新视野大学英语课件_Book1－6The Widow.pptVIP

Unit 6 Section A The Widow Background Information Some questions: How will a widow or widower feel in her or his life? What can we see in a wedding album? What gifts do people often send to the bride and bride groom in their wedding ceremony? What do you know about the organization of the passage? How does the author recall the past life? What do you know from the recalling? Text Structure Analysis: Part I (Paras.1-2): The quotations the widow stores in a notebook remind her of the painful memory of her late husband. Main idea of the text: The quotations taken from Cabin Fever bring the widow back in time to her wedding day and married life, which was as happy and peaceful as a strange woman predicted at the wedding ceremony. Words and Expressions underline: draw a line under; give added attention to… to show importance  (Para 1) People often underline some important sentences in the passages to show emphasis. 人们通常在文章中一些重要的句子下划线以示强调。 His leaving underlined his negative attitude toward the evening party. 他的离席说明他对晚会所持的否定态度（不喜欢这个晚会）。 2. share with: give part of what you have to sb (para 1) May I share the honor with you all? 请允行我与你们分享这份荣誉。 You must share the spending with Wang Tong. 你必须与王彤分担这笔开支。 Before I end, let me share with you one story. 在我陈述结束前，我想告诉您一个故事。 3. quotation:A quatation is sth one quotes from sombody else’s article, speech, etc. (Para 1) He quoted the president’s speech to support his idea. 他引用总统的演讲来证明自己的观点。 To quote an old saying, every dog has his day. 用句老话来说，人人都有得意时。 It’s not good to use too many quotation in a paper. 论文里引用内容太多不好。 4. be clothed in: be completely covered by something (Para 4) There is an angel clothed in flames in the picture. 画面上出现的是一位被火焰包围着的天使。 From the colleagues and old schoolmates came cheerful good wishes clothed in friendly jokes. 同事和老同学们开着玩笑，话语中传达着美好的祝福。 5. sympathize, sympathy, symp