Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays 英语课件.pptVIP

Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays Writing Three Thank-you Letters----by Alex Haley Reading Comprehension(1) – T/F/? The author served in the U.S. military. The author used to expressed his thanks to those who had done so much to him before. There are at least three people who had been particular helpful to the author. Those who received letters give their thanks to the author in return. The author’s father was a retired professor. Nelson used to ask his students to pray every morning. The Grandma spent hours spelling the words on her own. Human beings have a secret longing for the being appreciated. Difficult Sentences: My ship, the USS Murzim , had been under way for several days. What does USS stand for? It stands for “ United States Ship” （美国军舰） ?… this Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey. (L 8-9) Paraphrase: On the morning of this Thanksgiving, we had been busy preparing a traditional dinner, in which the roast turkey is the typical food. The embarrassing truth was Id always just accepted what theyd done, taken all of it for granted. (L28-29) What does “it” mean here? It refers to “ what they have done” take sth for granted =accept without verification or proof /take to be the case or to be true P 173 -1 I realized, swallowing hard, that about half of them had since died -- so they were forever beyond any possible expression of gratitude from me. (L33-34) What does the author indicate by saying “ swallow hard”? If you swallow, you make a movement in your throat as if you are swallowing sth, often because you are nervous or frightened. Here the author tried to control his sad emotion by doing so. Paraphrase: … so I would never have the chances to express my gratitude to them. Then I pictured the three who were still alive and, within minutes, I was down in my cabin. Picture : remember/ think of 我还能 回忆起我童年时住的那座房子。 … the equal of which I had not found since. (L 63) P