 3. What feelings Jimmy and Bob had? 4. What theme you would like to highlight? 5. How will the story end?
Stepping out of jail into the cold wind, Bob, now 58, felt lost and helpless. Although twenty years had passed, he could still recognize that face—Jimmy’s face
• Jimmy, a policeman, arrived at the appointed place on timethe feelings
01 Follow the storyline
Write an ending to the story
03 Highlight the theme
no matter what = whatever
No ____________ and ___________ could stop them from seeing each other.

大学英语综合教程 1 unit8课件

The foreign food upset me / my stomach.
3) knock over, causing confusion
The boy upset the glass of milk. Her plans were upset by the change in the weather.
Picture Fable Talking
Picture Fable Talking
• Draw a Snake and Add Feet to It
• Long long ago, several people had a jar of wine among them and all of them wanted to drink it by himself. So they set a rule that every one would draw a snake on the ground and the man who finished first would have the wine. One man finished his snake very soon and he was about to drink the wine when he saw the others were still busy drawing ,so he decided to draw the feet to the snake. However, before he could finish the feet, another man finished and grabbed the jar from him, saying, "Who has ever seen a snake with feet?”

大学英语精读：第一册UNIT8

A young boy faces the impossible task of trying to soften the blow of tragic mews.You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine The messenger got off his bicycle in front of the house of Mrs. Rosa Sandoval. He went to the door and knocked gently. He knew almost immediately that someone was inside the house. He could not hear anything, but he was sure the knock was bringing someone to the door and he was most eager to see who this person would be —— his woman named Rosa Sandoval who was now to heat of murder in the world and to feel it in herself. The door was not a long time opening, but there was no hurry in the way it moved on its hinges. The movement of the door was as if, whoever she was, she and nothing in the world to fear. Then the door was open, and there she was. To Homer the Mexican woman was beautiful. He could see that she had been patient all her life, so that now, after years of it, her lips were set in a gentle and saintly smile. But like all people who never receive telegrams the appearance of a messenger at the front door is full of terrible implication. Homer knew that Mrs. Rosa Sandoval was shocked to see him. Her first word was the first word of all surprise. She said "Oh," as if instead of a messenger she had thought of opening the door to someone she had know a long time and would be pleased to sit down with. Before she spoke again she studied Homer's eyes and Homer Knew that she knew the message was not a welcome one. "You have a telegram?" she said. It wasn't Homer's fault. His work was to deliver telegrams. Even so, it seemed to him that he was part of the whole mistake. He felt awkward and almost as if he alone were responsible for what had happened. At the same time he wanted to come right out and say, "I'm only a messenger, Mrs. Sandoval, I'm very sorry I must bring you a telegram like this, but it is only because it is my work to do so." "Who is it for?" the Mexican woman said. "Mrs. Rosa Sandoval, 1129 G Street." Homer said. He extended the telegram to the Mexican woman, but she would not touch it. "Are you Mrs. Sandoval?" Homer said. "Please," the woman said. "Please come in. I cannot read English. I am Mexican. I read only La Prensa which comes from Mexico City." She paused a moment and looked at the boy standing awkwardly as near the door as he could be and still be inside the house. "Please," she said, "what does the telegram say?" "Mrs. Sandoval," the messenger said, "the telegram says ——" But now the woman interrupted him. "But you must open the telegram and read it to me," she said. "You have not opened it." "Yes, ma'am," Homer said as if he were speaking to a school teacher who had just corrected him. He opened the telegram with nervous fingers. The Mexican woman stooped to pick up the torn envelope, and tried to smooth it out. As she did so she said, "Who sent the telegram —— my son Juan Domingo?" "No, ma'am." Homer said. "The telegram is from the War Department." "War Department?" the Mexican woman said. "Mrs. Sandoval," Homer said swiftly, "your son is dead. Maybe it's a mistake, Everybody makes a mistake, Mrs. Sandoval. Maybe it wasn't your son. Maybe it was somebody else. The telegram says it was Juan Domingo. But maybe the telegram is wrong," The Mexican woman pretended not to hear. "Oh, do not be afraid," she said. "Come inside. Come inside. I will bring you candy." She took the boy's arm and brought him to the table at the center of the room and there she made him sit. "All boys like candy," she said. "I will bring you candy." She went into another room and soon returned with an old chocolate candy box. She opened the box at the table and in it Homer saw a strange kind of candy. "Here," she said. "Eat this candy. All boys like candy." Homer took a piece of the candy from the box, put it into his mouth, and tried to chew. "You would not bring me a bad telegram," she said. "You are a good boy —— like my little Juanito when he was a little boy. Eat another piece." And she made the messenger take another piece of the candy. Homer sat chewing the dry candy while the Mexican woman talked. "It is our own candy," she said, "from cactus. I made it for my Juanito when he come home, but you eat it. You are my boy, too." Now suddenly she began to sob, holding herself in as if weeping were a disgrace. Homer wanted to get up and run, but he knew he would stay. He even thought he might stay the rest of his life. He just didn't know what else to do to try to make the woman less unhappy, and if she had asked him to take the place of her son, he would not have been able to refuse, because he would not have known how. He got to his feet, as if by standing he meant to begin correcting what could not be corrected and then he knew the foolishness of this intention and became more awkward than ever. In his heart he was saying over and over again, "What can I do? What the hell can I do? I'm only the messenger." NEW WORDS soften v. （cause to） become soft（er） or gentle （使）软化；（使）温和 tragic a. very sad, unfortunate; of or related to tragedy 悲惨的；悲剧的 messenger n. a person employed to deliver telegrams, letters or parcels 送信⼈，电报投递员 gently ad. softly 轻轻地 immediately a. at once immediate a. eager a. marked by strong interest or impatient desire 热切的，渴望的 hinge n. 铰链 whoever pron. no matter who ⽆论谁，不管谁 saintly a. like a saint; very holy 像圣徒⼀样的；圣洁的 implication n. 含义 imply vt. shock vt. cause unpleasant or angry surprise to （sb.）使（某⼈）震惊 deliver vt. take （sth.） to the place where it esp. sth. bad 交付，递送 awkward a. uncomfortable 尴尬的 responsible a. having done or been the cause of esp. sth. bad（应）负责的 Mexican n & a. 墨西哥⼈；墨西哥（⼈）的 extend vt. hold out 伸出 pause vi. stop for a short time　暂停，中⽌ interrupt vt. stop （sb. speaking） by breaking in 打断（某⼈讲话） nervous a. 神经质的；紧张的 ma'am madam （used in direct address）　夫⼈，太太，⼩姐 smooth vt. make smooth or smoother　把……弄平 department n. 部门；系 swiftly ad. rapidly, quickly　快速地；敏捷地 swift a. chocolate n. 巧克⼒（糖） chew vt. crush （food） with the teeth 咀嚼 cactus n. 仙⼈掌 sob vi. cry with short, quick breaths 啜泣；呜咽 disgrace n. shame 耻辱；丢脸的⼈（或事） unhappy a. not happys f i d = " 1 9 1 " > 0 0 h e l l / p >。