BR-main Before Reading 1. English Poem -- Another Day in Paradise

BR-main Before Reading 1. English Poem -- Another Day in Paradise
Read the Poem Discussion 2. English Song -- We Are the World Listen to the Song Blank Filling Questions about the Song and the Text Some Pioneers to “Make a Brighter Day” 3. Background Information O. Henry What are They Famous For?

BR1.1 Read the Poem ■

BR1.2 Discussion What story does the poem tell us?
What would you do if you were the man in the poem, and why?

BR2.1 Listen to the Song

BR2.21 Blank Filling Listen to the song again and fill in the blanks with what you hear. There comes a time When we , When the world Must as one. There are people dying; And it’s time to to life, The greatest gift of all. We can’t go on pretending day by day That someone somewhere will soon . We are the part Of God’s great big family. And the truth you know, Love is _______________ hear a certain call _____________ come together ___________ lend a hand _____________ Make a change __________ all we need

BR2.22 We are the world, We are the children, We are the ones
Who make a brighter day. So let’s start giving. There’s a choice we are making, We are saving our own lives. It’s true we’ll make a better day, Just you and me. Send them So they’ll know that someone cares. And their life Will be As God has shown us, By turning So we all must lend a helping hand. __________ your heart ______________ stronger and free _____________ stones to bread

Who make a brighter day. So let’s start giving. There’s a choice we are making, We are saving our own lives. It’s true we’ll make a better day, Just you and me. When you’re , There seems no hope at all. But if you just believe, There’s Let us realize That a change can only come When we as one. down and out ___________ no way we can fall _______________ _____________ stand together

Who make a brighter day. So let’s start giving. There’s a choice we are making, We are saving our own lives. It’s true we’ll make a better day, Just you and me.

BR2.3 Questions about the Song and the Text
According to the song, among faith, hope and charity, which is the most important? Charity. 2. The story tells us that, to solve the problems of this world, “Love is all we need.” Do you think so? If not, what do we need to “make a brighter day”?

BR2.4.1 Some Pioneers to “Make a Brighter Day”

BR2.4.11 Some Pioneers to “Make a Brighter Day” Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, an order (教会) of nuns, to help those who are starving and sick. Centered in Calcutta, India, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, the organization also helps the impoverished children. After four decades of service for the poor, Mother Teresa stepped down from her role as administrator of the order in She was awarded the Nobel ( Peace Prize in 1979. ■

BR2.4.2 Some Pioneers to “Make a Brighter Day”

BR2.4.21 Some Pioneers to “Make a Brighter Day” Princess Diana
Diana actively supported many charities related to homeless and deprived children, drug abuse and victims of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). In 1987 Diana shocked many people when she shook the hand of an AIDS patient. She was the vice president of the British Red Cross and served as a member of International Red Cross advisory board. ( ■

BR2.4.3 Some Pioneers to “Make a Brighter Day” Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson cowrote (with Lionel Richie) the song We Are the World (1985), which was performed by a group of more than 40 popular musicians, with all profits from audio and video sales donated to alleviate world hunger.

BR3.1 O.Henry ( ): American writer of short stories, best known for his ironic plot twists and surprise endings

BR3.11 He was born on September 11, 1862 in North Carolina, where he spent his childhood. ■

BR3.12 He went to Texas in 1882 and worked at various jobs -- as a teller in an Austin bank (1891~1894) and as a newspaperman for the Houston Post. ■

BR3.13 In 1898 an unexplained shortage in the Austin bank was charged to him. Although many people believed him innocent, he fled to the Honduras, but then returned to be with his wife, who was fatally ill. He eventually served three years in prison, where he first started writing short stories. ■

BR3.14 Upon his release he settled in New York City and became a highly successful and prolific contributor to various magazines. Although his stories have been criticized as shallow and contrived, O. Henry did catch the color and movement of the city and evidenced a genuine sympathy for ordinary people. His approximately 300 stories are collected in Cabbages and Kings (1904, The Four Million (1906, The Voice of the City (1908), Options (1909), and others. ■

BR3.15 He died on June 5, 1910 in New York City at the age of forty-seven. An alcoholic, he died virtually penniless. ■

BR3.2 What are They Famous For?

BR3.2.12 What are They Famous For?
Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? Steven Spielberg (1947~ ): American motion-picture director, producer and executive, who achieved great commercial success and is among the most popular filmmakers of the late 20th century. ■ Masterpieces: Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Rayn, etc.

BR Schindler’s List

Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? Mozart (1756~1791): Austrian composer, the centrally important composer of the classical era, and one of the most inspired composers in the Western musical tradition Masterpieces: ■ Symphony No.40 in G minor (G小调第40号交响曲)，Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman” (“小星星”变奏曲) ■

Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? Xu Beihong (1895~1953): Modern Chinese master of Fine Arts (美术) Masterpieces: Horses ■

BR Xu Beihong’s Horses

Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? Pablo Picasso (1881~1973): Spanish painter and sculptor, generally considered the greatest artist in the 20th century Masterpieces: The Barefoot Girl, Self-portrait, etc. ■

BR The barefoot girl Self-portrait

Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? Leonardo Da Vinci (1452~1519): Florentine artist, one of the great masters of High Renaissance (文艺复兴盛期), celebrated as painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist Masterpieces: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, etc. ■

BR Mona Lisa The Last Supper

Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? Ralph Lauren (1939~ ): American fashion designer, the founder of the clothing company called Polo. Masterpieces: clothing for men, women and children, bedding and bath luxuries, gifts and much more ■

Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? Wang Xizhi (303~379): Wang Xizhi is known as the Sage of Calligraphy (书法). He is remembered not only for revolutionizing the art of Chinese writing, but also for his complete devotion to this traditional Chinese art form. Masterpieces: Lan Ting Xu (the Prelude of the Orchid Pavilion), etc. ■

BR Lan Ting Xu

Do you know these greatest artists and their masterpieces? William Shakespeare (1564~1616): English playwright and poet, recognized in much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists Masterpieces: As You Like It, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Merchant of Venice, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, etc. ■

BR Merchant of Venice

GR-main Global Reading 1. Part Division of the Text
2. Questions and Answers 3. Scanning 4. Further Understanding For Parts 1 & Story Telling For Parts 3 & Dialogue Making For Parts 5, 6 & 7 Discussion

GR-1.11 Part Division of the Text
A piece of narration usually consists of a number of scenes. In each scene there are different characters who interact with each other. Now put down, in the following table, the characters and major events of the seven scenes in Text A. The first one has been done for you. Parts Lines Characters Events Sue’s roommate Johnsy caught pneumonia. 1 1~10 Sue, Johnsy The doctor told Sue that Johnsy needed a strong will to live on. 2 11~25 the doctor, Sue

GR-1-12 Part Division of the Text
A piece of narration usually consists of a number of scenes. In each scene there are different characters who interact with each other. Now put down, in the following table, the characters and major events of the seven scenes in Text A. The first one has been done for you. Parts Lines Characters Events Johnsy decided that she would die when the last ivy leaf fell. 3 26~53 Johnsy, Sue 4 54~80 Sue told Behrman about Johnsy’s fancy. Behrman, Sue

A piece of narration usually consists of a number of scenes. In each scene there are different characters who interact with each other. Now put down, in the following table, the characters and major events of the seven scenes in Text A. The first one has been done for you. Parts Lines Characters Events 5 81~105 As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that wouldn’t give in to the weather, her will to live returned. Sue, Johnsy

A piece of narration usually consists of a number of scenes. In each scene there are different characters who interact with each other. Now put down, in the following table, the characters and major events of the seven scenes in Text A. The first one has been done for you. Parts Lines Characters Events The doctor told Sue that Johnsy would recover, but Behrman caught pneumonia himself and his case was hopeless. 6 106~116 the doctor, Sue

A piece of narration usually consists of a number of scenes. In each scene there are different characters who interact with each other. Now put down, in the following table, the characters and major events of the seven scenes in Text A. The first one has been done for you. Parts Lines Characters Events Sue told Johnsy that Behrman had performed a kind deed without any thought of self. 7 116~129 Sue, Johnsy

GR-2-11 Questions and Answers
The story is, as indicated by its title, built around the last ivy leaf. In other words, the last ivy leaf is the main thread that runs through the whole story. The following questions are intended to help you get a clear idea of this point. 1. What was, at first, Johnsy determined to do if the last ivy leaf should fall? She made up her mind to die when the last leaf fell. 2. What did she decide to do when she saw the last leaf still cling to the vine after two nights’ rain and wind? She decided not to give up her life.

GR-2-12 Questions and Answers
The story is, as indicated by its title, built around the last ivy leaf. In other words, the last ivy leaf is the main thread that runs through the whole story. The following questions are intended to help you get a clear idea of this point. 3. How was it that the cold fierce wind did not blow away the last leaf? Behrman, a kind neighbor, who was aware of Johnsy’s state of mind, risked death to paint the last leaf and save her. 4. Why did Sue call the painted leaf Behrman’s masterpiece? Because it was so perfect the girls both mistook it for the real thing.

GR-3-11 Scanning Scan Text A and find out other clues besides “the last ivy leaf”, which help organize the story into a whole. Clue 1: the last leaf Clue 2: the doctor’s three visits Clue 3: soup Clue 4: the Bay of Naples Clue 5: Behrman’s masterpiece

GR Scanning Scan Text A and find out other clues besides “the last ivy leaf”, which help organize the story into a whole. Clue 1: the last leaf 1. Johnsy was seriously ill. (LL. 11~23) 2. Johnsy had a chance for survival and death while Old Behrman was incurably sick. (LL. 106~114) 3. Johnsy was sure to recover. (LL. 115~116) Clue 2: the doctor’s three visits Clue 3: soup Clue 4: the Bay of Naples Clue 5: Behrman’s masterpiece

GR Scanning Scan Text A and find out other clues besides “the last ivy leaf”, which help organize the story into a whole. Clue 1: the last leaf 1. Johnsy refused to take any soup when she decided to die with the fall of the last leaf. (LL. 44~47) 2. When she was shaken alive again by that undying last leaf, one of her first desires was to drink some soup. (L. 101) Clue 2: the doctor’s three visits Clue 3: soup Clue 4: the Bay of Naples Clue 5: Behrman’s masterpiece

GR Scanning Scan Text A and find out other clues besides “the last ivy leaf”, which help organize the story into a whole. Clue 1: the last leaf Before she fell ill, Johnsy had wished to paint the Bay of Naples. (L. 16) 2. Inspired by the last leaf, Johnsy again looked forward to painting it. (L. 105) Clue 2: the doctor’s three visits Clue 3: soup Clue 4: the Bay of Naples Clue 5: Behrman’s masterpiece

GR Scanning Scan Text A and find out other clues besides “the last ivy leaf”, which help organize the story into a whole. Clue 1: the last leaf Old Behrman was a failure in art. He had always talked about a masterpiece, yet he was unable to deliver it. (LL. 56~58) 2. “Someday I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away.” (LL. 73~74) 3. Finally, Old Behrman painted his masterpiece at the cost of his life. (LL. 119~128) Clue 2: the doctor’s three visits Clue 3: soup Clue 4: the Bay of Naples Clue 5: Behrman’s masterpiece

GR-4-1 For Parts 1 & 2 Story Telling
Suppose you are Sue, tell us in the first person a story which may cover the following points: 1. How did Johnsy and you meet. 2. How did she get ill. 3. What did the doctor tell you about Johnsy’s illness.

GR-4-2 For Parts 3 & 4 Dialogue Making
Make a dialogue between Sue and Behrman according to the sentence “She told him of Johnsy’s fancy, and how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker” in Lines 65 to 68.

GR-4-3 For Parts 5, 6 & 7 Discussion
1. What encouraged Johnsy to regain the will to live and how? 2. What do you think Johnsy would react after realizing what Mr. Behrman had done for her?

AR-Main After Reading 1. Useful Expressions 2. Word Formation
3. Debate 4. Dictation 5. Writing Practice -- The General-to-Specific Pattern Introduction An Example Homework 6.Talk about the Pictures 7. Proverbs and Quotations

After-1.useful-1 Useful Expressions here and there one chance in ten
1. 各处 here and there 2. 一成的可能性 one chance in ten 3. 画板 drawing board 4.吹着轻快的口哨 whistle a merry tune 5.倒着数 count backward

After-1.useful-2 Useful Expressions in almost a whisper hear of
6. 几乎以耳语般的声音 in almost a whisper 7. 听说 hear of 8. 病好，康复 get well 9. 十有八九 ten to one 10. 厌烦 be tired of

After-1.useful-3 Useful Expressions
11. 撇开一切 turn loose one’s hold on everything 12. 看上去很像 look the part 13. 无节制地喝…… drink … to excess 14. 至于其他 for the rest 15. 大肆嘲笑 mock terribly at

After-1.useful-4 Useful Expressions peer at/stare at
16. 凝视着 peer at/stare at 17. 倒置的水壶 an upturned kettle 18. 显眼，突出 stand out 19. （时间）流逝 wear away 20. 紧紧抱住 cling to

After-1.useful-5 Useful Expressions be out of danger be wet through
21. 脱离危险 be out of danger 22. 湿透 be wet through

What do you call the people who perform or create these arts?
After-2-11 Word Formation What do you call the people who perform or create these arts? sculpture sculptor/sculptress dance dancer poetry poet/poetess drama/acting dramatist/actor/actress painting painter/artist music musician

After-2-12 Word Formation fashion design fashion designer movie making
movie maker/director short stories (short story) writer/author novels novelist photography photographer cartoons/animation cartoonist/animator

After-3-1 Debate Many years ago, a college student lost his life to save an old farmer’s life, which aroused a heated discussion among people. Some thought that it was not worthwhile for a college student who might contribute a lot to the society in the future to risk death for an old life, while some other people held the opposite view. What is your opinion? Make a debate about whether it was worthwhile for Old Behrman to risk death to save Johnsy’s life? Tips:

After-3-11 Supporting arguments
1. It is the only way to save her life. 2. It is worthwhile for the old to risk death to save the young’s lives. Opposing arguments 1. Behrman could try other means to save Johnsy’s life instead of sacrificing himself. 2. Both the old’s and the young’s lives are valuable.

After-4-11 Dictation Listen to a short passage about Princess Diana and her charity work and fill in the blanks. The metamorphosis (转变) came the day in April 1987 when Diana opened Britain’s first purpose-built ward (病房) for AIDS , at London’s Middlesex Hospital. Many were shocked at the fact that she didn’t wear any clothing. At that time the Briton (英国人) knew very little about AIDS. Some believed it could be caught and passed on by , , or even someone who was The revelation (被揭露的事) that a , like Princess Diana, the mother of two young sons, had taken such an risk with a disease shocked many people. _________ sufferers __________ protective _________ average _______ touch _______ kissing ________ hugging _________ infected ______ royal ________ enormous ________ deadly ■

After-5.1 Introduction The general-to-specific pattern is probably one of the common patterns in college writing. It may be used in any of these familiar places: • Introduction to a paper • Background in a research paper • Opening paragraphs for a discussion or an analysis As the name suggests, this pattern is characterized by a movement in your thinking from a generalization to specific details. Your opening paragraph would begin with a general statement and then add details that explain it. The details may continue to become increasingly more specific.

After-5.2 An Example Example of a General-to-Specific Pattern
Writing is a complex sociocognitive process involving the construction of recorded messages on paper or on some other material, and, more recently, on a computer screen. The first skill area involves acquiring a writing system, which may be alphabetic (as in European languages) or nonalphabetic (as in many Asian languages). The second skill area requires selecting the appropriate grammar and vocabulary to form acceptable sentences and then arranging them in paragraphs. Third, writing involves thinking about the purpose of the text to be composed and about its possible effects on the intended readership.

After-5-21 An Example Example of a General-to-Specific Pattern
Writing is a complex sociocognitive process involving the construction of recorded messages on paper or on some other material, and, more recently, on a computer screen. The first skill area involves acquiring a writing system, which may be alphabetic (as in European languages) or nonalphabetic (as in many Asian languages). The second skill area requires selecting the appropriate grammar and vocabulary to form acceptable sentences and then arranging them in paragraphs. Third, writing involves thinking about the purpose of the text to be composed and about its possible effects on the intended readership. In this example, the first sentence presents the general statement about the writing process. The succeeding statements consist of details and examples, introduced by the transitions first, second, and third.

After-5.22 An Example Example of a General-to-Specific Pattern
This paragraph could have introduced a longer paper in which the writer discusses the kinds of training needed to learn to write, analyzes the results of a study about learning to write, or even introduces a topical literature review about teaching writing. You can see that the general-to-specific pattern is one you will use frequently because of its versatility as well as its obvious ability to quickly and effectively introduce your readers to your ideas.

After-5.3 Homework Write a paragraph about your impressions of the story “The Last Leaf”, using the general-to-specific pattern. Model: The Spirit of Kindness The most touching thing about the story “The Last Leaf” is the way in which it captures the very best in humanity, the spirit of kindness. This it does through what seems at first sight an unlucky hero. The old artist appears to be a no-nonsense character, one without any time for sentimentality and softness. Yet we soon see his kindly nature peeping through his rough manner. Only at the end of the story, however, do we discover how kind and considerate he was, the old man risking death to save the girl.

Talk about the Pictures
After-6-1 Talk about the Pictures

After-6-11 Talk about the Pictures Click the picture to return

Proverbs and Quotations
After-7-proverbs-1 Proverbs and Quotations Charity begins at home, but should not end there. 仁爱始于家庭，但不止于家庭。 2. Charity covers a multitude of sins. 仁爱可遮掩许多罪恶。/一善遮百丑。 3. Three helping one another bear the burden of six. 三人互相帮助，可担六人重负。

After-7-proverbs-2 Proverbs and Quotations 4. One hand washes another.
5. Love has no meaning if it isn’t shared. Love has to be put into action. -- Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun 有来有往，互相帮助。爱若不与人分享则毫无意义。爱必须付诸行动。 — 罗马天主教修女特里萨嬷嬷

Article1_S THE LAST LEAF
At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

Article2_S She lay, scarcely moving on her bed, looking through the small window at the blank side of the next brick house. One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway with a bushy, gray eyebrow. “She has one chance in ten,” he said. “And that chance is for her to want to live. Your little lady has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well. Has she anything on her mind? “She -- she wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day,” said Sue. “Paint? -- bosh! Has she anything on her mind worth thinking about twice -- a man, for instance?”

Article3_S “A man?” said Sue. “Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she marched into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting -- counting backward.

Article4_S “Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven”; and then “ten,” and “nine”; and then “eight” and “seven,” almost together. Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away. An old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. “Six,” said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my headache to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.”

Article5_S “Five what, dear? ”
“Leaves. On the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go, too. I’ve known that for three days. Didn’t the doctor tell you?” “Oh, I never heard of such nonsense. What have old ivy leaves to do with your getting well? Don’t be so silly. Why, the doctor told me this morning that your chances for getting well real soon were ten to one! Try to take some soup now, and let Sudie go and buy port wine for her sick child.” “You needn’t get any more wine,” said Johnsy, keeping her eyes fixed out the window. “There goes another. No, I don’t want any soup.

Article6_S That leaves just four. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I’ll go, too. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.” “Try to sleep,” said Sue. “I must call Behrman up to be my model for the old miner. I’ll not be gone a minute. ” Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor beneath them. He was past sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest. Despite looking the part, Behrman was a failure in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, but had never yet begun it.

Article7_S He earned a little by serving as a model to those young artists who could not pay the price of a professional. He drank gin to excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece. For the rest he was a fierce little old man, who mocked terribly at softness in any one, and who regarded himself as guard dog to the two young artists in the studio above. Sue found Behrman smelling strongly of gin in his dimly lighted studio below. In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece.

Article8_S She told him of Johnsy’s fancy, and how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker. Old Behrman, with his red eyes plainly streaming, shouted his contempt for such foolish imaginings. “What!” he cried. “Are there people in the world foolish enough to die because leafs drop off from a vine? I have never heard of such a thing. Why do you allow such silly ideas to come into that head of hers? God! This is not a place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy should lie sick. Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away. Yes.”

Article9_S Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down, and motioned Behrman into the other room. In there they peered out the window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at each other for a moment without speaking. A persistent, cold rain was falling, mingled with snow. Behrman, in his old blue shirt, took his seat as the miner on an upturned kettle for a rock. When Sue awoke from an hour’s sleep the next morning she found Johnsy with dull, wide-open eyes staring at the drawn green shade. “Pull it up; I want to see,” she ordered, in a whisper. Wearily Sue obeyed.

Article10_S But, Lo! after the beating rain and fierce wind that had endured through the night, there yet stood out against the brick wall one ivy leaf. It was the last on the vine. Still dark green near its stem, but with its edges colored yellow, it hung bravely from a branch some twenty feet above the ground. “It is the last one,” said Johnsy. “I thought it would surely fall during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall today, and I shall die at the same time.”

Article11_S The day wore away, and even through the twilight they could see the lone ivy leaf clinging to its stem against the wall. And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed. When it was light enough Johnsy, the merciless, commanded that the shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was stirring her chicken soup over the gas stove. “I’ve been a bad girl, Sudie,” said Johnsy. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now, and some milk with a little port in it and -- no; bring me a hand-mirror first, and then pack some pillows about me, and I will sit up and watch you cook.”

Article12_S An hour later she said: “Sudie, some day I hope to paint the Bay of Naples.” The doctor came in the afternoon, and Sue had an excuse to go into the hallway as he left. “Even chances,” said the doctor, taking Sue’s thin, shaking hand in his. “With good nursing you’ll win. And now I must see another case I have downstairs. Behrman, his name is --some kind of an artist, I believe. Pneumonia, too. He is an old, weak man, and the attack is acute. There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to be made more comfortable.”

Article13_S “The next day the doctor said to Sue: “She’s out of danger. You’ve won. The right food and care now -- that’s all.” And that afternoon Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay and put one arm around her. “I have something to tell you, white mouse,” she said. “Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia today in the hospital. He was ill only two days. He was found on the morning of the first day in his room downstairs helpless with pain. His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold. They couldn’t imagine where he had been on such a terrible night. And then they found a lantern, still lighted, and a ladder that had been dragged from its place, and some scattered brushes, and a palette with green and yellow colors mixed on it, and -- look out the window, dear, at the last ivy leaf on the wall.

Article14_S Didn’t you wonder why it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it’s Behrman’s masterpiece -- he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.”

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. Paraphrase the sentence. “Johnsy” was a pet name for Joanna. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. 1. What are “chicory salad” and “bishop sleeves”? “The pictures show what “chicory salad” and “bishop sleeves” are. 2. Why did the joint studio come into being? Because the two girls have so many things in common. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. 1. What kind of rhetorical method is used here? “Personification ”. 2. What does “touching one here and there with his icy fingers” mean? It means the illness spread quickly from one to another. 3. What does “victims” mean here? The “victims” were those who had got the illness. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

Article3_S_I will… “A man?” said Sue. “Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she marched into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting -- counting backward. 1. Translate the sentence into Chinese. “只要是科学能做到的，我会尽一切努力的。可是，但凡病人开始计算她出殡的行列里有几辆马车的时候，我就要把医药的疗效减去一半。” 2. What can you infer from the sentence? Johnsy was seriously ill. The doctor held out little hope for her because she seemed to lose the will to hang on to life.

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That leaves just four. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I’ll go, too. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.” “Try to sleep,” said Sue. “I must call Behrman up to be my model for the old miner. I’ll not be gone a minute. ” Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor beneath them. He was past sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest. Despite looking the part, Behrman was a failure in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, but had never yet begun it. What is the meaning of the sentence? I will be back in a few minutes.

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He earned a little by serving as a model to those young artists who could not pay the price of a professional. He drank gin to excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece. For the rest he was a fierce little old man, who mocked terribly at softness in any one, and who regarded himself as guard dog to the two young artists in the studio above. Sue found Behrman smelling strongly of gin in his dimly lighted studio below. In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece. 1. Judging from the phrase “mocked terribly at softness in any one”, what kind of person was Mr. Behrman? Mr. Behrman was a kind of person who laughed greatly at anyone who showed weakness in front of him. 2. How is the characteristic of his illustrated in the following text? When hearing of Johnsy’s fancy, and how she feared she would, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, he, “with his red eyes plainly streaming, shouted his contempt for such foolish imaginings”.

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But, Lo! after the beating rain and fierce wind that had endured through the night, there yet stood out against the brick wall one ivy leaf. It was the last on the vine. Still dark green near its stem, but with its edges colored yellow, it hung bravely from a branch some twenty feet above the ground. 1. What does “endure” mean? It means “continue”. 2. What is the function of “that had endured through the night”? It is an attributive clause used to modify “the beating rain and fierce wind”. 3. What is the subject of the whole sentence? The subject is “one ivy leaf ”. The main sentence is in inversion due to the fronting (前置) of “there”. "It is the last one," said Johnsy. "I thought it would surely fall during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall today, and I shall die at the same time."

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An hour later she said: “Sudie, some day I hope to paint the Bay of Naples.” The doctor came in the afternoon, and Sue had an excuse to go into the hallway as he left. “Even chances,” said the doctor, taking Sue’s thin, shaking hand in his. “With good nursing you’ll win. And now I must see another case I have downstairs. Behrman, his name is --some kind of an artist, I believe. Pneumonia, too. He is an old, weak man, and the attack is acute. There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to be made more comfortable.” 1. What does “even” here mean? It means “(of amounts, distances, values) equal”. 2. Paraphrase the sentence. She has equal chances for survival and death.

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Article2_W She lay, scarcely moving on her bed, looking through the small window at the blank side of the next brick house. One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway with a bushy, gray eyebrow. “She has one chance in ten,” he said. “And that chance is for her to want to live. Your little lady has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well. Has she anything on her mind? “She -- she wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day,” said Sue. “Paint? -- bosh! Has she anything on her mind worth thinking about twice -- a man, for instance?”

Article3_W “A man?” said Sue. “Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she marched into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting -- counting backward.

Article4_W “Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven”; and then “ten,” and “nine”; and then “eight” and “seven,” almost together. Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away. An old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. “Six,” said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my headache to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.”

Article5_W “Five what, dear? ”
“Leaves. On the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go, too. I’ve known that for three days. Didn’t the doctor tell you?” “Oh, I never heard of such nonsense. What have old ivy leaves to do with your getting well? Don’t be so silly. Why, the doctor told me this morning that your chances for getting well real soon were ten to one! Try to take some soup now, and let Sudie go and buy port wine for her sick child.” “You needn’t get any more wine,” said Johnsy, keeping her eyes fixed out the window. “There goes another. No, I don’t want any soup.

Article6_W That leaves just four. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I’ll go, too. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.” “Try to sleep,” said Sue. “I must call Behrman up to be my model for the old miner. I’ll not be gone a minute. ” Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor beneath them. He was past sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest. Despite looking the part, Behrman was a failure in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, but had never yet begun it.

Article7_W He earned a little by serving as a model to those young artists who could not pay the price of a professional. He drank gin to excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece. For the rest he was a fierce little old man, who mocked terribly at softness in any one, and who regarded himself as guard dog to the two young artists in the studio above. Sue found Behrman smelling strongly of gin in his dimly lighted studio below. In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece.

Article8_W She told him of Johnsy’s fancy, and how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker. Old Behrman, with his red eyes plainly streaming, shouted his contempt for such foolish imaginings. “What!” he cried. “Are there people in the world foolish enough to die because leafs drop off from a vine? I have never heard of such a thing. Why do you allow such silly ideas to come into that head of hers? God! This is not a place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy should lie sick. Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away. Yes.

Article9_W Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down, and motioned Behrman into the other room. In there they peered out the window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at each other for a moment without speaking. A persistent, cold rain was falling, mingled with snow. Behrman, in his old blue shirt, took his seat as the miner on an upturned kettle for a rock. When Sue awoke from an hour’s sleep the next morning she found Johnsy with dull, wide-open eyes staring at the drawn green shade. “Pull it up; I want to see,” she ordered, in a whisper. Wearily Sue obeyed.

Article10_W But, Lo! after the beating rain and fierce wind that had endured through the night, there yet stood out against the brick wall one ivy leaf. It was the last on the vine. Still dark green near its stem, but with its edges colored yellow, it hung bravely from a branch some twenty feet above the ground. “It is the last one,” said Johnsy. “I thought it would surely fall during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall today, and I shall die at the same time.”

Article11_W The day wore away, and even through the twilight they could see the lone ivy leaf clinging to its stem against the wall. And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed. When it was light enough Johnsy, the merciless, commanded that the shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was stirring her chicken soup over the gas stove. “I’ve been a bad girl, Sudie,” said Johnsy. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now, and some milk with a little port in it and -- no; bring me a hand-mirror first, and then pack some pillows about me, and I will sit up and watch you cook.”

Article12_W An hour later she said: “Sudie, some day I hope to paint the Bay of Naples.” The doctor came in the afternoon, and Sue had an excuse to go into the hallway as he left. “Even chances,” said the doctor, taking Sue’s thin, shaking hand in his. “With good nursing you’ll win. And now I must see another case I have downstairs. Behrman, his name is --some kind of an artist, I believe. Pneumonia, too. He is an old, weak man, and the attack is acute. There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to be made more comfortable.”

Article14_W Didn’t you wonder why it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it’s Behrman’s masterpiece -- he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.”

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. in tune: harmonious(ly) (often followed by with) 他的想法与我的一样。 His ideas were in tune with mine. The price of gold coins fluctuates (波动) in tune with that of commodities. Collocation: out of tune with … That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims. 与…… 不和谐 change one’s tune 改变看法、做法等

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. joint: adj. held or done by two or more persons together She had taken the money out of the joint account she had with her husband. There are a number of different forms of business ownership, such as partnerships, corporations and joint ventures. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. stalk: v. (of an evil force) move through (a place) in a threatening way; move quietly and cautiously in order to get near Fear stalks every dark stairwell and walkway. 那片水域有追寻猎物的鲨鱼出没。 There are sharks stalking their prey in those waters. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. here and there: in various places We went here and there looking for berries. 这地区土地贫瘠，只是间或有一小块肥沃的地方。 The country is barren, with here and there a fertile spot. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

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THE LAST LEAF At the top of a three-story brick building, Sue and Johnsy had their studio. “Johnsy” was familiar for Joanna. One was from Maine; the other from California. They had met at a cafe on Eighth Street and found their tastes in art, chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted. victim: n. person, animal, etc. suffering death, injury or loss Four people were killed in the explosion, but the police have not yet named the victims. Thousands were victims of the plague in the Middle Ages. That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the district, touching one here and there with his icy fingers. Johnsy was among his victims.

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She lay, scarcely moving on her bed, looking through the small window at the blank side of the next brick house. One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway with a bushy, gray eyebrow. “She has one chance in ten,” he said. “And that chance is for her to want to live. Your little lady has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well. Has she anything on her mind? “She -- she wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day,” said Sue. “Paint? -- bosh! Has she anything on her mind worth thinking about twice -- a man, for instance?” scarcely: adv. not quite; almost not She scarcely speaks a word of English. 他一进房间电话铃就响了。 Scarcely had he entered the room when the phone rang. CF: scarcely, barely & hardly 这三个词都是副词，都有“几乎不、刚好”之意。 scarcely 含有“不太够”的意思，强调不能令人满意。例如： There were scarcely a hundred people present. 出席的人数还不足一百。 He is so uneducated that he can scarcely write his name. 他太没文化了，连自己的名字都不会写。

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She lay, scarcely moving on her bed, looking through the small window at the blank side of the next brick house. One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway with a bushy, gray eyebrow. “She has one chance in ten,” he said. “And that chance is for her to want to live. Your little lady has made up her mind that she’s not going to get well. Has she anything on her mind? “She -- she wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day,” said Sue. “Paint? -- bosh! Has she anything on her mind worth thinking about twice -- a man, for instance?” CF: scarcely, barely & hardly 这三个词都是副词，都有“几乎不、刚好”之意。 barely 含有“仅仅够、一点不多”的意思，强调没有多余。例如： He eats barely enough. 他刚刚吃饱。 We barely succeeded. 我们勉强成功。 hardly 表示接近最低限度，差不多没有多余，而且强调困难。例如： We could hardly endure the winter here. 我们简直忍受不了这里冬天的寒冷。 I could hardly speak for tears. 我哭得几乎说不出话来。

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“A man?” said Sue. “Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she marched into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting -- counting backward. subtract: vt. take (a number, quantity) away from a larger number or quantity Students were given a lot of practice in writing, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. When total taxes are subtracted from personal income, the remainder is called disposable income.

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“A man?” said Sue. “Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she marched into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting -- counting backward. merry: adj. happy; cheerful; bright and gay Peter and Mary were strolling about among the merry crowd enjoying Christmas Eve in Time Square. We had a merry time at the party. The more the merrier, the fewer the better fare. 人越多越快乐, 人越少吃得越香。 Collocation: as merry as a cricket/lark 非常快活 make merry 尽情欢乐；欢宴作乐 make merry over/of/about 嘲弄；挖苦 He is making merry over the boy who has no shoes.

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“A man?” said Sue. “Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she marched into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting -- counting backward. backward: 1) adv. with the back or end first The helicopter can travel forward, backward, or sideways. Radar tests indicated Venus was actually rotating backward, compared to our planet. 2) adj. late in development 这个国家的一些落后地区还没有电力。 Some backward parts of the country do not have any electricity. Because of his long illness, Tom is backward in his studies.

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“A man?” said Sue. “Is a man worth -- but, no, doctor; there is nothing of the kind.” “Well,” said the doctor. “I will do all that science can accomplish. But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages in her funeral procession I subtract 50 per cent from the curative power of medicines.” After the doctor had gone Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she marched into Johnsy’s room with her drawing board, whistling a merry tune. Johnsy lay, scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window. She was looking out and counting -- counting backward. Collocation: backward and forward 来来回回；反复地 bend/fall/lean over backward 竭尽全力 They leaned over backward to make her feel at home. know sth. backward 对某事物熟谙到倒背如流的地步

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“Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven”; and then “ten,” and “nine”; and then “eight” and “seven,” almost together. bare: adj. without covering, clothing, or decoration In giving first aid to an electric-shock victim, a caregiver must not touch the victim with bare hands. Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away. An old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. Soil held in place by plant roots is less likely to blow or wash away than bare soil. CF: bare, naked & nude 这几个词都是形容词，都有“赤裸的”之意。 bare 指裸露的，含有无衣服、无保护或无装饰之意。例如： It’s cold outside, he went out with his head bare. 外面很冷，但他还是光着头出去了。 “Six,” said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my head ache to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.” The hills were bare of vegetation. 小山上一点花草树木都没有。

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“Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven”; and then “ten,” and “nine”; and then “eight” and “seven,” almost together. CF: bare, naked & nude 这几个词都是形容词，都有“赤裸的”之意。 naked 指没有通常所应有的遮盖物。例如： Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away. An old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. This mad man always walked around naked. 这位精神病患者经常光着身子到处跑。 The fallacy has been exposed in its naked absurdity. 这谬论的荒诞性已被充分揭露。 nude 主要指人体裸露，也可指房间无装饰或光秃秃的。例如： This model is posing in the nude for an artist. “Six,” said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my head ache to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.” 模特裸体摆好姿势让画家作画。 He is living in a single nude room. 他住在一间光秃秃的单人房里。

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“Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven”; and then “ten,” and “nine”; and then “eight” and “seven,” almost together. dreary: adj. dull; gloomy; causing low spirits Addressing envelopes all the time is dreary work. Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away. An old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. 外贸前景暗淡。 Foreign trade prospects are dreary. “Six,” said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my head ache to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.”

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“Twelve,” she said, and a little later “eleven”; and then “ten,” and “nine”; and then “eight” and “seven,” almost together. in a whisper: in a low voice He bent down and addressed her in a whisper. Sue looked out of the window. What was there to count? There was only a bare, dreary yard to be seen, and the blank side of the brick house twenty feet away. An old, old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall. The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves, leaving it almost bare. She said it in a whisper, so I couldn’t hear. “Six,” said Johnsy, in almost a whisper. “They’re falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred. It made my head ache to count them. But now it’s easy. There goes another one. There are only five left now.”

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“Five what, dear? ” “Leaves. On the ivy vine. When the last one falls I must go, too. I’ve known that for three days. Didn’t the doctor tell you?” nonsense: n. foolish talk, ideas, behavior Currently, the Web contains everything from nonsense to up-to-the-minute news about the US presidency or US stock quotes from Wall Street. “Oh, I never heard of such nonsense. What have old ivy leaves to do with your getting well? Don’t be so silly. Why, the doctor told me this morning that your chances for getting well real soon were ten to one! Try to take some soup now, and let Sudie go and buy port wine for her sick child.” 我从来没有听说过这种蠢话。 I have never heard such nonsense! “You needn’t get any more wine,” said Johnsy, keeping her eyes fixed out the window. “There goes another. No, I don’t want any soup.

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That leaves just four. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I’ll go, too. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.” “Try to sleep,” said Sue. “I must call Behrman up to be my model for the old miner. I’ll not be gone a minute. ” Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor beneath them. He was past sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest. Despite looking the part, Behrman was a failure in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, but had never yet begun it. turn loose: allow (sth.) to be free of control He turned the horse loose in the field. The World Bank makes grants to developing countries but it doesn’t just turn the money loose. 世界银行拨款给发展中国家，但并不听任随便使用。

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That leaves just four. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I’ll go, too. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.” “Try to sleep,” said Sue. “I must call Behrman up to be my model for the old miner. I’ll not be gone a minute. ” Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor beneath them. He was past sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest. Despite looking the part, Behrman was a failure in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, but had never yet begun it. look the part: have an appearance for a particular job, role, or position If he wasn’t actually a thief he certainly looked the part. Despite looking the part, Michael was not an artist at all.

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That leaves just four. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I’ll go, too. I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of thinking. I want to turn loose my hold on everything, and go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.” “Try to sleep,” said Sue. “I must call Behrman up to be my model for the old miner. I’ll not be gone a minute. ” Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor beneath them. He was past sixty and had a long white beard curling down over his chest. Despite looking the part, Behrman was a failure in art. For forty years he had been always about to paint a masterpiece, but had never yet begun it. masterpiece: n. a piece of work, esp. art, which is the best of its type or the best a person has done The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered Mark Twain’s masterpiece. 第九交响曲是贝多芬最杰出的作品。 The Ninth Symphony was Beethoven’s masterpiece.

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He earned a little by serving as a model to those young artists who could not pay the price of a professional. He drank gin to excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece. For the rest he was a fierce little old man, who mocked terribly at softness in any one, and who regarded himself as guard dog to the two young artists in the studio above. Sue found Behrman smelling strongly of gin in his dimly lighted studio below. In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece. to excess: to an extreme degree His father never smoked or drank to excess. Don’t carry your grief to excess. Patten: in excess of 超过 Never spend in excess of your income.

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He earned a little by serving as a model to those young artists who could not pay the price of a professional. He drank gin to excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece. For the rest he was a fierce little old man, who mocked terribly at softness in any one, and who regarded himself as guard dog to the two young artists in the studio above. Sue found Behrman smelling strongly of gin in his dimly lighted studio below. In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece. for the rest: as regards other matters The working conditions in my new job are excellent, but for the rest, I am not impressed. 在其他方面，我再也没有注意到什么了。 For the rest, I could not notice anything more. Collocation: as to the rest 至于其他方面 and all the rest of it 以及其他等等 He is young and handsome and well-educated and all the rest of it.

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He earned a little by serving as a model to those young artists who could not pay the price of a professional. He drank gin to excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece. For the rest he was a fierce little old man, who mocked terribly at softness in any one, and who regarded himself as guard dog to the two young artists in the studio above. Sue found Behrman smelling strongly of gin in his dimly lighted studio below. In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece. fierce: adj. 1) violent and angry a fierce looking man It was estimated that the fierce storm killed at least several thousand people and left more than one million without homes. 2) intense; strong While Apple enjoyed brighter sales, competitors in the IBM PC world fought a fierce battle for market share. 由于失业人数众多，寻找工作的竞争十分激烈。 Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is very fierce.

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He earned a little by serving as a model to those young artists who could not pay the price of a professional. He drank gin to excess, and still talked of his coming masterpiece. For the rest he was a fierce little old man, who mocked terribly at softness in any one, and who regarded himself as guard dog to the two young artists in the studio above. Sue found Behrman smelling strongly of gin in his dimly lighted studio below. In one corner was a blank canvas on an easel that had been waiting there for twenty-five years to receive the first line of the masterpiece. mock: 1) v. ridicule; make fun of Pattern: mock (at) sb./sth. He made all the other boys laugh by mocking the way the teacher spoke and walked. The student did his best, and the teacher was wrong to mock at his effort. 2) adj. not real or true; like (in appearance, taste, etc.) something real The army training exercises ended with a mock battle. Before each debate, he is expected to engage in mock debate.

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She told him of Johnsy’s fancy, and how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker. Old Behrman, with his red eyes plainly streaming, shouted his contempt for such foolish imaginings. fancy: 1. n. 1) sth. imagined; unfounded opinion or belief Children usually have a lively fancy. I think he will come, but it’s only a fancy of mine. 2) liking formed without the help of reason I have taken a fancy to that silly hat. 他停下来细看那件引起他兴趣的展览品。 “What!” he cried. “Are there people in the world foolish enough to die because leafs drop off from a vine? I have never heard of such a thing. Why do you allow such silly ideas to come into that head of hers? God! This is not a place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy should lie sick. Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away. Yes. She stopped to examine the exhibit that struck her fancy. vt. 1) form a picture of; imagine 2. Fancy her having a fool like that for a husband! Can you fancy yourself on the moon?

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She told him of Johnsy’s fancy, and how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker. Old Behrman, with his red eyes plainly streaming, shouted his contempt for such foolish imaginings. fancy: 2) have a liking for; wish for I fancy something sweet to eat. I had a suspicion that they fancied each other. 3. vi. form a picture of sth.; imagine 想象一下！ “What!” he cried. “Are there people in the world foolish enough to die because leafs drop off from a vine? I have never heard of such a thing. Why do you allow such silly ideas to come into that head of hers? God! This is not a place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy should lie sick. Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away. Yes. Just fancy! 4. adj. ornamental or brightly colored; not ordinary fancy cakes That pattern is too fancy for me.

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She told him of Johnsy’s fancy, and how she feared she would, indeed, light and fragile as a leaf herself, float away, when her slight hold upon the world grew weaker. Old Behrman, with his red eyes plainly streaming, shouted his contempt for such foolish imaginings. stream: 1. v. 1) produce a continuous flow of liquid His eyes were streaming with tears from the coughing. The little child’s nose is streaming because of the cold. 2) move in a continuous flow; pour out Blood streamed down his nose. They streamed out of the movie theater. “What!” he cried. “Are there people in the world foolish enough to die because leafs drop off from a vine? I have never heard of such a thing. Why do you allow such silly ideas to come into that head of hers? God! This is not a place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy should lie sick. Some day I will paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away. Yes. 2. n. a natural flow of water, usu. smaller than a river; a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects, etc. cross a stream a stream of people going into the house 他没有反社会舆论潮流的勇气。 He doesn’t have the courage to go against the stream of public opinion.

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Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down, and motioned Behrman into the other room. In there they peered out the window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at each other for a moment without speaking. A persistent, cold rain was falling, mingled with snow. Behrman, in his old blue shirt, took his seat as the miner on an upturned kettle for a rock. When Sue awoke from an hour’s sleep the next morning she found Johnsy with dull, wide-open eyes staring at the drawn green shade. “Pull it up; I want to see,” she ordered, in a whisper. Wearily Sue obeyed. persistent: adj. continuing; occurring again and again The persistent growth of the EU countries has been remarkable. Neither high prices nor high wages could explain persistent depression and mass unemployment.

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Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down, and motioned Behrman into the other room. In there they peered out the window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at each other for a moment without speaking. A persistent, cold rain was falling, mingled with snow. Behrman, in his old blue shirt, took his seat as the miner on an upturned kettle for a rock. When Sue awoke from an hour’s sleep the next morning she found Johnsy with dull, wide-open eyes staring at the drawn green shade. “Pull it up; I want to see,” she ordered, in a whisper. Wearily Sue obeyed. mingle: v. mix (followed by with) Pattern: mingle with be mingled with Laughter mingled with the music, and appreciative comments. Her excitement was mingled with a slight feeling of fear. 空气中的香水味和汗臭味混杂在一起。 The smell of perfume and perspiration mingled in the air.

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But, Lo! after the beating rain and fierce wind that had endured through the night, there yet stood out against the brick wall one ivy leaf. It was the last on the vine. Still dark green near its stem, but with its edges colored yellow, it hung bravely from a branch some twenty feet above the ground. stand out: be easily seen above or among others The trip to Africa stood out in my memory. These writers stood out above the rest. Collocation: stand by 支持 stand for 代表 stand on 坚持 stand well with … 与……相处得好 “It is the last one,” said Johnsy. “I thought it would surely fall during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall today, and I shall die at the same time.”

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The day wore away, and even through the twilight they could see the lone ivy leaf clinging to its stem against the wall. And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed. When it was light enough Johnsy, the merciless, commanded that the shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was stirring her chicken soup over the gas stove. “I’ve been a bad girl, Sudie,” said Johnsy. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now, and some milk with a little port in it and -- no; bring me a hand-mirror first, and then pack some pillows about me, and I will sit up and watch you cook.” wear away: 1) (of time) pass gradually The day wore away, and we still couldn’t find a solution to the problem. The fullness of spring has not yet worn quite away. 2) (cause to) become thin or damaged by constant use The pattern on the handle had completely worn away. 滴水正不断地磨损着这石头。 The dripping of the water is wearing away the stone. Collocation: wear down 磨损 wear off 磨损掉 wear out 穿破

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The day wore away, and even through the twilight they could see the lone ivy leaf clinging to its stem against the wall. And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed. When it was light enough Johnsy, the merciless, commanded that the shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was stirring her chicken soup over the gas stove. “I’ve been a bad girl, Sudie,” said Johnsy. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now, and some milk with a little port in it and -- no; bring me a hand-mirror first, and then pack some pillows about me, and I will sit up and watch you cook.” cling to: hold tight to The frightened child clung to her mother. She wore a silk dress that clung to her figure.

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The day wore away, and even through the twilight they could see the lone ivy leaf clinging to its stem against the wall. And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed. When it was light enough Johnsy, the merciless, commanded that the shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was stirring her chicken soup over the gas stove. “I’ve been a bad girl, Sudie,” said Johnsy. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now, and some milk with a little port in it and -- no; bring me a hand-mirror first, and then pack some pillows about me, and I will sit up and watch you cook.” sin: n. offence against God, religion or good morals In Christian theology, the first sin was committed by Adam. The man confessed his sin to the priest. CF: sin, crime & evil 这几个词都可用作名词，都有“犯罪、罪恶”之意。 sin 意为罪恶，尤指违背宗教和道德原则的恶行。例如： Hester did not confess her sins to the priest. 海斯特没有向神父认罪忏悔。 Lying, stealing, dishonesty, and cruelty are sins. 说谎、偷窃、不诚实和残酷都是罪恶。 crime 多指刑事上的犯罪，也可指缺德。例如： The police prevent and detect crime. 警察的职责是防范和侦察犯罪活动。

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The day wore away, and even through the twilight they could see the lone ivy leaf clinging to its stem against the wall. And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed. When it was light enough Johnsy, the merciless, commanded that the shade be raised. The ivy leaf was still there. Johnsy lay for a long time looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was stirring her chicken soup over the gas stove. “I’ve been a bad girl, Sudie,” said Johnsy. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked I was. It is a sin to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now, and some milk with a little port in it and -- no; bring me a hand-mirror first, and then pack some pillows about me, and I will sit up and watch you cook.” CF: sin, crime & evil 这几个词都可用作名词，都有“犯罪、罪恶”之意。 It’s a crime that he bullies his children that way. 像他那样威吓自己的孩子真是缺德。 evil 意为邪恶、不善。例如： to do evil 做坏事 to return good for evil 以德报怨

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An hour later she said: “Sudie, some day I hope to paint the Bay of Naples.” The doctor came in the afternoon, and Sue had an excuse to go into the hallway as he left. “Even chances,” said the doctor, taking Sue’s thin, shaking hand in his. “With good nursing you’ll win. And now I must see another case I have downstairs. Behrman, his name is --some kind of an artist, I believe. Pneumonia, too. He is an old, weak man, and the attack is acute. There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to be made more comfortable.” acute: adj. 1) (of diseases) coming quickly to the critical stage She was taken to the hospital suffering from acute appendicitis (阑尾炎). His disease is not acute but chronic. 2) severe Food shortages in some African countries are becoming acute. 他在这份报道上对记者的怀疑特别厉害。 His distrust of reporters was particularly acute on this story. 3) (of the mind or the senses) able to notice small differences, esp. of meaning or sound; working very well; sharp an acute thinker Dogs have an acute sense of smell.

An hour later she said: “Sudie, some day I hope to paint the Bay of Naples.” The doctor came in the afternoon, and Sue had an excuse to go into the hallway as he left. “Even chances,” said the doctor, taking Sue’s thin, shaking hand in his. “With good nursing you’ll win. And now I must see another case I have downstairs. Behrman, his name is --some kind of an artist, I believe. Pneumonia, too. He is an old, weak man, and the attack is acute. There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to be made more comfortable.” CF: acute, critical & crucial 这三个词都是形容词，都有“严重的、紧急的”之意。 acute 通常指情况恶化而处在了危机或紧急状态之中。例如： There was an acute lack of food. 食物严重缺乏。 The problem is at its most acute in major cities. 这个问题在大城市里尤为尖锐。 critical 意为严重的、关键性的、危急的，与crucial一样都可指转折关头，但该词比crucial表现出更大的严重性，经常暗示某种情况略有变化就会导致深远的影响。例如： I didn’t realize the unemployment problem was all that critical. 我没有意识到这里的失业问题竟如此严重。 Another minute’s lack of oxygen could be critical. 再缺一分钟氧气就危险了。

An hour later she said: “Sudie, some day I hope to paint the Bay of Naples.” The doctor came in the afternoon, and Sue had an excuse to go into the hallway as he left. “Even chances,” said the doctor, taking Sue’s thin, shaking hand in his. “With good nursing you’ll win. And now I must see another case I have downstairs. Behrman, his name is --some kind of an artist, I believe. Pneumonia, too. He is an old, weak man, and the attack is acute. There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to be made more comfortable.” CF: acute, critical & crucial 这三个词都是形容词，都有“严重的、紧急的”之意。 crucial 意为至关重要的、决定性的、紧要关头的，指紧急情况或危机的转折关头，强调为了取得满意的结果，某事绝对有必要发生。例如： Speed is crucial to our success. 速度是我们成功的关键。 They are carrying out the crucial part of the experiment. 他们在进行试验的决定性部分。

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Didn’t you wonder why it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it’s Behrman’s masterpiece -- he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.” flutter: 1. v. (cause to) move about in a quick, irregular way The bird fluttered its wings wildly but it could not get off the ground. The butterfly fluttered into the room. 他激动得心怦怦跳。 His heart fluttered with excitement. 2. n. fluttering movement There was a flutter of wings among the trees. Her new book on violence caused a flutter.

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