Transcript 第一册unit5

Unit Five
The Treasure in the
Orchard
Teaching plan
Task1: Ways of requiring
Situation: A short play
Pattern: Oral
Task2: A congratulation letter
Situation: Successes and Achievements
Pattern: Writing
Task3: Welfare and wealth
Situation: A movie or cartoon
Pattern: Discussion
Background Information
The Treasure in the Orchard
Fable
Aesop
Phoenix
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The Treasure in the Orchard
This story is taken from Aesop’s
Fables: The Hare and the Tortoise and
Other Stories.
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Fable
A fable is a short story or folk tale
with a moral at the end. It often, but not
necessarily, makes metaphorical use of
an animal as its central character. In
some cases usage of the term has been
extended to include stories with mythical
or legendary elements. An author of
fables is a fabulist. The word fabulous
strictly means pertaining to fables,
although
in
recent
decades
its
metaphorical meanings have been taken
literally.
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Aesop
Aesop (from the Greek Aisopos),
famous for his Fables, is supposed to have
lived from about 620 to 560 B.C. Aesop’s
fables are still taught as moral lessons and
used as subjects for various entertainments,
especially children’s plays and cartoons.
Other fables by Aesop include: “The
Lion and the Mouse”, “The Ant and the
Grasshopper”, “The Fox and the Goat”, “The
Fox and the Crane (or Crow) ”, “The Fox and
the Grapes”, “The Dog and the Bone”, “The
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”, “The Boy who
Cried Wolf”, “The Hen (or Goose) that Laid
the Golden Eggs”, “The Town Mouse and the
Country Mouse”, “The North Wind and the
Sun”, “The Ass in the Lion’s Skin”, “The Lion
and the Mouse”, and “The Old Man and
Death”.
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Phoenix
The phoenix is a legendary Arabian bird
said to periodically burn itself to death and
emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix;
according to most versions only one
phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself
every 500 years.
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Text A The Treasure in the Orchard
Text A Exercises
Practical Writing
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Text A
Starter
What is wealth and what kind of wealth do dying people hope to
leave their children? With your classmates, discuss the best replies
to these two statements.
Wealth is:
1.
2.
3.
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Text A
Dying people hope to leave their children:
1.
2.
3.
Now read the following passage and find out what treasure the
gardener left in the orchard for his children.
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Text A
The Treasure in the Orchard
Author Unknown
1 An old gardener who was dying sent for his two sons to come
to his bedside, as he wished to speakN to them.
When they came in
answer to his request, the old man, raising himself on his pillows,
pointed through the window towards his orchard.
2 “You see that orchard?” said he.
3 “Yes, Father, we see the orchard.”
4 N“For years it has given the best of fruit — golden oranges, red
apples, and cherries bigger and brighter than rubies!”
5 “To be sure, Father. It has always been a good orchard!”
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treasure //: n. (stone of) gold, silver, jewels, etc. 金银财宝；
财富
e.g.
hidden treasure
buried treasure
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秘藏的财宝
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埋藏的财宝
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寻找宝藏
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挖掘宝藏
look for treasure
dig up treasure
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Questions About This Paragraph
1) How did the gardener feel about his orchard?
He was very proud of his orchard.
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Notes on the Text
When they came in answer to his request, the old man, raising himself on his
pillows, pointed through the window towards his orchard.
两个儿子应他的要求来了，老人坐直身子靠在枕头上，指向窗外的果园。
动词raise的现在分词raising修饰句中谓语动词pointed，表示伴随该动作发生的状态。
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For years it has given the best of fruit — golden oranges, red apples, and
cherries bigger and brighter than rubies!
多年来，它一直出产最好的水果——黄澄澄的橘子，红艳艳的苹果，还有比红宝石还要
大还要晶莹鲜亮的樱桃！
状语for years 前置，起强调作用。破折号后面的部分是fruit的同位语。
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send for: send sb. to fetch 派人去请，派人去叫，派人去拿
e.g.
The child is running a high fever. We must send for a doctor at once.
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孩子在发高烧。我们必须马上去请医生来。
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… as he wished to speak to them.
as 引导原因状语从句时，从句放在主句前后皆可。
又如：
As it was getting late, I decided to stop at a hotel.
T
因为天色渐晚，我决定停下来住旅馆。
You can go first as you’re the oldest.
T
您先请，因为您年纪最大。
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in answer to: as an answer to 作为对∙∙∙的回答（或响应)
e.g.
I’m writing in answer to your letter of October 6th.
T
我现在写信答复您10月6日的来信。
She nodded in answer to his question.
T
对他提出的问题，她点头作答。
The doctor came at once in answer to my phone call.
T
医生一接到我的电话立刻就来了。
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request //: n. an act of asking for sth. , esp. politely 要求; 请求
e.g.
特殊要求
a special request
T
a polite request
T
礼貌的请求
a written request
T
书面请求
I’ve put in / made a request for a room with a view of the sea.
T
我已经提出请求，要一个临海的房间。
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… raising himself on his pillows…:
……坐直身子靠在枕头上……
现在分词短语修饰句中谓语动词pointed，表示伴随该动作发生的状态。
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golden //: a. like gold in color or value金的，金制的；金色的；
像黄金一样贵重的
e.g.
golden hair
T
金发
a golden opportunity
T
良机
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to be sure: having no doubt; of course; one must admit that
毫无疑问; 当然；必须承认
e.g.
To be sure this job will require a lot of hard work.
T
做这项工作肯定要非常努力。
To be sure it’s a long walk to the shops, but you’re young and strong.
T
去那些商店是要走很远的路，可你年富力强。
This is not his best book, to be sure, but it is still worth reading.
T
这确实不是他最好的书，但仍值得一读。
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orchard //: n. piece of land in which fruit trees are grown
果园
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gardener //: n. person who works in a garden, either for pay or
as a
hobby 园丁；园艺家
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pillow //: n. 枕
头
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cherry //: n. 樱桃；樱
桃树
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ruby //: n.
红宝石
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6 The old gardener nodded his head, time and time again. He
looked at his hands — they were worn from the spade that he had
used all his life. Then he looked at the hands of his sons and saw that
their nails were polished and their fingers as white as those of any
fine lady’s.
7 “You have never done a day’s work in your lives, you two!”
said he. “I doubt if you ever will! But I have hidden a treasure in my
orchard for you to find. You will never possess it unless you dig it up.
It lies midway between two of the trees, not too near, yet not too far
from the trunks. It is yours for the trouble of digging — that is all!”
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Questions About These Paragraphs
2) What were the differences between the father’s and the sons’ hands?
The father’s hands were worn but the sons were white and fine.
3) How often did the sons do work before the gardener died?
They had never done a day’s work.
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nod //: v. move (one’s head) up and down as a greeting or to show
agreement, etc.点(头)(表示同意,打招呼等)
e.g.
She could not speak but just nodded her head.
T
她说不出话，只是点了点头。
She nodded (her head) without saying anything.
T
她点了点头，什么话也没说。
They nodded at us, so we nodded back.
T
他们朝我们点点头，我们也点头示意。
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time and time again: many times; repeatedly 多次；一再，反复地
e.g.
I’ve told you time and time again — make sure you look before you
cross the road.
T
我已经再三告诉过你们, 过马路前一定要先向左右看一看。
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spade //: n. tool for digging with a wooden handle and a broad
metal
blade 锹，铲
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all one’s life: for the whole of one’s life 一辈子，毕生
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nail //: n. 指甲；钉子
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polish //: vt. cause the surface of (sth.) to be smooth and shiny by
rubbing 擦光；擦亮
e.g.
polish my shoes
T
polish the furniture
polished wood
T
擦我的鞋
T
打磨家具
抛光的木料
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… as white as those of any fine lady’s.
……像闲雅女士的手指一样白皙。
在 as… as 结构中，第一个 as 是副词，而第二个 as 可以是连词或介词。
又如：
He tries as hard as I do to save money.
T
他像我一样拼命省钱。
petals as pale as pearls
T
淡雅如珍珠的花瓣
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you two: you 后面可跟一个复数名词或数字。
e.g.
It’s time you kids got some sleep.
T
孩子们，该睡会儿觉了。
Are you two ready？
T
你们俩准备好了吗？
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hide //: (hid / /, hidden //) vt. put or keep
out of sight
把∙∙∙藏起来，隐藏
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possess /z/: vt. have (sth.) as one’s belonging; own 占有，拥有
e.g.
She gave everything she possessed to the poor.
T
她把她拥有的一切都给了穷人。
He possesses several Picassos.
T
他拥有好几幅毕加索的画。
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dig //: (dug //) vt. (use a tool such as a spade to) turn over (land)
in (a place) 掘，挖
dig up: remove (sth.) from the ground by digging 掘起; 挖掘出
e.g.
The police have been digging up his back garden.
T
警察把他家的后花园挖了个底朝天。
They’ve dug up a hidden treasure.
T
他们挖出了秘藏的财宝。
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midway //: ad. in the middle; halfway 当中；中间；
半途
e.g.
The city is midway between Beijing and Shijiazhuang.
T
这座城市位于北京和石家庄之间。
He became ill midway through the holiday.
T
假期过半时他病了。
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trunk //: n. main stem of a tree, from which the branches grow 树干
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Then he sent them
away, and soon afterwards
he died. So the orchard
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became the property of his
sons, and
without any
delay, they set to work to dig
for the treasure that had
been promised them.
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… without any delay, they set to work to dig for the treasure that had been
promised them.
……他们毫不迟延，立即开始工作，挖掘、寻找已经答应给他们的财宝。
set to work (开始工作)中的 work 是名词，不是动词；set to 后一般不可以直接跟动
词，只可以跟动名词。
promise后应跟双宾语，即promise sb. sth.。在 tha t引导的这句定语从句里，sb.
是 them, sth. 则是定语从句的先行词 treasure。
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send away: cause (sb.) to leave 使离去，把∙∙∙打发走
e.g.
I sent away a stranger who knocked at my door.
T
我打发走一个敲门的陌生人。
Send him away!
T
让他走开！
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afterwards //: ad. at a later time 以后, 过后，后来
e.g.
We went for a walk, and afterward(s) we ate lunch.
T
我们去散了散步，然后吃午饭。
She felt fine before dinner but was ill afterwards.
T
吃饭前她感觉挺好，但后来就病了。
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property //: n. thing or things that sb. owns 财产，资产; 所有物
e.g.
a lost property office
T
失物招领所
a man of property
T
有产者
That book is my property.
T
那本书是我的。
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delay //: n. 延迟；拖延；耽搁
e.g.
unnecessary delay
T
不必要的延误
We are very sorry for the delay in replying to your letter.
T
没能及时回信，我们深表歉意。
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without any delay: at once, immediately 立刻, 即刻
e.g.
Please send him the letter without any delay.
T
请不要拖延，马上把信寄给他。
They arrived to repair the machine without any delay.
T
他们即刻赶来修理机器。
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set to: begin doing sth. in an eager or a determined way 开始起劲地做某事
set to work: begin working hard 大干起来, 开始努力工作
注意：set to work中的work是名词，不是动词。set to work后可以接动词不定式，
但set to后面一般不可以接动词不定式，只可以接动名词。
e.g.
They set to work as soon as they arrived.
T
他们一到就大干起来。
We must set to work on that job as soon as possible.
T
我们必须尽快开始做那份工作。
He set to work to clean the room. /He set to cleaning the room.
T
他开始打扫房间。
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9 Well, they dug and dug, day after day, week after week, going
down the long alleys of fruit trees, never too near yet never too far
from the trunks. They dug up all the weeds and picked out all the
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stones, not because they liked weeding and cleaning, but because it
was all part of the hunt forN the buried treasure. Winter passed and
spring came, and never were there such blossoms as those which
hung the orange and apple and cherry trees with curtains of petals
pale as pearls and soft as silk. Then summer threw sunshine over the
orchard, and sometimes the clouds bathed it in cool, delicious rain. At
last the time of the fruit harvest came. But the two brothers had not
? yet found the treasure that was hidden among the roots of the trees.
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They dug up all the weeds and picked out all the stones, not because they
liked weeding and cleaning, but because it was all part of the hunt for the
buried treasure.
他们锄去所有的杂草，拣出所有的石块；不是因为他们喜欢除草和清理石块，而是因
为这是寻找埋藏的财宝必须做的事情。
这句中的 it 指代 weeding and cleaning 这件事。
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Winter passed and spring came, and never were there such blossoms as
those which hung the orange and apple and cherry trees with curtains of
petals pale as pearls and soft as silk.
冬去春来，橘子树上、苹果树上和樱桃树上开出了花，花瓣淡雅如珍珠，柔软如丝绸，
像窗帘般挂在树上，那花朵从来没有这样盛开过。
否定词 never 提前，起强调作用，句子中的主谓结构 there were 要倒装。
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Questions About This Paragraph
4) Why did the sons dig so hard?
Because they wanted to find the hidden treasure.
5) What treasure did they find after a year’s hard digging?
They found nothing.
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day after day: continuously; for many days 日复一日，一天又一天
similar expressions:
week after week, month after month, year after year
e.g.
The same problem seemed to come up day after day.
T
似乎每天都发生同样的问题。
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alley //: n. path bordered by trees in a garden（花园中两边有树的）小径
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pick out: remove by picking 拣出
e.g.
pick out the bad potatoes from the basket
T
把烂土豆从篮子里拣出来
pick out the mistakes in the paragraph
T
挑出这段中的错误
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weed //: n. wild plant that is not wanted in a garden, field, etc.
野草，杂草
注意：接下来一句中的 weeding 一词是动词 weed (除草) 的动名词形式。
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hunt //: 1. v. follow after, catch and sometimes kill (wild animals);
search
carefully (for); try to find
追猎，猎取；打猎；寻找；搜寻
2. n. a search, esp. one that is long and difficult
打猎搜索; 追寻
e.g.
begin a hunt for the missing child
T
开始搜寻失踪的孩子
the hunt for the lost property
T
搜寻丢失的财物
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bury //: vt. put (a dead person) in a grave; hide (sth.) in the earth
埋葬；掩埋；埋藏
e.g.
The boys buried the dead bird in the backyard.
T
男孩子们把死鸟埋在后院。
She buried the secret deep inside herself.
T
她把秘密深埋在心里。
The waste is buried deep underground.
T
废物埋在地下深处。
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never were there…: 英语中有否定意义的词, 如 never, seldom, little, not
until 等放在句首时，句子的主谓结构要倒装。
e.g.
Never did he speak about his own achievements.
Seldom has a speaker been so well received.
T
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他从不讲自己的成绩。
从没有哪位演说者如此受欢迎。
Little did I think that we were talking for the last time.
T
我没想到我们的这次谈话竟成诀别。
Not until all the demands had been turned down did the workers
decide to go on strike.
T
直到所有的要求遭到拒绝之后，工人们才决定罢工。
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blossom //: n. flower, esp. of a fruit tree
(尤指果树的)花；(一棵树上开出的)全部花朵
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hang //: ( hung // ) v. 悬挂，吊
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curtain //: n. 帘；窗帘；门帘；（舞台上的）幕，帷幕；帘状物；幕状
物
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petal //: n.
花瓣
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pale //: a. (of a person, his face, etc.) having little color; (of a color) not
bright or vivid
(指人、面色等) 苍白的，灰白的；(指颜色) 浅的，淡的
e.g.
look pale
T
（脸色）看起来苍白
turn pale
T
（脸色）变白
She went pale at the news.
T
听到这个消息，她一下变得面无人色。
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pearl //: n. 珍珠
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silk //: n. 丝；丝绸
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sunshine //: n. light and heat of the sun 日光，
阳光
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bathe //: vt. 给∙∙∙洗澡；使沐浴
e.g.
bathe the baby in warm water
T
用热水给宝宝洗澡
The green fields were bathed in a bright sunlight.
T
绿色的田野沐浴在灿烂的阳光中。
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delicious //: a. having a very pleasant taste; very pleasant
(when
tasted, smelled, etc.)
e.g.
美味的，可口的；芬芳的；怡人的
look/smell/taste delicious
T
看起来诱人 / 闻起来香 / 尝起来可口
That dish was simply delicious.
T
那道菜真好吃。
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harvest //: n. cutting and gathering of grain and other food
crops;
(amount of the) crop obtained
e.g.
收割；收获；收成
a good/rich/large harvest
a bad/poor harvest
T
T
丰收
歉收
Thanksgiving is a holiday when people in the USA thank God for the
annual harvest.
T
感恩节是美国人感谢上帝每年赐予他们收获的节日。
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root //: n. part of a plant that is under the ground; the real cause,
reason for sth.（植物的）根；根部；根源；根由，原因
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10 Then they sent for a merchant from the nearest town to buy
the fruit. It hung in great bunches, golden oranges, red apples, and
cherries bigger and brighter than rubies. The merchant looked at
them in open admiration.
11 “This is the finest crop I have yet seen,” said he. “I will give
you twenty bags of money for it!”
12 Twenty bags of money were more than the two brothers had
ever owned in their life. They struck the bargain in great delight and
took the money bags into the house, while the merchant made
arrangements to carry away the fruit.
13 “I will come again next year,” said he. “I am always glad to buy
crop likeN this. How you must have dug and weeded and worked to
get it!”
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How you must have dug and weeded and worked to get it!
你们肯定花了大力气挖地、除草、干活才种出这样的水果吧！
这是一句感叹句。句中的结构 must have done 是情态动词的一种用法，表示逻辑上
的必然性, 即按照某些现象推断过去肯定发生过的某事。
又如：
It’s already ten o’clock. They must have arrived there by now.
T
已经10点钟了，他们现在肯定已经到那里了。
I must have dropped my keys when I got out of the car.
T
我一定是下车时弄丢了钥匙。
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Questions About These Paragraphs
6) What did they get from one year’s hard work?
They got a good harvest.
7) How did they feel when the merchant gave them twenty bags of money?
They were very happy.
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merchant //: n. trader 商人
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bunch //: n. number of things (usu. of the same kind) growing,
fastened or grouped together 束；串；扎；捆
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open: a. without secrets, honest; frank 不加掩饰的，坦率的
e.g.
Their love affair is an open secret.
T
他们的恋爱是公开的秘密。
He was quite open with me.
T
他对我很坦率。
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admiration //: n. feeling of respect, warm approval or
pleasure
钦佩；赞赏；羡慕
in
admiration: 钦佩地；羡慕地
e.g.
T
We looked on in admiration as she showed us how to skate.
我们钦佩地看着她给我们演示如何滑冰。
介词 in 常常和表示感情的名词连用，表示“以…感情地”，如：in surprise 惊讶地，
in disbelief 不相信地，in delight 开心地。
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This is the finest crop I have yet seen.
这是我见过的最好的收成。
yet 用于形容词最高级后面，表示“到现在为止”。
e.g.
It’s my best effort yet.
T
这是我迄今付出的最大努力。
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more than: to a greater amount or degree than 比∙∙∙多（大/高）
e.g.
The noise is more than I could bear.
T
吵闹声太大，我受不了。
$300 for that shirt that’s more than I thought!
T
那件衬衣要300美元——比我想的贵多了。
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bargain //: n. agreement (to buy, sell, exchange, etc.), usu.
made
after some discussion; thing bought or sold cheaply
（买卖等双方的）协议；交易；便宜货
e.g.
T
成交
strike/make a bargain
T
A bargain was struck between the two sides.
双方成交。
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delight //: n. great pleasure; joy 快乐；高兴
e.g.
We danced around with/in delight.
T
我们开心地跳舞。
To my great delight, they phoned and offered me the job.
T
令我极为高兴的是，他们打电话通知决定录用我。
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arrangement //: n. 安排
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carry away: take away 拿走，搬走，运走
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Text A
14 N He went away, and the brothers sat eyeing each other
over the tops of the money bags. Their hands were rough and
toil worn, just as the old gardener’s had been when he died.
15 “Golden oranges and red apples and cherries bigger
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and brighter than rubies,” said one of them, softly. “I believe
that this is the treasure we have been digging for all year, the
very treasure our father meant!”
(591 words)
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Notes on the Text
He went away, and the brothers sat eyeing each other over the tops of the
money bags.
商人走了。两兄弟坐在那儿，目光越过钱袋顶看着对方。
eye 用作动词，表示“看、注视”。
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I believe that this is the treasure we have been digging for all year, the very
treasure our father meant!
我想这就是我们整整一年来一直在挖掘、寻找的财宝， 也正是我们父亲所指的财宝。
句中very是形容词，意思是“同一的、正是的”。
又如:
This is the very book I want!
T
这正是我想要的书。
You’re the very person we need for the job.
T
你正是我们这份工作所需要的人。
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Questions About These Paragraphs
8) Were they angry not to find any treasure in the orchard?
No, they were not.
9) What did they learn about the treasure in the end?
They learned that the real treasure was what they got from their own
work.
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rough //: a. having an uneven surface; not smooth
(表面) 不平滑的；粗糙的, 不平的
e.g.
The skin on his hands was quite rough.
T
他手上的皮肤相当粗糙。
反义词：smooth 光滑的
e.g.
You can make this rough piece of wood smooth with a tool.
T
你能用工具把这块粗糙的木头磨光。
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toil-worn / /: a. worn or worn out by toil 劳累的；疲惫不堪的
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the very treasure: 这个短语是句中 the treasure 的同位语。 the very person or
thing 意思是“正是提到的那个或那种（人或物）”。
e.g.
She seems to be the very person we need for the work.
T
她似乎正是我们需要来干这项工作的人。
“Is this the pen you wanted?” “It’s the very one; thanks.”
T
“这是你要的笔吗？”“正是这种笔，谢谢。”
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Text A Exercises
Reading Aloud
Understanding the Text
Reading Analysis
Vocabulary
Structure
Translation
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1 Read the following paragraphs until you have learned them by heart.
An old gardener who was dying sent for his two sons to come to
his bedside, as he wished to speak to them. When they came in
answer to his request, the old man, raising himself on his pillows,
pointed through the window towards his orchard.
“You see that orchard?” said he.
“Yes, Father, we see the orchard.”
“For years it has given the best of fruit — golden oranges, red
apples, and cherries bigger and brighter than rubies!”
“To be sure, Father. It has always been a good orchard!”
The old gardener nodded his head, time and time again. He
looked at his hands — they were worn from the spade that he had
used all his life. Then he looked at the hands of his sons and saw that
their nails were polished and their fingers as white as those of any
fine lady’s.
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2 Answer the following questions.
1. How did the gardener feel about his orchard?
2. What were the differences between the father’s and the son’s
hands?
3. How often did the sons work before the gardener died?
4. Why did the sons dig so hard?
5. What treasure did they find after a year’s hard digging?
6. What did they get from one year’s hard work?
7. How did they feel when the merchant gave them twenty bags of
money?
8. Were they angry not to find any treasure in the orchard?
9. What did they learn about the treasure in the end?
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3 Topics for Discussion.
1. What do you think of the treasure the father left his sons? Is it
more valuable than money?
2. What kind of treasure do you want your parents to leave you?
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4 Read Text A again and complete the following table.
Part
Ⅰ
Ⅱ
Topic
The
old man’s
____________
last words
The sons’
search (搜寻)
for treasure
Paragraph(s)
1-7
8-9
Main Idea
The dying old man told his
sons to _________________
dig for treasure
in the orchard in the hope
they would live a happy
that ___________________
_______________________.
life through their own work
The two brothers worked
hard in the orchard in order
_____________.
the treasure
to find
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Part
Ⅲ
Ⅳ
Topic
The finest
crop
The truth(真
相) about the
treasure
Paragraph(s)
10-13
14-15
Main Idea
Because of all the ___________
digging and
_______
weeding , the two brothers made a
lot of _______
money from the finest crop
that had yet resulted.
The two brothers finally understood
what
__________________________
their father really meant
before his death.
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5 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where
necessary.
bury
hunt
delay
merchant
delicious
nod
delight
possess
harvest
property
hide
request
possessed several big farms in the south of the country, he
1. Though he _________
left nothing to his children.
property in the fire.
2. The family were very sad because they lost all their _______
3. Can I have another piece of the cake? It’s simply ________.
delicious
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bury
hunt
delay
merchant
delicious
nod
delight
possess
harvest
property
hide
request
4. He got a great deal of _______
delight from his children
5. The farmers are expecting a good ________
harvest this year.
merchant
6. She was born in 1432, the daughter of a wealthy London ________,
whose business was selling shoes.
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bury
hunt
delay
merchant
delicious
nod
delight
possess
harvest
property
hide
request
buried their gold in the garden where they hoped nobody would be
7．They ______
able to find it.
requests for a crosswalk (人行横道)
8．They have turned down our repeated ________
near the school.
hunt they finally found a house they liked.
9．After a long _____,
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bury
hunt
delay
merchant
delicious
nod
delight
possess
harvest
property
hide
request
10. When the son asked his dying mother if she wanted some water to drink,
she _______
nodded her head by way of(作为) saying “Yes.”
delay of ten
11. Because of some problems with the engine, there will be a _______
minutes before the plane takes off.
hide her diary under her pillow.
12. Lily used to ____
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6 Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the forms
where necessary.
all one’s life
in answer to
set to
carry away
pick out
to be sure
day after day
dig up
send away
send for
time and time again
1. Suddenly a fight started and the restaurant owner had to _______
send for the
police.
2. Tom is clever, _________,
to be sure but not very hard-working.
and time again not to play with fire, but you never
3. I’ve told you time
________________
listen to me.
4. As soon as David arrived in Beijing he fell in love with the city and decided
that he would live there _________.
all his life
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all one’s life
in answer to
set to
carry away
pick out
to be sure
day after day
dig up
send away
send for
time and time again
5. He was trying to explain but she became impatient(不耐烦) and
sent him away
____
______.
dig up those weeds by the roots.
6. We must ______
7. He was the fastest worker and _____
set to work right away, not stopping until
he was tired out.
day after day but neither the
8. The same problem seemed to come up ___________
father nor the son knew what to do.
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all one’s life
in answer to
set to
carry away
pick out
to be sure
day after day
dig up
send away
send for
time and time again
9. How could he ____
pick the best tomatoes ____
out for himself and leave the
rest to his parents?
In answer to the students request, the teacher has begun to give them
10. __________
more chances to speak in class.
11. Several houses _______________
were carried awaywhen the river suddenly changed its
course during a flood(洪水) last summer.
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7 Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in
brackets into English.
Model:
They dug up all the weeds and picked out all the stones, not because
they liked weeding and cleaning, but because it was all part of the
hunt for the buried treasure.
1. We’re not going on holiday this year, not because we don’t have
money, ___________________________.
but because we don’t have time (而是因为我们没有时间)
2. He lent you his car yesterday, not because he wanted to,
but because his mother asked him to (do it) (而是因为他妈妈要他这样做 )
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3. We didn’t consider him for the job, ____________________________,
not because he had no experience
but because he didn’t do well in the test. (不是因为他没有经验 )
4. She’s in a bad mood __________________________________，
not because she failed in an examination but
because her father won’t let her go to the party tonight. (不是因为她有门
考试没过)
not because we like the party, but because we
5. We come here today _______________________________________
want to say thank you to him (不是因为我们喜欢这个聚会，而是因为我
________________________.
们想对他说声谢谢)
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8 Study the following example and then translate each of the sentences
into English using the “This is + the superlative + sb. has yet done”
structure with the adjective provided.
Model:
This is the finest crop I have yet seen.
1. 这是我吃过的最好吃的中餐。(delicious)
This is the most delicious Chinese food I have yet had.
_______________________________________________
2. 这是他做过的最难的练习。(difficult)
This is the most difficult exercise he has yet done.
_______________________________________________
3. 这是我们听到过的最动听的音乐。(beautiful)
This
is the most beautiful piece of music we have yet heard.
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4. 这是她玩过的最有趣的游戏。(interesting)
This is the most interesting game she has yet played.
_______________________________________________
5. 这是他们试过的最好的方法。(good)
This is the best way they have yet tried.
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9
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 看到老人奄奄一息，邻居们一刻也没有耽误，马上请来医生。
Seeing
that the old man was dying, the neighbors sent for a doctor without
____________________________________________________________
any
delay.
____________________________________________________________
2. 一个漂亮的果园要人付出辛勤劳动，要日复一日地浇水、除草、清除石块。不过丰收
的时刻总是让人愉快的。
A
beautiful orchard requires hard work like watering, digging up the weeds,
____________________________________________________________
picking
out the stones day after day, but the time for harvest always makes
____________________________________________________________
one
happy.
__________________
3. 他一辈子都富有，但他从没为他所拥有的财产开心过。
He
had been rich all his life, but he never took much delight in the property
____________________________________________________________
he
possessed.
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4. 在搜寻的过程中，他们不断以为自己找到了埋在地里的财宝，结果一无所获。
During
the hunt, time and time again they thought they had found the
____________________________________________________________
treasure
buried underground, but in the end, they actually found nothing.
____________________________________________________________
5. 应商人的要求，那家餐馆打发走了其他客人，着手为他一人准备美味的食物。
In answer to the merchant’s request, the restaurant sent away the other
____________________________________________________________
guests and set to preparing delicious food just for him.
____________________________________________________________
6. “我可以把这些旧报纸搬走吗？”工人问。“当然可以,”他点点头。
“May
I carry away these old newspapers?” the worker asked. “To be sure,”
____________________________________________________________
he
nodded his head.
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Practical Writing
Greeting Cards
People send cards to their friends, colleagues, family, etc. to
celebrate personal occasions like birthdays and anniversaries, religious
holidays like Christmas and Easter as well as other special holidays like
Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day. Greeting cards are a
flourishing business since Americans spend over seven billion dollars a
year to send cards. The top five card sending holidays are Christmas,
Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. The top five non
holiday reasons people send cards are birthday, friendship, anniversary,
get well and sympathy.
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Greeting cards are popular because they are colorful, well
designed, and can communicate exactly what we want to say. They can
be sent through the mail or delivered in person. They can be funny or
serious depending on our mood. We have such a variety of choices
when we go to a card shop. Every type of card is available to suit our
specific needs: cards to comfort families, cards to apologize for rude
behavior, cards to celebrate new babies, new jobs, new homes,
exciting vacations, 50th birthdays. Cards convey every kind of
emotional response to every kind of situation.
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These days of electronic media make it easier to choose and send
cards. We can send electronic cards by e-mail, or we can use our
computer to choose designs and messages from traditional cards and
have them sent by a company for us. Electronic cards come with
flashing lights, musical messages, and a great choice of designs ranging
from animated graphics to traditional pictures.
But no matter how we send our cards, we often count on them to
express our deepest feelings. In some situations sometimes it’s difficult
by ourselves to come up with just the right words to say what we want to
say. But we can often find a striking card with an appropriate message to
do the job for us. This is why people can spend a lot of time browsing in
a card store just looking at dozens of cards and reading the messages
inside. Somewhere in the store there will be just the right card to make
us chuckle or move us enough to pay big bucks to send this message to
our friends or loved ones.
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Wishes
People extend their sincere wishes for another person’s success
or happiness or pleasure on a particular occasion, for example,
Valentine’s Day, or Christmas Eve, etc. The following are some popular
Christmas wishes used in greeting cards:
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to
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to
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If wishes came in rainbow colors I’d send you the brightest one
say… Hope you have a day that’s as wonderful as you are.
Only a special wish will do… for an angel like you!
Here’s wishing for a whole lot of happiness and sweet surprise
come your way!
May the love and joy of the season fill your heart and home.
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 Merry Kiss’mas!
 Wishing the wonders of this season light up your life with joy.
 Thinking of you at Christmas and wishing that we could celebrate
this
special time together.
 Christmas is about cookies, candies and cakes…But the best
thing
about Christmas is having a friend like you.
 It’s the season to love, the season to share, the season to reach
out, to
say that you care. Wishing you the many joys of this wonderful
season!
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11. This Sunday will be your friend’s birthday. Write a greeting card to
express your sincere wishes to him/her.
Dear Mary:
_________
Hope your special day is the beginning
____________________________________
Of a brand new year
____________________________________
That’s full of fun and good cheer.
____________________________________
Here’s wishing you a delightful birthday!
____________________________________
Love,
Sunny
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12. Christmas Day is approaching. Write a greeting card to your teacher
to express your gratitude to him/her.
____________
Dear Teacher:
__________________________________________________________
Christmas is the time to say things often left unsaid, such as how much
______________________________________________________________
your living and gentle ways mean to me, and how often you have been my
______________________________________________________________
strength, my guide. So I have wrapped this Christmas wish with all my love
______________________________________________________________
just to say you’re very special to me!
______________________________________________________________
Wishing you a season filled with joy!
Yours,
______
Sunny
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