想想过去的苦,比比今天的甜. ~ doing sth:
I can’t recall meeting her before. 我想不起来以前曾经见过她。
7)oblivious: adj.~ (of/to sth) not aware of sth; not noticing/not knowing about e.g. She was oblivious to our warnings. 她忘了我们的提醒。
She gradually became oblivious to the noise. 她渐渐地变得不在意吵闹声了。
8)capture: to succeed in recording, showing, or describing a situation or feeling, using words or pictures
e.g. The article captured the mood of the nation. 这篇文章把国民的情绪表达得淋漓尽致。
In his traveling report, he tried to capture the beauty of the Great Waterfalls. 他努力在他的这篇游记中记录下大瀑布的美。
Make Observations
The narrator notices many small things happening at the airport as expressions of love between people. Have you also noticed acts of love in your life? Make a comparison between Chinese and American styles of showing love in places of meeting and departure. Are there any differences? Language Work
students are asked to complete the Language Work on Page 7 and 8 in pairs. Then have some students report their work. Later, Teacher may explain the expressions that are confusing to the students and check the answers. Part 3 Extended Activities Read More
students will be given a little time to read Read More. After reading, Teacher may try to ask some students about the main idea of the text. (This text’s main idea is not so clear. Teacher may point out the theme of the story is a universal theme, the struggle between parents and children, as children grow up and become at once more demanding and more independent.)
? Notes
1. The theme of the story: it is a universal theme, the struggle between parents and children, as children grow up and become at once more demanding and more independent. 2. show you their teeth: (The children) grow older, hence increasingly independent.
3. resort to torture: (The children) will have to struggle to find the answers by
experiencing hardship in life, or the children may force the answers out of their parents by persistently pestering them. The meaning of this sentence is open to debate.
Grammar work
1. Original: John and Mary are friends and the both like classical music. Correct: John and Mary are friends and both like classical music. 2. Original: No one of us think so. Correct: None of us think so.
3. Original: Tom was no where to be found. His teacher looked everywhere for him but in vain. Correct: Tom was nowhere to be found. His teacher looked everywhere for him, but in vain.
4. Original: Every one of the children in the United States is to receive some form of education. Correct: Every child in the United States is to receive some form of education. 5. Original: Every sex has its own physical characteristics. Correct: Each sex has its own physical characteristics. 6. Original: Each my aunts gave me gifts for Christmas.
Correct: Each of my aunts gave me gifts for Christmas. 7. Original: The house he lives in is half mile away. Correct: The house he lives in is half a mile away.
8. Original: The police have each reason to believe that he is the murderer. Correct: The police have every reason to believe that he is the murderer. Word Formation
Translation ( review the words and phrases from the texts)