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Unit 5 Section B

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• Reading-Skills• Words and Expressions• Text Analysis• Fun Time

Class Schedule

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Reading For major Details

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Reading For major Details In unit4, we discussed how to identify the main idea of a paragraph. But the main idea does not give you all the information you need. Facts and details appear within the paragraphs you read and help develop the main ideas of the paragraphs. These facts and details may paint a more complete picture, may

give examples to help you understand the ideas better, may prove a point, or may

show how the idea relates to other ideas. It is also obvious that not all facts in a paragraph have the same

importance. Details that gives major information about the main idea, however, are very important. Small or less important details help round out the paragraph and

often hold our attention to make the material we are reading more interesting. Still, we may ignore small if our goal is a clear and quick understanding of what

we’ve read.

Reading Skills

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Phrases and Translation

Word Using

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1. I tried to correct myself as I turn, spreading my hands wide apart. (L4)

I tried to correct my actions as I turned, and separated my hands as wide as possible.转动身体时我努力纠正动作，尽量把胳膊张开。

Note :

spreading my hands wide apart 是独立结构 , 通常用于正式文体。在此 -ing 分词短语表示方式和伴随状况。

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2. ... so they gave me up for adoption. (L18)

... so they gave me away in order that others could adopt me.

所以他们把我送给别人收养。 for 表示目的

1) She likes to run for exercise.

2) He spared no effort in the training for taking first place in the finals.

e.g.

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当他听到一种奇怪的声音时，意识到自己的头部撞到了跳板。

e.g.

1) He was humming a folksong entering the classroom.

2) Shopping in the supermarket, I came across an old friend.

TranslationTranslation

KeyKey

Hearing a strange sound, he realized he had hit his head on the board.

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3. I often got mugged coming home from school. (L21)

放学回家时我常常遭到欺负。I was often beaten or roughed up and stolen when I was on the way back home from school.

Note:

coming home from school = when I was coming home from school. -ing 分词表示时间，相当于时间状语从句。

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1) She stumbled over a brick and spilled the milk in the glass.

e.g.

1) She came up to me, smiling.

2) He sat there, not noticing anyone around.

Rewrite the sentences:

1) She stumbled over a brick, spilling the milk in the glass.2) The coach stared at him angrily, without a single word. 2) The coach stared at him angrily, not saying a single word/saying nothing.

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4. My diving made me feel good about myself when my peers made me feel stupid. (L22)

My diving gave me a sense of being successful, but my peers made me feel dumb.

When = though; but; however

e.g.

We have three books when we need five.

尽管同龄的孩子们让我觉得自己不如别人，

但跳水却使我对自己有了信心。

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1. apart (L4)

ad. ① separate by distance 分开地

Word Using

TranslationTranslation

The two towns are five miles

apart.KeyKey两座城镇相距五英里。两座城镇相距五英里。

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apart

ad. ② apart from—except for 除…… 外

KeyKey

We had a pleasant time, apart from the weather.

TranslationTranslation

我们玩的很愉快，可就是天气不太好。

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2. approach (L11)

vt. come near to 靠近；接近

TranslationTranslation

Walk softly as you approach the baby’s crib.KeyKey你走近婴儿的小床时你走近婴儿的小床时，，步子轻一点。步子轻一点。

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approach

n. ① the act of coming near 靠近；接近

KeyKey

Our approach drove away the wild animals.

TranslationTranslation我们一靠近就把野兽赶跑了。我们一靠近就把野兽赶跑了。

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approach

n. ② a means or way of entering

Q & AQ & A

Is this the shortest approach to your house?

ReferenceReference

— — Well, in fact, it’s the only approach.Well, in fact, it’s the only approach.

— — No, it’s the longest approach. No, it’s the longest approach.

But the shortest one is in But the shortest one is in construction.construction.

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approach

n. ③ a way or method of doing sth.

KeyKey

There are several approaches to the problem.

TranslationTranslation

有几个方法可以解决这个问题。

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3. explore (L19)

vt. 探究；探索；探讨 explore (doing) sth.Collocation

explore

the basis for...

the possibilities of...

the secret of...

the root causes of...

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TranslationTranslation

因为他黑色的皮肤，学校的孩子们都说小洛加尼斯的坏话。

4. call sb. names (L21)

say bad or unkind things about sb.

KeyKey

Kids called little Louganis names because of his dark skin.

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5. have a shot at (doing) sth. (L24)

attempt to do sth.

KeyKey

Why don’t you have a shot at the new approach?

TranslationTranslation你为什么不试一下新方法呢？你为什么不试一下新方法呢？

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6. prior (L24)

a. ①earlier ②greater in importance

Collocation

a prior

discussion 事先讨论

choice 优先选择

consideration 优先考虑

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6. prior to sth. before; coming before in time or order

TranslationTranslationThe thought is always prior to the fact.KeyKey思维始终先于事实。思维始终先于事实。

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Summary of the text

Text Structure

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Summary of the text

A swimmer hit his head on the diving platform during the 1988 Olympic Games in Korea. He was greatly frightened not because he might be hurt but he might cause other people to catch AIDS if he had pilled his blood in the swimming pool as he was HIV positive. Then in the following part of the text, the swimmer told us about his diving career from very early age and his success in 1976 and 1984 Olympic Games. Unfortunately he had been a gay and his partner had beeninfected with AIDS. While he prepared for the 1988 Olympics, he was found to be HIV positive. Though he triumphed in Seoul, he had to stop diving professionally.

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IntroductionIntroduction (paras.1~3)(paras.1~3)

The writer’s The writer’s experience in divingexperience in diving

(paras.4~7) (paras.4~7)

The writer’sThe writer’slast competitionlast competition

(paras.8~10) (paras.8~10)

There was something else more important than winning in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.

1. His parents gave him up for adoption

when he was a baby.2. The writer followed Ron O’Brien to practice diving and he was quite successful.3. He found out that he had got AIDS just before he prepared to take part

in the 1988 Olympic games, but his perseverance made him to stick to it.

He won two gold medals after he hit his head on the board at the trials but he had to quit diving professionally.

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A Lovely Bear

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