Unit 2 Remembering & Forgetting Special Delivery

1. Unit 2 Remembering & ForgettingSpecial Delivery

2. 3 4 2 5 1 Words & phrases Lead-in part Sentence study Text structure Translation Contents

3. 1 Lead-in part

4. Lead-in questions • Do you find it very difficult to memorize so many English words? • Is it due to your poor memory or anything else? • Do you know the secrets of memory? 1) the storage A: All the information stored in the libraries of all the world. 2) the process 3) the regularity

5. the process of memorizing

6. the regularity of memory

7. Hermann Ebbinghaus’ Curve of Forgetting 艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线

8. Do you have a good memory? Quiz • Have a test on it

9. How to remember clearly? Brainstorming: • form mental pictures • repetition • form meaningful connections • group materials together • chunking • other methods

10. passport airline flight take off land (v.) board (v.) security checks destination The following words and phrases are related to air travel. Can you give the Chinese versions of them? STEP ONE 护照 航空公司 航班 起飞 着陆 登机 安全检查 目的地

11. claim one’s baggage conveyor belt airline ticket counter check-in counter loading area check (in) one’s baggage claim check boarding pass airhostess 认领行李 （行李）传送带 航空公司票务柜台 办理登机手续柜台 装货区 托运行李 （行李）领取凭证 登机牌 飞机女服务员

12. When you get to the airport, you first go to the 1)__________________. There you show your ticket to the airline workers, and then check your large pieces of baggage. The bags are weighed and tags (标签) are attached (粘/系在) to them. The airline workers at the counter put your baggage on the 2)_______________________ to be sent to the 3)____________________. The following is a description of procedures for boarding a plane. Work in pairs to fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase listed above. STEP TWO check-in counter conveyor belt loading area

13. They also give you a 4)___________________for you to claim the baggage when you arrive at your destination. After your baggage is checked, you are given a 5)___________________with your seat number on it. Now you are ready to go through the 6)________________________. You need to have your boarding pass and ID card (or passport) ready. After that, you are ready to board your plane. claim check boarding pass security checks

14. 2 Text structure

15. Text structure Macro-structure Micro-structure genre Contents narration • Contents • Sentence study • Words & phrases • Other information Contents who /when /where/ what/ why /how

16. I discovered that my brother’s flight Arriving at the airport, __________________________________ At first_______________________________________________ . _________________________ . had been delayed for an hour But then______________________________________________ I realized there was a chance that whoever found it That evening___________________________ . might have turned it in at the counter _________________________________ . I happened to see a display of As I was walking by the shops, ___________________________ the briefcase reached the end Just as the agent turned to look,___________________________ flight bags, which reminded me of briefcase ______________________________________ . of the conveyor belt and vanished from view _______________________________________ . Quickly __________________________________________ . Context (para.1~2) Please complete the following sentences according to time sequence. I was sure that somebody had just walked off with it I had a bad headache I tried to remember where I might have left it

17. After I filled some forms, the agent told me ___________________________________________________ . I was surprised to find that __________________________________________________ . What made memore surprise was that __________________________________________________ . What happened next? (para.3~7) they would deliver it to my address as soon as they got it back The consequence (para.8~9) my briefcase was on the floor in the back seat of my car the airport phoned me that they found my briefcase in Denver

18. 3 Sentence study

19. 现在分词短语常用来说明动词或整个句子所表达的概念，这时它与副词短语相似，在句子中作状语。常常表示时间、方式伴随、原因、让步或条件。分词的逻辑主语必须与主句的主语一致。现在分词短语常用来说明动词或整个句子所表达的概念，这时它与副词短语相似，在句子中作状语。常常表示时间、方式伴随、原因、让步或条件。分词的逻辑主语必须与主句的主语一致。 1. Knowing that I had not stopped anywhere since I left the airline ticket counter, I concluded I must have put it down there.（Line 12） Calmingmyself down a bit, I explained what had happened and … on the conveyor belt. (Line 29) knowing …和calming …是现在分词作状语。

20. Not knowing his phone number, I wrote him a letter . 表示原因 When leaving the airport, Yang Xia and Din Meiyuan waved with tears to the Chinese delegates left in Sydney. 表示时间 Laughing and talking loudly, the audience left the stadium after the match. 表示伴随性的方式

21. 例如： Please take notes while listening to the report. 分词作时间或条件状语时，为了明确其意义有时可在分词前加上when, while, if等连词。 When explaining it to her, you should be patient.

22. happen to do… 正好干某事，恰巧做某事 2. As I was walking by the shops, I happened to see a display of flight bags, which reminded me of my briefcase.（Line 9） 此句中 as I was walking by the shops, 是时间状语从句，which reminded me of my briefcase是非限定性定语从句，指代的是前面提到的a display of flight bags.

23. Eight months ago, one correspondent （记者）happened toask the architect that whether the skyscraper could endure the hit by such large space vehicle as Boeing 747. 8个月前，一个记者恰好问到摩天大楼是否能承受象波音747这样大的飞机的撞击。 我没有请假就想走，却刚好遇见了我的老板。 I happened to meet my boss when I was leaving without asking for leave.

24. remind somebody of something remind somebody that … 提醒某人（做）某事，使某人想起某事。

25. Date Reminder is a small Windows utility to remind you of family birthdays, anniversaries, or any other important dates. 日期提示是一个小的Windows工具，用来提醒您家人的生日、纪念日或其他重要日期。 我们班长提醒我们急切渴望参加这一活动可能会因此缺几次英语课。 Our monitor reminded us that the thirsty for participating the activity might result in absence of several English lessons.

26. 3.but then I realized there was a chance that whoever found it might have turned it in at the counter. (Line 15) there is a chance that … 很可能……，有可能……

27. Rumsfeld says there is a chance that Americans will find Ben Laten before the September. 拉姆斯菲尔德说美国人在九月以前有可能找到本ㆍ拉登。 我绝对不可能一次买四张麦当娜的牒，因为我根本就不喜欢她。 There is zero chance that I will buy 4 discs of Madonda for once, for I don’t like her at all.

28. 3.but then I realized there was a chance that whoever found it might have turned it in at the counter. (Line 15) 但我随后想，也有可能看到包的人已把它交给了柜台。

29. 4. By the time I filled out the form and the agent called down to the baggage area, the briefcase had already been loaded on one of the flights, but they didn’t know which one. (Line 34) by the time that +从句…： 等到……的时候 在此句型中，主句的时态往往用完成时态。

30. By the time people find that the food is not safe, it has been too late. 当人们认识到这些食品不安全时，已为时太晚。 By the timethe U.S. government realized the accuracy of the intelligence, the Japanese flights had dropped the bombs in the Pearl Harbor. 等到美国政府意识到情报的准确性时，日本飞机已经轰炸了珍珠港。

31. 4. By the time I filled out the form and the agent called down to the baggage area, the briefcase had already been loaded on one of the flights, but they didn’t know which one. (Line 34) 等我填完表格，代理打电话到下面的行李区查询时，包已被装上了一架飞机，但不知是哪一架。

32. 5. The thought of having to call and tell them I had found it in my car was painful. (Line 47) The thought of sth. + verb 一想到……就……

33. 一想到即将到来的考试我就紧张。 The thought ofthe coming exam makes me feel nervous. The thought of his hardship in childhood motivated him to work harder. 一想到童年的艰辛，他就更立志 要努力工作。

34. 5. The thought of having to call and tell them I had found it in my car was painful. (Line 47) 我还得打电话告诉他们，已经在自己的车里找到了包，一想到要打这个电话，心里真叫痛苦。

35. 4 Words & phrases

36. 1.flight (Line 2, Para. 1) n. the act of flying; an airline trip 飞行，飞翔；飞机的航程, 班机 Flight is natural to birds. 鸟天生就会飞行。 飞行持续了五个小时。 The (airplane) flight took five hours. Flight Number CA933 to Paris seems late again. 去往巴黎的CA933班机看来又晚点了。

37. 2. delay(Line 2, Para. 1) v. & n. to cause to be late 耽搁，延误，推迟 The ship was delayed two hours. 船迟了两小时。 我们应该立刻让总统知道事件的真相。 We should let the President know the truth of the incident without delay.

38. 2. delay(Line 2, Para. 1) v. & n. to cause to be late 耽搁，延误，推迟 Mr. Gates delayed writing back to you owing to pressure of work. 盖茨先生因为工作繁忙而没有及时回信给你。

39. 3. airline(Line 13, Para. 2) n. a company which provides aircraft services for passengers and goods 航空公司 没有人知道美国的哪家航空公司会成为恐怖分子的下一个目标。 No one knows which airline in America would become the next target of terrorists. America’s Pan Am is one of the most famous airlines of the world. 美国的泛美航空公司是世界上最著名的航空公司之一。

40. 4. agent (Line 18, Para. 2) n. 代理商，代理人 If you want to know more information about our products, please contact our local agent. 如果您希望对我们的产品有更多的了解，请与我们当地的代理商联系。 那家公司是诺基亚手机在我市的总代理。 That company is the general agent of Nokia in our city.

41. 美国警方在所有的机场都加强了安全检查。 American police strengthens _________________ at all airports. 警察对银行的晚间巡查次数增加了。 ______________on banks at night were increased. 5. check(Line 19, Para. 2) 检查，核对 n. examining the accuracy of sth. the security checks Police checks

42. check(Line 27, Para. 5) n. [美] 寄物牌，行李牌 check(line 28, Para. 6) v. leave or accept baggage for transport 办理登机手续时将大件行李交由机场负责托运 I’ve lost my baggage check. 我把行李寄放牌丢了。 We are supposed to check in our baggage before 6 o’clock. 我们应该会在6点之前把行李交由机场托运。

43. 6. vanish(Line 22, Para. 2) vi. disappear suddenly and completely 突然不见，消失 With the wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit incredibly vanish. 魔术师一挥手，那只兔子就不可思议地消失了。 她想成为一名歌星的梦想最终化为泡影。 Her dream of becoming a pop singer eventually vanished to void.

44. 6. vanish(Line 22, Para. 2) vi. disappear suddenly and completely 突然不见，消失 Many species of precious animals like Tibetan antelope are going to vanish from the face of the earth. 很多如藏羚羊一样的珍稀动物即将在地球上消失了。

45. 7. claim(Line 26, Para. 5) n. (对某事物的)权利；要求权；所有权；认领 So far nobody makes a claim to this digital camera. 目前为止还没有人来认领这部数码相机。 他们拒绝了她对那笔财产的正当权利。 They denied her rightful claim to the property.

46. 7. claim(Line 26, Para. 5) v. say that something is true, without having any proof 声称，主张，断言 不要强不知以为知。 Don’tclaim to know what you don’t know. It is claimed thatHong Kong movie star Leslie Cheung (Zhang Guorong) had suffered from mental illness before his suicide. 有人称（据说）香港影星张国荣在自杀前患有精神方面的疾病。

47. 8. load(Line 27, Para. 5) vt. 装，装载 The workers are loading a truck with cages of living chicken. 工人们正把一笼一笼的活鸡装上卡车。 水手们正忙着把货装入船舱。 Many sailors are busy in loading cargo into the hold.

48. 反义词：unload(Line 42, Para. 8) to remove a load from vehicle, ship, etc. 卸（货），从……上卸下货物 We began to unload the bricks from the truck. 我们开始把砖从车上卸下来。 我从商店一到家就开始卸车（上的货）。 I unloaded the car when I got home from the shops.

49. 投递，送交 n. the act or process of bringing goods, letters, etc. to the person or place they are addressed to 9. delivery(title) 动词形式deliver(Line 39, Para. 7) 每天送信三次。 There are three deliveries every day. All goods must be paid before delivery. 所有的货物都必须款到发货。

50. 10. shock(Line 50, Para. 9) vt. to cause surprise, hatred, fear or horror 使震惊（或愤慨，厌恶等） I was shocked that the ex-president of the US once became involved in drugs addiction. 当得知美国前总统也曾与毒品有染的消息后我很震惊。