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Unit5

SectionA

WeepingforMySmokingDaughter

DetailedstudyoftheText

1.Whilesheisdoingherhomework,herfeetonthebenchinfrontofherandhercalculator

clickingoutanswerstohergeometryproblems…(Para.1)

→Inthesentence,her“feetonthebenchinfrontofher”isanexpressionthatdescribesthe

behaviororaminoreventwhichgoestogetherwiththemajoreventdescribedintheclause.

Anotherexample:

Themansatinthefrontrow,hishandsonthetable.那男子坐在前排，手放在桌子上。

Thistypeofexpressioncanberewrittenbyaddingwith“”.Theaboveexamplecanthusbe

rewrittenasfollows:

Themansatinthefrontrow,withhishandsonthetable.

Similarly,hercalculatorclickingoutanswers“”performsasimilarfunctionandcanberewrittenin

asimilarway:withhercalculatorclickingoutanswers.

2.…Iamlookingatthehalf-emptypackageofCamelstossedcarelesslycloseathand.(Para.1)

★athand:closeby;near

WhenBettywrites,shealwayskeepsadictionaryathand.贝蒂写作时，手边总放着一本词

典。

Fortunatelytherewassomeoneathand,soweaskedhimtodeliverthemessageatonce.幸好

旁边有个人，我们就请他立即把信送去。

3.…they’refiltered,forwhichIamgrateful.(Para.1)

Meaning:…theyhavefiltersonthem(tomakethemlessharmful),andI’mthankfulforthat.

★begratefulfor:bethankfulfor

Weareverygratefultoyouforyourhelpwhenweareintrouble.我们非常感谢你在我们困

难时给予的帮助。

Theoldmanwasmostgratefultohisneighborsforsendingforadoctor.老人非常感谢邻居

们为他叫来了医生。

→Payattentiontotheprep.“+which”st