Unit Ten: Animal Stories
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Background Information
Some birds are very smart.Ravens, for instance, have the ability to solve difficult problems, such as figuring out how to steal fish from a fisher.
Happine, sadne, anger, fear, love, hate -- emotions play an important role in our lives.Many animals also have emotions including stre.Sometimes stre causes serious health problems to animals.
Chimps appear to show an awarene of death.They become very sad when family members die.Chimps and dolphins are highly social animals and are more likely to have consciousne.
Group Discuion
1.Do you keep a pet? Why do you think pets mean so much to some people?
2.Do you believe animals have intelligence? Do you have any stories of animal intelligence?
Part Division of the Text
The text can be divided into three parts:
Part 1 (Paragraphs 1-3):
Part 1 tells us how Pat Myers began to have a pet parrot with the name of Casey.
Part 2 (Paragraphs 4-11):
Part 2 depicts that Casey can speak properly on many occasions.
Part 3 (Paragraphs 12-16):
Part 3 tells us that Casey can finally expre love to Pat Myers.
Further Understanding
1.Why did Pat Myers begin to keep a pet?
She had been kept in her apartment for a year because of a serious illne, so she began to keep a pet as a companion.
2.Was Casey quick at learning to expre love to Pat Myers?
No.When Pat Myers tried to teach him how to expre love, he failed to learn it quickly.It was after Pat was away from home for a long time that Casey learned to expre love.
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Vocabulary
1.suggest
Patterns:
suggest sth
suggest doing sth
suggest + that-从句
Idiomatic Expreion:
suggest itself (to sb)浮现在（某人）脑海中
Grammar Note:
suggest后面如果跟that-宾语从句，从句的动词以be-型虚拟式出现，即不管主语是什么人称，也不管动词suggest是什么时态形式，that-从句中的动词一律用原型。这里的be-型虚拟式可以与“should + 不定式”交替使用。”如：
He suggested that the book be sent at once.
(或He suggested that the book should be sent at once.)
有类似用法的还有其他动词。如：decide, demand, insist, order, propose, recommend, require, request, advise等。
需要注意的是，在这些动词相对应的名词或形容词之后的that-从句中的动词一般也要以be-型虚拟式出现。如：
It is advisable that the book be sent at once.
His suggestion is that the book be sent at once.
Derivation:
suggestibleadj.易受影响的；可被提议的
suggestionn.建议，提议
suggestiveadj.建议的
2.deliver
Collocation: deliver„to
We deliver your order to your door.
Idiomatic Expreions:
deliver the goods 送货
deliver (oneself) of 讲，表达
Derivation:
deliverern.递送人in silence 沉默地，安静地
deliveryn.送货
3.appropriate
Collocations:appropriate for
appropriate to
You are supposed to write in a style appropriate to your subject.
Casual clothes are not appropriate for a formal occasion.
Patterns:It is appropriate to do sth
It is appropriate + that-从句
Grammar Note:
appropriate后面如果跟that-从句，从句的动词以be-型虚拟式出现。be-型虚拟式也可以与“should + 不定式”交替使用。如：
It is appropriate that he be present.
(或It is appropriate that he should be present.)
Derivation:appropriatenen.恰当
appropriatelyadv.合适地
4.silence
Idiomatic Expreions:
in silence 沉默地，安静地
speech is silver, silence is gold开口不如缄默
Collocations:keep silence
break silence
dead silence
complete silence
The silence was broken by a loud cry.
There was dead silence in the room after he put forward the question.
Derivation:silentadj.安静的
5.glare
glare & look, gaze, stare, peek, peer, peep
都含“看”的意思，其中look是常用词。
glare 指“带着凶狠或愤怒的表情或眼光看”。如：
He glared at the boy who broke the window of his room.
gaze 指“（集中注意力地）长时间地注视，目不转睛地看”。如：
She turned to gaze admiringly at her husband.
stare 指“睁大眼睛盯着看”。如：
It’s rude to stare at people.
peek 指“（迅速地）偷看，（通过孔隙）窥视”。如：
You must not peek in hide-and-seek.
peer 指“因为看不清楚而用力地细看”。如：
He had to peer at his book because the room was dark.
peep 指“迅速地、偷偷地看一眼”。如：
I peeped at the letter while he was reading it.
Collocation:glare at
Idiomatic Expreion:
in the glare of publicity在众目睽睽之下，在公众注意之下
Derivation:glaringadj.怒视的；（光、颜色等）刺眼的，眩目的
6.agree
Collocations:agree with
agree on
agree about
agree to
They have agreed on the plan.
He agreed with me about the proposal.
I agree to what you have said.
agree 如果和介词with搭配，表示三种意思。
——表示“持同样看法”。如：
I agree with what you said.
——表示“和„„一致”。如：
The verb does not agree with its subject.——表示“和„„相适合”。如：
The climate does not agree with me.
Patterns:
agree + 动词不定式
agree + that从句
The teacher agreed to give him a chance.
I agree that the book is well worth reading.
Idiomatic Expreions:
agree to differ同意保留不同意见
be agreed意见一致
I couldn’t agree more我完全同意
Derivation:
agreeableadj.令人愉快的，合宜的
agreementn.意见一致，协议
7.uneasily
uneasily的形容词形式为uneasy。这里就形容词uneasy的用法作一下说明。
Collocations:be uneasy about 为„„担忧
be uneasy with sb 和某人在一起很别扭
She felt uneasy about the safety of the children when they did not come home.
She felt uneasy with her parents-in-law.
Derivation: uneasinen.不安，不自在
uneasen.心神不安，不舒服
8.forgive
forgive 的过去式和过去分词形式分别为forgave和forgiven。
Patterns: forgive sb sth
forgive sb for sth / doing sth
We forgave him his mistakes.
I will never forgive you for what you have done.
Comparison:
forgive, pardon & excuse
这三个动词都含有“原谅”的意思，用法也相似。如：
Please forgive me for being absent.
Pardon me for disturbing you.
Excuse me for coming late.
forgive 表示“原谅且不再怀有怨恨”。
pardon 更侧重于“原谅而且免除责任或惩罚”。
The governor pardoned the convicted criminal.
excuse 强调“宽容错误、过失或不当之处”。如：
I excused him his shortcomings because I liked him.
Idiomatic Expreion:
forgive and forget不念旧恶, 不记仇
Derivation:
forgivenen.原谅，宽恕
forgivingadj.宽容的，仁厚的
9.be about to do
be about to do 强调“正要做（某事），打算立即做（某事）”。
Grammar Note:
be about to do是表示将来时间的手段之一。be动词以一般过去时出现时，表过去将来时间。如：
He is about to leave.
I felt that something significant was about to happen.
在一定语境中，过去形式was/were about to do表示未曾实现的意图。如：
He was just about to leave the office when the telephone rang.
The burglar was about to break into the house, but the policemen appeared before him.
Comparison:
be about to do & be to do
这两个结构都可用于表示将来时间。be to do强调“按计划、安排即将发生的动作”，较为正式。而be about to do强调“立即、马上要做的事”，并不强调计划性。
The Queen is to visit our country this May.
be to do 还可以表示命令或禁止。如：
You are not to be back late.
be to do 如果以一般过去式出现，即was / were to do，表示过去将来时间。如：
As I was to leave the next morning, I went to bed early.
和was / were about to do相似，用was / were to have done可以表示被取消而没有实现的计划。如：
I was to have left this morning, but it rained.
Sentence Translation:
1.“I’m going to have a sick mind living alone here,” Pat Myers told her daughter, Annie.“我一个人呆在这儿都快发疯了，”帕特• 迈尔斯对她女儿安妮说。
Structural Analysis:
句中的be going是现在进行体表将来的用法，指即将发生的事情。现在进行体除了表示说话时或现阶段正在进行的动作外，还有表示将来的用法。这种用法一般表示近期内即将发生的事情。如：
I值得注意的是，用现在进行体表示将来时间，在句中或上下文中通常要有表示将来时间的依据，否则容易造成误解。如第一句和第三句中的tomorrow morning和tonight就表明是将来时间。
2.And so she began to keep a parrot.
她就这么养起鹦鹉来了。
Structural Analysis:
这句话的关键是理解代词it的含义。it在这里并不指具体的某人或某物，而是指上下文中提到的“养鹦鹉”这件事。类似的用法还见于文中It makes the whole place feel better这句话。it作为代词时，有以下几种意义。
——指某一具体事物或动植物，有时指婴儿。有时也可指人，通常用于打电话等情形。如：
(speaking on the telephone)
3.——指上下文提到的某一情况或事实，文中的it就是这个用法。如： ——指天气、时间、距离、日期等。如： ——习惯用法。如：
