Unit 1 Family and Marriage
Part One Objectives
After learning the unit, the students will be able to
1. know about American families and the relationships between family members, especially the relationships and interactions between parents and children;
2. grasp the main ideas of Text A, Text B and Text C;
3. master the key words, expressions and useful sentence patterns.
Part Two
1st Period 2nd Period 3rd Period 4th Period 5th Period Independent Study Procedures
Teaching Tasks Warm-up; study of new words, phrases and expressions in Text A; back- ground information Detailed study of Text A Detailed study of Text A Text A exercises Text A exercises; Text B (fast reading) Text C and its exercises
Part Three Text A
No Matter What Happens I’ll Always Be There for You 一、背景知识（Background Information）
Quake of 1989
The Loma Prieta earthquake, also known as the Quake of 1989 and the World Series Earthquake, was a major earthquake that struck the San Francisco Bay Area of California on October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. local time. Caused by a slip along the San Andreas Fault, the earthquake lasted 10~15 seconds and measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale (surface-wave magnitude 7.1) or 7.0 on the open ended Richter Scale. The quake killed 63 people throughout northern California, injured 3,757 and left some 3,000~12,000 people homeless. The earthquake occurred during the warm up for the third game of the 1989 World Series. Because of game-related sports coverage, this was the first major earthquake in America to have its initial shake broadcast live on television.
二、课文详解（Text）Detailed Study of the T
1. (LL.1~2) In 1989 a 6.9 earthquake almost flattened America, killing a lot of people in less than four minutes.
flatten: to make or become flat 使平；变平 Examples: I flattened myself against the wall.
我把身体平贴在墙上。 The hills flatten here. 山丘在这儿变平坦了。
按照构词法，一些名词或形容词加上后缀 -en 后构成动词，表示“使??，变 得??”，类似的例子还有： broaden（拓宽）harden，（变硬）frighten，（使??害怕）lighten，（减轻）lengthen，（延 长），sharpen（使??锋利），soften（变软），strengthen（加强），widen（拓宽）等。
2. (LL. 2~3) In the midst of the disaster, a mother rushed to the school where her son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake. where her son was supposed to be 是一个定语从句，修饰先行词 the school。
only to discover, only 引导的动词不定式位于主句之后，表示一种没有预料到的 或者与预期相反的结果。
Examples: I ran all the way to the railway station, only to find that the train had already left.
我一路跑到火车站，结果发现火车已经离开了。
Mr. Smith hurried to the stadium, only to be told that the game had been canceled. 史密斯先生急匆匆地赶到体育场，结果被告知比赛被取消了。
3. (LL. 4~5) After the unforgettable initial shock, she remembered the promise she had made to her son: “No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!” initial：of or at the beginning 最初的，初期的
Examples: The initial talks were the base of the later agreement.
最初的会谈是后来协议的基础。
The two parties took the initial step toward reconciliation. 双方采取了走向和解的第一步。
she had made to her son 是一个定语从句，修饰先行词 the promise, 省略了关系代词 which。
make a promise: 许诺，承诺
Examples: If you make a promise you should keep it.
假如你许下诺言，就应遵守。
He made a promise of help, as I pleaded with him again and again. 我再三央求，他才答应帮忙。
4. (LL. 5~7) As she looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but she kept remembering her commitment to her son.
ruins: the remains of a building or buildings 废墟 Examples: The castle is now in ruins.
这座城堡现在已成废墟。
The earthquake left the whole town in ruins. 那次地震过后，全城到处是一片废墟。
commitment: a responsibility or promise to follow certain beliefs or a certain course of action 许诺，诺言 Examples: We have to honor our commitments to other nations.
我们要实践对其他国家的承诺。
I don’t want to get married because I don’t want any commitments. 我不愿意结婚，因为我不想受任何约束。
5. (L. 8) She began to direct her attention towards where she walked her son to school each morning.
where she walked her son to school each morning 是一个地点状语从句，意 为“她每天早上送儿子徒步上学的地方”。
6. (LL. 9~10) Remembering her son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building; she rushed there and started digging through the ruins.
Remembering her son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building 是一个现在分词做伴随状语的结构，分词的逻辑主语为主句的主语 she。
7. (LL. 11~12) As she was digging, other helpless parents arrived, clutching their hearts, saying: “My son!” “My daughter!”
clutch: to hold tightly 抓住，紧握
Examples: The mother clutched her baby in her arms.
母亲紧紧地把她的婴儿抱在怀里。
A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 将要溺死的人连一根草也要去抓。
8. (L. 12) Other well-meaning parents tried to pull her off what was left of the school…
well-meaning: having good intentions 善意的
what was left of the school是一个名词从句,做介词 off 的宾语。
9. (L. 15) To each parent she responded with one line: “Are you going to help me now?”
one line：a sentence 一句话
10. (LL. 16~17) The fire chief showed up and tried to pull her off the school’s ruins… fire chief: 消防队长
show up：to be present 出现，出席
Examples: Only three of the people we invited to the party didn’t show up.
我们邀请来参加宴会的人只中有三人未出席。
The missing bag showed up, completely empty, in an old car. 丢失的包在一辆旧汽车上找到了，里面的东西全没了。
11. (LL. 18~19) To which this loving, caring American mother replied, “Are you going to help me now?”
To which引导一个定语从句，which 指代上文 The fire chief所说的话。
12. (LL. 20~21) Courageously she went on because she needed to know for herself: “Is
my boy alive or is he dead?” courageously: bravely 勇敢地
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