新标准大学英语（第二版）综合教程3 （智慧版）南京师范大学编B3U2AR1.pptx

Contents;WarmingUp;WarmingUp;WarmingUp;WarmingUp;WarmingUp;WarmingUp;WarmingUp;WarmingUp;TheGlassCastle;JeannetteWallsisasuccessfuleditor,journalist,andwriter.ThebookTheGlassCastleisaboutthechildhoodofJeannetteWalls,herfamily,theirlifestyle,andWalls’career.Itisverypopular,abest-seller.Thetitleofthebookcamefromapromisethatthewriter’sfathermade.Hesaid,byfindingalotofgold,hewouldbuildaglasscastleforthefamilytolivein.

;TheGlassCastle

1IneverbelievedinSantaClaus.

2Noneofuskidsdid.MomandDadrefusedtoletus.They

couldn’taffordexpensivepresents,andtheydidn’twant

ustothinkweweren’tasgoodasotherkidswho,on

Christmasmorning,foundallsortsoffancytoysunderthe

treethatweresupposedlyleftbySantaClaus.Sotheytold

usallabouthowotherkidsweredeceivedbytheirparents,

howthetoysthegrown-upsclaimedweremadebylittle

elveswearingbellcapsintheirworkshopattheNorthPole

actuallyhadlabelsonthemsayingMADEINJAPAN.;

3“Trynottolookdownonthoseotherchildren,”Momsaid.“It’s

nottheirfaultthatthey’vebeenbrainwashedintobelieving

sillymyths.”

4WecelebratedChristmas,butusuallyaboutaweekafter

December25,whenyoucouldfindperfectlygoodbows

andwrappingpaperthatpeoplehadthrownawayand

Christmastreesdiscardedontheroadsidethatstillhad

mostoftheirneedlesandevensomesilvertinselhanging

onthem.MomandDadwouldgiveusabagofmarblesor

adolloraslingshotthathadbeenmarkedwaydowninan

after-Christmassale.;5Dadlosthisjobatthegypsummineaftergettinginan

argumentwiththeforeman,andwhenChristmascamethat

year,wehadnomoneyatall.OnChristmasEve,Dadtook

eachofuskidsoutintothedesertnightonebyone.Ihad

ablanketwrappedaroundme,andwhenitwasmyturn,I

offeredtoshareitwithDad,buthesaidnothanks.Thecold

neverbotheredhim.Iwasfivethat