大学英语第九单元精读课件.ppt

Understand the whole text very well Know more skills of writing a narration Analysis of the text QA Writing techniques Expressions In living memory 在人们的记忆力 In the depths of the country 穷乡僻壤 A whistling stream of cold air 飓飓的寒气 Go on strike 罢工 Be/ have sold out 售完 To and from 往返 On one occasion 一次 On and off 断断续续 come to no harm 完好无损 Be devoted to sb 非常热爱 Smooth over 消除 掩饰 Churn up 翻腾 On order 订购中 An introduction to the cold winter. Outdoor and indoor descriptions of the winter. The snow finally thawed as late March came 1-2 3-8 9 When where who what How Emotion (line 24) In the depths of the country (line2) Robert Best and his family member The central heating system proved both inadequate and uncooperative Bought oil-stoves The water pipes froze Brought water from a nearby farm When thawed, water squirted from all directions from the house Asked the plumber for help   The writer carefully selects a subject which has made a clear impression on him and wants to evoke sympathy from the reader. What’s more, the writer wrote the article in a humorous way, which shows that he is a positive person, even though the weather is terrible, he stilled faced it optimistically. 1.The weather was so cold that the birds’ reaction became slow. . It here means “stopped working”. The clause means “our central heating system just refused to work”. In other words, it broke down. This is an e