新視野大學英語2 unit 5.doc

I. UnderstandingThe text is about the writers training experiences for Olympic Games with an ex-Soviet coach, through which the writer learned the Olympic standard for love.Part I. First Meeting with Nikolai (Para. 1-4)My impression and feelings about Nikolai:not half as intimidating as I had imagined;nervous Nikolais high expectation of me: “ for 2002 in Salt Lake City, you could be ready.”Part II. the Olympic Standard of Love as Shown by Nikolai (Para. 5-19)Nikolai in Daily Life： Para. 5-9 General Statement: I could always count on being encouraged by Nikolais amusing stories and sense of humor. Supporting Details:“My friend , I practice ” “ 26 years old kiss ” Conclusion: an Olympic standard for love: consistent good humor, quiet gratitude, perceptivity, and sincerity Para. 12-13 Supporting Details: At a low-budget ski camp: He made breakfast and then made quick work With ; When I was rebellious, he never asked , nor ; He save his passion Nikolai in Training Para. 10-11 General Statement: He never babied me. Supporting Details: I : massive headache; quite fatigue; going to die Nikolai : indifferent to my pain; ski, ski, ski. Para. 14-19 Supporting Details: Nikolai : sing out his instructions keeping rhythm with our stride. the faster, the better. frown and say, My achievement: a fourth-place national ranking heading into the pre-Olympic season Part III. Visiting Nikolai after Stopping Training (Para. 20) Nikolai : made me tea, and did the dishes! I : had gained a lot from my quiet, indissoluble bond with my coach Nikolai. Part IV. Conclusion of the Whole Text (Para. 21)Nikolai taught me to understand the Olympic standard for love: to have the courage, heart, discipline to persist, and to have gratitude in advance for a century of life on earth. I should remind myself every day that there must be love, love, love despite the challenges at hand.The Writing Method of the Passage:Narration + Comment Narration is storytelling. If a story is sharply detailed with certain comments, readers will be able to see and understand better just why the writer feels that way. Narration: but on one occasion, which we later learned was his 25th wedding anniversary, he stood proudly in a worn woolen sweater and smiled and whispered, (Para. 8)Comment: His consistent good humor, quiet gratitude, perceptivity, and sincerity set anOlympic standard for love (Para. 9)Focus Study1. I was so nervous in his presence. in sbs presencein the presence of sb. 當著的面在這么多人面前，我?guī)缀跽f不出話。I could think of little to say in the presence of so many people . 別當著她的面提這事。Dont mention it in her presence. 2. Romantic and otherwise, Nikolai knew love. otherwise 另外的這件事上我沒有意見，好或不好的都沒有。I have no opinion, good or otherwise, on this subject. 恐怕下周末沒辦法見你，我有別的事。Im afraid I cant see you next weekend because Im otherwise engaged. not the least of which = the most important of whichbond = relationshipin advance: before a particular date or event a century of life on earth: the life I will live in this world III. Correcting the ExpressionsNikolai was not a native speaker of English, he couldnt speak standard English. So in the text we could see now and then he used bad grammar. Letscorrect these expressions for him.尼克萊彼得羅維奇安尼金一點都不像我想象的那么嚇人。不，他不可能是我父親特地送我來見的那位前蘇聯(lián)教練?？伤拇_是尼克萊彼得羅維奇安尼金本人。他請我進門，在沙發(fā)上坐下，又拍了拍身邊的墊子，讓我坐在他旁邊。在他面前，我真的很緊張。“你還年輕，”他的英語帶著俄語口音：“如果你愿意試著向奧林匹克運動會進軍，我想你能行。長野奧運會來不及參加了，但你可以準備參加2002年鹽湖城奧運會?！薄巴耆梢?，不是嗎？”看到我臉上驚愕的表情，他又說道。我那時是一個很有前途的業(yè)余滑雪運動員，但在國內(nèi)決不是頂尖選手?！爱斎?，你需要進行很多艱苦的訓練，你會哭鼻子，但你一定會進步的?！钡拇_，后來我經(jīng)歷了無數(shù)痛苦的訓練，還為此流了不少眼淚。但在后來的五年里，我總能從尼克萊講的有趣故事和他的幽默感中得到鼓勵。他開始總是說：“我的朋友們常去看電影，去跳舞，去和女孩子約會，”然后他會壓低嗓門接著說：“我就在運動場上訓練、訓練、再訓練。第二年，我的15公里滑雪比賽成績縮短了1.5分鐘。”“朋友們問我：尼克萊，你怎么做到的呢？我回答：你們?nèi)タ措娪?、跳舞、和女孩子約會，而我一直在訓練、訓練、再訓練?！惫适峦ǔ５竭@兒就結(jié)束了。但有一次后來我們知道那天是他結(jié)婚25周年紀念日他穿著一件舊的毛衣，很自豪地站著，微笑著輕聲說道：“告訴你們，我可是在26歲那年才第一次親吻女孩子。她后來就和我結(jié)了婚?！辈还芩遣皇嵌美寺峥巳R知道什么是愛。他以一貫的幽默、默默的感恩、敏銳的感覺和真誠的態(tài)度為愛設立了奧林匹克般的標準。即使在我結(jié)束了滑雪生涯之后，我仍一直努力去達到那個標準。但他又從不嬌慣我。二月里的一天，我頭很疼，感到十分疲倦。我在一片空地上遇見了他，在寒風中的雪地里滑了大概十五分鐘后，我趕上了他，有點小題大做地說：“嘿，尼克萊，我感覺我要死了。”“如果活到一百歲，人人都會死的，”他對我的痛苦無動于衷，態(tài)度堅決地接著說：“但你現(xiàn)在必須滑、滑、再滑?！痹诨┌迳希艺账f的去做。但在其他事情上我會反抗他。在一次經(jīng)費并不寬裕的滑雪露營活動中，他讓我們十個人擠在一個單身漢住的芬蘭式屋子里。第一天我們醒來時發(fā)現(xiàn)尼克萊正在做早餐。然后我們坐在臨時拼湊起來的椅子上，圍著張小小的牌桌，用勺子很快地吃完早飯。吃完后，尼克萊把摞起來的油膩膩的碗向我和我唯一的另一個女隊友前一推，武斷地說：“女孩子們，現(xiàn)在去洗碗吧！”我把餐巾往地上一扔，向他罵道：“讓該死的男孩子們?nèi)ハ窗桑∵@不公平！”他沒再讓我去洗碗，也沒對我的大發(fā)脾氣顯得太在意。他只在滑雪時才顯露出強烈的情感。訓練的時候，他會隨著我們邁步的節(jié)奏大聲發(fā)出指令：“對，就這樣，一二三，一二三?！蔽易娓傅囊粋€好朋友一位上了年紀的女士看了尼克萊帶我訓練的錄像帶后問道：“他也教舞蹈嗎？”在訓練時，我一刻不停地糾正著尼克萊指出的錯誤。每完成一個動作，我都會問他自己是否有了進步?！笆堑?，還行。但如果膝蓋能屈得更快些就更好了?！薄翱晌一脡蚩炝藛?？”我堅持問他。最后他會皺起眉頭說：“你得無數(shù)次地重復，動作才能達到完美。”他提醒我“必須有耐心”，言語之間流露出“我已經(jīng)告訴過你無數(shù)次了”的意思。尼克萊的耐心和我的勤奮使我贏得了全國第四名的好成績，并開始為奧運會季前賽做準