The Rest of Elias’ story

Ex. 1 of Learning about Language

Alternative expressions Words and expressions from the text

group of people organized for a special purpose

feel hopeless

lose one’s job

brave man

In fact

league

lose heart

out of work

hero

as a matter of fact

have some difficult problems

be taken to prison

some time

be ready to

money paid for going to school

tell somebody what to do

go on

in trouble

put in prison

period

willing

fees

advise

continue

always doing new things

what people to in a war

a yellow metal for making a ring

agree to take

go against a law

quiet and calm

active

fight

gold

accept

break the law

peaceful

When Elias lost his job and was __________, his wife was very unhappy. She knew this means he was _________ when all she wanted was a _______ life with enough money every month. She tried to _______ him not to fight the government as she thought it was better to ______ that in South Africa black people were not as important as white people. But he was willing to _______ the fight and help Nelson Mandela with equal rights for black people. For a ______ time she felt helpless and ________, but Elias encouraged her with stories of how good life would be when white and black people worked and played together.

out of work

in troublepeaceful

adviseaccept

continue

periodlost heart

The Rest of Elias’ story

Read the text , and do the exercise on Page 38

Read the text again and answer the following questions:

1.How did Mr. Mandela help Elias in the prison?

2.When did Elias lose his job?

3.Does Elias like his present work?

1. You cannot imagine how the sound of the name of Robben Island made us afraid. 你想象不到听到罗本岛这个名字令我们多么害怕。

imagine n./doing sth./sb.+doing/that… Can you imagine life without electricity?

I din’t imagine becoming a writer in my childhood.

I can’t imagine her marrying him.

Imagine that you are a bird.

2. He taught us during the lunch breaks and the evening when we should have been asleep. 在午餐的休息时间和晚上我们本应该睡觉的时候他教授我们。

should do / should have done He should have come earlier. You should come earlier tomorrow. You should have written to your mother. My teacher said I should study harder. I should have studied harder when I was young.

should do 表示应该做，一般指现在或将来的动作，指过去的动作时应站在过去的角度。

should have done 表示本应该做而没有做的。站在现在的角度上评说过去的事情。

asleep, sleep & sleepy

--Is he still sleeping?

--Yes, he is fast asleep.

I was too sleepy to hear the end of her talk.

I usually sleep seven hours a day.

asleep 是表语形容词，意为“睡着的”。sleep 是动词或名词，意为“睡觉”。sleepy 是形容词，意为“打盹的”。

3. As they were not cleverer than me, but did pass their exam, I knew I could get a degree too. 由于他们不如我聪明而又确实通过了考试，我知道我也能获得学位。

did pass 为强调结构，强调谓语动词时，在动词原行前加 do, does, did.

Do be careful!

I do hope you have a merry Christmas!

He does speak English well!

4. I did not work for twenty years until Mr Mandela and the ANC came to power in 1993.

come to power = come into power 执政 in power 当权，执政 Things have changed a lot since he came to po

wer.

How long has he been in power?

5. All the terror and fear of that time came back to me.

terror n. 恐怖，可怕的人或事 The murder was a terror to the people in the town.

fear n. 恐惧，可怕 vt. 恐惧，害怕 + n./to do /that…

Do you fear death?

She fears to speak in our presence.

I fear that we can’t protect ourselves.

for fear of … for fear that… 担心 He left an hour earlier for fear of missing the train. She worried for fear that the child would be hurt.

6. I remembered the beatings and the cruelty of the guards and my friends who had died and I felt I would not be able to do it.

beating n. 打、输 They gave him a good beating.

They gave our team quite a beating.

beat n. 敲击，跳动 We heard the beat of a drum.

Can you hear the beat of my heart?

7. They said that the job and the pay from the new South African government was my reward after working all my life for equal rights for the Blacks.

reward n. 报酬，奖金 He worked hard but without much reward.

in reward 作为报酬 She got nothing in reward for her kindness.

vt. 酬谢，给以报答 He rewarded me with a prize.