综合英语II 第二册参考书 Unit 3 Text A A Gift of Light.docVIP

Unit Three Text A A Gift of Light Detailed Study of the Text: The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. (para. 1) The passengers on the bus watched with pity as the beautiful woman with the white cane moved carefully up the steps. to make one’s way (to/towards sth): to move or get somewhere; to make progress, e.g. The two women made their way into the woods. Will you be able to make your own way to the airport? Then she settled in, placed her briefcase on her lap and rested her cane against her legs. (para. 1) to settle in: to move into a new home, job, etc and start to feel comfortable there, e. g. We move house on Friday, but we’ll take another week to settle in There’s plenty of time to get settled in. Due to a medical misdiagnosis, she had been rendered sightless,…(para. 2) Because of a medical misdiagnosis, she had been made sightless… render: (formal) to make, to cause sb/sth to be in a particular state or condition, e.g. The blow rendered him unconscious. He was momentarily rendered speechless with joy. Once a fiercely independent woman, Susan felt condemned by this twist of fate to become a powerless burden on everyone around her. (paragragh 3) Susan was once pretty independent, but now she was forced by this change in her life to become powerless. She had to depend on everyone around her. fiercely：(informal) extremely bad or severe,e.g. she’s fiercely competitive. A cloud of depression hung over Susan. (Para. 4) Susan felt rather depressed and worried. Mark was an air force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart.(Para. 4) with all one’s heart: sincerely, completely, e.g. He welcomed the visitors with all his heart. I hope with all my heart that things work out for you. At first, this comforted Susan, and fulfilled Mark’s need to protect his sightless wife who was so insecure about performing the slightest task. (Para. 5) insecure (adj.): not confi