say,goodbye
篇一：Unit 1 Never Say Goodbye 课文翻译 综合教程一
Unit 1 Never Say Goodbye
When I was ten I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home I had ever known. My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations.
When the final day came, I ran to the haven of the small back porch and sat alone, shuddering, as tears welled up from my heart. Suddenly I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to see my grandfather. "It isn't easy, is it, Billy?" he said softly, sitting down on the steps beside me.
"Grandpa," I replied through my tears, "how can I ever say goodbye to you and all my friends?"
For a moment he just stared off into the apple trees. "Goodbye is such a sad word," he said. "It seems too final, too cold, for friends to use. We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye and they all have one thing in common: sadness".
I continued to look into his face. He gently took my hand in his. "Come with me, my friend," he whispered.
We walked, hand in hand, to his favorite place in the front yard, where a huge red rosebush sat conspicuously alone.
"What do you see here, Billy?" He asked.
I looked at the flower, not knowing what to say, and then answered, "I see something soft and beautiful, Grandpa."
Kneeling, he pulled me close. "It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It's that special place in your heart that makes them so."
His eyes met mine again. "Billy, I planted these roses a long, long time ago—before your mother was even a dream. I put them into the soil the day my first son was born. It was my way of saying thank-you to God. That boy's name was Billy, just like yours. I used to watch him pick roses for his mother."
I saw my grandfather's tears. I had never seen him cry before. His voice became hoarse.
"One day a terrible war came, and my son, like so many sons, went away to fight a great evil. He and I walked to the train station together ... Three months later a telegram came. My son had died in some tiny village in Italy. All I could think of was that the last thing I said to him in this life was goodbye."
Grandpa slowly stood up. "Don't ever say goodbye, Billy. Don't ever give in to the sadness and the loneliness of that word. I want you to remember instead the joy and the happiness of those times when you first said hello to a friend. Take that special hello and lock it away within you—in that place in your heart where summer is an always time. When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within you and bring back that first hello."
A year and half later, my grandfather became gravely ill. When he returned from several weeks in the hospital, he wanted his bed next to the window, where he could see his beloved rosebush.
Then the family was summoned and I returned to the old house. It was decided that the oldest grandchildren would be allowed to say their goodbyes.
When it came to my turn, I noted how tired he looked. His eyes were closed and his breathing was slow and hard.
I took his hand as gently as he had once taken mine.
"Hello, Grandpa," I whispered. His eyes slowly opened,
"Hello, my friend," he said, with a brief smile. His eyes closed again and I moved on.
I was standing by his rosebush when an uncle came to tell me that my grandfather had died. Remembering Grandpa's words, I reached deep within me for those special feelings that had made up our friendship. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had meant about never saying goodbye—about refusing to give in to the sadness.
永远不要说“再见”
十岁时，我突然面临着搬家的痛苦，要搬离我自小认识的、唯一的家。到那个时候为止，我简短的人生都是在那个古老的大房子里度过的。在那里，我们四世同堂，有过欢声笑语，也有过悲伤的印记。
那天终于到来的时侯，我跑到屋子后面的小门廊下——这里是我的避难所——独自一人坐在那里颤抖着，泪水从内心深处涌出。突然间，我感到有一只手放到我的肩上。我抬起头，看见了祖父。“不是那么容易啊，是不是，比利？”他柔声说道，坐在了我旁边的台阶上。
“爷爷，”我流着泪答道，“可是，我怎么能够跟你，还有我所有的朋友说再见啊？” 他一直注视着远处的苹果树，“再见是多么令人悲伤的字眼，”他说，“对朋友们用这个词似乎太绝对、太冰冷了。好像我们有很多不同的道别方式，但他们有一个共同点，那就是悲伤。”
我继续看着他的脸，似乎想要从他的脸上读出些什么。他轻轻地把我的手放到他的手心里。“我的朋友，跟我来。”他轻声说。
我们手牵手走进前院里他最喜欢的地方，在那儿独自种着的一大丛红色的玫瑰十分显眼。
“在这儿你看到了什么，比利？”他问道。
我看着那些花儿，不知道该说些什么。然后答道，“我看见了柔和美丽的东西，爷爷。” 他跪了下来，把我拉得更近，说道，“不仅仅是因为这些玫瑰本身的美丽，比利，是你内心的某个特别的地方，使得他们如此美丽。”
他的目光再次接触到我的。“比利，我很久很久以前就种下了这些玫瑰——那个时候甚
至还没有你妈妈呢。在我的第一个儿子出生的那天，我把它们种到了土里。这是我在用自己的方式对上帝表达我的感激。那个男孩的名字叫做比利，和你一样。过去我常常看着他给他妈妈摘玫瑰花。”
我看见了祖父的眼泪。以前我从未见过他流泪。他的声音开始变得有些沙哑。
“有一天，可怕的战争爆发了。我的儿子，象许多其他人的儿子们一样，去与邪恶作战。他和我一起走到火车站。。。。。。三个月后，来了一封电报说，我的儿子战死在意大利的一个小村庄里。我所能想起的只有在他的生命中我跟他讲的最后一句话——再见。”
祖父缓缓的站起来说，“永远不要说再见，比利。永远不要屈服于那个词所带来的悲伤和孤独。相反，我要你记住那些你第一次跟朋友们说“你好”的时侯心里的那种欢乐。记住那个特别的问候，把他们保存在心里，这样你的内心就会永远充满夏天般的快乐和幸福。当你不得不和朋友们分离时，我想让你在内心深处重新找回第一次的问候。”
一年半以后，祖父病得很严重。几个星期以后，他从医院回来，想把床挪到窗边，因为在那儿他可以看见他心爱的玫瑰丛。
然后，整个家族被召集到一起，我回到了那个老房子。大人们决定，年纪大一些的孙子们可以向他道别。
轮到我时，我发现他看起来相当疲倦。他的眼睛闭着，呼吸缓慢而艰难。
我轻轻的拿起他的手，就像以前他牵着我的手一样。
“您好，爷爷，”我轻轻的说。他的眼睛缓慢的睁开了。
“你好，我的朋友。”他说道，带着短暂的微笑。他的眼睛再一次闭上，我离开了房间。 那时我正站在祖父的玫瑰丛边，叔叔过来告诉我说，祖父已经去世了。想起祖父的话，我从内心深处回忆起构成我们友谊的特殊情感。突然，真真切切地，我领悟了他告诉我的永远不要说再见的含义——不要屈服于悲伤。
篇二：Time to say goodbye汉语拼音版
宽dou so no solou so娘奥lei总dei慢看 列怕劳累。 Sei lou sou kei 闹jay 喽摘闹拉丝ga 走瓜辽慢太so 来。 Sei 出sei 吐抗没抗没。
苏 来菲奈丝特累 玛丝特莱 杜dear 谬库艾累 k 艾阿chei so。 Q蒂 丹特罗美 那路chi K 爱宽特拉头 派r 丝肉拉。 Time to say goodbye。
拍艾机 K 闹闹mua V大头 V搜找半提
阿地嗖 si 粒 V 我r 抗tei 怕提喽。
苏 那V 赔了马力。
K 要辽so No no 闹奈sei丝找那piu。
It’s time to say goodbye。
宽dou sei 头那 苏娘 奥利 总tei 慢开奥累。
A油 sei 喽嗖开sei 抗买抗买。
吐 米a 路那吐sei 亏卡 mei。
米a 嗖罗吐sei亏卡mei 抗美 抗美 抗美。
Time to say goodbye。
拍艾机 K 闹闹 mua V大头 V嗖找半提。
阿地嗖 si粒 V 我r 抗tei 怕提喽。
苏 那V 赔了马力。
K 要辽so no no闹奈sei 丝找那piu。
抗提油力V我r。
夸提 怕提喽。
苏那V 赔了马力 K要辽so No no 闹奈sei 丝找那piu。 抗体有力V 我r 夸提 怕提喽。
油抗他。
篇三：Key_to_Unit_1_Never_Say_Goodbye练习答案综合教程一
Unit 1 Never Say Goodbye
Text comprehension
I. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose of writing.
C
II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.
1—5 T T T F F
III. Answer the following questions
1. What made the author’s grandpa cry sadly?
The mere thought of his son’s death in that terrible war in Italy made him cry.
2. How long had Grandpa’s son been in the war?
Three months.
3. What is the implication of the author’s grandpa’s words ―Never say goodbye‖?
They mean ―Never give in to sadness‖.
4. What did Grandpa ask the author to do even if he and his friends had to part?
He asked him to always remember the joy and happiness of the times when he first said hello to his friends.
5. What caused the author to return to the old house?
His grandpa was gravely ill.
6. Why do you think the author’s grandpa smiled at him during his last moments?
His grandpa must have felt greatly relieved when he realized that the author had finally found out the essence of his words.
IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.
1. Our big old house had seen the joys and sorrows of four generations of our family.
2. I planted these roses a long time ago – before your mother was born.
3. Many young men left home to fight against fascists.
4. Take the first friendly greeting and always keep it deep in your heart.
Page 6—9 Vocabulary
I. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.
1. home.
2. …they all 3. …in that place in your heart where 4. Don’t ever 5. Take that special hello and II. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate
form.
1. instead 2. Confronted with 3. lock away 4. welled up
5. summon 6. brief 7. stared 8.whispering
9. evil 10. give in
III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences.
1—4 D B B B 5 – 8 A D B C
IV. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in its appropriate form and note
the difference in meaning between them.
1. shudder & shake
a. shaking b. shuddered c. shaking d. shuddered
2. answer & reply
a. answer b. reply c. reply d. answered
3. common & general
a. general b. general c. general; common d. common
4. small & tiny
a. small b. tiny c. tiny d. small
V. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in thesense it is used.
1. anguish: pain, grief, sorrow, agony
2. softly: loudly, harshly, roughly
3. sadness: sorrow, grief, dismay
4. conspicuously: inconspicuously, unnoticeably
5. tiny: small, little
6. part: meet, gather
7. gravely: seriously, severely, hopelessly
8. brief: lengthy, long
VI. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given capitalized word in
brackets.
1. industrial 2. description 3. suspicion
4. assistant 5. unemployed 6. proof
7. examination 8. Farther
Page 10—12 Grammar
I. Complete the following sentences using the simple past, past progressive or past
perfect.
1. were bathing; were looking; were playing
2. was sitting; was reading
3. was leaving; was; arrived; learned; had left; found; had used
4. were playing; heard; hid; took
5. was cycling; stepped; was going; managed; didn’t hit
6. gave; thanked; said; had enjoyed; knew; had not read; were
7. had played; reached; entered
8. was running; struck
II. Complete the following passage with the proper form of the verbs given.
left; spent; had been travelling; appeared; was; were crossing; could; arrived; was sleeping; stopped; came; were getting; was; had not arrived; would be
III. Correct the errors, where found, in the following sentences.
1. talked → was talking
2. √
3. had remembered → remembered
4. was working → had been working
5. had resigned → resigned
6. √
7. √
8. √
IV. Fill in each blank with the proper form of the verb in brackets.
1. take 2. to play 3. lifted 4. barking 5. played
6. to say 7. beaten 8.bite; slither 9. drop 10. lying
V. Rewrite the following sentences according to the example.
1. Poor as/though he was, he was honest.
2. Terrible as/though the storm, we continued our journey.
3. Hard as/though he tried, he was unable to make much progress.
4. Tired as/though I was, I went on working.
5. Much as I would like to help you, I’m afraid I’m simply too busy at the moment.
6. Much as I admired him as a writer, I do not like him as a man.
7. Strong as/though he was, Tom couldn’t lift it.
8. Bravely as/though they fought, they had no chance of winning.
Page 13 Translation
I. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1. 我十岁那年,突然要搬家,从我唯一知道的家搬走,心中痛苦万分.
2. 我们似乎有许多不同的方式说再见,但它们都有一个共同之处, 那就是令人感到悲
哀.
3. 有一天,一场可怕的战争爆发了,我的儿子,就像许许多多的儿子, 离乡背井与极大的
邪恶战斗去了.
4. 我在自己的心灵深处搜寻那些构成我们友谊的特殊感情.
II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrases given in
brackets.
1. He has prepared answers to the questions that he expects to confront during the interview.
2. His sad story touched us so deeply that we nearly cried.
3. The two of them are walking hand in hand along the riverbank, chatting and laughing.
4. When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes.
5. People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and
Suzhou dialect have much in common.
6. Henry and his wife are looking into the possibility of buying a new house within three years.
7. He finally gave in to his daughter’s repeated requests to further her education abroad.
8. We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday.
9. Although we have parted from each other, I hope that we’ll remain good friends and that we
will care for and help each other just as we did in the past.
10. At that critical moment, the army commander summoned all the officers to work out new
strategies and tactics which would make it possible to conquer the enemy.
Integrated skills
I. Dictation
Throughout history / the basic unit of almost every human society / has been the family. / Members of the family live together / under the same roof. / They share the economic burdens of
life / as well as its joys. / The family head usually has considerable influence / in arranging marriages, / selecting careers / and determining all important moves and purchases / by any member of the family. / Particularly in conditions / where society or the state / does not give aid / and the responsibilities of the family are greater, / this large group / provides better protection / in times of economic or other emergency.
II. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.
1. later 4. puzzled 7. hosts 10. however
2. push 5. custom 8. visitor
3. what 6. because 9. table
Writing
Sentence Fragments
Rewrite the following sentence fragments to make complete sentence.
1. Because we want to do something perfectly. (A dependent-word fragment)
---a. We want to do something perfectly.
---b. Sometimes we tend to put off what we can do today till tomorrow simply because we want to do something perfectly.
2. For example, a strict control over the access to the secret data. (An added-detail fragment) ---a. For example, a strict control over the access to the secret data shouldn’t be absent.
---b. For example, there should be a strict control over the access to the secret data.
3. Being born and bred in a city. (An -ing fragment)
---a. I was born and bred in a city.
---b. Being born and bred in a city, I am interested in everything in the countryside.
4. Those who can see opportunity and are prepared to take advantage of it. (A dependent-word fragment)
---a. Those people can see opportunity and are prepared to take advantage of it.
---b. Lucky people are those who can see opportunity and are prepared to take advantage of it.
5. The dog ran around the yard. To find the ball. (A to fragment)
---The dog ran around the yard to find the ball.
6. Many unique animals live in Australia. Such as the kangaroo and the koala. (An added-detail fragment)
---Many unique animals live in Australia, such as the kangaroo and the koala.
7. ―If only‖ is a great excuse. Especially if it’s something totally out of your control. (An added-detail fragment)
---―If only‖ is a great excuse, especially if it’s something totally out of your control.
8. You feel rewarded for your hard work. And get spiritual or sometimes material satisfaction.
(A missing-subject fragment)
---You feel rewarded for your hard work and get spiritual or sometimes material satisfaction.
9. The bird flew through the air. Swooping and diving. (An -ing fragment)
--- The bird flew through the air, swooping and diving.
10. The moon hung in the sky. Like a brilliant silver disk. (An added-detail fragment)
--- The moon hung in the sky, like a brilliant silver disk.
Listening
Gifts and Cultures
People in all countries enjoy gifts. Sometimes the meanings are different in other cultures.
A. Pre-listening activity.
What kinds of gifts do you give when …
1. you go to a friend’s wedding? 2. you visit a friend or stay with a family in another country? Food from your country.
3. you celebrate a friend’s birthday? 4. you go to a business meeting? 5. you want to give something to someone you love?
B. Listen to the narrator. What gifts do people give on the following occasions? And why?
1. An Australian girl is celebrating her 21st birthday. 2. An African couple is getting married. 3. Korean boy is going to take his university entrance tests in a week. Why?
C. Listen to the conversations, which item is not a good gift? Cross it out. And then explain why it is not a good gift.
1. China A. a handkerchief B. a big dinner
Why not?
Key: A. A handkerchief means goodbye.
2. Argentina A. a tie B. a flower vase
Why not?
Key: A. A tie is too personal.
3. Switzerland A. candy B. roses
Why not?
Key: B. Roses mean love and romance.
4. Italy A. an even number of flowers B. an odd number of flowers
Why not?
Key: A. Even numbers are unlucky.
5. Japan A. a pen and pencil set B. a set of four pens
Why not?
Key: B. ―Four‖ sounds like the word for ―death‖ in Japanese.
Transcript
Gifts and Cultures
Narrator: In many countries, people give special gifts at certain times. Sometimes the customs seem unusual. For example, in Australia, a birthday cake for a 21-year-old is often shaped like a
篇四：time_to_say_goodbye_歌词
Time to say goodbye (意版)歌词
Quando sono solo
sogno all'orizzonte
e mancan le parole
si lo so che non c'e luce
in una stanza quando manca il sole se non ci sei tu con me, con me su le finestre
mostra a tutti il mio cuore che hai acceso
chiudi dentro me
la luce che
hai incontrato per strada
Time to say goodbye
paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te
adesso si li vivro
con te partiro
su navi per mari
che io lo so
no no non esistono piu
it's time to say goodbye
Quando sei lontana
sogno all'orizzonte
e mancan le parole
e io si lo so
che sei con me con me
tu mia luna tu sei qui con me mia solo tu sei qui con me con me con me con me
Time to say goodbye (Con te partiro) paesi che non ho mai
veduto e vissuto con te
adesso si li vivro
con te partiro
su navi per mari
che io lo so
no no non esistono piu
con te io li vivro
Con te partiro
su navi per mari
che io lo so
no no non esistono piu
con te io li vivro
Con te partiro
意大利文歌词/英文歌词/中文歌词
起
（Sarah Brightman 莎拉·布莱曼） Quando sono solo / When I'm alone 当我独自一人的时候 sogno all'orizzonte / I dream of the horizon 我梦见地平线 e mancan le parole / and words fail me 而话语舍弃了我 si lo so che non c'e luce / There is no light 没有阳光的房间里 in una stanza quando manca il sole / in a room where there is no sun 也没有光线 se non ci sei tu con me, con me / and there is no sun if you're not here with me, with me 假 如你不在我身边 su le finestre / From every window 透过每一扇窗 mostra a tutti il mio cuore / unfurl my heart 招展着我的心 che hai acceso / the heart that you have won 我那已属于你的心 chiudi dentro me / Into me you've poured the light 你施予到我心中 la luce che / the light 光 hai incontrato per strada / that you found by the side of the road 你在路旁所发现的 Con te partiro / Time to say goodbye 我将与你同航 paesi che non ho mai / Places that I've never seen or 那些我从未看过 veduto e vissuto con te / experienced with you 从未和你一起体验的地方 adesso si li vivro / now I shall 现在我就将看到和体验 con te partiro / I'll sail with you 我将与你同航 su navi per mari / upon ships across the seas 在那越洋渡海的船上 che io lo so / seas that exist no more 在那不再存在的海洋 no no non esistono piu / I'll revive them with you 我将与你一起让它们再通行 con te io li vivro / it's time to say goodbye 我将与你同航 （Andrea Bocelli 安德烈·波切利） Quando sei lontana / When you're far away 当你在遥远他方的时候 sogno all'orizzonte / I dream of the horizon 我梦见地平线 e mancan le parole / and words fail me 而话语舍弃了我 e io si lo so / and of course I know我当然知道 che sei con me con me / that you're with me, with me 你是和我在一起的 tu mia luna tu sei qui con me / you, my moon, you are with me 你---我的月亮，你和我在一 mia solo tu sei qui con me / my sun, you're here with me 我的太阳，你就在此与我相随 con me con me con me / with me, with me, with me 与我、与我、与我 Con te partiro / Time to say goodbye 我将与你同航 paesi che non ho mai / Places that I've never seen or 那些我从未看过 veduto e vissuto con te / experienced with you 从未和你一起体验的地方 adesso si li vivro / now I shall 现在我就将看到和体验 con te partiro / I'll sail with you 我将与你同航 su navi per mari / upon ships across the seas 在那越洋渡海的船上 che io lo so / seas that exist no more 在那不再存在的海洋 no no non esistono piu / I'll revive them with you 我将与你一起再让它们通行 （Both 合唱） con te io li vivro / I'll go with you 我将与你同航
su navi per mari / seas that exist no more 在那不再存在的海洋 che io lo so / I'll revive them with you 我将与你一起再让它们通行 no no non esistono piu / I'll go with you 我将与你同航 con te io li vivro / I'll go with you 我将与你同航 Con te partiro / I'll sail with you 我将与你同航 Io con te / I with you 我和你 注：英语中 time to say goodbye 引申为风雨相随
篇五：综合教程1 第二版 unit 1 Never Say Goodbye
Unit 1Never Say Goodbye
Section One Pre-reading Activities 1 I. Vocabulary Analysis 7
I. Reading aloud 1 II. Grammar Exercises 9
II. Cultural information 1 III. Translation exercises 11
III. Audiovisual supplement 1 IV. Exercises for integrated skills 12
Section Two Global Reading 1 V. Oral activities 12
I. Main idea 1 VI. Writing Practice 13
II. Structural analysis 2 VII. Listening Exercises 14
Section Three Detailed Reading 2 Section Five Further Enhancement 14
I.Text II 14 Text I 错误！未定义书签。
Section Four Consolidation Activities 7 II. Memorable Quotes 15
Section One Pre-reading Activities
I. Reading aloud: Listen and read the following sentences, paying attention to the pauses between sense groups.
1. When I was ten / I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home / I had ever known.
2. ―It isn’t easy, / is it, Billy?‖ / he said softly, / sitting down on the steps beside me.
3. I was standing by his rosebush / when an uncle came to tell me / that my grandfather had died.
4. It's that special place in your heart / that makes them so.
5. ― ... We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye / and they all have one thing in common: / sadness.‖ II. Cultural information
Quote: Bertrand Russell: Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best things that life has to offer. But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble. The best way to overcome it — so at least it seems to me — is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal.
Henry David Thoreau: The failures and reverses which await men — and one after another sadden the brow of youth — add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do.
III. Audiovisual supplement: Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.
1. What are the people doing in the video? 2. How did the boys feel?
3. Have your family ever moved from one place to another? If you have, how did you feel when you were going to be away from the old place?
Answers to the questions:
1. The mother and her three children were moving to a new place.
2. Simon felt excited about moving to a large house because he wanted to keep some bigger pets. But Jared was not happy about the moving. / He was angry about it. 3. Students are encouraged to answer this question freely.
Video Script: Mom: There it is. Pretty much … how I remember it! I was younger than you last time I was here, Simon. Mallory: Well … it’s … big. Simon: Yes! So I can get bigger pets here, right, Mom? Mom: Sure, get a cow! Get a whole flock! Simon: Herd. Mom: That, too. What do you think, Jared? ... Jared? ... OK, here we go! Simon: It’s OK, Mr. Tibbs. It’s OK. … Oh, it has that old people smell. … It’s just an observation, not a judgment. Mom: You’re angry about the move. I get that. Just what are you expecting your silent protest will get you? … At least acknowledge this isn’t the way to deal with your anger the way you said you were gonna do. Say yes with your head. Two blinks. … Nothing. [sigh] Mal, you and Simon take your stuff. Wait in the foyer while I go look for the main circuit breaker. Mallory: OK, Mom. … Get out of the car right now! Jared: You are not my mother, Mallory! Mallory: No, I’m worse. Because Mom doesn’t believe in hitting!
Section Two Global Reading
I. Main idea: What is the story narrated in the text about?
The story told by the author is about how his
The text conveys the message that we should never to we should always be II. Structural analysis
1. How are the events of the essay arranged? List some words and phrases which indicate the chronological order.
The story is related in a chronological order with a flashback in the middle part. Words and phrases which indicate a chronological order: when I was ten, When the final day came, I continued to, a year and half later, then, when it came to my turn, … Words and phrases which indicate a flashback: a long, long time ago, one day, …
Paragraphs 1-4 Questions
1) What do you know about the author’s home? (Paragraph 1)
The author’s home was a large old house, in which four generations had lived in harmony and experienced both happiness and sadness.
2) Why did the author shudder and shed tears when the final day came? (Paragraph 2)
Because he was extremely reluctant to leave and could not bear to say goodbye to his grandfather and his friends as well as to his big old house.
3) Why did his grandfather advise him not to use the word ―goodbye‖ to friends? (Paragraph 4)
Because the word ―goodbye‖ seemed too final, too cold, for friends to use and it implied sadness. His grandfather wanted him to recall the joy and happy events of the life instead of feeling sad and miserable.
Words and Expressions: 1. confront: vt. 1) be faced with and have to deal with
e.g. The actress was confronted by a large group of reporters as she left the stage door.
Whenever we are confronted with any difficulties, we shouldn’t give up what we are doing.
2) force to deal with or accept the truths of; bring face to face with
e.g. When the police confronted her with the evidence, she confessed she was guilty.
Collocations: be confronted with confront sb. with sth. Synonyms: encounter, face
2. anguish: n. very great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind
e.g. Lear, a broken, confused old man, died in anguish. 李尔王，这位身心交瘁、精神恍惚的老人在痛苦中死去。 Derivations: anguished: adj. anguish: vt. Synonyms: pain, suffering
Exercise: Choose the proper word to fill in each blank in the following sentences.
(1) Outsiders will find it hard to imagine the mental ___________ we had to go through. (anguish) (2) A(n) ________ look appeared on her face. (anguished) (3) She was in _______ over her missing child. (anguish)
3. gracefully: adv. in an attractively and effortlessly fine and smooth manner
e.g. Already in her fifties, she danced gracefully on the stage last night, attracting a large audience.
The figure skater glided gracefully on the ice. 花样滑冰者在冰上优雅地滑行。
in a way that shows willingness to behave fairly and honorably
e.g. The request was gracefully refused. 这个请求被有礼貌地回绝了。
Derivations: graceful: adj. grace n.
Comparison: gracious, graceful
graceful: moving in a smooth and attractive way, or having an attractive shape or form
gracious: behaving in a polite, kind, and generous way, especially to people of a lower rank.
Thank you for your__________ hospitality. (gracious) The lady of small waist is elegant and _______.( graceful)
4. touch: vt.& vi. 1) put one’s hand onto sth. or sb. else e.g. Visitors are requested not to touch the paintings.
2) have an effect on one’s feelings; cause one to feel pity, sympathy, etc.
e.g. Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world. 她所处的困境牵动着全世界人民的心。 The environmental problems touch us all. 这些环境问题与我们所有人都有关。
Collocation: be touched with e.g.
Derivations: touched: adj. touching: adj.
5. shudder: vi. shake uncontrollably for a moment, esp. from fear, cold, or dislike
shudder at/with She shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 她一看到那具尸体就不寒而栗。
Comparison: shudder, shake
shudder: vi. It suggests a more intense shaking,which is less noticeable to an onlooker.
shake: vt.& vi. It suggests sth. that is done to as well as by a person or object.
People still ______ at the thought of that terrible earthquake. (shudder)
The tree branches were _______ in that sudden gust of wind. (shaking)
6. well: vi. flow or start to flow (outflow) e.g. Strong emotions welled up.
Collocation: well out/up/forth
She was so moved that her tears welled out (up/forth) from her eyes. 她感动得泪如泉涌。
7. rest on/upon: lean on; to be supported by e.g. She sat down and rested her feet on the chair.
(esp. of a proof, argument, etc.) be based on; be grounded on; depend on e.g. His hopes rest on the leader.
他的希望全寄托在领导者的身上。
e.g. Our policy should rest on the basis of self-reliance. 我们的政策要建立在自力更生的基础之上。
8. through : prep. (1) in at one side, end, or surface of something and out at the other
e.g. We couldn’t see through the mist. Is it quicker to drive straight through the center?
(2) among or between the parts or members of e.g. The monkeys swung through the trees.
I searched through my papers for the missing documents.
9. stare: vi. (1) look steadily for a long time, e.g. in great surprise or shock
e.g. The child stared the stranger up and down. 这个孩子上上下下地打量着这个陌生人。
He was staring, thinking.
(2) be very plain to see; be obvious e.g. The lies in the report stared out at us from every paragraph.
Collocations: stare sb. down/out 盯得某人局促不安 stare sb. into silence 瞪得某人哑口无言
stare sb. up and down 上下打量某人 stare sb. in the face 近在眼前
Activity: Role Play
Directions: A grandchild is going to say goodbye to his beloved grandfather/grandmother because he is leaving for college next day and will be away for several months. Work in groups and role play the child, his mother and his grandfather. You are supposed to use the following words and phrases as many as possible.
confront anguish gracefully touched with the laughter and tears, shudder
well up rest on through ones’ tears stare have sth. in common
Sentences:
My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations. (Paragraph 1)
Paraphrase: I spent my whole life, although it was so brief, in that big old house, in which four generations of our family had lived harmoniously and experienced both happiness and sadness.
Explanation: ―brief as it was‖ In a formal style, as can be used in a special word order to mean although. The construction suggests a very emphatic contrast.
Frosty as it was, they still went out. (Although it was very extremely cold, they still went out.)
Bravely as they fought, they had no chance of winning. (Although they fought so bravely, they had no chance of winning.) Translation: 我这一辈子都是在这的旧大宅子中度过的，尽管生命非常短暂，我却深深地体会到了一家四代人的欢笑与泪水。
I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. (Paragraph 2)
Explanation: The word feel can be followed by the ―object + infinitive (without to )‖ structure.
Did you feel the earth move? He felt her hand tense up in his.
Question: Do you know some other words which can be followed by the ―object + infinitive (without to )‖ structure? Hear, listen, let, make, have, notice, watch, etc.
Translation: 我感到有只手搭在我的肩上。
Paragraphs 5-13: Questions
1) Why did the author’s grandfather take him to see the rosebush in the front yard?
The author’s grandfather wanted to tell him the story about the planting of the roses and explain to him the reason not to say goodbye to one’s relatives and friends.
2) Why did the author’s grandfather plant those roses? (Paragraph 10)
To thank God for his good fortune of having his first son by planting those roses.
3) What kind of advice did the author’s grandfather offer in Paragraph 13? (Paragraph 13)
Never give in to the sadness and the loneliness evoked by that word goodbye and remember instead the joy and the happiness of those times sharing with a friend.
Words and Expressions
10. pick: vt. vi. 1) take what one likes or considers best, or most suitable from a group
e.g. One of my sisters has been picked for the Olympic team.
The police asked him if he could pick (out) the killer from a series of photos.
2) gather; pull or break off (part of a plant) from a tree or plant
e.g. Machines pick the fruit from/off the trees. They spent the summer picking strawberries.
3) take up or remove sth. separately or bit by bit using the fingers, a beak, a pointed instrument, etc.
e.g. He was on his knees picking crumbs off the carpet.
Comparison: choose, select, pick
choose: It stresses a choice of the best suited between or among things under consideration, which is the result of one's judgment. e.g. She said she had chosen the skirt because its color was just right for the season.
select: It stresses a choice of sth. best to one's liking or desire among many things present through careful examination and discrimination, with a view to a given purpose. e.g. You may select whatever you like as the birthday gift. pick: It is an informal word and a synonym to select. e.g. Mary picked a red skirt because she liked red.
Exercise : Choose the proper word to fill each blank in the following sentences.
(1) I ________ a piece of fluff off my shiny black suit. (picked) (2) After careful comparison, Beijing was ________ as the city where the 2008 Olympic Games were to be held. (selected) (3) Mr. Johnson was__________ to participate in the project because of his being a fully qualified engineer. ( chosen )
hoarse: adj. (of a voice) rough-sounding, as though the surface of the throat is rougher than usual, e.g. when the speaker has a sore throat e.g. You'll make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that!
Comparison: husky, harsh, thick
husky: (of a person's voice) low and rough, often in an attractive way, or because of illness
e.g. She's got a nice husky voice — very sexy. You sound husky — do you have a cold?
harsh: unpleasant to listen to e.g. "There is no alternative, " she said in a harsh voice.
thick: not as clear or high as usual, for example because someone has been crying e.g. Bill's voice was thick and gruff. Activity: Act It Out Please say sth. in the following voices:
in a harsh voice in a high-pitched voice in falsetto in a strident voice in a choking voice in a hoarse evil 1) n. a great wickedness or misfortune e.g. Drug-addiction is one of today's great social evils.
There's always a conflict between good and evil in his plays.
2) adj. immoral, cruel, or very unpleasant e.g. It's a battle against the country's most evil terrorists.
Synonyms: corrupt, vicious, wicked, malicious Antonyms: good, honest, moral, sinless
tiny adj. extremely small; very small e.g. Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice.
Synonyms: mini, small, little, puny, slight Antonyms: big, enormous, great, huge, large, vast
Comparison: small, little, tiny
small: It refers to size and is the usual opposite of "big" or "large". e.g. Could I have a hamburger and a small Coke please? little: It refers to size but it also expresses the speaker's feelings. e.g. They live in a beautiful little village. part vt. (to cause to) separate or be no longer together e.g. To be parted from him even for only two days made her sad. Tony bent to look out of the window, parting the curtains with one hand.
Derivations: parted adj. parting n. / adj.
e.g. On his wall he has a poster of Marilyn Monroe, her lips forever parted (= separated) in anticipation.
The pain of parting had lessened over the years.
Translation: 结婚这三十年间他们几乎从未分开过。They were hardly ever parted in thirty years of marriage. The sunlight flooded the room when he parted the curtains. 他拉开窗帘，屋里顿时充满了阳光。
14. bring back 1) cause to return e.g. All library books must be brought back before the end of the term.
2) obtain and return with e.g. He always brings me back something nice when he goes abroad.
Travellers brought back news of the outside world.
3) cause to return to the mind e.g. The photos brought back some wonderful memories.
Seeing her again brought all the sweet memories back.
4) start to do or use something that was done or used in the past e.g. Few politicians are in favour of bringing back the death penalty. He wants to bring back the glamour of the old Hollywood films.
Exercise：Fill in the blanks with one of the following prepositions.
1. People arrived at the site of the fire and began clearing ________ the debris. (away)
2. He threw himself wholeheartedly _______ the fight against fascism. (into)
3. The storekeeper knew exactly where everything was and could lay his hands ______ what he wanted in the dark. (on)
4. The fire heats the room _______ within minutes. (up)
5. I wrote to Donna several months ago, but she hasn't written _______ yet. (back)
6. This cake's very light compared _______ the last one you made. (with )
7. I've got a pain ______ my back. ( in)
Sentences: ... before your mother was even a dream. (Paragraph 10)
Paraphrase: ... before your grandma and I could think about having a daughter/long before your mother was born.
4. I used to watch him pick roses for his mother. (Paragraph 10) Translation: 过去，我常看到他为他母亲采摘玫瑰花。 Explanation: The word watch can be followed by the ―object + infinitive (without to)‖ or ―object + -ing‖ structure, but there is often a difference in meaning. The use of an infinitive indicates the whole of an action or event, and that of an -ing form suggests part of an action or event. I watched her cross the road. (from one side to the other)
I watched her crossing the road. (in the middle of the road, on her way across)
5. Take that special hello and lock it away within you — in that place in your heart where summer is an always time. (Paragraph 13) Paraphrase: Bear that special hello in your mind and never forget it so that you will be always filled with the joy and happiness of summer.
Explanation: Note that the word always is usually an adverb, rarely used as an adjective. However, it is used as an adjective in this sentence by the writer in the meaning of ―everlasting.‖
Translation: 请将那特别的问候深藏于心——珍藏在你内心那充满永恒夏日阳光之处。
6. When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within you and bring back that first hello. (Paragraph
13) Paraphrase: When you and your friends must separate, I hope that you can recall the joy and happiness you got when you first greeted each other.
Translation: 在你必须与你朋友分别时，希望你能于内心深处找回初次问候时的喜悦。
Paragraphs 14-20 Questions
1) Why did the author’s grandfather want his bed to be next to the window? (Paragraphs 14)