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Inspiring quotations

1. To love our parents is the first law of nature.

爱父母是自然的首要法则。

3. All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother.

2. We never know the love of our parents for us till we

have become parents.

4. A mother’s love never changes.

养儿方知父母恩。

我之所有，我之所能，都归功于我天使般的母亲。

母爱永远不变。

Story — Mother’s Love

Listen to the story and then answer the questions.

1. What did the boy ask for from his mother?

2. What did the mother do to answer the boy?

3. What did the boy do after reading the answer?

4. What did the boy write as the answer?

5. What did you get from the story?

Money for what he had done for her.She turned over the paper and wrote her answer on it.

He was moved and there were big tears in his eyes.

Paid in full.

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it and this is what it said:

For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: 50 cents Baby-sitting my little brother while you went shopping: 25 cents Taking out the garbage: $1.00 For getting a good report card: $5.00 For cleaning up and raking the yard: $2.00 Total owed: $14.75 Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy

could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me: No charge

For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No charge

For all the trying times and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years: No charge

For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: No charge

For the toys, food, clothes and even wiping your nose: No charge. Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No charge

When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were big tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL”.

Not until I became a mother did I understand How much my mother had sacrificed ( 牺牲 ) f

or me;Not until I became a mother did I feel How hurt my mother was when I disobeyed;Not until I became a mother did I know ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Not until I became a mother did I realize____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

— Victoria Farnsworth

how proud my mother was when I achieved

how much my mother loves me

Warm-up Questions

1. Does your mother work? What’s her job? 2. Who does the household work, your

father or your mother or both of them? 3. What have your parents done for you? 4. What have you done / are you doing to

repay your parents? 5. Have you ever seen your mother ( or

father) cry ?

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Guess

cry

weep

sob

wail

cry: most general one

weep: to let flow tears( 哭泣 )

sob: to breathe while weeping, in sudden short bursts 啜泣

wail: to cry out with a long sound suggesting pain. 痛哭

Global analysis

1. Part division

Main IdeasParas

Parts

1 1-6

2 7-17

3 18-21

Found Mother in tears on a dark winter’s day

Brought back my memory of the past

Realized Mum’s pressure and vulnerability

4 22-24

Learned perseverance and courage

First reading

Global analysis

2. Chronology of the story (1)

HappeningsTime

No 1Some years before

2 Months after motel

3 Nearly Christmas

The family moved to town

Started to learn typing

Got a job at the radio station

4 Monday Worked for the first day

5 Tuesday Had trouble with typing

Second reading

Global analysis

Chronology of the story (2)

HappeningsTime

No 6 Wednesday

7 A week later

8 Two years later

Cried

Sold dry goods

Had an office job

9 Years after graduation

Already a journalist

10 Now The typewriter as a memento

job at the radio station

Opened a nursery

Information Finding

Mother’s job-(6)

a motel

Third reading

journalistan office joba

saleswoman

Unit 5 The Day Mother Cried

A mother and her son learn more from a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life.

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1. What did the author plan to do when he came home from school one winter day?

2. What did he see in the living room?

3. Why was his mother in tears?

He planned to read a new issue of his favorite sports magazine.

He saw his mother crying there.

She was going to lose her new job.

Questions on Part 1 (paras.1-6)

1. Coming home from school that dark winter’s day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn’t be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light.

2. I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry.

3. I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. “Mother?” I said. “What’s happened?”

The Day Mother CriedGerald Moore

惊得目瞪口呆

充满期待

1. issue: n. a particular edition of a magazine or newspaper 刊物的一期

Do you have today’s issue of China Daily?

最新一期的《翻译》上有你的文章。The latest issue of Translation contains an article written by you.

issue & edition 这两个名词均有“期刊、出版物”的意思。

指的是报纸、期刊等发行或刊物。常用的搭配有 the latest issue （最新一期期刊） , the back issue （过期期刊）等。

issue

edition

指的是出版或发行的版本。常用的搭配有 first edition( 第一版 ), revised edition( 修订版 ) 等。例如：

The second edition greatly improves on the first edition.

第二版比第一版好了许多。

Language Point

2.have something to oneself: have something for one’s own private use 独自享用

Would you like to have a table to yourself when you dine?

室友们都出去了，我就一个人独自占有整个房子了。

I had the entire house to myself when my roommates were out.

你吃饭时想一个人单独坐一张桌子吗？

3. burst into:

1) move somewhere suddenly or quickly, especially into or out of a place 匆匆进入 ( 某处 )

他冲进教室，抓起书，又冲了出去。

He burst into the classroom, grabbed his books and burst out again.

2) suddenly begin to make a sound, especially to start singing, crying, or laughing; suddenly start to burn very strongly 突然开始 ( 某事 ), 突然进入 ( 某种状态 )

Mary burst into tears at the news.

Pattern: burst into + n. SS burst into laughter / anger / song burst into + v-ing SS burst into crying / laughing

4. She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. “It’s nothing, really. Nothing important. Just that I’m going to lose this new job. I can’t type fast enough.”

5. “But you’ve only been there three days,” I said. “You’ll catch on.” I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me.

6. “No,” she said sadly. “I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can’t do this.”

强作欢笑

Do you think the mother really meant it when she said it?/ Why did she say so?

She said so to relieve the son, to control her emotion and to try to persuade herself not to mind it too much.

1.It’s nothing, really. Nothing important.

Sentence Understanding

What can we learn from the boy’s words?

It shows that the boy was too surprised to say anything useful; or the boy had never came across such kind of situation and he did not know what to say.

Which shows Mother was a strong-willed woman and never cries before the author.

2. I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me.

我这是在重复她讲过上百次的一句话，每当我学习或做一件与自己关系重大的事情而遇到困难时，她总是这样跟我说的。

5. catch on:1) begin to understand or realize something 学会，懂得

The first time the teacher explained, only a few students caught on.

2) become popular or fashionable

哪几首歌现在最流行？Which songs catch on well these days?

SS

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6.set one’s mind to something / doing something:

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

give all one’s attention to doing something 下决心

Proverb: Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

Collocations:

set out

set about

set aside

set back

set off

开始，着手

留出，拨出（时间、金钱等）

推迟；耽误；阻碍

出发，动身，点燃 , 爆炸

动身 , 出发，着手 , 开始

7. I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn’t stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn’t long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother’s ability.

招生额满

send away for: request (sth.) or order (goods) to be sent by post 写信索要，邮购

You can send away for this book if it is not available in your town.

如果在你镇上买不到这本书，你可以邮购。

Collocations:

send forsend out send off

派人去拿；召唤发出（函件、货物等）为…送行，寄出 ; 发出

1. What’s the meaning of “out of place” here?

“Out of place” means “not suitable for a particular situation or occasion.” Here refers to I felt unable to give any help to my mother and , therefore, awkward.

我感到既无能为力，又十分尴尬。

2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.

I felt helpless and out of place.

stand in one’s way: prevent somebody from doing something 阻碍，妨碍

I won’t stand in your way if you can find a better job elsewhere.

如果你决意离开，没有人会阻拦你。

No one will stand in your way if you set your mind to leaving.

8. qualify: v. if something qualifies you to do something, you have the necessary skills, knowledge, ability, etc. to do it.

His skills qualify him for the job.

Pattern: qualify somebody for something

Eg: He is qualified for the post.

qualify somebody to do something

Are you qualified to teach French?

qualify somebody as something

His training qualifies him as a lawyer.

What can we infer from the sentence?

His mother was really very smart. She could learn things quickly.

She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself or the task.

她写信要求参加幼托函授课程，学习了六个月就正式获得从事这项工作的资格。

8. But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already — farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job.

9. A few months after we’d sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a used typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.”

10.“That’s all we can afford,” Mother said. “It’s good enough to learn on.” And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight.

run out:1) use all of something and not have any more left用完 , 耗尽

他总是没等到发薪日就把钱用完了。SS

He is always running out of money before payday.TT

2) if an agreement, official document, etc. runs out, the period for which it is legal or has an effect ends 到期、失效

The contract will run out next month.SS

Collocations:

run down 撞倒run into 遇到；达到；撞上run over 辗过

What can we learn from “slow” and “until midnight”?

“Slow” implies “it’s difficult to learn to type”.

From “until midnight”, we can see Mother’s determination and perseverance.

The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight.

1. 充满期待2. 独自享用3. 冲进客厅4. 惊得目瞪口呆5. 强作欢笑6. 邮购7. 除……之外8. 下决心9. 深深吸一口气10. 招生额满11. 妨碍某人

be filled with anticipation

have something to oneself

burst into the living room

be shocked into stillness

manage a weak smile

send away for

in addition toset one’s mind totake a long breathhave a full enrollmentstand in one’s way

11. It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic.

12. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her.

13. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad.

14. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.”

15. “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard.16. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more.

You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.”

17. I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing.

18. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand.

Why were their responses so different?

The boy took it for granted that his mother was capable of doing anything;

For Mother, however, it was a great surprise because it was, as a matter of fact, a real challenge and she got the job with great difficulty.

I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic.

What can we infer from the sentence?

1.The children and Father did little housework before.

2. Father was very considerate towards Mother.

“She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.”

12. on guard: ready to defend or protect; watchful 警惕、提防

我的话使他警觉起来。

My words put him on guard.

Armed robbery ( 持械抢劫 ) is on the increase in France as the

New Year is approaching. In November, the number increased to 10 cases per day on average. Many shop owners say they want to hire security guard （保安人员） to protect their shop

and themselves.

当心小偷。

Be on your guard against thieves.

My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her.

place / put pressure on: 压迫某人，给某人施加压力

Translate the sentence into Chinese.

星期三，当发现妈妈哭时我所感到的震惊和窘迫，完全表明了我对妈妈所承受的压力是多么的不理解。

13. pressure: n. an attempt to persuade someone by using influence, arguments, or threats.

He only agreed to leave the country under pressure.

They brought pressure to the government to lower taxes.

Collocations:

bring / expert / place / put pressure on

build up / increase (the) pressure

ease / relieve (the) pressure

meet the pressure of…

resist pressure from…

压迫某人，给某人施加压力

增加压力

减轻压力

应对……造成的压力

抵抗来自……的压力

19. “I guess we all have to fail sometime,” Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her.

20. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms.

感受某人的痛苦

14.tension: n. a nervous worried feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax; 紧张

Just before the job interview, the young man felt his tension building.

该协定签定后，两国间的紧张局势应趋于缓和。The tension between the two countries should be reduced when the agreement is signed.

tension, stress, pressure & strain 这组名词都有“压力”的意思。

指弹性物体伸长而引起的应力，也可指人的紧张情绪；还可指人与人 , 团体，国家之间因关系不好而造成的紧张状态。

tension

stress 指由于困难的情况或精神上、肉体上的痛苦所带来的 “压力，忧虑”。

pressure 指某事物所产生的压力、影响力 , 可用于任何情况 ,从小的临时困难到大的连续发生的灾难。

指对智力、体力、财力、能力等的严格要求，即 “负担，压力”，也可指人在某种压力下所产生的影响健康的“紧张状态”。

strain

1. Worrying excessively about his job put him under .

2. I don’t want to put on you to make a quick decision.

3. The incident has further increased the racial ( 种族的 ) , and I hope it will not create international .

4. Heavy expenditures ( 支出 ) on armaments is a great on the economy of a country.

_____

_____

_____

______

_____

stresspressure

tensiontension

strain

hold back:stop yourself from feeling or showing a particular emotion; keep sth. secret 阻碍 , 阻止；控制 ; 抑制

The boss couldn’t hold back from telling him the truth.

Eg: She is accustomed to holding back her emotions.

老板忍不住告诉了他真相。

I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms.

seek comfort: 寻求安慰 on a thousand occasions: 千百次

我感觉到她的痛苦，就像我千百次在她怀里寻求安慰时，她感到我的痛苦一样。

21. A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered. “It’s a job I can do,” she said simply. But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

22. When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility. I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat as I did, because several years later, when I had finished school and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months.

What does the phrase “something more” refer to?

It means that besides learning to type,

Mother was also showing her determination to overcome whatever difficulties she might meet with, her strong will of not accepting defeat easily and

her courage to go ahead.

I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much from her moment of defeat as I did

Translate this sentence into Chinese.

使我不得不相信的是，妈妈不可思议地从失败中学到的东西竟与我所学到的一样多。

23. The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother. When I’m having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way Mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead.

24. It’s the best memento anyone ever gave me.

自叹不走运

What does the typewriter recall for the boy and the mother respectively?

It recalls for Mother an experience of defeat which she would never admit,

while it recalls for the boy her mother’s determination, courage and responsibility in the face of defeat.

It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what it recalled for Mother.

它是一件纪念品，但它所勾起的我的回忆与妈妈的不尽相同。

20. She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I held her close and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms.

Reading aloud and memorizing

Translation

As far as ability is concerned, I am sure he will qualify for the job.

1.就能力而言，我肯定他能胜任这件工作。

4. 我正在努力地写学期论文，可是我的小妹妹却不断冲进我的房间打扰我。

6. 在西方，人们常常邮购商品，这可以节省许多时间。

8. 既然你决心尽快完成硕士课程，那就别让你的社交生活妨碍你的学习。

I was hard at work on a term paper, but my baby sister kept interrupting me by bursting into my room.

In the West, people often send away for mail-order goods, which can save a lot of time.

Since you have set your mind to finishing your master’s

program as soon as possible, don’t let your social life stand in the way of your studies.

Vocabulary Activity-1 1. issue 2. helpless 3. correspondence 4. flipped 5. racked 6. had… to myself 7. on guard 8. tension 9. tucked 10. session

Vocabulary Activity-2 1. frantic 2. qualified 3. assume 4. at work 5. index 6. stand in your way 7. tucked 8. catch on 9. enrolled him 10. recall

Vocabulary Activity-3 1. had run out 2. catch on 3. helping out 4. sent away for 5. were/are thinking about 6. hold back 7. has gone ahead 8. Reaching out 9. is going on

Enriching your word power-1

1. scientist 2. organist 3. tourist 4. machinist 5. botanist 6. pragmatist 7. realist 8. psychologist

Enriching your word power-2 breakfast + lunch medical + care communication + satellite news + broadcast Europe + Asia smoke + fog helicopter + airport television + broadcast

Usage 1. at 2. with 3. on 4. with 5. to 6. on 7. of 8. to 9. in 10. to

Structure-1

1. It was not long before everyone came to know him.

5. It won’t be long before we work out some plan to promote our sales.

Structure-2 Nothing serious. Just that I’ve got a slight headache. Nothing important. Just that he’s a bit upset about

losing the game It’s nothing, really. Just that she didn’t do so well in

the race as she had expected. Nothing important. Just that a lit cigarette burnt a

hole in her new skirt. Nothing’s the matter with me. Just that these shoes

are so tight that they hurt when I walk.

5. I asked her several times, but she refused to respond to my question.

6. In the West, people often send away for mail-order goods, which can save a lot of time.

7. Sorry time is running out, I suggest we skip to the last chapter.

8. Since you have set your mind to finishing your master’s program as soon as possible, don’t let your social life in the way of your studies.

4. approach:1.

v.

圣诞节到了，家家户户都布置了许多装饰品。SS

When Christmas approaches, families decorate their houses with many Christmas things.

TT

move towards or nearer to somebody or something;if an event or a particular time approaches, it is coming nearer and will happen soon 靠近、接近

We are getting nervous as the exam is approaching.SS

SS They seem to have a new approach to teaching English.

2. n. 1) the method of doing something or dealing with a problem 方式

2) the approach of a particular time or event is the fact that it is getting closer

SS The leaves were turning brown with the approach of autumn.

at the approach of 在……快到的时候

be difficult / easy of approach （地方）难以 / 容易到达的；（人）难以 / 容易接近的

make an approach to 对……进行探讨make approaches to somebody 设法接近某人；想博得某人的好感

take a new approach to a problem 采用一种新的方法来处理一个问题

Collocations:

A) a failure

B) a fruitless attempt

C) a success

D) a profitable thing

2. His mother was a _______ person once she set her mind

to something.

KEY

KEY

1. Mother’s plan to open a day nursery turned out to be______.

A) resolute

B) strong

C) powerful

D) learned

Multiple Choice on Part 2

A) was busy helping her mother with the household work

B) cared very little about the household work

C) was busying with schoolwork

D) understood his mother’s trouble at work4. The author said that the typewriter his mother

bought was_____.KEY

3. In this part, we can conclude that the author__________.

A) useless

B) useful

C) of some use

D) of little use

KEY

5. The author didn’t feel any surprise when he learnt that his mother got a

job at the radio station because he was sure that_________.

KEY A) anybody could do it

B) it was an easy job

C) his mother was always a good typist

D) his mother was able to do anything

10. respond: v. to do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done; say or write something as a reply

The manager responded negatively to the question.

respond, answer & reply这三个动词均有“回答、答复”的意思。

指对别人提出的要求、问题或某种刺激作出反应。 respond

answer 主要指对于提出的问题、呼吁或请求等作出回答、答复或响应。

reply指较正式的回答。这种回答是经过思考和认真对待的。该词除后接直接引语或者 that 引导的宾语从句外，只用作不及物动词。

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary.

1) The most serious politicians are those who the most readily to change.2) He that he wouldn’t go with us. 3) He likes the children and they to him.4) I asked him where to go, but he didn’t 5) I his threat with a blow on his nose.

______

______

____________.

______

respond

repliedrespond

replyanswered

11.ignore: v.

SS He who ignores history is doomed (命中注定 ) to repeat it.

CF: ignore, neglect & overlook,这些动词均有“疏忽，忽略”之意。ignore 通常指有意不顾，或不理（显而易见的）事物。

neglect 侧重指有意的忽略或忽视，也可指粗心与疏忽。overlook 指因匆忙而疏忽或视而不见。

他对我的挥手视而不见。SS

He ignored my waving to him.

deliberately pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know about

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary.

1. They his warning.2. My driving license was suspended for a red light. 3. They the risks involved. 4. I the clock.

neglected_______

ignoring______

overlooked_______neglected_______

,

Read part 3 of the text and fill in the blanks with the proper words from the text.

She then. She put her against my shoulder and . I held

her close and didn’t try to . I knew I was doing what I should, what I ,

and that it was enough. In that , feeling Mother’s back racked with

I understood for the first time her . She was still my mother, but she

was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and . I

could feel her as she must have felt mine on a thousand when I

had sought in her arms.

face____broke______ sobbed______

talk____ could_____

moment_______ emotion_______

vulnerability__________

failure_____

pain_____ occasions________

comfort______

Blank Filling on part 3

Why did the author mention the old typewriter several times in this part?

a. It serves as a symbol of Mother’s persistence in the face of setbacks and failures.

b. It often reminds the author of his mother’s courage to go on.

c. It becomes a kind of stimulus for the author when he meets any difficulty or failure.

Question on Part 4

15.recall: v. remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past

recall, remember& remind这些动词均有“记忆，记住，回忆”之意。CF:

比 remember 文雅，指想方设法回忆已经遗忘之事。例如：

Try to recall exactly what happened.

含义较广，多指无意识地回忆起往事，也可指通过主观努力去记忆。例如：

把发生的事情尽可能仔细地回忆一下。

Robert’s contribution should also be remembered.

指经某人或某事的提醒而回忆起某件已遗忘之事。例如：

罗伯特的贡献同样应该永远记住。

What you said reminded her of college days.

你所说的话使她回想起了大学里的日子。

recall

remember

remind

What is the author’s different understanding of his mother before and after that afternoon?

Before that afternoon — a woman of strong character, hard-working, eager to learn new things, good at learning and able to do anything

After that afternoon — a woman under pressure, vulnerable, being likely to cry, be hurt and fail in life

In general, children know very little about their parents. One day when the boy came back home with expectation of reading his favorite magazine without being disturbed, ( 他看见妈妈在哭，惊呆了 )

and felt helpless. In his mind, his mother could do anything in the world. ( 他第一次意识到 ) that his mother was just an ordinary woman ( 她也会感到害怕、会受到伤害、会有失败的烦恼 )

. After that, his mother took another job but continued her practicing on the old typewriter in the evenings. She worked so hard ( 她最后当上了一家地方报社的记者 ) . It was a very difficult achievement for a woman without a college education. His mother’s persistence in the face of difficulties always encourages the author to go ahead ( 每当他在生活中面临挑战，想要放弃时 )

.

he was shocked to see that his mother wasweeping

It was the first time he realized_________________________

___________________________________________

who was capable of fear, hurt, and failure

_________________________________

that she finally became a reporter at a local newspaper_____________________________________________

whenever he is thinking of giving upin the face of the challenges of life

_________________________________________________________

11.

12. 深深吸一口气

13. 寻求安慰

14. 感受某人的痛苦

15. 收拾餐桌

16. 招生额满

17. 函授课程

18. 妨碍某人

seek comfort

sense one’s pain

clear the table

correspondence course

19. 写信索要

20. 将某人搂在怀里

send away for

put one’s arms around somebody.

21. 逐字

22. 抑制强烈的感情

23. 千百次

24. 在远远的那一头

word for word

hold back strong emotions

on a thousand occasions

at the far end of…