新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)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.”P(pán)art 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(dāng)著的面在這么多人面前，我?guī)缀跽f(shuō)不出話。I could think of little to say in the presence of so many people . 別當(dāng)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(méi)有意見(jiàn)，好或不好的都沒(méi)有。I have no opinion, good or otherwise, on this subject. 恐怕下周末沒(méi)辦法見(jiàn)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(diǎn)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(lái)見(jiàn)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(qǐng)我進(jìn)門(mén)，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?！澳氵€年輕，”他的英語(yǔ)帶著俄語(yǔ)口音：“如果你愿意試著向奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)進(jìn)軍，我想你能行。長(zhǎng)野奧運(yùn)會(huì)來(lái)不及參加了，但你可以準(zhǔn)備參加2002年鹽湖城奧運(yùn)會(huì)?！薄巴耆梢裕皇菃幔俊笨吹轿夷樕象@愕的表情，他又說(shuō)道。我那時(shí)是一個(gè)很有前途的業(yè)余滑雪運(yùn)動(dòng)員，但在國(guó)內(nèi)決不是頂尖選手?！爱?dāng)然，你需要進(jìn)行很多艱苦的訓(xùn)練，你會(huì)哭鼻子，但你一定會(huì)進(jìn)步的?！钡拇_，后來(lái)我經(jīng)歷了無(wú)數(shù)痛苦的訓(xùn)練，還為此流了不少眼淚。但在后來(lái)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(lì)。他開(kāi)始總是說(shuō)：“我的朋友們常去看電影，去跳舞，去和女孩子約會(huì)，”然后他會(huì)壓低嗓門(mén)接著說(shuō)：“我就在運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng)上訓(xùn)練、訓(xùn)練、再訓(xùn)練。第二年，我的15公里滑雪比賽成績(jī)縮短了1.5分鐘?！薄芭笥褌儐?wèn)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(huì)，而我一直在訓(xùn)練、訓(xùn)練、再訓(xùn)練。”故事通常到這兒就結(jié)束了。但有一次后來(lái)我們知道那天是他結(jié)婚25周年紀(jì)念日他穿著一件舊的毛衣，很自豪地站著，微笑著輕聲說(shuō)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(lái)就和我結(jié)了婚?！辈还芩遣皇嵌美寺?，尼克萊知道什么是愛(ài)。他以一貫的幽默、默默的感恩、敏銳的感覺(jué)和真誠(chéng)的態(tài)度為愛(ài)設(shè)立了奧林匹克般的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。即使在我結(jié)束了滑雪生涯之后，我仍一直努力去達(dá)到那個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。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(jiàn)了他，在寒風(fēng)中的雪地里滑了大概十五分鐘后，我趕上了他，有點(diǎn)小題大做地說(shuō)：“嘿，尼克萊，我感覺(jué)我要死了?！薄叭绻畹揭话贇q，人人都會(huì)死的，”他對(duì)我的痛苦無(wú)動(dòng)于衷，態(tài)度堅(jiān)決地接著說(shuō)：“但你現(xiàn)在必須滑、滑、再滑。”在滑雪板上，我照他說(shuō)的去做。但在其他事情上我會(huì)反抗他。在一次經(jīng)費(fèi)并不寬裕的滑雪露營(yíng)活動(dòng)中，他讓我們十個(gè)人擠在一個(gè)單身漢住的芬蘭式屋子里。第一天我們醒來(lái)時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)尼克萊正在做早餐。然后我們坐在臨時(shí)拼湊起來(lái)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(lái)的油膩膩的碗向我和我唯一的另一個(gè)女隊(duì)友前一推，武斷地說(shuō)：“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?！這不公平！”他沒(méi)再讓我去洗碗，也沒(méi)對(duì)我的大發(fā)脾氣顯得太在意。他只在滑雪時(shí)才顯露出強(qiáng)烈的情感。訓(xùn)練的時(shí)候，他會(huì)隨著我們邁步的節(jié)奏大聲發(fā)出指令：“對(duì)，就這樣，一二三，一二三。”我祖父的一個(gè)好朋友一位上了年紀(jì)的女士看了尼克萊帶我訓(xùn)練的錄像帶后問(wèn)道：“他也教舞蹈嗎？”在訓(xùn)練時(shí)，我一刻不停地糾正著尼克萊指出的錯(cuò)誤。每完成一個(gè)動(dòng)作，我都會(huì)問(wèn)他自己是否有了進(jìn)步。“是的，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(jiān)持問(wèn)他。最后他會(huì)皺起眉頭說(shuō)：“你得無(wú)數(shù)次地重復(fù)，動(dòng)作才能達(dá)到完美?！彼嵝盐摇氨仨氂心托摹保哉Z(yǔ)之間流露出“我已經(jīng)告訴過(guò)你無(wú)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(guó)第四名的好成績(jī)，并開(kāi)始為奧運(yùn)會(huì)季前賽做準(zhǔn)