综合英语Unit Fourteen.ppt

Unit 14 Father Forgets Lead-in Questions 1. What kind of father do you have? 2. How do you think a father should treat his son or a mother, her daughter? Paragraph 1 1. How does the author describe his son? With the description, “one little paw crumpled under your cheek and the blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead,” the author creates the image of a son who is tender and weak and who needs care and love. 2. Why was the father filled with remorse? Open for discussion. crumple: 1.to become wrinkled; The suit will crumple if you pack it in the case. 那件西装装在箱子里会变皱的。 2.to collapse suddenly in an untidy and helpless way She burst into tears and crumpled on to her chair. 她突然大哭起来, 跌倒在椅子上. stifling: causing a feeling of repression or suffocation She can hardly breathe in this stifling hot weather. stifling atmosphere 令人窒息的气氛 Stifle: v. 1. stop from continuing 扼杀， 制止 An authoritarian leadership stifled internal debate. 2. to keep in or hold back(a cry, yawn, laughter, etc) 克制，忍住 She placed a hand over her mouth to stifle a yawn. 3.prevent oneself from natural way of behaving She stifled her impulses in favor of planned actioins. 4. to cause difficulty in breathing properly; to repress; The fire stifled the firemen. remorse: （fml）a strong feeling of guilt and regret about sth one has done 悔恨，自责 The man showed no remorse for his crime. He shot his wife and then in a fit of remorse shot himself. 他开枪打死了妻子，随后在极度悔恨中开枪打死自己。 Cross: adj. rather annoyed, irritated and angry It’s no good getting cross with her. He was looking very red and rather cross. Crossly: adv. 气冲冲地，恼怒地 “Don’t ask me,” the post office lady replied, crossly. dab： 1. 【v】dab a substance onto a surface dab a surface with a substance 轻擦 She dabbed some powder on her nose. 扑粉 dab at sth 轻擦 She dabbed at her mouth with the lace handkerchief. 2. 【n】a dab of sth 少许，少量 She returned wearing a dab of rouge (胭脂) on each cheekbone. Take sb to task for/about/over sth: criticize or reprimand sb in