A Sacrifice For Love(1)
I. Fast reading
1)What is Jim’s wage? Twenty dollars a week.
2)How much is the rent of the flat per week? 8 dollars per week.
3)How did Della manage to save the money? She saved it by bargaining while doing shopping.
4)What kind of gift had Della been planning to buy for Jim?
Something fine and rare-something worthy of the honor of being owned by Jim.
5)What price does Della pay to buy her present?
21 dollars
6)What are the couple’s two most precious possessions?
One is Jim’s gold watch and the other is Della’s hair.
7)Why do you think she chooses a watch chain for Jim?
Because she thinks it is worthy of the watch and it is right for Jim.With the chain on his watch Jim might be anxious about the time in any company.
8)What is her feeling when she decides to sell her beautiful hair?
On one hand,she is reluctant to sell her hair for it is the very thing that she takes pride in.On the other hand,she has no choice but to do so because she loves Jim deeply.
9) How much did Della get from the Madame I the barbershop?
Twenty dollars.
10) What did Della look like after cutting off and doing her hair?
Her head was covered with tiny curls that made her look like a little schoolgirl.
II. Decide whether the following sentences are true or false.
1)James Dillingham Young is a rich young man. ( F )
2)One dollar and eighty-seven cents wal all the money that Della had saved for months.( T )
3)Della lives in a house with many trees and flowers around it.(F )
4)The living cost was greater than Della had expected.( T )
5)Jim and Della are a married couple.( T )
6)She hesitates to have her hair cut off and sell it.( T )
7)Della thinks having a haircut will make Jim happy.( F )
8)James Dillingham Young was Della’s husband.( T )
9)Della had a large sum of money to buy Jim a Christmas gift.( T )
10)There were two possessions of this family-Jim’s gold watch and Della’s hair.( T )
III. While-reading
1. The main idea of the passage:
The story tells that a woman called Della sold her beautiful hair to buy her
husband a Christmas present ---- a gold watch chain.
2. Writing Skills Used In A Novel → “Saying by describing”
Descriptions of circumstances(环境描写) -- P84. para. 2
Find the words that describes the circumstances ( furnished, shabby, mailbox, electric bell)
Descriptions of actions（动作描写）P84-85 para 1,3 ,5, 6,8,9 (例子很多)
Descriptions of facial expressions (神态描写)
(1). The sentence “Her eyes were shining” infers that __C__.
A. her eyes were bright
B. she was excellent in some way
C. she came up with an idea
D. her eyes were reflecting the sunlight
(2). The sentence “……but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds” tells us that _B__.
A. she felt sick
B. she was unwilling to put her plan into practice.
C. she had a serious disease
D. she was badly hurt
Descriptions of emotions（感情描写） “cry three times”
(1). Why did Della cry after counting the money she had been saving?
She felt miserable, because she was poor and because the money was not enough to buy Jim a nice present.
(2). Why did tears fall from her eyes while Della was standing in front of the mirror?
She had a good idea to make money, which was to sell her hair, but she was so proud of her long brown hair that the idea to have it cut and sold made her cry.
(3). Why did Della burst into tears when she opened the package and saw the present that Jim gave her?
She had mixed feelings. She cried because she was reminded of her beautiful hair, and the combs which she so much wanted were now of no use to her. She was given so nice a present that she cried because of joy
Descriptions of speeches （语言描写）
IV. Explain Difficult Sentences
1.Twenty dollars a week does not go far. (Para.3) 每周20美元根本不够用
go far (1) 经用，够用 eg. Although he earns 1000 yuan a month, It doesn’t go far for his family.
（2）有出息有成就 eg. The boy is clever and will go far in his job.
（3）起很大作用 eg. These measures should go far towards solving the problem
2.Expenses had been greater than she had calculated. Expense: 名词 意思是“开销，费用，花费”
1) at great /little/ no expense 花费很大/很少/ 没有花费
2)at the expense of sb/sth “以… 为代价”
他用自己的生命救了那个女孩。He saved the girl at the expense of his life.
3)at one’s (own) expense 由/让某人付费
晚餐是我自己出的钱。The dinner was at my own expense.
3.Be worthy of sth/ being done/ to be done
worthy 作形容词,意思为“有价值的， 值得的， 配得上”
Be worth doing 值得做…
1) 他值得你的信任 He is worthy of your trust.
2) 你的建议值得考虑Your advice is worthy of being considered.= Your advice is worthy to be considered.
4.She pulled down her hair and let it fall to its full length.（第5段）
她披散开头发，让它尽情舒展开来
5．And then she quickly did it up again.（第5段）她很快把头发梳理好
do up 系，扣；收拾，整理；打扮，梳妆
do up the buttons系纽扣/do up the furniture整修家具
do up the rooms粉刷房间/do up presents包礼物
The phrase “do…. up” in the sentence “And then she quickly did it up again” has the same meaning with the one in the sentence _B__
A.The house needs to be done up (repair)
B. Please do up these books and post them to Mr Smith (tie or wrap up, make into a bundle)
C.His horse was done up after the long trip (tire up)
V. Phrases (find→recite→fill in blanks)
1. 一分一分地 in pennies
2. 一次 at a time
3. 在杂货店/在面包房/在肉铺 at the grocery/ at the bakery/ at the butcher’s
注意；关心；照料 attend to
够用，经用 go far
以…为骄傲 take pride in…
披散开头发 pull down her hair
梳妆，整理 do up
在一块写着…的牌子前停了下来 stop at a sign that read…
翻/搜个遍 turn… inside out
Integrating Skills: A Sacrifice For Love(2)
I. Listen to the tape and read the text carefully, then choose the best answer.
1. What was Jim’s reaction when he saw Della?
A. angry B. shocked C. disappointed D. both A and B
2. What did Jim buy for Della?
A. a shampoo B. a hat C. A comb D. A new overcoat
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the story?
The day before Christmas Della was worried because she had only saved one dollar and
eighty-seven cents for Jim’s Christmas present.
B. The young couple lived a hard life but they loved each other deeply.
C. Della was very nervous and worried before she heard Jim’s step when he came back home from work.
D. When Della saw her present, she was so happy to get the expensive combs that she burst into tears.
4.Which of the following is true according to the story?
A. The Christmas day was coming. Della was very happy and she was looking forward to it.
B. Jim and Della were both cried when they saw each other’s present.
C. Jim didn’t love Della any more when he saw that she had her hair cut off.
D. Jim sold hid gold watch out of his love for Della.
5. What does the story mainly tell us?
A. How to celebrate a happy Christmas for a young and rich couple.
B. How to choose Christmas presents for couples.
C. A love story between a young and poor couple.
D. Money is love.
II. Deal with the difficult sentences
1. Della doubled the watch chain in her hand ….
What does double mean in the following sentences:
A. She got double scholarships B. Double the carpet, and cover it on the baby.
2. Poor fellow, he was only twenty-two ---- and to be burdened with a family!
and to be burdened with a family → He was to be burdened with a family (填主语)
be burdened with a family → 承担起养家的重担 （翻译）
burden sb. with sth. 加负担于某人
sb. be burdened with sth.使某人负……重担
I don’t want to burden you with my problems.我不想让我的问题给你增加负担。
The students are burdened with heavy load of study.学生们的学习负担很重。
burden (n.)重担，负担
He,a disabled child,is becoming a burden to his mother.
他，一个残疾儿童，渐渐成了他妈妈的累赘
3. His eyes were fixed upon Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.
be fixed upon →__stare at__ ; in them → in his eyes__
Exercise:
She was _____ frightened that she could not _____ her thoughts on anything.
A. so; fix B. so; spend C. such; fix D. such; spend
4. I have my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present.
have one’s hair cut → have sth. done
couldn’t have lived through Christmas without giving you a present →
If I hadn’t given you a present, I couldn’t have lived through Christmas.
Translate the sentence:
要是我今天下午没去修理我的自行车，就不会按时到学校了。
Verson1: I couldn’t have arrived at school on time without having my bike repaired.
Verson2: If I hadn’t repaired my bike, I couldn’t have arrived at school on time.
5. “Don’t make any mistake about me, Della,” he said.” I don’t think there ‘s anything in the way of a haircut shampoo…
1) make a mistake about → misunderstand/ mistake/ misconceive
2) in the way of → 在…方面，…这类东西
eg. We can afford very little in the way of luxuries nowadays.
They expect us to do whatever they want in the way of painting, decorating and repairs.
6. stare at 盯着看，凝视/ glare at怒视 /glance at瞟一眼
III. Consolidation
Task: (1) Find these phrases in the text. (2) Recite them (3) Fill in the blanks.
对折表链 double the watch chain 2. 加以……重担 be burdened with
注视； fix one’s eyes upon
凝视 stare at
剪掉头发 have one’s hair cut 5. 度过圣诞节 live through Christmas
对某人好 be good to sb
对……误解 make a mistake about
这一类东西；在……方面 in the way of
撕开；扯开 tear at
一套梳子 a set of combs
最后；终于 at length
12.把……放一边 put away