Q1: What’s your feeling when you see the disabled people?

1. Discussion Q1: What’s your feeling when you see the disabled people? Q2: How many different types of disabilities do you know?

2. Types of disabilities blind deaf mute lame paralytic armless legless handless dwarf hunchback

3. We can do:

4. Q3: Do you know any disabled people who are very successful? Q4: Do you think disabled people can live a normal life? Why or why not?

5. The story of Helen Keller The story of Helen Keller is the story of a child who, at the age of 19 months, suddenly lost her hearing and vision, and who, against overwhelming odds and with a great deal of persistence(坚持), grew into a highly intelligent and sensitive woman who wrote, spoke, and labored incessantly for the betterment of others.

6. Let's Play Divide yourself in groups of 5-7, and then I will write a word in the first person’s hand. The first person writes the same word in the second one’s hand and so on. Pretend you are Helen all through the process.

7. apple speak repay cover

8. Word Study

9. A Fan's Notes Unit Four

10. Part Division of the Text The author was impressed by an e-mail from a Dodgers fan. 1-4 How did the relationship between the author and Sarah Morris start and go on? 5-45 Sarah Morris had a great influence on the author. 46-47 1

11. Structure Getting to know Sarah’s physical handicap and her hopes. 5-20 Getting curious as the author learned more of Sarah’s life story. 21-30 Coming to know the real Sarah, a great person, disabled in body but firm in spirit. 31-45

12. Text Analysis

13. A sportswriter thinks he’s met another crank. Instead, he finds a true winner. Article1

14. A Fan’s Notes Bill Plaschke 1.The e-mail was in some respects similar to other nasty letters I receive. It took me to task for my comments on the Los Angeles Dodgers and argued that I had got everything wrong. However, the note was different from the others in at least two ways. 2. This note contained more details than the usual “You’re an idiot.” It included vital statistics on the team’s performance. It was written by someone who knew the Los Angeles Dodgers as well as I thought I did. Article1_S 3. And this note was signed. The writer’s name was Sarah Morris. 4. I was impressed. I wrote her back. Little did I know that this would be the start of a most unusual relationship.

15. Part 1 Questions and Answers 1. In what way was Sarah’s e-mail similar to other letters the author had received? 2. In what ways was Sarah’s e-mail different from other letters the author had received? It also criticized the author’s comments on the Los Angeles Dodgers. It contained more details than the usual “You’re an idiot.”, and it was signed.

16. in one (some, many, that) respect(s): used to say that sth. is true in one way, in some ways, etc. In many respectsthe new version is not as good as the old one.（在许多方面） Mum is very stubborn, and Kim takes after herin that respect.（在那一方面） Collocations: 在某一（些）方面 in one respect / in some respects in respect of sth. 关于某事物； 就某方面而言

17. Proverbs and Quotations 1. There is no such thing as genius; it is nothing but labour and diligence. 世间无所谓的天才，它仅是刻苦加勤奋。 2. Consider other men’s troubles. That will comfort yours. 想想他人的不幸，你就能坦然面对人生。 3. Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of overcoming of it. 虽然世界多苦难，但是苦难总是能战胜的。 —— 美国作家 海伦•凯勒

18. take sb. to task: criticize sb. severely (for sth.) （为某事）狠狠批评某人 She took the government to task over its economic record. 我因迟到而受批评. I was taken to task for arriving late.

19. impress : v. • make someone feel admiration and respect • 给人深刻的印象，引人注目 Steve borrowed his dad’s sports car to impress his girlfriend. Pattern: impress sb. with / by sth. 他们的新房子给我留下了深刻的印象。 I was very impressed by/ with their new house. 2) make the importance of sth. clear to someone使铭记,铭刻 My fatherimpressedon me the importance of hard work.

20. Little did I know that this would be the start of a most unusual relationship. 1. Analyze the structure of the sentence. It is an inverted sentence with the negative word “little” at the beginning. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 一点也没有想到这一封信引出了一段非同寻常的来往。

21. Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers is a major league baseball team in Los Angeles, California. They are in the Western Division of the National League. The team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known as the Brooklyn Dodgers before moving to Los Angeles for the 1958 season. Before Reading_4.

22. Article2_S 5. May I ask you a question? For two years I have been running my own website about the Dodgers. How did you become a baseball editorialist? That is my deam. 6. This was Sarah’s second e-mail, and it came just as expected. Every time I smile at someone, they ask me for a job. But something else caught my eye. The misspelling in that last line. The part about “my deam.” 7. Maybe Sarah Morris was just a lousy typist. But maybe she was truly searching for something, yet was only one letter from finding it. 8. It was worth one moreresponse, I asked her to explain.

23. Every time I smile at someone, they ask me for a job. 1. Paraphrase the sentence. Whenever I appear friendly, people take advantage of me and want me to help them get a job. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 我每次对人微笑一下，人家就向我要一份工作。 Exercise VI -3 structure on page 83

24. Exercise VI-3 structure on page 83 • Every time I see you you’re even lovelier than I remember. • 5. Every time I sat down I went to sleep.

25. catch one’s eye： 1) attract someone’s attention and make them look at sth.引人注目 当她开往自然公园的时候，美丽的景色吸引了我的目光。 The beautiful scenery caught her eyes when she was driving along the natural park. 2) look at someone at the same moment that they are looking at you. Every time she caught his eye, she would glance away..

26. …yet was only one letter from finding it. 1. What is “it” referred to? “It” refers to “Sarah’s dream. ” 2. Paraphrase the sentence. …yet was only one step from realizing her dream.

27. Useful Expressions of Paras.1-13 in some respects 1.在某些方面 take sb. to task 2. 痛斥 3.把一切全都搞错 get everything wrong 4.一段非同寻常的来往 a most unusual relationship 5. 被深深打动 be impressed by 6. 不出所料 as expected 7. 引起某人注意 catch one’s eye 8. 一个糟糕的打字员 a lousy typist 9. 身体残疾 physical handicap 10.大专文凭 associate’s degree

28. Useful Expressions of Paras.9-28 • 身体残疾 • 大专文凭 • 希望 • 4. 那又怎么样;那又有什么了不起 • 5. 对……非常专注 • 6.一个精心策划的骗局 • 7.一位校少年棒球队教练 • 8.令脖子酸痛的家庭作业 physical handicap associate’s degree in hopes of So what… have dedication to… an elaborate hoax a junior varsity baseball coach neck-straining homework

29. Useful Expressions of Paras.1-22 1.在某些方面 in some respects 2. 痛斥 take sb. to task 3.把一切全都搞错 get everything wrong 4. 被深深打动 be impressed by 5. 不出所料 as expected 6. 引起某人注意 catch one’s eye 7. 身体残疾 physical handicap associate’s degree 8.大专文凭 9. 希望 10. 那又怎么样 11. 对……非常专注 in hopes of So what… have dedication to…

30. 9.I am 30 years old. … Because I have a physical handicap, it took me five years to complete my associate’s degree. … During the season I average 55 hours a week writing game reports, editorials, researching and listening and / or watching games. 10. Sarah called her website Dodger Place. I searched, and found nothing. Then I reread her e-mail and discovered an address buried at the bottom: http://members.tripod.com / spunky / dodgers. 11. I clicked there. It wasn’t fancy. But she covered the team with the seriousness of a writer. Still, I wondered, is anybody reading? 12. Nobody ever signs my guestbook. I get one letter a month. Article3_S 13. So here was a physically handicapped woman, covering the Dodgers as extensively as any reporter in the country, yet writing for an obscure website with an impossible address, with a readership of about two.

31. handicap： • n. a physical or mental disability;缺陷 • a situation that makes it difficult for someone to do what they want 障碍 Blindness is a greathandicap. 2. v. make it difficult for someone to do sth. that they want or need to do妨碍 He was handicapped by lack of education . The charity is handicapped by lack of funds.

32. CF: disabled, handicapped & deformity 这几个词都含有“残疾”，“残疾人”的意思 disabled 指的是欠缺某种肢体能力。 指的是经由先天、意外或疾病而导致的一种心理或生理情况，因这种情况而使得日常起居要比没有这种情况的人困难一些。 handicapped 含有畸形、(道德等方面的)丑恶的意思，不但意思上不能表达残疾的完整意义,而且充满了不尊重乃至侮辱，因此绝对不能用来指“残疾人”。 deformity

33. Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. He was born with a slight of the foot which made him limp(跛 子). 2. “I have a terrible responsibility now. I’m . . . representing the . That feeling fills me with pride. ” 3. a special school for mentally children. 4. The theatre has good access for the . deformity ______ disabled ______ handicapped ________ disabled ______

34. fancy: adj 1) hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable. It’s really a fancy dinner. Harry took me to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary. 2) having a lot of decoration or bright colors, or made in a complicated way 华丽装饰的 I just want a basic sports coat -nothing fancy. 3) complicated and needing a lot of skill 特技的需技巧的,复杂的 I can't do all that fancy stuff on the computer.

35. cover: v. 1) report the details of an event for a newspaper or a television or radio programme报道 The CBN news tonight covered the Lebanon (黎巴嫩) war. 2) travel a particular distance 走完 They were hoping to cover 40 miles yesterday. 3) include or deal with a particular subject or group of things 涉及, 包含 The report covers many aspects of students’ campus life.

36. So here was a physically handicapped woman, covering the Dodgers as extensively as any reporter in the country, yet writing for an obscure website with an impossible address, with a readership of about two. 1. Analyze the structure of the sentence. 1.“So here was a physically handicapped woman” is an inverted structure, the natural order is “A physically handicapped woman was here.” 2. Both “covering…”and “writing…” are present participle phrases used to modify “woman”. 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 所以，这里是一个身体残疾的妇女，她对道奇队的报道之广泛不亚于美国任何一个记者， 可她却在为一个几乎不为人知的网站写作，网站的名字很怪很难记，读者大概有两个人。

37. “as---as” structure Exercise VI structure on page 82 • Nigel’s novel was not as well received as he had hoped. • 4. The aging body does not absorb and distribute food as efficiently as it used to do.

38. 14. That “deam” was missing a lot more than an r, I thought. 15. I started my own website in hopes of finding a job. No luck. So what if my maximum typing speed is eight words per minute because I use a head pointerto type? My brain works fine. I have dedication to my work. That is what makes people successful. Article4_S in hopes of / in the hope of: 希望 have dedication to: 对……非常专注 16. A head pointer? 17. I ask her how long it took her to compose one of her usual 400-word filings. 18. Three to four hours. 19. I did something I’ve never before done with an Internet stranger. 20. I ask Sarah Morris to call me. 使...成为不可能, 使不可能(做)... 21. I have a speech disability making it impossible to use the phone. 22. That proved it. This was obviously an elaborate hoax. This writer was probably a 45-year-old male plumber. an elaborate hoax:一个精心策划的骗局

39. so what: used to tell someone that sth. does not matter 那又怎么样，那又有什么了不起 So what if we’re a little late? -“She might tell someone.” -“So what? No one will believe her.” 在英语中，与what连用的短语还有： NB: (and) what’s more 另外，还有 what (...) for?为何目的，为何理由 what if...?要是……会怎么样呢？

40. compose v. 1) to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people [= consist of/ make up]（由…）组成，构成 Eg: England, Scotland and Wales compose the island of Great Britain. Concrete is composed of cement, sand and gravel mixed with water.（be composed of:由…组成） 混凝土由水泥、砂、石子与水掺和而构成。 2) compose a letter/poem/speech etc; to write a letter, poem etc, thinking very carefully about it as you write it: 著，作，撰（音乐、诗等） 3) to try hard to become calm after feeling very angry, upset, or excited: 使安定；使镇定 Adam was nervous at first but soon composed himself.

41. head pointer

42. Article5_S 23.I decided to end the correspondence. But then I received another e-mail. 24. My disability is cerebral palsy. … It affectsmotor control. … When my brain tells my hands to hit a key, I would move my legs, hit the table, and six other keys in the process. 25. When my mom explained my handicap, she told me I could accomplish anything I wanted to if I worked three times as hard as other people. 26. She wrote that she had become a Dodger fan while growing up in Pasadena. In her sophomore year at Blair High, a junior varsity baseball coach asked her to be the team statistician. She did it, with a typewriter and a head pointer. 27. Her involvement in baseball had kept her in school, she said — despite her poor grades and hours of neck-straining homework. 28. Baseball gave me something to work for. … I could do something that other kids couldn’t. … I wanted to do something for the sport that has done so much for me. neck-straining: 令人脖子酸痛的

43. Cerebral Palsy It is a disability caused by brain damagebefore or during birth or in the first few years after birth, resulting in a loss of voluntarymuscular control andcoordination.

44. Article6_S 29. Okay, so I believed her. Sort of. Who, in her supposed condition, could cover a baseball team without the best equipment and help? I was curious, so I asked if I could drive over to see her. She agreed, giving me detailed directions involving farm roads and streets with no names. 30. I drove east across the stark Texas landscape. On a winding dirt road dotted with potholes the size of small animals, I spotted what looked like an old tool shed. 31. But it wasn’t a shed. It was a house, a decaying shanty surrounded by tall grass and junk. 32. Could this be right? 33. A woman in an old T-shirt and skirt emerged. 34. “I’m Sarah’s mother,” said Lois Morris, grabbing my smooth hand with a worn one. “She’s waiting for you.” a decaying shanty正在朽烂的小棚屋

45. Who, in her supposed condition, could cover a baseball team without the best equipment and help? 1. What is the grammatical function of “in her supposed condition”? It is a prepositional phrase working as the parentheses(插入语). 2. What does “in her supposed condition” means? It means “in the condition she claimed to be. ” （在像她所称的那种情况下） 3. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 在像她所称的那种情况下，有谁能没有最好的设备和帮助而报道一个棒球队呢？

46. dot: 1）vt.cover with or distribute loosely 将．．散布于 . The countryside is dotted with small lakes and fish ponds. 2）n. a tiny spot or mark　小斑点 The skirt she bought yesterday is blue with white dots.

47. “I’m Sarah’s mother,” said Lois Morris, grabbing my smooth hand with a wornone. 1. What does “one” refer to? It refers to Lois Morris’s hand. 2. What can you infer from “my smooth hand” and “a worn one”? We can learn that Lois Morris must be living a hard life compared with the author.

48. spot: v. pick out; detect; see　发现；觉察；认出 If you spot any mistakes in the article, please mark them with a red pencil.

49. Article7_S 35. I walked out of the sunlight, opened a torn screen door and moved into the shadows, where an 87-pound figure was curled up in a wheelchair. 36. Her limbs twisted. Her head rolled. We could not hug. We could not even shake hands. She could only stare at me and smile. 37. But that smile! It cut through the gloom of the battered wooden floor, the torn couch and the cobwebbed windows. 38. I could bear to look at nothing else, so I stared at that smile, and it was so clear, so certain, it even cut through most of my doubts. But still, I wondered. This is Sarah Morris? 39. She began shaking in her chair, emitting sounds. I thought she was coughing.

50. curl up: move so that you are lying or sitting with one’s back curved and one’s legs drawn up close to the body. (弯曲) Eg：I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep. Eg：那个小孩蜷曲在沙发里看书。 A: The child curled up in an armchair to read.