Book Two Unit Five

Text A Father Dearest

Book Two Unit Five

新视野英语教程 Section A Text A

New words

Text Reading

Main Ideas

Text Structure

Expressions

Patterns

Exercises

Summary

to be continued

新视野英语教程 Section A New words

• video•nephew•throat• conscious• careless• onto• material• anyone• injure

• branch

• pause• accident• illness• avoid• recall• possibility• injury• direction

•content• generation• grandchild• shake• bite• niece• edge• reassurance•stick out

• be conscious of• put on• hear of• cut off• guard from• to this day• die from• catch on• at the sight of• pull away

新视野英语教程 Section A New words

新视野英语教程 Section A : Text Reading

Father Dearest

1. My father and I were watching a video in

which my two-year-old nephew, Cameron,

ran into view with a spoon sticking out of his

mouth. “He’ll trip, and that spoon will go right

into his throat,” my father said with worry.

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2. Like most parents, Dad has always tried to protect his children. As a doctor, too, he is especially conscious of the many dangers surrounding us.

3. I remember having dinner at a friend’s house once, and being surprised that nobody said a word about food poisoning. At home, “Did you wash your hands?” was spoken at every single meal.

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4. Restaurants, Dad warned, presented many risks–from careless waiters who might drop hot coffee onto your head, to employees who didn’t wash their hands.

5. Fashion, too, could be dangerous, according to my father. A few years ago, he took away my coat because he said I hadn’t had it made right. When I asked him about it, Dad put the coat on to show me how serious the problem was.

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6. “Look—it’s too long, even on me. And this material is so heavy that it would pull you down.”

7. “I have never heard of anyone being injured by too heavy a coat.”

8. “Do you want to be the first? Just cut it off here,” he said, drawing his hand across his knees.

9. Fashion was only one of the many dangers from which we had to guard ourselves. To this day, when I walk within yards of tree branches, I pause and hear Dad’s voice: “Watch your eyes!”

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10. Of course, as children, we did not

always listen to Dad.

We had our broken bones, car accidents, and illnesses — some of which might have been avoided if

we had followed his advice.

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11. When my brothers and sisters and I talk about

the old days, we recall Dad’s telling us not to jump too

hard and high while playing sports because of the

possibility of backbone injury, and the driving

directions he gave us with as few left turns as possible.

Now, we find ourselves giving similar warnings: we

phone my younger brother to tell him that we read

about someone dying from poisoning, or my younger

sister to warn her about the high lead content of certain

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12. Now, too, Dad has a new generation to guide. His grandchildren have caught on quickly, knowing to shake their fingers and say, “That’s dangerous!” at the sight of cleaning products. “That’s too big a bite — be careful,” three-year-old Margaret tells her two-year-old sister at the holiday dinner table. As everyone is leaving, we all laugh when my niece says good-bye to Dad: “Be careful, Poppa!”

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13. After each weekend visit at my parents’

home, I have my father dropped me off at

the quiet train station for my trip back to

Manhattan. As I wait, I can see his car in

the parking lot; I know that he is watching

to see that I board safely.

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14. When I am seated, I watch him drive

off, wanting, as I do more and more often

now, to protect him from the world’s

sharpest edges, the way he always tried to

protect us. I wish I could give him the

reassurance his worrying and caring have

given me.

15. As the train pulls away, I say quietly,

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新视野英语教程 Section A : Main IdeaWhat is the text mainly about?

The older you get, the more deeply you begin to realize your parents’ love. When you were young, your parents made sure that you were always safe, and for sure this sometimes seemed silly to you. Is there anything funny that your parents do even now to protect you? Or maybe you feel your parents are the ones who need protection as they get older! It’s true that a parent’s job is never done. But neither is that of a son or a daughter.

How is the text organized?

For detailsFor details

新视野英语教程 Section A : Structure

Part one:(Para.1-2)Introduction to dad’s protection towards kids.

Part two:(Para.3-12)Detailed illustration of father’s protection, from past to present.

Part three(Para.13-15)Author’s decision of protecting Dad as a conclusion of the passage.

新视野英语教程 Section A : Main Idea and Structure

Part two: Detailed illustrations of father’s protection, from past to present.

Para.3-11 give examples that father always protect us: restaurant, fashion, etc.Para.12 father’s protect to the new generation now and its influence.

Part one: An introduction to the general topic of the whole passage: the father’s protection and love to the kids.

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新视野英语教程 Section A : Main Idea and Structure

Part three: Author’s decision of protecting Dad as a conclusion of the passage.

The author, as a Dad now, have realized the

true meaning of his father’s protection and

decide to give his father the reassurance that

the father have given him.

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最亲爱的父亲

1. 我和父亲在看录像，这时画面上出现了我两岁的侄子卡梅伦，嘴里叼着一只勺子。“要是绊倒的话，勺子会戳进他的喉咙的，” 父亲担心地说。

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2. 和大多数父母一样，父亲一直在努力保护着他的孩子们。作为医生，他对我们身边的危险也特别敏感。

3. 记得有一次在朋友家吃饭，竟然没有一个人提及同食物中毒有关的字眼，我感到奇怪。如果在家里，每顿饭时都会有人问：“你洗手了吗？”

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4. 父亲告诫我们说，在饭店就餐会面临许多危险——粗心的服务员可能会把滚烫的咖啡打翻在你头上，饭店员工们可能没洗过手，等等。 5. 在父亲看来，时装也会有危险。几年前，他拿走了我的大衣，因为他说那大衣做得不对劲。我问他怎么不对劲，他穿上大衣，向我说明问题有多严重。

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6.“ 看，我穿着都太长。而且这料子这么重，会把你压坏的。” 7.“ 我可从没听说过有人因大衣太重而受伤的。” 8.“ 你想成为第一个吗？要从这儿剪掉。”父亲说着用手在他的膝盖处比划了一下。 9. 时装只是我们必须提防的许多危险之一。知道现在，当走到离树枝尚有数码之遥时，我仍会停下来，耳边似乎又响起了父亲的声音：“当心戳到眼睛！”

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10. 当然，我们小时候并不总是听父亲的话。我们曾经摔断过骨头，出过交通事故，生过病。如果我们听从父亲劝告的话，有些意外是可以避免的。

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11. 当我们和兄妹聊起过去的时候，我们会回想起父亲叫我们运动时不要跳得太猛太高，因为这样可能会使脊柱受伤。他给我们的开车路线总是尽量避免左转弯。如今，我们发觉自己也常常像父亲那样告诫别人。我们会打电话给弟弟，告诉他我们读到了有人中毒死亡的新闻，或者打电话给妹妹，提醒她某种窗帘的含铅量很高。

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12. 现在，父亲又可以教导新一代人了。他的孙子孙女们领会得很快，看见洗涤用品，他们知道摇摇手指说：“那很危险！”假日晚餐上，三岁得玛格丽特跟两岁的妹妹说：“你一口吃得太多了。小心点儿。”分别时，我侄女这样同我父亲说再见：“保重，爷爷！”，我们听后都笑了起来。

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13. 每周末去父母家拜访后，父亲会开车把我送到一个宁静的火车站乘火车回曼哈顿。候车时，我可以看见他的车还在停车场里。我知道他要看着我安全上车。

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14. 上火车坐定后，我会看着他开车离去。我越来越希望用他努力保护我们的那种方式来保护他，使他不受各种危险的伤害。他的挂念和关心给了我一种安心的感觉，我也希望自己同样能给他带来这种安心的感觉。 15.火车开动了，我默默地说：“爸爸，保重。”

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新视野英语教程 Section A : Expressions & Patterns

Practical Expressions Functional Patterns

1. Sentence pattern for presenting

examples

2. Sentence pattern for assumptive

possibility

1. to stick out

2. be conscious of

3. according to

4. to put on

5. to pull down

6. hear of

for more>>>


7. to cut off

8. to guard…from…

9. to this day

10. to follow one’s advice

11. as…as possible

12. to die from/of

13. to catch on

14. at the sight of

15. to drop off

16. to protect…from…

17. to pull away

乘车的时候把头伸出车窗外是很危险的。


活学活用

to stick out (L. 2)

1. 伸出；使（某物）突出TextText

It’s very dangerous to stick your head It’s very dangerous to stick your head out of the window when you are on a car.out of the window when you are on a car.

只有当你步入商海之中时你才能感受到当前社会中存在的激烈竞争。

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be conscious of (L. 4)2. 意识到；感觉到

Only when you go into business will you Only when you go into business will you become conscious of the furious become conscious of the furious competition in present society. competition in present society.

新视野英语教程 Section A : Expressions & PatternsTextText

More and more people have access to the computers in china according to a nationwide investigation.

活学活用

according to (L. 10)3.据……所说；依据 ,按照


TextText

根据一项全国范围内的调查，中国有越来越多的人开始使用电脑。

为了使表演更完美，她在电影里假装出英国口音。

活学活用

to put on (L. 11)

4. 穿衣服；假装

To make a perfect To make a perfect performance, she put on an performance, she put on an English accent in the movie.English accent in the movie.


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to pull down (L. 13)

5. 使降低；毁坏 , 破坏

Lots of old buildings were pulled down Lots of old buildings were pulled down during the flood last year,causing great during the flood last year,causing great damage.damage.


在去年的洪水中，许多老房子被冲毁 , 造成了巨大损失。

一听说下月要参加比赛，全家人立刻开始刻苦训练。

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to hear of (L. 14)6. 听人说起……

As soon as they heard of the news of taking As soon as they heard of the news of taking a match next month, the whole family start a match next month, the whole family start training hard at once.training hard at once.


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to cut off (L. 15)7.切断；阻拦

The flood destroyed the railway, thus cutting off the food supply to the disaster-stricken area.

洪水冲毁了铁路，从而切断了给灾区的食物供应。


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to guard…from… (L. 16)

8 对……提高警惕；特别注意……

现在人们必须对社会上存在的各种各样的诱惑提高警惕。

Nowadays, people have to guard themselves from different kinds of temptations in society.


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to this day (L. 16)

9 至今；直到现在

We should pay attention to the fact that, to this day, many children in poor areas do not have access to school.

需要我们关注的是，直到现在，还有很多贫困地区的孩子上不了学。


活学活用

to follow one’s advice (L. 19)

10 遵循某人的意见、建议 .

如果你按照老师的建议去做，英语学习可以变得很有趣。

If you follow the teacher’s advice, the study of English can be much more interesting.


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活学活用

as… as possible (L. 22)11 尽可能地…

They are not rich, but they are doing as much as possible to help the poor.

他们并不富裕，但是他们尽自己所能去帮助那些穷人。


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to die from/of (L.23)

12 死于…

According the official investigation, every year, millions of people die of drug abuse all over the world.

经过官方调查，全世界每年有数以百万计的人死于吸毒。


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to catch on (L. 26)

13 （开始）明白，了解到；开始流行

During the past 10 years, the internet caught on quickly all over the world.


在过去的十年中，互联网在全球范围内流行起来 .

活学活用

at the sight of (L. 27)

14 看见…时

I always have a great tempt of going there immediately at the sight of the beautiful scenery.

一看到这美丽的景色，我恨不得马上就到那里去 .


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to drop… off (L. 32)

15 （开车）送…

司机把我丢到了一个了无人烟的地方然后扬长而去 .

The driver dropped me off in the middle of a desert and left without a word.


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to protect…from… (L. 37)

16 保护…免受 ...

Parents should protect their children not only from physical hurt but also from psychological damage.

父母不仅应该保护孩子身体免受伤害，更应该避免他们心理上受到创伤。


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to pull away (L. 41)

17 （车）驶离（路边或另一开动的车辆）

He stood on the platform with tears in his eyes until the train pulled away.

他眼泪汪汪地站在站台上，一直等到火车开走。



原句： Restaurants, Dad warned, presented many risks–from careless waiters who might drop hot coffee onto your head, to employees who didn’t wash their hands.（ Para.4）

1. Sentence pattern for presenting examples.

译文：父亲告诫我们说，在饭店就餐会面临许多危险——粗心的服务员可能会把滚烫的咖啡打翻在你头上，饭店员工们可能没洗过手，等等。

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句型结构Sth. or doing sth. presents / provides many risks/dangers/ conveniences/ services– from sth. to sth. else.(黄体字可替换 )某事或做某事会带来 / 提供危险 /方便 / 服务— 从……到……等等。

II. 新视野英语教程 Section A : Expressions & Patterns

现在互联网对我们的日常生活越来越有用了。它为我们提供了从速度极快的电子邮件到网上购物等等各种各样的服务。

Nowadays, the internet becomes more and more useful in our daily life. It provides us many services—from fast E-MAIL to shopping online.

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原句： We had our broken bones, car accidents, and illnesses — some of which might have been avoided if we had followed his advice.

2. Sentence pattern for assumptive possibility.

译文：我们曾经摔断过骨头，出过交通事故，生过病。如果我们听从父亲劝告的话，有些意外是可以避免的。

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句型结构 Sth. might have been avoided if sb. had done sth. (黄体字可替换 )假如某人做了某事的话，某事是可以避免的。


他高考失败了。如果他再努力一点点的话，这原本是可以避免的。

He failed his entrance examination to college, which might have been avoided if he had studied a little harder.

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Comprehension

Vocabulary

Structure

Translation

Getting the Message(P.85)

Working with Expressions(P.86)

Translation Exercise A(P.88)

Sentence Rewriting A (P.87)

Translation Exercise B(P.88)

Sentence Rewriting B (P.87)

Using the Right Word(P.86)

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — Comprehension

1. This text is mainly about a ______.

A. father’s interestsB. father’s love towards his childrenC. father’s life-styleD. father’s achievements in life

Getting the MessageGetting the MessageGetting the MessageGetting the Message

Read the questions and complete the answers according to the text.

B. father’s love towards his children


2. The author was surprised when having dinner at his friend’s house because______. A. nobody spoke at the dinner tableB. nobody asked him whether he had

washed his handsC. nobody washed their hands before dinnerD. nobody reminded him of the possibility of

food poisoning



D. nobody reminded him of the possibility of food poisoning


3. The author’s coat was not right because_____.

A. it was too long and heavyB. it was too old-fashionedC. it was not warm enoughD. it was made from material of poor quality



A. it was too long and heavy


4. It is mentioned in the text, though not directly, that when you drive in America, it’s safer to ___. A. have clear driving directionsB. keep the car windows closedC. make right turnsD. make left turns



C. make right turns


5. After the author’s father drops the author off at the train station,______. A. he drives back home at onceB. he drives to ManhattanC. he goes to a parking lot to fix the carD. he waits in his car to see his son off



D. he waits in his car to see his son off

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — Vocabulary

Using the Right wordUsing the Right wordUsing the Right wordUsing the Right word

Choose the best items to complete each of the following sentences.

1.The speaker _________ for a moment, and then began to answer the question.A. shook B. paused C. pressed D. tripped

2. She is so strange. She always tries to _________ talking to me.A. prefer B. protect C. avoid D. assure

B. paused

C. avoid


3. Does _______ want to buy this book? It’s only $3.50, but it tells an interesting story. A. anyone B. anything C. someone D. something

4. It is unnecessary for those who study hard to consider the _____ of failing the exam.A. danger B. warning C.surprise D.possibility

5. We often ___ the happy time we spent at your home last summer.A. recall B. remind C. present D. provide

A. anyone

D.possibility

A. recall


6. I’m ___ of his purpose in saying those words, but I don’t want to argue with him.A. careless B. conscious C. content D. confident

7. While I was walking alone down the street, three men came up to me and asked me for ___ to the beach. A. contact B. contents C. materials D. directions8. Jack is among the brightest of his ___ : he can speak several foreign languages and has won three national prizes.A. honor B. ability C. generation D. edge

B. conscious

D. directions

C. generation

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — ExpressioExpressionsnsWorking with ExpressionsWorking with ExpressionsWorking with ExpressionsWorking with Expressions

Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb.

1. We must guard ourselves ___ making the same mistakes again.

2. I asked her to drop me ___ at the airport, but she stayed till I boarded the plane.

from

off

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — ExpressionsExpressions

3. The little baby was very excited ___ the sight of his mother.

4. Many people believe he died ___ working too hard.

5. I was not conscious ___ being alone in the room until I finished reading the book.

from

at

of

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — ExpressionExpressionss

6. ___ this day, I still fresh memories of my life in that small, quiet town.

7. He had put the hat ___ and taken it off again three times.

8. He jumped onto the train just as it was pulling __ .

To

on

away

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — StructureStructure

Focus on Sentence StructureFocus on Sentence StructureFocus on Sentence StructureFocus on Sentence Structure

A. Rewrite the following sentences after the model. Pay attention to the position of the prep.

ModelFashion was only one of the many dangers that we had to guard ourselves from.

Fashion was only one of the many dangers from which we had to guard ourselves.


1. Have you watched the movie that they are having such a heated discussion about?

Have you watched the movie about which they are having such a heated discussion?

2. The project that he was not familiar with needed your help.

The project with which he was not familiar needed your help.


3. I didn’t know whom the dictionary was borrowed from.

I didn’t know from whom the dictionary was borrowed.


Focus on Sentence StructureFocus on Sentence StructureFocus on Sentence StructureFocus on Sentence Structure

B. Rewrite the following sentences after the models, using “remember doing sth.” or “remember to do sth.”.

ModelDo you remember that you were taken to the sea for the first time when you were 3?

RewritingDo you remember being taken to the sea for the first time when you were 3?


He remembered lending her several books two months ago, but he couldn’t remember what they say.

1. He remembered that he lent her several books two months ago, but he couldn’t remember what they are.

3. I remember that I saw him some years ago, but I can’t recall where.

2. Please don’t forget to put your home address on the back of the envelope before you mail the letter.

Please remember to put your home address on the back of the envelope before you mail the letter.

I remember seeing him some years ago, but I can’t recall where.

新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — TranslationTranslation

Translating Translating

Translate the following into English.

The children cried with delight at the sight of the sea.

1. 看见大海，孩子们开心得大叫起来。

at the sight of cry with delight


I didn’t quite catch on to what you said just now. Would you say it again?

2. 你刚刚说的话我没太听懂，你能再说一遍吗？

catch on


He was conscious of the difficulty of the task, but he still accepted it.

3. 他知道那项任务很难，但还是接受了。

be conscious of


To this day, when I recall what happened that day, I still feel confused.

4. 直到现在，当想起那天发生的事情时，我还是觉得莫名其妙。

to this day feel confused


作为医生，他对我们身边的危险特别敏感．

1. As a doctor, he is especially conscious of the many dangers surrounding us.

Translate the following into Chinese.

看，这衣服我穿着都太长．而且这料子还这么重，会把你压坏的．

2. Look—it’s too long, even on me. And this material is so heavy that would pull you down.


直到现在，当走到离树枝尚有数码之遥时，我仍会停下来，耳边似乎又想起了父亲的声音：“当心戳到眼睛！”

3. To this day, when I walk within yards of

tree branches, I pause and hear Dad’s

voice: “Watch your eyes!”


他的孙子孙女领会得很快，看见洗涤用品，他们知道摇摇手指说：“那很危险！”

4. His grandchildren have caught on quickly,

knowing to shake their fingers and say,

“That’s dangerous!” at the sight of cleaning

products.


新视野英语教程 Section A : Exercises — SummarySummary

Using Topic-related TermsUsing Topic-related TermsUsing Topic-related TermsUsing Topic-related Terms

All of the following underlined words and expressions are related to the things in your daily life. Read them closely and then use them to complete the passage that tells you how to guard yourself from the dangers in your daily life.

• Fashion was only one of the many dangers that we had to guard ourselves from.

to be continued

• We are asked, “Did you wash your hands?” at every single

meal.

• The driving directions he gave us is to take as few left turns

as possible.

• To this day, when I walk within yards of tree branches, I

pause and hear dad’s voice:“ Watch your eyes”.

• “He’ll trip, and that spoon will go right into his throat,” my

father said with worry.

• We had our broken bones, car accident, and illnesses—

some of which might have been avoided if we had listened

to Dad’s advice.


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Do you know how to guard yourself from the dangers in you

r daily life? Here are some helpful pieces of ______.

First, remember to wash your hands before you have

_______________. Second, try to get yourself clear about the

_______________ before you get into your car and avoid as

many _______ as possible. Third, always _______________

while walking in a garden or climbing a hill. Finally, be care

ful about the dangers of ________ ; don’t buy dresses and co

ats that cause you to ____ because they are so long.

If you follow the above advice, you will surely live a safer life.


advice

every single meal

driving directions

left turns

fashions

watch your eyes

trip

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