新編英语教程UnitTwelve(toss).docVIP

PAGE PAGE 8 Unit Twelve Text I I. Writing Skills This is a short piece of narrative writing about an unforgettable winter. The writer carefully selects a subject which has made a clear impression on him and wants to evoke sympathy from the reader. He aims at telling the reader about the sufferings experienced in the extreme cold by establishing the situation in the first two short introductory paragraphs. He tries to convey a distinct impression of the extreme cold both outside and inside by setting out specific and concrete details. It is precisely the mention of such particular things as definite colours and sounds, and specific action and attitudes of people that awaken the reader’s interest and win his sympathy. II. Language Points 1. in living memory：in the years which can be remembered by some people still alive e.g. The plane tragedy last year was the most serious one in living memory. The earthquake in Tangshan in 1976 was the biggest tragedy in living memory. in the depths of : 在... 深处（多做复数） e.g. Coal miners have to work in the depths of the earth. The ship sank in the depths of the ocean. in the ~ of the winter (late winter) 隆冬 in the ~ of despair 极度绝望中 in the ~ of my heart 在内心深处 Note: (sometimes) in the depth of winter/ my heart c.f. at a depth of 在 ... 的深度 e.g. Water was found at a depth of 10 meters. (10 meters deep) round about round about (adv.) nearby e.g. He lives somewhere round about. There are not many houses round about. (prep.): about e.g. Come round about 2 o’clock. There must have been round about 1,000 people here. (prep.) around e.g. She sat with her children round about her. b) b) ② roundabout (adj.): not going or coming by the shortest way, or not using the most direct way e.g. I heard the news in a roundabout way. We came by a roundabout route. on and off: from time to time; occasionally; e.g. I write to my friend in America on and off. He comes to see me on a