郧阳师范高等专科学校：《综合英语》（英文版）Unit 12 Type of the text

n Winker t。 Remember if winter comes, can Spring be far behind? 郧阳师专英语系综合英话教研室

A Winter to Remember if winter comes, can Spring be far behind? 郧阳师专英语系综合英语教研室

Type of the text This is a short piece of narrative writing about an unforgettable Winter. Millions have gone through winters over and over again but few have experienced a winter as is described in' the passage. a

Type of the text • This is a short piece of narrative writing about an unforgettable Winter. • Millions have gone through winters over and over again but few have experienced a winter as is described in the passage

Basic elements of narration Time-early January to late March Place-in the depth of the country · Unpleasant memories Outside 1. beautiful snow scene turned into ugly frost bound sight 2. Birds growing tamer and waiting at the doorstep 3. water frozen almost instantly Inside 1. central heating inadequate and- unco--opbrative: oil-stove unavailable 3. water-pipes frozen 4. sitting inside in overcoats On good thing-eggs not broken when dropped The thaw-water squirting from pipes bringing about a flood

• Basic elements of narration • Time—early January to late March • Place—in the depth of the country • Unpleasant memories • Outside • 1.beautiful snow scene turned into ugly frost bound sight • 2.Birds growing tamer and waiting at the doorstep • 3.water frozen almost instantly • Inside • 1.central heating inadequate and unco--operative; oil-stove unavailable • 3. water-pipes frozen • 4.sitting inside in overcoats • On good thing—eggs not broken when dropped • The thaw—water squirting from pipes bringing about a flood

Detailed study of the text According to the weather men last winter was one of the worst in living memory. According to /according as Please indict what's wrong with the following sentences. According to my opinion, Mr. Smith will not come today Attention: according to always followed by him or her. In my opinion, Mr. Smith will not Icome today · According as +clause you will be praised or criticized according as your work is good or bac

Detailed study of the text • According to the weather men last winter was one of the worst in living memory. • According to /according as • Please indict what’s wrong with the following sentences. • According to my opinion, Mr. Smith will not come today. • Attention: according to always followed by him or her. • In my opinion, Mr. Smith will not come today. • According as +clause • you will be praised or criticized according as your work is good or bad

According as tclause you will be praised or criticized according as your work is good or bad In living memory--in the years which can be remembered by people still alive Here the author employed a figure of speech transferred epi thet 将本应该甩来修饰某一类名词的修饰语用来修饰另一类 词。 here was a short,, thoughtful silence出现了 阵短暂的、令人沉思的寂静。 he old man put a reassuring hand on my Shoulder. 老人把一只令人安心的手放在我的肩膀上 He losed his busy life at the age of sixty. 在 六十岁时他结束了他那忙碌的一生c This is the cheapest market in this country. 这 是这个国家最便宜的市场了

• According as +clause • you will be praised or criticized according as your work is good or bad. • In living memory---in the years which can be remembered by people still alive • Here the author employed a figure of speech--- transferred epithet . • 将本应该用来修饰某一类名词的修饰语用来修饰另一类 名词。例如： There was a short, thoughtful silence. 出现了一 阵短暂的、令人沉思的寂静。 The old man put a reassuring hand on my shoulder. • 老人把一只令人安心的手放在我的肩膀上。 He closed his busy life at the age of sixty. 在 六十岁时他结束了他那忙碌的一生。 This is the cheapest market in this country. 这 是这个国家最便宜的市场了

We live in the depths of the country, and my whole family agree that it was Certainly a inter we shall never forget. Snow began to fall at round about the beginning of the new year and continued on and off for approximately ten days In the depths of the country-infthe very remote part of the country, The depths of the country are the parts of the countryside which are Far from cities and towns. The depths (plural) may also mean the deepest or the worst part of something In the depths of the ocean/in the depths of winter/in the depths of despair

• We live in the depths of the country, and my whole family agree that it was Certainly a inter we shall never forget. Snow began to fall at round about the beginning of the new year and continued on and off for approximately ten days. • In the depths of the country—in the very remote part of the country. • The depths of the country are the parts of the countryside which are Far from cities and towns. The depths (plural) may also mean ”the deepest or the worst part of something” , • In the depths of the ocean/in the depths of winter/in the depths of despair

My whole family-- family is a collective noun denoting a group of individuals considere d as one complete whole. More examples of collective nouns of this type: A crowd of people /a team of football players /the board of directors The whole class/ the entire army On and off --sometimes we can use another version to replace“ on and off” off and on” On and on --continuously They talked on and on last night in the dormitory. We live in the depths of the country- live somewhere in the countryside which is a long way from any town

• My whole family— family is a collective noun, denoting a group of individuals considered as one complete whole. • More examples of collective nouns of this type: • A crowd of people /a team of football players /the board of directors • The whole class/ the entire army . • On and off ---sometimes we can use another version to replace “ on and off” --- “off and on” • On and on ---continuously • They talked on and on last night in the dormitory. • We live in the depths of the country—we live somewhere in the countryside which is a long way from any town

At first we were all thrilled to see it. It fell silently and relentlessly in large soft flakes Until every ugly patch and corner of our rather rambling garden was smoothed over And had become a spotless lite canopy. Thrill--heart thriller The heart thriller refers to that kind of people ho can make other people feel ·Thri11 Thrill-to have or cause to have sudden sharp feeling of excitement Relentless--showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, or pace

• At first we were all thrilled to see it. It fell silently and relentlessly in large soft flakes Until every ugly patch and corner of our rather rambling garden was smoothed over And had become a spotless white canopy. • Thrill—heart thriller • The heart thriller refers to that kind of people who can make other people feel • Thrill. • Thrill—to have or cause to have sudden sharp feeling of excitement • Relentless—showing or promising no abatement of severity, intensity, or pace

It fell silently and relentlessly in large soft flakes Until every ugly patch and corner of our rather rambling garden was smoothed over And had become a spotless white canopy. Large, soft flakes of snow fell heavily but quietly; as a result, our garden, which-fwas overgrown with plants and which was dirty and untidy in places, looked very smooth, like a completely clean white sheet Canopy--dense/thick a thick canopy of branches/or sometimes we use the following words to modify canopy: forest/leafy/tree The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads

• It fell silently and relentlessly in large soft flakes Until every ugly patch and corner of our rather rambling garden was smoothed over And had become a spotless white canopy. • Large , soft flakes of snow fell heavily but quietly ; as a result, our garden, which was overgrown with plants and which was dirty and untidy in places, looked very smooth, like a completely clean white sheet. • Canopy—dense/thick a thick canopy of branches/or sometimes we use the following words to modify canopy : forest/leafy/tree • The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads

The children soon spoilt its beauty by having snowball fights and leaving their footprints all over it Spoil--make sth useless/unsuccessful/not veryl good Her selfish behavior completely spoiled the evening. Those children are thoroughly spoilt

• The children soon spoilt its beauty by having snowball fights and leaving their footprints all over it. • Spoil—make sth useless/unsuccessful/not very good • Her selfish behavior completely spoiled the evening. • Those children are thoroughly spoilt!