book two unit two text study idea sharing notes to the text words and expressions writing

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Text Study

Idea Sharing

Notes to the Text

Words and Expressions

Writing

Understanding

Reproduction

Structure Analysis Summary

I. Understanding

The text is about the writer’s training experiences for Olympic Games with an ex-Soviet coach, through which the writer learned the Olympic standard for love.

Text Study—Understanding


Part I. First Meeting with Nikolai (Para. 1-4)My impression and feelings about Nikolai:

Nikolai’s high expectation of me:

not half as intimidating as I had imagined;nervous

“… for 2002 in Salt Lake City, you could be ready.”


Part II. the Olympic Standard of Love as Shown by Nikolai (Para.

5-19)

Nikolai in Daily Life Nikolai in Training


Part III. Visiting Nikolai after Stopping Training

(Para. 20)

… had gained a lot from my quiet, indissoluble bond with my coach Nikolai.

I :

Nikolai : … made me tea, … and did the dishes!


Part IV. Conclusion of the Whole Text (Para. 21)Nikolai taught me to understand the Olympic standard for love: to have __________, _____, _______________, and to have ________ in advance for a century of life on earth. I should remind myself every day that there must be love, love, love despite the __________at hand.

the courage heart discipline to persistgratitude

challenges

Para. 1: Nikolai Petrovich Anikin was not half as intimidating as I had imagined he would be.

• not half/so/too bad：很好

• He was half dead from hunger.

•他饿得半死不活的。• Both of them were half exhausted.

•他们俩累得筋疲力尽。

not half: least, not at all, by no meansnot half: least, not at all, by no means

1. Polysemy 一词多义

half: almost, to a considerable half: almost, to a considerable extentextent

Words and expressions


Para. 2:I was so nervous in his presence.

• A. It’s not merely that we are in the presence of a different person ---but that we are living in a different world.

• B. Washington wants to maintain an American presence in that region. （风范，风度→军事力量）

presencepresence

Text Study—Structure Analysis

II. Structure Analysis

The Writing Method of the Passage:

Narration + Comment

Narration is storytelling. If a story is sharply detailed with certain comments, readers will be able to see and understand better just why the writer feels that way.


… but on one occasion, which we later learned was his 25th wedding anniversary, he stood proudly in a worn woolen sweater and smiled and whispered, … (Para. 8)

… His consistent good humor, quiet gratitude, perceptivity, and sincerity set anOlympic standard for love … (Para. 9)

Narration:

Comment:


Typical Expressions for NarratingIn Unit 3 of Book 1, typical expressions for narration have been discussed and figured out.How about those in this text? • …but on one occasion …

• One February day …• Once, …• When coaching …• Last Summer, …

Work in pairs. Find as many such expressions as you can in the text.

Text Study—Summary

III. Summary

Nikolai was not that _________ as I expected. He set up an Olympic standard for ____: encouragement mingled with good _____, quiet _________,__________, and _________. In the hard training sessions, I could always count on being encouraged by his _______ stories and sense of humor. However, Nikolai never ______ me. When I was exhausted from the training, Nikolai was __________ to my pain and urgedme to go on skiing.

intimidatinglove

humorgratitude perceptivity sincerity

amusingbabied

indifferent

Text Study—Summary

III. Summary

When I stopped training, I revisited Nikolai, realizing that from my _____, ____________ ____ with Nikolai, I had gained a lot and known the Olympic standard for love: to have the _______,_____, ________ to persist, and to have _______ in advance for a century of life onearth.

quiet indissoluble

courage heart disciplinegratitude

bond

Text Study—Reproduction

Work in groups to perform the following scenes in the text.

IV. Reproduction

Scene 1: First meeting with Nikolai (Para.1-4)

Scene 2: Indifference to my exhaustion from the hard training (Para. 10-11)

Scene 3: Being rebellious to Nikolai (Para. 12-13)

Focus Study

Active Expressions

Para. 8: Here the story usually ended, but on one occasion, which we later

learned was his 25th wedding anniversary, …

anniversary: annual recurring dateanniversary: annual recurring date

3. Word cluster 词语串记


纪念册 (autograph book, autograph album)

纪念品 (souvenir （旅游） , memorabilia ,keepsake, memento)

纪念章 (souvenir badge)

纪念活动 (commemorative activities)

纪念门票 (commemorative tickets)

Para. 4

I was a promising amateur skier, but by no means the top skier …

Frequent collocations with “Skier”Frequent collocations with “Skier”

(non-)professional skier

junior skier

budding skier

Para. 4

I came upon him in a clearing after 15 minutes of striding into the cold breeze over the white powder to catch him.

““行走”各异行走”各异


1) walk slowly and aimlessly

wander, stroll, amble, ramble, roam, saunter

2) walk steadily with long steps

stride, march, pace

3) walk speedily

rush, dash, hurry

4) walk unevenly, unsteadily

limp, hobble, totter, toddle, stagger

5) walk in a stealthy way

sneak, tiptoe, sidle

Para. 12

Nikolai stacked the sticky bowls in front of my sole female teammate and me, asserting, "Now, girls do dishes!"

Para. 17

"But is it fast enough?" I’d persist. ““说法“各异说法“各异


1) 大声说： yell, scream, shout

2) 低语： mutter, mumble, murmur, whisper

3) 吹嘘： brag, boast

4) 脱口： blurt out, splutter

5) 结巴： stammer,

6) 闲聊： chat, gossip

7) 喋喋不休： chatter, rattle, prattle, a chatter-box

8) 咕哝，抱怨： complain, grunt, grumble

9) 异口同声： chorus

10) 断言，果断地说： assert, announce (Cf. claim, proclaim, exclaim)

Para. 8: Missing the Olympic Team the previous year made me pause and reflect on what I had gained, …

reflect onreflect on ：： considerconsider


ponder over

Meditate (on)

contemplate

Para. 9 Romantic and otherwise, Nikolai knew love.

and otherwiseand otherwise ：： and the like, or whateverand the like, or whatever ，，等等等等

or otherwiseor otherwise ：： or notor not ，，或相反或相反

He helped me with advice and otherwise. 他通过向我提出劝告等方式给我帮助。

Fine or otherwise, we shall have to go. 不管天气好不好，我们非去不行。

not … otherwise than not … otherwise than ：：“只能……否则”、“只能……否则”、“非……不可”、“都”“非……不可”、“都”

The door cannot be opened otherwise than with a key. 这门非得用钥匙才打得开。He does not influence them any otherwise than by example.他完全靠以身作则来影响他们。He couldn’t do otherwise than obey her orders. 他不得不服从她的命令。

otherwiseotherwise 作形容词作形容词

Harry is cheerful and I’m otherwise.哈里性格开朗而我却不一样。An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore. 本是件乐事却变成了一桩苦差事。

otherwiseotherwise 作副词作副词

I think it will rain this afternoon, but she thinks otherwise. 我认为今天下午会下雨，但是她却不这样想。He is noisy, but otherwise a nice boy. 他爱吵闹，但在其他方面却是个好孩子。

Para. 20: not the least of which was a quiet, indissoluble bond with a short man in a tropical shirt.

bondbond：： relationshiprelationship


tie

link

connection

II. Focus Study

Practice

Notes to the Text—Focus Study

1. I was so nervous in his presence.

in sb’s presencein the presence of sb. 当着……的面

TranslationTranslation

• 在这么多人面前，我几乎说不出话。• 别当着她的面提这事。

• I could think of little to say in the presence of so many people .

• Don’t mention it in her presence.


2. Romantic and otherwise, Nikolai knew love.

otherwise 另外的

Practice



• 这件事上我没有意见，好或不好的都没有。• 恐怕下周末没办法见你，我有别的事。

• I have no opinion, good or otherwise, on this subject.

• I’m afraid I can’t see you next weekend because I’m otherwise engaged.


3. He never asked this of me again, nor did he take much notice of my outburst.


With “nor” placed at the beginning of asentence, its order should be inverted (倒装 ).

More


neither/little/only/hardly seldom not only not until under no circumstances no sooner ... than ... scarcely (hardly) ... when ...

More expressions

Practice


• 他没有做，也没有尝试一下。• 我再也没有见到他 , 也没有收到过他的信。

• He does not do it, nor does he try.

• I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him.


4. When coaching, he would sing out his instructions keeping rhythm with our stride. A dear lady friend of my grandfather, after viewing a copy of a video of me training with Nikolai, asked…


Conj. + V-ing/V-ed, S+V


• 虽然会英语，她不敢和那外国人说话。• 如果被邀请，我会去参加这宴会的。

• Though knowing English, she was afraid to speak to the foreigner.

• If invited, I will go to the party.


5. Missing the Olympic Team the previous year had made me pause and reflect on what I had gainednot the least of which was a quiet, indissoluble bond with a short man in a tropical shirt.


not the least of which = the most important of which

bond = relationship

6. He taught me to be thankful in advance for a century of life on earth, and to remind myself every day that despite the challenges at hand, …


in advance: before a particular date or event

a century of life on earth: the life I will live in

this world

Word Using

Correcting the Expressions

Chinese to English

I. Word Using1. promising adj.

showing signs of being successful in the future

Words and Expressions—Word Using

他是位很有前途的作家。

He is a promising writer.

KeyKey


amused; amusement

2. amusing adj. causing you laugh or smile

He is a very amusing person and he makes me laugh a lot.

e.g.e.g.


Use ItUse It Do you have any amusing experience?

同根词同根词

3. anniversary n. a day that is exactly a year or a number of years after a special or important event



今天是这所大学 100 周年校庆日。

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the foundation of this university.

KeyKey

4. gratitude n. the feelings of being grateful or thankful

借此机会，我想感谢当地政府，感谢你们的精心安排。

TranslationTranslationI’d like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the local government for your nice arrangement.

KeyKey


5. fatigue v. make someone feel tired


What often makes you feel fatigued?

Use ItUse It

too much homework; traveling; …

TipsTips

6. indifferent adj. not interested in or caring about sb./sth.


How can you remain indifferent when children are suffering?

e.g.e.g.

近形词近形词different

7. pack into v. put in a very small place


e.g.e.g.

• About 250 students were packed into the classroom and I found it hard to breathe.

• They packed a lot of things into their three days in Rome.

8. assert v. to say sth. clearly and firmly


他坚持说那个女孩偷了他的钱包。

TranslationTranslationHe asserted that the girl had stolen his wallet.

KeyKey

近形词近形词insert

9. swear (swore, sworn) v. ① to use rude or bad language; curse



他不小心用铁锤打中了拇指 , 就大声咒骂起来。

He hit his thumb with the hammer and swore loudly.

KeyKey

9. swear (swore, sworn) v. ② to make a serious promise


When or where do people need to swear?

Use ItUse It

When people get married/join a party / …

In court/At the Olympic Games …

TipsTips

10. outburst n. a sudden expression of a strong feeling, especially anger


这句话引起了一阵笑声。

TranslationTranslation This remark brought an outburst of laughter.

KeyKey

Interesting Formation of Interesting Formation of

wordswordsburst out outburst come out outcomebreak out outbreak look out outlook…

11. persist v. to continue doing sth. even though other people

say that you are wrong or that you cannot do it


如果你上班老迟到，你会被开除的。

TranslationTranslationIf you persist in being late for work, youwill be fired.

KeyKey

近形词近形词insist

Words and Expressions—C to E

II. Chinese to English前苏联

在他面前放低嗓门

结婚纪念日溺爱

单身汉皱眉头

“ 我告诉过你无数次”的语气

ex-Soviet in his presence lower his voice wedding anniversary baby bachelor frown I’ve-told-you-a-billion-times tone

Group Group WorkWork

Watch the video clip and talk with your group members about the coach. What kind of coach is he? What about his coaching method?

Idea Sharing

Group WorkGroup Work

• defense 防守• suicide 往返跑• locker room 更衣室• man-to-man pressure defense 盯人紧逼防守

Tips

Coach CarterCoach Carter

Idea Sharing

1. What kind of coach is he? 1. What kind of coach is he?

Idea Sharing

Tips

strict to his own son … / treat his players fairly;

humorous and clever

2. What do you think about his coaching 2. What do you think about his coaching methods? methods?

Idea Sharing

Tips explain the techniques by special and vivid examples his sister …

Practical Writing

Structure Writing

I. Structure Writing

Many articles are composed of a general statement supported by specific details, but it has many variations according to what is saidor argued in the context.

Writing—Structure Writing

A general statement + specific details;A general statement + reasons;A general statement + specific details plus reasons;A general statement + one specific + detailed

example; A general statement + a list of items

1. Structure Analysis

2. Sample Paragraph

I wouldn’t want to be a teenager again, first of all, because I wouldn’t want to worry about talking to girls. I still remember how scary it was to call up a girl and ask her out. My heart would race, my pulse would pound, and perspiration would trickle down my face. Then there were the questions: Would she be at home? If she was, would she want to talk to me?... The one time Idid get up the nerve to take a girl in my hometownto a movie, I was tongue-tied!


3. Tips for writing

• Write a general statement.Write a general statement.

• Offer a series of details.Offer a series of details.


4. Your Task

Write a paragraph with a general statement supported by details.

Topic:

My father (or mother) is my idol.


For your reference

(For reference)(For reference)

To a little boy right after World War II, a father seemed a god with strange strengths and uncanny powers enabling him to do and know things that no mortal could do or know. Amazing things, like putting a bicycle chain back on, just like that. Or building a hamster cage. Or guiding a jigsaw so it formed the letter F; I learned the alphabet that way in those pre-television days, one letter or number every other evening plus a review of the collection.


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