大学英语精读第3册unit 5.ppt

After Reading_8.2 4. All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right. — Stoddard, American poet 5. Genius only means hard-working all one’s life. — Mendeleyev, Russian chemist 做一切事都应尽力而为，半途而废永远不行。 —— 美国诗人 斯托达德 天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。 —— 俄国化学家 门捷列耶夫 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic. Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her. Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. “Is Mother all right?” I asked Dad. “She’s having a little trouble with her typing,” he said. “She needs to practice. I think she’d appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.” “I already do a lot,” I said, immediately on guard. “I know you do,” Dad said evenly. “And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college.” I honestly didn’t care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand. Article4_W_respond.2 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1) The most serious politicians are those who the most readily to change. 2) He that he wouldn’t go with us. 3) He likes the children and they to him. 4) I asked him where to go, but he didn’t . 5) I his threat