Unit_1_Text_1_My_first_Job我的第一份工作.ppt

My first Job;2). The headmaster like the young man at the first sight. 3). The headmaster saw eyes to eyes with the writer as far as children’s games are concerned. 4). The writer was not happy about his having to teach algebra and geometry, but he did not mind having to walk a mile along the dusty road to the park. 5). The young man was satisfied with the salary he would get. 6). The writer did not feel unhappy at the idea of working under the headmaster’s wife.;2. Some of the new words:;dreary=cheerless/ gloomy 忧郁的／沉闷的 drearily/ dreariness gable=triangular sash window 垂直拉窗 rotund=rounded=plump 肥硕的　rotundity moustache=hairs that grow on a man’s upper lip Freckle雀斑　　tweed 粗花呢 Ample= enough/abundant 充足的／丰富的 ampleness/amply ;loop=to fasten, join or encircle with loops or a loop 环绕　 air=expression 神情 colonel 上校　　　　private 二等兵 Grunt=to make short sounds or a few words in a rough voice 咕哝着说出 Stale=dry and unappetizing 不新鲜的，陈旧的　　stale bread stale joke/news /check/debt 老掉牙的玩笑／过时的新闻／过期支票／失失效债务 dingy=dirty and discolored/darkened with smoke and grime 黑暗的／肮脏的 dingily /dinginess ;Margarine 黄油　　crumb碎屑／面包屑　少许　　eraser crumb 橡皮碎屑crumbs of comfort少许安慰　 Crumbs of knowledge　点滴的知识 Mantelpiece 壁炉架　bloodshot 充满血丝的　bloodshot eyes Mumble= to say something too quietly and not clearly 咕哝 mutter and mumble吞吞吐吐 　 mumbled an insincere apology 含糊地说出无诚意的道歉 ;singularly =remarkably 特别地／非常地／非凡地 diffidently 缺乏自信地／踌躇地 relentlessly 无情地／残酷地／苛刻地 appal =to shock someone by being very bad or unpleasant 使惊骇／使沮丧 Dismay=to destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread 使惊恐／使丧气 tramp重步行走／踏／践踏 tramp down snow 把雪踏实;3. Read the text once again and tell the main idea of each paragraph:;Paraphrase the following sentences:;Three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interview. Three days later I received a letter, asking me to go Croydon to have an interview. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were u