Unit 5 Fourteen StepsText ComprehensionI．B. II. 1. F; 2. T; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F.III.1. the second half of his first life.2. the day when he was unable to climb those steps, and was to lie and die.3. his challenge to continue living, and misery he had to accept and cope with in order to hold on to his sanity, his wife, his home and his job.4. He first felt a bit sorry for them, but then felt relieved by the thought of paying.5. the old man is blind but he helped him in the storm; while the writer assumed that a disabled man deserved other people’s help but never helped others.6. he should always be ready to help others.IV.1. a sad man with little hope for his future, and everything depended on him to climb these 14 steps.2. the writer was filled with great shame and horror and became speechless.Structural analysis of the textPart 1: Paragraph 1, 2—1st life;Part 2: Paragraph 3, 4, 5—2nd life;Part 3: Paragraph 6, 7, 8, 9—incident and reflection;Part 4: Paragraph 10—new life, i.e. 3rd life.Section Four Consolidation ActivitiesPart one. VocabularyI.1. a slowly progressive disease = a disease that gradually becae more and more serious2. with the aid of = with the help of 在……的帮助下3. peering at = looking very carefully and hard at 凝视4. are all set = are ready 准备就绪，安排妥当5. indifference to = not caring about 对……漠不关心II.1. tilted;2. led up to;3. hold on to;4. care for;5. is inclined to;6. make a living;7. follow, example;8. to a degree.III. Word derivationFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. You always follow your own inclination (incline) instead of thinking of our feeling.2. The men stood in front of the bar, indifferent (indifference) to the argument that was going on across the road.3. The company has had a successful first year at home but penetration (penetrate) of the international market has been slow.4. We hadn’t seen her for many years and were very shocked by her frailty (frail).5. He does not consider his deafness an affliction (afflict).6. We were all very impressed by the excellence (excellent) of the design.7. Her fever is getting progressively (progress) worse. I think we should call a doctor.8. The honeymoon period was soon followed by the usual disillusionment (disillusion) with day-to-day reality.1. incline v. 使有……倾向，易于；爱好inclination n. 倾向，意愿inclined a. 有……倾向的；倾斜的2. indifference n. 不重视，无兴趣，漠不关心indifferent a. 漠不关心的，冷淡的indifferently ad. 不在乎地，冷淡地，淡然地3. penetrate v. 穿透，渗透；看穿penetrating a. 敏锐的，尖锐的；穿透的，透彻的penetration n. 渗透，侵入，突破4. frail a. 脆弱的，虚弱的frailty n. 脆弱，意志薄弱；弱点5. afflict v. 使苦恼，折磨affliction n. 痛苦，苦恼，苦难6. excellent a. 极好的，杰出的excellence n. 优秀，卓越，优点excellently ad. 优秀地，超群地7. progress n. 进步，发展，前进progression n. 前进progressive a. 前进的，渐进的8. disillusion n. 觉醒，幻灭disillusionment n. 幻灭感disillusioned a. 大失所望的，幻想破灭的IV.1. A;2. C;3. B;4. D;5. B;6. A;7. D;8. B.V. Synonym / AntonymGive a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. And I managed to keep my health and optimism, to a degree, because of 14 steps. Antonym: pessimism2. Not so. Here hobbled a bitterly disillusioned cripple, a man who held on to his sanity and his wife and his home and his job because of 14 miserable steps leading up to the back door from his garage.Synonym: painfully, desperately3. She went into the house and a moment later came out bundled in raincoat and hat, followed by a man who called a cheerful greeting.Antonym: cheerless, unhappy, gloomy4. I started the engine and thumped slowly along, keeping well over on the shoulder until I came to the dirt road, where I turned in — thankfully.Synonym: fortunately5. He was an old man, stooped and frail-looking under his slicker.Synonym: weak, delicate, feeble6. As I became older, I became more disillusioned and frustrated.Synonym: disappointed7. I realized that I was filled to overflowing with self-pity, selfishness, indifference to the needs of others and thoughtlessness.Antonym: selflessness, unselfishness8. There followed a long interval of noises.Synonym: periodVI. CompoundingWrite in each space the meaning of each given word.1. likewise in the same way2. underway in progress3. carefree with no concern4. forthcoming coming soon5. stand-by something ready for use6. user-friendly handy to use7. soundproof preventing the passage of sound8. landlocked almost or entirely surrounded by landPart Two. Grammar Exercises1. NumeralsCardinal 基数numerals express integer 整数(whole) abstract numbers, or the number / amount of the determined nouns in literal form. In addition to being numerals determining nouns, cardinal numerals may also work as:1. adjectives2. nouns3. numeral “one” can also be a pronounThe different ways to express “around”: around, a bout, nearly, some, more or less, or so, thereabouts, etc.Ordinal 序数numerals are used to express an / the order in a series. In addition to being numerals determining nouns, ordinal numerals may also work as:1. adjectives2. nouns3. adverbsOrdinal numerals allow both articles ahead. Again, the article determines the noun only, not the numeral.Fractional numeral is used to express parts of a whole. Commonly, it takes two forms:1. Common 普通分数/简分数fractionWork according to the formula: Wholes + Numerator / Denominatore. g. 1 2/3 = (is equal to or means) one (whole) and / plus two thirdsNote the “s” added to the denominator: “thirds”.2. Decimal 小数numbersWork according to the formula: Whole numbers (point) decimalse. g. 12.15 = (is equal to or means) twelve fifteen, or twelve point fifteenI．different ways to ex press “around”.1. About 100 students;2. more or less 40 pages;3. There are 30 or so questions;4. two hours or thereabouts;5. some four miles;6. 50ish.II.1. a nap合一会儿眼;2. very good indeed百里挑一;3. in a mess乱七八糟;4. on hands and knees四脚爬;5. very much better than you are比你强十倍;6. talking quickly and continuously;7. very probably十有八九;8. a lot ways千万条路子.III. Correct the errors in the following sentences.1. He was not due at the office for another three-quarter (attributive-adjective) (three quarters) of an hour.2. was –were.3. This is the worst disaster I can remember in my plus 25 years (25 years plus)as a police officer.4. second time –a second time.5. see –have seen. (present perfect)6. It took him one and a half hours to finish the task.7. Twenty-nine (beginning)2. Determiners (both, each, either or neither, some, any)Determiners are used in front of nouns to indicate whether you are referring to something specific or something of a particular type.Both is used to indicate that the action or state denoted by the verb applies individually to each of the two entities. When both is used with and to link parallel elements in a sentence, the words or phrases that follow them should correspond grammatically. Both can only collocate with plural count nouns.e. g. Both her fingers are broken.Both Mary and Tom like reading English novels.The phrase beginning with each identifies a set of items wherein the words following each identify the individual elements by their shared characteristics. The phrase is grammatically singular in number, so if the phrase is the subject of a sentence, its verb is conjugated into a third-person singular form. Similarly, any pronouns that refer to the noun phrase are singular.e. g. Each candidate has 49 votes.Each voter must decide for herself.Either and neither are used in sentences concerning a possible choice between two items. Either can mean one or the other (of two) or each of two.e.g. I’ve got tea and coffee, so you can have either. (on e or the other)The room has a door at either end. (both)Neither means not the first one and not the second one.e. g. Neither of the students were listening.Both, some and any appear before nouns. Some and any may be used with countable and uncountable nouns.e. g. He bought some sandwiches for lunch.He didn’t see any stars when he visited Hollywood.He ate some cheese with his sandwiches.He never drinks any coffee at night because then he can’t sleep.IV.Both, both, Neither, either, neither.both, each, either.V. Fill in each of the blanks with some, any or one of their compounds.1. somewhat2. The repairs will cost ____ something ____ in the region of $500.3. I was amazed that ____some_____ 400 people came to the meeting to discuss the new scheme for a shopping center.4. somehow, anything5. anything, something6. George ought to be able to tell whether that old plate is valuable. He is ___something___ of an expert on china.7. What have you been up to? I haven’t seen ___anything___ of yo u for ages.8. someVI.1. In spite of + noun--2. It seemed to me that + clause--Part Three. Translation exercisesI. English to Chinese1. 常言道猫有九命，我信这话。
