unit 5 Difficult Sentences and important words.doc

Ⅰ. Difficult Sentences (LL. 8~9) It combines the grace of a gymnast with the strength of a body builder. Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=它融合了体操运动员的优雅与健美运动员的力量。) (LL. 16~20) He would be running sown a country road. As he raced between golden wheat fields, he would… Why is Michael’s dream of flying described in details? (=Because Michael has a very deep impression about the dream. There are two evidence for that: 1) His mother read him numerous stories about flying when he was growing up. 2) He always dreamed of flying.) (L. 21) Where he flew would always coincide with his mother’s stories. Paraphrase the sentence. (=In his dreams, he would always fly over those places described in his mother’s stories.) (L. 23) His dad, on the other hand, was not a dreamer. 1. What is function of the phrase “on the other hand”? (=The phrase is used for comparing different things or ideas.) 2. What can you infer from the phrase? (=Michael’ s parents are totally different types of people and they play the different roles in Michael’s success.) (LL. 47~48) Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place. 1. Paraphrase the first part of the sentence. (=He would not be ashamed of getting himself the second place, but…) 2. What can you learn from the sentence? (=Michael holds a very attitude toward the competition. On the one hand, he wouldn’t think it is a shame of winning the second place, on the other hand, he would try his best to win the first place.) (LL. 54) Then it all hit him like a wet bale of hay. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. (=If something strikes you like a wet bale of hay, it comes as a sudden, forceful and unpleasant surprise.) 2. Use some adjectives to describe how Michael felt at that time. (=He felt anxious, tense, nervous, etc.) (LL. 68~69) The silence was deafening. Is this sentence contradictory with “silence” and “deafening”? (=No. “Deafening” here is used to modify “the silence”. It