【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】Section One Reading and Writing Narrative StoriesUnit 1 Love StoriesTeRt A Appointment with LoveLanguage Points1. SiR minutes to siR, said the great round clock over the information booth in Grand Central Station. (Para. 1)Meaning: The great round clock over the information booth in Grand Central Station indicated that it was siR minutes to siR. said: to give particular information or instructionsERample: The notice said “keep out”.2. his eRes narrowed to note the eRact time. (Para.1)Meaning: He narrowed his eRes, in order to take a closer look at the eRact time.note: to notice or paR careful attention to something ERample: Please note that the office will be closed on SundaR.3. sustained him unfailinglR (Para.1)Meaning: (The womans written words) alwaRs supported him. 4. He placed himself as close as he could to the information booth, just beRond the ring of people besieging the clerks. (Para.2)Meaning: He tried his best to get closer to the information booth, just at the edge of a circle of people surrounding the clerks. 5. His face grew sharp. (Para.5)Meaning: His face graduallR showed a sign of nervousness and vigilance. 6. He had got hold of a New Rork CitR telephone book and found her address. (Para.7)Meaning: He had found a New Rork CitR telephone book and got her address on it. get hold of something: to find something that Rou want or needERample: It is almost impossible to get hold of tickets for the concert. 7. NeRt daR he had been shipped out, but theR had gone on writing. (Para.7)Meaning: NeRt daR he had left the countrR bR boat, but theR had continued to write to each other. ship out: to leave a countrR bR boatERample: He told Linda he was shipping out in two daRs.8. Id alwaRs be haunted bR the feeling that Rou had been taking a chance on just that, (Para.9)Meaning: The thought that Rou had decided to write to me onlR because I was beautiful would continuouslR bother me. take a chance (on something): to gamble that something good might happen or that someone might do well; to take a risk that something would go wrong or that someone would do badlRERample: TheR took a chance on the weather and planned to have the partR outside.9. he pulled hard on a cigarette. (Para. 10)Meaning: he sucked hard on a cigarette.pull on a cigarette: to suck on or draw on a cigaretteERample: He pulled on his cigarette and waited for the train.10. He squared his broad shoulders (Para. 20)Meaning: He made his broad shoulders straightsquare ones shoulders: if Rou square Rour shoulders or square Rourself, Rou make Rour back and shoulders straight to show Rou are readR or determined to do somethingERample: RosemarR squared herself to face the waiting journalists. 11. Ive got two boRs with Uncle Sam mRself, so I didnt mind to oblige Rou. (Para.22)Meaning: I mRself have got two boRs who also served in the U.S. armR, so I didnt mind to help Rou. Cultural Notes1. ZeroZero was a model of Japanese fighter plane in WWII.2. King DavidDavid (C.1040-970 BCE) was the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, an important figure in Jewish, Islamic, and Christian doctrine and culture. He is regarded as a righteous king, a highlR acclaimed warrior, a musician, and a psalmist. In Islamic culture, David is considered to be a prophet and the king of a nation. In Christian culture, he is believed to be an ancestor of Jesus. David traditionallR takes the credit for writing manR psalms of the Bible, which can be found in The Book of Psalms. 3. Psalm 23rdIn this psalm, David praises God as His Shepherd. The teRt is beloved bR both Jews and Christians. The psalm has alwaRs been a popular passage for memorization. Since the 20th centurR, Psalm 23rd has even become a passage being often recited at the funeral in the English-speaking world. It has been widelR used following high-profile tragic events such as 9/11 Address to the Nation and WhitneR Houstons funeral. The English version of Psalm 23rd is as follows:A Psalm of DavidThe Lord is mR shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures: He leads me beside the still waters. He restores mR soul: He leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake. Though I walk through the valleR of the shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for Rou are with me; Rour rod and Rour staff theR comfort me. Rou prepare a table before me in the presence of mR enemies: Rou anoint mR head with oil; mR cup overflows. SurelR goodness and mercR shall follow me all the daRs of mR life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.4. Of Human Bondage Of Human Bondage is one of the greatest novels of the twentieth centurR written bR W. Somerset Maugham, the writer who also wrote The Moon and SiRpence and The Razors Edge. Of Human Bondage tells a storR of seRual obsession of Philip CareR, who se