Unit four Detailed ReadingI. Difficult Sentences1. “I mow your lawn,” he said. (Para. 2)How many times is the sentence “I mow your lawn.” repeated in the text? Why is it repeated?(The sentence is repeated four times. Thats because it shows Tonys determination in finding a job, and his optimistic view that people would help a man who needed a job.)2. Well, what do you do with such determination and hope? (Para. 12)Paraphrase the sentence.(It is hard to refuse a person who is determined and hopeful to get a job.)3. My wife and I were delighted with what we felt was a satisfying end of the story. (Para. 16)1) Paraphrase the sentence.(My wife and I were happy with what Tony had achieved, and thought that the whole thing had thus been settled.)2) Was Tony satisfied with this end?(Tony was not satisfied. He kept on working hard until he fulfilled his better dreams.)4. From then on, it was interesting to see that any discarded odds and ends around our place a broken screen, a bit of hardware, boards from packing Tony would gather and take home. (Para. 21)1) Why did Tony take home the discarded odds and ends?(Tony bought a house, which was a complete wreck. To fix and decorate it, and, above all, to save money, he took home the discarded odds and ends.)2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.(从那以后，只要我家附近有什么被人扔弃的零星杂物，坏了的屏风啦，五金器具啦，包装纸板啦，托尼都要收起来拿回家，看他这个样子真是有意思。)5. He had hunted around the edge of town until he found a small, abandoned piece of property with a house and shed. (Para. 26)1) What does “property” refer to?(“Property” refers to the farm he wanted to buy.)2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.(他在小镇周边到处找，终于找到一处没人要的一小块地产，有一幢房，还有间小棚。)6. He grew in stature in my mind. (Para. 30)1) Paraphrase the sentence.(He grew taller and greater in my mind. His social status greatly improved in my mind.)2) Describe the change of Tonys social status in Mr. Crawfords mind.(When Mr. Crawford first met Tony, Tony was “about five-foot-seven or eight, and thin”, and his English was broken. He remained standing when he talked to Mr. Crawford. He did not have high social status. After he bought his farm several years later, he “seemed to stand a little straighter”, and he “had a look of confidence”. He and Mr. Crawford “sat down and talked”. His social status improved enough to allow him to sit down with Mr. Crawford. After he passed away, Mr. Crawford thought “he stood as tall, and as proud, as the greatest American industrialists.”)7. Tony did not begin on the bottom rung of the ladder. He began in the basement. (Para. 32)1) What does “ladder” refer to? And what does “basement” refer to?(“Ladder” refers to the way to success. “Basement” refers to Tonys starting point. He was worse than ordinary people. He had nothing to help him seek his American Dream.)2) What can you infer from the sentence?(Tony had nothing when he arrived in the United States, and he built up from nothing.)8. But, after all, the balance sheets were exactly the same. The only difference was where you put the decimal point. (Para. 32)1) What do balance sheets refer to? And what does decimal point refer to?(Balance sheets are used to show whether a person or a company is financially successful. Here they are used to judge a persons life achievements. If the decimal point is moved, a number will become either smaller or bigger. Here it shows the difference in the amount of money Tony and the greatest industrialists had made.)2) What can you infer from the sentences?(What Tony and the greatest industrialists achieved was exactly the same. The only difference was that they had different financial success.)II. Words & Expressionsturn away: refuse to help (sb.) or allow (sb.) to enter a place- 他拒绝了所有的应征者。 (He turned all the applicants away.)- He turned away several people who didnt have the tickets. Collocation:turn down拒绝；调低turn in交还，上交turn into使变成turn off关；拐弯turn out生产，制造；证明，结果turn over仔细考虑turn up出现，来到；开大，调大 work out: plan; solve; calculate- 他们已经设计出把宇宙飞船送上太空的方法。 (Theyve worked out a method of sending a spacecraft to the space.)- The accountant has worked out your share of the expense at 1,000 yuan. (会计已算出你的那份花费为1,000元。)Collocation:work at从事于，致力于work up引起，激起，逐渐上升weekly: 1. adj. happening once a week or every week- He thinks his weekly wage of 400 yuan is enough. 2. adv. once a week; every week; by the week- 21世纪报每周出版一次。 (21st Century is published weekly.)3. n. a publication issued once a week- Business Weekly商业周刊 - Publishers Weekly (美)出版商周刊- a twice weekly半周刊 do with:1) (used in questions with “what”) deal with- Tell me what you did with yourself this week. - The child didnt know what to do with himself for excitement. 2) tolerate - 我不能忍受他和他的无礼。 (I cant do with him and his impoliteness.)3) (often with “could”, “can”) desire - I could do w