Unit3TheGenerationGapPairWork1.Howmanycharactersarethereinthisplay?Whoarethey?Therearesevencharacters---Father,Mother,Heidi,Diane,Sean,RestaurantManager,andMrs.Higgins.2.Arethechildrengratefulforwhattheirfatherdoesforthem?Whyorwhynot?No.Becausewhathedoesusuallyendsupembarrassingthem.3.WhatdidSeanplantodowiththemoneyheearnedfromhisfirstjob?Tobuyaguitar.4.WhydidFathermakeapointofcomingtotherestaurant?TocheckifSeanwasgoingtoembarrasshim.5.WhydidSeantrytohidehimselfwhenhesawhisfatherintheresraurant?Heknewhisfatherwasgoingtoembarrasshim.6.WhatdidSeanthinkofhisfather’sunexpectedvisit?Itwasunnecessaryandembarrassing.7.WhydidFatherinviteDanLucastolunch?HewantedDantopressurehissonintoaskingDianetotheseniorprom.8.WhatdidDanLucaspromisetodo?HewouldspeaktohissonandinsistthatthelattergiveDianeacall.9.HowdidDianereacttothesurpriseFatherhadforher?Shefelthumiliated.10.WhydidHeidichangeschool?BecausetheThompsonhadjustmoved.11.WhatdidFathertrytoimpressonMrs.Higgins?HetriedtoletherknowhowexceptionallytalentedayoungwomanHeidiwas.12.WhywasHeidisoeagertogotoclass?Becauseshecouldn’tbearbeingembarrassedbyherfather.Vocabulary1、Theviewthatyoushouldneverspendmorethanyouearnisfairlytypicalofpeopleoftheirgeneration.你不应该花比你挣的钱这个观点是他们这一代人普遍认为的观点。2、Theartistsstoodbeforethepaintingsalmostdumbwithastonishmentattheirbeauty.艺术家几乎被这幅画的美所震惊了，目瞪口呆地站在这幅画前面。3、In1963,afterhisjunioryearinhighschool,ClintonwaselectedintoagovernmentstudyprogramforyoungpeopleinWashington,D.C.在1963年，在高中的三年级是，克林顿被选入在华盛顿特区为年轻人设的政府研究计划。4、WilliamByrdcomposedmanypiecesofmusic,buthisLatinchurchmusicisconsideredhismostgloriouswork.威廉·伯德创作了无数种类的音乐，但他的拉丁教堂音乐是被认为最荣耀音乐作品。5、Governmentsestablishwelfaresystemstoprovideasafetynettopreventpeoplefromsufferingtheeffectsofpoverty.政府建立福利系统，以提供一个安全网，防止人们遭受贫穷之苦。6、Youquitthatrespectable,well-paidjobforthisunpromisingone?Whatcameoveryou?你放弃了那份受人尊敬，高薪的工作，而从事这份不被期待的工作？是什么突然改变了你呢？7、Manyanimalsfaceextinctionastheresultofhumaninterference.许多动物由于人类干扰而面临灭绝。8、Herhopeofherhusband’sreturnisfadingasyearsgoby.随着时间的流逝，她对她丈夫回家的期望渐渐地淡了。9、Havingworkedforthreeyears,RogerdecidedtoenrollonanMBAprogramandnarroweddownhischoicetothreefamousuniversitiesontheEastCoast.工作了3年后，Roger决定去申请MBA课程，他将选择缩小到了东部沿海地区的最有名的3所学校。10、Afrankreplyismuchmoreappreciatedthanbeatingaboutthebush.坦率的回答比拐弯抹角更值得赞赏。11、Haroldisalwayscomingupwiththesedumbschemesformakingmoneythatjustgetusintotrouble.Harold总是用这些愚蠢的阴谋赚钱，每次都让我们陷入麻烦。12、Callme,writetome,emailme;atanyrate,let’skeepintouch.给我打电话，或者写信，或者发电子邮件；无论如何，让我们保持联系。ClozeOurdadistypicaloftheoldergeneration.Youcancertainlysayhegivesourwelfarehisconstantattention.Sometimes,however,wewishhewouldn’ttryquitesohard.Tobefrank,heseemstohaveatalentforembarrassingusbymakingdumbremarks.Heshouldknowbetterthanthat,butheneverseemstolearnandjustgoesonmakingthesameoldmistakesrepeatedly.Theresultisthatweliveinconstantdreadofhiswell-intentionedinterferenceinouraffairs.Momisnohelp,asyoucanbetshewillalwaysseethingsfromhispointofviewratherthanfromours.Overall,though,he’sawonderfuldadandIassureyouIwouldn’ttradehimforanyoneintheworld.Trnslation1、科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？（proof）HavescientistsfoundproofofwateronMars?2、计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。（location，narrowdown）Theplanningcommitteehasnarroweddownthepossiblelocationsforthenuclearpowerplanttotwocoastaltowns.3、山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。（welfare）Samnotonlylosthisjobbutalsobothlegs;hehadtoliveonwelfarefortherestofhislife.4、有十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty）。（consistof，inunison）Ajuryconsistingof12membersvotedinunisonthatMarywasguilty.5、听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。（talent，humiliate）Seanfelthumiliatedtohearhistalentbeingquestioned.
