NEW HORIZON COLLEGE ENGLISH

1. NEW HORIZON COLLEGE ENGLISH

2. BOOK FOUR UNIT ONE SECTION A The Temptation of a Respectable Woman

3. 1.Pre-reading Activities 2.Text Analysis Questions Main idea and Structure 3.Language Points 4.Summary How to apply to our real life the typical expressions and patterns taken from the text Blank filling 5.Exercises 6.Writing 议论文与说明文写作技巧 All the exercises for Section A

4. 1.Pre-reading Activities 1.Why was Gaston`s, Gouvernail, staying at the plantation? 2.What did Mrs. Baroda think of Gouvernail? 3.Why did Mrs. Baroad leave the platation?

5. 2.Text Analysis 1. What is the text mainly about? At first, Mrs. Baroda didn’t like her husband’s friend, Gouvernail, whom she found far from a man of wit but a dull man hard to read. One night, however, a conversation between them opened up and revealed his true personality, which proved to be a strong temptation to her, a respectable woman. But in the end, she withstood and overcame that temptation.

6. 2.Text Analysis--Main Idea 2. How is the text organized? This reading passage is made up of several episodes organized according to time sequence, with the episodes centered on the narration, through cause-and-effect, of the changes in Mrs. Baroda’s emotion and attitude concerning her husband’s friend, Gouvernail. The whole process undergoes several distinct stages.

7. 2.Text Analysis-- Structure Mrs. Baroda’s strong dislike for the man Paras. 1-10 Her inner desire to get close to the man Paras. 11-18 Her sensible resolve to move away from him Paras. 19-20 Her further struggle against the temptation Para. 21 Victory of her reason over the temptation Paras. 22-24

8. 2.Text Analysis-- Structure Main idea? Mrs. Baroda was unhappy to know that Gouvernail, her husband’s friend, would come to stay on their plantation. Part I (Para. 1) Devices for developing it? The story began with the narration of Mrs. Baroda’s psychological reaction to Gouvernail’s arrival.

9. 2.Text Analysis-- Structure Main idea? Mrs. Baroda felt puzzled about Gouvernail’s quiet personality and disappointed at being unable to penetrate his silence. Part II (Paras. 2-10) Devices for developing it? Cause-and-effect(因果法)

10. Effect: Gouvernail’s quiet personality puzzled Mrs. Baroda. Cause 1: After a few days with the guest, ___ ______________________________________. Cause 2: She left her husband and his guest alone together but she found ______________ _______________________. Cause 3: She imposed her company upon him and____________________________________ ______ but without success. In paragraph II, the device of cause-and-effect is employed to describe why and how Mrs. Baroda disliked Gouvernail so much. she could understand him no better than at first that Gouvernail hardly noticed her absence pressed her attempt to penetrate the silence

11. 2.Text Analysis-- Structure Main idea? One night Gouvernail came to sit beside Mrs. Baroda and talked about his past and present. His talk and voice was so great an appeal to her that she desired to touch him. But, she withstood the temptation and chose to stay away from her house. Part III (Paras. 11-20) Devices for developing it? Deduction (演绎法)

12. 2.Text Analysis-- Structure Main idea? Despite her husband’s strong desire for Gouvernail’s another visit, Mrs. Baroda was bitterly opposed to it, which implies her further struggle against the temptation. Part IV (Paras. 21) Devices for developing it? Explanation (解释法)

13. 2.Text Analysis-- Structure Main idea? Before the year ended, Mrs. Baroda proposed, from the bottom of her heart, to have Gouvernail visit them again. For she had overcome everything, including the temptation. Part V (Paras. 22-24) Devices for developing it? Dialogue (对话法)

14. 3.Language Points 1. 得知······而不快/高兴/惊讶/痛心 to be annoyed/delighted/surprised/distressed to learn that… 听道你妻子去世的消息我很难过. I am much distressed to hear the news of your wife`s death.

15. 3.Language Points • 和以前一样不了解某人 to understand sb. no better than at first 他学了7年英语，但遗憾的是他还和以前一样不懂英语。 After seven years of study, the unlucky fact was that he knew English no better than at first.

16. 3.Language Points 3. 试图做某事 to press one’s attempt to do sth. 许多大学生一毕业就想找份好工作，但成功者甚少。他们必须调整就业观念。 Many a college student presses his attempt to land an ideal job on graduation, but few make it. They must adjust their outlooks on employment.

17. 3.Language Points 4. 没有给某人添麻烦 to give sb. no trouble 有时候，保持沉默比畅所欲言给你制造的麻烦更多。 Sometimes, keeping quiet gives you more trouble than speaking your mind freely.

18. 3.Language Points 5. 为某事做一些安排 to plan somewhat for sth. 老练的小伙子为这次“邂逅”做了充分的安排，以至于这个天真的姑娘真的把它看成偶遇了。 The sophisticated boy planned so much for the “encounter” that it seemed quite unexpected to the naive girl.

19. 3.Language Points 6. 认真对待某人/某事 to take sb./sth. seriously 你可以对自己的外表马马虎虎，但是你必须非常认真地对待你所从事的工作。 You may take lightly what you look like, but you must take very seriously what you engage in.

20. 3.Language Points 7. 对······大惊小怪 to make a fuss about… 睡懒觉只是年轻人的一个普遍习惯,与道德无关。不必为此小题大做。 Getting up late is nothing but a common habit among the young and has no bearing on morality. There is no need to make a fuss about it.

21. 3.Language Points 8. （使）筋疲力尽 to run down 做事切不可半途而废，否则将前功尽弃。 Never do things by halves; otherwise, that will run down all the good work you have done.

22. 3.Language Points 9. 丝毫不曾怀疑······ without a suspicion/doubt that… 全家人沐浴在温馨与幸福之中，从未怀疑过祖母曾经历了一段令人神魂颠倒的婚外恋。 The whole family are bathed in warmth and happiness, without a doubt that their grandmother once had a fascinating experience of extramarital love.

23. 3.Language Points 10. 陶醉于······ to drink in… 回归自然、陶醉于大自然的美景之中似乎是多数城市人心中的奢望。 Going back to nature and drinking in its genuine beauty seems to be a wild expectation in the minds of most citizens.

24. 3.Language Points 11. 很想做某事 to be greatly tempted to do sth. 每次当你很想做某事时，明智的做法是三思而后行。 Whenever you’re greatly tempted to do something, it is wise of you to think twice before going about it.

25. 3.Language Points 12. 没有抵挡住诱惑 to yield to the temptation 我们屈服于诱惑的倾向往往源于心理准备不足。 More often than not, our inclination to yield to temptation originates from lack of psychological preparation.

26. 3.Language Points 13.某人某人做了某事, 结果却发现/明白/注意到/意识到······ Sb. did sth. only to find/see/notice/ realize (that)… 这个新手把该问题处理了两个星期，结果意识到他用了一个错误的原理 The green hand has been tackling the problem for two weeks, only to realize that he had applied a wrong principle.

27. 3.Language Points 14.为了达到某个目的，某人做了某事， Sb. did sth. (in order/in an effort ) to do sth. else. But it hardly worked. 为了取悦他懊恼的妻子，这位男士连续几天给她买很昂贵的玫瑰花，但仍不奏效。 To please his annoyed wife, the gentleman bought her expensive roses for days on end. But it hardly worked.

28. 4.Summary Gouvernail was in no sense a shy man. He talked freely and intimately in a low, hesitating voice that was not unpleasant to hear. Mrs. Baroda only vaguely grasped what he was saying. She only drank in the _____ of his voice. As she listened to him, she felt a foolish feeling _____ her. Only the fact ____ she was a __________ and upright woman stopped her ____ touching him. Her strength of character forced her _________ away from him _____ her _______ feelings tried to push her towards him. _________ she could politely leave him tones seized that respectable from physically while internal As soon as 下一页

29. 4.Summary she felt relieved. _______ Mrs. Baroda did not _____ with her husband the feelings she ______________. She did resolve, however, to _____________ the plantation as quickly as possible. The next morning she left early and ____ an early morning train to the city. In summer Gaston ________ his friend returning but his wife would not _______ the idea. ________, before the year was ____, much to her husband’s _______, she suggested that Gouvernail ______. At that moment only she herself knew why. Sensibly share had experienced get away from took spoke of yield to However over surprise return

30. 5.Exercises 《读写教程4》EX: II, P. 8 《读写教程4》EX: III, P. 8 《读写教程4》EX: IV, P. 9 《读写教程4》EX: V, P. 9 《读写教程4》EX: VI, P. 10 《读写教程4》EX: VII, P. 10 《读写教程4》EX: VIII, P. 11 《读写教程4》EX: IX, P. 11 《读写教程4》EX: X, P. 12 《读写教程4》EX: XI, P. 12 Comprehension Vocabulary Collocation Word Building Structure Translation

31. Ⅵ. Writing Meditations Derived from an Occurrence 1. 简述某一故事/事故/经历 2. 分析其意义/原因/影响 3. 提出合理的建议 （夹叙夹议类） 写作模式 参考范文

32. Ⅵ. Writing Meditations Derived from Mrs. Baroda’s Story 1) 简述巴罗达太太的故事。 2）分析其现实意义。 3）我们怎样应对诱惑？

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