新视野大学英语读写教程第三版第1册Unit2sectionAAchild'sclutterawaitsanadult'sreturn儿时百宝箱老大归家梦1Achild’sclutterawaitsanadult’sreturn(Title)Meaningbeyondwords:Herethewordclutterreferstothemanysmallpersonalitemscollectedbychildreninthecourseoftheirgrowingup.Allthesethingsareimportantanddearmemoriestothem.Nomatterwheretheyareorhowfarawaytheyarefromhome,theclutterremainsabondbetweenthemandthefamily,representingahappychildhood.Usagenote:await,wait这两个词都是动词，都有“等候；期待”之意，但用法却有所不同：1await是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，用法比较正式；wait一般用作不及物动词，常与for，till，until等词连用。2一般来说，await的宾语大多为抽象名词，如decision，reply，arrival，return，announcement等；而waitfor的宾语一般是人或事物。例如：Theywereawaitingthebirthoftheirfirstchild.他们在等待着他们第一个孩子的降生。He’sawaitingtrial,whichisexpectedtobeginnextmonth.他在等候审判，预计下个月开始。Ihavebeenwaitingforherforanhouratthebusstop.我已经在公共汽车站等了她一个小时了。Shehasbeenwaitingnervouslyfornewsofhersoninthearmy.她一直在紧张地等候她在部队里的儿子的消息。3await之后可以接动名词；wait之后接动词不定式。例如：Weshallawaithearingfurtherfromthem./Weshallwaittohearfurtherfromthem.我们等待他们进一步的消息。1Iwatchherbackhernewtruckoutofthedriveway.Thevehicleistoolarge,tooexpensive.She'drefusedtoconsiderapracticalcarwithgoodgasefficiencyandeasytopark.It'sbecauseofme,Ithink.Sheboughtittoshowmethatshecould.1我看着她在车道上倒着她的新卡车。车太大，而且太贵。她就是不愿意考虑买辆开起来省油、停起来省心的实用型汽车。我想，原因在我。她买这辆车就是为了让我看看她的能耐。4Iwatchherbackhernewtruckoutofthedriveway.(Para.1)Note:Noticethatthemotheristellingastorythathappenedinthepast.Sheusesthepasttensetodescribetheeventsthathappenedbeforeherdaughterlefthome.Butwhenshedescribestheeventsthathappenedafterherdaughterleft,sheusesthepresenttense.Bymanipulatingthepasttenseandthepresenttense,theauthorachievesimmediacyintime,andproducestheeffectofgreatvividness.Thisuseofthepresenttensetodescribepasteventsisreferredtoas“thenarrativepresent”or“thedramaticpresent”5Thevehicleistoolarge,tooexpensive.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Herewithtoolargeandtooexpensive,themotherexpressesherdisagreementwithherdaughter’sdecisiontobuysuchalargeandexpensivetruck.16Shedrefusedtoconsiderapracticalcarwithgoodgasefficiencyandeasytopark.(Para.1)Meaning:Shehadrefusedtothinkaboutbuyingapracticalcarwhichusedlessgasandwaseasytopark.7Itsbecauseofme,Ithink.Sheboughtittoshowmethatshecould.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Herethemothertriestoshowthatthedaughter,eagertobeindependent,ispurposefullyactingagainstherwishes.2"I'm18,"she'dtoldmesooftenthatmyteethached."Iamanadult!"3Ithought,isthattrue?Justyesterdayyouwatchedsomecartoons.Whatchangedbetweenyesterdayandtoday?2183,8Im18,shedtoldmesooftenthatmyteethached.(Para.2)Meaningbeyondwords:Bysayingrepeatedlythatshewas18,thedaughterwasconstantlyremindinghermomthatshehadgrownupintoanadult,oldenoughtomakeherowndecisions.Thismadethemotherunhappyandannoyed.Note:Herethemotherusesmyteethachedtoshowextremeannoyance,comparabletothesharppainofanachingtooth.Forexample:Ihatethescrapeofchalkontheblackboard;itmakesmyteethache.9Justyesterdayyouwatchedsomecartoons.Whatchangedbetweenyesterdayandtoday?(Para.3)Meaningbeyondwords:Whensomeonelikeswatchingcartoons,wetendtothinkthattheyarestillachild.Whatthem...
