Unit SevernUnit Severn

Section B Should I Have a Gun?

New WordsNew Words 1.handle e.g. I have a problem at work and I really don't kno

w how to handle it. 2.advocate: speak publicly in favor of sth e.g. Some extremists are now openly advocating vi

olence.3. ignoranceour ignorance of the true situationI would have remained in ignorance if Shaun hadn't

mentioned it.public fear and ignorance about AIDS

4.previousShe has two children from a previous marriage.Compare to “precious”a statue covered with precious jewels5. Transport n. 交通（系统），运输　 public transport　 v. The goods were transported by air6. Capable capable of (doing) something having the qualities or ability needed to do something Helen was put in the capable hands of hair stylist Daniel

7. Confront:face

When the teacher confronted Tommy with the facts, he admitted it

# Be confronted with

8. Image/imagine/imagination/imaginary/

Imaginative/imaginable

9.omit

e.g. You can omit the last two sentences of the passage.

10.bet

e.g. He bet me £10 that I wouldn't do it.

e.g. She bet all her money on a horse that came last.

e.g. I wouldn't bet against him winning the championship this year.

11. At the sight of /at the thought(memory,idea) of

Understanding PassageUnderstanding Passage

1.Sentences:

1)it holds five bullets and hold loaded…

loaded: containing film/ bullets; full;rich

a loaded pistol

a loaded vehicle or container is full of things

loaded with

a truck loaded with bananas

Giles can afford it - he's loaded

2. The odd is I still do

‘do’ refers to ‘still advocate gun control

3. I believed my belief in the best of human nature could make it real

‘it’ refers to the assumption that I wouldn't be affected by violence

4. What the gun is capable of, what it is intended for, still frightens me more than what it may prevent

　我对于枪能用来做什么和对付什么的恐惧更甚于枪所能阻止的事

5. They're physically more dominating

dominate: vt. have control over (a place or a person)

6. Who put that price on his life?

to give something a financial value

You can't put a price on what a mother does for her children

7. …because of the way things have become in this neighborhood.

the way things are: the situation/condition/state

It's worth thinking how you can improve the way things are